Am I being simulated by their love affair?

"For example, there is a flower shop near the apartment. I went there with Tomatsu and the others a couple of days ago, and the quality was pretty good."

"I have a feeling that I'll be dealing with that flower shop a lot in the future."

Natsumi Imokawa picked up her mini camera and snapped a picture of the faint smile on the boy's face.

"That makes me want to visit Wakaba Town too!"

"Then let's go." Jun Matsueda shook her hand.

"They all know about your relationship with me, so Imokawa has nothing to be afraid of."

The girl nodded. "Then let's wait until after the graduation ceremony. My mom said she'd take me on a trip in a couple of days, as a graduation trip."

"Graduation trip... It's a pity I can't go with Imokawa."

The boy's gaze drifted toward the path ahead—the outline of the riverbank became familiar, only the vegetation was not as lush as it had been on the day the girl confessed her love.

“I know.” Natsumi Imokawa’s tone was not surprised.

"Matsue is going to accompany Tomatsu and the others on their graduation trip, right? There are more people there, after all."

"Imokawa guessed wrong."

The girl blinked in surprise.

“I plan to get my driver’s license before graduation, so I don’t plan to go on a graduation trip,” Jun Matsue replied.

Moreover, if he were to go on a trip, it would be unlikely that he would leave his senior and Kurusu at home—letting four girls travel together doesn't seem like a reliable idea.

Natsumi Imokawa's eyes widened. "Matsueda's going to take a driving test!"

"Since I will definitely need to drive in the future, it's better to get my driver's license as soon as I have the time."

"Wow..." she exclaimed, her words unclear, and stopped by the riverbank, holding the boy's hand.

They had arrived at the place where she had confessed her love. The girl, holding the hem of her skirt behind her legs, sat on the grass where new green shoots were beginning to sprout.

The last time she came here, Natsumi Imokawa was nervous and excited. She hid her love, her heart was like a hamster jumping around, and she could only run wildly on the running wheel.

Her heart was still pounding, but her mood was completely different, filled only with a heavy sweetness.

"Is Songzhi going to buy a car?" The girl leaned naturally on her boyfriend's shoulder.

“I’m not buying a car, it’s Kurusu who wants to buy one.” Jun Matsueda nuzzled her black hair. “Even a simple K-car would take up a good portion of my savings.”

He suddenly realized something, "Should I not have told you about other girls?"

“It’s okay~” Natsumi Imokawa shook her head.

The ends of her hair brushed against the cheeks of the people around her, a ticklish sensation.

“I’m dating Matsue now, so the topics that were previously forbidden can be left unrestricted.”

"Actually, there's not much difference." The boy picked up a small pebble and threw it into the gently shimmering river.

"Once two people start dating, they'll have endless topics to talk about—who has time to interfere in other people's business?"

"Really?" The girl looked at him. "Matsue is so experienced..."

Jun Matsue blinked innocently and looked at the water in front of him.

"How about we try it now—we just sit here and don't talk about anyone else we know, how long can we talk?"

Natsumi Imokawa showed an interested expression, and she moved closer to the boy, supporting herself on the grass with both hands.

"The pine branch will go first!"

"Alright—" the boy cleared his throat.

"Actually, I was thinking of asking on the way here if it's okay to fish here?"

"I haven't seen any signs prohibiting fishing along the way."

"It seems like it might work..." The girl was unsure and looked around.

“I remember seeing people fishing on the shore before—or rather, they were already in the water.”

Matsueda Jun raised an eyebrow. "Imokawa, don't follow their example. I'll be worried if you slip and fall or get bitten by some random bugs."

Natsumi Imokawa blinked, looking confused. "Do I have to go fishing too?"

"If Imokawa is interested, we can learn together." The boy made a cool gesture of casting a fishing rod.

"I remember there was a fishing tackle shop right outside Minami-Senju Station."

"Hmm..." The girl pouted slightly, "Dad does go fishing to relax, but I'm not really interested."

"But if Songzhi wants to go fishing, I can go with you!"

She had a good plan—Songzhi would be in charge of fishing, and she would just take pictures of Songzhi from the side.

Jun Matsue took her hand and gently scratched her soft palm.

"Why aren't you interested, I thought you'd want to experience something so novel."

"Because fishing takes a lot of time." The girl touched her cheek.

"It not only takes time, but you also have to concentrate on observing the condition of the fishing rod..."

“I never understood why my dad used to go fishing – he could have used that time to film so many other things!”

"Actually, I'm the same way." The boy nodded.

"My time is very precious right now, and I need to spend as much of it as possible on you."

"..."

The conversation suddenly stopped, not because they had nothing to say, but because the boy and girl suddenly started laughing at each other.

"What is Songzhi laughing at?"

Jun Matsue breathed in the fresh breeze from the shore, "I remember Imokawa saying that I was holding onto time too tightly."

Although Imokawa was the last person to date him, the girl had long been one of the people who cared about him the most.

There's evidence to back this up—the photo album she gave us is, in some ways, comparable to Mochizuki's strategy guide.

"What is Imokawa laughing at again?"

"..." Natsumi Imokawa blinked.

"I was thinking, I probably don't need your permission to hug a pine branch, right?"

The boy didn't say much, he just turned around and opened his arms—

The girl pressed herself against Imokawa the next moment, sniffing his neck intensely.

"The smell of pine branches..."

The fresh scent of moisture and grass was replaced by the warm, sweet fragrance in his arms. Jun Matsue held the soft girl tightly, letting the sweet silence spread along the shore.

He said that couples should sleep together... He looked at his girlfriend's flushed, youthful cheeks.

The person who said this was actually hugging him for the first time.

Chapter 879 Graduation Day

March 7th, Saturday—this date was circled several times by the girls on the calendar of the Wakaba Town apartment.

At seven o'clock in the morning, Jun Matsue was gently woken up by the girl next to him.

"Chun...Chun?"

The boy opened his eyes in bed, and heard the gentle breath of his senior.

He stared at the ceiling, took two seconds to come to his senses, and then turned to look at the girl.

"...It's already seven o'clock?"

“Yes.” Yamami Maki’s eyelashes fluttered slightly as she reached out and brushed her hand across her boyfriend’s handsome face.

"Isn't Yuukoka High School's graduation ceremony supposed to start at 10 o'clock? Why did Jun make me wake you up so early?"

She asked him this question last night, but the boy didn't answer; he just gave her a goodnight kiss before bed.

Jun Matsue smiled and suddenly reached out to hug the girl.

"If I wake up earlier, I can have more time to be intimate with my senior."

With a soft gasp, Yamami Maki squirmed in the boy's arms, then poked him with a reproachful look.

"Seriously... it seems like four people aren't enough for you?"

Jun Matsueda spent the night in his senior's room yesterday.

Firstly, it was his turn to go in the order of events, and secondly, there was a graduation ceremony today, so he would be spending most of the day with Mochizuki Tomatsu. Therefore, it was fairer for him to spend the day with Kurusu and the evening with his senior.

As for morning intimacy, it doesn't mean continuing the fight; it's just tenderness after waking up—this pleasant feeling is especially fascinating to boys.

"Senior is still the best..."

He marveled as he moved his hands up and down inside his senior's nightgown, feeling its smooth texture.

When the girl woke up, her nightgown was still neatly made, which was specially instructed by Jun Matsue to be worn by her, while he himself was only wearing underwear.

Boys like the contrast between "dignity" and "roughness," and the nightgown matches the senior's coy and alluring style, which is more interesting than wearing nothing at all.

Yamami Maki's cheeks flushed slightly, and the tenderness in her eyes became sticky.

"...What's so good about it?"

Matsueda Jun kissed her cheek. "You're so good, both in and out of bed."

Although she is somewhat conservative in this regard, the girl is not a rigid or boring person.

On the first night sharing a bed in the new home, the senior was worried about being heard by the neighbors and gritted her teeth to keep her voice down—but last night, the whispers she let out were quite pleasant.

The boy silently increased the range of motion of his hand, and Yamami Maki's breathing also became heavier.

The girl who blushed furiously in front of the cashier the first time she held the packaging box now put the "0" on him with elegance and composure...

Putting aside the lingering, romantic memories, Jun Matsue withdrew his hand at the opportune moment—if he continued to touch her, his senior would be the first to succumb.

"Hmph..." Yami Maki tried to adjust her breathing and glared at him without any aggression.

“Every time this happens, Chun gets incredibly naughty…”

Songzhi didn't speak, but smiled and traced her face with his eyes—the spring fever in the girl's eyes quickly turned into similar gentle waves.

"What time is it now?" He nuzzled his senior's chin.

The boy hadn't shaved yet. Yamami Maki smiled, turned her head, and picked up her phone.

"7:20~"

“Then let’s dawdle for another ten minutes.” Jun Matsue pressed his lips against the girl’s neck. “We’ll get up at 7:30.”

"That's still very early," the senior student whispered in his ear.

"Isn't the graduation ceremony supposed to start at 10 o'clock?"

"Because Mochizuki and the others have to get up at eight o'clock to put on makeup." The boy's voice became muffled as he kissed the delicate skin of her collarbone.

"So I have to get up early to make breakfast for them."

Yamami Maki winked mischievously. "Am I involved too?"

"Of course, unless you don't want to eat anymore..."

Half an hour later, when Mochizuki Haruka and Kurusu Yosei entered the living room of 602 one after the other, breakfast was already laid out on the long table that could accommodate six people.

"...It smells so good!"

The drowsiness on Miss Idol's face vanished instantly. She strode to the dining table, her slippers making a clattering sound.

"What a luxurious breakfast today!"

Jun Matsue lifted the pasta from the frying pan, picked up the plate, and came to the table.

"Because it's for five people."

After getting up and quickly washing up, the boy started working at the stove.

Although rice balls, miso soup, pasta, salad, toast, and fried eggs with bacon are not complicated dishes, they still take quite a bit of time to prepare.

"Tsun-kun, you've worked hard~"