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Horikita Suzune nodded, and she ate the food one bite at a time in silence.

She had never communicated with people in the past, let alone contact organizations such as clubs and student unions, but just now Kitagawa Ryo said that Horikita Manabu had joined the student union.

This fact still impacts Horikita Suzune's soul.

So she didn't say another word until she finished her lunch, packed up her lunch box and left.

"I thought she would apply to you to join the student union."

"Huh? Why?"

"Copycat behavior."

"After all, some people have been deceiving themselves with the excuse "This is the sister my brother wants." Regardless of appearance, personality, or grades, everything is for my brother, and I imitate it to gain his approval. "

After eating and drinking, Kitagawa Ryo stretched his body, half-squinted his eyes and said:

"So it's quite surprising to me that Suzune has no intention of giving up halfway."

"don't know."

Ichinose Honami was quite happy to see Kitagawa Ryo finish all the food she brought, and her eyes lit up with a sense of satisfaction and accomplishment.

"Then I'll go back first."

The lunch break was not long, so Ichinose Honami quickly got up and left after finishing cleaning up.

"Walk slowly without seeing you off."

Beichuan Liang leisurely leaned on the recliner and waved his hands casually.

"You're so lazy."

Ichinose Honami snorted and then ordered:

"Don't lie still when you're full."

"You can't lie down when you're full, you can't sit when you're full, you can't stand when you're full, you can't run when you're full, and you can't do anything after you're full."

Kitagawa Ryo casually took a book and covered his face:

"Then I'd better sleep."

"Just don't oversleep."

Ichinose Honami shook his head helplessly and closed the door gently, trying not to make any noise to disturb Kitagawa Ryo.

Just as she walked out of the teaching building, she saw Horikita Suzune huddled alone in the corner, looking pitiful.

"Horikita-san?"

She was slightly stunned, but Honami Ichinose walked over anyway. After all, she was the vice president of the student union. These days, she had heard some rumors about Horikita Suzune being isolated from the class, and she was worried that she was being bullied on campus. , that's why I asked about it during lunch just now.

"Can I help you?"

Horikita Suzune raised her head and saw the kind eyes of Ichinose Honami.

"...I want to ask a few questions, is that okay?"

"If I can answer that, of course."

Honami Ichinose also squatted down next to Horikita Suzune.

"Do you have anything to pay attention to about Minister Kitagawa's tastes, or taboos?"

Horikita Suzune rubbed her eyes and asked with a straight face.

This was the first time she took the initiative to ask about other people's eating habits.

"Hmm... I guess I don't like spicy food very much. It tastes more sour and sweet. I can accept chopped green onion but I don't like coriander."

Although Ichinose Honami didn't know why the other party asked this, he still answered honestly:

"I don't eat garlic, but garlic paste is fine; if it's noodles, I like them a little firmer..."

She reported so many details that Horikita Suzune was a little surprised.

There are actually girls who write down other people's eating habits in minute detail.

"But why is Horikita-san asking this?"

After telling what he knew, Ichinose Honami asked curiously.

"Because I want to enter the drama department through a position such as logistics..."

Horikita Suzune was silent for a while before answering truthfully.

"As for logistics, I've done it before, and it was the logistics of a theater troupe."

Ichinose Honami remembered the logistics chores she had done, which was recommended to her by Kitagawa Ryo.

"Actually, the cooking is only a small part, but high quality is the best."

"Actually, what's more troublesome is the preparation of various props and costumes. We have to communicate with the seat manager and actors many times to make something that meets their requirements and stage style."

Honami Ichinose talked about his thoughts and some experiences without reservation.

"So Ryo also said that the success of a play is not only the credit of the actors, but everyone, including the logistical chores, also deserves praise."

"After all, even if it's a one-man show that least needs supporting actors, the actor can't just perform naked and in the dark."

"Um."

Horikita Suzune nodded slowly. At the end of her field of vision, a golden sun was rising quietly to its highest point among the tall buildings in the city.

"Thank you so much."

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[Hori Kita Suzune's state of mind has changed, and her life trajectory has deviated. ]

[Unlocking conditions have been met. ]

Kitagawa Ryo who was sitting on the recliner suddenly opened his eyes.

what?

[Life Restart Simulator], which had been silent since its rebirth, reacted for the first time.

On the blue homepage, the gray and unlocked [Chapter: Horikita Suzune's Midwinter Dream] turned into a bright color that can be selected.

"Simulator?"

Kitagawa Ryo quickly calmed down after a brief panic. He cut his palm open with the knife he found in the drawer.

What he fears most is that he is still in a so-called simulation. If everything now is false...

The pain was very real. Kitagawa Ryo clenched his palms and blood dripped onto the table.

[Through a brief text description, simulate the possible future trends]

But Kitagawa Ryo still didn't act rashly.

ps: There won't be much simulation content. It's mainly for cheating to get talents and to make the protagonist unpredictable. After all, everyone can also notice that Kitagawa Ryo's current talents are not enough to support him to open a harem. This is also what I said before about the main plot and leftovers. The two simulations below are started simultaneously.

ps2: Thank you for reading and subscribing. The cultural festival coincides with November, which is winter.

Main plot: Kitagawa Ryo's strength supremacy classroom: Chapter 18: I want to respond to everyone's feelings

"Minister Kitagawa, it's almost time for the meeting."

Kushida Kikyo said while gently knocking on the door of the minister's room, but there was no movement inside. She hesitated for a while and opened the door with the key she carried.

Kitagawa Ryo, who had been staying here during the lunch break, disappeared. Kushida Kikyo walked into the room with some confusion. The room was not large and there was no place to hide people.

"Go to the bathroom?"

Kushida Kikyo muttered and dialed Kitagawa Ryo's cell phone.

[The number you have dial can not be reached...]

The virtual cold electronic sound began to repeat over and over again, and Kushida Kikyo also sighed.

Naturally, the meeting regarding the final review could not be held before finding Ryo Kitagawa. While explaining the situation in the group, Kushida Kikyo sent a message to Megumi Karuizawa. Although she was not familiar with Ryo Kitagawa, this person should be able to contact her. Go to each other.

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"——————!"

Because the pain caused by suffocation had reached its limit, Kitagawa Ryo raised his head from the water-filled bathtub and took a deep breath.

The lungs, which were groaning because they were almost empty, began to greedily obtain oxygen.

It was a bit like the breath-holding game he played in the bathtub when he was a child. Kitagawa Ryo smoothed his wet hair back, and there were dots of red light in his eyes.

But what he is doing now is different from the playful breath-holding he used to do when he was a child.

If you want to confirm whether you are in reality or still in a simulation...

After his breathing stabilized, Kitagawa Ryo continued to bury his head in the bathtub. The water pouring in from his nose and mouth quickly blocked the entry of air, and soon, his lungs screamed again.

But... it's not enough.

He has mastered his own limits, and he still buries his head quietly in the water.

As if to curb this self-harming behavior, his heart beat much faster than before, and his brain was also screaming, trying to bring his body back to reality.

Reality.

simulation.

Life reopens.

Kitagawa Ryo's body went limp, feeling as if he was going to faint. It was an illusion that the strength of the knees and the strength of the body were all gone.

A feeling of exhaustion, or...a feeling close to nothingness.

The boundaries between life and death began to gradually blur.

Just as Kitagawa Ryo's consciousness began to fade away little by little, and his thoughts began to fragment, an external force supported his head from bottom to top, pushing Kitagawa Ryo's submerged face back to the surface of the water.

"Meow."

Firefly shook the water all over her body and jumped lightly to the edge of the bathtub. As if to keep Kitagawa Ryo away, she took his collar and tried to drag him to the door, but the cat was really not that strong. Even though Hotaru tried her best, she could only tilt Kitagawa Ryo's head.

Under the influence of gravity, Kitagawa Ryo, who was originally lying on the edge of the bathtub, suddenly fell face up on the bathroom floor. Fortunately, there was a non-slip carpet here, so there was no problem.

"——"

"Ahem."

He was coughing and panting heavily, and his entire field of vision was almost pitch black. He couldn't see anything when he opened his eyes. There was a burning and tingling sensation in his lungs and throat, and his nose was blocked and uncomfortable.

Hotaru jumped to a nearby shelf and grabbed a dry towel, then slapped it on Kitagawa Ryo's face.

"I want to... cough, suffocate me to death, right?"

Returning to consciousness and thinking little by little, Kitagawa Ryo took the towel with his right hand and wiped it on his face haphazardly.

His vision also began to recover, and he could see Hotaru blinking at him with his large, core-like pupils.

After seeing that Kitagawa Ryo woke up, Hotaru gracefully walked up to Kitagawa Ryo's face with small steps, her tail raised, and stretched out her tongue to lick the side of his face. It felt rough and prickly, but very warm.

Kitagawa Ryo raised Hotaru with both hands, and then held her gently in his arms.

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race.

For Karuizawa Megumi, sitting in the taxi at this moment seems to be racing against time.

For the first time in her life, or maybe the second time, she felt unprecedentedly flustered and at a loss.

The reason why I say it may be the second time is because she has experienced and felt the same feeling in her previous memories.

All contact was also lost suddenly, and there was no warning at all before. No matter it was a phone call or a message, there was no reply from the other party.

The consequence of that time was that Kitagawa Ryo dropped out of Tokyo High School and disappeared from the world.

When this situation happened again and again, no matter how hard Karuizawa Megumi tried to comfort herself whether she was making a fuss out of a molehill, her mood still slowly slipped into the cold abyss bit by bit.

This time, she already felt that something was definitely happening.

There was a slight bump in the driving taxi, and many things suddenly connected in my mind.

In the past two years, Kitagawa Ryo has displayed many subtle expressions of emotion and actions unintentionally.