I have a life simulator.

And the most suitable person in the world to do this kind of thing.

It must be another version of myself.

Thinking of this, Ying happily wagged her tail again.

That’s right.

Ying definitely has the right to know everything about Liang's affairs.

After all, unlocking the hidden route by completing all chapters is a classic feature of various dating simulation games, I'm sure of it.

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The following day, the graduation performance, which was organized and sponsored by the student council, was held as scheduled in the auditorium provided by Tokyo Advanced Educational High School.

Because of the tight schedule and heavy workload, coupled with preparations for the special end-of-year exams, this event was naturally smaller than the last Valentine's Day. Even the members of the student council could not skip it like last time, but had to stay on duty and be ready to deal with any unexpected situations that might occur.

Kitagawa Ryo came today with Karuizawa Megumi and Ichinose Honami. Since the special exams for the end of the school year officially ended yesterday, and with the big gimmick of Sakura Airi's last-minute comeback, most of the students from all three grades came, along with a lot of school staff, making the auditorium packed. Before the performance started, you could hear noisy discussions everywhere.

Aside from discussing the performance that was about to begin today, most of the students were naturally chatting about yesterday's special end-of-year exam.

The results of the third-year graduation exams were not too surprising. Horikita Manabu's Class 3-A maintained their early advantage to the end and successfully graduated as Class 3-A.

In the second year, Asahina Nazuna, who was facing a special exam for the first time as the grade leader, could only be described as mediocre. Although she continued the excellent practice of the whole grade working together to take advantage of the school, due to some coordination issues, the final pie was not made bigger. However, because she herself was not as willing to give up more benefits to other students as Nagumo Masaru had been before, the students in each class in the second year ended up with roughly the same amount, so it wouldn't be wrong to say that it was mediocre.

The only slight pity is that Nagumo Masahiro escaped the risk of being expelled again. Asahina Nagisa, whose brain CPU was slightly overloaded, was unable to take advantage of this special exam to kick Nagumo Masahiro out without losing class points, just like Ayanokoji Kiyotaka kicked out Hashimoto Masayoshi.

Needless to say, the first-year students who were originally from Class B and were promoted to Class A were all in a jubilant mood. If the previous mixed training camp special exam was partly due to Kitagawa Ryo leading them, then the victory in this year-end special exam was undoubtedly due to the efforts of each and every one of them. Through teamwork and tacit understanding, they defeated their opponents and achieved victory.

The students from the original Class A who were demoted to Class B were unaware of the details of the final chess match. Furthermore, since Sakayanagi Arisu took the initiative to take responsibility, they assumed that Sakayanagi Arisu had lost by a single move to Kitagawa Ryo, who was in charge of the game. In addition, since no student dropped out of school as a result, the atmosphere was a bit tense, but at least it had not reached a point of complete collapse.

After all, it's already spring break. Let's talk about everything in the second academic year. Let's not ruin the good mood of the holiday.

Similar to Class B's feelings were Class D, who were back in their familiar positions. Although the original commander, Kiyotaka Ayanokoji, was absent at the last minute, the students of Class D were too embarrassed to blame him. After all, everyone had already opened champagne all over the place before the game, so in the end, they had to pay for it themselves.

Ultimately, it was just a matter of bad luck.

If you had won the sixth game of rock-paper-scissors, wouldn't you have already won?

As for Class C returning to Class C...

Kitagawa Ryo is currently reading the messages that Shiina Hiyori sent him.

Whether it was the study sessions that started in early March or the large-scale written test topics that inexplicably appeared in the special exam, they were all, in fact, a kind of proof that Class 1-C was conveying to Kitagawa Ryo.

Kitagawa Ryo's phone contains the overall report cards of all the members of Class C.

That's why the students in Class C didn't do those tests and achieve those results yesterday to compare themselves with Class D, but rather to compare themselves with themselves from half a month ago and a year ago.

If you are truly willing to put in the effort, progress will come naturally.

Especially for students with a weak foundation, the initial progress can be particularly noticeable.

Although it sounds simple now, Class C had never been able to accomplish this before. Although the top students in the class, Kaneda Satoru and Shiina Hiyori, had held study sessions, the students in Class C were not interested at all. After all, their leader, Ryuen Sho, himself was quite disappointing when it came to studying.

"In my opinion, it's probably thanks to the coolness."

"I don't know why, but everyone in the class really respects Liang. It's like the whole class is pooling their strength to fight a boss that's the best in the entire server. Exam scores are like the damage we deal. As long as we can empty its health bar, Liang will be the grand prize. That's roughly the feeling?"

Amused by Shiina Hiyori's analogy, Kitagawa Ryo smiled and casually replied with a couple of sentences before Karuizawa Megumi tugged at his sleeve beside him:

"The show is about to begin."

"It seems that audience members are not allowed to take photos or videos during the performance."

Sitting next to Kitagawa Ryo, Ichinose Honami sounded somewhat regretful, since her younger sister, Ichinose Maki, was also a fan of Sakura Airi.

"The student union hired professionals to record the entire process."

Kitagawa Ryo put away his phone and offered this explanation: he had even personally contacted these professionals.

"Actually, there was one for Valentine's Day last time, but the final cut was still being edited, so I only got the part that showed Fanbo and me."

Is that true?

Karuizawa Megumi nudged Kitagawa Ryo with her elbow, somewhat surprised.

"Where was it filmed? I don't remember."

"That's why the rooftop of the stadium wasn't open to the public that day."

"I mean, a lot of the photos are taken from a bird's-eye view, but they are really professional. Every single one is beautiful. I looked at them for a long time last night. Look, the new wallpaper is one of them."

Honami Ichinose also showed off her phone's screen saver, which was the final fireworks display on Valentine's Day. The photographer, whoever took the picture from an unknown angle, cleverly blended the two people on the ground with the fireworks in the sky. With the help of post-production retouching and filters, it looked like a dreamlike scene from a fairy tale.

"That's really good."

Karuizawa Kei also expressed her sincere admiration after seeing it, but she didn't have any particular feelings about it. After all, there were many photos of her and Kitagawa Ryo together, from award ceremonies to taking their final bows together to attending press conferences side by side. A quick search on the internet would yield a ton of results.

After chatting for a while, the performance on stage officially began. As the highlight of the day, Sakura Airi was naturally placed last. Before her were some usual song and dance performances, many of which were even guest appearances by third-year students. Occasionally, there was even a scene where someone confessed their love in public during the show, so the atmosphere in the audience was quite lively.

Just as Kitagawa Ryo was enjoying the performance on stage with the other audience members, his phone, which was in his pocket, suddenly vibrated. It was a message from Amazu Ichika.

"There seems to be a problem on the back end. I'll go take a look."

After reading the message, Kitagawa Ryo said the same thing to the two people beside him, then bent down and walked out of the audience seats, jogging towards the backstage area.

"What's wrong with Airi?"

"It seems that because I haven't been on stage for a long time, I was a little nervous, so I thought it would be more helpful to call Liang over."

Because she was still helping out at the student council today, Amaze Ichika was wearing a staff badge around her neck. She gave Kitagawa Ryo a brief explanation and then led him successfully backstage.

It can only be said that Amaze Ichika is truly exceptional in terms of interpersonal skills. Despite having only met all the girls except for Sakayanagi Arisu after entering the university, she has already won over several girls with considerable goodwill over the past three semesters, demonstrating a remarkable grasp of emotional intelligence.

In fact, as a former well-known idol, Sakura Airi had seen many times larger stages and audiences before, but since it was her first time on stage in over a year, she was still a little nervous. Before she could even speak, Amasawa Ichika took it upon herself to pull Kitagawa Ryo backstage.

Sakura Airi, already made up and dressed, was sitting on the sofa in the backstage dressing room, sipping water to moisten her throat. When Kitagawa Ryo suddenly pushed the door open, she almost choked on her own. After coughing violently twice, she stared at him incredulously and asked:

"Why did Liang come over here?"

"Because Ichika said she was a little nervous about love."

Kitagawa Ryo walked over and sat opposite her, reaching out to grab a tissue from the coffee table to wipe away the few drops of water she had just spilled. Then, looking into Sakura Airi's eyes, he made a joke:

"It's a pity I didn't bring any light sticks with me right now. How about I give you these two water bottles so you can feel the atmosphere from back then?"

"No need, I'm not an idol anymore, and a mineral water bottle is just too absurd."

Sakura Airi smiled upon hearing this. Dressed up, she looked even more charming and lovely today. Although she said she wasn't an idol, the familiar clothes she wore brought back the qualities that made people unconsciously focus their attention on her, making her even more radiant.

"Too."

Kitagawa Ryo nodded, casually put the two water bottles he had picked up back down, then stood up and opened his arms towards Sakura Airi:

"But since Airi is no longer an idol, let's change our approach and use some cheering methods that don't apply to idols."

As he spoke, he pulled the girl sitting there into his arms, wrapped his arms around her back, and whispered encouragingly in her ear:

"This isn't for the idol Shizuku, but for cheering on Airi."

"Okay, I'll do my best."

And so, until the very last minute before Sakura Airi officially took the stage, he maintained this posture, continuously transmitting his warmth through skin-to-skin contact.

As he stood up, Kitagawa Ryo received her approval and a kiss, giving the former idol, Sakura Airi, her best wishes before going on stage.

By the time he had composed himself and walked out backstage, Sakura Airi's performance on stage had already officially begun.

Today's song is very fitting for the current graduation season atmosphere, "Sakura no Hanabana" performed by the famous idol group AKB48.

"When the cherry blossoms bloom fragrantly on the branches—"

"The clear tolling of the bells of hope in the distance gives us all the freedom and courage to strive for a better tomorrow."

"When the cherry blossoms bloom fragrantly on the branches—"

"Nowhere in the world will there be someone who prays fervently to God that the door to a new world is one we must open ourselves to pursue our dreams."

The melodious singing, carrying blessings and a touch of melancholy, echoed throughout the auditorium. Kitagawa Ryo, who had returned to his seat, made a gesture to the two people beside him that the matter was resolved, and then focused his attention back on the stage, specifically on Sakura Airi.

For Kitagawa Ryo, there was probably nothing more joyful than witnessing these girls from a worldline where he had no interference now embarking on a brighter future.

He restarted his life again and again, and what he was pursuing was no longer just his own change. Perhaps at first it was, but at some point it turned into a desire to pull everyone on board together.

After Sakura Airi finished her performance, the entire audience erupted in applause.

The graduation performance, which officially began in the afternoon, came to an end. It was already evening. By the time Sakura Airi finished the dinner prepared by the student council, removed her makeup, changed her clothes, and walked out of the auditorium to return to her dormitory, the bright moonlight shone down from the clouds.

She subconsciously looked up and saw the moon in the sky appearing neither full nor not full.

Over the years, Sakura Airi has confided countless secrets and innermost thoughts to this listener who is present most nights.

But the moon was always mute and never replied to her.

but……

Sakura Airi smiled and started walking again with a light heart.

There is no oxygen on the moon.

Therefore, her words and the emotions within them will not expire or decay.

She could love him for hundreds of millions of years.

Chapter 520: Graduation Ceremony (4k5)

The day after the graduation performance organized by the student council was the official graduation ceremony for the third-year students of Tokyo Advanced Educational High School.

Unlike yesterday's performance, this was a group activity that required everyone to be present. Therefore, in addition to all the students from all three grades, all the faculty and staff of Dongyu University also gathered in the gymnasium.

In addition, Dongyu also welcomed many guests from all walks of life today, including some of the graduates' guardians, who were invited to the venue, filling the huge stadium to capacity.

Official photographers can be seen everywhere taking pictures to capture the moment when the third-year students are about to embark on a new journey and take a big step forward.

People going on to higher education, people getting jobs, and people who stop because they can't decide on a path.

Regardless of whether future plans have been finalized, there is no escaping the fact that from today onwards, they have all transcended the realm of childhood and are moving towards independence in the social sphere.

"Now, I would like to invite the class representative who fought to the very last moment over the past three years and graduated from Class A to give the graduation speech."

After a brief opening, the host on stage made the following statement through the microphone. In the quiet atmosphere of the stadium, only the name he uttered could be heard:

"Representative, Class A – Horikita Manabu."

"Please welcome Horikita to come forward and give a speech."

As expected, Horikita Manabu was the one who spoke on behalf of Class 3-A in the end. Although Kitagawa Ryo really helped him take on a lot of the burden in the second half of the third year, and Ayanokoji Kiyotaka also dragged a large number of third-year students into it, it is undeniable that it was not easy for Class 3-A to graduate as Class A. Horikita Manabu himself performed exceptionally well.

Today, Horikita Manabu was still wearing the standard student uniform of Tokyo Advanced Educational High School. Compared to how he looked a year ago, the soon-to-be graduate undoubtedly appeared more mature and capable. He confidently turned his gaze to the audience below the stage to give his graduation thanks:

"On this day, when the fragrance of plum blossoms brings the breath of spring, we third-year students also celebrate our own graduation ceremony—"

In this acknowledgment, which is of unknown origin (whether it was written by himself or by the school), Horikita Manabu expressed his gratitude to To-Yuk School and recounted his experiences and feelings when he enrolled three years ago.

"I still vividly remember feeling the atmosphere here when I entered High School of Education, which was different from other schools. While embracing the heavy responsibility of the future, I also vowed to make these three years meaningful."

His slow, deliberate manner of speaking subtly conveyed his composed demeanor, easily reminding students of Horikita Suzune, who had also given her inaugural address as student council president not long ago.

"Although this is my private matter, I did say some things to the first-year students last year as a representative of the student council."

"Compared to when I first saw you here last year, I can feel how much you've grown just by looking at you now."

Although the other party was referring to all first-year students, Kitagawa Ryo could still clearly sense that Horikita Manabu's gaze was always fixed on Class 1-B, or rather, on Horikita Suzune's direction.

"Then, to the second-year students who will be moving up to the third grade and taking the lead among the current students, I hope that you will make full use of your abilities while abiding by the school's rules."

After talking about the first grade, Horikita Manabu briefly mentioned the second grade.

In the past, he might have elaborated further, but with Nagumo Masaru having lost power and Asahina Nazuna, whose methods were more moderate, in power, Horikita Manabu didn't continue to digress on this issue. Instead, he naturally began his blessings as a senior graduate:

"I assure you that the knowledge you gain at this school will become your most precious treasure in the years to come, and will greatly benefit our future. So I hope you will cherish the remaining time you have at school and not waste it."

"Next year, and two years from now, those who give the answer will surely be able to understand this moment."

To the person who gave the reply.

In short, he was the class leader who graduated from Class A.

If she were a second-year student, it would probably be Asahina Nazuna.

For first-year students...

It feels like it's all too distant now. Although a third of my campus life has already passed, it's only a third.

Nobody knows what will happen in the future.

Kitagawa Ryo's thoughts wandered aimlessly. Lately, he even had the idea that he would not, and could not, spend three years peacefully in Dongyu.