Love Comes After Simulation

Chapter 152

ignoring option three, minami yuuki looked at options one and two. one was shiori ichinose, and two was reina nakajima. this choice was hardly a dilemma.

he clicked on two.

[you rejected shiori ichinose’s invitation. after confirming the european research institute was operating normally, you delegated tasks to the director and returned to japan.]

[shiori ichinose arranged your school affairs, granting you the freedom to manage your time. upon returning, you first visited nao asano, the shut-in elder sister, and told her you’d fallen for a girl. then, you shared the same news with kazumi chitose and yuko ibuki at school.]

[nao asano and kazumi chitose decided to wait and see. yuko ibuki tried to seduce you, but you astonishingly resisted her.]

[you arrived at the well-arranged chigusa university hospital and stormed into reina nakajima’s hospital room.]

the simulation paused, and a small window popped up:

[upon detection, the following content contains highly similar text. would you like to enable quick-view mode?]

having gone through quick-view mode several times, minami yuuki was already mentally prepared. he lay back on his bed and clicked “confirm.”

memories surged into his mind. his eyes, which should have seen the ceiling of his bedroom, were instead filled with the visuals of memories. for an instant, it seemed as though the ocean of memories turned into real seawater, enveloping his body.

this water was not the serene, azure sea of a romantic hawaiian movie but the tumultuous waves of a disaster movie, storm-tossed and chaotic, flipping the world upside down. the water brought not tropical warmth but the icy chill of polar waters.

it was far from a comfortable experience.

when the stormy seas subsided, minami yuuki rubbed his head, rested for a moment, and then looked at the simulation interface.

a summary of the text appeared on the interface:

[you brought a hydrangea flower and entered reina nakajima’s hospital room, striking up a conversation with her in a casual and familiar manner. you placed the hydrangea in a paper cup and set it by her bedside.]

[the hospital room was like a castle where this sleeping beauty lay dormant. beyond the hospital was a wilderness she rarely ventured into, and you, a strange traveler from even farther away, intrigued her greatly.]

[she thought you were just a passing rabbit or bird, wandering briefly and leaving without a trace. she didn’t expect that, from then on, you would visit her room every day.]

[you never told her your name, and she never asked. when nakajima yohei or the nurses arrived for her checkups, you hid in the wardrobe opposite her bed. like a fairy-tale sprite, you only appeared when she was alone.]

[in fairy tales, sprites grant the protagonist miraculous powers, drawing them into mysterious adventures.]

[indeed, you took her on adventures. first to the garden downstairs, then to the distant mount azuki, and later to wander the area near the hospital.]

[to reina nakajima, the flowers she used to see only in color and shape, the contours of mount azuki, and the hospital’s surroundings—imagined through stories and faded memories—such as the subway, roads, convenience stores, and shopping malls, all mundane yet wrapped in mystery to her, opened their arms wide.]

[you also gave her a miraculous power: the power to make her heart race and her cheeks flush.]

[mount azuki became a pivotal moment in your relationship.]

[enveloped by the shadow of death and bound by the fate of her impending demise, she had long since grown indifferent to many things. this indifference was like a fog surrounding the sea of her heart, obscuring even her own emotions. your arrival was like the rising sun, swiftly dissipating the thick mist. slowly, she realized her feelings of love for you.]

[yohei nakajima took you to an izakaya to discuss your feelings for reina and your understanding of the future.]

[honoka, on the other hand, went to an adult goods store to prepare necessary items for her frail stepdaughter, whose body couldn’t endure vigorous activities.]

[yuko ibuki wanted to follow you and yohei nakajima but was rejected by him, leaving her no choice but to accompany her mother on the shopping trip.]

[at the izakaya, yohei nakajima attempted to get you drunk. however, you revealed your alcohol tolerance, making him abandon the idea.]

[you told him that a research institute in europe was working on a new biological valve technology, and if the research succeeded, reina’s illness could be cured.]

[yohei nakajima pressed you for more details. you showed him a recently published paper, and to your surprise, he could actually understand the technical aspects.]

[at first, he was overjoyed, but then he became dejected. from research to results, and from results to practical application, was a long process, and reina didn’t have that much time.]

[you revealed that you had connections with the research institute. the research was nearing completion, the surgical plan had already been finalized, and after a few simple trials, reina could undergo surgery.]

[yohei nakajima agreed, but he didn’t hold much hope. after taking his daughter everywhere to seek treatment, he had read countless materials and knew that, under normal circumstances, reina couldn’t afford to wait. moreover, theory was theory—reality was reality. there was no guarantee the research institute would deliver successful results.]

[you saw through his thoughts and grew dissatisfied with his pessimistic attitude toward reina’s condition. provoking him, you challenged him to drink, getting him drunk to ease your frustration.]

[you weren’t a narrow-minded person, but your obsession with reina nakajima made it unbearable for you to see anyone, especially her father, giving up hope.]

[as the new year approached, you said goodbye to reina nakajima and boarded the train home.]

[at home, you didn’t mention reina nakajima, planning to wait until after her surgery to tell your parents. that way, they would have fewer worries, and you would avoid their nagging.]

[you bought gifts for your parents and younger sister, which delighted them immensely.]

[on new year’s eve, you all gathered around the kotatsu, watching tv shows and chatting about daily life. your sister subtly probed, asking if you had been seduced by bad women in misaki, but you brushed her off.]

[on the third day of the new year, missing reina nakajima, you boarded the train back early.]

[in february, during the third semester of your first year in high school, the research institute made a breakthrough. you took leave and traveled to europe to oversee the progress.]

[by march, the lab could stably cultivate artificial valves. you contacted shiori ichinose, who had already been preparing for this. with her connections, the research institute quickly collaborated with lilian international hospital in misaki to begin trials of the artificial valves. disguised as a researcher, you joined the experiment.]

[in may, the first surgery was a success.]

[by july, two more patients, whose lives were on the brink, were given a second chance.]

[by the following march, the results of the surgeries were made public within the industry, causing a sensation.]

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