My Romance Simulation with Them

Fortunately, Rio Futaba and Akane Shinjo stepped in and offered to help share the tutoring load.

"Rio Futaba and Akane Shinjo?"

When this line of simulated words popped up, Nanxiang's eyes lit up instantly.

That's true...

Why didn't he think of that?

After these days of tutoring, the band's overall academic performance has improved.

However, the skills of Goto Ichiri and Yamada Ryo, these two hidden talents, only improved slowly.

This left Nanxiang feeling physically and mentally exhausted.

Although all of this is just a simulation.

But in reality, he could indeed ask Rio Futaba and Akane Shinjo for help.

This will also relieve a lot of his pressure.

After all, Rio Futaba is a science genius with the qualifications to enter the research institute.

Another Shinjo Akane is second in her grade, just behind him.

These two combined will be mentoring Goto Ichiri and Yamada Ryo, two brilliant but unassuming talents...

Isn't that a piece of cake?

perfect!

Nanxiang nodded with great satisfaction.

This is probably what they call "girls help girls".

But the simulation continues.

Nanxiang had no choice but to put this unexpected gain aside for the time being.

With Akane Shinjo and Rio Futaba's help, the pressure you were under regarding ending the band and tutoring Satou Matsuzaka has eased considerably.

This also gives you time to think about and ponder other things.

Matsuzaka Satou's path to higher education depends entirely on herself; you can only play a supporting role at best.

You can't change someone's path to higher education, but you can pave the way for them after they get into university, for example, by creating better resources for their future.

[You have to understand, even if they get into a good national university, the annual tuition fees are beyond what the Matsuzaka family can currently afford.]

After Sayuri Matsuzaka broke off her relationships with those shady men, her only source of income was the money she earned from part-time jobs.

She now has to pay for Matsuzaka Satou's current high school tuition, and also her potential university tuition in the future.

Such a financial burden is simply too much for a woman nearing forty to bear.

[Therefore, you found the izakaya where Matsuzaka Sayuri works part-time at night.]

This is an izakaya (Japanese pub) that you can find anywhere in Tokyo; the lighting is soft and yellow, and lanterns hang outside.

The cold wind shoved you from behind, and you instinctively pulled open the sliding door of the izakaya, lifting the navy blue curtain.

A noisy commotion came from behind the curtain.

Following the sound, you see a customer arguing with a female server wearing a navy blue headscarf.

[He was probably drunk and acting out; he was slurring his words and even raised his hand to slap the waiter hard across the face.]

[Only when the headscarf fell off did you realize that the waitress who had been beaten was actually Matsuzaka Sayuri with her dark purple hair.]

Blood trickled from the corner of her mouth where she had been slapped, and her hair was being pulled by the other person.

[You instantly became angry, stepped forward to stop the drunken customer's outburst, and then gave him a severe beating.]

Your well-maintained physique is more than capable of handling a middle-aged man whose body has been drained by alcohol.

[Then you took advantage of your underage status and the fact that you were drunk and causing trouble, saying you would call the police immediately.]

[Between the drunken patron and the well-behaved, seemingly innocent underage high school boy, it's obvious which one the police officer in charge of mediating will believe.]

Using this tactic, you not only legitimately and thoroughly beat up the other person, but also extorted a large sum of money from them, leaving them only able to leave cursing.

Everything that followed fell into place naturally.

After the other party leaves, do you still choose to call the police?

The izakaya manager noticed your acquaintance with Matsuzaka Sayuri, so he arranged for you and Matsuzaka Sayuri to share the staff break room.

[Matsuzaka Sayuri felt a little embarrassed to be seen in such a disheveled state.]

You wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth, handed her a cold compress, and looked somewhat disappointed.

Inside the staff break room.

The lights were dim.

Outside, everything was in complete chaos, and the izakaya owner was cleaning up the mess.

Nango Toki sat on the right, and Matsuzaka Sayuri, who had already taken off her headscarf, sat next to him.

"I never expected... that Nango-kun would see such an unseemly side of me... I'm such a bad aunt."

Matsuzaka Sayuri smiled somewhat awkwardly as she applied an ice pack to her bleeding and swollen lips.

"...Auntie Xiaobaihe, do you often encounter things like this?"

Seeing her expression, Nanxiang turned his head and asked with concern.

"Ah...it's not that we run into each other very often."

Matsuzaka Sayuri shook her head: "Although there are indeed some drunken guests, they will leave if you persuade them properly."

She paused noticeably at this point.

Then he continued speaking.

"But... that person just now... was an acquaintance of mine."

An acquaintance I knew before.

As soon as those words were spoken, Nanxiang Shi already understood the cause and course of events.

An acquaintance of Matsuzaka Sayuri from before.

That is, the shady man she would bring home back then.

Perhaps it's because they can't accept Matsuzaka Sayuri's sudden change.

That's why she caused a ruckus at the izakaya where she worked.

"What should we do next...?"

Matsuzaka Sayuri muttered to herself, "Sato-chan needs tuition too... and then this whole mess happened... looks like I'm going to lose my job here too."

Yes.

The drunken customer just now talked a lot about her past.

Although the owner of the izakaya did not speak.

It's clear they've already decided to stop her from working here.

Matsuzaka Sayuri was somewhat confused.

She had clearly made up her mind to change for Matsuzaka Satou, and was working hard towards that goal.

But her unbearable past still haunts her like a dark, painful dagger, tearing through her flesh, haunting her constantly. These ghosts mock her, ridiculing her at every turn.

They told her that she couldn't just live such a peaceful life.

The job I finally found was hard to come by.

The stable environment that Matsuzaka Sugar had finally managed to create.

It vanished so easily.

"I used to... couldn't even do this simple job well."

Matsuzaka Sayuri murmured to herself, lost in thought, "But... if I don't do this simple job... what should I do?"

A bitter feeling welled up at the corners of his mouth.

It is indeed very difficult for single women without any special skills to go out and find work.

But Matsuzaka Sayuri never imagined it would be this difficult.

She remained silent, somewhat bewildered by the sudden disaster.

Tuition fees for Matsuzaka Sugar.

To support the entire family...

All sorts of things came to mind.

It was at this time—

"Let me help Aunt Lily."

A voice suddenly rang in my ears.

These words made Matsuzaka Sayuri subconsciously raise her head and look at Nango Toki in front of her.

The young man's features appeared exceptionally deep under the light.

"Help me? Do you mean get a job? But, Nango-kun, don't you also have exams to take?"

Matsuzaka Sayuri froze, but she quickly recovered.

Yes.

After spending this winter break, Nanxiang will move up from the second year of high school to the third year.

His time as a recent graduate is far more precious than Matsuzaka Sugar's.

They shouldn't have any spare time to work.

Her doubts were reasonable and well-founded, but the young man in front of her simply smiled and waved his hand:

"It's okay. My current score is high enough for me to get into the university I want. Rather than just taking the exam, I actually want to help Aunt Xiaobaihe and Sugar more."