My Romance Simulation with Them

You're so free, but are your parents this free too?

He really couldn't hold back for a moment.

After repeatedly confirming the phone number and finding it to be Ms. Yamada's parents' number, he took a sip of water to calm himself down.

He finally understood.

Ms. Yamada's freedom is indeed largely due to her family environment.

To put it bluntly, Yamada's parents are far too trusting of their daughter.

You can just agree to that?

Looking at Ms. Yamada, whose legs were covered in black stockings, Nango hesitated, wondering whether he should just send her home.

But at this moment, Ms. Yamada seemed to understand Nango Toki's thoughts and suddenly said, "It's too late to catch the last train now, Toki."

She was telling the truth without a doubt.

The last train in Tokyo departs at 11:00, and it is already 10:48, almost 11:00.

Starting from here and heading to the station... there's no way I'll catch the last tram.

Nanxiang was highly suspicious.

Did Yamada Ryo plan this situation all along?

That's why people go out for coffee late at night and waste time buying pajamas on the street.

"There are also taxis."

Nanxiang was still somewhat unwilling to give up.

"I didn't bring that much money with me this time."

"......" Nanxiang time.

There was some helplessness in Nanxiang.

But judging from the current situation...

Yamada Ryo really only had one option: to stay overnight at his place.

We can't just kick a young girl out in the middle of the night.

He shook his head, looking a bit of a headache, and then stood up.

"What are you going to do? When?"

"Let me prepare your bedding."

"Is it okay if we sleep together?"

"Would you like to listen to what you're saying, Ms. Yamada?"

"I was just kidding."

Yamada Ryo emphasized this sentence expressionlessly.

Nango glanced at Yamada Ryo, and regardless of whether she was joking or not, took out an extra set of bedding from the cupboard.

This is the same set of bedding that Shinjo Akane slept in last time.

In Nanxiang, there were two sets of bedding. One set was taken out to air in the sun when the weather was nice, and the other set was simply laid out on the bed.

But recently...

"never mind."

I was too lazy to think about it anymore when I was in Nanxiang.

All he wanted to do now was to get Ms. Yamada settled in quickly, and then lie down and rest himself.

At his instruction, Yamada Ryo first went to the washroom to wash up, since he had just drunk coffee.

She then sat down, hugged her legs, and stared at Nanxiang Shi's back.

At this moment, Nanxiang was carefully smoothing out the folds in the bedding, one by one.

He is very serious when he does things.

He seemed completely focused.

When you encounter trouble, it looks good when your eyebrows are furrowed.

When you've resolved a problem, your eyebrows look great when they're relaxed.

Yamada Ryo tilted his head.

She thought about the dream she had at home today.

That was an incredibly real dream.

In her dream, she married Nanxiang and had children; the dream she had always pursued had come true.

Everything seemed so happy and perfect.

And it was at that time.

She suddenly felt a strong urge to see Nanxiang.

She wanted to see if he was exactly the same as the Nanxiang Shi from her real dream... the one she remembered.

So she went out and came to Nanxiang Shi's house.

At this time.

Watching Nanxiang carefully smooth out the edges of the bedding.

Yamada Ryo finally confirmed it.

This is the southern countryside she dreamt of...

It was Nanxiang Shi, who had always been with her in her dreams.

but...

The things in dreams are all just simple illusions.

Yamada Ryo supported himself with his palms, a faint smile appearing on his expressionless face.

What interested her was not the Nanxiang Shi from her dream.

Rather, it existed in the southern part of this place.

That's it.

Chapter 161. Their Shifting Thoughts (4000 words!)

"Very well. That's enough for today."

A calm voice came from the south.

This relieved Rikka Takarada, who was holding her script.

Rehearsals for "The Monster of the Human Heart" have been underway for over a week.

For more than a week now.

She also put a lot of effort into studying the script.

However, strictly speaking, she didn't actually have any scenes with other actors.

After all, in "The Monster of the Human Heart", she was the only one in charge of the human side, while the other one, Utsumi Sho, was in charge of playing the monster Thanasis.

As for the monsters... they just go on stage, yell a couple of times with the sound effects, then play some pre-recorded audio, and then destroy the set-up models. That's enough.

More important than dialogue is the monster's physical movements.

Therefore, in "The Monster of the Human Heart", she mostly introduces herself or gives her inner monologues in conjunction with Nango's phone narration or background narration.

At this time.

Rehearsals for "The Monster of the Human Heart" have already been conducted twice, including dress rehearsals.

The preparations were also flawless.

At least Rikka Takarada felt that when it was her turn to play, there shouldn't be too much of a problem.

So...

The problem of "The Monster of the Human Heart" has been solved.

So there's only one thing left to do...

As Rikka Takarada pretended to bend down to put the script into her shoulder bag, she secretly glanced at the young man who was scribbling on the script with a red pen.

The young man had messy black hair, red lips and white teeth, and clear, calm eyes. When he communicated with Uchiha beside him, his voice was calm and clear, as if nothing in this world could stump him.

"Southern countryside time..."

Rikka Takarada silently murmured Nango Toki's name in her mind, her beautiful sapphire blue eyes pausing in surprise.

In her mind, the scene of Shinjo Akane talking to her in her family's secondhand shop and coffee shop a long time ago also came to mind.

"Please! Rikka! Please, no matter what, bring me and Toki together!"

That was the first time that Shinjo Akane, who was perfect in her dealings with everyone and seemed to have no flaws, bowed down to herself.

At that time, Rikka Takarada's attitude was also very simple.

Her pale fingers, which were holding the coffee cup, trembled slightly, clearly incredulous at this sudden and shocking revelation.

"You like Nango-kun?"

His voice was full of surprise.

Because Rikka Takarada never imagined that Akane Shinjo, who was always so charming and beautiful, would actually ask her for help.

Asking me to help her get a guy... no—using the word "get" is too blunt.

At that time, Rikka Takarada was still thinking about 'pursuit'.

But to her surprise, Shinjo Akane was much more straightforward than she was.

"That's right, I like Nango Toki, and I want Rikka to help me get Toki-kun."