How can my simulation be a real love?

Kazami Mei pretended to be moved and wiped away non-existent tears, her tone carrying a hint of teasing, as if she was very much looking forward to seeing how the little blockhead in front of her would react.

"Yes, I'm very worried."

Ruoye Mu nodded her little head very honestly.

Her earnest, adorable, and straightforward demeanor makes it hard for anyone to pretend.

Kazami-san, who was hit hard by the doll-like girl's 'straightforwardness', changed the subject with a somewhat subtle expression: "Since you've already dragged us out, how about we go on a date earlier?"

Dating!

Upon hearing this word, a faint glint flashed in Ruoye Mu's bright, golden eyes.

As her mood gradually improved, she slightly opened her mouth, instinctively wanting to agree to Kazami's suggestion.

When she was selling tickets for a street performance, Kazami Mei had already promised to take her to an amusement park sometime. Wakaba Mutsu had been looking forward to it, and she would be perfectly happy to go on a date with her right now.

but--

The little wooden figure stared blankly ahead.

Seemingly recalling the slightly anxious tone in Toyokawa Shoko's voice on the phone, she immediately noticed a strange glint in her eyes as she sensed her childhood friend's ulterior motives. Then, she slowly shook her head.

After hesitating for a moment, she slowly spoke—

"There's no way to do it today."

"I have something to do at home, I have to go back."

Ruoye Mu shook her little head gently once again.

Her long, light green hair, as smooth as satin, swayed gently like waves with her movements. Sunlight shimmered through the strands, as if nature's paintbrush was creating an artistic painting on the doll's body.

Kazami Mei also expressed her complete understanding of her reaction.

Although Xiao Mutou has become much more direct in her speech and can boldly express her needs in front of Feng Jianming, she is still the young lady of the Ruoye family, and the constraints of her family still prevent her from freely doing what she likes.

"Let's go to the amusement park together next time."

"Ah."

Wakaba Mutsu raised her eyes expressionlessly and gently waved her small hand at Kazami Mei.

However, she seemed to remember something, and before leaving, she suddenly turned around, wearing black round-toed leather shoes, and stretched out her slender arms to walk towards Kazami Naruto.

The next moment, the girl gently embraced him.

The moment she successfully hugged Kazami, a hint of alluring pink appeared on her expressionless face.

The girl's light and soft body landed on my chest like a marshmallow. The warmth emanating from her body through her school uniform brought a faint sense of comfort. Her artistic light green hair gently fell between my hands and fingers, and its soft and comfortable fragrance was intoxicating.

After a brief hug that lasted only a second, Ruoye Mu slowly released her hand.

"Sound, Bye-bye."

She waved goodbye gently once more, then turned and walked away into the distance with the same expressionless face as before.

He was left standing there, his expression stiff.

Novel Qun Jiu 5 Zero One ⑧○㈨０⑨

Kazami Mei watched Wakaba Mutsu's petite figure gradually disappear with a somewhat subtle gaze. A strange thought, like a powerful hand crushing a skull, violently invaded his brain, forcibly interrupting his ability to think.

"Even without a simulation, I'm still captivated by this little wooden doll..." Kazami Mei muttered to herself.

He was already in a very difficult situation.

He wanted to marry both the gentle and lovely Hongxia Mama and the little wooden doll who clung to him like a puppet. This complicated thought made him experience what it means to be torn to death.

"However... there is still an important issue."

Kazami Mei rubbed her temples, feeling a bit of a headache.

He really didn't expect that Ms. Nagasaki Motoyo would actually come to Haneoka High School to wait for him. Wearing the Tsuki no Mori school uniform, she was so conspicuous at the entrance of Haneoka. It was quite normal for her to be seen by Toyokawa Shoko, who was from the same school.

Fortunately, he came out quickly enough; otherwise, if Xiangzi had come out first, the two of them would have bumped into each other.

When the time comes, Ms. Su Shi, the 'Agent of the Moon Forest' who finally discovers where Xiangzi is, will definitely try every means to 'talk' to her. At this point, Toyokawa Xiangzi no longer has the time or energy to transfer schools to escape, so she can only make time to deal with Su Shi.

Even if Kazami Mei wasn't directly responsible for this situation, he still bears inescapable indirect responsibility.

"I've made up my mind. I'll go and explain to Xiangzi."

"It wouldn't be good if she misunderstood anything."

Having made up his mind, Kazami Mei picked up his phone and tapped on a phone number in his contacts.

……

Toyokawa Shoko is in very poor condition.

She didn't know why she was so emotionally unstable today. Even when she was working at Rabbit House, she felt inexplicably irritable and didn't even notice that her brows were furrowed like an inverted V.

Perhaps it was because of seeing Nagasaki Motoyo, or perhaps it was because of what Takamatsu Akari said...

Or perhaps, it's for other reasons.

In short, Toyokawa Shoko was in very poor condition today. Feelings of fatigue and irritability seemed to echo in her ears, and she even became somewhat absent-minded while making coffee.

Before you know it, a layer of unsightly foam has formed on top of your coffee.

How should this be served?

"Seriously, what am I doing...?"

Toyokawa Shoko frowned deeply, filled with regret at having made such a basic mistake.

This kind of basic mistake is a serious dereliction of duty for a 'barista'. Feeling extremely frustrated, she prepared to pick up the coffee cup and deal with this 'failure'.

Before she could make a move, the cup of coffee was suddenly taken away by someone else.

"Wait a minute! That cup..."

Before she could finish speaking, Toyokawa Shoko recognized who had taken the coffee away.

Kazami Mei, who appeared out of nowhere, took a sip of the coffee.

The familiar, piping hot taste, combined with the rather ordinary flavor, made him, who was very picky about coffee, raise an eyebrow slightly. Then he gently put the coffee cup back in his hand, looked at Xiangzi, and gave him a playful smile.

"Toyokawa, your skills aren't quite there yet."

"Are you an idiot?! That cup is still very hot..."

Although surprised by Kazami Mei's sudden appearance, Toyokawa Shoko was more concerned that he had drunk her scalding hot 'failed product'.

Drinking hot coffee brewed with boiling water directly can easily damage your mouth and throat!

"No problem, I have a particular fondness for piping hot coffee."

However, because of the lessons learned from previous simulations, Kazami Naruto rarely drinks like that anymore.

He hadn't originally planned to come to work today, but considering that he hadn't seen Xiangzi in a long time and was worried that she might misunderstand something because of Su Shi, he decided to come and see her.

( 1 xun ) ㈣ 九 ○ ⑶ ７ ⒐ /

However, when I arrived at the store, I saw that Xiangzi in the backstage area was clearly not in good condition.

Kazami Mei knew it; he knew this trip was definitely the right one.

"But why did you come here today?" Toyokawa Shoko still frowned.

"You can tell just by looking, right?"

Kazami Mei responded casually with an expression of complete nonchalance.

He had already changed into his work butler's tuxedo, which clearly showed that he was 'working' and was obviously telling the other party what he was supposed to do.

Toyokawa Shoko was naturally aware of this as well.

What she couldn't understand was why Kazami Naru, who hadn't come to work for a while, had suddenly come back this time.

Seemingly having read through Miss Xiangzi's thoughts, Kazami Mei slowly spoke—

"I've been busy with band matters and other things lately. I've even finished arranging the songs for our upcoming performances. The main problem is that if we don't make money, we'll go hungry."

“I called the store manager before, and she laughed and said that I was working on short notice today and she would only deduct one hour’s pay from my wages.”

Seeing Kazami Mei's knowing smile, Toyokawa Shoko frowned in annoyance.

Because the entire coffee shop was almost entirely managed by Kazami Mei, and some customers only came frequently because of him, Kazami Mei had practically become the 'acting manager' in the manager's eyes.

Therefore, the store manager was very lenient with his work, allowing him to come to work only when he had time.

"I taught you coffee brewing techniques before, didn't I?"

"I just made a small mistake, and this won't happen again."

Shoko Toyokawa blushed slightly after being caught red-handed.

For some reason, the 'irritability' and 'anxiety' that had just been surrounding me seemed to vanish like evaporated water vapor, replaced by a strange sense of unease.

Kazami Mei, of course, didn't understand Daisho's stubbornness. While skillfully and elegantly grinding coffee beans, he casually asked, "Nagasaki Motoyo came to see me today because of you."

"……Yeah?"

When 'Nagasaki Motoyo' was mentioned, Toyokawa Shoko frowned slightly.

She asked me if we were a couple.

"...What did you say in response?"

Upon hearing this, Toyokawa Shoko trembled slightly and almost instinctively asked the question.

Perhaps because she suddenly became agitated, she didn't even notice that her old verbal tic had resurfaced; however, her attention seemed to have been drawn elsewhere.

"Just kidding, she was just asking if I knew where you were."

His mocking smile instantly infuriated Toyokawa Shoko, who glared at Kazami Mei with a mixture of embarrassment and anger.

However, upon hearing this, her expression turned somewhat unpleasant.

"Kazami, what did you say to her?"

"I only said that I don't know your situation, nor do I know where you are. I haven't revealed anything else."

After hearing Kazami Mei's answer, Toyokawa Shoko finally felt relieved.

She simply doesn't have time to deal with Nagasaki Motoyo right now.

The few jobs she had each day were already exhausting, and she still had to muster her energy to deal with some troublesome daily chores, and even the question of what to eat for dinner had to be carefully considered.

Unable to snag discounted bento boxes, she could only afford to eat the most basic foods every day.

For example, when there is a deficit at the end of the month, you have to drizzle bean sprouts with soy sauce and put them in rice to eat. Sometimes you can only buy a cheap bread and eat it with a glass of water.

"Kazami, thank you..."

Toyokawa Shoko stared at him with a complicated look in her eyes, and thanked him in a gentle tone.

He already knew about his relationship with 'CRYCHIC'.

"I'm also very sorry to have dragged you into my troubles."

When Shoko Toyokawa learned that the band member of Kazami Mei was Nagasaki Motoyo, she already knew the general situation.

As the only 'comrade-in-arms' who could help each other, Kazami Naru naturally guessed her current situation and her relationship with Nagasaki Motoyo.

He went to deal with Nagasaki Motoyo in order to help her, which made Shoko both touched and extremely guilty.

"Kazemi, if this continues, she'll keep bothering you..."

"I'll go talk to her directly."

Kazami Mei has already helped her a lot.

Although Toyokawa Shoko was constantly trying to repay the other party, now even her own troubles were being shared with Kazami Mei, and Toyokawa Shoko's pride made it impossible for her to feel at ease asking the other party for help.

Otherwise, the relationship between the two might become 'unequal'.

She didn't want that.

Kazami Mei knew that she couldn't persuade her under these circumstances, so she could only go along with her stubborn nature.

The coffee beans have been ground to the perfect standard size. Kazami Mei picked up the pot containing boiling water and poured it evenly and lightly into the coffee cup. A rich and mellow aroma of coffee beans gradually filled the air, attracting people involuntarily.

"Toyokawa, was leaving the band the best choice back then?"

Upon hearing Kazami Mei's question, Toyokawa Shoko slowly furrowed her somewhat sharp eyebrows.