My Romance Simulation with Them

Your high school life will soon be over.

As everyone expected, you gained admission to the University of Tokyo almost effortlessly, while Yamada Ryo was accepted into a good arts university in Tokyo, where she continued her bass and music performances.

During this time, she continued to maintain contact with you, and Yamada Ryo remained concerned about you.

[You, who have been admitted to the University of Tokyo, continue to tutor Goto Ichiri, who has just entered her third year of high school] (In the anime, Goto Ichiri and Kita Ikuyo are first-year high school students, while Yamada Ryo and Iji Chi Niji Natsumi are second-year high school students)

A year later, under your guidance, Goto Ichiri, who had studied diligently, finally gained admission to a university in Tokyo that was relatively ordinary compared to yours.

Even after starting university, she never touched a guitar again.

You didn't try to persuade her because you and she both knew the reasons behind it.

[After a year of university, you proposed to Ichiri Goto.]

She accepted your proposal.

At the wedding banquet, Goto Ichiri was stunningly beautiful.

Chapter Twenty-One. Regret Fills Every Eyes

The wedding, which was hosted and organized by the Goto Ichiri family, was not extravagant.

That was all; we only invited a few friends, family members from Nanxiang, and former members of the band.

At the wedding banquet, Goto Ichiri, dressed in a wedding gown and holding a bouquet of flowers, had a flushed face, whether from shyness or the effects of alcohol, it was hard to tell.

She mustered her courage and stammered a greeting to her parents in Nanxiang.

Nanxiang Shi's parents and two older sisters, who lived in the countryside, were simple and honest. They didn't have much prejudice against their daughter-in-law, who was particularly shy and prone to stuttering when communicating with others. Instead, they pulled Nanxiang Shi aside and told him to take good care of her.

In particular, his two older sisters said that a pure and lovely girl like Goto Ichiri is extremely rare in Tokyo, and that he must cherish her.

To Goto Ichiri's parents, Nango Toki's highly self-disciplined academic record was outstanding enough that his exceptional abilities were almost unbelievable.

How did my own pig manage to root up such a good cabbage?

At the wedding banquet, amidst the clinking of glasses, the talkative Nanxiang Shi warmed up the atmosphere with one witty and humorous remark after another.

After entertaining the adult group, Nango Toki came to the front of the band group.

Everyone present was much more mature than they were in high school.

After graduating from high school, Ichiji Nijika did not choose to continue her studies at university. Instead, she stayed at Fanxing to help out. Although she hadn't touched the drums in a long time, she was still full of energy and started joking when she saw Nango.

Kita Ikuyo stood beside him, smiling as she recounted her experiences during her university years.

Yamada Ryo remained taciturn, occasionally uttering witty remarks that were enough to amuse everyone. Continuing her outfit of a black mid-length sleeved top and light gray trousers, she exuded a cool, androgynous beauty.

Nango noticed that everyone wisely avoided mentioning the end of the band during high school.

It was as if he had completely let go of it.

But perhaps it is precisely because they haven't let go of the past and still harbor regrets that they haven't spoken of it.

It was as if they had stumbled and fallen. They got up, stood there, hesitated for a long time, and finally decided to forget that unforgettable memory.

Nanxiang remained as cheerful as ever, chatting and laughing with them.

The conversation ultimately lacked the youthful, joyful memories of high school, where everyone was striving to make something better.

Yamada Ryo, with her small face propped up and short hair falling down, looked intently at Nango Toki, who was talking to the others.

As the band members were about to leave after their performance, Goto saw them off a mile away. Suddenly, Yamada Ryo called out to Nango, wanting to have a few words with him alone.

Ms. Yamada's two sentences were really just two sentences.

"I might have liked you a lot before."

She said this as she looked at Nanxiang.

"It is now, but I can't say for sure what will happen in the future."

"that's it."

She turned and left, her slender and gentle back view, illuminated by the lamplight, seemed to show no sign of dejection.

However, her steps, which always carried an air of self-importance, seemed much slower this time.

Only after the other person had completely disappeared did Kita Ikuyo's phone receive a message.

She told Nanxiang.

Ryo Yamada, an ice queen, was very popular at university, but now, at the age of 24 and about to graduate, she is still single.

When Nanxiang gave a simple reply, he turned around and looked at the heated room, as if he were seeing the scene after his first performance with the End Band in high school.

They were looking forward to the band's future and excitedly discussed what the next song should be like.

Beside her was Ijichi Seika, smiling, and Ms. PA, who was in charge of tuning.

Nango returned to his room, poured himself a cup of sake, and drank it all in one gulp.

The room was warm, there were few people, the story was boring, and it was also a pity.

[Time continues to move forward. As a graduate of the University of Tokyo, you, immediately after graduation, were introduced by a female professor who had high hopes for you, and landed a job at a globally renowned company. You worked meticulously and diligently, actively accumulating experience, and quickly built your own team within the company.]

Soon, you left the company and opened your own studio. Thanks to your excellent work quality and service, you gained a small reputation in Tokyo and gradually expanded your small studio.

[And after you came my wife, who also graduated from the same university.]

Having graduated from an ordinary university in Tokyo, she could only find a job at an ordinary company, where she had to learn how to interact with people.

You're worried about your wife. She's always struggled with communicating and interacting with others. Is this job really suitable for her?

You've also advised your wife to focus on being a full-time housewife, and that you can handle the earning work.

But his wife refused. For her, doing nothing and simply relying on him seemed to be the real torment.

Faced with your wife's initial firmness, you finally gave up insisting on your own opinion.

You continue to focus on your work, and under your guidance, the studio grows larger and larger, with profits gradually becoming substantial.

Meanwhile, the wife, who usually puts in a lot of effort just to greet others, still finds it difficult to integrate into her work.

You are very worried about this situation, but you have to respect your wife's wishes.

As the days went by, you noticed that your wife was going out less and less, her smiles were becoming fewer, and she looked increasingly haggard. Only when she was with you would she smile genuinely.

You secretly investigated your wife's company and discovered that it had a very strict reward and punishment system. Because she consistently failed to meet performance targets, she naturally became the target of much criticism and venting from her colleagues.

Having learned of this, you didn't hesitate to use various means, even illegal ones, to warn these people. Faced with you, who were born into the upper echelons of society, they were obsequious and readily agreed.

But how can a heart that has already suffered severe pain easily heal its wounds?

Finally, one morning, after a long period of anxiety and insecurity, she fell ill, and her body became increasingly weak under the heavy mental pressure.

She has completely lost the courage to go out and talk to strangers, even more so than in high school.

Memories began to flood my mind.

The water tap downstairs stopped running.

The wedding photo hanging in the room shows Ichiri Goto and Toki Nango with big smiles on their faces.

Nango Toki stood at the door of Goto Ichiri's room.

Without much hesitation.

He knocked on the door.

Chapter Twenty-Two. She was buried with you.

A few minutes after knocking on the door in Nanxiang.

The room door opened.

Behind the door, Goto Ichiri's eyes were red-rimmed.

Nanxiang didn't say anything, but simply pulled her into his arms.

My already wounded heart could no longer bear the weight of the embrace I received in Nanxiang.

Goto Ichiri nestled into Nango's arms, weeping.

Even her sobs were so faint.

Nanxiang gently stroked her back, softly comforting her, and then slowly said as if reminiscing, "Do you still remember the first show after the band's last performance?"

"..." Goto Ichiri raised his head, his slightly reddened, deep blue eyes looking at Nango Toki with a sense of helplessness.

The end of the band was always the most regrettable thing between her and Nango Toki.

The two of them kept it a secret and never brought it up on their own initiative.

Hearing him mention it now, she could only nod silently.

"Although the performance started off badly, we managed to overcome the difficulties with our cooperation."

Nanxiang pulled his wife to sit on the edge of the bed, carefully combing the stray pink hair from her forehead with his hands, and continued, "I originally thought that was the best outcome, but now it seems that it was just my wishful thinking."

"No."

The wife was naturally submissive to others and didn't know how to comfort them. Faced with her husband's self-reproachful tone, she could only shake her head vigorously.

But Nanxiang just smiled and shook his head, while stroking her cheek: "Thinking about it now, I still have some regrets. Why couldn't I have given you more trust back then?"

Perhaps, he didn't even need to appear at that time.

He was able to overcome the difficulties by ending the band.

Helping yourself is like pulling up seedlings to help them grow.

Looking back now, does he realize which band was born to be popular?

It's simply a matter of overcoming difficulties time and time again in one performance after another, constantly growing and improving, and finally becoming famous.

What Nango Toki did at that time undoubtedly deprived the band of the process that should have ended its growth.

So what if the performance ultimately fails?

"Success is certainly indispensable for a band, but the experience of failure is also an essential part of a band's path to fame."

Nanxiang held his wife's fair hand.