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Of those two intact eyes, one was fake, but that fake eye recorded the truth.

How ironic...

She opened her mouth silently.

Kuroda, the idiot, and even Akita all paid the price with their lives to bring Sagawa to justice, while he, the gamer, survived in the end.

How ironic...

The fool finally realized his mistake and fought to the death with Sagawa to protect himself; Kuroda used himself as bait to avoid danger and falling into the abyss; Akita resolutely gave up the life he had always held onto for his master...

And what about yourself?

What did you do?

What role did I play?

Intense emotions filled her heart as if they were tangible.

"Sister is sister, it was you who pulled me out of the mental prison that had been holding me captive forever!"

In a daze, she seemed to see the illusory figure of the fool appear in front of her. He was still grinning foolishly, and his eyes were still incredibly clear, but the expression on his face was more natural than before.

"No, I, I didn't..." Miura Yumiko desperately wiped away the tears on her face.

“Miura, you are stronger than anyone else. Your presence gave me the motivation to persevere.”

Kuroda's phantom also appeared beside her, but this time he was no longer the unshaven, wild man he once was, but a kind, clean-faced middle-aged man in a suit.

"I'm sorry, Kuroda, I shouldn't have yelled at you..."

Yumiko Miura bit her lip, but tears still streamed down her face.

"Wang Wang Wang!"

Akita's phantom appeared at her feet, circling around her. It no longer looked old and worn out, but as cute as a newborn puppy.

"Akita...wuwuwuwu..."

She could no longer bear it and burst into tears.

A strange power slowly emerged from her body, and Miura Yumiko involuntarily reached out her hand.

A soft white light twisted and deformed in her hand, eventually turning into a card.

The idiot, Kuroda, Akita, and the dog smiled at her, then turned into a ray of white light and melted into the card.

On the card, under the full moon, a komainu stands on a hilltop, howling at the sky. Its fierce aura gives people a sense of dread.

Behind the komainu stood the phantoms of the fool, Kuroda, and Miura Yumiko herself.

They seemed to be joking around, or perhaps they were just laughing.

Click click click...

Cracks began to appear in the surrounding space, but Miura Yumiko ignored them.

She simply clutched the card tightly to her chest, weeping silently.

Volume 1: Chapter 38 The Arcade Battle Begins

Ruri Gokou was carrying the groceries she had bought on her way home.

People come and go around her, but those who pass by can't help but glance at her a few more times.

Ruri Gokou has long, jet-black hair with neatly trimmed bangs, snow-white skin, slender and delicate eyes, and a striking beauty mark under her left eye. She is also the epitome of a beautiful girl, a standard beauty that couldn't be more perfect, and the kind of Japanese-style beauty that is very popular.

But, well, this is Chiba, and what's one thing you don't lack is beautiful women.

If it were just her appearance, she might not attract the attention of passersby; it's mainly her outfit.

Her all-black Gothic Lolita outfit paired with her Japanese-style beauty was strangely harmonious, making her look like a beautiful girl who had really stepped out of a manga, which was very eye-catching.

Although people around her frequently stared at her, Gokou Ruri didn't care.

All she wanted to do was get home and cook. She had been on duty at school and was a little late. By the time she got home, her two younger sisters were starving, so she had to quickly change her clothes and run out to buy groceries.

"Hey, why are you bothering me like this?"

At that moment, a male voice caught her attention, mainly because the voice had a strange allure.

She couldn't help but look at the person; it was a blue-haired boy.

'Is that uniform from Soubu High School?'

Ruri Gokou is currently in her third year of junior high school and will be entering high school next semester. Therefore, Sobu High School and Toyonosaki High School, which are close to her residence, have become her primary targets for high school. As a result, she knows a little about the uniforms of the two schools. Compared to Toyonosaki High School, she is more eager to attend Sobu High School, after all, Sobu High School is known as the key school with the highest deviation value in Chiba City.

Since he's from Zongwu High School, he must be an upperclassman.

Ruri Gokou was secretly thinking to herself, without giving any thought to whether she had the ability to get into Soubu High School.

Maybe she's just more confident!

"Hey, don't be like that. After all, we've been comrades-in-arms through thick and thin, haven't we?"

The person talking to the blue-haired senior was a woman with short, gradient-colored hair.

"I haven't seen you share the joys and sorrows much, all I've seen is you shamelessly sticking with me."

‘Hiss~’

Ruri Gokou gasped. This senior was incredibly aggressive, and this aggression was directed at a beautiful young woman with short hair.

This is extremely rare.

It was so rare that Gokou Ruri completely forgot about her two hungry younger sisters and chose to slow down and secretly eat melon seeds.

"...Name your price, how much will it take for you to delete that video?"

The short-haired woman was clearly annoyed by her senior's antics, and suddenly blurted out this sentence.

video?

What video?

In an instant, all sorts of doujinshi she had read flashed through Gokou Ruri's mind, and a look of shock immediately appeared on her madoka face.

Could it be that kind of...

She blushed slightly, but from her wide eyes, it was clear that the blush wasn't from shyness, but from excitement.

She simply put the dishes aside, then pretended to take out her phone and start tapping away, but her eyes kept glancing in this direction, and her ears would twitch every now and then.

Yuuki Osamu: "..."

He glanced speechlessly at the gothic girl standing by the roadside, pretending to be playing on her phone while secretly observing. Did you have to be so obvious?

"Do I look like I'm short of money?"

Yuki Risa spread out his hands.

Yukino Yukinoshita carefully observed that Soubu High School's uniform was still the original school uniform without any modifications, and there was a... pendant hanging around her neck?

She shook her head and said bluntly, "I don't see where you're rich."

Yuuki Osamu: "..."

He laughed in exasperation. "Me, short of money?"

He immediately pointed to the arcade on the street and said, "How about this, you play a game with me. If you win, I'll delete the video. If I win, you have to run out into the street and transform again, okay?"

Yukino Yukinoshita laughed in exasperation: "Putting aside how superhuman your physical abilities and reactions are, the bet itself is unfair. You don't lose anything regardless of winning or losing, do you?"

"Are you a child?" Yuuki raised an eyebrow. "You don't actually believe there's such a thing as absolute fairness in this world, do you? No way, you're not as naive as Nino, are you?"

Yukinoshita Yono: "..."

This bastard...

Not to mention Yukino Yukinoshita, even Ruri Gokou, who was secretly observing from the side, couldn't help but click her tongue in amazement. This senior is too straight!

Even she thought this short-haired older sister was beautiful, so how could he be so heartless?

Even she found the sarcastic tone somewhat irritating...

Seeing Yukino's frustrated expression, Yuuki chuckled and said, "So, do you agree or not?"

"impossible."

Yukinoshita Haruno sneered; how could she possibly agree to such a condition?

Seeing that he was about to lose his fun, Yuuki stroked his chin and thought for a moment, then pulled a gleaming gold brick from his pocket: "How about this, I'll add this to my bet?"

"what is this?"

The gleaming golden bricks immediately attracted the attention of everyone present, and even pedestrians on the roadside couldn't help but stop and look in this direction.

People are always drawn to things that are golden, regardless of gender.

Yuki Osamu chuckled, glanced at the people around him, and raised the golden brick high, proclaiming loudly, "What is this? This is a gold brick, of course!"

Gold, gold bricks?!

"You...you're kidding, right?"

Faced with such a large gold brick, even Yukino Yukinoshita couldn't help but stutter a little.

"Ha~"

Yuki handed the gold brick to her, gesturing for her to inspect it.

Yukinoshita touched it, then pinched it, her face full of disbelief: "It's actually true!"

Wow!

This immediately caused a huge uproar.

The surrounding crowd surged forward immediately, and even Gokou Ruri couldn't help but step forward to watch.

As for the vegetables left aside and the hungry younger sister at home... let's eat some watermelon first. It shouldn't matter if the two younger sisters go hungry for a while; they're used to being hungry anyway...

Moreover, she had a vague feeling that this incredibly abstract senior might pull off some shocking revelation...

"Hmph↗↘"

Seeing that people were gathering around, Yuki Osamu revealed a president-like smile, tossed the large gold brick in his hand a few times, and began to chant.

Do you know how heavy this gold brick is?

The surrounding crowd shook their heads.

"Fifty kilograms, or 100 jin, or 50,000 grams, would be more than 400 million yen."

The crowd erupted in an uproar, their eyes glued to the gold brick in Yukiri's hand, completely forgetting why he could so easily toss a hundred-pound gold brick with one hand.

"Over 400 million yen, that should be enough for you to eat, drink, and have fun for a lifetime, right?"

Not only that, it's been two lifetimes!

Ruri Gokou roared wildly in her heart.

"Now, you have that opportunity!"

Yuuki Risa suddenly donned a white cloak, then forcefully flicked it towards the arcade behind him: "Everyone here today, if you can defeat me in the game, this gold brick is yours!"

Back then, the club president organized a city-wide tournament just to play cards, so it's perfectly reasonable for me, Yuki, to throw out a gold brick today just to play video games!

The surroundings went silent for a moment, then a huge commotion exploded out!

"Really?!"

"Holy shit, holy shit, holy shit..."

"No way, would anyone really be willing to spend such a huge gold brick to play games?"

The people around them became excited, though some also expressed doubts.

"Hmph↗↘"

Yuki Osamu snorted coldly: "Whether I have this ability or not, you can ask the lady next to me. Her surname is Yukinoshita. I think some of you must know her, right?"

Instantly, everyone's eyes fell on Yukinoshita, who was standing to the side, dumbfounded.