Tokyo Video Game Tycoon.

"You'll have to figure that out yourself. Don't tell me you didn't even know how to get into the game after making such a boastful claim earlier."

Aiko, her fighting spirit ignited, immediately retorted, "Then it's a deal! Let's see who wins and who loses!"

Aiko tossed the handheld console into her backpack with a victorious air, while Tian Chong could only watch his precious possession leave him with a heavy heart.

However, she decided to take it out and study it together with her friends when she had a study session that evening. She was very curious as to why boys were so fascinated by it. Did it really have some kind of magic?

Among her friends happened to be someone who was very good at using electronic products, so she decided to use this as a research topic that night. After Tian Chong finished his task, she could show off to him that she could figure this out without anyone teaching her.

Hmph, I have outside help. What's so difficult about a mere game console? Is it more difficult than a math problem?

Chapter 446 Fruit Ninja

"Kazumi, Oto-chan, we're not going to study today. I have something very special to study."

After having dinner with her two best friends at Aiko's home, the three of them went upstairs to their bedroom to prepare for a study session.

Aiko usually teaches the two of them, and she has the best grades among the three.

But today, contrary to her usual practice, she decided not to hold a study session.

Kazumi was very happy because she had recently become extremely averse to studying and spent every day thinking about finding a boy to have a thrilling romance with.

She doesn't care if she's called "Oto-chan" (音酱), she's quite easygoing.

Kazumi asked curiously, "What's so special about it?"

Aiko took out the handheld console that she had confiscated from Tian Chong and showed it to the two of them.

Do you know what this is?

"Isn't this the game console that those stupid boys love to play? How come you have one?"

“I confiscated it from a male classmate in a tutoring class. That guy never studies properly, but his mother still begs me to tutor him more. If it weren’t for the fact that we were good friends when we were kids, I wouldn’t want to bother with him.”

"Oh, you mean Tian Chong, right? The super gamer."

Tian Chong was quite well-known at school.

Because he once won a million yen prize in an amateur game competition, he became quite famous among the students, and the fact that Takyu was a game enthusiast became known throughout the school.

As Aiko's best friends, the two immediately thought of the boy they had met before.

"But why bring this out?"

Aiko said, "Because I made a bet with that guy. If I win, he'll grant me any request. That way, he should be able to study properly and I won't have to bother with him anymore. So I have to win no matter what."

"What if you lose?"

"Then I'll agree to anything he asks."

Kazumi and Oto-chan exchanged a glance.

"Why do I suddenly feel like I don't want to help you? It seems more interesting this way."

Their eyes gleamed with gossip.

"You two better help me now! Otherwise, you're no longer welcome in my house! And you'll never get to eat my mom's cooking again."

The allure of the food seemed to slightly outweigh their gossip, and after a moment's serious consideration, the two nodded in agreement.

"What exactly was the bet?"

"Tian Chong has to complete the learning tasks I set for him. I'll test him then, and I need to achieve a certain score in a game before he finishes his learning tasks. By the way, have any of you guys ever studied video games?"

Kazumi raised her hand: "I have actually done some research on it. Because a boy I have a crush on really likes playing video games, so I wanted to learn how to play so that I could have something to talk about with him."

"Huh? Kazumi, you've found a new love again?" On-chan teased.

"So what if it is?" Kazumi retorted without any politeness.

Aiko interrupted the two of them and said, "Let's not discuss who Kazumi likes right now. Since you know how to play video games, Kazumi, quickly teach me how to achieve that score in that game, the sooner the better!"

"What game did Tian Chong say he was playing?" Kazumi asked, picking up the game console and fiddling with it.

This is a brand new game console, and she's not very familiar with it yet. She's only tried playing her neighbor's child's GBA a few times before.

She actually quite likes some of the casual games on the GBA, especially some of the dress-up games.

However, these kinds of games are usually not played for very long; people get bored with them after a while because they're only interested for a short time.

Aiko thought about it carefully for a moment, then said, "It seems to be some kind of ninja."

"Found it, it's called Fruit Ninja. Hmm? That's a strange name. Why is it called Fruit Ninja?"

Although she had never experienced the GSL handheld console before, the purpose of electronic products is to make them easy for people to use. Having experience playing handheld consoles before, Kazumi quickly became familiar with the operation.

Fruit Ninja, along with several other casual games, was placed in a secondary folder by Tian Chong, and Kazumi had to search for a while to find it.

What also caught Kazumi's attention was that there were several cute-looking icons in the same casual games folder.

The Angry Birds icon is a chubby red bird that looks so cute you just want to squish it.

The little crocodile loves to take baths, which reminds Kazumi of her own crocodile plush toy. It looks very similar, but instead of the crocodile's ferocious image, it looks just as cute.

Then there are several casual games such as Cut the Rope.

Each icon alone caught He Mei's eye.

I've never heard of these games before. Are they brand new games released on this new console?

Hmm, maybe I can try it out a little later?

But let's switch to Fruit Ninja for now.

Kazumi skillfully clicked to enter the main interface of Fruit Ninja, which only had a few very simple icons.

The three most prominent icons are for multiplayer mode, single-player mode, and the world leaderboard.

At this moment, Oto-chan and Aiko also came over, and the three of them stared at the screen with curiosity on their faces.

"Hmm, it doesn't seem like a game of fighting and killing. The art style isn't that cruel. Does Fruit Ninja mean that the characters are ninjas with fruit-shaped appearances?"

He Mei shook her head: "It doesn't seem like that. Look at these icons, they're all different kinds of fruit. I just don't know how to play them. I pressed a button but nothing happened."

She tried pressing the buttons on the game console randomly based on her memory of playing the game before, but the game interface did not respond at all.

But just then, a cartoon old man appeared on the screen.

"Ninja Apprentice, welcome to Fruit Ninja Academy! Here, you will become a Fruit Ninja Master through continuous challenges. Please strive to improve your skills. Now, swipe the screen to cut the fruit in the middle."

"Huh? What does swiping the screen mean?" Kazumi was a little confused.

This is unlike any of the games she's played before.

At this moment, Yin-chan suddenly had a bright idea. She stretched out her finger and tried to tap the screen, saying at the same time, "Is this how you swipe the screen?"

Kazumi instinctively said, "How could that be? This screen doesn't have..."

Click!

A crisp sound of fruit being sliced ​​rang out, followed by a splash of fruit juice spraying onto the background wall of the image, creating a very impactful scene.

Kazumi's mouth dropped open: "It really involves swiping the screen? What kind of game is this?"

Chapter 447 Three Cobblers

The three girls are now like curious babies.

This was something completely new that they had never seen before.

Touchscreens are not yet widely popular; at least in Japan, flip phones are still a popular type of telephone.

Of course, such flip phones already had the prototype of smartphones, and some basic software could be installed to add entertainment to the phone.

But it still can't compare to smartphones of later generations.

Therefore, the game console with touch functionality seemed very novel to the three girls.

"This fruit is so satisfying to cut." Yin Jiang looked at her slender fingers, then couldn't help but shove her hand into the screen.

A flash of light appeared on the screen, then the screen went dark, followed by three fruits, each with a different word associated with it.

Classic gameplay, arcade gameplay, and Zen-like gameplay.

There is a line of smaller text below the Arcade and Zen gameplay modes.

This mode is still under development and will be implemented for free online in the future. Please stay tuned.

Yinjiang felt that the fruit-cutting action was very good, so she couldn't help but tap the screen again. Soon, another blade of light appeared and slashed at the arcade mode.

But a dialog box popped up quickly.

This mode is still under development and will be implemented for free online in the future. Please stay tuned.

"Huh? Isn't this game complete yet?"

Kazumi shook her head: "I don't know, but it seems that for now we can only play the classic mode. Aiko, is this the classic mode that Tian Chong was talking about, where you get 200 points?"

"Yeah, I think so."

Aiko is also unsure.

"Never mind all that, let's play around with it first."

Unable to resist the urge to tap, Yinjiang tapped the screen again, slicing the fruit in classic mode, and then the screen returned to the main game interface.

Kazumi glanced at the top left corner and said, "Wow, look, the highest score in Classic Mode is just over 100. It must have been Tian Chong playing it, right? It's obvious that Tian Chong wasn't up to any good. He's so good at games, and he can only get 100 points. Aiko, can you do it?"

Aiko thought to herself that she had indeed been fooled by that scoundrel Tian Chong, but she was not willing to admit defeat so easily.

Aiko has always been a very strong-willed girl; otherwise, she wouldn't have maintained her position as the top student in school for so many years.

So even when it comes to games, Aiko believes she is no worse than that idiot Tian Chong.

"Of course, but we definitely need to practice, so that's what we're going to talk about today."

"Okay, I don't mind if you don't have any objections, but let me try it first."

Originally, Oto-chan wanted to say that she would try it first, but since Kazumi spoke first, she didn't say anything more and just stared at the screen with wide eyes.

"Hey, Hey, look, a fruit is flying up! Should we cut it open?"

"Huh? How do I cut it open?" Kazumi was a little confused.