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"pia——"

That photo was pasted on Horikita Suzune's forehead.

If it were the Horikita Suzune of the past, she might have been kicked out of the house if she had done something akin to humiliating her.

But the current Horikita Suzune has no such risk at all, after all, she is already soft and droopy.

Sakayanagi Yusu's words took away all the faith that Horikita Suzune had had in the past few years, and almost took away her bones with them.

"what?"

So now Horikita Suzune just shook her head in confusion, as if she wanted to shake off the unknown object attached to her head.

It's actually kind of cute.

"A photo of Manabu Horikita."

Kitagawa Ryo put his hands in his pockets. He looked at Horikita Suzune playfully, and then a smile appeared on his lips:

"Didn't you just force him to yourself like I did?"

"Although you can't see or touch him, you always feel that he is there all the time. It is really boring."

"There's no way to defeat him like this."

"Actually, if you are cheated, you will just go back to where you started."

"Grow up again, Suzune."

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"She is just weaving a phantom with her warmest memories and ardent wishes. In the phantom, Horikita Manabu will only walk in front of her, and she will never be able to catch up with him."

Sakayanagi Yusu leaned on the door of the car that came to pick her up and said to Kitagawa Ryo who was sending her down. The night was already dark, and the early autumn night was a bit chilly. The driver of the Sakayanagi family took a coat and handed it to Sakayanagi Yusu. .

He did not end the conversation between the two, but just stood aside respectfully.

"Obviously they don't see each other for more than a few hours a year."

"It's just because we can't see it that we have more and more fantasies."

Kitagawa Ryo stood in the corridor, the light of the street lamp only hit him in front of him, and only half of the boy's body was exposed in the shadow.

"I was deeply impressed when I was young, and then separated for a long time. Many times, the thoughts and feelings from that year will only brew like fine wine, but occasionally they will go bad."

"Actually, even without our intervention, Horikita Suzune will wake up one day, but that will have to wait until she sees Horikita Manabu in person."

"After all, the one who really deceived her was not Horikita Manabu, but herself."

A bright moon hung very close to Sakayanagi Yusu's head. From Kitagawa Ryo's point of view, it seemed that the other party could reach out and touch it.

"Do I still need to fill in her name?"

"Of course, because Horikita Suzune will definitely go."

"Even as she is now?"

"Even as she is now."

Sakayanagi Arisu was amused by Kitagawa Ryo's response, and she laughed softly.

"I see."

"Next time I come here, play "Moonlight" for me in return, Ryo."

Sakayanagi Yuqi's shadow was stretched very long under the street lamp. Her silver-white hair became almost transparent in the moonlight, and her whole person seemed as illusive as a distant phantom.

"Or should I call you..."

The elf-like girl blinked, a cunning look flashed in her purple pupils:

"elder brother?"

ps: Ryūen Sho will not interfere. In fact, he said it as early as the last time he simulated that chapter to play the game. The two may be friends this time, but they may be enemies the next time.

ps2: Thank you all for reading and subscribing. Horikita Suzune's simulation has about two to three chapters left. The welcome is basically over. You can look forward to more updates in the next few days (:з」∠)_

Main plot: Kitagawa Ryo's strength supremacy classroom: Chapter 23: Playing the game of family

"Arisu, have you ever heard of [Deenchantment]?"

Kitagawa Ryo walked out from the shadow area of ​​the corridor, but he immediately asked and answered himself:

"In layman's terms, it refers to the elimination of the mystery, sanctity, and charm of science and knowledge, and is more commonly used in the fields of religion and sociology."

"But actually the relationship between people can also use this term at some point."

"The reason why Suzune has been deceived by Horikita Manabu's words for so many years is because she has a preconceived impression of admiring Horikita Manabu's feelings."

Kitagawa Ryo laughed. He would not even doubt that if someone threatened Horikita Suzune in the name of Horikita Manabu, Horikita Suzune could completely give up her own interests and dignity.

"It's almost as if he is worshiping him as a god."

"Every word he said was an oracle. It should be regarded as a guideline and should be chewed up and swallowed."

"You first put yourself in the lowest position, and then you set the other party as your goal and destination. How can you possibly surpass it?"

Sakayanagi Yusu shook his head:

"What we are talking about now is not the problem of Horikita Suzune, but the problem between us."

"That's the problem between us."

Kitagawa Ryo replied seriously:

"In interactions between people, the most taboo thing is always to prejudgmentally look down on the other person."

"[Disenchantment], remove all false and imaginary auras from the other person. Everyone is an ordinary person who eats, drinks, and has diarrhea."

"me too."

"So I'm sorry, I don't know the song "Moonlight"."

After saying this, Kitagawa Ryo turned around neatly and walked back to the corridor. He was going back.

"Still don't want to go back?"

Sakayanagi Yusu sighed, and she stared at Kitagawa Ryo's back until he completely disappeared from her sight.

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Horikita Suzune suddenly gave up her packed schedule, and when she was supposed to be practicing the piano, she stood blankly in front of the mirror alone.

Things that have been held on for many years actually only take a moment to let go, and many things that seem eternal are just a thought.

Horikita Suzune felt like she had been in a long dream. If she looked at it this way, she should even thank Sakayanagi Arisu for waking her up early.

She's just a stupid little sister who only chases after her brother.

Horikita Suzune felt that the figure in the mirror and her past self seemed to overlap.

Looking back, more than half of my life so far has been spent as a false copy.

I keep deceiving myself with the excuse "This is the sister my brother wants."

Regardless of appearance, personality or grades, everything is for my brother.

A false copy created to gain his brother's approval.

"...Fool."

Horikita Suzune cursed herself silently.

She could still vaguely remember the scene when Horikita Manabu was about to leave her to study outside alone, but the period in between was suddenly taken away. Just like Kitagawa Ryo said, Horikita Suzune returned again origin.

"I like long hair."

Later, when I grew my hair long, I wanted to rush to Horikita Manabu and let him appreciate the hair.

Horikita Suzune played with the ends of her hair.

She found the scissors from the cabinet on the sink and reached out to cut off a strand of her long hair.

Obviously, in the past few years, Horikita Suzune has always cherished them the most.

But at this moment, a strange joy suddenly came to my heart, as if I had succeeded in revenge.

"What are you doing?"

Horikita Suzune suddenly heard Kitagawa Ryo's voice coming from behind, and then the other party's figure appeared in the mirror.

"If you want to change your hair style to a refreshing one, it is recommended to go to a specialized barber shop, otherwise it will look like a dog gnawing it and it will not look good."

Noticing the scissors and a strand of hair held by Horikita Suzune, Kitagawa Ryo shrugged and said.

"...I thought you would leave with her."

"Why are you leaving? I still have to watch Suzune teach Horikita Manabu a lesson."

"I just got fooled by a lie from the other party."

"That gives you more reason and motivation, doesn't it?"

Kitagawa Ryo smiled, looked at the strand of hair on Horikita Suzune's hand and said:

"If you are in a hurry to cut off this long hair now, it only means that even now, Suzune has not grown up at all."

Horikita Suzune's past life was like a programmed machine, simple and pure, without confusion or thinking.

Life is essentially meaningless, like an island floating on the sea.

That's why many people always want to tie their lives to other people's.

Promise, friendship, revenge, curse or destiny.

whatever.

Give yourself the meaning of life through these connections with others.

Kitagawa Ryo could clearly sense that now that the illusion constructed by Horikita Manabu had been shattered, Horikita Suzune had fallen into the most chaotic and at a loss of what to do.

He now had to establish a new goal for Horikita Suzune.

The goal of the mission is to get Horikita Suzune out of the shadow of Horikita Manabu, but unlike Karuizawa Megumi, the mission does not require Horikita Suzune to be independent.

so.

Just let another person fill Horikita Manabu's position.

This is the easiest way to clear the level.

but...

This is not the result that Kitagawa Ryo wants to see. In that case, Horikita Suzune will just move from the shadow of one person to the shadow of another.

"Of course, if Suzune really feels that her current thoughts are true will, I can help you contact the familiar teacher Tony immediately."

Kitagawa Ryo whistled and showed a playful smile:

"I just don't know if Suzune is out of anger and revenge, or does she really think short hair suits her better?"

"...I have no idea."

Horikita Suzune was stunned, and she looked at herself in the mirror.

She was almost familiar with this long-haired image, and Horikita Suzune couldn't even recall her previous appearance with short hair.

"Then just wait until Suzune can figure it out on your own."

Kitagawa Ryo waved his hand:

"Tonight's classes are temporarily canceled. Go to bed early."

"oh."

Horikita Suzune stroked the cut strand of hair in her hand.

To some extent, hair is also a symbol of memory. They even have common characteristics:

It's slow to keep it, but it's quick to throw it away. If you throw it away quickly, it will make people feel that the time it carries is fake.

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"So, are you an idiot?"

Putting the cup filled with hot water on the bedside table, Kitagawa Ryo held his head in boredom and looked at the little man who was tightly covered by the quilt on the bed, with helplessness in his tone.