In this crossover anime, I've been bound to two systems.

The simulator provides five candidate characters, each with a full-body photo below its name.

With a simple click, casual clothes can be transformed into underwear, and the system can also accurately determine the body fat saturation level of these five individuals.

This is really... really hot Thai pants!

Suzumiya Chisato noticed that after she followed a certain name, a short description would appear.

He looked at the name "Kawasaki Saki," and an additional small window popped up on the panel in front of him.

[A beautiful girl from a poor family, with a great figure and a beauty mark under her eye, often needs to work to help support her family. On the surface, she appears to be a cold delinquent, but in reality, she's just a good girl who isn't good at expressing herself. If you choose the right approach, she might be surprisingly easy to win over.]

What a thoughtful new feature!

Suzumiya Senri couldn't help but sigh.

Although he wasn't entirely unfamiliar with these five people thanks to his memories from his past life, to be honest, while he could do without this ability, having it would definitely be the best option.

He then spent two minutes briefly going over all five people.

He eventually settled on the name Isshiki Hachiman.

[A girl who grew up in a comfortable middle-class family, delicate and adorable like a little animal, loves to act cute and charming. However, beneath her cute appearance lies a cunning and ruthless inner world. In certain situations, she can even use a gentle smile to deliver an extremely cold voice, possessing an unmistakable little devilish nature.]

Suzumiya Senri chose Iroha.

There was no particular reason; he simply followed his heart and chose the person from the five who best suited his preferences.

He had already experienced the cold exterior and soft heart of Touma Kazusa, and now he wanted to see what a cute exterior and a cunning interior girl would be like.

[The love simulation partner has been confirmed: Iroha Isshiki.]

[After deducting one simulation attempt, two simulation attempts remain.]

[Please select three talents from the following list to begin the simulation.]

[Fickle (White): You easily develop feelings for the opposite sex and actually take action.]

[Silent and reserved (white): You are not good at communicating with others, but your learning and work efficiency will increase when you are alone.]

[Hidden Sadistic (White): You have a natural talent for manipulating others and causing them pain, and you derive genuine pleasure from it. You've kept this fetish deeply hidden, and it remains unknown to others.]

[White: You are not a picky eater. Foods that others find difficult to swallow, such as duck necks, chicken feet, preserved eggs, silkworm pupae, or stargazing, will not cause you any eating problems as long as they are clean and hygienic. Because of your balanced nutritional intake, your physical condition will improve slightly.]

[Two-stage reversal (green): Your life will be quite difficult before the age of ten, but after the age of ten your fortune will rise to twice that of a normal person.]

The highest quality talent option given this time is only green?

This simulator seems to have secretly increased the difficulty after this update, right?

Despite her complaints, the five talents displayed before her remained unchanged despite Chisato's dissatisfaction, but an additional message popped up.

[If the host is not satisfied with the talents, they can choose to spend one simulation attempt to refresh all talents, or they can choose to spend one simulation attempt to add an additional talent that is guaranteed to be of "blue" quality or higher to the selection list.]

Without a second thought, Chisato Suzumiya closed the pop-up notification box for a very simple reason.

Currently, the only known methods for restoring simulation attempts, aside from the two special cases of update compensation and triggering hidden achievements, are to simply wait for them to recover naturally over time. Wasting a simulation attempt just to refresh is too inefficient; if it doesn't work this time, you can always try again.

Suzumiya Senri selected her only green talent, "Bipolar Reversal," and then began to consider the drawbacks of the other talents.

Using the process of elimination, he first ruled out "fickleness" and set his main goal as a life simulation game where he would pursue the chosen female lead. Being too promiscuous would be a clear negative trait.

Looking at the remaining three talents, he thought for a moment and selected "not picky about food" again. Not being picky about food is a good habit, not to mention there is a buff that increases physical fitness.

Next, it's a choice between two options.

Leaning against the headboard, after thinking for five seconds, he chose the talent of "hidden sadism" out of personal morbid curiosity.

I always feel that if I, with this attribute, were to meet a cunning and mischievous girl, it would create some very interesting plots and scenes.

This time, Chisato's talent wasn't very good at the start of the simulation, so she was mentally prepared before the official simulation and didn't think she would get a high rating in The Sims this time.

So naturally, he developed the idea that he needed at least one of the rewards or the fun.

So, let's begin.

[Talent has been determined.]

[The simulation officially begins.]

[0 years old: In the hospital delivery room, your mother, due to her weak constitution, experienced placental insufficiency and suffered a severe hemorrhage. Fortunately, the hospital your father chose was one of the best obstetrics and gynecology hospitals in Tokyo, with highly experienced and skilled doctors. You were born safely, and your mother was also saved from the brink of death. After hearing the nurse come out smiling and saying that mother and child were safe, your father slumped against the wall and collapsed to the ground.]

After reading to the end of this text, Chisato Suzumiya felt relieved.

This is the effect of "bipolar reversal"! He almost thought he was going to ascend to heaven before he was even born. This is no laughing matter.

[1 year old: You are quite healthy. While other children are still breastfeeding, your parents have noticed that you don't reject other foods as well as breast milk. So they gradually started to make porridge your staple food, and occasionally gave you blended fruit and vegetable juice and shredded meat as supplementary foods. Because you are getting a variety of nutrients, your body is growing very fast and your physique is far superior to that of your peers.]

[Age 2: Your mother suffered severe bleeding during childbirth, leaving her with health problems. For the past two years, she has been listless and depressed. During a long holiday, your father sent you to your grandparents' house for care while he took your mother on a plane to an overseas destination, hoping to give her a break. However, that very night, the news reported that the plane had crashed in international waters, and your parents tragically perished.]

Ah, this...

[Age 3: Your maternal grandparents passed away one after the other due to illness.]

[Age 4: Your grandparents, also grieving for their son and daughter-in-law, passed away one after the other.]

Suzumiya Chisato: "..."

Honestly, he now regrets choosing the "bipolar reversal" talent. If things continue like this, who knows if he'll even live to be ten years old?

…………

Chapter 121 Something Within Has Awakened

[Age 5: With no relatives willing to care for you, you entered an orphanage. The caregiver arranged for you to share a room with three other children of similar age. They, also without relatives, took good care of you. Your grief and helplessness from losing your family were somewhat alleviated by these new friends. You gradually adapted to life in the orphanage and began to dress yourself, make your bed, and wash yourself independently.]

Chisato Suzumiya breathed a sigh of relief.

Thank goodness, nothing too outrageous happened this year.

[6 years old: Perhaps it is because the successive deaths of your relatives over the past few years have caused you too much of a blow, you have shown characteristics that are different from other children.]

While the other children gathered together to play games and watch cartoons, you preferred to squat in the corner watching ants. When the caregiver came over and asked you why, you told her that you were observing the ants' ecology and habits. The caregiver praised you with satisfaction, saying that you had such a thirst for knowledge and that you would definitely become a great scientist in the future. She also praised you highly in front of the other children.

But actually, you lied. You weren't observing the ants' ecology. What you were really doing was dropping food like rice grains or bread crumbs near the ant nest. After the ants found the food, marked it with their scent, and put it back in their nest, you would pick up the food that you had dropped.

Then, as you watch the ant that originally found the food lead the way, bringing a whole bunch of ant companions to wander around the place where they originally found the food with a puzzled look, you will feel genuinely excited and happy.

You'll keep imagining the ant that gave the false report being ganged up on and isolated by the other ants after returning home, becoming an ant that has lost its credibility—that scene is truly hilarious.

"..."

When Suzumiya Chisato saw the long passage of text that appeared before her, she was overwhelmed with mixed feelings and didn't know what to say.

[Age 7: You let the ants go and found a new source of fun. There are two guard dogs, a male and a female, in front of the orphanage. Every day, different children are responsible for taking them out for a walk around the neighborhood on leashes.]

Every time it's your turn to take them for a walk, you always volunteer to take the leash from your partner when you come back, saying that you'll be responsible for tying them up again.

You have witnessed these two dogs many times, one lying on the ground and the other on the back of the other, constantly undulating. You asked the caregiver about this phenomenon, but since you were still young, she simply said that they were doing something fun.

You don't quite understand why doing those things makes you happy, but it doesn't matter anymore.

Out of a desire to spoil and tease them, you deliberately shorten the rope every time you tie them to the door, based on your precise calculations. This allows the two dogs to touch each other, but prevents them from making that undulating motion where one dog lies on top of the other.

At night, while waiting to turn off the lights and go to sleep, you might lean against the window, watching the two dogs frantically pacing around in the yard by the moonlight, and a genuine smile would appear on your face.

That's some serious dog behavior!

Even though the person doing this in The Sims is, in some sense, another version of herself, Chisato Suzumiya couldn't help but make such a sarcastic remark.

[Age 8: The orphanage caught fire. Fortunately, the fire started in the director's room on the second floor, at the very back. The escape route was not affected when the fire first started, and everyone escaped safely.]

Standing in a safe place, watching the place where you've lived for three years being engulfed by flames, you are surprisingly calm.

What catches your attention are the hospital director and the caregiver standing to the side.

The dean was only wearing shorts, and the jet-black hair on his calves was particularly eye-catching. His chest and stomach were covered in a shiny patch, and it was unclear what he had applied.

As for the caregiver, she was carrying a long rope and wrapped in an oversized bath towel.

You walked over and smelled a sweet honey scent coming from the headmaster. Just as you were about to ask him why he was putting honey on his body, the caregiver told you to stay with the other children and not to run around.

You obediently did as instructed, but your curiosity didn't disappear. When you saw the caregiver throw something into the bushes, you secretly picked it up and waved it around in your hand. You accidentally hit a girl your age, who let out a painful groan, and you quickly apologized to her.

But the moment you met her gaze, you were stunned when you saw her trembling, pink lips and her big, teary eyes.

Your face is flushed, your breathing is rapid, and the long rope in your hand falls to the ground. An unprecedented and extreme sense of satisfaction and excitement fills your chest.

That's a much more powerful sense of shock than losing the credibility of an ant or preventing dogs from sticking together!

Unconsciously, a certain quality that already existed within you was nourished with catalytic fertilizer, instantly breaking through the soil, skipping the seedling stage, and directly growing into its full form.

"..."

Because the old welfare home was destroyed by fire, you and the other children were transferred to a new welfare home.

This welfare home boasts higher professional standards and better facilities, attracting numerous kind-hearted individuals from all walks of life who come here to adopt children.

[You've never been a picky eater since you were little, and with a balanced diet, you're the tallest among your peers. Add to that your naturally pretty face, and three couples quickly fell for you.]

On this day, the director of the welfare home came to you with three forms of information about potential adoptive parents. He spent more than ten minutes explaining the situation of the three couples and asking for your opinion on which couple you would most like to live with.

Now that you're eight years old and have developed basic thinking skills, you've decided to choose...

[1. A farming couple living in the countryside near Tokyo, who make a living by growing vegetables.]

[2. A couple in their early twenties, both working in the fashion industry, who have been married for less than a month.]

3. A couple who run a ramen shop together on the side of a busy street.

The first option has appeared.

Suzumiya Chisato pondered for a moment.

A conclusion was reached quickly.

The farming couple was eliminated first; if they lived in the countryside, it seemed unlikely they would have any further involvement with the heroine of this game.

A newlywed couple, especially one in their early twenties, gives off an unreliable vibe.

Therefore, the only choice left is the last one.

…………

Sorry for the writer's block, I'll finish it tomorrow.