My love game with them that will lead to certain death

Please allow me a day to go to the hospital... Fortunately, I can get over the fever, but I really can't type with tendonitis...! I will make up for the rest of the story when I come back from the hospital tomorrow...! I am very sorry that I will not take leave this month o(╥﹏╥)o

Chapter 26 They are a perfect match

It was a surprise to meet "Yamada Ryo" again in such an unexpected way in a place like this.

Although it is difficult to determine what kind of "past" the Yamada in front of him comes from, whether it is a memory slice in the simulation or a real person in reality, Minghai is very glad to see a familiar face again in this strange simulation.

"Of course, I'd better investigate Yamada's background when I get back."

You should do this whether for a sense of security or out of a desire to explore.

“Is it Xiao Hai? It’s Xiao Hai, right? Xiao Hai’s ghost—hun xi, come back~!”

However, at that moment, Toru Narumi still smiled and raised the corners of his mouth in the face of Yamada's somewhat offensive remarks.

How should I put it? This kind of unconventional way of speaking is very Yamada-like.

"Yukino didn't seem to recognize me as the 'Narumi Toru' in her memory, and I felt no more sadness or joy in my heart... but Yamada called out my name right away, great!"

But unfortunately, meeting her in my "current identity" is not only troublesome but also goes against the principles of this "world". Let's just put this matter into reality first.

"Um... allow me to introduce myself. My name is Sawamura Spencer Toru."

After holding down the restless Eriri, the curly-haired boy straightened his collar and politely introduced himself to the short blue-haired girl in front of him.

"I don't quite understand who the 'Xiao Hai' you are talking about is. By the way, what should I call you?"

Besides, it's fun to play stranger games with Yamada.

"Well…………"

Yamada did not answer his question immediately. Instead, he squinted his eyes and looked at him up and down for a long time, as if he was repeatedly confirming whether his appearance and expression were different from what he remembered. Finally, he slowly withdrew his gaze.

It has always been difficult to guess what Yamada is feeling from her calm eyes. This is the same whether in reality or in simulation. What an interesting woman.

"Could it be that you are Xiao Hai's reincarnation... No, that's not right. That guy left only a few years ago..."

It seems that unlike Yukinoshita Yukino, she finds it hard to believe that there are two people in this world who are completely similar but not the same person.

"Could it be that I look like your friend? Oh, if he looks like me, your friend must be very handsome as well."

"This subtle sense of narcissism is also very suspicious."

“Hey, hey, you’re the one. You’re really Yamada-chan’s way of adding strange suffixes to your sentences.”

If he were still in his original identity, he would be able to confront her without any scruples, but unfortunately the current situation does not allow him to do as he pleases.

Miss Yamada's eyes were still full of suspicion. It seemed that Ming Hai's introduction and someone's final death were not enough to convince her to accept the reality. But then again, Yamada Ryo was the kind of person who would ignore the natural laws of the world and follow the "correctness" of his own logic to think and act.

Of course, Ming Hai didn't hate this trait of hers; rather, he admired it very much.

"Forget it, let this girl be happy. She can't do anything to me if I refuse to admit it."

He was used to cutting the grass completely without revealing any clues, but for the first time he felt that he should just go with the flow of the current situation.

After all, it's just Yamada, it doesn't matter. Besides, she is Yamada.

"Although she looks a little different... but still, she is Xiao Hai no matter how you look at her. That is a mark engraved in the soul, just like everyone has a unique fingerprint, it is a very special gene sequence...!"

"Okay, okay, if you want to call me Xiao Hai, go ahead. But please don't say such embarrassing words in a reciting tone."

Besides, isn't this his specialty?

"My name is Yamada Ryo."

Finally, the girl with short blue hair gave in, cleared her throat and introduced herself.

"And I have already introduced myself, so there is no need to repeat myself, Yamada-senpai."

Ming Hai responded with a brilliant and handsome smile, although this mental attack from the handsome guy seemed to be completely useless to Yamada in front of him.

But this is normal, he understands that Yamada's eyes staring at him are aimed at something more internal.

It is something more secretive hidden in his golden and jade body that is difficult for others to see.

Ming Hai attaches great importance to his personal privacy and space, but being stared at by Yamada like this does not make him feel uncomfortable - after all, he knows that this person does not have any bad intentions.

Although he appears to be taciturn, handsome and calm, he is actually as innocent, pure and straightforward as a child. This is Yamada.

As the person involved, he was open-minded and didn't intend to explain too much, but Eriri, who was standing by, sensitively noticed this - and therefore an inexplicable sense of crisis lingered in her heart.

“What’s this ‘Xiao Hai’ thing… ‘You look a lot like a friend of mine’ – isn’t this a pick-up technique that only existed in the last century? Don’t tell me an old fox like Toru would fall for it.”

As Toru's twin sister, she could often keenly detect her brother's emotional changes that were difficult for others to detect, such as right now.

"No... Well, anyway, it's just another guy trying to chat up Toru. He'll definitely pretend to be enthusiastic and smart, chat with him for a few words and then leave."

Eriri, who still held on to this fluke mentality, huddled beside her brother in dejection, occasionally glancing at the expressionless Yamada and her smiling brother, and tried several times to grab the corner of the boy's clothes beside her -

But in the end, they just withdrew their hands in disappointment.

"So you're still called "Tetsu" after all. Yeah, it's Xiao Hai after all."

"I already said my last name is Sawamura... Never mind, Senior Yamada, as long as you are happy. Can I ask what happened to your friend?"

"He took medicine like an idiot and died. But that's normal. How many musicians have stable mental states? By the way, Xiaohai, are you still interested in rock music? Which one do you prefer, bass or guitar? Have you listened to the new songs of Oasis, the band that has returned recently?"

"Ms. Yamada, your thinking is really much more out of the ordinary. I don't know where to start to complain... But I did listen to Oasis' new songs, and I feel that their old songs are better."

But the conversation seemed more and more off the mark the more I listened.

The two of them, who should have been meeting for the first time, hit it off immediately and talked about many things that Eriri couldn't understand but were very familiar with. The feeling of familiarity, as if they were meeting old friends again, couldn't have been acted.

Eriri, as her brother's younger sister, was somewhat surprised to find that her brother had such an unknown side.

She had never known that Che was so interested in rock music, nor had she ever seen him so focused and engaged in talking about his interests and hobbies with others.

We were twins who had been nestling in our mother's womb since before we were born, with each other in one - but now we feel as strange and distant as strangers.

Chapter 27: The Last Dignity of a Loser

Even though the Sawamura siblings appear to be excellent and outstanding people with great potential in the eyes of outsiders, this is not entirely the case in their own eyes - at least they don't think so when they look at each other.

As an older brother, Toru's impression of his sister is very simple. She is a spoiled young lady who needs care and has a bad temper, but in fact, she is a child who needs recognition from others and does not have any bad intentions.

As for Eriri, the younger sister, the look in her eyes when she looked at her brother was filled with too many complicated emotions.

She complained about her brother stealing her parents' attention, felt ashamed and alienated when facing her brother who was far more outstanding than she could be, and was unable to control her dependence on her brother.

If there were really only two simple extreme emotions, love and hate, she would feel much more relaxed. Unfortunately, the complexity of human nature is difficult to simply explain with such a general concept as a diode.

Eriri likes her brother. He is handsome, has excellent grades, is confident but not too arrogant, is not very upright but also not bad-behaved, and is a promising child in the eyes of teachers, parents and classmates.

Eriri hates her brother because he has always been better than her since she was a child, and her parents always give priority to her brother's achievements and inevitably neglect the recognition and praise for her.

Eriri likes her brother because he has been by her side since she was born. He is both her brother and her playmate, as well as her companion and teacher. They know each other's glory and pride, and also know each other's deepest dark secrets.

Eriri hates her brother because she has recently discovered that she doesn't know him as well as she thought.

Just like now.

“The correct way to listen to rock music is to listen to it four times. The first time is to listen to the lead singer’s singing skills, the second time is to listen to the guitar melody, the third time is to listen to the bass solo, and the fourth time is to listen to the drummer’s rhythm! Only in this way can you understand the greatness of which bands!”

"Okay, you are worthy of being Xiao Hai. I totally agree."

The curly-haired boy and the blue-haired girl, who got along very well upon their first meeting, sat face to face in the restaurant bar and chatted about topics of interest.

Although the college student named Yamada Ryo looks cold and distant, he exudes a very special and mysterious aura. The only thing Eriri can be sure of is that her brother must like this aura very much - otherwise he wouldn't smile so happily.

"Come to think of it, I've never seen Toru smile so frankly and warmly before..."

Eriri, who was sitting next to her brother but remained silent, could only put her hands on her thighs and gently grab the hem of her shirt. Even though she wanted to say something to show her presence, she realized that she couldn't get involved in the conversation between the two people.

Their conversation ranged from age to study, to interests and hobbies, and current affairs. In short, they talked about everything from the bottom of the earth.

And this is what she hates the most.

"What rock and roll band... He keeps saying things that I can't understand. He acts like he knows me so well even though we just met. It's so annoying."

As expected, Che was the most annoying. He just left her aside and ignored her without considering her emotions or feelings at all.

If she was treated like this by someone else - even by Tomoya Aki, she would be a little hurt but would be able to remain strong.

But if this person was her brother, Ying Lili felt a tightness and pain in her chest, and she could only barely keep the tears from falling from her sore eyes.

"Damn it... I'm not such a sensitive and fragile person."

But the more I think about it, the more aggrieved I feel.

Che must be able to understand how she feels now, but why doesn't he do anything to care about her feelings, instead he is chatting happily with another girl.

It feels like it's being taken away.

In Eriri's eyes, that special position that belonged only to her, was unique to her and she thought would never be taken away by anyone.

The thought of this made her feel even more aggrieved and she clenched her fists on her thighs. Finally, Yamada, who was sitting opposite her, noticed this and spoke without changing his expression.

"Sister, are you feeling unwell? You look as if you ate three electric guitars raw."

“What a weird metaphor…”

Ying Lili complained silently in her heart, and the emotions displayed on her face were no less intense.

"Oh, yes. I'm in a very bad mood right now."

Miss Eriri, who pretends to be a considerate and gentle lady outside, is obviously only vicious at home, but now she does not hide her aggressiveness at all.

Her expression of true feelings, like a child throwing a tantrum, made Ming Hai twitch his lips, while Yamada tilted his head in confusion.

"Why? I heard that constipation seems to make people feel bad. Does my sister have this problem? Do you need me to recommend some enema to you——"

"unnecessary!!"

Furious Eriri couldn't help but get angry. The woman named Yamada Ryo really had a mysterious attack and defense value that was hard to figure out.

"I say, you are a very outgoing college student. Can you really strike up a conversation with a high school student you like anytime, anywhere? Have you maxed out this skill in your music skill tree? If your words and actions are so weird, you should read some books on how to behave in society before you try to socialize!"

"Yinglili."

The curly-haired boy turned his head to look at his sister who was sitting next to him. His slightly furrowed brows and the displeasure in his eyes all expressed the fact that he was a little unhappy.

What you said was very rude - that was what he wanted to convey.

"Well--"

This made Eriri, who already felt aggrieved, feel even more aggrieved.

"Tetsu, can't you see? This guy is so weird. I'm helping you screen out some weird people so that they won't get close to you! As a girl, don't I understand? Many people act funny just to get close to you! Do you have to be deceived by a girl before you believe the warning I give you as a sister?"

"One of your prerequisites is wrong. After all, I was the one who initiated the conversation with him, not Yamada."

"Che, why are you so stubborn——"

"Okay, okay, brother and sister, stop arguing."

Seeing that the situation was about to turn into a fight between brother and sister, Yamada, who was innocently affected, calmly spoke to calm them down.

"It's okay. I like people calling me a weirdo. Not all musicians are weird like me. I'm just the weird bassist."

Yamada Ryo is not a person who belittles herself, so her way of resolving this conflict is not to be a goody-goody who takes all the blame on herself - but to just tell the facts.

"I'm just such a weirdo, so my sister didn't say anything wrong."

Although this is also what Ming Hai appreciates very much.

“Yamada, you…”

The curly-haired boy smiled and shook his head and said nothing more. The argument with Eriri could no longer continue.

“………Woo.”

But seeing that her brother no longer argued with her, Eriri felt a sense of powerlessness in her heart.

This person named Yamada successfully resolved the conflict between the siblings with just a few words. Was it because she had an incredibly high emotional intelligence, or was it because the relationship between them was just that deep?

"Who needs you guys to pretend to be generous and open-minded... It makes me look like a child...!"

Ying Lili gritted her teeth, stood up from her seat, and walked out of the restaurant quickly without saying a word.

Ming Hai and Yamada exchanged glances, and after Yamada nodded, Ming Hai stood up neatly and chased after him.

Finally, when Eriri was standing at the zebra crossing at the intersection waiting for the green light, Ming Hai arrived in time and grabbed her wrist.

"You just ran away without saying anything because you were afraid that I wouldn't worry, right?"