Onmyoji who mingles in the world of anime

"I also can."

"I don't care, I just want the baby." Hoshikawa Mafuyu really has a clear goal!

“Then… let’s go play the dance machine!” Hinata Kaho said, pointing to the dance machine in front of her.

"can."

Actually, Tsuchimikado Fuyu didn't play dance machines much at first because he couldn't dance and always felt that he wasn't good at it.

Later, it was Aki Tomoya who played with Tsuchimikado Fuyu for a long time before Tsuchimikado Fuyu got used to it, and the number of episodes played with him far exceeded that of Aki Tomoya.

Gradually, Tsuchimikado Fuyu also realized that you don't have to be a dancer to play dance machines. As long as you are confident enough, start with simple dances, cultivate your sense of rhythm, and slowly become proficient, you will find that dance machines are actually quite fun.

"Two people or one person?" Tsuchimikado Fuyu asked with a smile.

“Of course, it’s for two.” Hinata Kaho said with a smile as she stepped onto the dance machine.

Tsuchimikado Fuyu followed along, and the two began to choose music. Hinata Kaho first planned to choose a song around level five or six to familiarize herself with it and warm up, also in case Tsuchimikado Fuyu couldn't keep up if she chose a song of a higher level too quickly.

Tsuchimikado Fuyu didn't object, and it was true that he hadn't played it for several months.

Since the middle school entrance exam, I've been staying at home and haven't been to the arcade.

As the music started, the two began to dance in sync with the arrows.

Tsuchimikado Fuyu noticed that Hyuga Kaho was actually using the "freestyle step".

Freestep is a type of movement in a dance machine game; it has no set pattern and you dance entirely according to your own will.

Those who can use this kind of footwork are either dancers or seasoned players.

Of course, if you say you have exceptional reflexes, then there's nothing more to say, since talent isn't something you can just acquire on a whim.

Tsuchimikado Fuyu himself used the "Cross Walk," which was an improvement on the "Kanto Step." The method was to stop the foot that stepped on the arrow on the previous arrow, and then step on the next arrow with the other foot, and so on.

Players in large game centers mostly use this footwork; because this method makes jumping feel like a real "performance", and because there are very few jumping movements, it gives people a graceful feeling, while also saving energy.

Of course, it is not recommended for beginners to use this footwork, because if you are not familiar with it, it will look very awkward if you don't switch feet properly.

After the song, Tsuchimikado and Fuyu scored an outstanding 62,000 points, placing them second on the song's charts.

At this time, a lot of people had gathered around the dance machine, and they were all amazed when they saw the score.

However, Tsuchimikado Fuyu always felt that these people weren't just there to watch the dance, but had ulterior motives.

That's right, I'm talking to you. Stop staring at Xia Fan's chest like that, you're practically drooling. Do you know how to watch football in a civilized way?

Chapter 85 Ranking of Dangerous Players

After playing a few more rounds of the dance machine, Hinata Kaho enthusiastically took Tsuchimikado Fuyu and Hoshikawa Mafuyu to play other games.

Of course, this is also due to the increasing number of people around the dance machine. When there are a few people around, you will have fun playing, but once there are too many people, it will not be so fun.

King of Fighters, Street Fighter, popular arcade games, basketball, racing games...

After trying out all the games in the arcade, everyone realized they had already been playing for over an hour.

Finally, everyone arrived at the claw machine, ready to try their luck.

Just then, a gasp came from the side.

A group of people were gathered around a claw machine. Inside, a blonde girl wearing a red dress and a red hat was intently trying to grab a plush toy. There was already a small pile of plush toys next to her, about seven in total.

"She caught another one. This one just arrived today. I've tried to catch her so many times without success, and she's already caught so many."

"The woman next to her is amazing too, she must have six of them!"

Hyuga Kaho and Tsuchimikado Fuyu looked over at the sound, and sure enough, there was a boy and a girl standing in front of the claw machine next to the girl in red. The boy was ordinary, but the girl's hair was very eye-catching, it was pink.

However, it was mostly boys playing the claw machines, while the girls were holding several plush toys and shouting loudly on the side.

"Interesting." Tsuchimikado Fuyu watched the two men with great interest, and suddenly felt an itch to fight.

Moreover, both the red-haired girl and the ordinary man had a mysterious talisman on them. Tsuchimikado Fuyu took out his phone; both tasks were the same: defeat the other in a claw machine game.

"Touhou-kun, how about a match?" Hyuga Kaho said with a smile, as if he had met a kindred spirit.

“Okay.” Tsuchimikado Fuyu nodded and walked with Hoshikawa Mafuyu to the claw machine opposite the two people.

As if by telepathy, the girl in the red dress and the ordinary boy simultaneously looked up at Hinata Kaho and Tsuchimikado Fuyu.

The four exchanged a glance, sparks flying between them. They simultaneously inserted coins and began operating the claw machine.

The passersby around also quieted down, as if they were watching a masterpiece rather than a claw machine game.

However, in the eyes of experts, it was truly an epic battle.

……

"Manager, something terrible has happened!" A shop assistant rushed up to the manager in a panic and said anxiously.

"Why are you in such a panic? What's wrong? I'm perfectly fine," the store manager scolded.

"Manager, they're here, and there are four of them."

Who's here?

"They are UMR, ranked first in the dangerous player rankings; Summer, ranked third; Revelation Online, ranked fifth; and Uehara, ranked sixth."

With each name the store manager heard, his heart sank. "All four of them came together?"

The shop assistant nodded quickly, "And it seems like they're having a claw machine competition."

"Quick, go check it out!" The store manager hurriedly left the room and rushed towards the claw machine.

The so-called dangerous player ranking refers to the ranking of the degree of damage that players cause to the interests of Chiba's arcade.

The most severely affected are the claw machines, so all the arcades in Chiba have joined together to create a ranking of these dangerous players, hoping to help each other and resist them together.

Unfortunately, so far there has been no significant progress.

Currently ranked first is the girl in red, whose online name is "UMR". She is among the top three in various game records in the arcade, especially in the claw machine game, where she suffers the most losses.

Because she came too frequently.

The second-place winner never left her name; all that was known was that every time she appeared, she would empty a claw machine at a very low cost, and she only played claw machines.

The third is Hinata Kaho, whose online name is Summer. She frequently tops the charts in various music and action games, and is also among the top ten in other types of games.

The fourth place is a player named "taki", who is actually Aki Tomoya. He doesn't come to the arcade very often, unless the claw machine has a rare figure or game.

Every time Aki Tomoya comes to the arcade, the claw machine's figure section and game section suffer extremely heavy losses.

Originally, Aki Tomo was not in favor of making money from figures in this way, but Tsuchimikado Fuyu successfully fooled Aki Tomo as well.

Fifth is Tsuchimikado Fuyu, whose online name is Tianyu. He is good at arcade and action games. Every time he comes with Aki Tomoya, the claw machines in the figure section are emptied.

However, because Tsuchimikado Fuyu was relatively poor, he would often only take a few portions of each item and then stop, so his danger ranking was not as high as Aki Tomoya's.

Like Tsuchimikado Fuyu, Kuroko could easily make it into the dangerous rankings if she played the claw machine. However, Kuroko only came to the arcade occasionally to play video games, check the leaderboard, and then leave, since she didn't have that much pocket money to play these games.

There are ten dangerous ones in total. I won't go into detail about the others, but no matter which one comes to the arcade, the claw machine will suffer heavy losses.

Now that four have come at once, the store manager is already considering whether to stop the claw machine service!

"These are brand new plush toys that arrived today. It would be a problem if a lot of them were won!" The store manager said worriedly, looking at the four claw machines surrounded by people.

The shop assistant next to him sneered and said confidently, "Absolutely foolproof."

"What?" The store manager looked at the employee in surprise. Who gave you the courage to say that it was foolproof?

Those four are no pushovers.

"I've tampered with all the machines that are stocked with new merchandise. I'll make sure they don't easily snag any prize items," the salesperson said smugly.

When loading the claw machine, he made sure to loosen the grip on it to prevent dangerous players from getting hurt.

However, he did not expect that as soon as he made his move, four people came at the same time that day.

……

On the other side, UMR made the first move, its claws slowly descending and grabbing the tag on the doll, successfully catching one.

Uehara also pressed the button and grabbed the doll's tag.

Tsuchimikado Fuyu and Hinata Kaho, on the other hand, grabbed the doll's body in a more conventional way, and they also managed to grab it on their first try.

The crowd cheered, surprised that watching others play claw machines could be so exciting.

Then, the four of them chose to start again, and the dolls were pulled out one by one. The number of dolls around the four of them kept piling up, and the arcade manager was almost crying as he watched from the side.

This is all money! They grabbed one coin at a time, this is a huge loss for them.

More than ten minutes passed, and Tsuchimikado Fuyu had caught nearly twenty dolls, and the battle had reached a fever pitch.

Chapter 86 The War of the Four Kings

Because of limited energy, Uehara made the first mistake while concentrating for a long time, and lost in this silent game.

Then it was Hinata Kaho's turn, who also lost the match. However, she wasn't sad; on the contrary, she was very happy, as she hadn't had such a pleasant time in a long time.

Tsuchimikado Fuyu and UMR exchanged a glance, and neither of them stopped; their hands moved simultaneously.

Actually, Tsuchimikado Fuyu was also running out of energy, but in order to summon a new shikigami, Tsuchimikado Fuyu would not give up until the very last moment.

The two pressed the button almost simultaneously, and the claws slowly extended and grabbed the doll.

Suddenly, Tsuchimikado Tou's paw twitched, and the doll slid down a bit. Tsuchimikado Tou tensed up immediately, thinking, "Damn, I feel like I'm going to lose."

The doll slowly slid down, and just as it was about to reach the entrance of the hole, it suddenly fell down.

We're done for, we lost.

UMR on the other side also felt relieved. He was good at the game, but playing claw machines at such a high intensity was quite tiring.

To be honest, if Tsuchimikado Fuyu hadn't made a mistake, I would have given up on the match.

I came to the claw machine today because the arcade got a new batch of prizes and I wanted to win some to take home.

Unexpectedly, I encountered a series of skilled players, and then, for some reason, the fun of playing claw machines turned into a tense competition.

But she didn't want to compete. Wouldn't it be better to just play the game? Why did she have to compete?

However, as a skilled player, she couldn't possibly back down now, and she also wanted to solidify her position as the number one claw machine player.

The doll that Tsuchimikado Fuyu grabbed hit the edge of the hole, and then... slid down.

The crowd gasped again.