chapter 52
52 – An NPC who enjoys earning money. (4)
I already knew that this world is different from the game, but this is too much. Arcade? Sports arcade in a casino?
“Hey. There are a lot of interesting things. Jack, what should we do first?”
“I want to try that!! Hitting a small ball with that baton! It looks fun! It looks cool!!”
“Ah. Okay. But first, let’s hear about what it does and why it’s done. I think there’s someone over there who can explain.”
No matter how you look at it, it looks like it was a building that could have such a large arcade indoors, but is this also some kind of gimmick? With that in mind, I listened to the explanation from the two people and the guide.
And the explanation was very simple.
Here, one game costs 100,000 cans. It is said that if you achieve a certain score or perform certain actions within the game, you will be exchanged for goods.
For example, the baseball batting center you see over there.
With 100,000 cans, you can try 3 times, and 2 out of 3 times, you just have to hit the high target with the ball.
…hey. We can’t do that even if we bring in professional players.
In addition, there is basketball, bowling, punching machine, golf, billiards, and even kendo. There…
‘Gun games?’
There is even a shooting game room for things like Resident Evil of Past Life.
What on earth? Aigram must have been set in the Middle Ages, but how on earth did it end up looking like [Haiti] mixed with science fiction?
Just looking at it, it’s a sight that makes you wonder if there was an Easter egg like this hidden in a previous game.
However, Ray and Ragni’s eyes are shining, thinking that it is just a place for an amazing play culture.
For now, I’ll just have to pretend not to know everything.
“I roughly understood the explanation. Now, let’s play. It looks like we’ll give you a pretty good prize if you win even one.”
“The level of difficulty is quite high. Hitting that ground, the people over there are having a hard time even hitting the bat with the ball, and even hitting that on the target. I have to think carefully.”
Ray, who had just wanted to play, hesitates a little at the price of 100,000 cans per plate, and Ragni says that he can just spend a reasonable amount of money and get out.
okay. In the first place, it was the money I earned through gambling, and I said that it was a ‘business’ to make it moderately consumed here in this business.
I also received a glass from a bunny girl employee who approached us with a smile and handed it to the two of us, then I took a shot and shared the money.
“Okay. 10 games per person. Let’s just use this and go.”
“Huh?! I-do you give it to me too?! I used the money I won earlier…”
“No. You’d better keep that money with your own money. Didn’t you lose 200,000 earlier? It’s probably around 400,000 to 500,000, but if you use it up, won’t you borrow money again?”
“Ugh!”
okay. I really won like crazy thanks to Ragni, but she only hit the jackpot once.
Of course, 400,000 to 500,000 is not a small amount of money, but it is not enough money to play here. I’m sure he’s whining that he’s used it up again while Ragni and I are playing. It would be better to share the game equally than to see it like that.
After sharing the money like that, we decided to play with each other doing what we want to do…
“But why are they all going to the same place?”
“No. I’m playing like this, but I thought it wouldn’t be fun to play alone?”
“Ray, didn’t you say you wanted to bet on me?”
“It’s not like I want to play separately from the two of you!”
what? Is their DNA woven with an insignia sequence?
Maybe it’s because I was an asshole in my previous life, but I felt like it was natural to play alone when I came to places like this, but these kids prefer to hang out together as if it’s natural.
what. In the end, they both shared the money but followed me and decided to just hang out together. and.
-phut!!!
“Oh!! 60 points!! That’s a high score!!”
A game that men always play at least once when they go to an arcade is a punch machine.
I came in front of him. Above all, there is a prize for each score out of 200, so even if you don’t get the highest score, you will have the least amount of money to lose. I made that judgment.
However, it is not full of machines like in a game room.
All around you, there are people who look like a lot of money, drinking glasses, and watching men and women swinging their fists. There are even moderators.
Hmm, it’s different from the arcade I thought.
“Are you going to try that?”
“They say that if you get a perfect score of 200 and over 190, you’ll get a reward worth 3 million cans?”
“Even if you don’t get 190 points, if you get over 50 points, it seems like you’ll be rewarded. It’s better than not eating anything and playing.”
And I wonder how many points I can hit with my spec.
With that in mind, I handed over 100,000 cans to the garter belt employee next to the host, and then.
“I want to do it too! Can I try it first?”
“Huh? Ray too?”
“Yes! I think this will be refreshing too!!”
“I’ll move on. It’s not right to put in effort.”
When she asked the waitress to register herself first, the other person smiled bitterly and registered her as is.
Just looking at it, it’s a game in which almost no women participate, and Ray is just a slender woman, except for the sword she wears around her waist.
He probably thought that a woman on the edge of an adventurer was curious.
“Now!! This time, a beautiful blonde swordsman is taking on the challenge!! How many points will she get?! It’s been a while since she was a female challenger, but the highest score among women so far is 120 points!! Adventurer girl! Fighting! !!”
When Ray appeared, the moderator started talking quite loudly. Certainly, if she stays still, she is a beauty.
Maybe the people around her saw her and thought she was pretty, so they were paying more attention than when the man punched her earlier.
But earlier, the man was also quite strong, and he scored 60 points. A woman scored 120? Wouldn’t this be broken if Ray hits it with all his might?
I watched her stand up with a little nervousness.
– Creepy.
“Oh, I think you’re pretty serious about it?”
“No, what kind of game is he so sincere…”
The inside of her blue walls turned completely serious.
The perverted idiot swordsman who used to laugh and talk wildly in front of us changed into a serious mood in an instant, perhaps trying to prove that he was a 1.5 tier dealer, and even the men who were moderating only swallowed their saliva.
-Pang⎯!!
“Wow?!”
“Heeek?!”
Without any warning, when Ray strikes the punch machine as if stabbing a sword with his golden hair flowing, the people around him drop their drinking glasses and let out shrill screams.
and. You just got really fast with your fists? After all, it’s an official dealer, right?
“Uh, uh? Uh! That’s amazing!! Bar, fast fists like the wind!! I thought the punching machine would break!! I couldn’t even see my fists!!!”
-Tiririririring.
The host’s surprised voice and the sound of the machine rolling the scores rang out, and everyone around her began to focus not on her but on the scoreboard she had created.
I thought it was just a pretty girl playing around, but I guess it was because I found out that she was actually a really strong person.
And the score that came out was.
“Ahhhhh!!! It’s a shame!!! 110 points!! We can’t break the female highest score!!!”
“her.”
“…If that’s the punch you just made, how hard do you have to hit it to get over 190 points?”
Ragni and I mumble in vain, and Ray looks at the scoreboard in frustration and then returns.
But why didn’t you hit with all your might?
“Ugh!! I couldn’t even pass the highest female score, let alone 190!! I’m sorry!!”
“Huh? No, there’s no need to be sorry, right?
“Huh? Isn’t that power?”
“Yes?!
Ray and Ragni widened their eyes as if surprised by my words.
However, the thing just now was clearly not power.
“No. I was able to hit with the sword in my left hand and even use the skill, didn’t I?”
“…ah!!!”
Ray, who looked at his sword as if he had finally noticed my words, must have really forgotten.
Well, it’s a skill that doesn’t activate without a sword, so maybe I forgot? He also has a very poor memory.
While I was talking with Ray, an employee approached me.
“Congratulations!! If you score more than 100 points, we will give you 100,000 cans of prizes!!”
And immediately, the waitress approached us and handed over a small box to Ray.
“Huh? What is this?”
“This is a random box made by us at [Golden Castle]! It’s a magical tool that offers rewards ranging from a minimum of 30,000 cans to a maximum of 200,000 cans! If you have over 100 points, there are times when you can earn more than game money with this?”
“Hey.”
“Oh. It’s gacha.”
“Go, what?”
Ray, who couldn’t understand me, shook his head and told me to quickly open the box.
that came out like that.
“…what is this?”
“Oh. The ring. Is it any good?”
“Huh? Do you know what this is?”
Rather than knowing it, the status window took a picture. That’s good. It’s a pretty good piece of equipment for early writing.
[Emerald Ring: Increases the wearer’s agility by 3 and gives an additional 5 magic damage per hit. [With this, I’m a magic swordsman too!!] -A swordsman who couldn’t become a magic swordsman.-]
“Be sure to wear it. It’s a pretty nice ring for you.”
“Ah yes!”
Aside from the price, this is a pretty good item for him. For her who only has physical attacks, additional magic damage would really be of great help.
“Now. Next challenger, please come forward!!”
“You call.”
“Then, I’ll go.”
When people were called to the front, the host immediately began to speak.
“This time, it’s a man from the strong beauty swordsman’s company from earlier!! Aah! A woman in the party has scored over 100 points, so wouldn’t it be quite nerve-wracking?! I have a man’s pride, but even if I can’t do it, I have to pass 100 points, right?!!”
Ray wrapped things up well, but why is he so anxious that he can’t put pressure on me?
Looking at the eyes of the host and the men around me, I can roughly understand the reason.
The company of a strong and pretty woman like Ray is enough to make one jealous.
‘I am indeed. If she’s just a pretty girl without even experiencing it, they’ll just roll their eyes…’
But again, this doesn’t feel that bad. I spent three years of my life being ignored as illiterate by a mountain ranger, so where could I have ever experienced jealousy like this?
I somehow got a little excited, put my weight strongly on my waist and legs, and held on to my right wrist.
‘But now that I think about it, does this make me angry again? You mean I looked that way in their eyes?’
Those jealous views aren’t bad, but didn’t they just think of me as a man begging behind a woman’s back, or as a person being escorted by a woman?
this won’t work I will show my sincerity properly.
“Sanjigi’s sincere punch.”
I even forgot that I had been taken aback by Ray’s sincerity earlier, and somehow I didn’t notice the feelings that got better and worse, like a man with bipolar disorder. After recalling the memories of his previous life, he swung his fist with all his might for the first time.
And the punching machine bent like a bow.