mygo, Villain Simulator

The only real experience of being stabbed in the simulation so far has left the person, whose chest is still aching, wanting nothing more than to run away as quickly as possible.

Ichinose Wakaba, who had even forgotten to turn off her computer, shifted her gaze away from Misaki Miku.

My gaze lingered on the blonde idol for only a second before quickly shifting away, like a passerby whose attention was simply drawn to a pretty girl passing by.

Those worried about being stabbed quickly left the electronic reading room, causing Misaki Miku's hand, which had originally intended to stop Ichinose Wakaba, to miss its target.

"Wait"

The blonde idol stood still, her hand still half-raised, as if frozen in an unfinished action, her fingertips still retaining the warmth and impulse of that moment.

The door to the electronic reading room clicked shut, making a soft but remarkably clear sound.

Ichinose Wakaba's figure completely disappeared from Misaki Miku's sight.

Just like at the end of the dream, the body that was pierced by itself, the pool of blood, and the inexplicable tear that fell from the eyes were all locked on the other side of the door.

The blonde idol didn't chase after her; her raised hand finally fell slowly. Her chest was still heaving, her breathing was very light, yet it felt like she had just finished performing a long and arduous stage play, her heart pounding violently.

Miku lowered her head, her hair falling on both sides of her cheeks, concealing the momentary confusion and slight trembling.

My knuckles were slightly white, and my palms were a little sweaty.

It's like I grasped something, yet grasped nothing at all.

Yesterday's site was blocked again.

Chapter 166 I Will Not Be Killed

"It's really dangerous."

"I feel like if I'm even a step too late, I'm going to get stabbed again."

"Mitsumi Miku, I'll remember you, woman."

The only person who actually killed him in the simulation was someone Ichinose Wakaba couldn't possibly forget. Especially since his chest was still aching—and that was a real-life simulation.

While discussing things with the Donut Lady, Ichinose Wakaba was suddenly killed by Misaki Hatsune who came to her door.

At the time, because I was licking the fruit pieces on the donut and stirring the cream on it, I didn't react in time and was slashed by the triangle-shaped Hatsune Miku.

The real-world mode allowed Ichinose Wakaba to experience the pain that Makoto Shinkai felt.

"I won't choose her next time, no matter how generous the reward is!"

Eliminating the dangerous option of Miku Miku, who could kill, Ichinose Wakaba sealed away this character—she would not choose her even if no one else was available in the future.

Having already hurt herself with just the beginner level, Ichinose Wakaba couldn't imagine what the advanced difficulty level of the life simulation would be like.

Could it be that I ate the macchiato?

Thinking about the plot of being swallowed alive, Ichinose Wakaba got goosebumps all over her body.

[Selectable simulation characters: Hatsune Miku (Triangle), Akari Takamatsu, Mutsumi Ruoba.]

"Ruoye Mu is here too?"

After discovering that she could explore the female characters around her through the life simulator, Ichinose Wakaba used it as a map cheat.

Now, the sudden appearance of this female character has made him suspicious—what is she doing here?

Previously, Ichinose Wakaba had used Uesugi Erii's account to ask the blue-haired young lady.

Erii Uesugi: Will Sho and the others be free?

Toyokawa Shoko: I'm sorry, Erii, I have an appointment to meet someone later.

Toyokawa Shoko: Erii, is there something you need from me?

Erii Uesugi: Meeting someone? After school? A date? Is it with a lover?

Toyokawa Shoko: No, he's my childhood sweetheart.

Erii Uesugi: Oh, I see, childhood sweethearts and betrothed. Even a rich girl like Xiaoxiang would have something like that.

Toyokawa Shoko: No, I don't have a fiancé. The person I met today is like a younger sister to me.

Erii Uesugi: Okay, Sho is really boring~

Erii Uesugi: Since you have something to do, Xiaoxiang, let's talk about it another time.

Toyokawa Shoko: What is it? If it's something important about work, then I'll arrange to meet again around 2.9.

Erii Uesugi: It's nothing big, I just wanted to make a video with you, Sho.

Shoko Toyokawa: Filming a video with me? Do you need me to play the piano?

Erii Uesugi: No, I wanted to go to explore shops with you, Xiaoxiang.

Toyokawa Shoko: Restaurant review?

Erii Uesugi: That's right, I saw a really nice restaurant. Let's go there together next time, Sho.

Shoko Toyokawa: I understand. I will make time and arrange my schedule.

Toyokawa Shoko: I'll send the schedule to Erii later, and you can see which day is convenient for you.

Erii Uesugi: Okay~

Having learned from her conversation with Toyokawa Shoko that he had gone to see Ruoba Mutsu, and considering the time she had been idle because she hadn't made an appointment with Shoko, Ichinose Wakaba felt it was too much of a coincidence.

Erii Uesugi: Hey Sho, look at this, it's super delicious.

After doing some simple editing on the photos of the restaurant's dishes that she had specially prepared a few days ago, Ichinose Wakaba sent them to Toyokawa Shoko.

Very quickly, the message was marked as read the instant it was sent.

Toyokawa Shoko: Is this the restaurant you want to visit next time?

Erii Uesugi: No, but if Sho wants to eat it, we can go together next time~

Toyokawa Shoko: Okay.

Erii Uesugi: Has Sho ended his date with his childhood friend?

Toyokawa Shoko: Yes, it's over.

Erii Uesugi: I'll go find Sho now~ Where are you?

Toyokawa Shoko: I am here.

As they were talking, Toyokawa Shoko sent a location. The location was a coffee shop not far from the Ring club.

Calculating the time, a 15-minute walk would be enough for Ruoye Mu to get from that coffee shop to this planetarium.

More than an hour had passed between Ichinose Wakaba and Ruoba Mutsumi parting ways at the school gate, appearing at the planetarium, and leaving the planetarium.

"Stalking?"

My gaze fell on the paper bag in my hand. This bag of premium chocolate was no different from ordinary paper bags except that it looked nicer.

But Ichinose Wakaba discovered something different after she put her hand inside.

At the bottom of the bag, he felt a raised area resembling transparent tape. Turning the bag over, a piece of white tape appeared in front of Ichinose Wakaba.

From the outside, the white tape looks like a decoration on a paper bag.

However, in the eyes of Ichinose Wakaba, who has earned the title of "super killer," it is a GPS locator.

"I'm being completely suspected now."

In the only second simulation, Ichinose Wakaba's initial idea was to frighten Ruoba Mutsu, so that the other party would not dare to bother her anymore.

But now it seems that his cleverness backfired, making the cucumber girl completely certain.

"What should we do now?"

Although she had considered the possibility of being approached by simulated girls, Ichinose Wakaba never expected it to happen so quickly.

He rubbed his head, feeling a headache coming on, and put the cucumber back into the paper bag. As for the GPS tracker, he left it there.

At this point, touching that thing would mean telling Ruoye Mu—you really do have a problem.

So, pretending not to notice, Ichinose Wakaba continued to stroll around with the paper bag in her hand.

In short, his strategy, which he had planned beforehand, was to pretend he didn't know anything.

Ichinose Wakaba's strategy was simple: since the simulations were all dreams, the heroines couldn't possibly question him with the excuse that they were sexually assaulted in their dreams—where was the evidence?

In this declining nation of Nyosen, Ichinose Wakaba has nothing to fear from such unfounded slander.

So, all he needed to do was when Ruoye Mu came to question him—"What did you say? I don't know."

Since it was just a dream, Ichinose Wakaba didn't think the little cucumber could do anything to him.

Meanwhile, on the other side, following the GPS location, Mutsumi Ruoba was sitting in front of the computer where Wakaba Ichinose had been sitting.

Beside her was a gray-haired girl.

"Mu, what are you doing?"

Just now, saying I'd be used by Chihaya Aine for the rest of my life, wasn't that a bit much? Facing the situation... Because she thought of the bitterness of life, Takamatsu Akari ran away.

Instinctively, the gray-haired girl ran towards the observatory.

Then, she saw Ichinose Wakaba, and Ruoba Mutsumi following behind Ichinose Wakaba.

Then, Takamatsu Akari saw Ichinose Wakaba leave, and Ruoba Mutsumi sat down in the spot where the other had just been sitting.

Chapter 167 Ruoye Mu's Preemptive Action

Ruoye Muzheng was reading at lightning speed, so focused that it seemed the entire world consisted only of the words in the book. Even when someone was softly calling her name beside her, she didn't react at all.

The girl was now completely immersed in the story of "Planet Dream," deeply attracted by the robot girl who had been silently waiting for thirty years.

It was a world where rain had ceased after a great war, a sealed city abandoned and contaminated by biological weapons. In a planetarium amidst the ruins, a robot girl named "Hoshino Yumemi" awaited her 250 millionth visitor. She had spent thirty years in solitude, solely to fulfill her mission as a guide—to recount the beauty of the starry sky, even though the world could no longer see the stars.

Ruoye Mutsu could almost see Hoshino Yumemi's smile as she awoke in the empty planetarium, and she could almost hear her gentle welcome: "Congratulations! You are the 250 millionth guest!"

The taciturn cucumber girl follows the ruin hunter in the story into that silent universe, listening to the robot girl recount the starry sky that can no longer be looked up at.

The future destroyed by war, that brief but tender encounter, and the budding feelings made Ruoye Mu forget everything around her, and made the girl's heart tremble with the words.

When Hoshino Yumemi shielded the Ruins Hunter from the deadly attack of the combat robot, and her body slowly disintegrated amidst sparks, Ruoye Mutsu's eyes reddened slightly.

A hint of sadness quietly appeared on her face, which should have been as calm and serene as a porcelain doll's—as if even her exquisite, doll-like appearance could not conceal the turmoil in her heart.

Ruoye Mu couldn't help but grip the mouse tightly, as if some invisible emotion was squeezing her chest.

It is touching, it is heartache, and it is also because of that gentle resonance that transcends the relationship between humans and machines.

It wasn't a grand sacrifice for humanity's future, nor a display of human brilliance. It was simply a robot resembling a young girl, silently collapsing in the afterglow, like a star falling unnoticed.

She stared at the description of her shattered dream on the screen, not turning the page for a long time.

Ruo Yemu's fingertips trembled slightly, almost touching the words, but she withdrew them as if burned. Her lips parted slightly, but no sound came out.

"She just... wanted to protect someone."

Ruo Yemu thought of herself; wasn't she the same?

Such a thought quietly arose in Ruoye Mu's heart.

It's not a program, not a command, but simply a promise, a moment of companionship, a small but genuine tenderness.

Because of Toyokawa Shoko's gentleness, Ruoba Mutsu developed the idea of ​​protecting her.

Even after sacrificing her body, even after becoming a dancer with the devil, she still wanted to protect Toyokawa Shoko. However, during the second simulation, Ruoba Mutsumi was hurt—was Shoko even thinking of me? Would she sacrifice her body for me?

Ruo Ye Mu slowly lowered her head, her hair falling down to cover the slight moisture in her eyes. Usually as calm as still water, she felt a tightness and pain in her chest at this moment.

If Ye Mu knew that Hoshino Yumemi was just a character in a story, her lonely yet steadfast waiting, and her courage to face fate with a smile, were so real that they were almost unbearable.

What if it were me?

In such ruins, would she also choose to stay, even if only to tell someone about the unreachable starry sky?

Given that situation, would she still be able to protect Toyokawa Shoko like Hoshino Mimu?

It was already late outside the window, and the afterglow of the setting sun shone on Ruo Yemu's hands. She gently moved the mouse, her movements so slow as if she were afraid of disturbing something.

His gaze remained fixed on the blank space at the back of the cover, as if he hadn't yet woken from a dream.

"...Is it over just like that?"

Ruo Yemu murmured softly, as if asking the book, or perhaps asking herself. Her nose stung, and a feeling of unease lingered in her heart.

The girl, as delicate as a doll, looked up and realized that the electronic reading room had become much quieter. The person who had called her was still beside her, and the sound of the wind rustling the leaves outside the window seemed to be gently bidding farewell to Mengmei.