It was supposed to be a love simulation, so why are they also players?

"Use my phone to take the picture. Xiangzi gave it to me a while ago, and it takes very clear photos and videos."

As for which shopping app he used, Xia Mu said, "I haven't received any advertisements, so I won't advertise. Thank you."

I wrote the book for six months, without doing live streaming or selling products; I just tortured the readers.

Hey~

"3, 2, 1!"

As Hongxia counted down from three, Xia Mu pressed the shutter button.

click -

Their trip to Kyoto, documented in photographs.

Send it to the "End of Band Family" group, one copy for everyone.

"Xia Mu."

"Yes, Liang, what's wrong?"

"Your photography skills are a bit lax, but my good looks make up for it. As punishment, you have to take another picture of me later."

"Are you just using different phrases to praise yourself while subtly insulting me? Damn, you're so narcissistic."

"Thank you for the compliment, thank you! I'll just croak—"

The troublemaking Yamada Ryo was countered by the angelic Shimokitazawa Nijika, who grabbed him and instantly refined him.

"It's time to head to the next stop. Let's go to the shrine and get a fortune slip while it's still early."

After receiving everyone's unanimous agreement, Hongxia proceeded to the next stop.

【shrine. 】

"Draw a card! My turn! *duang*"

This time.

He is very lucky.

"Woo——"

Goto Ichiri clutched her "bad luck" sign, her face pale and trembling.

Is it not advisable to travel far today?

No!

"Yay, it's Xiao Ji!"

Kita Ikuyo was very satisfied with her results.

"whispering sound--"

Liang casually stuffed the lot he had drawn back into his hand without saying a word.

It's probably not a good sign.

But she insisted on going against the grain.

"Hey, Xia Mu, let me see your fortune stick."

"Here you go, Liang, what do you want to do?"

"What's yours is mine, so if you draw the 'Great Luck' card, it's the same as me drawing the 'Great Luck' card!"

Yamada Ryo confidently gave a thumbs up.

"Great fortune, everything goes smoothly, and all wishes are fulfilled..."

Ichiji Nijika opened her own slip of paper, just like Natsumi.

Chapter 238 We've always been good friends.

[An autumn night.]

The cool moonlight shines, and my longing for you flows like a river.

"Glug glug~ Inspiration Mushroom~"

After a long day, my tired body gradually relaxed in the steamy hot spring.

It is separated from the adjacent women's hot spring by a very, very high bamboo wall.

There is no option for mixed bathing.

That's not surprising.

At this moment, Xia Mu was the only one enjoying the tranquility by the open-air hot spring pool, where the hot spring water bubbled and sputtered.

"Click——"

The wooden door creaked open, breaking the surrounding silence. Yamada Ryo, wrapped in a bath towel, her graceful figure still faintly visible.

She sat confidently on the edge of the hot spring, her fair and smooth feet slowly dipping into the water, creating ripples that disturbed the tranquility of the poolside.

"Liang, did you come to the wrong place? This is the men's bath."

Xia Mu was so frightened that she soaked in the hot spring.

The episode where the boy feels most helpless.

"It seems so~ Hey Xia Mu, after you take a bath later, could you buy me a glass of iced milk?"

"It's possible, but the problem right now is clearly not about drinking milk."

Gulu gulu~

“That makes sense. After taking a bath, it’s best to eat something. Ramen or yakitori, I’m fine with either. You can treat me.”

Yamada swung his toes, looking completely at ease, oblivious to the inappropriate scene.

"Liang, I've agreed to treat you. Now you need to go back to Hongxia's place for a bath."

"Hmm? You really don't want me to stay here? Oh my, so it's the legendary Sigma Man, Xia Mumu~"

"I'm afraid Hongxia will punish you."

"Why not sanction you as well?"

Yamada Ryo tilted his head.

"Because I'm kind, Hongxia has never been angry with me~"

As if showing off, his eyes practically gleamed when he mentioned the girl's name.

"It's a deal then~ After our bath, we'll sneak out to get something to eat together."

Ryo Yamada was born free and unrestrained by conventional rules.

In this respect, he is somewhat similar to Xia Mu.

Perhaps they are kindred spirits who are compatible.

"It's a deal, go ahead."

"Let me soak a little longer~ Wouldn't it be nice to chat like girls have a casual chat?"

Yamada Ryo pleaded in a coquettish manner.

“Chiyu, turn around first, I’ll change my towel and come up.”

"I don't have a habit of peeking; I always look openly and honestly!"

Even so, Yamada Ryo still obediently turned around.

wait.

After a while.

The boy, wrapped in a bath towel, sat down beside her.

I got out of the bath halfway through and went ashore first.

"Hey, Xia Mu, do you have someone you like?"

"Is this such a provocative topic right off the bat? Do you guys usually talk about these kinds of things?"

"Of course not! Pochi-chan knows absolutely nothing about romance, and neither does Kita. As for Nijika, well, as you can see, forming a band is our top priority right now!"

"And you? Cold?"

"I'm just doing what I want to do. Okay, okay, back to the first question. You're all good buddies, so tell me quickly. My character is absolutely top-notch, and I would never tell anyone else."

Let's keep it as a little secret between us.

"So Ryo's interested in this too? Okay, then I won't hide it anymore, I do have a girl I like~"

"Who? It wouldn't be your assistant, that girl named Toyokushi Kokoro, would it?"

"Her name is Toyokawa Shoko, she's my indispensable assistant, Shoko. Ryo, don't get her name wrong. But, the one I like is someone else."

"Nagasaki Motoyo? That girl from Tsuki no Mori Academy? I've seen her a few times, and she often comes to visit you... Is it her?"

"No, no, Su Shi is my good friend."

Shaking his head, Xia Mu prepared to give the answer.

There's nothing to hide.

Everyone will find out eventually; it's just a matter of time, as the old saying goes.

Time can change everything.

Gradually, the bonds between everyone will grow stronger.

"Roar, it seems we're getting close to the final answer, like a hero fighting a dragon, finally reaching the dragon's castle for the final battle! Could it be... me?"

Yamada Ryo jokingly included himself in the options, but a hint of barely perceptible expectation lingered in his eyes.

Let's just consider it a little joke between friends.

As for the answer, she already knew it; she just wanted to hear Xia Mu say it again.

"Liang, no, you're my good buddy and my best comrade in Go, how could I possibly have any ulterior motives towards you?"

Yamada Ryo is even more narcissistic than Natsumi imagined!

"Hmmmm~"

but.

"I do have feelings for you, Xia Mu."

She thought about it but didn't say it aloud.

It's not something that needs to be said.

The girl with short blue hair looked away, her gaze fixed on the steaming hot spring in front of her.

She thought that novelists who write detective stories might be very good at reading people's thoughts through their gaze.

and so.

If you move it aside, no one will guess what you're thinking.

"turn out to be."

"We've always been good friends."

"not bad."

"Are you the store manager?"

Yamada Ryo continued asking.

We chatted casually, like we are now, sitting next to him.

pretty good.

"Sister Xingge is very nice to me, I really like this kind of older sister."

"It doesn't look like the shop manager~ Then, could it be Kita?"

"Liang, is this a process of elimination to find the correct answer?"