Chapter 1: Unknown Secret Admirer.

Alternative Name : 恋爱要在模拟后

Author : 尺间萤火

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[Want to experience the feeling of love? Do you want to truly... live?]

[YES/NO]

Minami Yuuki rubbed his temples as he looked at the translucent panel floating in front of him.

He set the panel aside for now; he had more pressing matters to deal with.

Lifting the thin blue blanket, he put on slippers and walked across the wooden floor, exiting the bedroom to the washbasin next to the entryway hallway.

In the mirror above the sink stood a boy of about sixteen or seventeen. The boy had sharp eyebrows and bright eyes, his face as smooth as porcelain, and was as handsome as Pan An.

However, the boy's face was a bit pale, and his lips lacked color. It was unclear if this was due to some illness or if he was naturally this way.

This was not important. What mattered was... this wasn't Minami Yuuki's original appearance.

He had transmigrated.

Taking a deep breath to fill his chest, Yuuki slowly exhaled, calming his racing heart.

The past life wasn't worth mentioning or lingering on. He began to sort through the memories in this body's mind.

The technological and cultural development of this world was on par with Yuuki's previous world, and the major countries were comparable, though there were some differences in details.

For instance, the country he was in was still called Japan, but the city names were entirely different. The economic center of Japan wasn't Tokyo, but Misaki City.

The name of this body was also Minami Yuuki, the same as his previous name. The Minami surname was quite famous in Japan, with celebrities like Minami Haruka and Minami Kotori.

Revisiting past memories in front of the mirror wasn't suitable, so Yuuki returned to the bedroom and sat at the desk to sort through this body's memories.

Minami Yuuki, sixteen years old, born in Ino Prefecture. His grandparents were farmers, his father worked at the police station, his mother was an employee at a small company, and he had a sister who had just started middle school. The family was ordinary.

Ino Prefecture was a small place. At the strong insistence of his predecessor, his parents used their connections to transfer him to Misaki City, renting him a single apartment so he could study alone in Misaki.

The predecessor's purpose for coming to Misaki was to experience a rosy youth. In simpler terms, he wanted to make many girlfriends and enjoy himself in the bustling city.

However, on the first day of school, the predecessor was mocked due to his narrow outlook and became reclusive, currently a complete loner.

This was perfect. Being a loner meant no friends, and with his family in Ino Prefecture, no need to spend energy maintaining the predecessor's relationships.

After organizing the memories, Yuuki turned his attention back to the translucent panel in front of him.

[Want to experience the feeling of love? Do you want to truly... live?]

[YES/NO]

The chair beneath him was hard, and Yuuki clenched his fist, nails pressing into his palm, causing pain.

If he wasn't insane, this was reality.

In novels, transmigrators always had a cheat ability. This must be his cheat.

Though he didn't know how love was related to truly living, he still clicked YES!

The black text on the panel twisted, shrank into a black dot, then dispersed and reformed into new words.

[Love Simulator, at your service.]

Yuuki frowned. Just a simulator? And starting with love?

He was more interested in money and power than love.

[With this simulator, you can select specific females and simulate a romantic relationship.]

[The simulation content will be presented in the form of text and memory scenes.]

[The simulation process is divided into three main stages: pursuit stage, passionate love stage, and change/tenderness stage.]

[At the end of the simulation, a score and review will be generated to help you evaluate the relationship.]

[Note: Not all females can be selected as simulation objects. The female must meet the following conditions:]

[1. Has a certain connection with you in real life.]

[2. High-quality female.]

[Click to continue.]

Only females with a real-life connection? That meant no princesses or foreign queens. Yuuki felt a bit disappointed.

Let's give it a try.

He reached out and lightly clicked the panel, feeling a slight, gentle touch, like clicking on water.

The text on the panel changed again.

[Love Simulator]

[Player bound: Minami Yuuki]

[Remaining simulation attempts: 5 (Simulation attempts can be recovered over time or actively obtained.)]

[Simulatable objects: Minami Ruri, Minami Airi, Minami Kotori, Asano Nao]

This was quite unexpected. He was worried that the simulator's high requirements might result in no simulatable objects, but there were four!

Let's look through the memories to see who these four are!

Minami Airi, sister.

Minami Ruri, cousin.

Minami Kotori, cousin.

Asano Nao, unknown.

"..."

It's understandable to have sisters, but the only one who isn't a sister, you don't even know her?

Fine, unknown is unknown.

Rubbing his forehead, Yuuki clicked on [Asano Nao].

[Selected: Asano Nao. Start simulation?]

[YES/NO]

Yuki clicked YES.

[During the simulation, you might experience mental disturbances. Please move to a safe place.]

Yuuki climbed back into the still-warm bed.

[Simulation starting.]

[Remaining simulation attempts: 4.]

[Simulated object: Asano Nao.]

[Initial relationship: Unrequited love.]

Unrequited love? In the predecessor's memories, there was indeed someone with unrequited love, but it wasn't Asano Nao.

Could it be that Asano Nao had unrequited love for him?

Yuuki had never imagined that the love simulation would be so suspenseful.

[You open your eyes and find yourself in a parallel world, reincarnated as an eighteen-year-old boy. After confirming that the boy is handsome, has a decent family, and no major illnesses, you feel relieved.]

[Restarting life, you sigh with joy in your heart.]

[After spending ten minutes sorting through this body's memories, you feel excited but also a bit confused.]

[Please choose your next action...]

[1. Change into your uniform and go to school; 2. Get back into bed and continue sleeping; 3. Change into casual clothes and go out; 4. Free simulation.]

Free simulation? Yuuki looked at the last option and tried clicking it.

A pop-up appeared.

[Spend 5 simulation attempts for a free simulation?]

[Free Simulation: Immersive scene with high freedom and high experience mode.]

Too expensive, can't afford it.

Yuuki closed the pop-up and chose option one.

Options two and three involved skipping school. Skipping school on the first day after transmigrating seemed too lazy.

Better to go to school.

[You decide to go to school. It's now 8:03 AM, and you have 27 minutes left, plenty of time.]

[Before leaving, you find that both uniforms are unwashed, so you choose the slightly cleaner one. This dampens your mood a bit.]

[Thanks to your parents renting an apartment close to the school, it takes only ten minutes to get there, and you enter the classroom just as the bell rings.]

[No one talks to you, and your classmates ignore you. You deeply feel the predecessor's poor interpersonal relationships.]

[Sitting at your desk, you choose...]

[1. Pay attention in class; 2. Sneak glances at the girls in class; 3. Sneak glances at the boys in class; 4. Free simulation.]

Yuuki chose option one.

[You pay attention in class all day. After returning home, you continue studying, benefiting greatly.]

[Your knowledge has increased.]

As the text appeared, Yuuki's mind filled with scenes of himself sitting at the desk, studying diligently.

The frustration of difficult problems, the excitement of solving them, and the joy of increasing academic ability surged into his heart.

He felt as if he had personally experienced a day of hard studying.

Is this the "memory scene" mentioned earlier?

By the way, isn't this supposed to be a love simulator? Did a whole day just pass like this?

[The second day, you study all day.]

[The third day, you study all day.]

Yuuki felt a sinking feeling in his heart, a bad premonition.

Sure enough, in the following simulation, he remained completely focused on studying.

[You studied diligently for a semester.]

[At the end of term exams, you ranked in the top ten in your class and the top fifty in the school. You hear classmates talking about you, amazed at your academic performance, and you feel the joy of studying.]

[During the summer vacation, you don't relax and use your pocket money to enroll in a cram school.]

[...]

[After graduation, you received an acceptance letter from Waseda University, the top private university. You feel a bit regretful that, if not for spending too much time on daily chores, you might have been admitted to Misaki University, the top public university.]

[Simulation ended.]

"???"

Where's the romance? What happened to the promised romance?

Yuuki couldn't quite accept it and continued reading the text below.

[Summary of this simulation.]

[Stages experienced: Pursuit phase.]

[Score: 1.]

[Comments: You were too focused on studying and ignored her presence.]

[Settlement: You gained a small amount of study experience.]