My Romance Simulation with Them

In addition, there's Rio Futaba, Ryo Yamada, and Akane Shinjo, who for some unknown reason hasn't been subjected to economic sanctions by the Shinjo family...

These wealthy heiresses, who already come from privileged backgrounds, are not short of money at all.

That's why they decided to travel in the relatively quiet first class when they were heading south.

but--

"It's far too quiet here."

Nanxiang glanced briefly at the entire first-class carriage and was somewhat surprised to find that...

Apart from them, the entire first-class carriage of the Shinkansen was almost empty.

There were only a handful of office workers and passengers who looked like civil servants.

That makes sense, though.

Because Nango Toki and others set off early.

There's still some time before the year-end peak traffic season.

In addition, the weather is already cold, so some people are unwilling to go out.

That's why there are so many seats but so few people.

Nanxiang shook his head, not paying any attention, and helped the girls put their luggage away.

When they were all almost seated.

They finally found a place to land in the south.

The seats on the Shinkansen are actually similar to those on domestic high-speed trains.

You can rotate and adjust it according to your preference, using 180° as the reference.

This is why many Japanese anime feature romantic scenes where the male and female protagonists look at each other while riding in a car.

Logically speaking...

Nango Toki, who also encounters so many simulated objects.

He should also have a rather romantic Shinkansen journey.

Especially after leaving Tokyo, you can see snow and mountains piled up on both sides of the road.

Shouldn't this be even more 'romantic'?

Pity.

That scene of gazing at the heroine, admiring the interplay of snow and mountains outside the window, and the horizon receding into the distance, certainly wouldn't have happened here in Nango.

The reason is quite simple—

"Shi, come, sit down here."

With a blank expression, Ms. Yamada propped her cheek up with her hand and patted the spot next to her without hesitation.

That matter-of-fact look.

It's as if it's telling all the girls around it directly that Nango Toki is the one that belongs to them as they end the band.

And her overly confident demeanor.

This naturally aroused the dissatisfaction of the surrounding girls.

Among them, Chizuka Nishiki, representing the 'Riko Riko' duo, and Akane Shinjo, representing the 'Ocha High School' trio, reacted the most strongly.

"Speaking of which, didn't Yamada-san oversleep today? We finally got on the Shinkansen, and there's still almost a four-hour journey ahead. Why don't you just go to sleep? Don't worry, Toki-kun, I'll take good care of you."

Akane Shinjo launched the first offensive.

However, the attack was only halfway through when it was stopped by Nishiki Chizuka raising her hand.

“Yamada-san does need to rest, but I think Shinjo-san and you all need to eat something too, right? I just heard from Hoshika-neechan and the others that you didn’t even have breakfast because you were rushing to catch the train.”

"Miss Jinmu need not worry about whether we eat or not. Actually, we are not particularly hungry right now, and Shi Jun hasn't eaten either. Wouldn't it be better if he sat down and ate with us? It wouldn't disturb anyone else."

Dissatisfied with Nishiki Chizuka's obstruction.

Akane Shinjo retaliated decisively.

And then there's the bickering between their two little groups.

On the other side, Ms. Yamada remained remarkably calm.

She simply turned her gaze toward Nanxiang.

then--

"Don't pay attention to them, come sit here with me."

And with that sentence falling.

Unsurprisingly, this led to another round of heated debate.

They became more and more passionate and engrossed in their conversation.

Later on, they even ignored Nango's existence.

And it was precisely with this kind of debate that things began to rise.

Nanxiang shook his head speechlessly, then stood up.

Under the astonished gazes of Ms. PA, Ijichi Seika, and Hiroi Kikuri.

Nango sat next to Ms. Pa—by the window.

"Um... Brother from Nanxiang."

"Ok?"

Nango gave Ms. Pa a strange look.

"Aren't you going to do something about them?"

He pointed with his finger at the girls who were still bickering.

Miss Pa couldn't help but ask.

There's no need for that.

Nanxiang waved his hand: "They won't really start arguing."

In fact, Nanxiang had seen this kind of scene countless times in simulations.

After all, nine people live together.

Even if you are usually very harmonious and close, there will always be some minor frictions in your daily life.

For example, Yamada Ryo especially likes to sleep in late.

Her lazy and listless demeanor was completely out of sync with the naturally lively and enthusiastic Chizuka Nishiki.

So.

In the simulation, Ms. Yamada and Ms. Nishiki would occasionally have minor disagreements and bickering.

However, they usually make up later on.

Because Ms. Yamada's free-spirited personality and Ms. Nishiki's warm, generous, and sociable personality are not contradictory.

In everyday conversations and playful bickering.

On the contrary, it can enhance the connection between them.

Moreover, these girls are the type who are particularly good with words.

Even though they argued many times.

But most people calm down as they talk, and nobody really takes it to heart.

Otherwise, the nine of them wouldn't have gotten along so well in the later stages of the simulation.

As for intervening among them to calm things down...

Nanxiang rubbed his temples.

There's a saying: "Three women put on a great show."

And over there, it wasn't just three women... but a bunch of teenage girls arguing.

Want to stop them...?

It's obvious that this is impossible just by thinking about it.

On the contrary, his bias might complicate the whole matter, escalating what was originally a 'bickering' into a 'debate'.

She then spoke with Ijichi Seika, Ms. PA, and Hiroi Kikuri on the other side, asking these three 'reliable' adults to pay more attention to the underage group on the other side.

Nanxiang then leaned back in his chair, turned his head to look out the window, and let his eyes wander.

He had no intention of appreciating the winter scenery outside the car window.

Making this move was simply to bring up the simulation page that kept appearing in my ear.

Under his gaze.

The once calm simulation page was now showing ripples.

And beneath these tiny ripples...

When I was in Nanxiang, I also saw a line of words that were clearly visible.

System notification: A holder of the Heart of Love has been detected. Activate the Heart of Love?

'whether?'

Simple characters float in mid-air.

This made Nanxiang Shi raise an eyebrow.

It seems my guess was correct.

Activating the 'Heart of Love' requires all nine Heart of Love holders to be present at the same time.

Looking at the words floating in front of me.

Nango turned his head slightly and looked at the girls who were playing a game of Uno (a card game).