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, finger placements, or hand positioning, the guitar didn't produce any special effects at all.
Strange as it was, at least it wasn't completely useless...
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[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 youth; Yamada Ryo, who in the end, was buried with him and Gotoh Hitori, her soul weighed down with unspoken feelings.
The slight ease he had felt moments ago ...
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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 Faint
Even the sound of her crying was weak.
Minami Shouji gently stroked her back, whispering words of comfort—though, in truth, he spoke m...
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The wedding, hosted by Gotoh Hitori's family, was not extravagant.
Only a few friends, Minami Shouji's family, and former Kessoku Band members 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 shyness or alcohol, it was hard to tell.
Summoning all her courage, she stammered through her greetings to Minami Shouji's parents.
Minami Shouji's parents, simple ...
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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 to continue watching.
Perhaps, in the events that followed, he would uncover the truth.
[With the first performance officially over, Kessoku ...
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Kessoku Band was 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 designing their stage outfits and finally stepping onto the stage.
If they failed, it would mean that three months of tireless effort would all be in vain.
(In the an...
2025-02-03 12:42:31 +0000 UTC
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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 never showed on the surface.
In the second playthrough, she was hurt and saddened by rumors, yet she silently endured it for Minami. And after he left, she fell into a pe...
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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 timeline?
Frowning, Minami tapped his fingers on the table. After pondering for a moment, he had a general answer.
Everything in this third timeline had been going incr...
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[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 you to the members of "Kessoku Band," hoping that between practice sessions in the "Starry Night" live house, they could also find time to teach you guitar.]
"Live house?"
...
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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 same tragic path of the second round.
Considering this, Minami decisively chose the third option.
[Facing the rumors, you, who are often at the center of rumors, ...
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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 to record the video—he planned to delete it right in front of her afterward.
As for the later development of something like 'bullying,' it was something he hadn't expected at all.
Th...
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"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 "Kessoku Band" band that Minami encountered earlier, the heart of the rock band.
Unlike the self-deprecating and gloomy Gotoh Hitori, Nijika was passionate and outgoing.
Perhaps it was because...
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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 school, with an absolutely unshakable gap, he kicked the previous year's top student off the throne and firmly took the number one spot, a position that no one could challenge even now.<...
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'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 all ages, including some m...
2025-02-03 12:35:28 +0000 UTC
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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 relentless practice—endless, sleepless nights, shouldering the pressure of a band in its infancy, enduring the expectations of fans. To keep going, she had secretly reli...
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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 kilometers.
How did they find him?
Minami Shouji couldn't help but start thinking.
Although he had been surviving on half-priced bento meals for a long time, his ability to think had...
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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 heart and gently held her frail body.]
Your movement woke her up.
Lying on the pillow, Goto Hitori's ears turned red.
She was still as shy as ever, avoiding your...
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"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 cold alley, Minami's warm words gave her a sliver of comfort.
But the more he was kind to her, the more she hated herself.
She hated how powerless she was.
She hated how cowardly sh...
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[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 and anxiety, treading carefully and speaking timidly. Her submissive attitude is the only means she has to protect herself.]
[Spending most of he...
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"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 him love letters and chocolates?
Why was Gotoh Hitori so hard to win over?
Was it because she was a 2D heroine?
He glanced at the time.
Lunch break was ...
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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 conversation with someone like you.]
"Gotoh-san, please wait a moment."
In the golden sunset light, the white curtains in the classroom gently fluttered ...
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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 decided to give up on the preview option.]
Indeed, things were different now. It seemed that actions taken in reality could influence the development of the simula...
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[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 who can satisfy all your desires—this is your lifelong ideal.]
*[To achieve this ideal, de...
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"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 large, expressive eyes that gave off the vibe of a morning drama protagonist.
His calm and composed demeanor, however, set him apart from the more effemina...
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