Love? Please allow me to simulate it first!

"Um, of course." Confusion was written all over Tianzhong Ritsu's face. Is there any threshold for introducing oneself?

"Goto Ichiri, well, I'm a preparatory high school student like you, and my position in the band is guitarist..." After saying that, Goto Ichiri used up all her strength and hid in Nakamura Mine's shadow again, as if this could give her a sense of security.

"Although I introduced myself last time, since it seems you didn't remember my name at all, I'll say it again. My name is Nakamura Mine, and like you, I'll be a freshman in Sakuragaoka. I'm the keyboardist in the band, but I'm also interested in guitar." Nakamura Mine quietly gave Goto Ichiri behind her a thumbs up as a compliment for her good self-introduction, which made Goto Ichiri laugh "Hey, hehehe~" behind her. To be honest, it was a little creepy.

"You can actually play two instruments at the same time, guitar and keyboard. I didn't realize you were so good at it." Tian Zhong Ritsu looked at Nakamura Minato with a little suspicion. Although what Ijichi Kouka said before made her guess that Nakamura Minato was probably playing two instruments at the same time, she couldn't help but be surprised to hear this. After all, it is not easy for them to practice one instrument well at their age, and there are very few who practice several at the same time.

Chapter 51: One Person

"It's okay." Nakamura Mine said modestly but his expression showed complete pride.

"No, there's absolutely no trace of humility on your face." Tian Zhongli complained speechlessly. The last time they met, he seemed like a very reliable person, but now it seems that's not entirely the case.

The few of them chatted about music for a while. Of course, it was mainly Ijichi Kouka and Tianaka Ritsu who were talking enthusiastically about drums. Goto Ichiri, under the intentional guidance of Nakamura Mine, reluctantly said a few words to Otsuki Yuyuko, although their brief conversation was completely irrelevant.

After exchanging contact information, Tainaka Ritsu and Otsuki Yuyuko left first, leaving the three members who had finished the band to consider whether to go out for something to eat. This suggestion was naturally made by Nijixia. Although she, unlike Yamada Ryo, did not like eating out, it was still necessary to do so in order to enhance the friendship among the members.

"Excuse me for refusing!" Nakamura Mine refused directly with righteous words, and Goto Ichiri also nodded vigorously.

"Well, even I would feel a little frustrated if I were rejected so bluntly..." Ijichi Kouka was a little hit by this blunt rejection. She originally thought that the two would definitely agree. Although Nakamura Minoru had a somewhat weird personality, he didn't look like a sociable person. As for Goto Ichiri, although he did seem to be not very good at socializing, it seemed that he was not good at rejecting others.

It was indeed beyond her expectations that these two people would reject her invitation so directly.

"Sorry, it's not that I don't want to go, but I can't. After buying these two things, I really don't have much money left. From now on, I can only live on dirt before I find a new source of income." Nakamura Feng directly stated the reason why he rejected Hong Xia's invitation. The money left to him by the parents of the original owner of this body was not much to begin with. It was just enough for him to finish college. Now after spending hundreds of thousands to buy musical instruments, after deducting miscellaneous expenses such as rent and tuition, he was afraid that he would really have to live on dirt.

But he was not in a hurry. According to the simulation, he should be able to make a living by posting some songs from his previous life on the Internet. If that didn't work, he could go out to work and earn money after the high school entrance examination.

In fact, it would be great if the simulation could give him a skill that makes money quickly, but unfortunately, "Pen Spinning Master" and "Warm in Winter and Cool in Summer" are not skills that can make money easily. Pen spinning can be shown off on video websites, but it also takes time to convert it into money. As for the physique of "Warm in Winter and Cool in Summer"...

Unless he sells himself to the research institute for research...

"Hmm~ This is what this strong sense of déjà vu is all about!" Ijichi Kouka pressed her temple. After hearing what Nakamura Mine said just now, the only thing that appeared in her mind was the shadow of Yamada Ryo.

Spending a lot of money on musical instruments left him unable to even afford food. Isn’t this a compulsory course for Yamada Ryo every month?

Thinking of this, Ijichi Hongxia looked at Nakamura Mine strangely and asked suspiciously:

"Ah Feng, you are actually a rich young master, with a lot of pocket money every month, but because you have no concept of money, you always spend it lavishly and spend it all at once, causing you to not even be able to afford food, right?"

"I always feel like you are referring to someone in particular?"

"cold."

"I see. But unfortunately, I'm not as lucky as her. I'm just a 15-year-old boy with some inheritance left by my parents, but I can't really spend money lavishly." Nakamura Mine didn't think about hiding his identity as an orphan. He had already gotten used to it anyway.

And although it shouldn't be compared like this, compared to him who was alone from the beginning in his previous life, Nakamura Mine, who had his parents accompany him for a long time, was actually much luckier.

At least he knows what a mother and a father are, so he doesn't have a blank mind and not know how to write the essay when the topic is about parents and family.

However, it is hard to say whether it is more painful to lose your parents after you have felt their warmth...

“I’m… sorry…”

It was obvious that both Ijichi Kouka and Goto Ichiri were at a loss as to how to react to the sudden bomb dropped by Nakamura Mine, and they both looked a little embarrassed. Goto Ichiri's face even turned a little pale, as if he was frightened.

"No, I shouldn't have said such things so suddenly. It makes you feel uncomfortable, right? In fact, there is no need to react so strongly. I just feel that we will be in the same band in the future, and we will spend a lot of time together if nothing unexpected happens, so it is better not to hide such things." Nakamura Mine felt helpless when he saw that the two were still silent. He would not have said it if he had known it earlier. It is natural that saying such things during a chat would ruin the atmosphere. If he was treated specially because of this, that would be the worst situation for him.

"Afeng, are you living alone now?" Yidizhi Hongxia asked in a depressed tone, unlike her usual liveliness.

Goto Ichiri clenched her sleeves, lowered her head and said nothing. Only now did she realize that she actually didn't know her first friend at all. The other party had come to her house so many times, but she didn't even know such an important thing as that her friend's parents had passed away.

Now that she thinks about it, she realizes that although she seems to know Nakamura Minato quite well, she doesn't know Nakamura Minato at all, or rather, she has never tried to get to know him deeply. She only knows that Nakamura Minato is a very powerful person, unlike her. So, such a powerful Nakamura Minato should not need her, a Paramecium, to worry about anything. But is this really the case?

She also wanted this hard-earned friend to be able to help her.

"Well, I live in a rented apartment now. Don't show that expression. I'm used to being alone. It's not inconvenient at all."

Although the piles of garbage and scattered clothes did cause him a lot of trouble when he first arrived,

"How can I get used to being alone..." Ijichi Kouka whispered in a voice that only she could hear, and it was unclear whether she wanted to say this to Nakamura Mine or to herself.

Afterwards, in that slightly awkward atmosphere, Nakamura Mine, Goto Ichiri said goodbye to Ijichi Kouka and took the train home together. Along the way, Nakamura Mine always noticed that Goto Ichiri was secretly glancing at him, but every time she looked over, Goto Ichiri immediately turned her face away, as if doing so could change the fact that she had been discovered.

Chapter 52 The Big Secret

"I'm not saying anything bad about you, Pochi, but since you've got 'I have something to say' written all over your face, why don't you stop being so secretive?" Nakamura Mine tapped Pochi's head gently. Even though the way he sneaked a glance and dodged was quite amusing, he didn't want to keep doing that.

"No, it's okay..." Although he said this, Goto Ichiri's eyes that kept darting around said something other than that.

"Stop it, just say what you want to say, I can't eat you up."

"Well... actually... I... that... is..." Goto Ichiri hesitated but couldn't finish his words, causing Nakamura Mine to rub his temple helplessly.

"If you don't explain yourself clearly, I will tell you all the lies you boasted about on Guitar Hero in front of the whole class the day after tomorrow!" Nakamura Mine used his ultimate move, and the effect was outstanding.

"I just think it's unfair!" After hearing Nakamura Mine's threat, Goto Ichiri spoke out his thoughts without delay, and then covered his mouth with some regret.

"Unfair?" Nakamura Mine didn't know what Goto Ichiri was referring to for a moment. After thinking for a while, Nakamura Mine seemed to have thought of an answer, and then asked cautiously and tentatively:

"Are you referring to the fact that I always secretly bring snacks to Erli but not to you?"

"That's not true!"

By the way, is there such a thing?!

"So what exactly do you mean by unfair?" Nakamura Mine waved his hands, indicating that he really had nothing to hide from the other party. If he had to say something, it would be about the time traveler and the system. The key point was that she had to believe it even if he told her.

"What I mean is... Afeng basically knows everything about me, but I know nothing about you..." Goto Ichiri lowered her head and expressed her thoughts. Her brows were furrowed and her eyes were filled with uneasiness.

Nakamura Mine finally understood what Goto Ichiri was thinking. It turned out that this girl was stimulated by his family background that was suddenly revealed today. She probably felt guilty for not understanding him at all. After figuring out the whole story, Nakamura Mine couldn't help but smile helplessly. The girl in front of him was always like this. Although they had not been together for a long time, Nakamura Mine believed that he already knew her very well.

What an unstable person.

Especially things related to him.

As the girl's first real friend, Nakamura Mine fully felt how cautious this girl, Goto Ichiri, was about this friendship. To be honest, Nakamura Mine didn't hate her for doing so, but he definitely didn't appreciate it either, because it felt like Goto Ichiri was placing herself in a lower position than himself in this friendship.

If the two parties in a friendship are not equal, it becomes a transaction that requires weighing the pros and cons.

Not only when facing him, but also when facing Ichiri Ichichi Kouka, Yamada Ryo, even when facing her family and even Jimmy Henry, she always regarded herself as inferior to the other party.

He knew that this wouldn't work, and he believed that Goto Ichiri knew the same thing, but it wasn't something that could be changed all at once.

"Hey, I say, Pochi, don't talk as if you told me the things you hid."

"Hmm!" Goto Ichiri was obviously choked. When she thought about it carefully, it seemed that all the things she had done were really guessed by Nakamura Minato himself, and she did not tell the other party any of them on her own initiative.

"Besides, if you are talking about something that you don't know about my family situation at all, it seems that you have never asked me about these things, right?"

“Woo woo…” Goto Ichiri lowered his head even more.

"Okay, okay, if you want to know anything, just ask directly. It's not something shameful." Nakamura Mine said frankly.

"Eh? Is it okay?" Goto Ichiri looked up in surprise. She thought that Nakamura Minato would be reluctant to tell her these things, but now it seems that this is not the case. It's not that Nakamura Minato is unwilling to talk about it, but simply because she didn't ask, so Nakamura Minato didn't say it.

"I'm actually curious as to why you think it's not possible?"

"Well, then, Afeng, do you have any secrets that you are hiding from me?" Goto Ichiri had no intention of asking about Nakamura Feng's family affairs. What she wanted to know was more things about Nakamura Feng that she didn't know. She just wanted to get to know her friend Nakamura Feng better.

"A secret?" Nakamura Mine touched his chin and began to think seriously about what little secrets he had that no one knew about.

He really has very few secrets that he cannot tell others, no matter whether it is his past or the former Nakamura Mine. If he has to say something, it is that Nakamura Mine had a crush on one or two, three or four girls. However, this has nothing to do with him. He has no interest in those girls at all, so it doesn't count.

So after thinking about it, the only thing that can be called a secret is probably that...

"Ms. Goto Ichiri, I am now going to tell you a shocking secret of mine! You must never leak this to anyone, can you promise?" Nakamura Mine's tone suddenly became very serious, and Goto Ichiri also followed his expression and became respectful.

"Yes, it is!"

"Very good, then I'll tell you, are you ready?"

Goto Ichiri nodded vigorously, her eyes filled with both anticipation and uneasiness.

A-Feng looks so serious, he must be telling a shocking secret, and from now on, this secret will be shared by A-Feng and I! Hehe~ I always think it's cool.

"I told you, I really want to tell you?!"

"Uh-huh!"

"actually, I……"

"Actually you?"

"Actually, I'm not from this world. I'm a time traveler." Nakamura Mine put his mouth close to Goto Ichiri's ear and told him his biggest secret.

"Huh?" Goto Ichiri was stunned, completely stunned.

Until she returned home and entered her room, she seemed to have heard nothing that Nakamura Mine and her family said to her.

She closed her door, her eyes gradually cleared, and then...

"puff!"

"Hahahahaha..."

Goto Ichiri suddenly started laughing unrestrainedly, and there was no need to think too much about the person she was laughing at, as it must be Nakamura Mine who had just said in front of her that he was not from this world.

“Chu, chuunibyou, I didn’t expect Afeng to be an electric wave type, haha~ hehehehe…”

Goto Ichiri fell directly to the ground, laughing so hard that she was bent over, while her parents and sister, who came to peek outside the door because they felt that she was not in a good state, looked as if she had started over again.

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Chapter 53 Photo

After arriving home, Nakamura Mine stared at the electronic keyboard and guitar in front of him, his expression becoming increasingly solemn.

After watching for ten minutes...

"So handsome hehe~" Nakamura Mine's smile gradually became perverted.

He has been coveting these two treasures for some time. The guitar is okay, as he can borrow it from Goto Ichiri to satisfy his craving. But there is no way to practice on the electronic organ if he really wants to. He knows that he can play it well, but he has never even touched it. This feeling is really hard to describe. Although he has borrowed it once from Fanxing before, the feeling of borrowing it is completely different from that of owning it.

On this day, Nakamura Mine practiced the piano until very late and went to bed very late, and the next morning there were six red marks on his face.

The novelty of having his own musical instrument made him want to play a few songs almost all the time, but he quickly adjusted his state of mind. It was not because the novelty had worn off, but because the high school entrance examination was really about to begin.

Nakamura Mine and Goto Ichiri basically changed the time they originally spent practicing guitar after school into study time. Nakamura Mine basically didn't have to worry about science at all, and he could easily answer Goto Ichiri's questions. As for liberal arts, Goto Ichiri was just okay, but at least his notes in class were quite complete. Although Nakamura Mine needed to learn a lot of these things from scratch.

But it is not without advantages for him, because Japan's national literature and history exams always use some Chinese knowledge as difficult points, which is basically an easy point for him.

There are only a few days left before the exam, and the students in the class have basically done all the things they need to do before graduation, such as leaving a message book, signing each other's school uniforms, exchanging photos, etc.

But among them, Nakamura Mine and Goto Ichiri seem to be, well... quite unique.

Nakamura Mine and Goto Ichiri, who have no friends at school except each other, seem to live in a different dimension from the others. Although they can see what those people are doing, they still seem to be completely unaware of them.

However, although Goto Ichiri seemed to be in a low mood, Nakamura Mine himself was actually happy to be free. After all, to him, except for Goto Ichiri, the other people in his class were all strangers. If he was approached, he would not know what to say. At that time, he could only take out his mobile phone and search for some sentences and write them down in front of the other party.

Looking at Goto Ichiri lying on the table with an obviously depressed expression, Nakamura Mine thought for a moment, then walked over and knocked on her desk. Goto Ichiri raised her head and saw Nakamura Mine with a faint smile on his face.

"Pochi, do you want to take some photos to remember the past?"

"What?"

After school, Nakamura Mine dragged Goto Ichiri to the corner of the corridor where they often practiced guitar during lunch break and after school. Although it has only been less than a month, this place has become the secret base of Nakamura Mine and Goto Ichiri. If there are any memories worth remembering about the two of them in this school, this is the only place Nakamura Mine can think of.

"Pochi, can you please lift your head up?"

"I said, when I told you to look up, I didn't mean to look at the ceiling. Look towards the camera now!"

"Your eyes are so wide, someone who doesn't know would think you are being coerced by me! Can you relax a little?"

"No! I told you to relax but not to melt! Change back to me!!!"

It was clearly just to take a photo, but it took nearly an hour to complete this arduous task. The final photo showed Nakamura Mine forcing a smiling expression on Goto Ichiri with his hands, while Goto Ichiri made a scissors hand gesture towards the camera at Nakamura Mine's request.

After sending this photo to Goto Ichiri, she kept grinning at her phone on the way home, muttering that this was her first photo other than family photos, group photos and ID photos.

"I will pass this photo down to the next generation as a family heirloom!" Goto Ichiri said, and from his tone it sounded like he was not joking.

"If you really dare to do that, I will find a way to make you childless." Nakamura Mine was a little afraid of Goto Ichiri's idea. He imagined Goto Ichiri, who had become an old lady, holding this photo in her hand and saying to her grandson or granddaughter in a serious manner:

"This is our family heirloom. You must preserve it well and pass it on to your children in the future. If you fail to do so, you will be cursed, hehe."

Nakamura Mine shuddered violently.

In the next few days, since they had exams soon, they didn't need to go to school anymore, but reviewed the test questions at home. Unlike other people who were nervous, after all, this was the first turning point in their lives. However, for Nakamura Mine, it was nothing strange. He had done what he was supposed to do anyway. Instead of forcing himself to study more in the last few days, he planned to relax first.

Anyway, according to his estimation, getting into Sakuragaoka shouldn't be a problem.