My Romance Simulation with Them

The usually taciturn Yamada Ryo was the first to take out his phone and add him as a friend on LINE.

This surprised Nanxiang Shi.

This isn't a simulation, so this short-haired girl with a beauty mark shouldn't be very interested in me.

Why is Yamada Ryo still acting so proactively?

Could it be that I am truly the other person's natural nemesis?

Nanxiang really couldn't understand it.

He pondered for a while and reluctantly came to the conclusion that "maybe the other person just wanted to ask about his studies, which is why they were so proactive."

After all, at the beginning of the third playthrough, his good relationship with Yamada Ryo was only due to their studies.

This girl, who has a good talent for playing bass, has always had a dream—to get into the University of Tokyo.

Although he also has a good talent for studying, Yamada Ryo has always had one bad habit.

That is, this woman's brain capacity seems to be quite limited.

Once you learn how to play, you forget about bass.

Once you learn the bass, you forget about studying.

In the simulation, Nango Toki put in a lot of effort to help Yamada Ryo manage both tasks.

And it was during this process that this taciturn, eccentric man, who occasionally uttered a strange remark, gradually developed feelings for her...

From this perspective, it's quite normal.

But I am not in a simulation right now—

"Indeed, outstanding people are never short of encounters."

Nanxiang sighed with some annoyance when he returned to his rented room.

It's not his fault that he's too outstanding.

After briefly sorting out his feelings, Nango Toki took out the 'Life's Regrets' guitar that he had kept under the bed.

On the natural wood-colored lacquer surface, the guitar strings gleamed.

Practice guitar.

This was the second task I set for myself in Nanxiang, besides studying.

He took a deep breath and began to practice the various guitar techniques he had in mind, head down.

The effect of his LV2 musical talent was that he gained a deeper understanding of the guitar than he had at LV1.

Although I'm still just a newbie.

However, Nango didn't care.

Everything requires practice to master, and the guitar is no exception.

Nango Toki didn't dislike the feeling of gradually mastering a skill.

The talent provided by the system is certainly excellent, but my own practice has also been quite good.

Nanxiang continued practicing, and after pressing and plucking the strings for about half an hour, he gradually stopped.

The fingers lightly pressed the strings, and the changes in finger and hand shapes were smoother and more flexible than yesterday.

But compared to Goto Ichiri from 'Guitar Hero'.

This variation in hand and finger shapes still seems a bit rusty.

But Nanxiang was already quite satisfied.

With a musical talent level of only LV2, reaching this level is already quite impressive; to ask for more would be a bit too much.

And more importantly—

Nanxiang opened his inventory and looked at the card that popped up in front of him.

[Should I use the 'Love Ends Here, Goto Ichiri (Rock Queen) Study Card'?]

That's right.

There was still a Rock Queen learning card that I hadn't used when I was in Nanxiang.

Will using it upgrade my guitar playing skills to LV3?

Nanxiang was very interested and immediately chose 'Yes'.

But this time, the dating simulator did not execute the command immediately, but continued to pop up pop-up windows.

[Perform any form of performance (stage performance, street performance, etc.) and use the Rock Queen Learning Card to receive a 150% bonus to your learning. Confirm to use now?]

Uh--

Nanxiang stopped pointing.

Are there any additional learning bonuses?

For a promising young man who has always focused on learning, this line of notes is something he absolutely cannot ignore.

But why does it have such a special effect?

Nanxiang tugged at the hair by her ear, and after a moment of thought, she had an answer.

On her second playthrough, Goto Ichiri, the national rock queen, overcame countless setbacks and difficulties on stage.

For her, the experience and pressure on stage are perhaps the things she should really learn.

Therefore, to gain more experience and benefits from learning cards, one must have real-world experience.

This fits the image of the rock queen perfectly.

Nanxiang probably figured it out.

But to hold a performance...

Nanxiang glanced at his pitiful LV2 level.

With this level of skill, I doubt anyone would stop to listen to him play even if he pressed the strings until his fingers were raw.

Moreover, he didn't have any performance equipment such as microphones.

He lacks even the most basic skills for street performance.

But if he just gave up and used it directly, Nanxiang felt it would be a waste of this hard-won learning card.

After careful and thorough deliberation, Nango Toki finally made a decision—

"So, we still have to do a roadshow."

Nanxiang made up his mind at that time.

So what if he's only at level 2? Even if no one is willing to stop and listen to his performance, he'll just make a fool of himself at most. In exchange for 150% learning efficiency, the latter is naturally more worthwhile.

And it's not necessarily true that no one will want to listen to his performance.

Keep in mind that in the third playthrough, he was already a fairly well-known street performance guitarist—much more famous than the then-nascent Ending Band.

As for the lack of necessary equipment such as microphones?

After two rounds of simulation, Nango Toki already knew that there were several sets of microphones and other sound output devices placed in the starry sky.

Nanxiang Shi has always been the kind of person who immediately puts his ideas into action.

After having a rough plan in mind, Nango immediately contacted Ichichi Nijika on LINE.

And just as he observed and predicted, Ichiki Nikka has a very easy-going personality.

The message from Nanxiang had just been sent when the other party replied with "OK, I'll go tell my sister" along with a cute emoticon.

It was only at this moment that Nango realized that the description of Goto Ichiri as an 'angel' should not be given to him, but rather to this blonde girl who was always willing to help others.

Sigh. I don't know why my simulated self only thought about Goto Ichiri, and even committed suicide for her.

Looking at it now... it seems like Ijichi Nigatsu and the others are pretty good too?

Forget it.

Having cleared his mind of all distractions, Nango glanced at the time and made a decision.

Let's begin the fourth simulation.

Chapter 31. It's really illegal for a small horse to drive a large vehicle.

The reason for starting the fourth simulation is simple.

Thanks to Nango's tireless efforts, the affection points he gained from Goto Ichiri had unknowingly surpassed 300.

To be honest, Goto Ichiri is a really good woman; she's incredibly generous.

Today, when I was in Nanxiang, I had only just met her when I triggered several '50 Heart Points' notifications.

While there's an element of playing the victim in it, it has to be said that Goto Ichiri is truly a good woman—she's just too easily fooled by bad men.

Nango was very worried about this.

After all, it's fortunate that she met him. If this woman had met a bad man, wouldn't he have really made her run wild?

Let's get back to the topic.

Since Goto Ichiri's affection value has exceeded 300, Nango Toki specially exchanged for a simulation opportunity. Including the one left over from before, he now has two more to squander.

Humans are truly strange creatures.

Even though two simulation opportunities aren't many, I always feel like I have two simulation opportunities, so even if I make a mistake the first time, I can be sure of success the second time.

[New relationship developments detected between the host and the simulated object; loading will proceed automatically now.]

"New developments in the relationship?"

When Nango saw this line of explanation, he seemed to remember something and looked at Goto Ichiri's state in the simulation object column.

[Simulated subject: Goto Ichiri. Status: Not a very familiar friend]

It seems that the changes in my relationship with Goto Ichiri will also affect the results in the simulator.

But wouldn't that mean the progress of the previous dating simulation would be lost?