My Romance Simulation with Them

But what if there's no follow-up to the simulation?

Then how can we talk about being radical or prudent?

"This was truly unexpected."

Nango Toki didn't feel much regret, after all, it was just a result of a lack of understanding of Rio Futaba.

He turned and glanced at the system settlement page.

The system prompted him that he had gained 'a little knowledge of quantum mechanics'.

This must be one of Rio Futaba's strengths.

I quickly skimmed through my knowledge of Rio Futaba's quantum mechanics.

When I was in Nanxiang, I felt it was all too mystical.

Although he ranked first in the national simulation test, he didn't have much in-depth understanding of this kind of scientific research.

Let's put aside Rio Futaba's knowledge of quantum mechanics for now.

Nanxiang then turned his attention to the simulation process he had just witnessed.

Although I never heard Rio Futaba mention 'puberty syndrome' directly.

But he felt that it was highly unlikely that it would happen.

After all, the plot where Rio Futaba from Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai did not happen.

Since that's the case...

"Then we shouldn't worry about it."

Nango Toki turned his gaze to Futaba Rio on the simulation list.

If things had gone according to plan, he should have removed Rio Futaba from the list now.

Nango stretched out his finger and stared at the word 'desire to be saved' next to Futaba Rio's status.

I hesitated for a moment.

Ultimately, it was not removed.

"You, you, gentleness, kindness, and elegance are your biggest weaknesses. When are you going to change these bad habits? Are you trying to be the protagonist of a novel because you're so perfect?"

As if he was disappointed in himself, Nanxiang pointed at himself in the phone camera and scolded him harshly.

of course.

Aside from the entry about Rio Futaba's 'desire to be saved', which is quite noteworthy.

Nanxiang was also somewhat curious.

What exactly is going on with the simulation's description of her mental state becoming increasingly unstable and anxious?

Can a person's mental state change so quickly?

I'm a little concerned about it.

However, the current heart points are only 260.

Nango could only temporarily put aside his extraneous thoughts and instead reached out to grab the paperback from the desk drawer.

However, he hadn't had a chance to reach out and take it out yet.

A pop-up window appeared on the phone next to me the next second.

Since it was at school, Nanxiang specifically switched to silent mode.

If he hadn't bent down to pick up the paperback, he probably wouldn't have noticed the sudden pop-up on his phone.

"cold?"

Nango was taken aback when he saw the nickname of the person who contacted him on LINE.

I reached out and simply tapped it.

[The Lonely Bass Player: I've got a meal ticket! I can mooch a free meal now. Anyone want to come along? (Link below)]

“?” Nanxiang Shi.

Meal tickets? Free meals?

what's the situation?

When Nango saw Yamada Ryo's words, he immediately thought of Goto Ichiri and Kita Ikuyo downstairs.

They're probably the only two who would get scammed by Yamada Ryo after the band ended.

But Nanxiang soon shook his head.

Goto Ichiri and Kita Ikuyo were still busy with their maid and butler café—since they only had frozen instant omelet rice, their class had a bad day yesterday, and they had to continue working today to sell off the remaining stock.

Then it couldn't be either of them.

But besides those two... Yamada Ryo probably doesn't have any other friends, right?

Nanxiang frowned, thought for a moment, and decided to go and see what was going on.

If Ms. Yamada were to freeload, he could at least cover for her by watching over her as she washed dishes at the shop.

I've made up my mind.

He got up and went to the address given by Yamada Ryo.

Meanwhile, on the other side—

"So... is there anything you want to discuss with me?"

Putting down her phone, the girl with short, dark blue hair interlaced her fingers and looked up.

Her figure was graceful, her calves were long and slender, and her calm and delicate face had an indescribable sense of mystery and languor.

but--

"Before that, I want to ask one thing..."

Rio Futaba, sitting opposite the girl with short, dark blue hair, spoke up.

"what's up?"

"You've ordered so much food...can you finish it all?"

"Didn't you tell me not to be polite?"

That's what they say...

But isn't that a bit too impolite of you?

Seeing the dishes piled up on Yamada Ryo's table, he ordered a full half of them without any hesitation.

Despite Rio Futaba's privileged background and her own lack of particular interest in money, she still managed to achieve her goal.

But at this moment, she still felt a little pain in her heart.

This table full of food... this person really doesn't intend to treat themselves as an outsider.

In a sense.

Yamada Ryo's appearance really resembles that of Nango Toki, whom she met today.

But never mind.

We had agreed beforehand that she would treat us.

Rio Futaba shook her head, forcing herself to look away from the overwhelming number of dishes.

"What I actually wanted to ask was... about aspirations and romantic relationships. You should have a lot of experience with that."

"Longing and romance?"

Yamada Ryo, who had already started tasting the food in front of him, tilted his head.

To be honest.

Ryo Yamada isn't actually particularly interested in topics like teenage romance.

But the next second—

"Well, when I came here, I talked to someone... and I started to get concerned about this issue, but I don't have any experience in this area, so I approached Yamada-san. Oh... by the way, Yamada-san also knows the person I discussed this with before."

Rio Futaba clearly noticed that Ryo Yamada didn't seem to be interested in the topic.

But since she was already here, she could only ponder before continuing, "His name is Nanxiang Shi."

clang-

The knife and fork in his hand fell to the ground.

It made a crisp sound when it collided with the porcelain plate.

At the same time, Yamada Ryo's serious expression and her proactive words: "When you met him?"

"Hey?"

Rio Futaba was surprised that Ryo Yamada, who had just looked so lazy, could change his expression so quickly.

The sudden temperature change caused a look of surprise to cross her usually expressionless face, and she couldn't help but nod: "Yes."

"You spoke to Ashi?"

"...Um."

"When you like?"

"Huh...wait?!"

Rio Futaba was about to respond instinctively when she realized what question Ryo Yamada had asked, and quickly shut her mouth.

But it was pointless for her to keep her mouth shut.

On the other side, Yamada Ryo calmly wiped his mouth and said, "Even if you want to deny it, it's useless. No one can resist the charm of the moment."

Her tone was so firm.

So much so that Rio Futaba felt a desire to agree with her idea.

but--