My Romance Simulation with Them

So she grabbed him and started rambling on about what was so great about the beautiful girl, and went on and on about her looks, temperament, and figure.

In the end, only one conclusion was reached.

That means Nango Toki should get out of the lounge right now and propose to the two of them.

Nanxiang, who was listening to their conversation, was speechless for a moment.

These two have never even been in a relationship, yet they're here giving him some pointers on how to find enemies in the void.

That makes sense.

It's not good to keep Chizuka Nishiki and Takina Inoue waiting.

Thinking this, Nanxiang Shi pulled back the curtain and went out.

Chapter 171. May the two of them find happiness together! (4200 words!)

There's a saying: "You hear someone's voice before you see them."

As soon as he stepped out of the backstage dressing room, Nango understood what those words meant.

"Toki-kun!"

"Head Chef of Nanxiang".

Two voices.

A voice, as scorching as the sun, was impossible to ignore.

Another sound, calm and steady like the gentle flow of a clear spring, brings a sense of tranquility simply by listening to it.

"Chizuka, Ms. Inoue."

Nanxiang nodded, smiled, and greeted them. At the same time, he looked up and glanced at the people behind them.

Apart from them, no other members of 'RicoRico' were seen.

Nanxiang asked, "Is it just the two of you who came?"

"The manager, Kurumi, and Mizuki are busy working at the coffee shop and probably won't be coming to see you today, Chef Nango."

Inoue Takina raised her fair face, unconsciously using honorifics in her speech, to explain for Nango Toki.

Today is Saturday and Sunday, the busiest time for coffee shops.

Although Mizuki Nakahara and the others also wanted to come, they were powerless to do so because they had to take care of the remaining work at the cafe.

"Nanxiang Chef..."

Nango found it somewhat amusing to hear Inoue Takina's respectful explanation.

Takina Inoue remained as serious as ever.

However, given how long they've known each other, the fact that the other person consistently uses honorifics makes Nanxiang Shi feel somewhat uncomfortable.

So he took the initiative to speak:

“Ms. Inoue and I are the same age, and I did not accept the invitation to be the head chef of ‘RicoLico’, so you don’t need to use honorifics when you talk to me.”

"How can this be?"

On Inoue Takina's beautiful and dignified face, her expression was very serious: "Chef Nango is Chef Nango."

Although it is impossible to verify whether the memories in one's mind are real or false.

But Inoue Takina's respect for Nango Toki was absolutely genuine.

Not only did it save Chizuku, but it also solved her congenital heart disease problem.

They also helped the orphanage obtain funding approval from the Tokyo Red Cross.

And every now and then she would come over and use her superb cooking skills to bring customers to 'RikoRiko'.

It is precisely because of Nango's help that 'RikoRiko's' situation is much better than before.

The money available for misappropriation is no longer as tight as it used to be.

Unlike before, there's no need to worry about 'Rikorik' and the orphanage's operations all the time.

Takina Inoue has always been a very traditional girl.

She has always wanted to repay the kindness she received from Nanxiang.

The gratitude, plus the fragmented happy moments from my life with Chizuka and Nango.

This is the main reason why Chizuka Nishiki didn't refute the claim when she said that Chizuka was also Toki Nanago's girlfriend, but instead tacitly accepted it.

So at least in terms of etiquette, she still wanted to take Nanxiang seriously.

She kept referring to herself as "Chef Nanxiang," which made Nanxiang Shi shake his head and offer a suggestion.

“I really can’t stand being called ‘Chef Nango’. How about this, I’ll just call you ‘Takina’. You can call me ‘Toki-kun’ or ‘Toki’, just like Chitsuka does. It’s up to you.”

"Why...?"

Inoue Takina frowned her pretty eyebrows, looking somewhat troubled: "How can this be?"

Calling someone by their full name is rather impolite, isn't it?

"Aside from Kurumi from 'RicoRico' and Mizuki-san, who are childhood friends, calling others by their real names is really..."

She opened her mouth, her fair face framed by her black hair, which cascaded down like exquisite silk, and hesitated slightly.

To her words, Nango Toki gave a teasing smile, reached out and took her hand, and asked in return, "Am I not Takina's partner?"

His voice was steady and gentle, and his gaze was clear.

"But... Chef Nango..."

When Inoue Takina's hand was grabbed by Nango Toki, her icy expression instantly melted and turned red as she felt the touch from his palm.

"Shi, or Shi Jun."

Nanxiang emphasized it again with a smile.

"Can..."

"Shi, or Shi Jun."

woo-

Inoue Takina lowered her head and whispered, "Toki-kun."

For some reason, just standing in front of Nanxiang, she lost her usual cold, domineering, and composed demeanor.

All the strength in his body seemed to have been drained away, and he let Nanxiang hold her small and smooth palm.

To Inoue Takina's surprise, it wasn't over yet. Nango Toki smiled and held up one finger:

"Say it again."

"Huh...? Toki-kun."

"Say it again."

"Toki...Toki-kun".

With students walking around nearby, Inoue Takina felt a little embarrassed and wanted to pull her hand back, but Nango Toki didn't let go.

"Say it again..."

After tossing and turning Inoue Takina back and forth more than ten times, making her face flushed, Nango Toki finally let go, satisfied.

do not know why.

Looking at Inoue Takina, such an honest and serious girl, one can't help but feel an inexplicable urge to tease her.

"Hey—Toki-kun, stop flirting with Takina all the time! Look! There's a sunny and beautiful girl like me here too!"

"...I'll set aside the question of whether it's reasonable for a sunny girl to call herself a 'sunny girl'...Ms. Chizuka, wouldn't you like to hear what you have to say first?"

Nango glanced sideways at Nishiki Chizuka, who was chuckling with narrowed eyes, and asked, "What do you mean by 'flirting'?"

At most, he just asked Inoue Takina to change how she addressed him; it had absolutely nothing to do with flirting.

"Oh dear, this customer is really something. He's been flirting with our shop's girls the whole time."

"......" Nanxiang time.

Chizuka Nishiki is still the same Chizuka Nishiki.

She can say anything that would make a girl so shy that she would stammer and not know how to speak, without any hesitation.

Never mind.

Nanxiang shook her head, not paying much attention to her teasing. Instead, she turned her gaze to the cloth bag the other woman was carrying.

"what is that?"

Nanxiang asked curiously.

"this?"

Chizuka Nishiki waved the cloth bag in her hand, gave a smug and adorable snort, and began to explain:

"This is a loving breakfast bento that Takina and I prepared for Toki-kun—anyway, given Toki-kun's personality, he's probably been busy until now and hasn't eaten yet."

As she spoke, she reached out and untied the cloth bag.

What's exposed inside is a single-layered, very thick bento box.

He proudly lifted the lid.

It includes various common bento box dishes.

The selection of hamburger patties, fried chicken nuggets, mini sausages, vegetable salad, and cherry tomatoes was dazzling and looked quite appealing.

"How about it?"

Displaying the dishes, Nishiki Chizuka tossed a strand of hair behind her ear with a confident smile: "This was specially prepared by Takina and me this morning—judging by the time... Toki-kun should be hungry by now, right?"

Am I hungry now?

Listening to Chizuka Nishiki's words, Nango Toki couldn't help but place his hand on his lower abdomen.

He had just eaten two sushi rolls, one and a half rice balls, ten takoyaki, a bowl and a half of fried noodles, and a teppanyaki hot dog at Ms. Shinjo's place half an hour ago.