[The winter trip came to an end.]
[Life once again returned to the everyday routine.]
[Kitahara Ayase's plan to entice her father continued, with Yamada Ryo providing strategies behind the scenes.]
[After graduating from high school.]
[To everyone's surprise, Ayase was discovered by a female talent scout and became a rookie actress.]
[In order to protect his daughter, Toru reentered the entertainment industry, picking up the connections he had from his youth, preventing her from coming into contact with things she should not.]
[You had protected your daughter very well over the years.]
[If it were not Ayase herself wanting to become a star, you and your husband would never have agreed.]
[During university.]
[While studying, Kitahara Ayase began participating in television dramas. With her father sheltering her from the storm, you had nothing to worry about.]
[The flower shop you opened more than ten years ago is now managed by you.]
[Without realizing it.]
[You are already past fifty.]
[Time has not left many traces on your face. This seems to be the effect of that bottle of wine your husband drank back then.]
[In recent years, some small things happened.]
[Your parents' health declined, and two years ago they were hospitalized.]
[You and your husband had ample savings, with no financial worries.]
[After treatment ended, your parents chose to return to their hometown to live out their later years.]
[You hired caregivers for them, and their lives are fairly good now.]
[Your appearance has not changed, but your mindset no longer has the vitality of youth. When you have free time, you often flip through books you once read, reminiscing about the past.]
[A few more years passed.]
[Kitahara Ayase became a top tier actress renowned throughout all of Japan.]
[Seeing her active on screen always brings you a sense of happiness.]
[Your friends' circumstances differ—]
[Kita Ikuyo often comes to the flower shop these days, keeping you company.]
[Ijichi Nijika handed STARRY to a trusted friend and stopped running it herself.]
[Hiroi Kikuri gave up drinking due to health reasons.]
[Gotoh Hitori stopped updating her account. She saved enough money long ago and is now enjoying retirement.]
[Yamada Ryo's café became members only, reducing its hours of operation.]
[Over the years, their feelings for your husband never weakened in the slightest.]
[You decide—]
[1. Give them a chance. Dying alone is too pitiful.]
[2. No. A pure love warrior never compromises.]
[3. Do not allow Yamada Ryo, that bad woman to join the harem. The others are fine.]
Which one to choose?
This kind of choice does not seem to require much thought.
It is just a simulation anyway. Giving everyone a chance seems nice.
As for the third option.
Tachibana Kanade feels it would be a bit too cruel. Even if Miss Yamada taught little Ayase bad things, her crime does not warrant this.
[From this day on.]
[You begin hinting to your husband.]
[Encouraging him to respond to the feelings of those girls.]
[Toru initially had no intention of agreeing, but under your persistent coaxing, he began to interact with them more.]
[One year later.]
[Everyone from the Kessoku Band moved into the house.]
[At the end of the year.]
[After finishing a film shoot, Kitahara Ayase returned home. Upon seeing this scene, her whole world collapsed.]
[Ryo-mama actually betrayed her and got together with her most beloved dad!]
[Kitahara Ayase finally revealed her true nature as a father complex, beginning to equally dislike everyone who approached Toru…]
[Except for you, her mother.]
At least she still has some conscience.
She did not include her mother.
[In order to win her father's affection from a group of women.]
[Kitahara Ayase resorted to every possible method, until one day her father finally discovered the truth of her father complex.]
[That night.]
[Toru cried very hard, tears flowing endlessly, eyes red, soaking the pillow.]
[He knew it!]
[He knew it!]
[His daughter's past disdain for him was all fake, all an act. He had been deceived for more than twenty years.]
["Darling, stop crying."]
[Like soothing a baby, you gently patted his back, your expression tender.]
[Being disliked by his daughter for so many years must have hurt him deeply. So when he finally learned her true feelings today, he was so happy that he cried tears of joy.]
[After learning the truth, your husband began to resist getting close to his daughter.]
[He was afraid of making a mistake.]
[If possible, he wanted to have a son. As for daughters, Toru had truly had enough.]
[You do not know your husband's true thoughts.]
[Back then, the idea of having a second child was rejected by him personally. Otherwise, perhaps you really could have had a son.]
[The following year.]
[Your relationship with Yamada Ryo deepened.]
[Your relationship with Kita Ikuyo deepened.]
[Your relationship with Ijichi Nijika deepened.]
[Your relationship with Gotoh Hitori deepened.]
Tachibana Kanade suddenly regretted giving this group of women a chance.
Too lewd, too indecent.
[At the age of sixty.]
[You continued to maintain a calm daily life, undisturbed by the outside world.]
[Your parents passed away a few years ago. You personally held their funerals. When you were young, you once thought you would lose your child before them, but unexpectedly, you lived to the day you could hold their funerals.]
White haired people sending off black haired people…
Tachibana Kanade lowered her head and glanced at her own silver white long hair.
She remained silent for a few seconds.
In the end, she gave up on commenting.
[You recall words your husband once said—]
[Those who believe in miracles are themselves miracles.]
[Time flies.]
[As your daughter gradually reached a considerable age, you began worrying about her marriage.]
[Kitahara Ayase's career steadily stabilized. Over the years, she met many outstanding young talents in the industry, yet for some reason remained single.]
[You once discussed this with your husband, but it ultimately came to nothing.]
[Your daughter has her own life. Excessive interference does not seem appropriate.]
[At the age of seventy.]
[You closed the flower shop and sought new hobbies.]
[In the following years.]
[You became obsessed with mountain climbing.]
[You climbed all of Japan's famous peaks.]
[At the age of eighty.]
[On an ordinary afternoon, you stopped breathing. Your heartbeat gradually ceased…]
[In a daze.]
[Your vision returned once more to that spotless hospital room.]
[The window opened, and you turned into a golden canary, flying out of this cage.]
[Never to return again.]
[Simulation complete.]
"It's over."
Nothing unexpected happened.
As Tachibana Kanade watched the simulation screen gradually dim, a sense of emptiness welled up inside her.
Just a few hours of experience, yet it felt like she had truly lived through an entire life, incomparably happy and fulfilled.
[Observation complete!]
[Calculating results—]
[Will the sleeping beauty in the hospital room dream of the handsome prince who awakened her?]
[This observation rating—S+!]
[Due to your perfect first performance, the player may choose three out of the following five options as rewards.]
[1. Master level piano skills (a level of mastery unreachable by ordinary people)]
[2. Gradual recovery from heart disease (process takes one year, with no side effects)]
[3. All memories from this simulation (will be slowly implanted in the form of dreams, without affecting the player's personality)]
[4. One billion in money (a powerful super ability)]
[5. Friendly aura (easier to gain others' favor, initial affection +20)]
"A congenital heart condition, solved just like that."
Though it would take a year and she could not immediately return to a normal state.
After a brief glance.
Tachibana Kanade selected her rewards.
"2, 3, 5."
Next, she needed to consider how to get in contact with Kitahara-kun.
And work hard to drive all those women away.
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