"The game doesn't start until the afternoon. Should we play here for a while or go out for dinner?" Yushan Heren said.
"It's only ten o'clock! We must play for a while first! No, don't get me wrong, I just don't want to go outside to bask in the sun." Ying Lili puffed out her chest, well, nothing.
"Whatever, I don't care." Yushanheren spread his hands.
"Then let's go catch dolls!" Ying Lili laughed, her smile was very bright.
In front of the claw machine, Ying Lili was a little angry. She felt that this claw machine was completely against her! She tried more than 30 times, but each time she was just a little short, which made Ying Lili feel a little crazy.
"Finally got it down." After more than forty times, the Pikachu-shaped doll was finally caught. However, there was no joy in Yinglili's eyes, only full of fatigue.
"Do you want to continue arresting?"
A girl in a detective hat walked over. She was wearing an eye mask, a dark red hoodie, and khaki shorts and black stockings. She looked like an internet addict.
"Go ahead and play." Ying Lili said weakly. She felt her body was hollowed out.
The internet-addicted girl nodded, walked to the machine, and put in a coin.
Just as Yushan Kazuto and Eriri were about to turn around and leave, a loud noise was heard behind them, attracting their attention.
Turning around, I saw the mountain of dolls in the claw machine suddenly collapse, and dozens of dolls rushed out of the hole and fell to the ground.
Only then did Yushan Kazuto see the three letters on the brim of the girl's detective hat - UMR.
"Eri, why are you here!" A pleasant voice came from far away and soon ran to the side of the two. The eye-catching red hair showed the other person's identity - Morioka Yoko.
"Morioka-san, you are here too." Yushan Kazuto greeted politely.
"Ah! Eriri, you actually dated Yuyama-san behind my back! Are you, are you doing this to me?!" Yoko Morioka yelled.
All eyes from all around gathered together in an instant and focused on Yushanheren. Some were jealous, some were contemptuous, and they stared at Yushanheren until he felt uncomfortable all over.
"Let's go over there." Yushanheren pointed to a corner where there were few people.
Yoko Morioka and Eriri looked at each other and followed.
Umr squatted on the ground holding a bunch of dolls and lifted them up.
He raised his head, looked at the three people going away, and made a dissatisfied "tsk".
……
In the restaurant, two girls sat together and whispered.
"Eri, tell me quickly, how far have you and Yushan-san developed? Have you kissed and hugged each other, or have you reached the final step?" Morioka Yoko said.
The gossip girl looks just like the old ladies in traditional Japanese TV dramas.
"You, you, you, you, what nonsense are you talking about! He just accompanied me out to buy a cell phone! Morioka Yoko, you're almost rotten!" Eriri's face turned red with anxiety.
"So nothing happened? We're just ordinary friends?" Yoko Morioka seemed a little disappointed.
"It has nothing to do with you!"
"How is it nothing to do with me? If Yuyama-san and Eriri had no relationship, I would have taken action!" Yoko Morioka laughed.
"You, you can do it if you want, Guan, what does it have to do with me?"
"Well, then I'm really going to do it!" Yoko Morioka moved her body gently and blew a breath of hot air into Eriri's ear.
“You, you, you, you, you…”
"Imagine, if Yuyama-san and I were so close to each other, would Eriri be able to accept that?" Yoko Morioka's voice was full of provocation and temptation.
"I, I..." Eriri was so red that she couldn't speak.
"Eri, remember to steal a pair of panties from Yushan-san and keep them for me in the future! It's best if they're unwashed!" Yoko Morioka sat back down with a victorious smile on her face.
Chapter 46 I Don’t Know Eriri
At 1:50 in the afternoon, the activity room of sofmap was already full of people, and countless game enthusiasts were ready to go, waiting for the game to begin.
Kazuto Hayama led Eriri and Yoko Morioka to occupy a bench, but the place was too crowded, and the three of them were squeezed into a sandwich, with Kazuto Hayama being the sandwich.
Although Morioka Yoko's breasts didn't look very majestic, they were surprisingly full. When pressed against her, Yushan Kazuto was a little distracted. As for Eriri, well, let's not talk about it. Being attacked from both sides made Yushan Kazuto a little uncomfortable. His pants were about to move, so he had no choice but to stand up.
"I'll stand for a while. You two can sit and get more comfortable."
When he looked up, Yushan Kazuto saw someone he didn't want to see - Aki Tomoya.
Yushan Kazuto hurriedly lowered his head, trying to hide, but as luck would have it, Aki Tomoya also discovered him at this moment.
[Yushan, you are here as expected. I knew you would never miss this kind of 2D feast! ]
Aki Tomoya clenched his fists with a look of surprise, and he almost made a "Yeah" gesture.
"Alan, what are you looking at?" Next to Tomoya Aki, a girl with short purple hair was watching his actions with a strange expression on her face.
"I just saw a classmate, hahaha." Aki Tomoya smiled and scratched his head.
"Really? Then let's go over and say hello to him! Let me see, is Allen's classmate a handsome boy or a beautiful girl?" The girl with short purple hair laughed.
"Please don't do this, Michiru!"
"Forget it, the competition is about to start. Let's get to know each other after the competition."
……
At the host's command, the auditions officially began.
The audition rules for the sofmap event are quite cruel. Each team has its own badge. By winning a game, they can get a badge from the opponent. Only the sixteen teams that accumulate three different badges the fastest can advance.
"By the way, Kazuto Yuyama, do you know how to play Street Fighter?" Walking to a machine and looking at Kazuto Yuyama's amateur expression, Eriri couldn't help but ask.
"No way!" Yushanheren said confidently.
Ying Lili blinked her icy eyes. It seemed that she would have to fight alone this time.
"Hurry up and check the Street Fighter's move list online! There's nothing we can do to you!"
The conversation between Eriri and Yuyama Kazuto was heard by many people, and many teams gathered around, wanting to take control of this half-baked team.
Ying Lili gritted her teeth:
[Do you all think I'm a pushover? ]
"The third qualifying team, Team Eri Hayama!"
After six consecutive duels, Eriri felt her hands were a little sore and she kept rubbing them.
"Are you okay?" Yushan Kazuto asked, "Sorry, I've never played this before. Thank you for your hard work."
"Well, it's not a big deal. It's quite easy to deal with them." Ying Lili closed her eyes, raised her chin, and looked like she was waiting for praise.
"Indeed, I feel like I can easily handle them now."
"Hey, Street Fighter isn't as easy as you think!"
……
[Team Eri Hayama? ]
Hearing the name of this team, Akitomo was a little distracted, and was instantly caught by the opponent, who took him away easily with a Hadouken followed by a Shoryuken.
"Alan, what are you doing?" Michiru Hyodo said dissatisfiedly. The two of them were actually defeated by the other party.
"The fourth team to advance is Team Long!"
"Michiru, Gomenase, I was distracted just now."
"Hurry up, cheer up, we're only one point away!"
[Hayama Eri, I remember Eriri's pen name is Kashiwagi Eri, right? Could it be that Hayama-san participated in the event with Eriri? ]
"Hey, Allen, what are you doing? If we lose another game, we'll be eliminated!"
……
"The fifteenth qualifying team, the Golden Merry Team!"
"The sixteenth qualifying team, Team Hyodo Michiru!"
All sixteen qualifying teams were decided, and the remaining teams had to be eliminated regretfully. The qualifying teams gathered in the center of the team. Seeing Tomoya Aki who advanced at the last minute, Kazuto Yuyama felt a little overwhelmed.
[From what I heard, Yushan-san doesn't know how to play Street Fighter at all, and he was able to advance only thanks to Eriri. Could it be that Eriri invited him to participate in this event?]
[Oh no, what if it was Eriri who invited Yuyama-san, and Yuyama-san saw me at this event? ]
[No, I can't let Yushan-san misunderstand. If he knew that I knew Eriri, he might think that this chance encounter was carefully planned by me.]
"Alan, look over there, that boy in the color-blocked jacket is so handsome!" Michiru Hyodo suddenly exclaimed.
"That's Yushan-san, of course he's handsome!" Akitomo said absentmindedly. As soon as he opened his mouth, he knew it was bad.
"Is he the classmate you mentioned before? Allen, you have such a handsome classmate and you didn't introduce him to me!" Michiru Hyodo's tone was a little angry.
"Well, Michiru, actually, I'm not that familiar with Yushan-san..."
"First time is stranger than second time is familiar. It's fate that we met at the sofmap event!" Michiru Hyodo couldn't see the complicated psychological activities of Tomoya Aki, so she pulled him towards Kazuto Hayama.
Looking at the two people who appeared in front of him, Yushan Kazuto felt a little headache. He really didn't want to see Aki Tomoya. This chance encounter probably made Aki Tomoya more convinced of his identity as an otaku.
However, Yushan Kazuto was a little surprised that there was a female companion next to Aki Tomoya. She had a tall figure, a sweet face, and beautiful short purple hair, which was quite eye-catching.
"Hayama-san, what a coincidence."
After hearing what Tomoya Aki said, Eriri, who had been lowering her head and feeling a little sleepy, finally raised her head.
"What a coincidence, Amaki-san." Yushan Kazuto said politely.
"Hello, classmate Yushan, I'm Michiru Hyodo!" Michiru Hyodo was a bit familiar. She took a step forward, stretched out her hand, and looked at Yushan Kazuto with a smile.
"Hello, Hyodou-san." Yushan Kazuto stretched out his hand resentfully and shook hands with Hyodou Michiru.
Somehow, the moment when Yushan Kazuto shook hands with Hyodo Michiru, Eriri suddenly felt a little unhappy.
"Hehe, Yushan-san, your hands are so warm." Michiru Hyodo smiled foolishly.
"Um...Hyoudou-san, your hands are quite slippery."
The slightly awkward dialogue made the atmosphere suddenly strange, and Yushan Kazuto had to change the subject: "Amaki-san, don't you and Eriri know each other? Why didn't you say hello?"
[No, Yushan-san is already suspecting that there is a conspiracy between Eriri and me. I absolutely cannot admit that I know Eriri!]
Eriri was about to speak when Aki Tomoya winked at her and said, "Hayama-san, I'm sorry, I don't know Eriri-san."
Chapter 47: Holding hands, we won't be afraid of the dark anymore
Eriri looked at Aki Tomoya in some surprise, and a hint of disappointment flashed across her face.
"Don't know her?" Yushan Kazuto felt a little weird. Akitomo didn't know Eriri either, so how did he know that she wanted to participate in sofmap's event?
"I don't know this classmate either." Ying Lili said calmly.
【Eri, well done! 】
Tomoya Aki gave Eriri an approving look and almost gave her a thumbs up, but Eriri's eyes were looking straight ahead and she didn't pay any attention to Tomoya Aki's expression at all.
"Please invite Team Hayama Eri to enter the competition arena!"
"Kazuto, let's go."
A soft hand slipped into his hand. Yushan Kazuto raised his eyebrows and looked at Eriri with some surprise.
"Let's go!"
Hayama Kazuto and Eriri left hand in hand, and Aki Tomoya opened his eyes wide and felt a pain in his heart.
[Why, why am I so heartbroken?] Aki Tomoya was a little confused.
[Sure enough, it’s because I can’t, I can’t accept it…]
[I guess it’s because I can’t accept their betrayal of the otaku! ]
[However, Yushan is an otaku, and Eriri is also an otaku. The two of them together are a combination of the two dimensions, so they can still be considered otakus if you round it off.]
[Hayama-san, Eriri, I swear on my lifelong belief that I will definitely bring you back to the right path of the second dimension! ]
……
"Eri, why did you suddenly pull my hand?" Yushan Kazuto asked in a low voice.
"What? Only Hyodo Michiru is allowed to hold the hand, but I'm not allowed to?" Eriri said unhappily.
