I'm just an internet cafe owner

"Boss? Are your eyes bothering you?"

"... "

Liu Yuan sighed and said softly, "My meaning is very clear: you should have a proper talk with her!"

"What are you talking about?"

"You... learn from Kisaragi!"

Liu Yuan didn't know how to teach this aspect.

Talent.

Liu Yuan walked up to Mu Geng and the elf, and said in a voice that only those present could hear, "The elf, right? You like him, don't you?"

"No, no, no...do we look that much like a couple?"

The elf, who had initially tried to deny it three times, turned completely red. At this moment, Liu Yuan was certain: this elf was a tsundere. And the kind of tsundere who was all tsundere and only had a little bit of pride.

Liu Yuan and Mu Geng spoke at the same time: "Arrogance ruins a life."

"What? Huh?"

The elf's expression froze, while Liu Yuan calmly said, "Based on Shimazaki Yosuke's description, he lives on Earth and plays games from the 20th century. Therefore, he shouldn't have the concept of tsundere when he travels through time."

Kisara then asked, "When did the concept of tsundere (a character archetype in anime/manga) emerge?"

Liu Yuan shook his head and said, "It's hard to say. It's too difficult to trace the origins of this thing, but I know that Asuka from Evangelion is definitely a common character. But these things are not important."

"Elf, let me ask you a question: do you really like him?"

"I…"

The elf looked left and right, and after confirming that Yosuke Shimazaki wasn't watching, she nodded cautiously.

"Tsk!"

"W-what's wrong?"

"It's nothing, I just feel you two are quite well-matched, yes! You're very similar on a spiritual level. So, dear Elf, do you want to get into his heart, do you want him to understand your feelings?"

Kisara continued Liu Yuan's words, saying, "You wouldn't want the person you like to be taken away by someone else, would you?"

"do not want!"

A smile appeared on Liu Yuan's lips. At that moment, Takashima Yuna understood. From the day the branch opened, Liu Yuan had said that they should cater to customers' preferences and make them feel dependent on the internet cafe based on their purpose.

Yosuke Shimazaki's reliance is on games, and this spirit has great strength and seems to have no difficulties, except for some emotional problems. So, we need to cater to her interests and work on her emotional needs.

However, Yuna Takashima felt that doing this might be a bit inappropriate, what if Yosuke Shimazaki wasn't interested?

Liu Yuan silently shook his head. He could tell that as long as the elf lady in front of him was a little more frank in her pursuit and he cultivated a little bit of affection for her, the two of them would definitely be together within a year at most.

Yosuke Shimazaki's personality is too easy to understand; he's a typical nice guy, and his emotional intelligence isn't low either. It's just…

Glancing at Yosuke Shimazaki's condition, he shook his head helplessly. The pressure he had been under since transmigrating had caused him to constantly suppress his emotions with magic, resulting in a slight problem with his emotional system.

He must stop using the magic that seals memories and emotions, and the elf must be a little more frank. If that happens, his emotional system should return to normal in a year, and he should be able to sense the elf's affection. Then everything will be fine.

"My dear elf! Let me tell you, Yosuke Shimazaki really loves games. Since you like him, why don't you try out different games with him? Besides, you're quite wealthy, aren't you?"

"Money? There is a little bit..."

The elf glanced at the price on the screen. Although she couldn't understand the details, the price was enough for her to spend for a month with just one mission, so there was no problem.

"That's fine. I won't teach you any strategy tips, but I will teach you what gamers like most."

What kinds of games do gamers like? That's hard to say. However, the vast majority of gamers enjoy having friends who share their interests, or even who they can play games with.

If the spirit couldn't understand what Yosuke Shimazaki said before, it will be able to understand everything in the future if it comes here and comes with Yosuke Shimazaki.

"it is good!"

The elf agreed without hesitation.

Just as Liu Yuan and Kisara began teaching her the basic game content and technical terms, Tanjiro pushed open the door and walked in.

Good morning, boss!

"Morning!"

"Boss, this money, do you think it could buy me a lifetime..."

Liu Yuan looked up and saw that Tanjiro had pulled out a large sum of money. Tanjiro explained sheepishly, "I gained some money after becoming a member of the Demon Slayer Corps. I calculated it, and my monthly allowance is enough to easily cover my internet expenses for a month..."

Being a Demon Slayer is a high-risk profession. Since the Demon Slayer's lord can't support them in battle, he can only provide the greatest possible financial assistance. Even newcomers like Tanjiro receive very generous sums of money.

These tools are more than enough for Tanjiro to use online.

After Yuna Takashima collected the money and helped Tanjiro settle the amount, Tanjiro happily went online.

Seeing someone using the internet, he plopped down next to Yosuke Shimazaki. Sensing someone's presence, he took off his glasses and greeted them warmly.

"Hello."

"Hi there~ Hey? What game are you playing?"

"resident Evil."

"Resident Evil... I've heard the boss talk about it."

Yosuke Shimazaki recalled, "It was a really fun game, want to play together?"

"I…"

Tanjiro wanted to refuse, but when he smelled the kindness and innocence emanating from Yosuke Shimazaki, he nodded in agreement.

Chapter 109 Elves and Orcs Fight Contra

The elf, having listened to Liu Yuan and Kisara's many suggestions and memorized everything, skipped over. But when she saw Shimazaki Yosuke and Tanjiro simultaneously playing Resident Evil 6 and activating Chris's route, she...

Everyone was almost startled out of the original drawing.

"Boss... he, he..."

"Him? Oh! Tanjiro! He's also a customer of this branch. Huh? They actually hang out together? Interesting."

Liu Yuan glanced at the game they were playing, Resident Evil 6, and the two of them immediately engaged in a heated exchange. Tanjiro, after all, had undergone professional training in Rainbow Six Siege, so wielding the weapons and equipment from the Chris route was a piece of cake.

Especially after seeing the zombies, these creatures that were so similar to ghosts gave him a strange sense of familiarity.

"Be careful, zombies can't be killed by two shots."

"There might be a tyrant. In my experience, if a tyrant appears, we should start running."

"tyrant?"

"Very powerful, an unkillable monster except at the end. The big boss."

"Understood, Mr. Shimazaki, be careful."

"Hmph, watch me dodge to the limit with this level."

In the spirit's imagination, it was a story of joyful interaction between itself and Yosuke Shimazaki. He taught it how to play games, and the two gradually grew closer, until finally…

But now…

The elf looked at Liu Yuan and Mu Geng with teary eyes, and the two of them simultaneously spread their hands, showing expressions of helplessness.

Who would have thought that two people from completely different worlds, with entirely different living environments and ages, could play games together after just a casual chat? Keep in mind that from teaching the sprite how to communicate with game players to actually going online, the whole process took less than ten minutes.

In ten minutes, Yosuke Shimazaki and Tanjiro were playing together. It felt like going to an internet cafe to play a game with friends, only to find out while you were in the bathroom that your friends had started a game with complete strangers in the internet cafe.

Grass, it's sprouted.

Looking at Yosuke Shimazaki's smiling face, the spirit almost burst out feeling wronged. But she quickly composed herself; after all, Tanjiro was a man, and if he were a woman, she would have no one to blame but herself.

According to Liu Yuan, she started trying out various games, but she wasn't particularly interested in Resident Evil, the Old Man's Ring, or even Rainbow Six Siege. However, when she saw the introduction to Contra, she showed an expression of interest.

Like an old man's ring, a classic riddle-solving person. Resident Evil—too many, too chaotic, and she's still waiting for Yosuke Shimazaki to teach her. Minecraft? Not interested in the art style, and she prefers fighting to farming. The same goes for Chinese Paladin; in her eyes, it's similar to an old man's ring—sounds mysterious and unbelievable.

But Contra is different; its introduction is very simple: fight monsters, fight monsters, and fight monsters again.

She also found the weapons and equipment on the screen very appealing; the guns were large and looked incredibly powerful. Turning to look at Yosuke Shimazaki, whose attention was completely focused on Resident Evil, she sighed and decided to try playing Contra to pass the time.

The game wasn't particularly difficult overall, and the sprite was set to game difficulty, so it was basically all fighting and killing. However, due to a lack of experience, she ran out of lives when she reached the fifth level, the student, and the game ended.

"It's quite interesting..."

She saw the option to continue the game, and just as she was about to continue, she suddenly had a strange feeling. Taking off her glasses and turning around, she saw Yosuke Shimazaki intently watching her play Contra.

"Hey? An orc? Want to come along?"

The elf knew that Contra could be played online, and if they could play together...

"Okay."

Although he's a loyal Sega fan, he's naturally played classic games like Contra, especially the in-game menus.

Upon entering the game, he discovered a detail that the sprite had completely missed. A gamepad button had appeared on the game selection screen.

"Up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right, B, A, B, A. This cheat code wasn't originally from Contra, but this game made it more widely known, and it actually works?

"what?"

"The cheat code for the game Contra. Using the cheat code will give you thirty lives."

"so much?"

She'd already played the game and knew some of its mechanics. For example, different weapons would fire different bullets, and getting 20,000 points would grant an extra life. But this cheat code—thirty extra lives at once! Wouldn't beating the game a breeze?

However, the skills don't stop there. Playing Contra in internet cafes allows players to fully immerse themselves in the game. In a more realistic combat scenario, you can't see aerial supplies, and without playing it yourself, you can't predict where defensive turrets and snipers are hiding.

In fact, in many places, crossfire could be ambushed without anyone knowing.

For an elf to reach level 5 on its first encounter with only two lives is already considered exceptionally talented.

"You're really good. I remember it clearly. The first time I played with my friend, we couldn't even get past the third level."

"Of course!"

After a moment of smug satisfaction, the elf asked curiously, "You're very familiar with this, aren't you?"

"Familiar? Hmm... Indeed, although it has become a real scene, many things have not changed. Follow me."

Feeling the chaos of the battlefield amidst the flying bullets and hearing the roars of monsters, the elf finally understood what Yosuke Shimazaki had meant by what he had said before.

In the game, she followed beside Yosuke Shimazaki, and as the two took turns firing at each other and advancing, she asked curiously, "Those experiences you've talked about before, are they similar to this game?"