My love game with them that will lead to certain death

"Who is a mental patient like you?"

Hikigaya, who couldn't help but laugh at Nagisa's words, softened his expression inadvertently, which also symbolized that the curly-haired boy had achieved his goal.

Speaking of which, 21st Century Psycho seems to be the name of a rock song.

"………ah."

Thinking of this, Hikigaya remembered where he had seen this curly-haired boy before.

"I remember you seemed to be..."

I remember that the boy appeared when the guitar club was recruiting new members, and Hikigaya, who had just started school, noticed him when he passed by.

If you ask why, it’s because the interviewee’s skills are so indescribable that he still remembers them vividly.

"——The bass player who went to the guitar club for an interview with a bass guitar and played it so hard that it was hard to listen to!"

"………puff."

For the first time, Yukinoshita Yukino couldn't hold it in anymore and sneered without any malice.

The curly-haired boy rubbed his naturally curly hair and did not find it embarrassing at all.

"Hey, playing bass in the guitar club is obviously a very rock and roll thing, okay?"

Chapter 4: We seem to have met before

Yes, unfortunately, Toru Narumi is a tone-deaf person.

Although he had wanted to change this sad fact since he was a child and had tried almost all musical instruments through hard study and practice, it was still difficult for him to improve his playing skills.

He also tried to join some musical instrument clubs, but after listening to his performance, the club members would say in a subtle but polite manner, "You'd be most welcome to work as a logistics support staff in our club."

Who am I looking down on? If I am not welcome here, I will find other places that will welcome me.

"So Hikigaya-san happened to pass by the guitar club and was impressed by Narumi-kun's amazing playing - is that the case?"

Yukinoshita Yukino stated her speculation in a calm tone, and at the same time blew the black tea in her hand gently and gracefully.

"I thought you two knew each other before."

The second round of probing by Ms. Yukinoshita Yukino, who has something behind her words, begins.

"Well...if you say so."

Hikigaya Hachiman frowned, trying hard to recall something.

He did feel that Toru Narumi was somewhat familiar for some reason, but it was probably just a sense of familiarity brought about by the one time they met each other when they passed by the guitar club.

No, it seems like we really met and talked somewhere else... Where was it...?

"Maybe it's a fate that was destined in the previous life?"

A sudden word from Toru Narumi suddenly interrupted Hikigaya Hachiman's thoughts.

Of course, after hearing these words, the dead-eyed boy's look became even more regretful.

no homo, friend...

"Although he was with Hikigaya Hachiman in the simulation... but from the looks of it, it seems like he didn't retain any of the memories from the simulation."

Although Ming Hai said something shameless but was actually thinking about practical matters, he was observing the actions of the other two boys and girls in the room - well, actually his eyes were mainly on Yukinoshita Yukino who was calmly drinking tea.

Is the girl with long black hair next to him really the same person as the strong-looking but weak-hearted yet pitiful Yukinoshita Yukino in the simulation?

Originally, a high-class beauty like Yukinoshita Yukino should have nothing to do with an insignificant passerby like me. If it weren't for the fact that I was seriously ill in the simulation, the lives of the two would probably remain like parallel lines that never intersect.

In real life, Toru Narumi and Yukinoshita Yukino are actually still in two worlds that will never overlap.

So for Toru Narumi, the arrogant and aloof Yukinoshita Yukino in reality and the Yukinoshita Yukino in the simulation who made him want to protect her are not the same person.

Even if you have the same appearance and personality, different experiences can create two completely different people.

If she wasn't the Yukino who would rush into the sea without hesitation and grab the corner of his clothes, if she wasn't the Yukino who talked with him all night long at the beach, if she wasn't the Yukino who was seriously ill but still had the desire to live...

"...As expected, if I have to say who I like, I still prefer Yukinoshita in the simulation."

He curled his lips and let out a sigh with some regret.

While Toru Narumi was brainstorming, Miss Yukinoshita, who seemed to be quietly drinking tea and reading a book in the library, was also busy.

"Whether it's the flowery talk that's typical of a chat or the occasional inexplicable disconnection... all the characteristics match."

She glanced at the curly-haired boy who was yawning boredly with his hand on his cheek, and the emotions flashing in her eyes became more and more complicated.

Even though he looked younger than the young man he remembered and seemed to have forgotten every detail about himself, his temperament and micro-expressions in his gestures would not lie.

They are the same person.

Even if you don't remember yourself and don't have the memories of the experiences you shared, the basic character of the person will not change.

Perhaps it was because her wish to see Nagisa again was fulfilled that the boy appeared in her life at the same age as herself - after all, what Yukinoshita Yukino was unwilling to admit was that she had imagined countless times that it would be great if she had met Nagisa before her sister.

It would be great if I could enter his world first before anyone else, with a body that is no longer weak and a more equal relationship.

This was the second chance that fate had given her.

Then, we must seize it well.

The two people sitting at the same table have their thoughts going in completely different directions.

Only Hikigaya Hachiman, who was sitting on the edge, looked around and felt very uncomfortable.

"Why have they suddenly gone silent since just now...?"

The club time was neither long nor short, and it slipped away quietly in the blink of an eye.

As expected, everything in the real world is proceeding according to the process in the simulation, so it is only a matter of time before the girl named Yuigahama Yui joins the company.

Anyway, there is still a long time to come. Even if you can't guess what the other person is thinking in the short term, you can slowly find some clues in the process of daily interaction.

After school, Yukino and Narumi, who each had their own plans, said goodbye to Hikigaya Hachiman, who was going the opposite way from their home. When they were about to say goodbye at the fork in the road—

The black sedan of the Yukinoshita family arrived as expected, and Yukinoshita Haruno's head popped out from the rolled-down window of the passenger seat.

"Xue-no~sister is here to pick you up... huh?"

The fake smile on Yang No's face suddenly froze when she saw the curly-haired boy.

“Who… is…?”

what.

Yukinoshita Haruno and Narumi Toru - these two people who were once ex-boyfriend and girlfriend in the simulation, met each other's eyes again in the real world.

Yukinoshita Yukino, who had originally planned to take a long-term view, suddenly became alarmed when she saw her sister's changed expression.

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Chapter 5 Performance, Friends, and Love Psychological Warfare!

The situation faced by Toru Narumi is actually a bit delicate.

On one side is Yukinoshita Haruno, who was his ex-girlfriend in the future simulation game and whom he retains all his memories of their time together.

On one side is Yukinoshita Yukino, who, near the end of the simulation, decided to exchange his own life for the continuation of his life - and who is also Haruno's sister.

Although this is a real world that is completely different from the simulation, his memories of the two of them are not so easily erased. That is why he felt some strange emotions when he met them on a narrow road.

"Ex-girlfriend and ex-girlfriend's sister? What a tragic Shura scene this is."

The short-haired girl with bangs slightly covering her right eye raised her neck with interest. Even though she looked expressionless, her fingers were passionately playing the prelude of a song.

"This song of the same name comes from the Tokyo Incident, "Shura Field", and I dedicate it to you, Xiao Hai—"

"I declined."

The curly-haired boy who was standing at the front desk, resting his chin on his hand and chatting with a girl, pouted. He was able to take a break today because there were not many customers.

Toru Narumi and Ryo Yamada met at a livehouse performance by a niche band. Unlike the routine of a boy and a girl falling in love at first sight off the stage - there was actually some tit-for-tat between the two when they first met.

It would have been fine if they just happened to meet each other's eyes during the performance, but after the show, the two of them were unfortunately squeezed together by the crowd - Miss Yamada Ryo accidentally stepped on Ming Hai's shoes, leaving deep footprints on the white shoe surface.

"Ah, sorry."

She blurted out the word "apology" subconsciously at the time, although there was no trace of apology on her calm face.

"no problem, no problem."

On the contrary, the curly-haired boy's smile was easygoing and friendly.

"But after all, these are new shoes. Please buy me a new pair - or just lick them clean."

Although his reply was rude, even impolite.

At that moment, Yamada Ryo's "Weird Radar" activated.

As the saying goes, birds of a feather flock together; sewers are filled with sewage that smells the same. Ryo Yamada, who is often considered an incomprehensible weirdo, is actually very interested in meeting new weirdos.

"Weird" is the word used by mediocre people to suppress geniuses when they cannot understand them. It is also the most useful compliment to Yamada Ryo. She will also use this standard to look at every potential little monster around her.

Toru Narumi, an ordinary high school boy I met at a livehouse.

Seemingly polite, but in fact very naturally sarcastic, weirdness value? 5.

We met again many times later at the performances of the same niche band, taste?10.

When they were having dinner together, she insisted on paying for only her share of the meal because Liang ate so much and so fast. She was totally unable to understand the meaning of Miss Liang's pitiful eyes. Weirdness value? 5.

Although he has some knowledge of rock and pop music, his music theory foundation is almost zero and he is even tone-deaf. His weirdness score is? 10.

Even though he was tone-deaf, he still took his bass to the guitar club without hesitation and played a song called "Smoke on the Water" that made the teachers in the office upstairs miserable. He jumped into it even though he knew it was a trap. Taste? 5, weirdness value? 50.

Ha, interesting man.

"Can I call you Toru?"

"Sure, 10 yen per order." (Weirdness value? )

"Then Mingming, it's very kind."

"Bad names are often paid for with just money - five hundred bucks twice." (Weirdness? 10)

"Well, let's call him Xiao Hai."

"Five hundred yuan for three times, one hand for money and one hand for name." (Weirdness value? 20)

"Okay, Xiaohai, I understand. But Xiaohai, I'm a little short of money right now. Can you lend me this five hundred?"

Of course, even after this nickname became very easy to call, Yamada Ryoya still didn't give Ming Hai the 500 yen.

It was like the tentacles on their heads were facing each other, and two little monsters with abnormal mental states found each other.

Toru Narumi successfully attracted the attention of Ryo Yamada, and the two who had not gotten along well at first became friends who could chat and kill time - including the part-time job at Mr. Ijichi's performance venue, which was also introduced by Ryo out of kindness.

"Besides, it's fun to have Xiao Hai just stare and entertain guests while we're rehearsing or performing on stage."

Well, in Yamada Ryo's imagination, everything is fun and interesting first.

The above is the process of the two people gradually becoming familiar with each other from strangers.

But now, the curly-haired boy was talking about a topic that troubled him with a tired look on his face.

"The Shura field of the ex-girlfriend and her sister... the guilty man caught in such a scene... may be the inspiration for the lyrics."

Liang plucked the bass strings seriously until the curly-haired boy held down her expressionless and restless hands.

"I just imagined this scenario, but I didn't say this is what happened to me."

After all, strictly speaking, he has nothing to do with the Yukinoshita sisters in real life.

What does the sin committed by Toru Narumi in the simulation have to do with Toru Narumi in reality? (Tactical retreat)

"I understand. You have a friend."

Ryo snapped her fingers and very reasonably gave Ming Hai a way out - although her words seemed to expose the boy's excuses.