Am I being simulated by their love affair?

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"Besides those who usually go home, even several students who are supposed to attend tutoring classes have taken leave!"

Jun Matsue stretched.

"Other superheroes are covering my shift today."

"so?"

"Let's go."

When the boys and girls heading to Shibuya gathered at the school gate, Jun Matsueda unsurprisingly spotted Tomatsu Tomoka and Haruka Mochizuki in the crowd.

"The cultural festival was a great success, I'm so happy I want to sing a song~" Tomatsu Yuka winked at him.

Mochizuki Haruka didn't say anything, but simply smoothed her black hair over her shoulder and silently walked to Matsue Jun's side.

After taking the train at Kugayama Station, the group arrived at Shibuya Station twenty minutes later. Jun Matsueda followed the group into a shopping mall, where the crowd began to disperse. Ken Sakamuro led a few people straight to the arcade on the third floor, while many girls went into the karaoke room on the fourth floor.

"Where are you going, Matsu-san?" Tomatsu Yuka asked the boy behind her as she stood on the stairs.

Jun Matsueda thought for a while, "I've listened to enough songs these past two days, let's rule out karaoke for now."

"I see..." The girl looked a little troubled. "Then I'll go upstairs and sing for a while, and then come down to find Matsueda-san?"

Tomatsu Yuka tucked her hand into her sleeve and waved cutely. The boy watched her walk up the stairs, then turned around—Mochizuki Haruka, standing at the bottom of the steps, was staring at him without moving.

“You look a little scary.” Jun Matsue walked towards her.

The girl's cheeks puffed out slightly. "I'm still angry—even though I spent the most time playing with you, why do people who come into the store always say that you and Tomatsu look like a better match?"

"Maybe it's because Tomatsu is standing on the podium that he's more noticeable?" the boy guessed. "Actually, you and I are both huddled in the corner."

"Then why doesn't everyone say that she and the trumpeter are the perfect match!" It seems that Mochizuki Haruka doesn't mind at all.

The saxophonist and the trumpeter were both standing on the stage, but everyone knew that Tomatsu Yuka couldn't possibly like girls.

Tomatsu seems to have become more and more well-behaved lately. As Jun Matsueda was walking down the street, he suddenly realized that he hadn't seen her arguing with Mochizuki for a long time.

Could these two have reached some kind of agreement? He looked at the girl walking beside him.

"What are you doing?" Mochizuki Haruka's voice was still a little muffled.

Given their personalities, how could that be...? The boy shook his head.

"I'm not really interested in playing video games. What else do girls do after school besides singing?"

"..." The girl fell into deep thought, then waved her right hand and led Matsueda Jun towards the mall.

Do you know what high school girls like?

Walking through the "LoFt" chain store, Mochizuki Haruka asked the boy next to her in a teacher-like tone.

"Do you like desserts and handsome men?" This is a conclusion that Jun Matsueda has drawn based on his own experience.

“…Partly correct.” The girl found herself unable to refute it. “They like everything that is delicious and beautiful.”

"And shopping."

"It's a woman's nature." The boy nodded.

“Almost all girls have the habit of going shopping after school—cheap grocery stores and small shops like Loft are the most popular.”

Matsueda Jun looked up at the sign on the wall. The seven-story building could be said to have basically covered most of the goods in people's lives.

"Girls in Tokyo love dressing up and basically visit these beauty shops every week. Other popular ones are—"

The girl took a few steps and picked up a graffiti-style canvas bag hanging on the wall. "These bags, pouches, and various pendants and small toys are all little things that are useful but not very useful."

The boy nodded; indeed, the girls' backpacks at Yuukoka High School had many colorful charms and stickers on them.

Speaking of which, although there were no pendants on the senior's bag, all the amulets he gave her were hung on it.

"Why do your eyes look so melancholy again?" Mochizuki Haruka's face was close to his. "Who are you thinking about?"

“Senior,” Jun Matsue answered honestly.

"You've already broken up, why are you still clinging to the past? Aren't you ashamed of yourself?" The girl said sternly, mimicking the tone of Kominato Shoko when criticizing students in class.

“Terrible.” The boy lowered his head, as if in repentance.

The after-school adventure of imitating high school girls came to an end. Mochizuki Haruka went to find the gyaru girls playing dance games, while Matsueda Jun walked out of the mall alone, taking the rich girl's money to buy milk tea for everyone.

As he passed the stairwell, he saw Tomatsu Tomoka once again.

"Where are you going, Pine Branch?" The girl's cheeks were flushed, and she fanned herself with her right hand. "I was just about to come find you."

"Mochizuki is treating everyone to milk tea, and I'm in charge of running the errand." Jun Matsue waved the shiny card in his hand.

"Hmm...you can't carry it all by yourself, can you? I'll go with you." As the vice class monitor, Tomatsu Yuka always felt the need to help her class monitor, no matter the time or place.

The two walked out of the building, and a milk tea shop with a cat logo was right across the street. They stopped at the intersection and waited for the green light to come on.

As a car drove past them, Tomatsu Yuka suddenly asked.

"Matsueda-kun has been getting quite close to Mochizuki lately, hasn't she?"

"Is he planning to use her to get revenge on his senior?"

The boy did not answer.

"If it's about revenge, I'm definitely the best tool, aren't I?" The girl turned her head, her eyes showing no malice whatsoever.

Needless to say, if you're close to Tomomi Tomatsuri, then the best choice is definitely the one that stings Yamami Maki.

But that would be too cruel to the senior... Matsueda Jun's plan was simply to break through her outer shell.

Because of the boy's silence, the girl's question quickly disappeared into the wind. Tomatsu Yuka didn't mind. When the birdsong signaling the passage sounded, the two walked across the street.

The large display screen at the intersection flashed, and the two looked up to see Qi Yangshi's flawless face illuminated on it.

"Radiant... Yosei Kurusu's tour..." Tomatsu Yuka read the text on the screen. "So Yosei-san is already on tour?"

To her surprise, the boy also had a look of surprise on his face.

That evening, Jun Matsue received a message from Yosei Kurusu.

"Matsueda, I'm leaving Tokyo!"

Chapter 464 I Broke Up

The day after the cultural festival ended, Jun Matsueda boarded a train to the port area after school.

There were quite a few passengers on the train. He held onto the handrail, ignoring the gazes cast at him by the high school girl in the carriage. The residential buildings and bushes outside the window flashed past him quickly.

Today's low temperature was nine degrees Celsius, just down to single digits. Although the sun hadn't turned cold yet, thin long sleeves were practically nowhere to be seen in the carriage, signaling the gradual deepening of autumn.

"It seems colder this year than last year..." The passengers sitting down whispered to each other.

"It must have been unusually hot last year..."

Their argument about the Tokyo weather remained unresolved until Jun Matsueda got off the train. The boy then walked off the platform and transferred to another train.

Half an hour later, Jun Matsueda stepped out of Hinode Station. The damp wind that hit him reminded him that he was now in the port area.

For Jun Matsueda, who lives on the outskirts of Tokyo, Minato Ward is exceptionally remote, and he rarely comes to this area with the highest income level in all of Japan unless there is a specific reason.

As for why the boy is standing in front of the gleaming glass skyscraper, it's because of a sudden message from a certain girl.

"Pine branches!"

Before he even reached his destination, Yosuke Kurusu, wearing a mask, was already waving and walking towards him from downstairs.

"Long time no see~"

The girl's tone was still full of energy. A season had passed, and her long hair had turned completely black, with only a touch of cherry blossom color remaining at the ends, swaying in the wind.

Jun Matsue nodded. "It's been more than half a month since I last saw you, and the first thing you do when you reappear is talk about leaving Tokyo."

The boy wasn't complaining, but Yosuke Kurusu still turned his face away somewhat embarrassedly, looking towards Tokyo Port not far away.

"Because it might not work out, I thought I'd get it done before telling you."

"Anyway, let's not chat down here." The girl pressed down on her wind-blown hair. "The wind is too strong, it's so annoying!"

The two walked into a roadside cafe, asked for a private room, and then sat down by the window, taking off their masks.

"Has the pine branch's face turned white from the wind?"

Jun Matsueda touched his face. "I'm the kind of person who rides my bike to and from school even in winter. How could my face turn pale just because of a little wind?"

“That’s true.” The girl picked up the menu on the table. “What would you like to drink, Pine Branch? It’s on me.”

"I don't know what to drink, you can order."

"Two lattes it is then!"

The boy got up and left the private room. A few minutes later, he returned with a tray and placed the coffee in front of the girl.

"It was quite a hassle to come all the way from Mitaka. I had to change trains twice and it took me almost an hour to get to your company."

"Taking a taxi would be so convenient; I have a private car to pick me up and drop me off now!"

Yosei Kurusu raised an eyebrow, but the smug look on his face was completely ruined when he lowered his head to drink his coffee.

"It's so hot!" she exhaled, sticking out her bright red and pink tongue.

"Let's drink it later." Jun Matsue pushed the ceramic cup a little further away, causing the milk latte art on the coffee to sway slightly.

"Are you leaving Tokyo?"

"Hmm!" The girl's bright, sunny eyes remained unchanged. "I'm leaving this weekend. I'll start preparing for the new album and tour in December. I might not return to Tokyo until I participate in some programs."

This is the kind of busy life she described.

Yosei Kurusu took a sip of coffee with a spoon; the temperature was barely acceptable.

"When I sent you the message the day before yesterday, it was the day when tickets for the tour officially went on sale."

The boy nodded. "I saw the advertisement—it's the first time I've ever seen someone I know on a big screen at an intersection."

"Really?" The girl's eyes lit up with excitement. "What do you think?"

"It looks beautiful." Jun Matsue smiled.

"That's good~" Yosuke Kurusu patted his chest lightly. "I told the publicity department that the other one was better, but they didn't choose it."

For some reason, the private room fell silent for a while. Outside the window, ships sailed by in Tokyo Harbor, and the water rippled silently.

"So how have you been these past few days?" Jun Matsue picked up his coffee and took a sip, the pattern on the coffee becoming blurry.

"Busy performing," Yosei Kurusu sighed.

“The company originally planned to start the tour earlier, but I asked to postpone it, and I also reduced the number of shows and performances I participated in afterward. So before this project was launched, I had to prove to the company that tickets for Yosei Kurusu’s performances could still be sold.”

“How could there be a problem?” The boy nodded. “I heard your song on a classmate’s phone just a few days ago.”

"I heard your songs from my colleagues too!" the girl recalled. "'A nobody band can write songs like this,' that's what they said, and I was secretly thrilled for you back then~"

"Songzhi might have a lot of creative talent. If you can't make it in the future, you can write lyrics for me!"

"Please wish me well, okay?" Jun Matsueda's smile was somewhat helpless.

"Wouldn't it be better to work for me?"

The girl giggled, and even though she knew that Songzhi had a lover, her attitude didn't seem to change.

"Don't just talk about me, how has Songzhi been doing lately?" She picked up her coffee, sipped it slowly, and looked at the boy in front of her with the curious eyes of a small animal.

"The results of the recent school mock exams were pretty good."

"What's there to say? Let's choose another one!"

"We held a cultural festival last weekend, which was very lively. Our class set up a jazz bar, which was quite successful."

"A jazz bar?" The girl's eyes widened. "Someone like you who can't hold his liquor is selling drinks?"

"It's just a non-alcoholic beverage; I'll provide the accompaniment."

“That’s not bad either~” Yosei Kurusu nodded in satisfaction. “At least after leaving the band, you still have the opportunity to continue playing drums.”

"Anything else interesting?" she still wasn't satisfied. "I'm busy with work all day now, and listening to your stories is the only way I can relieve my boredom."

The boy thought for a moment, "Now Wangyue has moved to room 506 next door and is living there permanently."

"Huh?" Kurusu Yosei raised his eyebrows. "She took advantage of the situation as soon as I left, didn't she!"

"She said her aunt wanted to train her to live independently."