My Romance Simulation with Them

This is already an extremely stressful thing.

He continued looking down.

Have I ever hated you?

I think so.

You are my father, yet you have never looked at me once since I was born, never stroked my head with your hand, never smiled at me, and never shown any concern for my well-being.

[Your other daughters all received such good educations, never had to worry about living expenses, and never had to hide from their mothers doing odd jobs.]

I am also your daughter, so why can't I enjoy these benefits?

Why do I have to endure this treatment?

Like a mouse, you and your mother hid in the vast city of Tokyo, constantly searching for cheap rooms because you couldn't afford rent, and wearing old uniforms to school every year because you couldn't afford them, enduring the strange looks from your classmates. During your fatherless childhood, you were called an unwanted bastard by the neighborhood children.

[I complain about it, I feel angry about it... Is there anything wrong with that?]

But hatred is useless.

My mother passed away last month; she died suddenly from a heart attack while at work.

The owner of the izakaya (Japanese pub) where she worked was a kind man; he specially arranged a funeral for her.

However, I simply don't have enough money to buy a proper burial for my mother, so I can only keep her remains at home.

The mother in the photo still showed no smile, her expression utterly expressionless.

Just as she came into this world so hastily, she also left it so hastily.

[It fails to leave any impression.]

She once told me while resting at home that she left you after having sex with you and then gave birth to me on her own initiative.

She told me never to hate you, and even less to hold any prejudice against you. She said it was all her own fault, and my mother looked deeply apologetic at that moment.

She told me that the person she felt most sorry for in this world was me.

I will remember her last wish and try my best to live on.

【Please rest assured, Mr. Nango, I have dropped out of school and am working outside. Although my wages are not as substantial as your family fortune, I should be able to live on the small inheritance my mother left behind.】

There's so much more I wanted to say, but I'll stop here due to space constraints.

【Your daughter whom you have never met, Matsuzaka Shiobori.】

Chapter 264. She from the Future (4100 words)

Nanxiang fell silent.

Judging from the details revealed in Matsuzaka Shio's letter.

He was basically certain of a few things.

This is the path to the future world.

Matsuzaka Satou had a relationship with him, and the two had a daughter, Matsuzaka Shio.

However, based on the performance in the simulation.

Matsuzaka Satou is actually very afraid of giving birth.

Because she herself came from a family like Matsuzaka Sayuri's.

She was afraid that she was simply not capable of fulfilling the responsibilities of a good mother.

Therefore, after becoming pregnant.

Matsuzaka Sugar, driven by both inner anxieties and a desire not to burden Nango Toki, ultimately made the decision to 'run away with the baby'.

And after giving birth to Matsuzaka Shio.

Because Matsuzaka Sato couldn't find a suitable job, he worked odd jobs to support Matsuzaka Shio's education and livelihood.

This is a considerable expense.

Nango even suspected that Matsuzaka Satou might have asked her aunt, Matsuzaka Sayuri, for help.

That's why Matsuzaka Shio was able to grow up.

However, due to the accumulated fatigue from long hours of work, coupled with the already enormous mental stress, they were unable to work effectively.

As in the simulation, Matsuzaka Satou's physical condition is not optimistic.

Even so, she never asked Nanxiang for help.

Nanxiang couldn't help but shake his head.

The main reason was that he never expected that Matsuzaka Sugar would actually do something like running away with the ball.

Back when we were simulating Goto Ichiri.

He was actually worried that the other side would do something like 'run away with the ball'.

But to everyone's surprise, Goto Ichiri didn't actually do it.

Matsuzaka Sugar, on the other hand, didn't hesitate at all...

Do you pink-haired girls all have some serious illnesses?

The pregnant woman should just stay home and rest, and let others take care of her.

What's with running away with the ball?

He was speechless with emotion.

Shinjo Akane and Nango Mirai, who were standing next to her, had similar expressions to Nango Toki.

Especially Nango Mirai, she never imagined that her father had such a romantic history, let alone that she had a sister named Matsuzaka Shio.

Not to mention Matsuzaka Shio's experience...

He never had a father's love; he only had his mother to rely on.

She would worry about living expenses, something she had never worried about before.

They might even work part-time while in school...

These things were simply unimaginable to Nanago Mirai, who had been pampered since childhood.

She glanced at the envelope on her phone screen, then at the silent expression on Nanxiang Shi's face.

After hesitating for a long while, he finally spoke: "Dad...this...Xiao Yan, she..."

I know what you're trying to say.

Nango Toki, who had been silent until now, finally spoke.

He turned to look at Nango Mirai, and then said, "It is indeed I who have wronged her."

Even though it's about your future self.

But it is also true that my future self did not fulfill his parenting obligations.

"No, that's not true."

Akane Shinjo coughed lightly beside him and whispered words of comfort: "Look, the letter says that Matsuzaka Satou left voluntarily after having a relationship with Toki-kun... Japan may not be big, but it's still easy to hide someone. Toki-kun doesn't need to feel guilty about this."

She offered words of comfort.

While it does sound reasonable, and it is indeed because Matsuzaka Satou 'ran away with her baby' that this series of events occurred.

but--

"It's not the behavior of a good husband to put all the blame on his wife... If I had paid more attention and noticed her unusual behavior and her desire to leave, things wouldn't have turned out this way."

Nanxiang waved his hand, not wanting to make any excuses about this matter.

Because it was obvious that he knew Matsuzaka Satou was a girl with an extremely unstable mental state.

But he still let her leave right under his nose...

That in itself is already a dereliction of duty.

He said those words.

On the other side, Akane Shinjo and Mirai Nango both fell silent.

Obviously.

Neither of them knew how to comfort Nanxiang Shi.

however--

Why are you making those faces?

They had assumed that Nango was the one who needed comforting, but then he suddenly looked up and gave them both a strange look.

"Why...?

Nanxiang was taken aback by the sudden change in his expression.

Both Shinjo Akane and Nango Mirai opened their mouths.

Finally, it was Akane Shinjo who cautiously spoke.

"Which one... Toki-kun... wasn't he unhappy?"

"Yes. After reading this letter... I think anyone would be unhappy, right?"

Nanxiang spoke up as if it were the most natural thing in the world.

"That..."

Akane Shinjo and Mirai Nango were somewhat bewildered as they watched Nango, who seemed to have regained his spirits.

"Actually, there's nothing hard to understand."

Nango continued, "To put it bluntly, these things all happen in the future. Since they are things that will happen in the future..."

Nanxiang paused slightly in his speech.

Then--

"That is something that can be changed."