Am I being simulated by their love affair.

Chapter 151 Those who marvel at the sea are unaware that their journey is nearing its end.

In the clock stand opposite the restaurant, Jun Matsueda and the girl were sitting on church-like benches.

"If my aunt comes back, what else do you need me to do?"

The gears inside the clock tower were turning mechanically. Wangyue Yao listened to the clicking sound of the moving hands, not knowing what to say.

Friend? Classmate? Master? Housekeeper?
Or lovers?

But he doesn't like himself.

If we continue like before and see no hope, is there no need to make any effort?

When she thought of this, her chest began to ache, reminding her of the feeling that something was wrong last night.

After a long time, she began to recall the scenes in the simulation.

At the exact moment, the mechanical striker struck the pendulum hanging in the air. The grand and solemn bell sounded throughout the room, shaking the thoughts of the two people.

Even the snowflakes outside the window seemed to be affected, and their falling speed slowed down a little.

"If you can't figure it out, forget it." After the chime stopped, Matsueda Jun continued, "Follow me tomorrow. If you wait in the room for the medical team's report, you'll definitely start to overthink it again."

Mochizuki Haruka nodded subconsciously.

When they returned to the hotel room, Sakamuro Ken and Suyama were already making the bed. At this time yesterday, they were still playing poker with the people in the next room.

"We have to get up early tomorrow to go to Otaru." Sushan had already crawled into bed. "Matsueda, please turn down the heating for me."

"Can't we sleep in the car?" Jun Matsueda walked to the control screen by the door and turned down the heating by one degree.

"We're taking the Sea Train tomorrow. It would be a waste to sleep through it."

"Sea train?"

At 6:30 the next morning, Jun Matsueda and Haruka Mochizuki, rubbing their eyes and looking dazed, stood in front of the JR line platform in Sapporo. The bus would drop them off there.

"The snow on the railroad tracks has frozen." It was so cold in Sapporo in the early morning that people didn't have the confidence to get up.

The two walked into the carriage and sat down. At this time, there were not many people on the train except for the students from Yuqiu. Everyone sat neatly on the left side so that they could see a better view when the train passed by the seaside.

When the train started, Mochizuki Haruka glanced at her phone.

"At this time, my aunt should have been receiving new treatment."

“Don’t think too much until the results come out.”

Jun Matsueda took out a cheese tart from the paper bag in his hand and handed it to the girl. He bought it at a dessert shop near the station.

The edges of the egg tart were crispy, the cheese hadn't solidified yet, and it was warm, just right for her empty and cold stomach.

After eating the egg tart, the girl stuck out her tongue and licked the crumbs and oil stains on her fingers.

"Wipe it off carefully with paper." Jun Matsueda took out a tissue from his pocket and handed it to her.

Tomatsu Tomoka watched the two people's movements out of the corner of her eye. The school bought a ticket for a slow train, and the train seat was a bench facing the window like in the subway. She sat on the left of Matsueda Jun, and Mochizuki Haruka was on the right of Matsueda Jun, at the very edge of the bench.

"Do you want one too, Tomatsu-san?" He shook the paper bag in his hand, and the girl smiled and shook her head.

The slow train to Otaru takes about an hour. After passing the Star Observation Station, you can see the coastline.

"Matsuji, if you are unwilling to take the initiative to give, will you not have a strong connection?" Wangyue Yao woke up from his sleepiness.

This is what she thought about last night as she lay alone in bed after she ended her call with the medical team.

The girl initially thought that investing emotions like in the simulation was useless, and that she would ultimately get hurt and abandoned. But now, a relationship based solely on monetary transactions doesn't seem to satisfy her either.

In the simulation, Jun Matsueda's initiative resulted in a story of love and hate, but in reality where no one took the initiative, she could only spend day after day being cared for.

Perhaps such days are indeed comfortable, without having to think or hesitate, but apart from the fear of being abandoned, there is no longer any ripple in Wangyue Yao's heart.

It was like a feather scratching across the surface of metal, leaving no trace.

After eating the last egg tart, Matsueda Jun said with a lingering feeling: "Strong things are not born strong. Only when enough materials are put into it and it is constantly polished can it reach its final form."

Everyone in the seats was excitedly discussing today's itinerary, only Tomatsu Tomoka noticed the topic in the corner and pricked up her ears.

"Even natural diamonds have to go through this process, not to mention man-made ones. Casting, forging, and smelting are all necessary processes to make them strong."

"Of course, the first thing is investment. Invest in carbon to get diamonds, invest in ore to get steel, invest in cement and rebar to get skyscrapers."

"Think about it yourself. Does what you put in correspond to what you desire to get out?"

A fox said something similar, but it called this process domestication.

Tomatsu Tomoka gave Mochizuki Haruka a victorious smile, although Mochizuki Haruka didn't see it.

The girl actually understood these words. Matsueda Jun had already told her when she turned Room 506 into ruins.

However, until now, she was still hesitant, because the strong colors in the simulation even made the girl who was watching the fire from the other side of the river feel a dull pain.

Mochizuki Haruka is actually just a child who is afraid of pain.

The silence in the corner was broken by the crashing waves, and exclamations came one after another around.

The train passed Qianhan Station and finally arrived at the coast.

On the right side of the train is a low seawall, which is not even as high as the bottom edge of the window. Sitting on the left seat and looking out the right window, you can only see the undulating sea and the morning light in the distance.

Less than half an hour ago, Hokkaido had just welcomed the sunrise. The lingering morning glow and silver waves merged together, filling the car windows.

"Please take a picture for me, Mr. Matsueda." Tomatsu Tomoka handed the phone to Matsueda Jun and sat on the seat on the right side of the carriage, with the sea behind her.

When the shutter sounded, she looked at Jun Matsueda through the camera.

"Thank you, Matsueda~" The girl returned to her seat with a smile. She looked at the photos on her phone and then looked out the window in surprise.

"Snowing!"

Endless snow fell onto the boundless ocean, melting into the crimson morning glow or the silvery waters. Beyond this world, only this lone train remained, running on its tracks.

Even the sound of shutter clicks disappeared in the carriage. People held their breath, trying to hear the sound of snow falling on the sea, which did not exist at all.

"I feel like crying," Mochizuki Haruka whispered. In such a vast expanse of white scenery, there is no room for any worries.

"Matsueda-san, the scenery we saw in Hokkaido this time was so unique that it feels like we'll never see it again in our lifetime."

"How lucky."

"How lucky."

It takes only a short time to cross the snowy sea, but people feel as if they have lived a lifetime by the sea.

It was not until the train arrived in Otaru that they remembered they had reached their final destination.

(End of this chapter)