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V6 Chapter 117: These Are Hotpot Ingredients

Haru seemed to be simply grumbling at her, perhaps just the kind of mutual teasing between friends. Yet when Sakiko lowered her head and obediently admitted fault, he slipped a confession into his words, one stripped of any trace of romance.

As if he were afraid she might say it before he could, competing like a stubborn child who had to win.

It was not romantic at all.

"So sly… far too sly…"

The one who should be saying sorry, the one who should be telling Haru 'I...

V6 Chapter 116: Isn’t This Relationship a Bit Too Complicated?

Yamada Ryo lifted her eyes and stared blankly ahead. That slender, azure figure had already begun to fade into the distance.

There was no way she could actually do what Togawa Sakiko suggested, walking up and slapping her across the face.

Even though Ryo and Haru had already come to understand their feelings and laid them bare between each other, they had never truly confessed or made things official. In other words, she could not yet call herself his girlfriend.

But even if...

V6 Chapter 115: Sakiko’s Calm Resolve

—Meanwhile, Togawa Sakiko—

After parting ways with Misumi Uika, she quickly tidied up the shop and, filled with determination, hurried toward the hospital address written on the slip of paper. Strands of azure hair swayed behind her ears with each step, and her heavy body gradually regained some vitality.

Apologize.

No matter what, she had to apologize to him.

Sakiko had to pour out all of her regret and feelings to him. No matter how Haru responde...

V6 Chapter 114: Sakiko’s Confession

On the way from Haneoka to Rabbit House, Togawa Sakiko felt like crying more than once.

Why would someone like her deserve such kindness?

She was the one responsible for Haru's injuries and hospitalization. By all rights, Tomori should have scolded her harshly like Anon would, yet instead she had been treated with gentleness so overwhelming that Sakiko no longer knew what to do.

Whenever she recalled the selfish words she had once spoken to Takamatsu Tomori, Sakiko was fille...

V6 Chapter 113: Nagasaki Soyo’s Release

Why had she said such words?

The Nagasaki Soyo of the past had never been particularly generous. For someone with such a strong sense of possession, "monopoly" had always seemed reasonable. Even when she felt pity and guilt toward the sadness of other friends, she could only compromise to a certain extent.

In order to achieve her goals, she had used many underhanded methods. Even with the husband she loved most, she had chosen to deceive. To her eyes, every lie could be concealed ...

V6 Chapter 112: This is his confession

Should he call it a strange feeling?

When Haru heard from that slightly odd silver-haired doctor that his injuries were not serious, he immediately realized it was his skill, [Endurance Lv.5], that had worked wonders during the impact.

At the very moment of the collision, the waves of pain shooting through his body and the haze clouding his mind had nearly convinced him he was done for. But after drifting into sleep for a while, he awoke with his thoughts perfectl...

V6 Chapter 111: The World Turns to Black and White

The scene before her ripped away all of the girl's thoughts. Her legs, collapsed on the ground, felt as if shackled to heavy iron weights. No matter how hard she tried, they wouldn't move an inch.

In an instant, the colorful world turned black and white. Her wide eyes could only register the sharp ringing in her ears. Every sound around her seemed wrapped in plastic, muffled and distant. The only thing left was her own ragged, suffocating breaths.

"Haru?"

Togawa Sakiko stare...

V6 Chapter 110: Sakiko’s Loss

His gaze fell downward.

A lightness like drifting feathers brushed against his nerves. The girl's flushed cheeks betrayed a faint crimson, and no matter how hard she tried to restrain it, the joy in her heart spilled through. For most couples, this might have been the simplest kind of confession, but to her it carried an extraordinary weight.

Misumi Uika could not help but recall the past.

Back then, she had been timid and insecure. Faced with rejection, she only sank into s...

V6 Chapter 109: It Was Supposed to Be Me First.

Uika was easy to fool.

Even when Haru casually tossed out a joke just to lighten the mood, she would believe it without hesitation. She was supposed to be a clever, quick-witted idol with enough social intelligence to handle anything, the kind of woman who should be sharp and hard to deceive.

Yet Haru felt she seemed a little silly today.

Was it really that easy to trick her into becoming his wife?

"Haru-kun!"

At some point the cap on her head had vanished, repla...

V6 Chapter 108: Uika Is Very Greedy

For Misumi Uika, going shopping with others was nothing special.

Even as a popular idol who often appeared on the big screen, she sometimes went out incognito with Sumita Mana, wandering the streets and enjoying those uniquely girlish pastimes. Such moments were essential for easing the crushing pressure on her shoulders.

But today's seemingly ordinary "shopping trip" felt entirely different.

"A-san, make sure you hold on tight. If the crowd pushes us apart, that would be ba...

V6 Chapter 107: Sakiko’s Desperate Situation

(Ost Rec: Hunter x Hunter OST - Theme of Kage & RASETSU)

He had moved.

The girl boarding the train could no longer recall how she had even gotten this far. She had rushed to Yokohama, to that chaotic little apartment, hoping to see Haru before anyone else.

But what she heard from the landlady stunned her. The "Kazami" who once lived on the second floor had already moved out some time...

V6 Chapter 106: Calling You Friend A-san

"Eh? 'Good day'?"

Hearing Togawa Sakiko's naturally elegant words slip out so suddenly, Chihaya Anon almost thought she had misheard. That abrupt change in Sakiko's manner of speech left her slightly dazed, but she quickly stopped paying attention to it.

Blinking as she came back to herself, Anon couldn't help but ask,

"Sakiko, did you just say that you're 'also' going to look for Haru-Haru?"

Perhaps because the memories of the time loops had made her pick up that ojou...

V6 Chapter 105: Sakiko’s Weakness

The sweet dream… suddenly vanished...

Sitting on the soft cotton futon, the girl stared blankly ahead. When she came to her senses, the worn curtains beside her were already glowing with the light of morning, the reflected shimmer intertwining with the brilliance of her amber eyes.

Sakiko reached out and gently touched her cheek. The tender, real sensation travelled from her fingertips to her mind. Her waterfall-like pale blue hair slipped lightly from her white shoulders, her f...

V6 Chapter 104: Her Petals Are Unyielding

[In just three short years of high school, you relied on your ever-improving piano skills to dominate competitions of all sizes, taking the top spot with overwhelming superiority. Your display of musical talent earned you a constant stream of awards.]

[Finally, at age eighteen, upon graduating from high school, you claimed first place at the Hamamatsu International Piano Competition.]

[Your reputation as a pianist gradually spread nationwide, among the younger generation,...

V6 Chapter 103: Her Life and Fate

[Perhaps it was because you often worked together on revising plans late into the night, or perhaps it was because you had long been used to pulling all-nighters on the studio floor, but this so-called "living together" felt so natural to both of you that neither side found it surprising.]

[Since the previous one-person apartment was far too cramped for two people, the two of you seriously discussed it and rented a luxury apartment near Haneoka. From zero, you began supporting each othe...

V6 Chapter 102: She’s Very Bold

"Wha—?!"

The blue-haired girl lying on the bed jolted awake, her eyes snapping open as if from a nightmare. Sitting up on the soft, pure-white bedding, she gasped in small, rapid breaths. The scene around her was no longer the café, and that voice by her ear, words that had felt like a curse, was gone.

Before her was nothing but an ordinary tatami floor and a slightly aged paper sliding door. She sat in the cramped little room for a long while, unable to gather her thoughts. 2025-08-16 13:00:11 +0000 UTC View Post

V6 Chapter 101: Sakiko’s Fate

[You decide to prioritize handling the café's business]

Faced with this sudden choice, Haru immediately snapped back to attention. The two options that had just appeared were clearly a "special choice" that required an immediate decision. Not only that, but this one could not be run as a "VR simulation."

That meant that if he hesitated for even a few seconds, the simulation would automatically proceed on its own.

Fortunately, his reaction was fast. Without ...

V6 Chapter 100: Sakiko Cannot Do It

"What are you talking about…"

Facing the short-haired gray girl before her, fierce and utterly unlike the image in her mind, Sakiko, already feeling guilty, suddenly found herself at a loss for words.

She had believed she could stay calm no matter how drastically someone's personality might change, yet the expression Tomori wore now made her instinctively feel guilty. Perhaps it was because she still carried guilt over what had happened with CRYCHIC, or perhaps simply because sh...

V6 Chapter 99: Sakiko, Elegant and Resolute

[Simulation End]

As expected, the third simulation had once again reached a failed conclusion.
Sitting at his desk, Haru merely closed his eyes to rest.
Even if the fragments of memory from three consecutive failed simulations weren't overwhelming, they still required some time to process.

When he opened his eyes again, he let out a deep, heavy sigh.

"…Didn't expect that, in the simulation, I ended up choosing Bocchi?"

Recalling the me...

V6 Chapter 98: Sakiko Understands Everything

Completely frozen.

The moment she heard the girl's name, Togawa Sakiko suddenly recalled a certain "chance encounter."

It was back when she was at Shiba Seki Ramen, and happened to run into two girls from Kessoku Band.

One of them was a pink-haired girl named Gotoh Hitori, who stammered and mumbled whenever she spoke. At the time, she had sat right beside Sakiko, but because she was hunched over and her hair was so long, Sakiko couldn't even see her face cle...

V6 Chapter 97 Why is this world so strange?!

[You notice that Chihaya Anon seems somewhat different today compared to usual. You are certain you never told her about the café, yet she somehow found you, as if she could locate you with precision.]

[But when you ask her how she knew, Chihaya Anon simply takes your left hand firmly.]

["I have something important to talk to you about. But since Haru left in such a hurry after class, I had no choice but to follow behind."]

[So different from the cold attitude she showed mo...

V6 Chapter 96: Sakiko Wants to Say It Out Loud

She said it.

Togawa Sakiko had never imagined that one day she would speak such blunt words so directly.

But the moment she heard Haru's voice, she lost all ability to remain calm. Thrown into such a bizarre situation, even she couldn't keep her composure. Yet if Haru was by her side, the unease and uncertainty in her heart would fade.

Suddenly, she felt confident that she could find the key to breaking this "time loop."

"Alright, I'll come over right now."

When ...

V6 Chapter 95: Simulation of the Last One

It did not take long for him to get home from the café.

Normally, he would be on the sofa with Little Wooden Doll in his arms, watching TV. But today, the strange hunch brought on by the "simulation" lingered in his mind, making Haru focus all his attention on it first.

He went to his bed and, for the first time in a while, opened the simulation interface.

[Remaining simulations — 114]

[Confirmed simulation target — Togawa Sakiko]
[Begi...