[Game Over]
Toru looked at the notification sent by the simulator, his mood complicated.
Through Kita's account inside the simulation, he learned one thing...
Part of the simulation's contents would be transmitted to the real world—
In the form of dreams.
"I knew it. This simulator was hiding a trap waiting for me."
[Note: This simulator does not affect reality. Please enjoy every game to your heart's content!]
Yeah, right, screw you!
It does not interfere directly, but it transmits memories, is that it?
Toru truly did not know what to do anymore.
"My simulated wives have fragments of the simulation's memories. How am I supposed to face them next? Do you want me to play dumb?"
At present.
The only thing that gave Toru some comfort...
Was that it seemed only Kita had obtained memories from the simulation.
When he took "Ryo" and went to ask Yamada Ryo about it, her expression was calm, without any strange details showing.
"Thank goodness, thank goodness. The 2D wives only got vague memories, not the full set. Otherwise, the things I made them regret for a lifetime would be exposed. I would probably get stabbed with a cleaver and go straight into Makoto's ending..." (T/N: School Days Bad ending)
That infamous song, "Kanashimi no Mukou he," practically started playing in Toru's ears.
"Wait, Toru, calm down first. Even if everyone has memories from the simulator, you didn't do anything outrageous in the real world. It should... should be fine, right?"
Toru felt extremely guilty.
His current situation was very dangerous.
The scumbag desire to run a harem had been completely exposed.
Even Tokugawa Ienari was not this blatant.
"Hitori would not refuse me having a harem. K-san agreed in the first few simulations. Ryo-chan… Ryo-chan..."
Toru covered his head. His whole being felt ruined.
He just wanted to have fun in the simulation, that was why he opened a harem!
Who knew these heroines had a chance to obtain memories?
Stacking the sim wives together, indulging in debauchery in broad daylight, living in excess day and night, going deep and shallow, day after day, that really was not his original intention... yeah, really.
If you ask whether throwing a party felt good, of course it did.
Playing a game, who does not want to feel good...
It was just that the consequences were a bit severe.
Regret, in short, extreme regret.
"I will test the waters this afternoon..."
Test the waters, wait, test the waters?
Toru's sharp mind began working at high speed, and he immediately thought of a question Ijichi Nijika had asked him last time, if we have children in the future, what name should we give them?
"What did I answer back then? It seems like..."
In life, one will encounter all kinds of things, but when the right moment comes, they will return to us like the tides, carrying all kinds of harvests, possessing a vast gentleness like the sea. That is the meaning of "Shio."
Toru: "..."
If I run away right now and leave Japan, will anybody notice?
Everyone seems to be taking the simulation seriously.
Life Simulation Game, you really deserve to die!
Step by step, luring me into the abyss, toying with the girls' feelings.
Pah! Trash, disgusting! Me!
"…For how I interact with them next, when facing their probing, I will just play dumb. I cannot keep exposing myself. The less I say, the fewer mistakes I make."
"If they guess that I possess a simulator, then it really is game over."
In that moment, Toru understood those harem anime protagonists. Why they joke around when facing a battlefield of jealousy, because this situation truly has no solution.
Good, very good.
This is not an online game.
There is still hope for me. The problem is not that big!
Even if I have to carry flags and hold up the whole stage with one hand, I, Toru, am still invincible in this world!
Simulator, give me more points!
[Simulation Ended.]
[You saved a girl imprisoned in a cage, granting her freedom and happiness.]
[Nothing unexpected happened throughout your life. Your family was happy and fulfilled.]
[The only regret you carried was that, for your entire life, you never became a true extreme sports player.]
[For the sake of your wife and daughter, you never placed yourself in danger.]
[You have triggered a special achievement: Harem King] (Evaluation bonus +200%, can be completed multiple times)
An achievement within expectations.
[You have triggered a special achievement: The Forbidden Boundary Line] (Evaluation bonus +100%, can be completed multiple times)
Wait, how was this triggered?
I did not do anything beastly, right?
[This simulation evaluation—max (after 980% bonus, original evaluation: ex+)]
The evaluation was a bit low. Reaching max relied entirely on the extra 980% bonus.
The extreme sports Toru experienced were still too few. A single rally race was far from enough.
One simulation in exchange for a cute white-haired wife did not seem like a loss.
No, this was a massive profit.
Thinking of the white-haired wife, Toru recalled the white-haired daughter from this simulation.
That veteran father-con who had hidden it from him for over twenty years.
"Little Shio is cuter."
Recalling all the daughters, Toru realized that only Ijichi Nijika's daughter was the most obedient and well-behaved.
Suzune, Amane, Yui, Ui, Ayase...
All of them together were still no match for Little Shio alone.
[In view of the player's perfect performance, you may choose seven out of the following nine options as rewards—]
[1. Cleaver Shield (With this, Mom will never have to worry about me being chopped by girls again. Note: Are you really not choosing this? The situation is a bit dangerous.)]
[2. Learning speed +100%.]
[3. Soul Tier +1 (Your soul will become even more radiant. This reward only has a very small chance to appear when the evaluation is max.)]
[4. Kitahara Ayase's Kitchen Knife (A gift from a cute daughter to her dad. Extremely sharp, said to be able to cut anything. Note: Dangerous item. Please ensure it does not fall into someone else's hands.)]
[5. Broken Pocket Watch (No matter the situation, it can always report the correct time. Tuturu~ Toru's watch has stopped... it has not.)]
[6. Mental Strength Doubled (A powerful will can pierce solid stone.)]
[7. Talent Enhancement Card (Raises a talent by one level at its current rank.)]
[8. Physical Fitness Doubled (The capital of revolution.)]
[9. Next simulation evaluation +150% (A small token of this simulator's goodwill.)]
"Cleaver Shield..."
It showed up again.
Toru did not look at it for long and quickly scanned downward.
He could already feel some effects from improvements to mental strength and soul. He no longer felt mental fatigue when studying.
The talent card was indispensable.
Physical fitness doubling became more powerful the further it went, so it could not be given up either.
The key point lay in one place.
Should he take his daughter's kitchen knife...
Honestly, this thing felt a bit ominous, but among the rewards, it was the only one that counted as a keepsake.
After thinking for a long time, Toru finally made his decision.
"Choose 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8."
Store the knife properly, lock it in a box, and there should be no problem.
End simulation.
Toru stood up from the sofa, preparing to head to Starry.