Chapter 70 Lemon Tart Game Center
The three of them arrived at Chuo-dori Street in Shibuya. Akina had promised to treat the two to a meal, and she did indeed take them to a sushi restaurant.
Last night, when Gong You checked his phone messages again, he realized that he had been tricked by Gong Zhi, but he had to admit that Gong Zhi's methods were sophisticated in some ways.
“Alright, you two can eat whatever you want, this meal is on me.” Akina Amami sat down opposite them.
Upon hearing this, Gong You and Gong Zhi naturally didn't stand on ceremony and ordered a table full of food.
"By the way, since that's the case, could you make us a table full of sushi after Mina goes back?" Miya Yu was being a bit whimsical, already thinking about things several months from now.
Akina Amane thought for a moment and said, "Ah, that's fine, but... since it's something you two want to eat, then you two have to come with me to buy the ingredients."
After all, there certainly wouldn't be any food stored in the refrigerator before leaving.
“Then let’s go out together the day after you come back,” Gong Zhi said.
Of course, on the first day back, Amaho Akina should get a good rest.
Akina Amaho nodded and agreed.
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The three of them had a hearty meal, and then Akina Ame went to pay the bill. It was only a little past one o'clock when they finished paying, and the sun was blazing outside.
Gong You glanced around the street, then her eyes lit up. She pointed to a spot and said, "There's an arcade over there! Let's go play there together."
As he spoke, he grabbed Akina's hand and started walking towards her, while Akina held onto Miyaji's other hand, creating a scene where one was dragging the other along.
After all, although I had played several game cartridges at Amaho Akina's house before, I had never tried an arcade like this before.
Akina Ameho bought a bunch of game tokens and divided them equally among the other two people.
"Alright, you two can play whatever you want." She said, hands on her hips. Actually, she didn't really have anything she wanted to play, so she didn't leave herself any game coins.
At that moment, Gong You grabbed her arm and gently pulled her toward a game console, his eyes still sparkling.
"Minnai, this game can play a three-player mode! Let's give it a try."
After all, the three of them had never actually played a game together as a trio.
Akina Amako glanced at the game console. It was a single-player shooting game, where the three of them would start at the same time and then see their scores at the end.
"Osamu, do you want to play this?" Akina Amaho ignored Yuu Miyako and turned to ask Osamu for his opinion.
Gong Zhi paused for a moment, then nodded hesitantly: "This game looks pretty fun."
He doesn't care what game he plays; in fact, he'd rather play the fighting game next to him.
"Tch, just you wait and see, my score will definitely be higher than yours this time." Gong You curled his lip.
“But I think I will be the one to win in the end.” When Miyaji heard Miyayu’s words, he was no longer willing to back down.
"No, you two, don't forget about me." Akina Amami smiled, already picking up a toy gun that could recognize shooting actions and record scores.
Gong You and Gong Zhi glared at each other and then picked up their toy guns.
Miyaji was in charge of inserting coins, and all three machines started timing simultaneously, immediately plunging them into a tense battle.
Before they knew it, some people had come over to watch. Akina Amaho's posture was very standard, and her shooting accuracy was also very good. She currently had the highest score.
Gong You and Gong Zhi were also quite accurate, but their movements always seemed a bit hasty, which made them seem a little impetuous.
Therefore, she made quite a few mistakes, and her score was still significantly lower than that of Amaho Akina.
When the game ended, the winner was naturally Akina Amaho.
Akina Amazu gave a small "Yay!" and clapped for herself.
"It feels really good, let's try some other games." Her interest was piqued, and she naturally suggested that everyone play something else together.
"Then let's go play that fighting game over there," Miyaji suggested first.
He took a liking to that game at first sight, but Miyako insisted on dragging Amaho Akina to play a shooting game first.
Fighting games naturally ended up with only two-player battle mode.
"A-Zhi, who should go first?" Gong You asked.
Neither of them wanted the other to take the first place; they both wanted to play with Mina.
"How about you two play rock-paper-scissors?" Akina Tensui glanced at the two of them a few times, then yawned.
Honestly, what difference does it make who I play with? I can't beat myself anyway.
However, if she had to choose, she would probably choose to let each person play one round, but of course, let the two of them play one round first.
Upon hearing this, Gong You and Gong Zhi actually counted "three, two, one" and started playing rock-paper-scissors.
It started as a best-of-three series, and Miyaji won.
Gong You frowned and complained, "No way, A-Zhi, you're cheating! I request a best-of-five series!"
Gong Zhi frowned: "I didn't cheat. Okay, then it'll be best three out of five."
He didn't want to argue with Gong You at this time, as that would be a waste of time.
Akina Amane stood to the side, arms crossed, watching them play rock-paper-scissors.
It ended again in no time, and Miyaji won again this time. Miyayu stood aside dejectedly, while Miyaji had a look of smugness on his face.
Akina Amane stood on the other side of the game machine: "Yu, don't be too sad. You'll be here eventually, you'll just be second in line."
Then she looked at Miyaji and said, "Put the game coins in, the game is about to start."
At the start of this fighting game, both sides control characters that attack simply with their fists, and the only competition is their own skills.
In a short while, Amaho Akina's character had only lost half a bar of health, while Miyaji's character was already kneeling on the ground.
Miyaji sighed and released the game console.
"As expected, I still can't beat Mina."
I thought the skills I had secretly practiced recently would work, but in the end I still couldn't beat Akina Amami, who was playing the game for the first time.
"After all, there are only so many buttons in fighting games. Once you get a little familiar with them, you can combine them and be careful to deal with your opponent's reactions, which is enough." Akina Ama shrugged.
Gong You pulled Gong Zhi aside and stood in front of the game console himself.
"Alright, Aji, you've already lost, so give me your spot," Gong You said.
Gong Zhi closed his eyes, a smirk appeared on his lips, and veins bulged on his forehead. He looked furious, but he managed to hold back from hitting anyone at that moment.
Miyako also threw in a game coin, and the match started again. This time, the winner was still Amaho Akina. Of course, perhaps because it was Miyako's first time playing, her movements were a bit chaotic, which caused Amaho Akina to misjudge a few times, resulting in her losing more health than in the previous round.
So, despite losing, Gong You still looked smug: "See, A-Zhi, I'm better than you."
"Then let's have a contest between the two of us, you idiot," Miyaji said with a forced smile.
Akina Amaho gave her spot to Miyaji and stood a little further away to watch the battle, not forgetting to add fuel to the fire.
"You two, whoever loses has to treat the other to dinner."
Yes, of course, in her opinion, some people are doomed from the start.
As expected, in the end, Miyaji was the winner.
In a sense, Miya Yu doesn't have any special skills, which is perfect for Miyaji, who knows some skills but hasn't mastered them. In fact, he can be considered to be using Miya Yu as practice.
Gong You looked dejected: "My allowance..."
He began to mourn in advance the money he would have spent on treating Miyaji to dinner.
"Alright, let's go do something else now. Aji, you can start thinking about what you want to eat now." Akina Amaho smiled and patted their shoulders.
As she spoke, Akina Amane walked up to a claw machine: "Speaking of which, I've never tried playing claw machines before."
Miyaji pulled out a handful of game coins and handed them to her: "Then Mina, why don't you give it a try?"
"However, I heard that these claw machines are deliberately set to slightly incorrect parameters so that it's impossible for players to grab the prize," Gong You said.
"Of course I know, but these are nothing to me." She gave a confident smile, then inserted a coin, causing the claw to wobble and stop at a certain spot. Then she suddenly pressed the downward button, grabbing a Jack Frost and sending it to the exit.
Akina Tensui also breathed a sigh of relief. She hadn't played claw machines many times before, but she had roughly observed the patterns of the claw machines in the few times she had played them. She didn't expect to succeed on her first try this time.
She crouched down and picked up Jack Frost from the exit, then pinched its cheek.
"Let me try too." Gong You looked on with a bit of envy. Of course, he wasn't interested in these kinds of plush toys, since the claw machine was full of the same Jack Frost Spirits, but he still threw in a coin.
This time, the grabber didn't even manage to pick up the doll before returning to its original position.
Gong You smacked his lips impatiently: "Honestly, your aim is really bad."
He clearly aimed at the doll below, but he just couldn't catch it.
Akina Amako glanced at Miyaji: "Osamu, why don't you give it a try?"
As she spoke, she slipped a game coin to Miyaji.
Gong You took two steps back, and Gong Zhi walked over and started the claw machine. This time he did manage to grab a plush toy, but it fell off during transport.
The two tried several more times, but still couldn't catch it. Before they knew it, they had almost used up all the game coins from the previous round.
After spending the afternoon at the arcade, it was time for them to head back. Miyako and Miyaji could only reluctantly say goodbye to Amaho Akina.
"Minna, you have to come back during summer vacation, okay?" Miya Yu said in a coquettish tone.
Akina Amako nodded: "Don't worry, I will definitely go back."
Miyaji waved at her: "Akina, let's play together again during summer vacation."
As the sun set, they said goodbye to each other, but everyone knew that they would meet again soon.
After parting ways, they returned to their daily lives, and time slipped away unnoticed.
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