It was supposed to be a love simulation, so why are they also players?

"Thank goodness, if you have any conscience, you'll treat me to a late-night snack tonight."

"Fine... Xia Mu, really, so petty~"

"I can't be too timid when dealing with someone like you."

"Hmm~ A nemesis is a nemesis~ A nemesis can't become a wife~ If he becomes a wife, I won't be able to look him in the eye~"

Yamada Ryo lay on his back and hummed a tuneless little tune.

As Xia Mu always did.

I admire you, I like you, and I will eventually become you.

"Cool, not enough momentum! Come on! I'll teach you how to sing! An enemy is an enemy! An enemy can't become a wife!!! Come on, Nijika, Ichiri, Kita, let's sing together!"

"Eh? No, no, no—"

Shaking his head frantically, Goto Ichiri said he couldn't do it.

The club is dead!

Kita Ikuyo smiled and declined.

She can't do it either.

"I'd rather be a listener than sing, just to hear your voice!"

Hongxia's answer was perfectly unsolvable.

In short.

With their singing, the five-person team finally arrived at Kiyomizu-dera Temple halfway up the mountain.

Upon arrival, the scene before me was certainly pleasant.

The scenery along the way is also not to be overlooked.

"Duang! I, Yamada Ryo, have reached the summit!"

The girl with short blue hair stepped off Xia Mu's back and onto this land.

Why does she always have a smile on her lips? Because she has a deep love for the "mount" beneath her.

"You were clearly carried up here, Senior Liang. You didn't walk much."

Hagi Ryo, you bastard...

How cunning!

Kita Ikuyo disdained it.

"Hey~ Please don't worry about such a small detail. If it's really not working, I'll carry Xia Mu down the mountain later."

"Duck, no need."

A wave of the hand is not a rejection, but rather a statement that no further words are needed.

It's not necessary.

Xia Mu wouldn't care about these things.

[Take a photo and check in.]

【Kiyomizudera Temple, Otowa Falls】

The three springs within the temple represent health, academic success, and marriage respectively; visitors can drink from them and pray for blessings.

[Please note that you can only choose one waterfall to make a wish at; don't be greedy and drink from too many.]

What's your choice?

【①Health】

【②Studies/Career】

【③ Marriage】

"①"

【Health Spring. 】

Accompanying him was Ichiji Nijika.

"I hope that I and all the people I love can be healthy and free from illness and disaster."

Silently reciting the words to himself, he scooped up some spring water with a wooden ladle and slowly drank it. The spring water had a familiar, refreshing taste.

Go, go, go.

Although she didn't know if her wish would come true, it was Xia Mu's little wish.

So what about Hongxia?

"I hope that Xia Mu, my sister, my father, and everyone else who is ending the band will all be healthy and safe..."

Hongxia also closed her eyes devoutly and made a silent wish.

Her wish was the same as Xia Mu's.

Spring water, it really does taste like spring water.

These words can be summed up in ten simple characters: water.

"Let's go check on Liang and the others."

"Ah."

[Academic/Career Booster.]

"I hope I can get rich soon, so I can support Xia Mu for the rest of my life."

Ryo Yamada's wish was very simple.

She came alone, and she was unconventional.

As for Pochi and Kita, they went somewhere else.

Uh-huh~

Is it the Fountain of Love?

Yamada Ryo wouldn't place his hopes on that.

Otherwise you'll become incredibly rich!

"Liang, have you made your wish?"

Xia Mu asked.

"Okay, let's go, let's go. Ten minutes without seeing you all feels like ages!"

Yamada Ryo joked.

And so, their team returned to three people.

【The Fountain of Marriage】

"You go first..."

"it is good……"

did not expect.

Only I and Yili came here.

Kita Ikuyo had originally thought that Natsume would come too.

I'm a little disappointed.

Make a wish.

She took a deep breath, closed her eyes, and whispered a wish:

"If... if I could, I would like to stay by Xia Mu's side forever, and during this time, I will gradually convey my feelings to him..."

Chapter 242 The timidity hidden beneath his bangs gradually melted away in his palm (Third Update)

It was Goto Ichiri's turn.

"I……"

Her wish was also very simple.

"I wish I could get a little closer to Xia Mu... even just a little bit, and I would be very satisfied..."

Actually, she could guess a little bit about it.

I can't win against myself.

Nijika-senpai is very gentle, Ryo-senpai is very cool, Kita is very sunny, and the shop manager is very mature...

These dazzling lights made her unconsciously curl up her antennae.

I can't compare to everyone else.

Born as insignificant as an ant, they die and turn into snow-white ashes.

For someone like me, to muster all the courage to look him in the eye and respond to his words was already the greatest effort I could muster...

and so.

Just be yourself.

Based on this, one day, as Xia Mu said, we will break free from our cocoons and be reborn.

Goto Ichiri will definitely do her best.

Ok……

and many more.

Is this how you make a wish at the Fountain of Marriage?!

Goto Ichiri, belatedly realizing what was happening, had a jumbled mess of thoughts.

At this moment, the wings fluttered in the autumn wind, breaking into countless tiny butterflies that made her cheeks burn.

like……

She could have made a better wish.

(T^T)

"Kita, Ichiri, are you all done here?"

Xia Mu's voice came from the other side.

"We're done here. Let's go, everyone's waiting for us in Yili."

"Uh-huh……"

Before we knew it, night had fallen again.

After changing into yukatas, Xia Mu and his group strolled along the brightly lit food street, the coolness of the autumn night warmed by the aroma of food.

"Liang, it's your treat tonight."

"I know~"

Xia Mu and Yamada Ryo were in front, eating and eating and eating and eating.

Hongxia, along with two other "children," followed closely behind them.

The food street is very lively tonight.

"Boss, a matcha ice cream, please! Hmm, take a picture and show it to Lena."

Even when she was far away, Xia Mu did not forget her friends on the other side.

I took the ice cream and immediately raised my phone to take a picture of it.

Xia Mu: [Do you want to eat?]

Yao Lenai: [Thinking.]

Xia Mu: [Next time, I'll definitely take you to eat there when I get back.]