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Chapter 220: Bring the Simulated Daughter into Reality?
🕑 Added 2025-03-24 11:49:44 +0000 UTC"It's over!"
Finally, it was over!
Minami stretched with a deep sigh of relief.
It wasn't that he felt the ending was unstable…
It was just that he clearly felt something was off with his body today.
This cheap rental room of his had always been a bit drafty.
And ever since he got soaked in the rain, his body seemed to have caught a chill.
Even after a hot shower, there was no improvement.
Add to that the fatigue accumulated from setting questions for "The Kessoku Band"...
Then came the simulation.
His usually calm emotions started to fluctuate at this point.
And with his body already out of sorts, it was like adding fuel to the fire.
If the simulation had gone on any longer…
He probably wouldn't have been able to stay awake at all.
Thankfully...
"Lived till 98, huh."
Looking at his simulated lifespan, Minami felt it was no small feat.
In previous simulations, he'd often end up utterly exhausted, falling ill, and completely drained.
But this simulation was different.
His daily workouts had finally paid off.
His physical condition improved drastically.
At this rate…
Hitting 100 years wouldn't be impossible, right?
Nice!
Let's keep going like this!
With that thought in mind, Minami made a silent resolution—but then he coughed hard.
"Better rest first."
Feeling his condition worsening, he shook his head.
Even though he didn't think he'd fall ill with his current physical stats...
Better safe than sorry.
With that in mind...
He coughed again and decided to skip looking at the simulation score, evaluation, and rewards for now.
Instead, he curled up under the blanket and closed his eyes.
In his sleep...
He just felt colder and colder...
He was sick.
When he woke up the next morning and checked the thermometer, Minami reached that conclusion.
Definitely sick.
The soreness deep in his muscles and the heaviness in his limbs made it undeniable.
"Unbelievable…"
Feeling a mix of emotions, he placed the thermometer back on the nightstand.
He'd only just gotten this "Physical Stat 8" body yesterday.
And already sick?
Talk about underperforming.
He shook his head in resignation.
"Wait."
Just as he was thinking about what to do next, he recalled something.
Wasn't this illness… foreshadowed in a previous simulation?
He remembered it happened during Hitori Gotoh's "Happy Ending" simulation.
Because he was tutoring "The Kessoku Band" and setting questions, he became physically exhausted and ended up sick…
"So it really lines up, huh."
Coughing again, Minami, feeling dizzy, reflected on it.
It really did match.
From the simulation's perspective...
Him staying up last night while chilled, working on questions for "The Kessoku Band," was likely the cause of this.
Massaging his temples, he sighed softly.
The simulation was spot-on again.
If it followed Hitori Gotoh's simulation…
Next would be the event where Ikuyo Kita and Nijika Ijichi develop feelings for him?
"No way… right?"
He frowned.
In reality, his interactions with Nijika and Ikuyo weren't that deep.
His attention had mainly been on Hitori and the "backup" role of Yamada-san.
He'd only exchanged a few Line messages with the other two.
"No point overthinking this."
Feeling the haze in his head intensify, he cut off the train of thought and turned back to the simulator's screen.
As expected, the simulator was dedicated.
After he finished the simulation last night, he hadn't touched it.
Yet when he opened his eyes this morning, the pale blue interface was still floating before him, not auto-closing.
Looking at the screen...
He reached for his phone.
And made a call.
"Hello? Mr. Ishikawa?"
"Yes, it's Minami. Sorry, I'm not feeling well today—yeah, caught a bit of a cold. I'd like to take a day off."
"Thank you. Appreciate it."
After a short conversation with his homeroom teacher, explaining the situation, Minami secured a day's rest.
"Well… I'm not hungry right now anyway…"
Turning his attention back to the simulator screen: "Let's check yesterday's simulation results."
Sliding his finger down...
He hadn't checked the rating or evaluation due to exhaustion.
Even though he still felt awful, he had enough energy to glance at it.
[Simulation Complete.]
[System Score: 95 points. You achieved the 'Four Together' Happy Ending.]
[System Evaluation: Four together, love shining like the sunset, a dazzling star in the cold night.]
[They are your cherished morning stars; you are their irreplaceable moon.]
[Your relationship started as simple friendship. You helped her because she reminded you of someone.]
[But as you spent time together, her strong yet fragile heart caught your attention, and your care helped her heal.]
[Love was born from your casual concern and glances.]
[Your continued support made her increasingly aware of you, unable to look away.]
[Faced with your bold confession, she had no resistance—falling into your embrace.]
[Your love wasn't without turbulence. Though she loved you, she couldn't forsake her golden-haired and dark-haired friends.]
[She couldn't bear to be happy alone while they were not.]
[But she never imagined—you and the other two had the same feelings. You'd already accepted each other, making her worries unnecessary.]
[Later, she gave up studying abroad and the smooth path it offered, choosing to walk with you instead.]
[Just being with you gave her courage to face everything.]
[It was the first time this gentle girl defied her parents.]
[You both succeeded in your entrance exams. She entered her dream university and field, while you silently supported her, planning for the future.]
[You became each other's support, irreplaceable in each other's lives.]
[If your heart is a bird soaring the plains, their eyes are its sky.]
[But peaceful happiness was suddenly overshadowed—her parents' sudden visit disrupted your plans. Luckily, you chose rightly: facing it head-on.]
[With your exceptional talent, looks, and eloquence, her parents temporarily accepted your relationship.]
[Finally, you could breathe easy and focus on living each day with them.]
[Three years after university, joyful news—you had children.]
[Your accumulated wealth had purpose; you no longer worried about money. With care and support, even childbirth was smooth.]
[In middle age, you comforted your children through life's challenges, easing their worries with a smile.]
[Your only wives' concern—your daughters were too attached to you. You didn't mind.]
[Time's ocean surged on.]
[In time's eyes, your lives were like Kamakura's ocean at sunset.]
[Beautiful yet fleeting.]
[But to you, those fleeting moments were eternal.]
[One by one, they passed away with you by their side.]
[Yet with your daughters around, you never felt alone.]
[Every year, you paid respects with love and longing, your prayers carried by the breeze.]
[As you neared the end, you told your daughters not to grieve. Reunion with your wives would be the most beautiful thing.]
[You closed your eyes. Fragments of memories rose.]
[They had never aged. Never left you.]
"95 points, huh…"
Looking at the score, Minami was genuinely surprised.
In terms of pure numbers, 95 was definitely the highest score he had ever achieved—outside of "Direct Simulations."
But thinking about it more carefully, it made sense.
In the simulation, both he and Futaba Rio had realized their dreams.
His life with Chisato Nishikigi and Inoue Takina was nothing short of blissful.
Everything had essentially reached the best possible outcome.
If that wasn't worth 95 points, then what was?
"Well then… what item did the system reward me with?"
After checking the score, Minami glanced at the system's reward screen.
And with just a glance, his expression immediately turned odd.
Displayed clearly on the pale blue interface—
[System Reward: For completing a 'Happy Ending: Four People Together,' you have received a special item – 'Random Daughter Summon Card.']
"Random Daughter Summon Card? This…?"
Minami blinked in confusion.
If his reading comprehension wasn't failing him...
This item seemed to suggest that he could use it to summon his daughter to his side.
But there was a problem—
"I don't have a daughter."
He rubbed his temples.
Sure, in the simulations, he had several daughters.
Starting with Shouji Miyuki from the simulation with Gotoh Hitori...
Then recently, Shouji Mei with Futaba Rio.
By quick count, Minami had a total of six uniquely different daughters across simulations.
But here's the issue—
Yes, he had daughters—but only in simulations.
In reality, he had none.
He hadn't even been with any of the girls yet.
"So how the hell is this supposed to summon a daughter… who doesn't even exist?"
He muttered, and looked at the item description.
In the system's item menu, a card-shaped icon had appeared.
He tapped it.
A new window opened.
[Random Daughter Summon Card:]
[Every simulation, every new life, is both coincidence and destiny. Through your countless choices and attempts, you've built countless timelines, simulated and real.]
[Now, they intersect. When you meet them again, can you still shoulder the responsibility of a father, as you did in the simulations?]
[Use 800 Heart Points to activate. You will hear their request. As a father—will you fulfill it?]
"…" Minami stared.
Forget the outrageous 800 Heart Points cost for a moment.
The vague, cryptic explanation alone made him raise an eyebrow.
"800 Heart Points… activate item… hear their request…"
It was pretty abstract.
But it did spark his curiosity.
He'd long noticed a pattern.
Every simulation seemed to correlate with possible future outcomes.
For example, the Gotoh Hitori simulation.
If he followed that path in real life, step by step—no doubt he could end up with Hitori and build a happy life.
And eventually have a daughter: Shouji Miyuki.
But then—
"What if… I don't choose Hitori? What if I end up with Yamada?"
If he pursued the Ryou Yamada route in real life… then what happens to Miyuki, who was supposed to be born?
"…."
He thought for a while.
This item might not be as simple as it seemed.
Unlike the other one-time-use cards, the Random Daughter Summon Card had no usage limits.
But…
"No point thinking too hard."
He shook his head.
800 Heart Points… to actually meet his daughter…
And not in the usual memory-flash simulation way—this was supposed to be real, breathing daughters.
"Man, I really want to try this."
He sighed.
But—
Too broke. Can't afford it.
Looking at his dangerously low Heart Points after just one simulation, Minami sighed again.
Looks like in any world…
Poor guys don't deserve wives or daughters.
"Guess I'll shelve this idea for now and focus on recovering."
He took some cold medicine with water and laid back down.
Thanks to the meds, he quickly drifted off to sleep again.
Meanwhile, at Shuka High—
"Minami's absent because he caught a cold?"
Listening to one of Minami's classmates explain, Gotoh Hitori's mouth fell open.
She had been planning to talk to Minami about how Nijika Ijichi and Ikuyo Kita had been acting weird lately.
But before she could even find him…
He was already out sick?
