Am I being simulated by their love affair?

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Yamami Maki mustered her courage and called out.

Jun Matsue turned his head in surprise; it was unusual for a female student to come to his classroom nowadays.

"Is there something you need, senior?" The boy stood up and walked towards the girl outside the door.

“Well, I wanted to come earlier… so I came over,” Yami Maki said softly.

Matsueda Jun was even more surprised. He turned around and glanced into the classroom before standing in front of the girl.

"Then you should leave as soon as possible."

He closed the classroom door, blocking the prying eyes of the others.

The two entered the most secluded stairwell and headed towards the rooftop. Jun Matsue took the lunchbox from the girl's hand and asked her a question.

"Why did you suddenly want to meet me so early today, senior?"

Generally, the two would wait until most of the students in the corridor had disappeared before meeting on the rooftop to have lunch together.

"Because there are some things I need to tell Matsueda-san..." the girl hesitated, "I think I messed things up."

Jun Matsueda slowed his pace. "What do you mean?"

“You’ve seemed a bit down lately.” Yami Maki looked at him with obvious concern. “I was wondering if it was because of what happened in our family.”

"So after dinner yesterday, I asked my dad about it."

"I wanted to have a good talk with my dad, but he was very firm in his stance, and our conversation didn't go well..."

The boy stopped in his tracks. "Does that mean you had a fight with Uncle Yamami?"

Is this something that will happen to Yamami Maki?

The girl nodded timidly. "Dad's impression of you might get worse—he thinks you're the one who made me this way."

However, Jun Matsueda's mood improved, and he gave the girl a big hug on the stairs with a bright smile.

"Matsueda-san?" The girl was both shy and at a loss for words; they were still at school...

Although Jun Matsueda didn't want to put his senior in a difficult position, seeing the girl willing to argue with her father for his sake, such change and effort naturally brought him genuine joy and satisfaction.

"It's nothing." Jun Matsueda gently nuzzled the girl's face. "I just wanted to give my senior a good hug."

Yamami Maki's face turned even redder. "You can't say things like that at school..."

So they quickened their pace and went up to the rooftop.

On the other side, in Class 6 of Grade 2, Wang Yue gazed at the closed back door of the classroom, her eyes carrying a slightly gloomy and unique air.

"She dared to come into our classroom, and you're still acting like you don't care?"

She looked at the girl on the other side.

Tomatsu Yuka remained seated by the door, slowly and deliberately eating her lunch. The young woman's posture as she ate with her eyes lowered was extremely elegant.

Unable to bear it any longer, Mochizuki Haruka stood up and walked over. The girl stood by the desk, casting a dark shadow that covered Tomatsu Yuka's profile.

"Shall we talk?"

Chapter 414 Conspiracy

The girl on the rooftop sighed slowly.

"I really want to have a proper talk with my dad..."

“But as soon as I speak, he puts on a stern face and acts like he won’t listen or ask any questions—I used to be able to get used to it, but last night, looking at my dad’s expression, I inexplicably felt angry inside, and I just couldn’t suppress it…”

"How can this be considered inexplicable? It's clearly Uncle Yamami's fault for refusing to communicate."

Matsueda Jun smiled and accepted Yamami Maki's words.

Although it might be a bit inappropriate to say this, listening to my senior argue with her father was even more enjoyable than if Matsueda Jun had joined in himself.

"Parents' opinions are certainly important, but that doesn't mean it's right for them to refuse to communicate and interfere in your life."

"So it's normal for the senior to be angry."

The melancholy in Yamami Maki's eyes slowly melted away under his persuasion. The girl closed the empty lunchbox and poured the boy a cup of tea.

"But Dad's attitude is definitely more resolute now, and there probably won't be any room for negotiation in the short term..."

Matsueda Jun asked curiously, "What did you all talk about?"

The girl changed her sitting position, put her hands on the boy's right shoulder, and leaned against him.

“Matsueda-kun was going to quit the band, so I told Dad about it…”

The sensitive girl originally intended to use this incident to demonstrate Matsueda Jun's docile attitude, but she didn't expect her father to directly tell her about the boy's visit to the orphanage a few days ago.

“I was very angry at the time. The orphanage is Songzhi’s home. How could your father talk to you like that!”

“I told him that going back to the orphanage was his freedom and should not be interfered with, but my father did not agree. He said that if he wanted to live in the family, he had to accept the family rules.”

"..."

"And then?" Jun Matsue looked at the girl beside him.

"Do we have to follow unreasonable rules?" After I said this to my dad, he got angry, even angrier than me.

Yamami Maki stuck out her tongue, a gesture she rarely made, which made her look clumsy yet adorable.

"And then we didn't continue the conversation..."

Jun Matsue blinked; the argument between his senior and her father was more serious than he had imagined.

In a sense, this is a good thing.

He recalled what Mochizuki Haruka had said at the orphanage: although it was impossible to make his senior immediately have the idea of ​​leaving her family, at least it showed that possibility...

"What should we do, Matsueda-kun?" The girl tugged at his sleeve and asked nervously.

The last time Yami Maki had a fight with her parents was three years ago when she decided to apply to Haneoka High School. Even then, their argument was never as intense as it was yesterday.

"What else can we do but apologize to Uncle Yamami first?" Jun Matsue said without hesitation.

Even if the senior leaves the Yamami family in the future, it doesn't mean that her kinship with her elders will be completely severed, so she should still try her best to maintain a good relationship with her parents.

"I meant afterward," the girl punched him lightly. "I apologized to Dad right then and there last night, but what about afterward?"

Should I bring this up with him again? Will it make the argument even worse?

"Let's not talk about it for now." Jun Matsue picked up the girl's teacup. The aroma was rich and the taste was smooth. It was indeed tea brewed by his senior.

"Their attitude won't change immediately, so we have to take it slowly and leave room for a buffer."

"I'll talk to Uncle Yamami after I leave the band."

Maybe we can find some room for negotiation? He sipped his tea, and thanks to his senior, the boy's mind became more optimistic again.

As long as the girl stays by his side, Jun Matsue believes he can always find a way.

On the balcony of the third-floor corridor of the teaching building, Mochizuki Haruka closed the sliding door behind her and looked up at the balcony.

"Songzhi should be on the rooftop right now, whispering sweet nothings with Yamami Maki, right?"

She turned around to look at the girl behind her. Tomatsu Yuka was also looking up at the sky, seemingly gazing at something.

Are you planning to just stay silent like this?

Mochizuki Haruka felt a little uncomfortable. This guy used to make her uncomfortable with his sharp tongue, but now that he's not talking, she feels even more uncomfortable.

"What do you want me to say?" Tomatsu Yuka finally spoke.

"Do you want me to join you in criticizing Tsunku and Yamami-senpai, or do you want me to say that I believe you are the ultimate winner?"

The girl frowned. The person in front of her was calmer than she had imagined, so she decided to get straight to the point.

“Matsue went to Yamami Maki’s house a couple of days ago, and they have already met the parents.”

Tomatsu Yuka's expression changed; she lowered her head and touched her bangs with her right hand.

"I've never been to her house..." the girl murmured to herself.

Mochizuki Haruka's expression actually improved as she observed the expression on the person in front of her.

Are you just going to watch them get together?

Tomatsu Yuka suddenly laughed.

Her smile was sunny and bright, like a gentle breeze of a different temperature blowing slowly through the increasingly chilly autumn air.

"Are you in a hurry?" she said with a smile.

Mochizuki felt a chill run down her spine as she stared into those dark, brownish eyes.

"What do you mean?"

After quickly tidying her silky black hair that reached below her collarbone, Tomatsu Yuka stepped forward and leaned against the balcony railing, standing shoulder to shoulder with the girl.

"Of course I don't want to see Jun-kun end up with the person who betrayed me, but I'm not in a hurry, because there's no use in being in a hurry."

“Right now, Yamami-senpai is number one in his heart, and it’s hard to change that no matter what I do. If I act rashly, it will only affect Tsun-kun’s opinion of me.”

"Besides personally monitoring them, I have no way of knowing their situation."

“But you’re different.” She glanced at Mochizuki Haruka beside her. “You have the power and the means, so you must know their progress better than I do.”

"So I'm waiting for you to come to me on your own initiative—and when you do come to me will definitely be the most crucial moment."

"Because you need to use me as your weapon."

The girl laughed again, and Mochizuki Haruka looked at her warily.

“There’s no need to be wary of me.” Tomatsu Yuka’s tone returned to calm. “When I confronted Tsun-kun and Senpai before, I didn’t mention that you were the one who told me. That’s my sincerity.”

"You can use me as a pawn if you want," she said, turning to look at the girl in front of her. "I will grant your wish."

"Just tell me how things are going, and what the situation is like at Yamami-senpai's home."

"..."

Mochizuki Haruka remained silent for a while. She had a feeling that she was dealing with a tiger for its skin. To be honest, she didn't like playing these kinds of tricks.

"What are you hesitating about?" Tomatsu Yuka repeated what the girl had said earlier.

Are you really just going to watch them get together?

Mochizuki sighed. Well, that's what the girl thought.

At least they now share a common enemy.

Chapter 415 Can you please let me have Matsueda-kun?

On Saturday, October 11th, Jun Matsue and Maki Yamami went into an outdoor equipment store.

Closing the door shut, shutting out the increasingly chilly air and the figures of passersby on the street, the girl looked at the boy beside her. Matsueda Jun's gaze had already been drawn to the various lamps, stoves, and cookware on the shelves.

"Matsue-kun, have you finalized your class's camping route yet?"

"Hmm." The boy looked down at the information on his phone. "They are all campsites around Mount Fuji, just in different orders."

"That sounds interesting~" the girl said with a smile. "Our school trip will take us through Nagano Kamikochi, which is a great place for camping, but it seems like the school doesn't have any plans for that."

"Hmm, let's see what we need to buy." The boy rubbed his hands together and walked towards the shelves.

Camping is essentially wilderness survival in the civilized world. Although Jun Matsueda didn't want to become a legendary hunter who traveled the world with just a knife, men are naturally a little interested in making fire and surviving.

"If you're going camping, the essentials are—" Yami Maki followed the boy, looking down at the notes she had made earlier.

"Tent, sleeping bag, sleeping mat, fire starter, water cup and tableware..."

Jun Matsue took the sticky note from her and glanced at it. "We don't need so many. The teacher said that we can rent a full set of supplies at the camp, and the school will also provide tents. We just need to bring our own tableware."

"Should we bring a sleeping bag?" the girl asked, considering things from the boy's perspective. "The sleeping bags provided at the camp might not be comfortable, right?"

“That’s a good idea.” Jun Matsue nodded. “I plan to buy a flashlight and a gas stove so I can cook something if I get hungry.”

However, when he finally left the store, in addition to two flashlights, a camping lamp, and a lightweight gas stove, the bag in his hand also contained a moon chair, a folding table, a portable pot, and a compressed sleeping bag.

"That way you can sit by the lake or in the forest and enjoy a cup of hot tea or coffee," the senior student suggested to him.

“But you didn’t buy anything yourself.” Jun Matsue glanced at the bag in the girl’s hand, which contained only a pair of windproof gloves and a blanket.

“I’m going camping, I don’t need that much stuff.” Yamami Maki switched the bag to the other side and took the boy’s hand.