Chapter 43 Coconut Sago Pudding is Just as Good at Playing Games
Amane Akina waved her hand: "I haven't played many games, so you two should play first. It wouldn't be good if my skills were bad and you lost."
If she remembered correctly, this cartridge was a two-player cooperative game, not a competitive one.
Gong You glanced at her and confirmed that her expression was firm, probably indicating that nothing he said could change her mind, so he could only shrug in the end.
"Okay, looks like it'll just be the two of us playing first, Osamu." She pursed her lips as she said this, clearly not wanting to play with Osamu.
Gong Zhi rolled his eyes: "Your skills are so terrible, I don't want to play with you."
The two had played similar games before, and although they mostly dragged each other down, they were both very unhappy with each other's gaming skills.
Gong You: "I don't want to be called a piece of trash by someone who's trash."
Akina quickly nudged the two of them, smiling as she said, "Alright, I don't think there's any need to argue about this, right? Let's just play a game and see."
The two of them sat down, following Amaho Akina's lead.
"Besides, I'm going to play for a while later, so let's see who's the best teammate for me now." She smiled and held up her index finger.
Gong You and Gong Zhi exchanged a glance.
"Don't worry, I'll definitely win in the end," Gong You said, picking up the controller and looking at the screen on the TV with a serious expression.
“No, I think I will win in the end,” Miyaji said.
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It turns out their skill levels are about the same.
Although it did advance the game's progress a bit, it's clear that beginners still couldn't clear the levels smoothly because their lack of teamwork always resulted in disastrous defeats.
The two of them always liked to trip each other up, and their arguments were constant.
Screams could be heard from time to time.
Akina Amane shook her head helplessly, feeling that with these two as friends, her life would never be peaceful.
"Looks like I'm not really suited for this game? I can't even get through the beginner chapters."
As she spoke, Akina Amako took another cassette tape out of the cabinet.
Miya Yu and Miyaji's faces were both a little red. They didn't want to admit that in order to compete for the position of teammate, they deliberately didn't cooperate properly when they should have.
Because no matter who it is, everyone would prefer to play with Mina.
"Hmm, let's put that cartridge aside for now and try another one." Amamiya said, saving her game, exiting, and inserting another game cartridge.
"What is this?" The interface was different; it looked like a two-player competitive game. Gong Zhi was a little curious.
"Ah, this is a two-player fighting game. It's quite easy to operate, but the combos are a bit difficult," Amako Akina explained.
Because this game also has a human-versus-AI mode, she was quite familiar with the controls.
“I want to play a round too. You two, let’s have a match first. Whoever wins, I’ll play against them.” As she spoke, Amako Akina handed the controller back to Miyayu.
While she was debugging the interface, she casually took a controller that was handed to her by Gong You.
Gong You swallowed hard. This time, he was sure he would win.
With that in mind, after completing the tutorial and getting familiar with how to use the character, he chose a character. He felt that the boy with the gun must be very strong, so he chose him without hesitation.
Miyaji frowned. If it's convenient to use... perhaps the boy who can launch attacks in the air, as mentioned in the introduction, would be more convenient.
So he chose the boy who was holding a kunai in both hands.
Akina Amane rested her chin on her hand, watching the two of them. Hmm... If Yuu Miyako makes even a slight mistake with the character she chose, the bullets will miss, and reloading will take a long time.
The character chosen by Miyaji had no time limit on the consumption of kunai.
However, I imagine everyone would be flustered the first time they used a combo, Amamiya shrugged.
She could roughly tell who would win this round just by looking at their moves, but she wouldn't give them a hint.
"You two, good luck!" That's all she said.
The two nodded and threw themselves wholeheartedly into the fighting game in front of them.
The two characters on the screen began to fight, and as expected, they soon fell into a state of temporary weakness because they had to reload. Not only that, they were also unable to use their abilities to hinder their opponents. Instead, they were unable to resist and were attacked by kunai flying down from the sky.
Amane Akina shook her head. "Yeah, his health keeps dropping. Miyayu is definitely going to lose this round."
Gong You gritted his teeth; he couldn't afford to lose so easily.
In the chaos, despite his fast hand speed, he managed to execute a combo, and the bullets he fired briefly overwhelmed the enemy. For a moment, the health of the two characters was about the same.
The battle became even more intense, with only a sliver of health remaining, and it was unclear who would deliver the fatal blow.
Akina Amane also focused her attention; she was very curious about this matter.
Finally, with a single crouching attack, Miyaji's character fell to the ground.
Gong You let out a small cheer: "We've turned the tables in the end!"
Well, it's quite interesting to be able to go to great lengths to defeat Miyaji in this kind of game.
Miyaji was somewhat unwilling. He wanted to say, "Let's play another round. I'm sure I can win the next one." But he remembered that the next round was against Amaho Akina.
Well, if Mina still uses this character, it can be considered revenge in a way.
Akina Amako also clapped: "Yeah, that's a truly amazing reversal."
As she spoke, she walked over to Miyaji and took the game controller he handed her.
Akina Amane sat between the two of them, her expression focused intently on the screen.
"I'll use Aji's character in the next game."
The battle isn't over yet, so it's not time to switch characters.
"Let's see how to execute this character's combo knockdown." As she said this, her expression became exceptionally confident.
Miyaji nodded, while giving Miyayu a provocative look. He also wanted to see Akina use this character to beat up the character controlled by Miyayu.
Gong You pursed his lips: "Then let the battle begin. I think I'll win this round."
He looks very confident right now.
The battle between the two began. Miya Yu focused intently on blocking the attacks from Amaho Akina, but Amaho Akina cleverly countered with a combo, standing up, crouching down, and then launching an attack from the air, forcing Miya Yu to retreat step by step. Finally, when Miya Yu's health bar was almost depleted, Amaho Akina had only lost a tiny bit of health.
As expected, Gong You lost in the end.
The gap is just too big—Aji is still laughing over there! He's not the one who lost, so he's laughing so happily?!
He tossed the controller aside, somewhat disheartened: "Minnai—didn't you say you hadn't played many games? How come you're so good at this one!"
Akina Amane: "Yeah, because I used to study the combos of all the characters in this game when I was bored, so I'm very familiar with them."
Although she could only play against AI opponents, she gradually reached the highest level.
"He actually memorized all the characters' combos?" Miyaji was somewhat surprised.
Even if you've just watched Akina Amaho's gorgeous and smooth moves, you still can't remember them all.
After all, Akina Amaho's button-pressing speed is just too fast.
Akina Amane nodded: "Yes, so if you want to play this game well, it's more important to remember the combos of the characters you usually play."
"Mina remembers those combos and stuff, but that must have been several years ago. How can she still remember them so clearly?"
Gong You was a little puzzled. He had just watched Tian Sui Ming Nai's gameplay, and she seemed to be very familiar with it, as if she had just played the game not long ago.
"Yes, I still remember some of them roughly. The order of the moves is pretty much the same. Once I try it out, I can remember them." Akina Amaho nodded.
Her memory is very strong. Except when she first tried these combos and had to experiment for a long time because she was unfamiliar with them, she got used to using these combos in battle after that.
As he spoke, he brought up the menu and showed them the move list.
"Moreover, you can refer to this when you really can't remember the character's combos."
"Hmm, I forgot to tell them about this earlier," Amamiya thought with a slight guilty feeling.
Miyaji nodded: "Let's play a game next, since Yu has already lost anyway."
Gong You pouted, somewhat unconvinced: "But A-Zhi, your skills are even worse than mine."
Amane Akina smiled and said, "Actually, you two are about equally good at it."
She almost couldn't bear to watch the way they used the character.
Miyako and Miyaji both felt a little guilty and slightly averted their gazes, not wanting to meet the reproachful look in Honoka's eyes.
“Then, Osamu, you can use the same character you were using before. I’ll use the one Yu is controlling.” Akina Amami handed the controller to Osamu, and then gestured for Yu to hand the controller to her.
Miyako obediently offered the handle with both hands, and Amaho Akina took it.
Another round of battle began. This time, Miyaji tried to imitate her and used some combos, but he still couldn't match the dazzling skill of Amaho Akina and suffered a crushing defeat.
This time, Amaho Akina's health bar dropped a little, but she was still perfectly healthy.
Gong You's eyes were also sparkling as he watched Tian Suimingna unleash a cool combo, and he wanted to use it too.
So he raised his hand: "Again! Again! I want to play another round!"
Akina Amane handed him the controller, but did not take the controller that Miyaji offered.
“You two should both know how to use some combos now, why don’t you try it again?” she said.
"Very well, this time, I'm going to get my revenge." Gong Zhi glanced at Gong You.
"Just wait and see, I might be the one to win again this time," Gong You sneered.
In an instant, various dazzling special effects flashed, but the health bars of the two people were still dropping at roughly the same level, and Amamiya shook her head helplessly.
Why do you just keep rushing in to attack without knowing how to dodge and then seize the opponent's weakness?
In the end, both of them were left with only a sliver of health, and Miyaji narrowly won.
Miyaji clenched his fist and cheered, while Miyayu once again hung his head in dejection.
The three of them played several more rounds together, and before they knew it, it was almost midnight.
“It’s lunchtime, let’s go out to eat together,” said Akina Amami, glancing at the time before turning around.
"Well, this time, let us treat you again," Miyaji said. He had already prepared coupons and planned which store to take Amaho Akina to.
"Ah Zhi, you have to contribute this time too. I can't be the only one paying." Gong You pouted.
He knew, of course, which sushi restaurant Miyaji wanted to take Amaho Akina to, and had prepared some coupons, though only a few.
Amami clapped her hands: "Alright, let's get going!"
She couldn't wait.
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