Love Comes After Simulation

Chapter 8

Chapter 8

Minami Yuuki rubbed his forehead, taking a break from the memory scene.

The scene contained too many emotions, and even his detached heart as an observer was affected, turning melancholic.

Moreover, the hunger in his stomach impacted his state, making it hard to concentrate.

The refrigerator by the bedroom door was empty, except for a large bottle of oolong tea and a piece of pineapple bread. He broke the bread in half, poured himself some tea, and sat on the bed to enjoy it.

Outside the window, the sun was already high. The time on his phone screen showed 9:27; he had already missed an hour of class.

Given the current stage of the plot, it was impossible to abandon the simulation to attend school. He decided to skip school for the day.

After finishing the pineapple bread, his stomach’s protest subsided. He washed his hands and lay back on the bed.

He didn’t rush to continue the experience; instead, he reviewed this simulated life.

In the simulation, he was completely addicted to ACGN, 22 years old, without a formal job, and hikikomori together with Asano Nao. His relationships with his parents and sister were strained.

Was this life a Happy End, a Bad End, or a Normal End? Although Asano Nao was a hikikomori, she was indeed a good woman. If only he could help her overcome her social anxiety.

Minami Yuuki looked at the simulator panel.

[You tell Nao that your meeting was not a matter of fate but a deliberate arrangement on your part.]

Minami Yuuki closed his eyes, and in the darkness under his eyelids, the memory scene unfolded.

In a dimly lit room, the silhouettes of the couple merged. Yuuki’s slightly warm hand moved up his wife’s cold arm, grasping her shoulder.

The force on her shoulder made Nao lose her balance and fall onto the bed.

Their positions reversed, with Yuuki on top, looking at his anxious wife. Her wet, black hair spread out on the bed, seemingly merging with the darkness.

“Soon after I moved in, you started spying on me, didn’t you? That telescope in the study was used to watch me,” he said, reaching out to touch Nao’s face.

The temperature from his fingertip rose as she turned her head away, unable to look at him.

“I noticed your spying long ago and did a little investigation.” His tone became cheerful, with a hint of teasing, “To my surprise, the perverted sister spying on me turned out to be a beauty.”

Nao completely forgot her earlier hesitation, her emotions swayed by Yuuki’s words.

“At that time, I had just arrived in Misaki, made a fool of myself at school, and was laughed at by some bullies. I was in a state of self-isolation with no friends around.”

Yuuki stared at his wife below, her face turned away out of shyness, slowly turning back due to her interest in his words.

“Sister, do you know why I came to Misaki?” He used a term he hadn’t used in a long time to address his wife.

The term made Nao unbearably shy. She covered her face with her arms, her soft, smooth skin showing a hint of redness underneath.

“Why?”

“Because I wanted a rosy youth, a rose-colored romance,” Yuuki revealed. “So, I sought out to my Sister.”

“Stop using that term,” Nao protested softly, her face fully flushed.

[You choose...]

[1. Stay in Ino County; 2. Return to Misaki City; 3. Go abroad; 4. Free simulation.]

A rare choice appeared.

After hesitating for a moment, Minami Yuuki chose to return to Misaki City with Asano Nao.

Option three could be dismissed immediately; the real question was whether to stay in Ino County or return to Misaki City.

Minami Yuuki believed that returning to Misaki City, away from his parents, was the right choice.

It wasn’t that he was unfilial, but the relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law had always been a thorny issue, not to mention his parents’ acceptance of Asano Nao was rather reluctant.

[Amid your wife’s apprehension, you refused your parents’ request and boarded the train back with her.]

[Soon after, Asano Nao became pregnant.]

[You and she were very happy, your parents were very happy, and Asano Nao’s grandmother was also very happy. But you failed to notice that your wife’s happiness grew increasingly strained. The Asano Nao who had been teasing you all her life finally deceived you once with a fake smile.]

Minami Yuuki’s heart sank. The text exuded a sense of foreboding.

Returning to Misaki wasn’t the right choice? Clearly, returning should make Asano Nao more relaxed.

Suppressing his unease, he read on.

[As the pregnancy progressed day by day, you began to sense something was wrong. Your wife grew increasingly silent and withdrawn. You suddenly realized that, for your sensitive and fragile wife, the stress of pregnancy, hormonal changes, and both mental and physical pressures were overwhelming burdens.]

[You wanted to give up the child, but your wife insisted on giving birth. You didn’t dare to upset her further and accompanied her with extra care.]

[The day before the due date, your child was born. The baby was named Minami Rikka, a name chosen by your wife. She hoped your child would become a cheerful person. You handed the baby to your parents and stayed by your weakened wife’s side.]

[Childbirth had severely impacted Asano Nao’s health, making her a frequent visitor to the hospital. The doctors said her frailty wasn’t life-threatening as long as she took care of herself.]

[On Rikka’s fifth birthday, your wife passed away. You questioned the doctors, and they said she had died from prolonged depression.]

[You didn’t understand. You had been home with her and the child all the time. What was she depressed about?]

[Looking at your daughter, you finally understood.]

[You entrusted Rikka to your parents and used the savings left by your wife to start a business.]

[Your business thrived, and you established a company named after your wife. You rarely went home to see your daughter because both she and her resemblance to your wife caused you too much pain.]

[On the 16th anniversary of your wife’s death, you sold the company and divided the large sum of money among Asano Nao’s grandmother, your parents, and Rikka. You applied for assisted death by injection in Switzerland. Your ashes were buried with your wife in the basement of Asano’s house. The house had been in disrepair for a long time, and she could not step out. You chose to step into the house, which contained all the memories of you and her, and it became your tombstone.]

[Simulation End]

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