My Romance Simulation with Them

"Huh...? Others are others, but I am me! I am Miss Jinmu, the invincible sniper who wipes out the enemy army once in a century!"

Although I don't know why, Ms. Chizuka always seemed to possess a confidence that ordinary people couldn't have.

"A once-in-a-century invincible sniper who wipes out the entire enemy force?"

Hearing Chizuka's particularly chuunibyou (middle school syndrome) reputation.

Nango Toki, who had been silent all along, shifted his gaze away from the couple who were shooting at targets.

Fortunately, Inoue Takina, who was standing nearby, stepped in to explain for Nango Toki:

"That's right. Chizuka is exceptionally skilled in many shooting games. No matter what kind of FPS (shooting) game it is, she is one of the top players, so someone gave her this nickname."

"I see."

Nanxiang nodded.

Chizuka Nishiki was particularly skilled at FPS games, which was exactly what he had expected.

After all, the opponent's LV5 reaction speed perk isn't just for show.

You need to know the system's explanation.

With a reaction speed of LV5, he's practically a superhuman who can dodge bullets at close range.

And typical FPS online games especially rely on reaction speed.

Therefore, Nango Toki wasn't really surprised that Nishiki Chizuka was a top-tier player.

"Toki-kun, is there anything you want? No matter what it is, Chizuka-sama can get it for you."

Seeing her best friend and confidante so proudly praising herself in front of Nanxiang Shi, she felt a surge of pride.

At this moment, Nishiki Chizuka also took the initiative to roll up her sleeves, determined to show off her skills in front of Nango Toki.

"In that case, let's go with that panda plush toy."

To avoid spoiling her mood, Nango stood behind and randomly pointed to a prize.

"it is good!"

Chizuka Nishiki smiled, picked up the air rifle without hesitation, and aimed—

Bah!

Contrary to Nango's expectations, Chizuka Nishiki's shot did not hit directly on target.

Instead, they missed completely.

"Ok?"

This result surprised Nango Toki.

He still remembered some of the plot of "Lycoris", in which Chizuka Nishiki's marksmanship was quite good, even when using non-lethal bullets with extremely poor accuracy, she could still ensure a high hit rate.

However, it was quite obvious that the surprise was different from that when they were in Nanxiang.

Chizuka Nishiki confidently inserted the second rubber stopper into the muzzle of the gun, squinting as she aimed:

"The first shot is just to get a feel for the gun; the second shot is when we'll really get serious."

She stared at the panda mascot standing up and pulled the trigger without hesitation.

Bah!

Under the watchful gaze of Nanxiang.

Just as Chizuka Nishiki had stated, the rubber stopper hit the panda plushie and knocked it down cleanly.

At the same time, Nango heard the voices of the couple next to him.

"Shota! Look, everyone else can do it, why can't you?! It really is a matter of not having enough heart, isn't it?"

"Wait, wait! Boss! Five more shots!"

That was the boyfriend's panicked voice.

Even when she finally left, Nango still didn't know whether her boyfriend, Shota, had managed to get the prize his girlfriend wanted.

The three of them continued walking forward, strolling through the Ocha Festival.

Just as Ichi Nijika said.

The Ocha Festival is indeed much richer than a typical high school festival.

Not only are there various stalls, but there are also stalls selling all kinds of decorative items.

This kind of place is clearly targeted at female customers.

In reality, most of the vendors at the stalls in this area are women, or female customers with their boyfriends.

Chizuka Nishiki had a great time exploring, and of course, she didn't miss this place.

She pulled Inoue Takina to look here and there.

Nango Toki wasn't interested in this kind of place anyway. Seeing that Nishiki Chizuka and Inoue Takina were having a good time, he took a moment to relax and casually looked around at the decorations.

A shiny bracelet.

Cute phone case.

A small ring inlaid with rhinestones.

Although they don't look expensive, each one is small and cute.

It's clear that the students at the Ocha Festival put a lot of effort into these things.

Nanxiang's gaze swept around, and then he couldn't help but let out a "Huh?"

As he watched, on an inconspicuous shelf hung an adorable orange cat hair clip.

This orange cat hair clip doesn't look expensive, but it's very cute. The little cat's mouth is curved up, giving off a chuckle-like feeling.

"Excuse me, could you please take it down so I can have a look?"

Nanxiang greeted the shopkeeper.

Nango Toki was secretly pleased to get the orange cat hair clip and look at its cute shape.

This hair clip was given as a gift...

There shouldn't be any problem.

"so good."

At that moment, Chizuka Nishiki's voice rang in my ears.

Nanxiang turned her head and realized that, without her noticing, the smiling girl had secretly walked back to her side.

"If I bought it for Takina, she would definitely be very happy, right?"

"Buy it for Takina?"

"Hmm. Look, Takina is so cute, but she doesn't have any accessories in her hair or on her body, right? That's such a waste! If we gave them to her, she would definitely become even cuter."

Chizuka Nishiki glanced enviously at the cat hair clip in Nango Toki's hand and said with a smile.

Takina Inoue has never worn any accessories; she has never been interested in these things that adorn her.

But if it's something given to someone in the south.

Even if Inoue Takina wasn't interested, she would surely be very happy and grateful to accept it, right?

only--

"I wasn't talking about Takina, I was talking about you."

Nango glanced at Nishiki Chizuka: "You only sent it to Takina, what about you?"

Yes.

Inoue Takina's gift has been decided, so what about hers?

What should she do?

"Huh...? Me...?"

Presumably not expecting Nango to ask such a question, Nishiki Chizuka was stunned.

"Although I haven't said it, I've actually noticed it a long time ago: you seem to care too much about Takina's thoughts."

Nanxiang looked at the hair clip in his hand, shook his head, and continued:

"It's understandable to care about someone you like, but if you care too much about someone and ignore your own feelings, you'll only lose yourself, nothing more."

Nango looked up and asked again, "Don't you want this hair clip, Chizuka?"

"..." Jinmu Qianshu.

The usually cheerful and outgoing girl fell silent for a moment when confronted with Nanxiang's question.

But a moment later.

"Although I really want it... perhaps Takina needs it more than I do."

A gentle smile appeared on Chizuka Nishiki's pretty and lively face.

Her thinking remains as simple as ever.

Takina Inoue's happiness is simply her happiness, nothing more.

However, Nanxiang Shi clearly didn't intend to pay attention to her words.

He simply turned his head to look at the stall owner and asked, "Do you have any more Orange Cat hair clips?"

"Excuse me, senior Nanxiang, this hair clip is quite popular... This is the only one left in our class's stall."

The trainee in charge of managing the booth answered rather shyly.

"......" Nanxiang time.

"It's alright, Shi-kun, it's nothing. It's just a hair clip, I won't care that much."

Chizuka Nishiki returned to her usual cheerful self.

She was telling the truth.

She couldn't possibly complain about Nango Toki and Inoue Takina because of an orange cat hair clip gift.