"Mm... And also, Minami is my boyfriend."
The moment Ryo Yamada said those words, the atmosphere changed in an instant.
Minami Shouji couldn't help but glance at her—still piggybacked on his back.
From any angle, Ryo was clearly one of those people who couldn't read the room a...
2025-03-29 09:26:05 +0000 UTC View PostMusic Recommendation: Tomofumi Tanizawa - Sawakaze [OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO]
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Later that evening, Ikuyo Kita left Minami Shouji's new home, citing the need to "sort out her thoughts."
Minami wasn't surprised.
That was just Ikuyo's way—even under pressure, she never compl...
2025-03-29 09:25:45 +0000 UTC View PostSometimes, a look alone can make a person squirm.
Minami Shouji learned that firsthand today.
Feeling the stares of Ryo Yamada, Hitori Gotoh, and especially Ikuyo Kita, whose gaze was… complicated, Minami realized—
Maybe I really shouldn't joke around with girls like that an...
2025-03-28 07:53:20 +0000 UTC View PostThe entry conditions for the Teen Music Fest were actually pretty simple.
Basically, if you kept up regular performances at venues and had decent skills, plus posted content consistently online, reaching 1,000 followers wasn't hard.
For an average band, with frequent uploads, it would...
2025-03-28 07:52:56 +0000 UTC View PostMinami Shouji took the time to thoroughly check out the room on STARRY's first floor.
And it was really nice.
Probably designed to match the professional kitchen next door, the room was surprisingly spacious.
A quick glance showed it was at least twice the size of his old eight-...
2025-03-27 07:56:46 +0000 UTC View Post"I need to make sure Nijika doesn't get caught in Minami's trap, too…"
Seika Ijichi sat at the counter, sipping her strawberry milk while watching Minami Shouji clear out the first-floor room. Her mind was hard at work.
She wasn't stupid.
She could see Kessoku Band's situation...
2025-03-27 07:54:39 +0000 UTC View PostIn the end—
Kikuri Hiroi's completely unreliable words didn't stick with anyone in the room.
And truthfully, while Minami Shouji had become more charismatic, more "manly" than before, he hadn't slacked off on his responsibilities at all.
That alone was enough to put Ryo Yamada...
2025-03-26 09:27:13 +0000 UTC View PostWhat exactly was the relationship between her and Minami now?
At this point, Hitori Gotoh was once again spiraling into confusion.
Sure, last night she'd said, "Even if I'm not the first, it's okay."
But honestly, deep down, who wouldn't want to be the first?
I-I already d...
2025-03-26 09:26:38 +0000 UTC View Post"Are we really going to end up with the band throwing a party together?"
Sitting at the small round table, Minami Shouji pondered.
It wasn't strange that Nijika Ijichi and Ikuyo Kita had feelings for him.
After all, he had helped Kessoku Band quite a bit.
And according to ...
2025-03-25 12:53:18 +0000 UTC View PostThe room in the cheap apartment was freezing.
Winter had nearly arrived, and cold wind blew in from who-knows-where, making the whole building creak and groan with eerie "whooo" noises.
As if the weather wasn't bad enough already, Ryo Yamada's offhand comment — "Instead of staying i...
2025-03-25 12:39:35 +0000 UTC View Post"What a miscalculation..."
When Minami Shouji woke up, it was already 7:30 PM.
Outside the window, the sky had turned into a canvas of night, dotted with stars scattered across the indigo expanse.
Lying in bed and gradually regaining clarity, Minami shook his head.
It real...
2025-03-24 12:06:53 +0000 UTC View Post"Minami-san… this is…?"
Looking at the stack of test papers on the small round table, Nijika Ijichi stood up and glanced toward Minami Shouji.
But this time, she didn't get a response.
When she turned around, she found him lying back, eyes closed, clearly dazed from the fog ...
2025-03-24 12:04:21 +0000 UTC View PostLately, something's been off with Nijika Ijichi, the leader of Kessoku Band, and the band's resident ray of sunshine, Ikuyo Kita.
Even someone as oblivious as Hitori Gotoh had picked up on it.
Nijika still wore that gentle smile, always kind to others, but... the moment Shouji Minami'...
2025-03-24 11:51:29 +0000 UTC View Post"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.
[You gradually aged, transitioning from youth to middle age.]
[Time continued to pass.]
[Your daughters grew up as well.]
[Under the influence of you and your wives—]
[Haruto Shouji and Nayuki Shouji respectively followed paths as an athlete and a novelist.]
[Haruto Shouji, in pa...
[Time continued to pass.]
[It felt like in the blink of an eye, you had already graduated from university.]
[After graduation, you continued running the business you had built during your university years.]
[Having already amassed a good amount of wealth, you bought a luxurious ...
2025-03-24 11:42:38 +0000 UTC View Post[You didn't run away—you chose to be completely honest.]
[To you, love is something that should never be handled carelessly. Even if you can hide it for a while, you can't hide it forever.]
[You didn't want Chisato Nishikigi and Takina Inoue, who willingly stepped back for your sake...
2025-03-23 08:54:24 +0000 UTC View Post[Being with all of you, she no longer felt lonely or anxious.]
[As long as she had you by her side, she had the courage to face anything.]
[And now, she was ready to carry that courage forward.]
[After entering university, she followed her plan and chose to major in physics, whi...
2025-03-23 08:53:51 +0000 UTC View PostTaking the canned coffee she handed him.
Where their hands touched, there was some warmth.
But because of the spring weather, it still felt a little cool overall.
"You didn't go to Germany?"
Minami stood still, watching her lazily leaning on the railing, shaking the can in...
2025-03-22 16:23:41 +0000 UTC View Post"Nice! This is going really well!"
In reality, Minami Shouji let out a satisfied voice.
He was pretty sure now.
Up to this point, he hadn't made any wrong choices.
Everything he picked was right on target.
Futaba Rio's inner struggles were resolved.
Chisato Nis...
2025-03-22 16:22:58 +0000 UTC View PostUnder Minami Shouji's gaze, the simulation continued.
[Just watching Futaba Rio take action while you, the person involved, stay passive—this clearly doesn't match your usual style.]
[You also know Chisato Nishikigi and Takina Inoue very well.]
[You're aware that this cheerful...
2025-03-22 16:22:12 +0000 UTC View Post[Your baiting scheme succeeded.]
[The now-bold Rio Futaba, completely unguarded, handed over the leverage to you herself.]
[Faced with your relentless questioning, cornered against the wall, Rio Futaba was at a complete loss—unable to respond.]
"I really didn't expect this, Ri...
2025-03-21 15:43:14 +0000 UTC View PostMinami Shouji didn't particularly mind girls getting cozy with other girls.
But he had a vague sense of realization.
The true meaning behind the "Special Option" likely wasn't about some yuri route, but rather—
The deepening relationship between Rio Futaba and Chisato Nishikig...
2025-03-21 15:42:50 +0000 UTC View PostMinami Shouji wasn't in a rush to start the simulation.
As usual, before beginning, he first checked his remaining Heartthrob Points.
Remaining Heartthrob Points: 660
Thanks to today's interaction with Rio Futaba, his total Heartthrob Points had increased, reaching 660.
"P...
2025-03-20 09:19:21 +0000 UTC View PostUnder the cover of night, he escorted Rio Futaba home.
Minami Shouji was in an excellent mood.
It had started out as just an experiment.
But to his surprise, he'd completely bet on the right horse.
Not only had his relationship with Rio Futaba progressed, but thanks to the...
2025-03-20 09:18:30 +0000 UTC View PostGourmet Captive.
This was the phrase that came to Rio Futaba's mind.
The dishes prepared by Minami were simple, everyday home-cooked meals: a five-ingredient mushroom soup, tempura, and meticulously pan-fried Pacific saury with a crispy, golden skin.
These were dishes so common ...
2025-03-19 13:07:28 +0000 UTC View PostIt wasn't until Takina Inoue tallied up the day's total revenue that Rio Futaba realized just how much money LycoReco Café had raked in (or rather, bled out of customers) during its open hours.
Over one million yen!
That neat stack of ten-thousand-yen bills—it was hard for Rio to t...
2025-03-19 13:06:59 +0000 UTC View PostTaking orders was supposed to be the simplest task at LycoReco.
All you had to do was write down the table number and the dishes ordered on a sticky note, tear it off, and hand it to the kitchen.
Task complete.
Compared to Chisato Nishikigi and Mizuki Nakahara, who were constant...
2025-03-18 14:47:23 +0000 UTC View Post"You really don't like Minami-kun? Not even a little?"
Takina Inoue's question made Rio Futaba pause for a moment.
Because, truthfully, she didn't even know the answer herself.
But—
Whether it was Takina Inoue or Chisato Nishikigi...
Rio felt that both of them defi...
2025-03-18 14:46:46 +0000 UTC View PostThe data displayed by the [Data Scanner] wasn't far off from what Minami Shouji had expected.
In particular, the traits "Need to Be Needed" and "Self-Loathing" had already reached the same levels as Gotoh Hitori's past issues with social anxiety and low self-esteem.
But aside from tho...
2025-03-17 14:23:37 +0000 UTC View Post