My love game with them that will lead to certain death

"Of course, after the simulation is over, I will also go and persuade Yukinoshita-san, whom I have never met, to get a physical examination. It will be a precautionary measure."

[If you are a little troubled by the simulation rhythm, I can also help you speed up some tedious processes and skip some difficult events. ]

Like timely rain, the neutral voice of the system rang out.

[For example, you can personally experience going to the hospital to have your stomach washed. ]

"Okay, I'll leave it to you then."

It's so reliable. Such a relaxed and moderate system is worth having for everyone.

[After you ate Yukinoshita Yukino's cookies, you tossed and turned in stomach pain in the middle of the night. Finally, you went to the hospital for emergency gastric lavage in the early morning, and almost said goodbye to this simulation experience. ]

Oh, this is also an experience of walking through the gates of hell. Why not take this opportunity to extort money...

[Yukinoshita Haruno, who came to visit you, took a photo with you while you were lying on the bed with saline solution, and sent it to Yukino with the caption: "Thank you, my dear sister, for letting us get the first photo after the breakup~"]

I've said before that this woman has been crazy for a long time, but I quite like crazy women.

[When you returned to the service club after recovering from your illness, you ran into Hayato Hayama in the corridor, who was surprised and a little bit resentful of your presence. He was a younger brother who was three years younger than you and Haruno, but he always had a special feeling for Haruno. Therefore, he had very complicated feelings towards you before and after you broke up with Haruno, especially during the time when you were getting closer and closer to Yukinoshita Yukino.]

You are right, but "red eyes" is the most common clinical manifestation of an eye disease, and it can also be a manifestation of jealousy. We will play the role of a smooth-talking pretty boy and gradually discover the truth about Hayato Hayama's jealousy.

[Yukinoshita Yukino didn't welcome your return as enthusiastically as the other members of the Servant Club (mainly Yuigahama Yui). First of all, she is not a person with this kind of personality. Secondly, she is no longer as indifferent to Haruno's madness as before, and seems to have some complaints about it. ]

Look, even the system assumes that Yukinoshita Haruno is a crazy woman... Wait, why is she complaining about this?

[Yuigahama Yui looked at you with a somewhat subtle look for a while. ]

[“It’s a bit lame to be close to your sister while still having an affair with your elder sister” - you can sense that her eyes are trying to convey this idea. What do you mean by this…]

Uh…why not?

[This is very consistent with your personality in this simulation. It seems that you are gradually getting into the state. ]

If you are playing a game, an achievement "Synchronization Rate 100%" should pop up in the lower right corner of the screen.

[After that, the unchanging daily routine also proceeded step by step, and the Servant Club also welcomed guests (demons and monsters) with various commissions. As an assistant of the Servant Club, you don't intend to steal the show, just stay quietly in the corner and let the protagonists solve the incident perfectly. 】

No, I'm just lazy.

[However, even if Yukinoshita Yukino thought she was hiding it well, you still found that she pretended to be careless and took vitamin tablets more often. ]

[She used to only go to the hospital for a checkup once a week, but her absences from school gradually increased. You and Yang No went to explain the situation to the homeroom teacher, and you learned from Yang No that Yukino's condition had worsened.]

No way, Yukinoshita Yukino.

It would be so boring if your life stopped here.

[That day, you brought your newly published short story that had finally passed review, and went to the hospital with Yukinoshita Haruno to visit Yukino. ]

"Pfft, an upright judge falls in love with a cunning lawyer who defends a death row inmate? No wonder you stood out in this essay contest. This weird idea gives you a lot of points, Archer."

In Yukinoshita Yukino's ward, Haruno read the magazine quickly before handing it to the black-haired girl lying in bed with a smile.

"Look at this guy, Yukino. He has so many tricks up his sleeve, doesn't he~"

"...It's an interesting character arrangement."

Yukinoshita Yukino calmly took the reading material handed to her by her sister and savored it carefully. Due to physical reasons, her originally calm and cold voice sounded a little weak.

"Look at the scene where the couple eloped in court. It's really hilarious~"

"Uh, uh..."

Upon hearing a certain key word, Ms. Yukino moved her shoulders uncomfortably, but others would probably just interpret it as discomfort.

"Archer, how did you come up with such a brilliant idea? I don't believe you don't have a muse."

Yukinoshita Haruno smiled brightly, and her seemingly calm but actually sharp gaze was directed at the curly-haired young man who was sitting at the end of the bed and peeling an apple.

"Hmm? I guess so."

He blinked his innocent eyes and then took a big bite of the apple he had just peeled.

"But I won't tell you, Yang."

"Eh? What a bummer—"

"I thought it was social etiquette to give the first peeled apple to the patient."

Yukino stared at Ming Hai, who ate half an apple in three or five bites, with a bit of annoyance but as if she was used to it. The latter's cheeks were puffed up like a hamster - this was one of the rare times when Yukinoshita liked him.

"But I'm hungry. Hungry people have priority, and sick people have to step aside."

"...Okay, but please remember to give me the next one."

"Okay, the next one I eat will be yours."

"Senior, are you a pig?"

"Unfortunately I am not. After all, my meat quality is not up to standard."

"You two are really..."

Yukinoshita Haruno smiled as she watched the interaction between the two. Her lively eyes turned around and then she patted Ming Hai's shoulder.

"I'm very sorry to interrupt your bickering, but I have something to say to Archer - I'm going to monopolize him for a while."

"Well…"

Yukinoshita Yukino subconsciously wanted to reach out her hand, but stopped when she saw her sister put her hand on the young man's neck very skillfully.

Yangno pulled Ming Hai out of the ward. During this time, Yukinoshita Yukino just stared at their backs standing outside the door without saying a word.

Of course, no matter how much they lowered their voices when talking, the empty and quiet room still allowed Yono's smiling jokes to reach Yukino's ears.

"Oh, it seems that someone and my sister get along very well - it's really hard to look at someone with new eyes after three days of separation. Why don't we just take this opportunity to get back together?"

"—"

These words from her sister distracted Yukinoshita Yukino for a moment. After she came to her senses, she was quite puzzled by her brief withdrawal.

Her unfocused eyes met the magazine clenched in her hand, and Yukino's gaze rested on a piece of absurd text.

[A judge who should have upheld his own correctness actually got involved with an unscrupulous lawyer who was fighting for the presumption of innocence for a death row inmate? ]

[Do you really want to escape from judgment together? That's hell ahead! ]

Yukinoshita Yukino realized it later.

She raised her head and looked at the young man with his back to her, and she already had the answer she hoped he would give.

At the same time, he also realized that he was the one who was convicted.

Chapter 11 Escape Plan

Yukinoshita Haruno's bad personality is sometimes really hard to understand, and it is hard to tell how credible the words she says are.

For example, when she blurted out the declaration of reconciliation as if it were a joke, Toru Ming Hai subconsciously felt that he couldn't take it seriously.

"Yang No, you are trying to make fun of me. If that's the case, I will be angry."

The curly-haired young man responded calmly.

"I will take revenge if I get angry."

"Hey~ I don't believe it, Archer, you are just making threats. Besides, what can you get in revenge? Stop bragging--"

Toru Narumi knew very well that he and Yukinoshita Haruno were not in the same class, and even revenge was extremely difficult, which was one of the important reasons why they broke up.

"Anyway, I'll keep this grudge in mind."

"Stop talking nonsense~ Although I know you are that kind of person."

Yukinoshita Haruno looked back at her sister who was staring at a magazine in a trance, then took Minghai's wrist, walked out of the ward and closed the door.

What followed was a conversation between the two that could not be heard by others.

"We all know the child's physical condition. So I wasn't joking just now. If you were here to boost her enthusiasm for treatment, maybe..."

Yang Nai hesitated to speak, and finally lowered his eyes and told the truth.

"Perhaps mother will change her mind about letting Yukino go abroad for closed treatment alone. This is the best solution we can come up with to keep the child alive."

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This is the worst future simulation ever.

Although she had never had any other simulation experience before, Yukinoshita Yukino, who was half lying on the hospital bed, decided to make such an assertion.

She had always been proud and self-reliant, reliable and steady in front of her peers, but she found it difficult to deny this unprecedented sense of frustration, so she decided to attribute her depressed mentality to the worsening of her physical condition.

Yukino can't stand her deteriorating health. This weak and powerless body only makes her feel physically and mentally exhausted, and is even slowly becoming a time bomb that will detonate the already stiff and awkward relationship between her and her family.

The strong mother did not soften her attitude because of her illness. On the contrary, she became more arbitrary and began to formulate various rehabilitation plans for Yukino, as if she was playing the role of a great mother who could do anything for her daughter's life. The father, who had never had much say and presence at home, became more and more taciturn. He would only smoke until midnight and silently agree with his wife's every decision.

Yukino's own emotions gradually changed from the initial resentment of "Why did I have to face this?" to the exhaustion and powerlessness of watching her own vitality slowly slipping through her fingers. This was a fact she had to admit.

It's really funny. Not only was I inexplicably dragged into a future simulation, I thought there would be some unexpected developments, but in the end I was trapped on a sickbed in such a ridiculous way.

Perhaps due to tiredness or the weakness caused by the illness, Yukino narrowed her eyes slightly.

[According to our station, a small comet that occurs once every 5,000 years will pass by the Earth, and there is a chance that it will be observed in Miyazaki, Kagoshima and other areas this weekend. ]

While listening to the news report on TV in the room, she kept her head down and read with her eyes closed.

"If this is a nightmare, please let me wake up quickly."

"Oh? Fell asleep so quickly? Yukino-chan?"

But he was immediately awakened by the loud voice of a young man pushing the door open.

"…Has anyone ever told you, Senior, that you shouldn't be so noisy in the hospital?"

Yukino frowned and opened her eyes, glaring rudely at the smiling Toru Narumi.

The young man in front of her always had an indescribable magic that could easily pull her out of nightmares.

If she could only see this person in simulation, she might consider staying in this nightmare for a while longer.

"What does it matter? The noise I make will only disturb you."

"Please don't use such a self-righteous tone to explain the facts that only cause trouble to me. Um, where is my sister? Why didn't she come back with you?"

"Send her away, send her away. After all, this is a private conversation between the two of us. Are you sure you want her to join in?"

Ming Hai smiled nonchalantly, then sat down next to Yukino without any hesitation.

"...What do you want to say?"

Even though she was still a little weak, the black-haired girl still managed to stay alert—and at the same time moved back to create some distance.

"I should be the one asking you this, Yukinoshita Yukino. What do you want to do?"

The curly-haired young man restrained his usual laziness and carelessness, and his expression was focused and straightforward.

It's just an NPC in a simulation game, so how could he show such an expression?

Yukinoshita Yukino was briefly dazed. She couldn't be sure whether she was suffering from the illness or was almost numb from the system's torture, which caused her to say the next words without thinking.

"If I say I've had enough and can't stay in this place anymore, can you take me away?"

The curly-haired young man was stunned for a moment, and it was the first time that Yukino noticed a hint of surprise on his usually smiling face.

However, she had never expected that the NPC in the simulation could help her out of the predicament. The question she asked just now was more like a powerless self-expression than a request for help.

Psychologically confined by a suffocating family relationship and physically tortured by erratic illnesses, this may be the outcome of her "future" this time.

"…It's okay if you don't have to answer me."

Yukinoshita Yukino, who was almost convincing herself to accept this result, forced a slight smile and closed her eyes to take a nap.

——Until the young man’s voice rang out in the room.

"Yeah, that sounds interesting."

"...?"

Yukino suddenly opened her eyes and met the smiling face of the curly-haired young man.

For the first time, she felt that the young man’s smile was very refreshing, with his relaxed brows and dimples on his cheeks - even the small wrinkles that accumulated when he squinted his eyes were particularly pleasing to the eye.

Of course, Yukinoshita Yukino knew that he was not joking.