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

After gathering some suggestions, you've come up with a little plan.

"Send flowers, and then add a little surprise."

Heat oil in a wok!

[On Shiina Tatsuki's birthday.]

His action silenced the Shiina sisters.

Send flowers.

But popcorn chicken.

"Your flowers... are quite unique..."

Shiina Riki accepted the large box of popcorn chicken.

Popcorn chicken is also a flower.

The same reason.

The same goes for popcorn.

After all, it was Xia Mu's intention, and having prepared herself mentally, she wasn't particularly shocked.

Chicken popcorn looks much better than the previous gifts.

last year.

Xia Mu gave Li Xi a "Xia Mu Mu Usage Coupon", which can be used three times.

"You're willing to do anything? Then go out and get me two bottles of chocolate milk."

"Hey!"

She used up all three of her chances in the midst of everyday trivialities.

last year.

Xia Mu gave Li Xi a copy of her own photobook; of course, Shiina Maki's birthday gift was also a photobook.

Both rain and dew are touched.

"Huh? Who wants to watch this kind of stuff!"

Even so, Shiina Tatsuki still carefully kept this special photobook and placed it in the most conspicuous position on her bookshelf.

An important gift should be cherished.

And her older sister, Shiina Maki, said—

There is no new series of Xia Mumu photobooks yet.

Li Xi felt that her sister and Xia Mu should go to Shimokitazawa Mental Hospital to check their mental state. She heard that there was a miracle doctor there, Director Tadokoro Koji, who was known for his miraculous healing skills. A mental patient who was originally only supposed to stay for three months finally admitted after professional treatment that he was just trying to use the guise of being mentally ill to avoid legal punishment and was sentenced to life imprisonment.

"Lixi, Lixi, try it quickly."

Xia Mu initially intended to send some normal flowers.

Unfortunately, his older sister, Nagasaki Motoyo, took him to KFC...

Xia Mu, a member of the team with extraordinary wisdom, realized the truth.

Common flowers may not bring surprises, but he can try a fresh and unconventional approach to win a smile from Lixi.

Ok……

Li Xi must have laughed.

He had been preparing this gift for a long time.

Before Riki's birthday, he also asked Nagasaki Motoyo and the others to taste the food together.

"Hmm~ I really envy Su Shi~ She must be so happy to have Xia Mu at home!"

Chihaya Aine smacks.

of course.

To control her figure, no matter how delicious the food is, she can't eat too much at once.

To exhaust the resources of a place and catch all the fish.

Reason, lychee, reason.

"Xia Mu and I have been living separately for a long time."

Which pot does not open which pot.

After her parents divorced, her mother left with her, while her father and Xia Mu remained in their original home...

only.

Both parents are busy with work, and in reality, they still live alone.

A lonely night.

The flaxen-haired girl contacted Xia Mu repeatedly on Line.

exist?

Have you had dinner yet?

Are you asleep now?

Can you chat with me for a while? Xia Mu, I can't sleep.

Why did it take you so long to reply? Do you hate me? Or did I do something wrong?

That's great... you finally replied to me.

Are you spending the night at Lixi's house again tonight?

At Lixi's house, don't do anything too impolite. Absolutely do not barge in while a girl is taking a shower! And don't eat rice while the water is running!

When can you come and visit me and Mom? Mom misses you so much.

Okay, actually I miss you too.

Eh?

Are you forming a new band, Simama?

Huh? The band ended before it even started?

It's okay, I'm here for you.

What does it mean that you like Li Xi?

Wait a minute!!! I want to come find you right now!

It was a bit sudden, but it was expected... Keep going, Xia Mu, as your older sister, I will support you...

……

Chat logs, and the like.

The AI ​​has finally been nerfed, thank goodness!

"Aiyin, I have a healthy recipe here. I can send it to you if you need it. It's delicious and healthy, but you still need to exercise."

"Yes, yes, thank you Xia Mu!"

"It's delicious. If I had to point out a downside... eating too much might cause me to gain weight..."

Toyokawa Shoko's assessment is very apt.

……

Back to the present.

"The flower language of popcorn chicken is - delicious. I hope that Lixi can eat well every day, have a good appetite, and have a good mood because eating well leads to good mood."

"Your popcorn chicken is a bit hard..."

Shiina Ritsuki tried his best, but couldn't bite it.

There seems to be something inside.

"what?"

Upon taking it out, the black-haired girl looked somewhat disheveled.

Hiding a ring inside popcorn chicken? That's something else!

"Lixi, after you graduate from university, will you marry me?"

[You confessed your feelings to Riki again in front of Maki.]

Chapter 271 After rejecting a confession, they remained friends.

[You gave Shiina Tatsuki three surprises in one day.]

The gift turned out to be popcorn chicken.

A ring is hidden inside the popcorn chicken.

[The transition from confession to proposal is seamless, fast-forwarding to the marriage proposal segment.]

"no……"

She paused, then rejected you.

[And I'll return the ring to you.]

"I'm sorry... I can't accept this gift."

With her lips pursed, Shiina Ritsuki placed the ring in Xia Mu's palm.

"This ring doesn't suit me. You should take it back to the store and return it..."

After leaving those words behind, the black-haired girl with a beauty mark under her eye didn't say anything more and went back to her room alone.

The door was locked.

Inside the door, outside the door, two worlds.

"Xia Mu..."

Watching her younger sister leave with the bucket of popcorn chicken, Shiina Maki knew there was no point in chasing after her.

There are three who are lost.

She gave up.

His younger sister, however, chose to refuse.

Hey……

Is it because of Li Xi's personality again?

"It failed, Maki-nee."

He only told Maki and his older sister, Nagasaki Motoyo, about his confession plan. As for the ring, he bought it with the money he had saved up from writing books, acting, and working eighteen part-time jobs in a row.

retreat?

It's impossible to get a refund...

Keep it.

Thankfully, the cake was all gone, and the little birthday celebration was coming to an end...

Perhaps he chose the wrong time.

No matter how down you feel, face life with a smile.

"When you feel down, you can lean on me."

Shiina Maki held Natsumi in her arms, the air filled with the faint scent of gardenias.

"I think maybe I'm not good enough..."

He kept a low voice; the boy was past the age of easily shedding tears.

"Xia Mu, you are already good enough. In my eyes, Xia Mu will always be the best."