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Chapter 24: Gotoh Hitori's Last-Minute Escape
After an hour of repeated testing—Minami Shouji finally figured out how to use the "Lifetime of Regret"guitar.First, he had to fully immerse himself in a certain emotion.Second, he had to play with complete focus.Both conditions were absolutely necessary.If he was just practicing chords, f...
Chapter 23: The Guitar of Regret
[Simulation complete.]Minami Shouji stared at those words for a moment, then picked up the cup beside him and gulped down its contents in one go.The memories lingered in his mind—Gotoh Hitori, consumed by sorrow, following him into death; Ijichi Nijika and Kita Ikuyo burdened by regrets from their...
Chapter 22: She Is Buried with You (Simulation End)
Minutes after Minami Shouji knocked on the door—It opened.Behind it, Gotoh Hitori's eyes were red and swollen.Without a word, Minami Shouji pulled her into his arms.The heart, already battered with wounds, could no longer endure.Gotoh Hitori clung to him and wept.Her Tears Were So FaintEven th...
Chapter 21: A Life Full of Regret
The wedding, hosted by Gotoh Hitori's family, was not extravagant.Only a few friends, Minami Shouji's family, and former Kessoku Bandmembers were invited.At the banquet, Gotoh Hitori, dressed in a wedding gown and holding a bouquet, had a rosy tint on her fair, beautiful face—whether from ...
Chapter 20: The Bride’s Radiance at the Wedding Banquet
Where exactly had things gone wrong?Minami Shouji pondered deeply.For both him and Kessoku Band, salvaging their first botched performance and gaining audience approval should have been the best possible outcome.But thinking about it endlessly wouldn't provide any answers.Minami Shouji decided t...
Chapter 19: Struggles and Anxiety
Kessoku Bandwas about to perform on stage for the first time.The outcome of this performance would undoubtedly have a profound impact on Gotoh Hitori and the band as a whole.In the simulation, they had spent over three months preparing for this moment—from clearing their first rehearsal to designi...
Chapter 18: A Decision with a Life-Changing Consequences
After experiencing the simulations from the first two playthroughs and interacting with Gotoh Hitori in reality today,Minami had gained a fairly good understanding of the girl.She was someone who was both strong and weak.These two traits were not contradictory.Because Gotoh Hitori's strength nev...
Chapter 17: Ladies, What Are You Doing?
Yamada Ryo, what are you doing?Minami really wanted to ask this question.In the first timeline, he worked tirelessly to master the bass just to barely win over Yamada Ryo, the elegant high-class young lady with an androgynous, refined beauty.So why was Yamada Ryo the one approaching him in this time...
Chapter 16: Yamada Ryo, What Are You Doing?
[Your bond with Hitori Gotoh has deepened.][At a critical moment, you gave her courage, giving her the confidence to keep moving forward. She started spending more time with her band, but this also meant she had less time with you—something she found unbearable.][So one afternoon, she introduced y...
Chapter 15: Loneliness Is Actually a Very Romantic Word
For Minami, these options weren't hard to choose.The first option was clearly asking for chaos, trying to make him stir things up—almost like making Bocchi retreat further into isolation.The second option was basically to leave things as they were.Choosing this would very likely lead to the sa...
Chapter 14: Third Round Simulation, Starting!
While the 'Kessoku Band' discussed Bocchi's predicament, when Minami Shouji returned to his rented apartment, he was actually unaware of the developments.From the start, he just wanted to have a good conversation with Gotoh Hitori.In order to prevent her from running away, he pretended t...
Chapter 13: This is bullying!
"Eh?... Bocchi,"The blonde-haired girl with a side ponytail, sitting by the drum kit and holding drumsticks, looked up in shock after hearing Gotoh Hitori's dejected words, incredulously saying, "Isn't this bullying?"Her name was Nijika Ijichi.She was the drummer for the "...
Chapter 12: Miss Gotoh's Mental State is Concerning
Gotoh Hitori had heard many rumors about Minami Shouji.Born in the countryside, he made his way from a small, unremarkable junior high school in Akita, a region with scarce educational resources, all the way to Shuka High School in Bunkyo District.Then, in just one year of his first year in high sch...
Chapter 11: The Woman Known as a National Treasure
'Love Simulator''Bound user: Minami Shouji''Appearance: 9,Athletic: 6,Academic: 8,Special Skills: Learning LV4,Music LV1,Item: [End of Love, Gotohhh Hitori (Rock Queen) Learning Card]''Simulator Evaluation: A promising young man, rare and highly sought after by women of a...
Chapter 10: "Thus, the Mountains Turn Crimson."
The twist had arrived.[Your wife suddenly fell ill. You couldn't understand how someone who had always seemed healthy could deteriorate so suddenly. Under your relentless questioning, the doctor finally told you the truth.][Gotoh Hitori's rise as the rock queen was inseparable from her relen...
Chapter 9. Everything "seemed" to be going in a good direction
Looking at the mature woman in front of me with long pink hair, slender figure and tears in her eyes, I was a little surprised when I bumped into her while carrying a plastic bag in the convenience store.The distance from here to the other party's location in Tokyo was well over a hundred kilome...
Chapter 8: Your Struggling Life
At night, lying in bed, you turned your head to look at your girlfriend.She had curled up into a small ball, resting against your chest as she slept soundly.She looked so delicate, so endearing.[You could lose anything else, but you knew you had to protect her. You made a firm resolution in your hea...
Chapter 7: You Understand Hitori Gotoh Even More
"I'm sorry.""This has nothing to do with you, Hitori."Minami gently stroked her hair, feeling her trembling body."I'm sorry… If only I were a little better..."She sobbed quietly."You're already amazing. You have 30,000 people watching you online."In the ...
Chapter 6: Everything Seems to Be Moving in a Good Direction
[Your relationship with Hitori Gotoh has deepened, and your importance in her heart has increased.][Through your conversations, you've come to understand that the girl in front of you is as delicate as a strand of silk—so fragile that a slight pull might snap her. She faces the world with fear...
Chapter 5: Am I CPU-ing You?
"Phew— After all that effort, I only managed to become friends?"Temporarily disengaging from the simulation, Minami Shouji let out a heavy sigh, his eyes filled with disbelief toward Gotoh Hitori as a being.Aren't girls supposed to be creatures who, if left alone, would line up to give...
Chapter 4: You and Hitori Gotoh Become "Friends"
For Minami, starting conversations was never difficult.As long as the other person responded, he was confident that his humor and refined conversational skills would keep them engaged.[You spoke to Hitori Gotoh. Confident in your charm and eloquence, you believed that no girl would refuse a conversa...
Chapter 3: Let’s Go Find Another Woman
The simulation restarted!The system panel flickered, and the text began to rearrange itself.This time, the content was different.[During lunch break, after chatting with the girls, you wanted to continue studying, but there wasn't enough time left to preview your lessons. Reluctantly, you decide...
Chapter 2: You, As Always (Please give it a bookmark)
[Simulation attempts remaining: 3][Simulation target: Hitori Gotoh]The text on the system panel began to change.[Today, as always, you are diligently studying, just as you have been for the past year since transmigrating.][A stable life of studying, a smooth and uneventful life, and finding a wife w...
Chapter 1: What kind of male succubus have I become?
"Would you like to bind the 'Romance Simulator'?"Yes/No?"Minami Shouji, who had been vigorously writing on the blackboard, paused and furrowed his brows.His appearance was quite striking—delicate facial features, slightly curly black hair at the roots, and beneath it, a pair of...