My love game with them that will lead to certain death

The topic came back to the point that he once cared about very much, that is, what were the criteria for selecting the simulation objects in this simulation.

Yukinoshita Yukino, Goto Ichiri and Sawamura Eriri - what do these three people have in common?

"And how did you get them into this simulation? It seems that Eriri doesn't think that what she is involved in is a "simulation" but just a dream without anyone to guide it."

If Ming Hai's simulation journey was an adventure with guidance for novices, Eriri's journey was like being suddenly transported across time and space without any warning and becoming an NPC, and having to figure out how to survive in this world on her own.

[I have explained before that the reason why someone can be simulated is because the system has received the person's innermost needs. As for whether there is guidance, that is not something I need to worry about. After all, you are my only client.]

The system seemed to explain something, but in fact it just removed itself and did not give Ming Hai a clear answer.

"…It seems that I can't get a definite answer from you. Is there any performance bonus for being a riddle teller that can help me meet my KPI?"

[It is my wish to establish a harmonious cooperative relationship with you without causing any embarrassment to each other. ]

Well, now's the time to be smart.

However, Ming Hai still couldn't get the answer to the question "Is it possible that the previous simulation subject retained his memory like Eriri?" It seems that no matter how he asked the questions, he couldn't get the desired result about the things that the system wanted to keep secret.

"But since Eriri can remember it so clearly... I guess the others have probably been affected as well."

Even if her memory isn't as clear as Eriri's, she must have some impression of the simulated memories.

In this way, perhaps they also had some impression of him... Thinking about it this way, the attitudes of both Yukinoshita Yukino and Goto Ichiri towards him before became somewhat intriguing.

"Put yourself in their shoes. If someone left a mark in my life and then died quickly, I would be sad and worried for a long time..."

However, troublesome obsessions will also arise along with such heavy emotions, and will eventually lead to the trouble that Minghai fears the most.

It is still unclear whether Yukinoshita and Pochi still remember everything in the simulation like Eriri. After all, they are not as straightforward as Eriri, and Narumi has no excuse to ask about it - but there will always be a suitable opportunity in the future.

【Wouldn't it be more interesting to add some fun to the real world outside the simulation? 】

The system narrated this in a tone that sounded pleased with the news, but to Ming Hai it sounded more like gloating.

"If you had explained these things earlier, I wouldn't have to figure out whether they had the memories in the simulation."

[I am only responsible for explaining the rules of action in the simulation. The rest is beyond my scope of business.]

Damn it, if there really was any way to file complaints this fucking system would be doomed.

[Before the next simulation, think about how to verify your assumptions in your mind - and how to live a fulfilling and interesting real life. ]

After saying this, the system's voice never appeared in my mind again.

And Ming Hai also knew that what he needed to solve next was the problem closely related to those girls.

Perhaps this would be the beginning of a troublesome and helpless love comedy - but at this moment the curly-haired boy just sighed.

"Rather than those empty words... I just want to do more real things with the talent I have obtained."

Chapter 90: Newcomers are happy, old ones are sad

It was another morning that was no different from any other. Ming Hai turned off the buzzing electronic alarm clock at the bedside.

Seven o'clock in the morning is the time when he should wake up, wash up, and leave the apartment for school. Usually at this time, apart from the occasional sound of cars whizzing outside the window, the only sound in his ears is the piercing alarm clock - but today's words are somewhat special.

The crisp ding-dong sound represents the message notification tone from Line.

"Good morning, brother! Are you going to school today like me? If you are not at Toyosaki Academy anymore, which school are you attending?"

Eriri Sawamura sent the first greeting text message of the morning. According to Ming Hai's understanding of her, this girl should have just been woken up by the housekeeper and was washing up, and was about to go to school after breakfast.

"Sobu High School, maybe you've heard of it before, Eriri."

While frying the eggs, the curly-haired boy tapped the keyboard with his fingers to reply to Eriri's text message.

"Sobu High School... Hmm, the name of this school seems very familiar to me... Ah, I remember the second daughter of the Yukinoshita family - I think her name is Yukinoshita Yukino, did she go to school there before?!"

Oh, I originally thought that Eriri would be the kind of heartless and forgetful person, but it turns out that this kid has a surprisingly good memory.

"The second young lady of the Yukinoshita family... Eriri, you are referring to the second-year student Yukinoshita Yukino, right?"

But Ming Hai obviously didn't need to hide anything about this kind of thing, so he told Eriri the truth very readily.

After washing his face and brushing his teeth, Ming Hai sat at the narrow square table and quickly finished a simple breakfast in five minutes, picked up his schoolbag and walked out of the house. At the same time, Eriri should have gotten into the luxury car of the Sawamura family and just received the message from him in the back seat of the car.

"Huh? Shouldn't she be an old woman who has graduated for more than ten years? What's going on?!"

As expected, Eriri's shocked words could be clearly transmitted to Minghai through the screen.

Also, don't let Miss Yukinoshita Yukino hear you talking about old women, otherwise she will definitely look at Eriri with an extremely sharp look as if she were looking at a corpse.

"Well, I was also surprised when I saw her in the "dream" about you. After all, she is a student in the same class as me in real life - and she is also the director of my club."

Of course, there was no need to hide this simple interpersonal relationship from Eriri.

"What--?!!!!"

Several consecutive exclamation marks were not enough to express Miss Eriri's surprise, but Ming Hai could understand that this was also reasonable.

"If she's someone you know in real life, why didn't you tell me anything and pretend you didn't know her well?!"

Of course, Eriri's counter-question was also within his expectations.

It's still difficult to explain, but it's safer to explain it now than to deliberately hide a lie that will most likely be exposed by Eriri in the near future.

"Because she didn't exist in the trajectory of my life in that dream, why would I go and reminisce with someone I "shouldn't" know... It would be weird to do this no matter how you look at it."

While explaining everything clearly, Ming Hai was also very careful to conceal the fact that what he participated in was a "simulation" rather than a dream. Although if the person who heard this was the type who liked to think more, they would continue to ask questions, it is obvious that Eriri is not the type of person who is good at thinking and checking whether the logic is smooth.

"Is that so... That's true! I didn't dare to behave abnormally in that weird dream. God knows what kind of bug would be triggered if I did something out of the ordinary!"

You see, Miss Eriri is very easy to fool.

"Well...but anyway, if Toru wants to come back to school, I'll talk to mom and let her handle it."

Oh, it seems like Miss Eriri is not very comfortable with her brother being with Miss Yukinoshita Yukino, who is of the same age.

"Thank you for your kindness, Eriri, but I don't have any plans to do so for now."

After all, if Shin just left, no one would be able to take on the mess of the Service Club, and he might even have to face Miss Yukinoshita's sharp gaze, so he rejected the proposal without even thinking about it.

"Is this so..."

But because he could feel Eriri's disappointment and frustration through the screen, Ming Hai was very intelligent and added a supplement at the end.

"But I'll come to Sawamura's house for a meal when I get a chance, and spend some time with you and Sayuri. Even though I may just be your classmate in her eyes, it's still a reunion of mother and child for us, right?"

"Really? Um! Then it's a deal!"

Eriri's originally somewhat depressed tone was immediately lifted up by Minghai's promise. It was obvious that she was already beaming with joy on the other side of the phone screen.

The promise of meeting again is the most precious thing to Eriri Sawamura.

It was really easy to deal with the aftermath of the third simulation. The simple-minded Eriri would not think too much. As long as you are someone she truly trusts, she will trust you unconditionally to the end - although Ming Hai was lucky to become this person, he still occasionally felt guilty for no reason.

If it were anyone else, they would be able to accept Eriri's trust with an open mind, but he was the only one who felt a little guilty.

"Ah...I obviously don't want to make things so complicated."

On the train to school, the curly-haired boy squeezed in the middle of the car, holding his schoolbag and looking out the window, could only sigh helplessly.

Ming Hai has a talent for deceiving people, but he doesn't want to spend so much time weaving lies for others unless it is necessary. After all, no lie is perfect, and whenever one of them is about to be exposed, he can only think of a bigger lie to cover it up.

This is very troublesome, and what he hates most is trouble.

"In that case... I think the most convenient thing to do is to just be honest and tell the truth."

Excluding the possible existence of a "punishment" mechanism - the system didn't mention anything like "this simulation cannot be exposed".

Now that things have come to this, let’s take it one step at a time.

After calming down Eriri, the next person to test is the attitude of Yukinoshita Yukino, the head of the Servant Club of Sobu High School.

What should she do if she still remembered everything that happened in the simulation?

Ming Hai cast his eager eyes at the scene passing by outside the car window, and in his mind he had already silently thought of a way to test the situation.

That was a "secret code" that only the two people in the simulation could understand.