Tokyo Video Game Tycoon.

A shop assistant immediately handed over a registration form, which was a registration form stamped with a tall cedar wood seal.

"Find this person, and then we'll go to the award ceremony in the port area together."

This kind of cheater absolutely must be punished severely, otherwise it won't have a deterrent effect. Who knows, others might still take the risk and do this kind of thing in the future. We must completely nip cheating in the bud from the very beginning and absolutely not give them any chance to get away with it.

Chapter 190 Differential Treatment

"Look! The rankings have been announced!"

"Who's number one? Is it still that Ono Tomoe?"

The video game arcades in Adachi Ward don't open until around 8:40 a.m.

As soon as the door opened, many players rushed in, craning their necks to see the latest ranking list.

"Wow! Someone else has surpassed Ono Tomoe's speedrun time, and it's a crushing victory!"

"How did she do that? I feel like Tomoe Ohno's speedrun is already the limit."

"Who knows, there might be some special procedures involved."

"Hey, look! That speedrunner is from our Adachi district!"

"Takasugi! Does anyone know what Takasugi is?"

Everyone shook their heads, somewhat bewildered.

None of them had heard of the name; at least, none of them knew Takasugi.

In the crowd, a young man could no longer hide his excitement.

Four first-place finishes.

The monetary reward alone amounts to 40 million yen.

This is higher than the annual income of a high-end white-collar worker.

And I only used my little bit of computer skills to easily handle all of this; it was truly effortless.

"Please be quiet, everyone."

Just then, a slightly rough voice rang out.

A bald man stood in front of the television, looking at everyone in a friendly manner.

However, this friendly expression somehow gave off a slightly creepy feeling.

"I'm sure everyone has seen the latest rankings. Let's congratulate the player who won first place, Takasugi. Is Mr. Takasugi in the crowd?"

"I'm here!"

Takasugi raised his hand with great joy.

Everyone immediately looked in the direction of the raised hand, and then their faces lit up with admiration.

"Wow, that's amazing! Really amazing!"

"Huh? This person looks familiar. I think I saw him complete the game, but he didn't seem to be that fast."

"You should only be looking at it as a practice challenge for them, after all, there are three challenges in total."

"That's true."

Takasugi walked up to the front of Daejeon amidst the admiring gazes of the crowd.

The moment he saw Ota Masashi, he felt as if he were being stared at by some kind of ferocious beast, and his body trembled instantly.

Ota extended his large hand in a friendly manner and patted Takasugi's shoulder warmly.

"Congratulations! Next, we'll go to the Hong Kong region for the awards ceremony. All players ranked in the top 1% can also go to the Hong Kong region to receive exclusive prizes. I'll head over with the winners now."

Takasugi is very happy.

At this moment, he was already fantasizing about how to spend the 40 million yen.

First, buy some luxury goods and give them to the goddess he has admired for a long time. When she sees his income and fame, she may be more fond of him.

Then take the goddess to Hawaii for a 28-day vacation.

Just thinking about it fills me with hope.

"Um, I wanted to ask, can the bonuses and prizes be distributed today?"

As soon as they got into the car together, Ota's previously kind expression vanished.

If this Takasugi dares to cheat in the pachinko machine he runs, he'll get a good beating at the very least; he won't learn his lesson without a severe beating.

However, he can no longer be the same as he was when he was involved in the yakuza; his barbaric behavior would only bring more trouble.

If you can't give me a good beating, then you don't need to give me a nice face either.

I was just trying not to smear Yuxing Electronic Entertainment in front of most people.

"Um..."

Takasugi thought that Ota Masashi hadn't heard him clearly, so he wanted to ask again, but he immediately stopped talking when he saw Ota Masashi's gloomy expression, feeling a little uneasy.

What...what happened?

Why do I suddenly have a bad feeling?

Fortunately, before he made any move, Ota Masashi didn't bother to say another word to this guy, and the two remained silent in the car until they arrived at the arcade in the port area.

At this moment, the venue for the awards ceremony has been set up. A nearby park has been temporarily rented for the ceremony. Reporters from TV Tokyo arrived quickly, along with reporters from other tabloids.

And this is, to some extent, news.

After getting out of the car, Takasugi felt as if he could breathe fresh air. He had almost suffocated in the car before; Ota's stern face was really frightening.

Mom, why do you make an awards ceremony look like you're sending someone to the execution ground?

I'm clearly the winner!

Honestly, it seems I shouldn't participate in these kinds of challenges anymore, unless you can still offer such a large prize.

After getting out of the car, he naturally attracted a lot of attention.

It was already noon.

Because Adachi Ward is far from the port area, and the inspection of the machines caused some delays, interested players from other areas have been waiting here for a long time.

Takasugi and his group were almost the last to arrive.

The appearance of the tall cedar tree naturally attracted everyone's attention.

Please find a seat wherever you like; there will be an awards ceremony later.

After getting off the bus, a shop assistant spoke to Takasugi in a slightly indifferent manner.

This made Takasugi even more dissatisfied.

Why is this the treatment given to someone who won four games?

It's obvious you're a little reluctant to part with your bonuses.

If you're unwilling to part with the prize money, why are you even holding a challenge?

If you refuse to distribute bonuses and prizes easily later, I'll sue you in the media!

He reluctantly took a seat, and the person next to him immediately asked curiously, "Hey friend, who are you? Why are you so late?"

"I'm Takasugi. Don't mention it. There was a little problem over there before. The arcade opened late, which is why we arrived so late."

Takasugi said somewhat unhappily.

"What? Your name is Takasugi? You're the gaming legend who broke four game records?!"

Upon hearing the other person's address and surprised expression, Takasugi immediately smiled and said smugly, "That's right, it's me."

"Then you shouldn't be sitting here. The top ten have been arranged to sit in more front seats. They said they would be giving out prizes and bonuses to each of them later."

"Ok?"

Takasugi was taken aback.

What's going on here?

"Did all the top ten people move to the front?"

"correct."

"What? What's going on? Why is the number one gaming master sitting here?"

The sharp-eyed and perceptive guys also came over at this time. On the one hand, they admired the players who broke the record, and on the other hand, they were curious as to why Takasugi was assigned here.

After hearing this, Gao Shanmu's dissatisfaction intensified. He had already made a plan: if any TV station or newspaper came to interview him later, he would express his dissatisfaction to those media outlets.

He's the winner, this treatment is completely undeserved!

Chapter 191 Award Ceremony (Social Death) Begins

Takasugi really wanted to question him right now, but he held back.

He was actually a little afraid that if he said too much, the other party would turn their back on him and not give him the prize or bonus, which would be terrible.

So I'll hold back for now and wait until I receive the prize and bonus.

When the last group of players from Adachi Ward arrived at the park's award ceremony venue, the ceremony officially began.

Actually, the whole ceremony wasn't particularly formal.

Since it was the first time holding such an event, it was a bit rushed, but the overall effect looked pretty good.

Soon, a sweet-looking host walked onto the makeshift awards stage.

"Welcome, players..."

The host gave a brief thank-you speech. She was an entertainment program host who came from TV Tokyo to help out, and she was quite adept at hosting a small awards ceremony.

After a brief introduction to the content and rules of the four video games, as well as the basic information about the company, Yuxing Electronic Entertainment, the award ceremony officially began.

First, the awards were presented to the four games that ranked fifth through tenth. However, the four fourth-place winners were notably absent. The fourth-place players sitting in the front row seemed a bit embarrassed, wondering what had happened and why they hadn't been invited.

Then, the first, second, and third place winners all went up to the podium.