Their energy levels are not as high as before.

You understand, that's just how time is.

It doesn't need to do anything; it just needs to move slowly and steadily backward, and it will take everything away from you.

You've tried treating them using your own methods, but the decline in their bodily functions isn't a sign of illness, and your methods haven't worked.

For the next two years, you took care of Chizuka and Takina, and Ichiri and Ryo.

[Nango Nijika, Nango Ikuyo, Nango Rio, and Nango Akane's health is also not as good as before.]

Only you and Nango Sugar are still in good health.

Watching your wives' condition worsen day by day, all you can do is stay by their side, quietly spend each day with them, and give them all the happiness you can.

The wives weren't actually afraid of death; in fact, they sometimes joked about it with each other.

They kept each other company, nestled together, as if they could overcome the approaching old age and death...

The tender leaves of the trees outside the window grew and then withered.

The bouquets of fresh flowers by the bedside have been replaced time and again.

In the blink of an eye, three years had passed.

[It seems to be in response to previous statements, or perhaps because they didn't want each other to be too lonely.]

[Chizuka Nango and Takina Nango passed away this year, their peaceful and painless departures offering the greatest solace to these two young women.]

You kissed their aged faces, prepared their final makeup, and buried them together.

After Chitsuka and Takina left, it was Ichiri and Ryo's turn...

[Bass and guitar, these two partners may be playing their own melodies in another world.]

What happened next was a significant blow to both you and Nanxiang Sugar.

The following spring, as the first cherry blossoms bloomed, Nanago Nijika and Nanago Ikuyo passed away.

[On another day when the mountains and forests are ablaze with autumn colors, Rio Nango and Akane Nango passed away.]

In this moment of decay, you watch your wives depart, seeing the happy yet somewhat reluctant smiles on their faces as they die. You can only force a smile and smooth out the wrinkles in their clothes.

[These women, who love cleanliness and tidiness, certainly wouldn't want to see you crying by the bedside.]

Nanxiang sugar accompanies you, and you accompany Nanxiang sugar.

The once spacious room was now completely empty.

Even though your daughter often visits you and comforts you, hoping you won't take it too seriously, you will still feel an indescribable loneliness.

The large, modified tour bus that once carried all of you, now parked in the garage, is covered in dust.

You and Nanxiang Sugar have no reason to restart it.

[Time continues to move forward...]

Around the sixth year, you suddenly started experiencing some physical discomfort.

This discomfort quickly spread throughout your body.

Lying in your hospital bed, you know that perhaps this time it's your turn to search for your wives.

Looking at Nango Satou, her face streaked with tears, you simply smiled gently and reached out with difficulty to wipe away the tears from her face.

Tell her not to be sad, because meeting them is your most beautiful memory.

When you passed away, there was a smile on your lips, and also a sense of apology to Nango Sugar.

Because in the end, she was left all alone.

She must feel lonely...

However, those are no longer issues for you to consider.

Darkness slowly descends, and your consciousness falls into slumber at this moment.

"This is really..."

In reality, Nango Toki looked at the text on the simulation page and couldn't help but exhale.

Although it's just plain text.

But just watching him, he could feel the heart-wrenching pain.

Watching all the wives leave...

Just thinking about it makes you realize how painful it is, right?

Not to mention that some Nanxiang sugar was left behind in the end.

This makes it even more uncomfortable.

Nanxiang sighed deeply.

The theory of lifespan is what he dislikes the most.

But it is something he has to face.

A person's life is far too short.

So short-lived that even their dream of traveling again seems impossible to realize.

Nanxiang shook his head.

He was going to check the system score and settlement results this time.

But the moment his finger was extended, it stopped.

Because of his surprising discovery.

The simulation in front of us did not end there.

Instead, it continues to evolve downwards according to the same unchanging pattern.

"Something else happened?"

Nanxiang couldn't quite understand it.

Even though the protagonist in his simulation is already dead.

What other stories can unfold?

He shook his head, but could only patiently continue reading.

Chapter 297. Those They Love (8000 words, two parts combined)

After you passed away, Nango Sugar cried bitterly.

She knew that so many people who cared for and loved her had unknowingly passed away.

She was left all alone, drifting through the world.

Like ghosts, I can no longer hear your voices, no longer speak to you.

Countless difficulties and hardships had failed to defeat her, but this time she clearly felt a strange sense of powerlessness.

This feeling of powerlessness was like traversing countless kilometers of open plains, and she was like a traveler walking across those plains.

You are on one side of the field, while she is on the other. A high wall called death stands before you, intangible and invisible, yet its presence is so vivid in her mind's eye.

Unable to speak, unable to communicate, all that remained was a dark and desolate atmosphere.

[It's incredibly cruel for a person to remain in this world, but what's even crueler is that she has the courage and the reason to face it all.]

Besides you, there's your daughter...they've always been by her side.

She can only apologize to you for this.

She can no longer reach your world so quickly and easily.

After your passing, Nango Sugar and your daughters prepared a grand funeral for you.

All nine of your daughters made time to attend the funeral.

I'm sorry to have heard this news.

The guests who came and went apologized to the daughters of the Nanxiang family, who were dressed in black mourning clothes.

I guess he's a friend from my time in Nanxiang; he's quite old.

He kept going on and on about what kind of person Nanxiang Shi was and how regrettable his passing was.

The daughters of the Nanxiang family did not shed a tear.

They simply maintained basic politeness and smiles, greeting each person who came to pay their respects.

But...

"Second sister... I really can't hold back anymore."

Nango Mirai looked at Nango Yuna, her eyes red-rimmed.

She simply couldn't contain her grief.

Tears seemed about to fall at any moment.

"Fool."

As the second eldest sister, Nango Yuna reprimanded her in a low voice.

She looked at Nanxiang Weilai, her voice still calm: "Have you forgotten what Father told us?"

As she spoke, her gaze was firm: "No matter what, we must not show our weakness in front of outsiders."

Yes.

This is something their father often told them.

If one day he passes away.

He hoped that the women of the Nanxiang family would not be saddened by his passing.

No matter what, never show your vulnerable side to outsiders.

Because at that time.

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