Tokyo: Simulation Begins with the Big Sister Next Door

Nakano Aoi chimed in at the opportune moment.

"Then I'll add Anze on Line too."

As Hoshimiya Rin calmly narrated, she casually scanned Anze Ryo's QR code and quickly added him as a friend.

"Just a reminder, lunch break is about to end. Nakano and Yasuzawa, you should eat first. We can talk again during club activities this afternoon."

As she spoke, Hoshimiya Rin picked up a tissue, wiped the chopsticks she had used, and then handed them to Nakano Aoi.

"Nakano-kun, I'm finished eating. You can use my chopsticks."

"Thank you, President."

"You're welcome."

"..."

The lady made too many bento boxes. It took Anze Liang and Nakano Aoi a lot of effort to finish them before they returned to the classroom.

Once you're well-fed and warmly dressed, you start to feel sleepy.

An Zeliang yawned, then promptly lay down on the table and fell asleep, only waking up promptly at 3 PM when school ended.

"Anze, the club president just sent me a message saying that Tamamo invites us to her house for dinner."

When Nakano Aoi said that, Yasuzawa Ryo suddenly remembered that Tamamo...

Even though she's not very noticeable, she still drinks coffee in the club activity room during lunch break.

But I haven't seen a soul all day today.

Anze Ryo and Nakano Aoi arrived at the school gate together, where Hoshimiya Rin was waiting.

She was looking down at her phone, her long hair swaying slightly in the wind, her expression calm and indifferent, but her fingertips, which were tapping the phone, were pink and delicate, and her nails were neatly trimmed, like those of a primary school student.

Ding Dong!

Anze Ryo and Nakano Aoi's phones simultaneously beeped. When they took out their phones, they discovered that Hoshimiya Rin had created a group chat at some point, which included the three of them. The person with the default profile picture and the nickname "President" was constantly sending messages.

President: "You've arrived."

President: "After confirming, Tamamo-san took the day off today. She was the one who called me to tell me that she had invited us to visit."

Club President: "Today's club activity is to have dinner at Tamamo's house."

President: "Everyone, get on the bus."

The moment the last sentence was uttered, Hoshimiya Rin stopped typing on her phone, silently opened the car door, got in, and gestured for Anzawa Ryo and Nakano Aoi to follow.

"...President, we seem to be right in front of you, why don't you just say so directly instead of sending a message in the group?" An Zeliang asked, his face full of black lines.

“I’m also a little curious,” Nakano Aoi agreed.

Hoshimiya Rin calmly watched the two of them, her fingers moving rapidly again, but only a few seconds later...

Ding Dong!

The phone rang again.

President: "According to statistics, if an average human being does not receive training, they can recognize and understand about two hundred words per hour when speaking at a normal speed."

President: "But if it's reading text, the speed will reach 450 words per minute."

President: "After my comparison, I believe that written communication is faster and more accurate."

President: "If Anze and Nakano have anything else they want to talk about, they can post it in the group. This way, not only will there be a clear written record, but other people in the group can also review the context and join the conversation smoothly."

President: "Any other questions?"

"..."

A moment of silence fell over the car. After a long while, An Zeliang lowered his head and began to move his fingers on the screen.

Ding Dong!

Another new message appeared in the group.

Nakano Aoi and Hoshimiya Rin simultaneously picked up their phones and looked down at them.

Anze Liang: "President, I chatted with Nakano for a long time during lunch break today and you didn't get a word in edgewise. You're not really bothered by that, are you?"

"..."

The fact that Hoshimiya Rin was able to type so many words in such a short time shows that her typing speed is incredibly fast, thanks to years of researching.

President: "If you say so, then it is."

An Zeliang silently typed: "President, are you jealous again?"

I pressed the send button without hesitation.

Ding Dong!

"The group administrator has initiated a ban on An Zeliang."

An Zeliang looked up at Xingmiya Rin. The girl's calm expression remained unchanged. She simply took out her phone and began typing.

President: "Don't make malicious assumptions about other people's emotions in the group. Communicate rationally and speak sensibly."

Club president: "Anze, is there anything else you want to post?"

"The group administrator has lifted the ban on An Zeliang."

An Zeliang: "President, are you jealous again?"

The moment the message was sent, Hoshimiya Rin lightly swiped her finger across the screen.

Ding Dong!

"The group administrator retracted a message."

An Zeliang: "..."

Putting down his phone, An Zeliang looked up and gazed at Hoshimiya Rin with a deep look: "Hoshimiya-kun, you know there's no way to silence me in real life, right?"

Upon hearing this, Hoshimiya Rin's eyes flickered imperceptibly for a moment, her typing stopped immediately, and after a few seconds of thought, she silently raised her hands to cover her ears, her calm gaze meeting Anze Ryo's.

Although she didn't say anything, it was as if she said everything.

Chapter 135, Section 133: The Sick Tamamo Yuki Prepares for the Simulation!

Tamamo Yuki's house is located in the suburbs, which is quite remote geographically. However, it wasn't the first time the club members had visited, and they arrived at Tamamo's house easily, after about an hour's journey.

"Tamamo-san, are you home?"

"Why is there no sound from inside... Did Tamamo go out to buy groceries to entertain us and haven't come back yet?"

Nakano Aoi, who was the first to get off the bus, came to the door, knocked on it, and called out several times, but received no response. She then showed a puzzled expression.

"Call her." Hoshimiya Rin glanced out the window, but didn't see Tamamo Yuki, so she took out her phone.

"Dududu-"

Amidst the rhythmic busy tone, Hoshimiya Rin waited patiently for a while until no one answered... then she hung up and dialed again.

After repeating it twice, she put down her phone and looked at An Zeliang with a slightly strange expression: "No one answered."

An Zeliang frowned, then walked to the door, pressed his ear against it, and listened intently. With the aid of his intermediate-level reconnaissance skills, he heard very subtle sounds coming from inside the house.

Then, An Zeliang's nose twitched, and through the crack in the door, a strange smell, like something burning, entered his nostrils.

“I heard the sound of a fire burning inside the house, and if I smelled it carefully, I could also smell the burnt smell of an empty pot… It wasn’t obvious, but it was definitely a burnt smell.”

"Huh? The smell of something burning?"

Nakano Aoi was startled, a look of worry flashing in her eyes: "Tamamo-san is so thoughtful, how could she go out to buy groceries without turning off the stove? Could something have happened?"

Her guess was not unreasonable. An Zeliang also felt that something must have happened, otherwise there wouldn't be such a clear burning smell.

A terrifying thought flashed through his mind: Could it be that the child raised by the murderer had attacked Tamamo-kun?!

"Beep beep...!"

At that moment, Hoshimiya Rin, who was standing to the side, quickly typed a phone number on her phone. With a crisp dial tone, she made the call.

"Hello, I need a locksmith who is closest to us. It's an emergency. Please have him bring tools to break the lock."

"My address is..."

"Wait, Hoshimiya-san, Nakano-san, you two step back."

As An Zeliang spoke, he told the two to step back a few paces, then raised his foot and kicked the door hard.

His strength attribute is a full 158, far exceeding the 80-100 value of a normal adult, so destroying this wooden door is naturally no problem.

Clang!

After several kicks, the fragile wooden doorknob shattered instantly, revealing a hole large enough for an arm to pass through. In just a few seconds, An Zeliang unlocked the door through the hole and rushed inside.

"We don't need locksmiths anymore."

Rin Hoshimiya hung up the phone and went into the room with Aoi Nakano.

Tamamo Yuki's house wasn't big, but it was neatly arranged and very cozy.

But at this moment, the cozy room was filled with light gray smoke, and the stove in the kitchen was burning with a small fire, constantly heating the white ceramic pot that had long since boiled dry, leaving large brown marks and emitting a very unpleasant burnt smell.

Snapped

!

Nakano Aoi immediately ran over to turn off the stove and quickly opened all the windows in the room for ventilation, while Hoshimiya Rin went into the bedroom.

The bed was messy on the floor. Tamamo Yuki had her eyes closed and was wearing only a thin white cotton nightgown. Her body was slender and frail, and her wrists looked like they could be completely encircled by one hand, giving her a fragile appearance.

Her usually pale face, which was always pale due to malnutrition from eating too little, was now covered with an abnormal flush.

Beads of cold sweat trickled down her forehead, slowly tracing the corners of her eyes and across her cheeks, as if she were having a nightmare of sleep paralysis and unable to wake up.

An Zeliang squatted down, reached out and touched Tamamo Yuki's forehead, then touched her arms and neck, and couldn't help but frown. "Tamamo-kun is very hot, she must have a high fever, and her breathing is also very difficult. Hoshimiya-kun, could you please bring me a basin of cold water and a cold towel?"

"it is good."

Although Hoshimiya Rin always had an indifferent expression, she actually cared a lot about her friends in the club, and she was also very efficient. She quickly brought over the cold water and cold towel.

At this moment, Nakano Aoi turned off the stove and opened all the windows for ventilation before anxiously entering the room.