I am the emotional sustenance of your deceased

Chitose Noshiro drank Valentine proudly and took out a contract from her bag.

"Contract? It says... band?!"

"Yeah, yeah, we've been performing a lot lately. There's an American record company that wants to invite us to form a band. The person in charge gave me a contract yesterday and asked us to think about it carefully."

"???"

No, this is all irrelevant.

Since their last performance together, they have been going to STARY or RING every Friday to perform. They have always had a great time, and there have even been many times when they drank so much that they were unconscious and vomited on the stage in front of the audience.

Is there anyone who wants this unreliable duo who have only performed three or four times but often make mistakes?

Looking at Deng's dazed look, Qiansui certainly knew what he was thinking.

This contract... of course it is not reliable. After all, she asked the system to forge this contract.

Ever since learning that the system could transform into a physical being in simulation and reality, Qiansui began to wonder what other uses this thing could have.

Now she found out.

As long as you communicate with the system and ask for help with phrases like "Everything is for the purpose of obtaining a larger lifelong regret index", "Dear system, you don't want your performance as a system to fall short of standards, do you?", and "If you don't help me, you won't get any benefits after I die", you will receive a lot of help.

For example, the currency in the simulation, this contract, and...

"Guest, your drink order."

Looking at the waitress who had to act polite even though veins were bulging on her forehead, Chitose Noshiro almost collapsed with laughter in her heart.

This is her good system, a multifunctional simulation assistant that can assist her!

“Thank you for your service.”

"..."

The system lady with a gloomy face went out, and Gao Songdeng had not yet recovered from the shock of the contract.

"So, us?"

"We can go to America and become big stars! What do you think, Xiao Deng? Isn't it cool?"

"This, this is too..."

This is too exaggerated! It's a bit out of touch with reality.

This choice is bound to affect her entire life. Not to mention what her parents think, her life will definitely be greatly changed because of it.

"Hey, Xiao Deng is also very excited, isn't he?"

Chitose was getting closer and closer, even to the point of being close to Takamatsu Touma's face. This made Takamatsu Touma, who was in a difficult situation, feel a little timid and wanted to agree.

"No, Xiao Deng, I don't want the answer I force you to give. I want your own answer."

"Although we've only known each other for a little over a month, I think Deng will definitely be a successful person in the future. Deng is someone who can save many people. You can't just swallow your anger and agree to something when someone forces you to."

Chitose shook his head and put the contract into Takamatsu Deng's arms.

"Xiao Deng, go back and think about it carefully. After all, I didn't agree right away. I also told the other party that I would come back and think about it."

"I...I'll think about it carefully!"

Do you want to leave your hometown and go to a foreign country across the ocean to work hard with your best friends?

This means she will lose her job and everything in the country and have to start all over again.

But starting over is not an easy thing.

She was already twenty-six years old, and she knew that this kind of thing was a great opportunity, but it could also push her and Qiansui into the abyss.

"My singing voice... is it really capable of bearing this kind of responsibility? And going to America..."

Is my native Japanese English really good enough?

There are also issues related to daily life... There are so many things to consider. Takamatsu Deng is not a reckless sixteen-year-old girl, nor is she a twenty-two-year-old young person like Chitose who has just entered society.

She has been tortured by this society for four whole years. If she were ten years younger, she would definitely agree if Qiansui invited her like this.

"Think about it carefully when you get home, my dear little Dengdeng."

Chitose Noshiro and Deng were face to face, and Chitose was rubbing them madly, reluctant to let go, as if they were cherishing the last moment of close contact.

"We still have plenty of time. Take your time to think about it. There's no rush."

【Take your time to think about it, although I already know what decision you will make. 】

Qiansui's eyes were particularly blood red today.

[I really do understand you, my dear sister, my dear Dengbao.]

Just how profound can the enlightenment of an ordinary 26-year-old adult be? Let us see.

Ch30. I really want to eat BBQ rice

"Aren't you afraid that she will really agree to you?"

"I'm not afraid."

After drinking, Chitose Noshiro did not choose to stay overnight at the Tomo family's house, but instead chose to return to the small home that he had not returned to much in the past few weeks.

The mature girl transformed by the system stood beside her. She looked cold and dignified, not like a human, but like a fairy fallen from heaven.

The system is amazing, isn't it?

No wonder so many protagonists in Hedgehog Cat choose to marry the system home.

"Aren't you afraid that I won't agree to your request?"

"I'm not afraid either."

"why."

"Because, I guessed right away that you have a performance review, right? Otherwise, you wouldn't be so anxious about your first simulation... Hehe, if the life span I earned is really only related to me, and I'm working hard for myself and it's completely useless to you—"

Chitose Noshiro paused deliberately, trying to observe the system's reaction, but the system's expressionless face made her feel bored.

"If it's of no use to you, I can't imagine why you're more anxious than me. Are you some kind of nice guy?"

If he really was that kind-hearted person, there would be no need for Qiansui to simulate him, right?

The Virgin Mary will directly grant you life rather than assigning you tasks to complete and strive for.

"It seems the long simulation gave you ample time to think."

"Yeah, it would be a shame not to make good use of the time in the simulation, wouldn't it?"

Take the opportunity to learn more knowledge and master more skills in the simulation, so that you can make money in the real world to support yourself and your sister.

"So, why aren't you afraid that Deng will agree to your request, Chitose? After all, from what I've communicated with you, the most crucial step in your plan is Deng's refusal to go to America with you."

A look of doubt appeared on the system's beautiful face.

"Because no one on this earth knows Takamatsu Touma better than I do."

Qiansui pointed at the moon, its eternal brightness made people feel at ease.

"Just like the moon, if there were no life on it, any Earthling would tell aliens, 'I'm the species that understands the moon best in the universe,' right? Of course, because humans have always been baptized by the moon, and I am one of them."

"I have lived through Takamatsu's entire life, except for her teenage years, but I know Takamatsu's childhood and adulthood, and I have heard Takamatsu talk about her past firsthand."

"So, even though I'm not Takamatsu Teru, nor her parent, my experience of being her companion day and night gives me more confidence than anyone else to say, 'I understand Takamatsu Teru best.'"

Chitose took Miss System's hand and showed her most signature gentle smile.

As expected, the gentleness displayed by this bad woman can even warm the system! Look at this idiot's state, it's different!

"In short, I know Takamatsu Deng's personality, and I'm confident I can grasp Deng's personality at any stage, so..."

"So you designed this ending specifically for the alcohol lamp?"

"Yeah yeah."

"Don't you miss her now, just like you missed the mini lamp before."

"Of course I can't bear to leave her, but...what can I do?"

Am I going to spend my whole life with her in this simulation... then what about the real me outside the simulation?

Simulation is just simulation, don't take it seriously...

Although it is cruel to do so, it is inevitable.

The ends of Chitose Noshiro's hair were lifted high by the draft in the alley. She looked at the city buildings in the distance, which were brightly lit and prosperous, like a paradise on earth.

"Tongzi, as you said, simulated characters don't feel pain, so we shouldn't worry too much, right?"

After it's over, just cry for them and remember everything in the simulation. Even if you dig a hole for them while crying, Chitose Noshiro only has one year to live.

Nothing is more important than survival, especially when she is not alone.

"You said, oh, forget it, you are just a system, what do you know."

Chitose Noshiro doesn't look like a drunkard who just drank a case of beer. Maybe it's because the evening breeze today is very refreshing.

"I really want to eat barbecue rice, ah..."

……

In Takamatsu Deng's rental house, it's a lonely night that belongs to Deng alone.

"I really want to eat barbecue rice, ah..."

I really want to eat Qiansui's barbecue rice again.

In the past, every time she and Chitose came back from drinking at Ring Ⅱ, they would eat the barbecue rice made by Sui.

The smell of salad dressing and barbecued meat satisfied Deng's taste buds again and again.

But today was different. Not only was there no barbecue and rice, but even Qiansui didn't go home with her to take a shower and sleep.

I've obviously...already gotten used to our daily life together.

Gao Songdeng touched the empty bed beside him and felt a little distraught for a moment.

“It’s an unusual feeling.”

"I won't make Xiao Sui unhappy, will I? If I had known, I would..."

[Deng, I hope you can make your own choices. Your choices should come from your heart and not be guided by others.]

Qiansui's voice echoed in Deng's ears, stretching her thoughts to very long lengths again and again, and finally cutting off all her thoughts like a pair of scissors.

So tangled, so uncomfortable...

After hesitating, Gao Songdeng dialed his mother's phone number, but as expected, no one answered.

"It's so late, mother must be asleep."

That’s great! Mother has worked hard all her life and it’s time for her to take a break.

A stupid daughter like me, actually thinking of looking for her mother when she is in such a difficult situation?

Just like a child.

"What should I do? I really want to go with Xiaosui, but I feel..."

[Drink! Xiao Deng! Once you enter the spiral of happiness, everything will be fine!]

It was an auditory hallucination again. Qiansui's voice seemed to be engraved into the very bones of the lamp.

"But you can... have a drink and make a choice after you wake up."

Chitose said that she could replace alcohol to help Deng enter a spiral of happiness, but Chitose was not there at the moment, so Deng could only rely on alcohol to satisfy herself.

She found the vodka in her coat pocket, which Chitose had left for her.

The lights in the house were dim, and only the repetitive breathing of stones pierced the night. Gao Songdeng walked barefoot on the bumpy handmade stone road on the balcony.

【Drink it quickly, Xiao Deng, drink it quickly. 】

Takamatsu Deng could still hear Chitose's voice, but she knew better than anyone that it was not an auditory hallucination. She was just thinking about what Chitose would say if she were here.

After all, isn't this still an escape, Takamatsu Deng?

Why are you always like this?