Am I being simulated by their love affair?

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"That's the Yoyogi Building, you know. It's hard not to see it when you're walking around Shinjuku," a girl's voice sounded behind him. "It's not surprising that it appears in movies, is it?"

With her long pink hair blowing in the wind, Jun Matsueda sat up, while Yosei Kurusu had already circled the picnic mat and was sitting next to Aya Miyamura.

"Sister Yangshi came so fast!" the girl exclaimed in surprise. "Your new hair color looks great!"

"Yoshi-nee..." Yami Maki's eyelashes trembled. This was currently the most intimate way Miyamura Aya addressed girls. She called everyone else "Yamami-nee-san," "Mochizuki-nee-san," or "Tomatsu-nee-san."

"Long time no see~" Kurusu Yosei pushed up his sunglasses to use as a headband, smiled at the girls sitting on the picnic mat, and then looked at Yamami Maki sitting on the other side of Miyamura Aya.

"It seems like this is the first time we've met. Are you also a friend of Songzhi?"

"I'm Yamami Maki, so I'm Matsueda-san's senior." The girl gave a gentle smile. "Although I'm her senior, I've received a lot of help from Matsueda-san before."

“Senior, you used to be my club president,” Tomatsu Yuka interjected. “It’s been a long time since I last saw you, Yosei-san. The last time was last year.”

"I remember you!" The pink-haired girl nodded. "You were Songzhi's classmate, the baker at the school festival!"

While that's not wrong, Tomatsu Tomoka felt something was off, as if she was just someone who was responsible for making bread.

"Don't you have a performance today? What brings you here?" Mochizuki Haruka asked Kiyoshi without expression.

Idols, as public figures, have relatively transparent schedules, and Mochizuki Haruka specifically checked the girl's whereabouts before leaving home today.

"Mind your own business!" Kurusu Yosei's attitude towards her wasn't very good, because this was a bad cat that had been living in her house for a long time. "The next performance isn't until an hour later. Can't I even go out for a stroll during my break?"

"...Is Ms. Kurusu an entertainer?" Yamami Maki looked at the girl's striking long hair, as if she had picked a whole tree of cherry blossoms and hung them on her shoulders.

"I'm an idol!" the girl exclaimed proudly. "An idol who brings love and hope to everyone!"

"Don't you feel embarrassed saying things like that?" Jun Matsue asked helplessly as he lay back down.

"Don't lie down!" Yosuke Kurusu walked up to Jun Matsueda. "I finally managed to find some time to come here, aren't you going to come with me for a walk?"

"Forget it." Tomatsu Yuka stood in front of her. "Matsueda-san wants to rest. If she wants to look around, I can accompany Yosei-san."

The girl looked at the boy lying on the ground. "I heard from people on the street that there are movie filming locations around here. Do you know about them, Yu-Hana?"

"The Garden of Words?" Tomatsu Tomohana laughed, glancing at Mochizuki Haruka sitting on the other side of the boy. "Mochizuki-san knows it very well."

“I’ll go with you.” The girl with the cold face stood up without hesitation. “Let’s go that way.”

The three girls, each with a distinct aura, quickly disappeared into the distant forest. Miyamura Aya watched the direction they left in and rolled her eyes.

"Senior, senior, let's go shopping together!"

"..." Yami Maki hesitated for a moment, then looked at the boy lying on the grass, "Then I'll have to trouble Matsueda-kun to watch the house?"

Jun Matsue gave an "OK" sign with a satisfied expression, and then the remaining two girls also left the lawn and headed towards the cherry blossom grove. Their direction was not far from that of the three who had gone ahead.

Lai Xiyang looked at the small pavilion by the lake in front of him and thought, "It doesn't seem like anything special."

“Because you haven’t seen the movie, you don’t know the story that happened here,” Mochizuki Haruka said coldly. “So of course you can’t feel the beauty of those encounters and the regret of those missed opportunities.”

The girl's words seemed to go beyond just a movie.

"Huh? But there's nothing we can do about it, right?" The pink-haired girl tilted her head and said matter-of-factly, "There are so many movies and so many stories in the world, there will always be some that I don't know. If I don't know, I don't know."

“What Yang Shi-san said makes sense.” Tomatsu Yuka gazed at the pond, the reflections of the three people on the water ruffled by the wind. “But Yang Shi-san seems to be in the entertainment industry, so it would be good if he knew more about movies and such, wouldn’t it?”

"I'm an idol, a singing idol." The girl made a gesture of holding a microphone. "Movies and such don't have much to do with me. At most, I might sing theme songs and insert songs."

“I see…” Tomatsu Tomohana nodded thoughtfully, looking at Kurusu Yosei’s back by the pond, “May I ask a question?”

Are idols allowed to date these days?

“No agency would allow such a thing.” Mochizuki Haruka quickly answered the question for the person in question, but the girl’s tone was more like sarcasm than an answer.

Yosei Kurusu, who was closest to the pool, turned around and looked at the two people standing in a row behind him.

Oh dear, these two guys leading the way seem to have some ill intentions.

Chapter 265 Coming to the Yang World Without Making a Choice

"Even if dating isn't allowed, as long as the agency doesn't find out, it's fine, right?"

The pink-haired girl standing by the water blinked, her smile particularly cunning.

"And my love life has nothing to do with you, right?" Kurusu Yosei asked, puzzled.

“If you can move out of Matsueda Jun’s apartment, then it really has nothing to do with me.” Mochizuki Haruka recalled the days when she lived in 507 but was bothered by someone, her tone somewhat resentful.

"Matsue and I are roommates, and that's my apartment, okay!" the girl said seriously. "You clearly told me that your relationship with Matsue was just a transaction, so why do you care who he lives with?"

Tomatsu Yuka chose to keep quiet, her eyes filled with a hint of schadenfreude as she looked at her temporary companion.

"...Back then was back then, and now is now. Anyway, I just like him now."

"So, Yuuka-chan also likes pine branches?" Kurusu Yosei looked at the silent girl.

“Of course.” Tomatsu Yuka nodded gently, her hair swaying obediently at the ends.

"I thought you genuinely wanted to show me around."

Yosuke Kurusu sighed in disappointment. The girls in front of him were stunned. This guy's thought process seemed a bit unpredictable.

"...If you want to go shopping, of course we can go with you." Mochizuki Haruka's tone was a little hesitant. Rather than going back to see Matsueda Jun, it was better to bring her along.

Kurusu Yosei returned to the girl's side, her steps light and graceful. "Then lead the way~"

Mochizuki Haruka brushed away the long pink hair that brushed against her shoulder, "Don't get so close to me."

The three walked along the forest path, and Tomatsu Tomoka still hadn't given up on finding Kurusu Yosei's weakness.

How is Yang Shisang's work going these days?

"It's going fairly well." The girl looked at the sky flowing through the gaps in the branches and leaves. "I released my debut album and have been performing. Next, I just need to keep working hard and gradually reach the top of Tokyo."

“If only things could go this smoothly.” Tomatsu Yuka’s tone was very sincere. “But have you ever thought about this, Mr. Yosei? As you become more and more successful, more and more people will start to pay attention to you. There will be reporters and fans who are dedicated to finding your whereabouts and capturing your every move.”

"Will Yang Shisang still be able to come out wearing sunglasses like this?" She looked at the girl's flamboyant cherry-pink hair.

"What would happen if someone found out she was living with a man? How would that affect Matsueda?"

"The more you value the job of an idol, the more cautious you should be..."

Tomatsu Yuka spoke in a low, melancholic tone. Mochizuki Haruka glanced at her. In every sense, this woman was so adept at stirring up other people's hearts.

Yosei Kurusu, who had been walking briskly, slowed down a little. She listened to the birdsong in the forest and fell into thought. Her pace slowed down more and more until she finally stopped in place.

"In Yang Shisang's heart, is his idol career more important, or is Matsueda-kun more important?"

"Why do I have to make a choice?" the girl turned around and asked her. "To be honest, I'm not willing to give up my idol job for Matsue right now."

"It seems that pine branches aren't that important to you." Mochizuki Haruka was happy to hear this answer, but Kurusu Yosei shook his head.

"I just can't imagine myself without being an idol—would Kurusu Yosei still be Kurusu Yosei if she stopped being an idol?" the girl asked herself.

For her, the word "idol" has been a constant presence throughout her life ever since she first heard it from her mother when she was a child.

"Idols are an integral part of me, and I won't abandon them. I think Matsueda likes me just the way I am, right?"

"Many of my predecessors got married after achieving success. Idols have their own way of pursuing love, and I will make Matsue accept it because he is the marriage partner I have chosen."

The girl's tone was too firm, as if what she said was the truth.

"I never think about the worst-case scenario, nor do I worry about the future."

"Because the future Yosuke Kurusu will definitely overcome the difficulties!"

Why could she say such stupid things so confidently and even proudly? Mochizuki Haruka couldn't understand it at all.

"Perhaps you just don't like Matsueda that much." Tomatsu Yuka's tone was calm, like a doctor diagnosing a patient's condition.

"Think what you want~" Kurusu Yosei stuck out her pink tongue. "Even if your thoughts are right, it won't stop me from liking Matsue more and more until I marry him."

"I don't think Matsue would like someone who daydreams all the time." Mochizuki Haruka looked at her as if she were an alien.

"...Then I wish Yoshisang all the best in his career." Tomatsu Yuka smiled. It would be best if he could become so famous that he would be too busy to think about Matsueda-kun.

A scream came from behind the overlapping shadows of the trees along the path, and Miyamura Aya staggered into view.

"Um, there seems to be a snake over here, everyone be careful." Aya walked casually to the girls' side, as if she had always been in the group.

The four walked toward the courtyard in the distance. As they walked, Tomatsu Yuka suddenly took Miyamura Aya's arm.

"What are your thoughts, Cai Jiang? Which sister do you support?"

The three girls' gazes suddenly focused on Miyamura Aya, and the girls' flickering eyes made her feel somewhat uncomfortable.

"I'll definitely support whoever Chun-ge likes!" the girl said decisively. "What Chun-ge likes is the best!"

"Aya-chan is really cunning..." Tomatsu Tomohana released her arm. "So, do you know who Matsueda-san likes?"

"Hmm..." Miyamura Aya felt the gazes on her growing heavier. "Should I go ask Jun-nii?"

They crossed the small bridge over the water, and the Yoyogi Building stood not far outside the forest, silently overlooking the girls on the bridge.

"Let's forget about it," someone said softly.

They could accuse, attack, and insult each other, but they wouldn't dare to go up to Jun Matsueda and ask him a single question.

Because if the answer isn't yourself, then everything is settled.

"By the way, didn't Yamami-senpai come with you?" Tomatsu Yuka suddenly remembered her unassuming senior.

"Ah, she felt it wasn't right for her to eavesdrop with me, so she left on her own." Aya pointed to the other side of the courtyard, towards the lawn.

"I see..." Tomatsu Yuka glanced at the time. "It's almost time for Yoshi-san's performance. Shall we take you home?"

Mochizuki Haruka nodded in agreement; the girl also felt that she had been away from Matsueda Jun for quite some time.

In order to be the first to see the boy, they all quickened their pace, but some had already returned to the starting point.

Yamami Maki sat in a sea of ​​green, people coming and going on the lawn, but she and the boy resting beside her were like a still painting.

Chapter 266 Let's Head Towards Spring, Okay?

When Jun Matsue opened his eyes, he saw the serene profile of Maki Yamami.

The girl gazed silently at the lawn before her, sunlight falling on her face, adding a layer of depth and dimension to her delicate features. A passing breeze stirred up pink petals from the grass, a few drifting between the two.

She turned around and looked at the boy lying on the grass. Her eyes became focused, and the misty confusion between her brows disappeared.

"Matsueda-kun is awake?" The girl smiled slightly, her greeting sounding like a good morning.

"How long have I been asleep?" Jun Matsue sat up, brushing the grass clippings off his body. He used to be able to withstand the drowsy sunlight of an autumn afternoon, but now he couldn't resist the bright sunshine on the spring lawn, which smelled of cherry blossoms.

"It's only been about ten minutes," Yamami Maki said with a touch of affection. "Matsueda-san looks so well-behaved while she's sleeping."

"...This is the first time I've received such a comment." Jun Matsueda blinked in confusion, and the girl chuckled.

"Hasn't Kurusu and the others returned yet?" He looked around. There were only the two of them on the picnic mat, and two girls who looked like middle school students were playing frisbee not far away.

"They should be back soon, right?" Yami Maki tapped her chin with her index finger. Actually, she didn't want the girls to return quickly. Compared to the tense and scheming atmosphere, she preferred the lawn where the two of them were, where there was only a free and easy atmosphere.

The two sat on the grass, hugging their knees. They didn't speak for a moment, just watching the flat, slightly curved white disc spin back and forth between the girls' sailor uniform scarves.

"It seems like you've changed a bit since you came back from the competition," the boy's sudden words startled Yamami Maki, who looked up.

"Does it...?"

She only had a slight thought in that direction, and Matsueda sensed it?

Jun Matsue nodded, recalling the girl's face he had seen when he first woke up, "It was like that feeling of being lost after getting revenge, not knowing what to do."

"It's not that dramatic about getting revenge..." The girl felt relieved after confirming that he was talking about something unrelated to romance.

"Rather than saying I have a grudge, I might as well thank Kokoro-chan." A trace of melancholy drifted from her words, mingling with the scent of sprouting grass in the air.

"After all, without Kokoro-chan, I wouldn't be here at Haneoka High School, and I wouldn't have met you all."

Jun Matsue changed his posture, facing the girl, sitting cross-legged on the grass, and making an expression that suggested he was listening attentively.

“I used to love competing with Kokoro-chan. We went to the same school for kindergarten, elementary school, and junior high. When we were about to graduate from junior high, Kokoro-chan told me that we should have one last competition before graduating from junior high.”

"What should we compare?" Jun Matsue imagined what middle school student Maki Yami looked like and imitated the girl's tone.

High school student Yami Maki gave him a reproachful look. "She said it's a competition based on the scores of the last mock exam. Whoever loses has to go to the other's preferred school."

"I see," Matsueda Jun immediately understood the story, but why did Kuroba Shin go to Ochanomizu in the end?

“At the time, my preferred school was Ochanomizu University, and hers was Haneoka High School.”

“Ochanomizu University has a rigorous academic atmosphere and a deviation score of 78, which is the highest in Tokyo. Even members of the Imperial Family attend Ochanomizu Middle School. It was the best school my parents chose for me.”