Love? Please allow me to simulate it first!

Chapter 15 is crooked?

[Kita Ikuyo told you about her meanness and cowardice. She used tears to vent in front of you the emotions that she had suppressed in her heart for more than half a year. Her regret, pain and self-blame were now nakedly laid out in front of you.]

[You've long understood that you're not good at comforting people, but you're pretty good at teasing others.]

[You quickly threw the simulated spider you recently bought in order to see the usually stern-faced manager Xingge look flustered, onto Kita Ikuyo’s face.]

[You achieved your goal, Kita Ikuyo stopped crying, but the slap mark on your face made you want to cry a little. ]

[In Kita Ikuyo's resentful eyes, you told her that she could forgive herself.]

[Kita Ikuyo stared at you for a long while, then bowed deeply to you, but this time she didn't say anything to apologize, instead she just said "thank you" and left.]

[The gap between you and Kita Ikuyo has disappeared, but Kita Ikuyo's attitude towards you has not returned to its previous natural state. When she meets your gaze, she will still take the initiative to avoid it. However, the reason for avoiding it this time is obviously different from before. ]

[Unlike before when she always focused most of her attention on the person she admired, Yamada Ryo, Kita Ikuyo began to secretly observe you from time to time. ]

tearing~

Nakamura Mine's claws left a deep scratch on the tatami, and he took deep breaths to keep himself calm.

What's going on with his ending reward? Where did it all start? Why did it seem like the road was going astray? Why did the simulated self suddenly start to have an ambiguous relationship with this guy whose name sounded like a joke from the Showa era? Can the simulated self be set to anyone except the simulated object?

No, that's not right, right?

Nakamura Mine seemed to realize that something was wrong.

Why didn't any options appear in this simulation for so long? Yes, thinking carefully, except for the first part of this simulation which was similar to the previous one, it seemed that no options appeared for the subsequent routes.

It seems like he has gone from playing galgames to reading novels, and he doesn't feel involved at all.

This is obviously not normal.

But if there is any difference between this simulation and the last one...

All Nakamura Mine could think of was the psychological suggestion he made to himself before starting the simulation. Does it mean that as long as he did this and then simulated again, no options would appear?

If that's the case, isn't this simulation a bit too much trouble? Besides, the hints he gave before the simulation didn't last forever.

Although it was true that he played a key role at the beginning, following the hint, he did not join the light music club, and naturally joined the ending band that Goto Ichiri was in.

This proved the effectiveness of self-suggestion, but after joining the band he became more and more obsessed with it and almost completely forgot the order to catch up with Goto Ichiri.

That's all fine, he also knows that this is indeed something he could do, but what will Miss Kita Ikuyo do? No matter how you look at it, things are getting worse and worse, right?

This shows that self-suggestion does work, but it is not absolute, and he in the simulation will still make changes according to his personality.

If he had to choose between self-suggestion and options, he would have a hard time saying which one would be more effective.

The effect of self-suggestion is significant. It can make great progress and advantages in the beginning, but conversely he will have no control over the subsequent development of the plot.

As for the "no" option, he would not be able to control any of his own thoughts in the simulation, and would not be able to approach the simulation object in a targeted manner. Most basically, he was not even sure whether he would enter the ending band.

This system really doesn't allow anyone to exploit any loopholes.

Anyway, the simulation continues. After all, there is nothing he can do now.

[The first person to notice Kita Ikuyo's change was Goto Ichiri, who was always hiding in the corner and observing everyone. Not only did Goto Ichiri notice changes in Kita Ikuyo's daily behavior, but he also noticed some changes in the sound of Kita Ikuyo's guitar.]

[Of course, this doesn’t mean that Kita Ikuyo’s guitar skills have suddenly become amazing, but the hesitation she always had when playing the guitar before has disappeared. ]

[To put it simply, after picking up the guitar, Kita Ikuyo became much more confident and honest than before. ]

[This change naturally could not be hidden from the members of the Ending Band who practiced with her every day. Unlike you who knew the truth, the other members of the Ending Band were very curious about what happened to her.]

【But everyone who asked was fooled. 】

[After asking in vain, they quickly turned their attention to you, the only one who did not show any curiosity. Their intuition told them that something must have happened between you and Kita Ikuyo.]

[You didn't tell them about it, you just said you didn't know, so they naturally didn't believe you. You usually like to have fun even more than the bass player, but you have no interest in such a thing. This is obviously abnormal.]

[But since they couldn't get any results from asking, they just let it go. Kita Ikuyo was very happy that you didn't tell her about it. She felt that this was a secret between you two.]

[You want to transfer some songs from your past life to become the tracks of your band, but in fact the process is not as smooth as you imagined. Although you have some knowledge of composition, it is not enough to support you to restore the songs that are already a little vague in your mind. You ask for help from Yamada Ryo, who is in charge of composition. You convey the melody in your heart to Yamada Ryo through piano and humming, and she is quite interested in it. ]

[With the help of Yamada Ryo, you quickly restored several music scores. After thinking about it, you decided to abandon the lyrics in your mind and continue to hand over the lyrics work to Goto Ichiri. You knew that if you took away the lyrics work, it would definitely stimulate the sensitive Goto Ichiri, so you made this decision. ]

[After that, Yamada Ryo would often come to discuss your views on composition with you. Although you were a half-baked person, you would always tell him your ideas. You also learned a lot of music-related knowledge from Yamada Ryo. Yamada Ryo seemed to be very keen to share what he was interested in with others.]

[As you said, you would practice Vegeta in your free time, but the time for practice was getting less and less. During a performance, the 0 button of Goto Ichiri's guitar string was broken, causing two of her strings to break. Although you finally got through the crisis with the cooperation of Kita Ikuyo's desperate playing and Goto Ichiri's skill of using a glass bottle instead of a slide, this also meant that Goto Ichiri urgently needed a new guitar.]

Chapter 16 Band

[You took out Vegeta. This was originally the guitar that you and Goto Ichiri shared. Now it is obvious that Goto Ichiri needs this guitar more than you.]

[Goto Ichiri wanted to refuse, but your attitude was very strong, which made Goto Ichiri, who was not good at refusing others, finally agree. She wanted to lend you her original guitar for practice, but because it was actually the guitar lent to her by her father, she felt that she had no right to do so. ]

[Now you have even less time to practice guitar, and you only occasionally borrow Vegeta or Kita's guitar when the band practices, but this also means that you spend more time on the electronic keyboard synthesizer. ]

[After the band gradually gained some fame in Shimokitazawa, the performances you arranged at the Live House almost always achieved sales, and occasionally you could earn some income. Similarly, the band videos posted on the website also gained some fans.]

[For some reason, Kita Ikuyo always likes to ask you out. You think it's troublesome so you always find various excuses to refuse, but you are always exposed by the other party and end up being dragged around. You are always unable to keep up with the other party's rhythm, so you always act passively, but Kita Ikuyo doesn't think there is anything wrong with this. ]

[Time flies. Ichichi Kouka and Yamada Ryo, who are one year older than you, are about to graduate from high school. Neither of them plans to continue their studies, but instead devotes themselves to finishing the band.]

[After learning about this result, you discussed it with Kita Ikuyo and Goto Ichiri. After learning that you and Goto Ichiri also had no plans to continue your studies, Kita Ikuyo seemed to have the same idea. She also discussed it with you privately and seemed to have made up her mind.]

【After the band finished, they started to receive commissions from other bands to perform. Gradually, they had some die-hard fans and started selling peripherals. The band's funds gradually improved.】

[Soon after you became a third-year student, you received a text message from Kita Ikuyo, and you two started dating.]

"..."

"Although, although this is expected, isn't this relationship a bit too casual? Can't there be a sense of ceremony or something? At least they should confess in person..."

Nakamura Mine actually figured it out a little bit. The biggest problem for not being able to get together with Goto Ichiri in both simulations was not him, but Goto Ichiri. This guy clearly had a good impression of him but never showed it. As a result, in the simulation, he could never regard Goto Ichiri as someone he wanted to date, but instead treated him more like an ordinary friend.

Can't you take the initiative? Goto-sensei.

[The end of your relationship did not cause any big waves in the band. It seemed that everyone took it for granted. Yamada Ryo even laughed at you for letting a girl confess first. Ijichi Kouka was surprised that you two had just started dating. She seemed to have always thought that you had been secretly dating for a long time. Goto Ichiri just said a blessing to you and didn't say anything more. But after that, Goto Ichiri seemed to be more focused on her guitar skills. Her guitar skills became more and more profound. Every guitar solo in her performance always brought up the atmosphere.]

[You, Kita Ikuyo and Goto Ichiri's high school will also come to an end. At the last campus festival of high school, you saw the performance of the light music club. Their playing skills alone cannot be compared with the ending band that has worked hard for three years. Especially Yamada Ryo and Goto Ichiri's skills can be said to be completely professional level, but for some reason, the performance of the light music club can easily move you. ]

[You and the light music club did not have no intersection during the three years of high school. At least you had a good relationship with the club's leader, Tian Zhongli, and the light music club would occasionally go to watch the performances of the Ending Band. But you never thought that the light music club, which was relaxed drinking tea every day, could be compared with the Ending Band, which was serious about walking on the road of being a band.]

【But after watching this performance, you changed your mind. The light music club, "After School TEA TIME" is undoubtedly a great band. Some of their members are not very skilled, and even unqualified for a band, but as long as the five of them play together, they complement each other or something. Their music is very harmonious, and they have such tacit understanding that if you didn't know about the light music club, you would have thought that these five people were all childhood sweethearts.】

[The final performance of the school festival, "After School Tea Time" is undoubtedly dazzling. 】

[You borrowed the video of that performance from the school and brought it to Fanxing to watch it with everyone in the band.]

[The rest of the band can also feel the cohesion of "After School TEA TIME", and you start to think about how to become like them. ]

[Through thinking about what the light music club does on a daily basis, you proposed whether to have some royal tea every day, but it was strongly rejected by all the members. However, when Yamada Ryo heard that the light music club could eat these for free every day, her eyes lit up. She seemed to regret not being able to become friends with Kotobuki Tsumugi. You did not comment on this.]

[You called privately to ask if Tianzhong Ritsu had any tricks, but Tianzhong Ritsu, who was a little embarrassed by your praise, just said to let it go. ]

[You don’t quite understand what the other person means, and after a while, you forget about it.]

【The fame of the band "End" gradually spread beyond Shimokitazawa, and the live house "Fanxing" also gained some fame.】

[After you have a certain amount of funds, you start to produce some albums and CDs of your own, and the name of the band gradually emerges in the public eye.]

[You took the opportunity to bring out some of the rock songs that were popular in your previous life. The results were naturally gratifying. The band's name became popular and many young people became your fans.]

[There are many investors who seem to have plans to acquire you, but without exception, they were rejected. You don't want to get involved in too many business matters, but because of this, you were quickly targeted. A lot of negative opinions about the members of the band Ending began to spread on the Internet. Among them, you, as the only male in the band Ending, were undoubtedly the most criticized. ]

[Many unhealthy rumors about you and other members of the band spread quickly. Even if the entire band came out to defend you, it was of little use. With your eccentric personality, you also began to become a little silent.]

Chapter 17 Change

[You tried your best to act like you were doing the same as usual, but your stubbornness didn't fool anyone. Kita Ikuyo would always ask you out to relax, but soon someone circulated the photos of you and Kita Ikuyo on a date online, which added more so-called "evidence" to your "improper conduct", and your reputation on the Internet was immediately in disgrace.]

[You are overwhelmed by the malicious rumors and have the idea of ​​quitting the rock band. You try not to think about it, but this thought is still eroding your brain. You thought you were a person with strong willpower, but unfortunately you seem to be just a guy who likes to show off.]

[You locked yourself up at home, constantly numbing yourself with alcohol. Kita Ikuyo had the key to your house, and she came to take care of you almost every day. You felt painful about your own fragility. You knew that you had caused trouble to everyone who had ended the band. Although they could actually play without you, they were still waiting for your return without complaint.]

[Tell Kita Ikuyo that you want a week. In just one week, you will be back to your previous state.]

You ask her, “Can you wait for me?”

[She replied, "Okay, but if you lie, I'll throw a real spider in your face."]

[In the following time, you did not go out, turned off all electronic devices, and just sat on the piano you recently bought, playing endless solos. You almost forgot the time. When you were tired, you went to sleep. When you woke up, you ate something to fill your stomach. After eating, you immediately continued to play without interruption. You seemed to feel that you were in a wonderful state. Except for the notes and melodies that kept echoing in your mind, your brain was empty.]

[The musical knowledge you have accumulated over the years is constantly re-presented to you through the rhythm of your fingers on the keys. Ideas emerge in your consciousness one after another without stopping. They are the inspiration for new songs. Unlike the previous songs that were just copied from the previous life, this is something that truly belongs to you.]

[It may be just your illusion, but you feel that your hands seem to have become extremely light. Unlike playing after thinking, you find that your brain and hands can move synchronously almost without any gap. Then, your hands seem to merge with the piano. You even think that the piano is a part of your body. Your vision and consciousness gradually blur, and you fall asleep on the piano while playing this unnamed song.]

[A ray of morning sunlight awakens you. You get up dazedly but realize that something is wrong with your body. In addition to the soreness caused by sleeping on your stomach, you always feel that your hands seem to be different from before, but you can't tell whether this feeling is real.]

[Without further investigation, you turned on your long-turned-off phone, ignoring the incoming calls and text messages. You looked at the time. It had been six days since you and Kita Ikuyo last met, but there was still one day left in the week of the agreement.]

[You are bored and suddenly log into a Line account that you haven't used for many years. You rarely log into this account after graduating from high school. Most of the people on it are friends you made in high school. They are called friends, but in fact, the relationship is not very good, so you rarely check the messages on it after graduation. ]

[But your eyes were attracted by a post. It was a post by the head of the light music club in high school, Lawrence Tianzhong, saying that they were playing in the school during "TEA TIME after school". You remembered their performance at the school festival and became interested. You saw that the date of this performance was this afternoon, so you disguised yourself and went out.]

[Because you haven't been outside for a long time, you are not comfortable with the sun, but this does not stop you. ]

[You came to the university where Tian Zhongli and her friends were studying, but were stopped at the door. You then realized that this women's university actually prohibited unrelated men from entering. You were a little speechless, but your temper was also aroused. You just came to listen to the performance, and it didn't make sense to have a venue and seats but not accept guests. You wanted to climb over the wall to enter, but when you saw the electric fence on the wall, you had to give up.]

[But you have to watch the performance of "After School TEA TIME" today, so after hesitating, you called Tianzhong Ritsu. The other party seemed quite surprised to hear that it was really you calling. There should be other former members of the light music club around her. The chattering sound coming from the phone made you feel a little nostalgic. ]

[You told the other party your purpose. After a moment of silence, you heard several women exclaiming excitedly on the phone. After you calmed down, you realized that all the members of "After School TEA TIME" are actually fans of the band. That's why they are so excited about you coming to listen to their performance. After discussing for a while, the other party seemed to have come up with a solution, and they came to pick you up at the school gate.]

[After meeting them, you take off your disguise and feel that except for their slightly more mature appearance, their other behaviors have not changed much from high school, and they all have distinct personalities.]

[After observing you, they were all a little curious. Hirasawa Yui even wanted to poke your cheek with her trembling fingers to verify the authenticity, but you slapped her away. You felt uncomfortable with the way they looked at rare animals, so you asked them to take you in to watch the show, but they took you to a deserted forest.]

[As you looked helpless, they surrounded you and did something extremely evil to you.]

[They dressed you up as a girl. Their way of getting along with you was to disguise you with makeup and wigs, but what they didn't expect was that the effect seemed to be far beyond their expectations. You turned into a cool girl who was no less cool than Yamada Ryo in a shirt.]

[During the "escort" of "After School TEA TIME", you can be said to have no problem in the women's university, but the rate of turning back seems to be a bit high. Others passing by look at you with curious eyes for your strange formation, but it seems that only you and Akiyama Mio feel ashamed of this. ]

[You watched the performance of "After School TEA TIME" from the best viewing position. Their level has obviously improved, but in your eyes, which already have a vision above professional level, it still seems a bit rough, but still extremely dazzling. You suddenly remembered that when you asked Tianzhong Ritsu if there was any trick, the other party's answer seemed to be...]

【Let nature take its course. 】

Chapter 18 End

[You used to not understand the meaning of these four words, but now you seem to understand a little bit. Tian Jingzhong Ritsu naturally can't explain any profound truths. They just drink tea and play together naturally. They play when they want to play, and play together when they want to play. They never think too much, just let it go. ]

【Music is not something heavy. 】

[After you said goodbye to Tianzhong Ritsu and the others, you came to the Fanxing Live House. The first person you met was the store manager. When she saw you, she scolded you harshly, and then comforted you a little awkwardly. However, after seeing the funny expression on your face, she realized that she was just being sentimental, so she blushed and waved her hand and drove you into the practice room.]

[In the practice room, seeing you, the other members of the band were very excited. Ijichi Kouka expressed her concern for your situation during this period, Goto Ichiri also said words of concern for you, and Yamada Ryo told you that she was considering whether to contact hackers and detectives to expose all the rumormongers. You smiled and rejected her proposal, which you didn't know if it was serious or not.]

【Kita Ikuyo just said welcome back, but you know that's enough. 】

[You apologized to everyone for your willfulness during this period, and then said that you have no problem now. You returned to the band's rehearsal. To the surprise of the band members, this period of confinement has not made your skills regress, but has made your performance more fluent than before. Everyone was surprised by this, and when they asked you the reason, you just said proudly that this is your talent.]

[Your answer left them speechless, but also made them feel relieved, because this is indeed the style of answer you usually receive.]

[They asked you if you had found a way to deal with the public opinion, but you just said to ignore it.]

[You took out a few music scores you wrote these days and discussed them with Yamada Ryo. Facing Yamada Ryo's questioning eyes, you felt a little embarrassed. You knew that compared with the songs you copied before, yours were obviously not mature enough, but Yamada Ryo didn't ask more questions, but revised them with you. ]

[You no longer avoid any band's performances. Many people on the Internet who make money by insulting others are excited to see your comeback. Small articles and comments with similar purpose as before are flooding in again, but this time you don't care at all, and even feel like laughing.]

[At the concert, some people also started to make noises and insult you. You didn't say anything, but just performed an impromptu keyboard solo on the spot. You showed them what it means to be a whole band by yourself. Your dazzling fingering and smooth movements completely conquered all the audience. Even the guys who came to pick a fight with sincerity shut their mouths unconsciously.]

[You don't care about any rumors, just focus on your work as a keyboard player and the creation of music. You seem to have returned to the time when you first started learning the piano. Any progress can bring you a few days of joy. Kita Yuyo is also very happy to see you like this.]

[Even when you went out with Kita Ikuyo in the band, you didn't pretend to be anything. You just acted like an ordinary couple, going wherever you went and having fun. Occasionally, you would secretly go to Tianzhong Ritsu's school to watch the "After School TEA TIME" performance. You became their loyal fan, but you were a little annoyed that you had to wear a wig and make-up every time you went.]

[Gradually, the comments criticizing you online became fewer and fewer, and the voices recognizing your skills became stronger and stronger. And because the only photos of you and Kita Ikuyo dating alone were leaked from beginning to end, you also became an officially announced model couple. ]

[Because several of the band's new songs were very popular, many of the band's haters eventually became true fans of the band, and the band's status in the Japanese rock industry rose to a higher level.]

[The comments online are gradually leaning towards you, but you are still doing what you like as if you are not paying attention to what is happening outside.]

[After another two years of experience, the band has completely become a representative band of the new era in the Japanese rock scene, and its reputation is the most widely known. ]

[You and Kita Ikuyo held a wedding. It was called a wedding, but in the end it was just like the end of a band concert. You also invited "After School Tea Time" to perform. Even on such a day, you were still accompanied by music.]

[Kita Ikuyo seems to be more excited about changing her last name than marrying you, and you don't know whether to laugh or cry.]

【Kita Ikuyo became Nakamura Ikuyo. 】