Am I being simulated by their love affair?

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"...Is he your father?" the boy asked immediately.

The girl nodded, took a deep breath, and answered the phone.

"Happy New Year, Father."

"I'm in Tokyo."

Tokyo Daijingu Shrine.

"Yes, I've thought it through."

"……Now?"

"it is good."

Seeing the expression on her face after she hung up the phone, Jun Matsue prepared himself mentally.

"You're going back?"

"..." Yamami Maki nodded. "Father said my sister is coming to pick me up now, it will take about half an hour on the way."

“That’s enough for us to worship,” she laughed.

"Should I take you home, or..." Miyamura Aya asked from the side.

The girl put down her phone. "Pick me up and take me home, then we can have a good talk."

The boy breathed a sigh of relief, then cast a concerned look at him.

Yamami Maki shook her head—the smile on her face was faint, yet it showed an unprecedented strength.

"Thank you, Jun-kun. I'll go back by myself."

"You've done enough. It's better for me to face this myself now."

The girl looked up at the distant sky and gently exhaled.

She needs to come back as soon as possible so that she can continue to have these moments with Tsun-kun.

Chapter 846 'Seamless Connection', is it also a blessing from the gods?

Following the wriggling procession up to the worship hall, after throwing in the offerings and going through the ritual of "two bows, two pats, and one bow," Jun Matsue followed the girls to a window to the side, watching the two whisper among themselves as they selected from a dazzling array of ornate amulets.

The boy turned his head and glanced over. The entrance to the worship hall was filled with a line of young women, stretching all the way to the torii gate at the entrance of the shrine.

Behind the crowd, the sky was a clear blue. It was 7:20 a.m., and the sun had fully risen.

However, Jun Matsuoka's mood did not improve along with the weather.

The boy turned around, and Yamami Maki happened to turn around with a small paper bag in her hand and smiled at him.

"Shouldn't Jun-kun buy an amulet?"

"I think I'll pass." Jun Matsue glanced at the light pink paper bag in her hand.

"That's too girly. I'll just draw a lot."

“The fortune slips are on the other side~” Aya Miyamura walked up to the two of them. “We should be among the first thousand people to participate in the first shrine visit, so we can get a mini ema (votive plaque) as a souvenir!”

The young man and woman walked down the steps in front of the hall, when a notification sound made them pause.

The boy looked at the senior who had taken out her phone and asked, "Is Miss Yu Xiang almost here?"

“Yes.” Yamami Maki nodded. “She said she’s already in Kanda and will be there in a few minutes.”

"..." Jun Matsueda looked at the bustling shrine entrance.

"We need to hurry, at least until the senior student finishes drawing lots."

After receiving the souvenir ema from the smiling shrine maiden, the three walked to the wooden box containing the sigils.

Perhaps to cater to the preferences of young women, the boxes containing the fortune slips are divided into several types—blood type slips, love slips, and ordinary slips…

Standing in front of the pink box containing the love tokens, the girl smiled shyly.

"What do Jun-kun and Aya-chan want to smoke?"

"Of course, the ordinary one is fine."

"Then I'll try to match blood types!"

Two minutes later, the three people who had finished queuing gathered together and unfolded the fortune slips in their hands.

“I’m Daikichi!” Yamami Maki exclaimed in surprise.

Miyamura Aya pouted. "Nakayoshi, so-so."

"..." Jun Matsue shook the thin paper in his hand.

"Sueyoshi."

The girls immediately turned to look at them with concern—

"It's a lucky charm, after all~" Aya hugged her brother's arm, "How about we switch?"

"How can you exchange something like this?" The boy rolled his eyes at her. "Besides, there's nothing worth exchanging."

“Yes.” The senior student also moved closer to him. “Actually, drawing an unlucky number doesn’t necessarily mean you’ll be unlucky. It just means you need to pay more attention to your recent fortune.”

"Compared to this, the specific advice following the divination slip is what is worth carefully interpreting, as it is generally more effective."

"..." Matsueda Jun carefully examined the fortune slip in his hand.

"The troubles that have been bothering us until now will gradually disappear like lies, and the people around us will also resolve their misunderstandings and become closer."

"In addition, exercising more is a great way to refresh your mood. Although there may be new challenges, please take action when things start to look up."

"Health: There's nothing to worry about, but don't overexert yourself just because you're healthy."

"Goal: The sluggish gears will gradually mesh, but don't take risks; use the right methods."

"In romantic relationships: Understanding each other's difficulties and situations will lead to greater progress in the relationship."

"How about it?"

“It’s quite fitting…” The boy put the fortune slip into his pocket. “I won’t tie it to the shelf anymore.”

"How was your signature, senior? What do you think?"

The girl held the pink paper tag in her hand, her smile filled with renewed energy.

"I really like it~"

"—You're getting luckier and luckier. Hold on tight to this love, and never let the light of love go out, no matter the rain or the storm. Keep loving."

"Competitors will appear along the way, but don't hesitate; having faith is very important."

As the three finished their Hatsumode (first shrine visit of the year) and walked out of the shrine, besides the bustling crowd queuing up, a tall woman wearing sunglasses stood by the roadside, smiling and waving to them.

"Happy New Year. It seems that Maki is doing quite well with Matsue-kun."

"...Happy New Year, Miss Yuka." Jun Matsueda's expression was indifferent, not particularly pleasant.

Yamami Maki took two steps toward her older sister, then turned back to look at the boy and girl behind her, her eyes calm and gentle.

"I had a great time at the orphanage. Thank you, Tsun-kun and Aya-chan, for taking such good care of me~"

She smiled and shook the bag in her hand.

"My fortune slip has a very good meaning, I'm sure we'll meet again soon."

The boy nodded, put his right hand to his ear, and made a dialing motion.

"Remember to contact me if anything happens."

The girl's smile grew even sweeter; she knew Tsunku was referring to their earlier conversation—

"If my senior really wavers or wants to give up, she should call me."

"I will use sweet words to persuade you again."

"Okay~" She turned around gracefully, her pure black fishtail skirt swaying.

"I hope we can meet again soon."

"Moki-neechan, be careful on the road—" Miyamura Aya waved her arms vigorously, watching the two people who looked so alike walk towards the car not far away.

"..." She turned to look at the boy beside her, "Are we just going to let Sister Moji go like this?"

"Otherwise what?" Jun Matsuoka glanced at her.

"This senior isn't really from an orphanage. If we stop her from staying a couple more days, does that mean she won't have to go back to see her family?"

“And what my senior said is right.” He leaned against a lamppost, looking relaxed.

"This is something only she can handle. If I go with her to meet her parents, it will most likely have the opposite effect..."

The boy yawned as he spoke—only then did the lingering sleepiness from when he woke up finally come over him.

"Oh..." Miyamura Aya watched as the car started up and slowly approached from not far away.

The woman in the driver's seat rolled down the window. "Then Moji and I will be leaving now."

She lifted her sunglasses, a sly smile playing at the corners of her eyes.

"Moji and her family should have a result within a day or two—if she gets any news from you then, please contact me discreetly."

"Thank you, Miss Yuka." Jun Matsue's expression softened considerably as he stepped forward.

He glanced at the girl in the passenger seat—the senior student winked playfully, as if to say, "Wait for my good news."

Yamami Maki is a person of her word; if she says she'll see you next time, then she'll definitely see you as soon as possible.

So when he finally watched the Yamami family's car leave, the boy felt much more relaxed. He looked up at the clear sun in the sky and slowly exhaled a breath of warm air.

"Where to next?" Jun Matsuoka looked to his side and asked, trying to sound cheerful.

“Hmm…” Miyamura Aya frowned cutely as she thought.

"Many shops will be closed on New Year's Day, so there's not much to see."

"I originally planned to go back to the orphanage and stay there after the first shrine visit," the girl said, rubbing her stomach.

"But now I feel better. I'm going to channel my grief into my appetite and have some breakfast!"

I'm not even indignant yet, what are you indignant about... The boy stretched.

"Let's wander around the neighborhood then. If we're lucky, we might find some shops besides convenience stores open."

The two walked past the shrine gate again—with one less Yamato Nadeshiko in charge, more eyes were falling on Matsueda Jun than before, so he had to quicken his pace and walk through the crowd to the other side of the road without looking to the side.

However, once they reached the opposite sidewalk, the boy and girl involuntarily stopped and silently stared at the family of three walking towards them.

"Why is Matsugi here?" Natsumi Imokawa was the first to break the silence, surprised and delighted.

"..." Jun Matsue glanced at her, then looked at the couple with ambiguous smiles beside the girl.

"Of course, we've come for the first shrine visit."

"Does even pine branches need to be prayed for in marriage?" a middle-aged man beside him said sarcastically. "One shouldn't be too greedy."

“It’s me who’s asking for a marriage partner!” Miyamura Aya immediately said, smiling sweetly at the three of them.

"Happy New Year, Sister Yuchuan! Happy New Year, Uncle and Auntie!"

Chun-ge really doesn't need to pray for marriage... the girl thought to herself.

He's only been back at the orphanage for a few days, but he's never stopped being surrounded by girls!

"Happy New Year, Aya-chan! And to Matsu-chan too~" Imokawa Remi took off her sunglasses, revealing a friendly smile.

"Have you already paid your respects?"

“Yes~” Aya nodded obediently, “Is Imokawa-neechan also here to pay homage? Or is she just stopping by?”

"..." Natsumi Imokawa awkwardly touched her cheek. "My parents dragged me here, saying it would bless my love life..."

"..." Jun Matsuoka couldn't help but blink—Aren't your parents a bit too open-minded?

“That’s how it is!” Imokawa Akira’s cheerful tone was like reciting an opening poem. He stood on tiptoe and looked at the crowd in front of the shrine.

"But the line seems to be quite long, and it's mostly young girls—is it really appropriate for older uncles and aunties like us to mingle in there?"

"Who's old?" The well-dressed woman rolled her eyes at him. "It's because you said you wanted to sleep a little longer, otherwise we would have arrived long ago."

"I'm doing this to ensure Xia Shi gets enough sleep!" the man replied matter-of-factly. "Otherwise, how can her body develop healthily?"