Onmyoji who mingles in the world of anime

Black Cat was still very curious about UMR, who often competed with him for the top spot in many games, but whom he had only seen in games and had never met in person.

At that moment, Umaru looked up and met the black cat's gaze, her eyes burning with passion.

Similarly, Umaru was also very interested in this expert player she had only seen in the game.

Japan is really small. I actually ran into this black cat here. Since she's here, that scheming guy should be here too! I wonder how many "old friends" will be brought out in this competition, Umaru thought to herself.

Black Cat nodded to Umaru. She hadn't expected that UMR would be a beautiful girl about her age. She really looked forward to fighting her.

"Next up is the fifth player, who also frequently appears on the leaderboards of various arcades and is active in various online games. He is also rumored to be the same mysterious player as the author of the popular light novel 'Battle Through the Heavens,' namely, Revelation Online!"

"Wow! Really? Is it really Teacher Tianyu?"

"Haven't you heard it's just hearsay?"

"But if it's true, that would be amazing! I love Battle Through the Heavens. I heard that the first volume of the manga is almost finished, and the anime adaptation is also not far away."

"I just think Teacher Tianyu is so cute. I want to hold him in my arms every day, have him play games with me, and urge him to update Battle Through the Heavens."

"Your last one is the real goal, right? But Teacher Tianyu is a man." Before the audience member next to him could finish speaking, he turned around and saw that the person who had just said this was a very broad-minded older sister. The other woman immediately blushed.

What is a Tianyu teacher?

"It's nothing, it's nothing, goodbye!" the other person said hurriedly. He had thought she was a man because of her somewhat androgynous voice. He was about to advise her that men should not touch each other, but he did not expect her to be so voluptuous.

What could he do? Of course, he could only envy Teacher Tianyu for having such a magnanimous female fan!

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Ignoring the murmurs below, Tsuchimikado Fuyu walked out from the side of the stage and gave the host a speechless glare. Although he hadn't deliberately hidden his identity, there was no need for him to bring up such trivial matters in a competition!

You're deliberately trying to make things difficult for me! Looks like I'll have to find a way to slip away after the competition, otherwise it'll be troublesome if I get stopped and asked for an autograph.

Although this statement might sound arrogant, the audience below was mostly made up of otaku, mostly young people, and very few of them were unaware of Battle Through the Heavens. Tsuchimikado was quite confident about this.

The host smiled and nodded at Tsuchimikado Tou. He said this on purpose because he knew that Tsuchimikado Tou was so popular. Although it was just a rumor, since Tsuchimikado Tou didn't change his name, everyone would speculate whether the two Tianyu were the same person after he mentioned it.

Regardless of whether they guessed correctly or not, the popularity of this competition will definitely rise to a new level. Naturally, they took advantage of Tsuchimikado Fuyu's popularity and asked him to help them get a free small advertisement.

Of course, if Tsuchimikado Fuyu achieves a good ranking, they will benefit even more.

However, Tsuchimikado Tou isn't at a loss either. As long as Tsuchimikado Tou can consistently achieve good rankings, or even enter the world championships, he can monetize the fans he gains from the Street Fighter competitions and promote his own Doupo Cangqiong. It's a win-win situation for both sides.

Although Tsuchimikado was slightly annoyed that the other party had schemed against him.

Hmm, let's do something good later. Let's bring the black cat, Natsumi, and Rin to help them clear out a few claw machines!

Tsuchimikado Fuyu walked to his seat, and Umaru looked up at him seriously. She also quite liked reading Battle Through the Heavens, and was especially looking forward to the Battle Through the Heavens manga.

However, Umaru wouldn't ask Tsuchimikado Tou for an autograph, because Tsuchimikado Tou had tricked her in an online game before. Although she had already gotten her revenge, she hoped to give Tsuchimikado Tou a good beating in the competition later.

After all, she knew that although Tsuchimikado Fuyu was a top player, in this kind of fighting game, Tsuchimikado Fuyu's skills were only slightly above average among them, and still a little worse than hers.

While saying it's too brutal is a bit of an exaggeration, as long as no major mistakes are made, defeating Tsuchimikado Fuyuki shouldn't be too difficult.

Chapter 628 Top 16 (Part 2)

Soon, with the host introducing each contestant, the 16 contestants took their places, and Aki Tomoya and Hinata Kaho unsurprisingly entered the top 16.

After all, with their skills, as long as they aren't unlucky enough to run into each other, reaching the round of 16 should be quite easy.

However, Umaru's expression was not good at this moment. She was already quite excited and couldn't help but want to fight those experts and defeat them, wanting to show off her strength to her brother.

Upon seeing a contestant dubbed a "dark horse," Umaru's expression changed drastically, and she almost wanted to run away.

It turns out that this "dark horse" was her classmate, who was also the one who always compared her to her, Orange Hilfenford.

"What's going on? Why is my classmate Tachibana at the game convention? I've never seen the name TSF on the leaderboards in the arcade before."

Come to think of it, I've heard that she often attends various conferences. I didn't expect that she's also a game enthusiast. I hope Umaru doesn't get caught." Umaru pulled her hat brim down and tilted her head slightly, afraid that this classmate would find out.

"TSF tax evader? They really know how to come up with a name," Tsuchimikado Fuyu muttered.

Black Horse glanced helplessly at Tsuchimikado Fuyu. Hmm, it's Chinese again. Just how much does Fuyu-kun like China?

Everyone was used to Tsuchimikado Fuyu frequently uttering a few words of incomprehensible Chinese. In fact, they had even learned quite a few of the words after hearing them so often, even though these words were all rather strange.

For example, things like tax evasion, being single, being cunning, or being arrogant.

"Ugh! How boring. These idiots have been looking for so long and still haven't found anyone. They're really stupid." In a coffee shop, a blond man lay on the table, looking at the occasional delinquent from Ruanye High School passing by outside the window, and said with a look of disgust.

"After all, they wouldn't dare to come to the area where the school festival is being held in a big way to look for people, so their efficiency would definitely be low. And the other party is very likely participating in the school festival, so it's normal that they can't find the person," said a spiky-haired man opposite him.

"Sanjiang, isn't it a good thing that we can't find anyone? So many people bullying one person is really despicable."

"Riko, alright, stop dwelling on this issue. Stop thinking of people as so stupid. If they can't win, they can't just run away, right?" Mitsuhashi Takashi said helplessly.

Then he looked at the two people on the sofa behind him, who were hiding their faces with menus and had their heads down, and said speechlessly, "And you two idiots, don't treat everyone else like idiots just because you're idiots, okay? Could you please change out of your school uniforms when you're hiding your faces with menus?"

"What? I'm not stupid." Upon hearing this, Imai Katsutoshi, who had been secretly observing them, immediately put the menu on the table, stood up, and shouted.

"I told you this wouldn't work," said Yasuo Tanikawa, putting down the menu as well.

"Idiots, you two are idiots. Even if you're faking it, at least make it look convincing. Don't insult other people's intelligence," Mitsuhashi mocked.

"Damn it, Mitsuhashi!" Imai Katsutoshi shouted, clenching his fist.

"Um, Imai-kun, San-chan, please be quiet. This is a coffee shop, don't disturb other people," Akasaka Riko quickly said.

"Hmph." Mitsuhashi and Imai Katsutoshi both snorted coldly, no longer looking at each other.

"Kobayashi, I brought you lunch." On the street outside Maesaki High School, Tohru arrived at the Starry Sky Games booth with a bento box and said to Kobayashi, who was taking a break.

"Thanks, Thor." Kobayashi took a sip of water, took the bento box, and said with a smile.

"Kobayashi, how's the feedback on the game today?" Thor asked happily, sitting down next to Kobayashi and looking at the feedback questionnaire on the table.

"They're all great! Everyone's really looking forward to the game's release," Kobayashi said with a smile. "How's the work schedule at the company today?"

"Everyone is working hard on the final optimizations! But since there's not much to do, Takiya-san pulled out the people who weren't busy and started preparing to make Angry Birds."

Originally, the official closed beta test was scheduled to take place after the school festival. However, the game development process went very smoothly, saving nearly half of Thor's initial estimate.

Just before the school festival began, the company's first closed beta test had just ended, and the game showcased at the school festival booth was a version that had already been optimized once, so the player feedback was exceptionally positive.

Next will be the second closed beta test, and the creation of more levels.

However, they have already created quite a few levels, which is enough for now. The remaining new levels and modes can be added gradually in the future.

So, the game, which was originally planned to be released at the Winter Festival, has been decided to be released earlier by Kobayashi and Tohru after discussion.

However, this was just a private chat between Tohru and Kobayashi; the specific details still need to be discussed with Tsuchimikado and the others before a decision can be made.

"That game? I was originally planning to play the Demon King hiding the Holy Sword first, since that game isn't difficult and won't take too much time," Kobayashi said, scratching his head.

"Should we switch them?"

"No need, both games aren't too difficult. Angry Birds just needs more levels and will take more time." Kobayashi thought for a moment and said, "By the way, Thor, how's the recruitment going? Are you able to work on two of these kinds of games at the same time?"

"We have hired some people, but most of them are recent graduates and don't have much experience."

"Alright, after today's event, let's have Xiaodong come over tomorrow morning for a meeting to discuss our next steps," Xiaolin said.

"Kobayashi, aren't you going to take a rest?" Thor asked hesitantly.

"Well! Now is the time for the company to grow, so there's no time to rest." Kobayashi patted Thor's head and said with a smile.

Torton, who had initially complained and hoped that Kobayashi would get more rest, was immediately delighted by Kobayashi's head pat and obediently said, "Don't worry, Kobayashi, leave it to me."

A dragon that's super easy to handle!

Kobayashi looked at Thor, who was already eagerly preparing to return to the company to arrange the next steps, and thought to himself.

Is Thor really that easy to deal with? That's actually no longer important.

Anyway, Thor fully supports Kobayashi's arrangements. In addition, Thor can rest assured because he is watching over Kobayashi every day. If Kobayashi is not feeling well, he can just force her to rest.

Kobayashi didn't want to miss a break, but since Tsuchimikado Tou had handed the company over to them, she naturally wanted to expand and strengthen it. Especially as a programmer, seeing so many great ideas from Tsuchimikado Tou, she couldn't help but want to bring them to life.

This is especially evident in Makoto Takiya, who has become a workaholic in order to bring these great games to everyone.

Chapter 629 Top 16 (Part 2)

"The competition has finally entered the final four. Now, let's welcome ur, summer, revelation, and Chiba's Fallen Saint Black Cat to the stage!"

After fierce competition among the players, including two intense battles to reach the quarterfinals and quarterfinals, the top four were quickly determined.

Tsuchimikado Fuyu was quite lucky; he didn't encounter any particularly strong players in either of the two matches and was easily defeated by them.

Aki Tomoya wasn't so lucky. He unfortunately encountered Kuroko in the quarterfinals and was completely crushed by him.

As for Tachibana, whom Umaru was worried about, she was very confident when she came on stage, and her skills were indeed quite good, but she was just a bit unlucky.

Also in the quarterfinals, he encountered Hyuga Kaho. The two fought fiercely, and the battle was very intense for a time. In the end, Hyuga Kaho found an opening and made a comeback with a sliver of health, resulting in his unfortunate exit.

However, after leaving the stage, she was very disappointed, but was gently comforted by her favorite older brother. It can be said that she lost the game but won in life.

"The battle just now certainly showcased many amazing fighting techniques. So what kind of performance will they bring us in the next round of the semi-finals? Without further ado, let's start drawing opponents!"

At the host's command, four names flashed rapidly on the big screen, and then two names quickly settled on the screen.

"Oh! The match is set, UR versus Summer, it looks like another fierce battle. Now, please welcome the Fallen Saint Black Cat from Revelation and Chiba to the stage."

Tsuchimikado Fuyu and Kuroneko exchanged a glance, then walked together to the chairs at the back of the stage. Tsuchimikado Fuyu sighed helplessly, "Well, the championship is hopeless."

"I'll let you through," the black cat said with a slight smile.

"Whether I let them off the hook or not doesn't matter to me. I just want someone to comfort my wounded heart," Tsuchimikado Fuyu said with a smile.

It has to be said that the black cat rarely smiles, but when it does, it's really quite handsome, making Tsuchimikado Fuyutsu unable to resist teasing it.

This also applies to Rikka.

They both rarely smile, but when they do, they look very beautiful.

"How should I comfort her?" the black cat asked softly, her face slightly flushed.

"Like, let me pet the cat maid for another half hour?"

Upon hearing this, Tsuchimikado Fuyu seemed to hear a loud bang. The black cat's face instantly turned red. Clearly, she was thinking about the scene of Tsuchimikado Fuyu petting her cat maid at the hotel, which was really too embarrassing.

"Is that not possible?" Tsuchimikado Fuyu asked, feigning doubt, seeing the black cat's shy expression. "Well... an hour isn't out of the question."

"Isn't this getting more and more outrageous?" the black cat said speechlessly.

"Since Black Cat won't comfort me, I guess I'll just have to comfort Natsumi and me, who also lost the match." Tsuchimikado Fuyu glanced at the battle scene behind him. At this moment, Hyuga Natsumi was about to lose. Umaru seized the opportunity and used a combo to cripple most of her health, while Umaru still had three-quarters of her health left.

"You dare!" The black cat immediately thought that Tsuchimikado Fuyu was going to do those naughty things with Hinata Kaho, and looked at this big pig's trotter who was eating what was in his bowl but eyeing what was in the pot with displeasure.