Onmyoji who mingles in the world of anime

"Didn't I say I had something to do?"

"If you have something to do, then hurry up and go. Are you sure you won't miss your chance?"

“It’s okay, the match isn’t until 3 o’clock…” Gabriel waved her hand dismissively, and then Vignette’s voice came softly, “Although I don’t know what match it is, it’s already 2:50, okay?”

“…Venet, let’s go quickly.” After saying that, Gabriel pulled Vinette and ran forward.

Vinette looked at Gabriel with a speechless expression. "If you had even a little bit of a sense of time, you wouldn't have made such a mess of things."

And didn't you say you had something to do at the beginning? Why did it suddenly turn into a competition?

However, Winette didn't even need to think to guess that this competition was definitely not a sports competition in the school festival, because Gabriel would never rush over even if she was late for a sports competition; she would simply forfeit.

Then, upon further reflection, the match that could excite Gabriel must be related to the game!

Vignette was too lazy to even comment on this, after all, if Gabriel really went out specifically for something serious, then the sun would truly rise in the west.

……

"Onii-chan, Onii-chan, hurry up, we're going to be late for the competition!" A blonde beauty was pulling an ordinary-looking man with glasses as they ran down the street.

"There's still time, no need to rush."

"Seriously, there will definitely be a lot of people participating today. If we go late, it will be difficult to register." The blonde beauty said seriously, "And in order to avoid being recognized by my classmates, I will have to wear a disguise."

"So, the clothes you asked me to bring this morning were the ones you wanted to change into?" The man said speechlessly, feeling the backpack he'd been carrying all morning with no idea what was inside.

……

Classroom of Class B, Grade 1, Zongwu High School.

In the classroom, Aki Tomoya slumped in his seat, looking utterly hopeless, his eyes revealing the hardships and despair of life.

"Damn it! Why did the school reject such a good proposal?" Aki Tomoya slammed his fist on the table in frustration and shouted, "How dare they!"

Yesterday, during Soubu High School's school festival, Aki Tomoya had been applying to the school and student council to hold an anime screening on the stage of the auditorium to promote anime culture.

If it were just his own school holding a school festival, given Masafumi Akagi's mischievous nature, he would most likely have agreed to it.

However, at this time, the student council was not in charge of Akagi Masafumi, but was temporarily in charge of the vice president Shiromaru. In addition, this was the Chiba Joint School Festival, and for the sake of Soubu High's reputation, both the school and the student council firmly opposed him.

Finally, unable to bear Aki Tomoya's persistent pestering any longer, Shiromaru told him that if he wanted to hold an anime screening, he could either discuss it with the anime club and hold it there, or discuss it with his class and hold a class event.

Undoubtedly, most of the class rejected Aki Tomoya's proposal, and even Tsuchimikado Fuyu simply chose to remain neutral; not a single person agreed.

As for the anime club, they never even considered that aspect. During the school festival, all of them went on dates with their partners, and the club just posted a few photos of S to get by.

After venting his frustrations, Aki Tomoya seemed to fall into a state of sagehood, listlessly scrolling through his phone. Suddenly, he noticed a message on the forum, stood up, and walked outside.

"Since the plan has fallen through, I might as well go and participate in the competition. As a homebody, I can't miss this kind of competition."

Chapter 626 Black Cat: I'm not envious at all!

boom!

The lights in front of the arcade's main stage suddenly went out, plunging the entire area around the stage into darkness.

Bang bang bang!

Just as everyone was wondering, the large screen on the stage suddenly lit up, followed by an explosion. Then, the screen displayed the words: "Street Fighter IV First World Championship Preliminary Round, Fourth National Championship Preliminary Round, Chiba Ranking Tournament."

Although there are many names, they all refer to the same thing.

The Chiba Ranking Tournament is where the participants who registered for the competition are ranked. The top five will then represent Chiba in the 4th National Tournament, so it is also called the National Tournament Preliminary Round.

Then, in the same way, the top five in the national competition will be selected to represent Japan in the first World Championship.

However, although today's match is a qualifier for the world championship, it has not actually been promoted much.

After all, if you're a regular at the arcade, you've already seen the promotional posters, and those who are interested will naturally be ready to participate.

And die-hard fans, needless to say, don't even need any promotion; they've already started preparing as soon as they see the official website's announcement.

As for casual players like Tsuchimikado Fuyu and Kuroneko, they have to rely on luck. However, even if they knew about this in advance, they wouldn't make any special preparations. Their attitude is simply "if I get it, I'm lucky; if I lose it, it's fate."

The audience below the stage watched the stage with great excitement, trying their best to suppress their excitement as they waited for the competition to begin.

Suddenly, the stage lights came on, and a man in work clothes with a white headscarf tied around his forehead said with a serious expression, "Everyone! Welcome to today!"

The Street Fighter IV Chiba Ranked Tournament is now starting!

"Oh!!!" Cheers erupted from the audience as everyone shouted excitedly.

Backstage, the contestants, hearing the cheers from the front, looked around with anticipation.

Although this is only the preliminary round, those who dare to sign up are all very confident in their abilities. After all, if your skills are too poor, going up there will only make you look bad.

The man on stage suddenly became excited and said loudly, "There are forty contestants participating in the Chiba Ranking Tournament this time. I have to say that everyone is very confident in their abilities."

Given the large number of participants, to expedite the competition, we will have four groups compete simultaneously.

"Hey!" Everyone looked at the staff in surprise. There were four matches going on at the same time. We couldn't keep up with them all.

Seeing the reaction below, the staff member smiled smugly. He naturally knew what everyone was worried about, but he had already planned this out. He simply said:

"To provide a better viewing experience, we will divide the screen into four parts in the first round and play the battle footage simultaneously. This will not affect your ability to support your favorite player."

After the second round, we will switch back to a single match.

Alright... without further ado, let's begin the contestant selection!

……

"Hey, Tomoya, you're here too." Backstage, Tsuchimikado Fuyu, who was calmly chatting with Kuroneko, suddenly saw Aki Tomoya and stood up to greet him.

"Fuyu, you guys really came too." Aki Tomoya heard Tsuchimikado Fuyu's voice and quickly walked over, smiling as he said, "Kuro Neko, good afternoon."

"good afternoon."

"Fuyu-kun, I'm participating too!" Hinata Kaho's voice suddenly came from the side, smiling as she spoke.

"Xia Fan, I'm sorry, I didn't notice just now."

"It's alright. There are so many people here. If you hadn't suddenly spoken, I wouldn't have noticed you either." Hinata Kaho shook her head and said, "Kuro Neko-chan, it's been a long time."

"Long time no see." The black cat nodded, then, seeing Hyuga Kaho's increasingly broad chest, it felt a surge of displeasure.

Raphiel and Hinata Kaho, why are you all still growing up even though you're already so big?

Thinking of this, the black cat lowered its head slightly, only to find that it could see its toes without any obstruction, and a sense of sadness welled up in its heart.

If it weren't for the fact that Tsuchimikado Fuyu usually shows great affection for his little cutie and doesn't look down on her because she's a bit thin, the black cat might have been so ashamed and angry that she turned evil.

"Black... Black Cat, don't look at me like that!" Hinata Kaho was also embarrassed by the black cat's stare. She quickly covered her chest with her face and said shyly.

"Tch." The black cat clicked its tongue and then looked away.

Hmph! I'm not envious at all. What's so great about something that big? It's heavy and restricts movement, and my shoulders must be sore all the time. I'm not envious at all!!!

How could this be repaired?!

"Tch, you're all here? Looks like it'll be tough to get into the top five this time."

Hearing Gabriel's words, who suddenly appeared next to them, everyone rolled their eyes at her. Don't you know your own level?

I hope you don't get tortured to tears by others later.

……

In a small alley, two groups of delinquents wearing the uniforms of Soft Leaf High School met. One of them asked, "Hey, did you find that guy?"

"No."

"Damn it, if we weren't forbidden from searching the schools and neighborhoods where the school festivals are held on a large scale, we would have found them long ago."

"There's nothing we can do. There are police officers patrolling the streets where the school festival is held. If we cause trouble and get caught, we're dead."

"Let's look again. If we really can't find it, we can just block the entrance outside Soubu High School later."

"Tch, I want to teach that guy a lesson right now. He's just a 'good student' from Zongwu High School, and he looks so effeminate. I don't believe he can handle He Shu and the others. Someone must be helping him. Next time I catch him alone, let's see how arrogant he is then!"

"Well, don't say that about him. At least he's quite popular in certain places, after all, there are plenty of perverts in Japan too."

"Hehehe... I didn't expect you to like playing these kinds of tricks."

"Don't talk nonsense. I've got my eye on those girls with him. Tsk tsk tsk, they're all so pretty, I'm actually looking forward to it."

"Hahaha……"

"..."

The two groups exchanged a few lighthearted words before separating again.

After they left, Raphiel emerged from around the corner, smiling as she watched the two groups of people walk away.

Although she kept smiling, a closer look revealed a mocking tone and a hint of coldness in her eyes.

"Oh dear, I thought I was going to encounter something interesting, but it turns out to be those delinquents again."

However, the school festival not only attracted a lot of interesting guys, but also a lot of trash. Let Fuyu-kun deal with them all later; after all, Fuyu-kun will be angry if Rikka and the others get into danger because of these guys.

Chapter 627 Top 16 (Part 1)

"Very good. After half an hour of continuous fighting, the competition is finally coming to an end. Now, please welcome the sixteen finalists to the stage!"

On stage, the host waved his right hand, and the stage lift started up, moving the extra game machines down, leaving only one game machine.

Furthermore, staff quickly brought over sixteen chairs at the back of the stage, waiting for the top sixteen contestants to take their seats.

"First, please welcome our number one player, the king of our store who has dominated the most intense battle zone in the country, and is also one of the top contenders for the championship in this ranking battle. He is an all-around player who excels in various game genres, UMR!"

After the host finished speaking, a blonde girl wearing a red coat and a red hat walked out from the side of the stage. She looked at the audience with a serious expression and then sat down in the first seat.

It wasn't because she was nervous, but because she was worried about being discovered by her classmates.

Below the stage, Doma Taihei looked at Umaru with surprise. Although he knew that his little sister, a lazy bum, was good at playing games, he did not expect her to be so strong.

Meanwhile, Gabriel, who was eliminated in the first round, looked at Umaru with resentment and kept muttering, "It's not that I'm too weak, it's just that I'm unlucky and the enemy I encountered was too strong."

Vinette looked at Gabriel helplessly. Although she hadn't played many games, she knew that Gabriel's skills probably weren't very good. After all, whenever she saw Gabriel playing games with Tsuchimikado and the others, Gabriel was always the one who was disliked.

Regardless of the audience's reaction, the host introduced several more players, each of whom drew cheers from the audience upon their appearance.

Firstly, those who made it to the top 16 are all somewhat well-known in the gaming community. Even those who don't know them personally have some impression of them after seeing their outstanding performances in the previous rounds.

"Next up is the fourth player, a mysterious player who is rarely seen, but whose appearance causes a huge upheaval in the leaderboards of Chiba's various arcades: Chiba's Fallen Saint Black Cat!"

The black cat walked out calmly, glanced at the host, and went to its seat. However, as it passed Umaru's seat, it couldn't help but turn its head and look at her.