Tokyo: Simulation Begins with the Big Sister Next Door

Sometimes, when you're away from home, the only people who will constantly care about whether you're doing well are your family.

“Your fridge is so empty, you must not cook regularly. How can you maintain your nutrition and health if you only eat in the cafeteria and takeout?” Yukimura Chizuru frowned, but then quickly changed the subject and revealed a meaningful smile.

"Luckily, I'm smart enough to find the right person to supervise your meals."

"Alright, that's all for now. It's getting late, I should head back."

The driver was still waiting on the side. After chatting for a few words, Yukimura Chizuru got into the car. Then, as if remembering something, she quickly rolled down the window.

"Xiao Liang! Text me and call me more often. Honestly, you're such a grown-up and you still can't act cute. I have to teach you..."

After saying a few words that were half complaint and half advice, Yukimura Chizuru smiled and said a few words of farewell to everyone. Fuyutsuki Kaede, sitting on the other side of the back seat, couldn't peek out, but she stretched out her small hand and waved to everyone, saying something like "see you next time."

"boom--"

The vehicle started, and Yukimura Chizuru and Fuyutsuki Kaede left the apartment.

"Anze, I'm going back too." It was getting late, so Nakano Aoi said goodbye and prepared to go home.

"Okay, see you at school tomorrow," An Zeliang replied with a smile.

"Oh, right," Nakano Aoi said, her eyes crinkling, "Yasuzawa-kun, Chizuru-neechan specifically asked me to keep an eye on your diet before she left. I thought about it, and home-cooked meals are still the healthiest and most nutritious, so..."

"Anze, what do you want to eat tomorrow? I'll pack you a lunchbox."

"Wouldn't making a bento box for two people be too much work, Nakano-kun? Actually, I can change the set meals at the cafeteria often, which is also healthy," Yasuzawa Ryo said after thinking for a moment.

"No, no, a double bento box just means the food portions are a bit bigger, it's not hard work." Nakano Aoi shook her head, still insisting.

"So, Anze, what do you want to eat tomorrow?"

Seeing this, Anze Liang did not refuse again, saying that he was not picky about food and had no dietary restrictions, and that he would eat whatever Nakano Aoi ate.

However, it wouldn't be right to eat and drink for free, so Anze Liang offered to pay for the ingredients, which Nakano Aoi refused outright.

"We're all friends, no need to calculate this."

"I'm not sure... Well, there are some problems I'm having trouble with lately. Anze, you could come over sometime and maybe tutor me."

"Okay, just message me when you need me, and I'll come whenever I'm free." The location was right next door, very close by, so teaching him a few questions wouldn't be a problem, and An Zeliang agreed.

After the bento box conversation ended, it was time for Nakano Aoi to go home.

But then, she glanced at Hayano-sensei's car parked downstairs at the apartment building, and her eyes suddenly blinked slightly.

"Ms. Hayano," Nakano Aoi said, taking Hayano Hoshiko's arm, "could you stay at my house tonight?"

“…Huh?” Hayano Hoshiko looked at Nakano Aoi with some surprise.

“It’s like this…” Nakano Aoi pursed her lips, looking somewhat disappointed. “I know that Hayano-sensei is about to be transferred, so while there’s still time, I’d like to talk to Hayano-sensei a little more.”

"May I?"

Hayano Hoshiko felt a little embarrassed to refuse. Nakano Aoi was also her student, and she really wanted to fulfill her wish, but... tonight she wanted to spend more time with Yasuzawa Ryo!

"Teacher, I have some things to take care of tonight. Can I stay at your house next week instead?"

"Okay, fine." Nakano Aoi was very obedient and didn't pester him any further. Instead, she took Hayano Hoshiko's arm and walked to the car. "Let me see you off, teacher. See you at school tomorrow."

Uh, uh...!

Hayano Hoshiko stared wide-eyed at Anze Ryo, as if to say, "Why aren't you helping me yet?"

"Ahem! Nakano-kun, it's getting late. Why don't you go home first? I'll take Hayano-sensei home," Yasuzawa Ryo said.

"No need. My home is so close to Anze's home, I can drop the teacher off before leaving."

Seeing Nakano Aoi's insistence, Hayano Hoshiko couldn't find a better excuse to stay, so she reluctantly took out her car keys.

"Well... the teacher's gone..."

With a listless grin, Hayano Hoshiko unlocked the car door, climbed into the driver's seat, waved to the two of them, and slowly drove away from the apartment.

"Anze, I'm going home now, bye-bye."

Nakano Aoi watched Hayano Hoshiko's car disappear at the street corner, then smiled and said something.

"Okay, see you tomorrow, Nakano-kun." Yasuzawa Ryo nodded, said goodbye, and took the elevator home.

It was already past seven o'clock in the evening, but the weather was still very hot. An Zeliang had already sweated a lot while he was talking downstairs.

After getting home, he took a shower, changed into clean and loose clothes, opened the refrigerator, took out a bottle of iced cola, and took a couple of sips, which felt very refreshing.

Anze Liang glanced out the window. Hayano Hoshiko's car hadn't returned, and he hadn't received any messages on his phone. It seemed that Hayano Hoshiko had really gone home tonight.

So……

An Zeliang returned to his bedroom, casually placed the chilled cola on the table, lay down on the bed, adjusted to a very comfortable position, and then closed his eyes.

Start the simulation!

Please select the personality type that best represents your career development.

[Option 1, No merchant is honest: How can you make money without being cunning?]

Option 2, prioritizing profit over righteousness: putting profit first, where profit outweighs righteousness.

Option 3, Enjoy the Moment: Forget everything else, just enjoy yourself first.

[Next, let's think about other things.]

[Option 4, Strategic Planning: Self-aware and capable, skilled in governance, able to win battles from afar while remaining at home!]

The four options appeared before him as usual. An Zeliang glanced at them and was somewhat surprised.

Strategic planning? This option has never appeared before; it's new.

In this simulation, An Zeliang mainly wanted to see the location of the offline office and the choice of server, and then see if the website's development encountered any problems.

Luckily, they were quite lucky. No businessman is honest, and they are all greedy and forget morality... Both choices are related to business.

To be honest, An Zeliang hasn't been chosen yet, but judging from the name, the outcome will definitely be very extreme, so it has little reference value.

The choice that "no merchant is honest" can be summarized in one sentence after several simulations: business: from being born a capitalist to being born a capitalist.

It has great reference value, but it's all about picking up the sesame seeds while losing the watermelon.

There's no need to even think about the immediate pleasure; let's skip that.

Then, An Zeliang looked at the new option of "strategic planning". Judging from the description, this option was the most reliable and rational. If nothing unexpected happened, it should be able to meet his requirements.

Let's choose option 4 and try out the new options.

[You have chosen the strategist/strategist approach; you will begin the simulation using your current personality.]

Today is Monday. You wake up and find yourself experiencing the impulses typical of adolescence. You spend half an hour getting back into a sage-like state.

[After everything was finished, the time taken was no more than ten seconds different from your estimated time.]

You believe that knowing yourself and your enemy leads to victory in every battle; you have now achieved self-awareness.

After washing up, you were about to leave for school when your phone vibrated. When you opened it, you found that a wealthy friend had donated one million yen to your account, urging you to update.

[After thinking about it, you casually replied that you would update tonight, and that the animation would be updated daily from now on, and if the data was good enough, you could update twice a day.]

You didn't continue with anything about midnight, because you knew very well that you still had website building to do.

[Because of your reply, the number of comments skyrocketed, many fans showered you with donations, your animation data exploded, and your income doubled.]

[You weren't surprised by the result, and knew it was only a short-term gain, so you put away your phone and went out. You met up with Nakano Aoi, who was waiting for you to go to school together. On the way, you even took the time to stop at an electronics store and bought a tablet.]

In class, you listen to lessons you already know, pull out your brand-new tablet, and then continue writing website code, not intending to waste any time.

However, you were not satisfied with this and decided to maximize your abilities and network.

[At lunchtime, you suggested having lunch in the activity room and texted Hoshimiya Rin to invite her to join you, but she didn't reply.]

[But shortly after you and Nakano Aoi went to the activity room for lunch, Hoshimiya Rin also came in, saying that she had forgotten a book in the activity room. You invited her to sit down and chat and have lunch, and Hoshimiya Rin agreed.]

Then, you told the two of them about your idea to build a website; your plan was very clear.

Your potential is obvious. Nakano Aoi listened attentively and genuinely praised you, while Hoshimiya Rin calmly inquired about your intentions.

You directly state your intention: you want to invite two people to start a business with you and build a website.

Nakano Aoi agreed without hesitation, but Hoshimiya Rin was thinking about it.

[Regarding Hoshimiya Rin, who did not give a clear response, you subtly hinted to her that you wanted to build a successful career, take responsibility for her life, and incidentally let her witness your rise to power.]

After hearing this, Hoshimiya Rin accepted your invitation to start a business without hesitation.

Next, you described in detail your requirements for a physical office and servers to the two of them, and suggested that they seek advice from their elders and raise funds.

"This personality is quite clever." An Zeliang nodded in satisfaction.

His ability to utilize his network of connections so methodically is far superior to those who believe that "no businessman is honest and unscrupulous."

However, An Zeliang was prepared for the possibility that his strategic and cunning personality could become extremely extreme.

Surprisingly, he's acting so normally. He's truly dedicating himself to his career.

Nakano Aoi has a wife behind her, while Hoshimiya Rin's father is the head of the Metropolitan Police Department... Through this maneuvering, she directly gained the protection of both the underworld and the legitimate world.

They didn't have to worry about the office or the server; they left everything to their elders.

It was rare to see such a normal person in his behavior, and An Zeliang felt completely at ease.

It seems that this simulation will be of great reference value to him.

Read on.

The simulation continues.

After you get home from school and finish your dinner, you start making and updating the animation.

[During the process, you discover that Hexagonal Snowflake also released an analysis video, and in it, he thanked Rainy Night with a Knife but No Umbrella, which is your signature.]

[You deduced that the hexagonal snowflake is very likely Ibuki Yuki, you followed the hexagonal snowflake back, and invited her to a fan tea party, which she accepted.]

The next day, with the help of their elders, Hoshimiya Rin and Nakano Aoi gave you a list containing offline office addresses that perfectly matched your requirements, as well as the private contact information of server manufacturers.

You weren't surprised by this, and even asked Nakano Aoi to ask for leave for you.

[You returned home early and posted a long article on your video profile page, explaining that you would be building a website to make it a home for all animation lovers. Your future animations will also be updated on the new website, with two episodes released daily.]

[Fans are incredibly excited and enthusiastically support your decision.]

You then posted the crowdfunding link and launched your first slogan: "What we love is our life."