The Author's POV

Chapter 198

"How much do you want to change?"

"Let's go with 5,000 U first"

With a bright smile, the cashier of the arcade greeted me. Handing my card to the cashier, the cashier quickly scanned the card and handed me a black card along with my bank card.

"Thank you for your patronage"

"Yup"

"Sure"

I took the card and turned around.

To be honest, I was just as excited as Emma was. I loved arcades. Glancing behind me, I looked at Kevin who was patiently waiting in line and shouted.

"I'm gonna go play some games, meet me once you're done"

Turning his head, Kevin nodded his head.

"Sure"

"Alright"

...

Roaming the arcade, I couldn't decide on which game to play first.

'Which game should I play first? Hmm, should I try the classics or the new ones? Oh, that one over there looks nice'

There were just so many games that I wanted to play.

From the virtual race car game to 4D Pac-man, there were just so many options to choose from.

"...this is rigged!"

Whilst I was pondering on which game I should play, I suddenly heard a familiar voice in the distance.

Without even needing to look at who the voice belonged to, I instantly knew that it belonged to Emma.

Turning around and glancing in her direction, I spotted her fiercely staring at the machine before her. Poor Amanda was next to her trying to calm her down.

The sight looked rather comical.

"Emma, please don't shout"

"Is money what you want!? Take it, I've got enough for the likes of you!"

Ignoring Amanda, Emma furiously glared at the machine as she cursed.

'Ah, she's playing the crane game'

With her hand carefully controlling the joystick of the machine, Emma's lips were plucked outwards as she fully immersed herself in the game.

Lowering the crane, Emma successfully picked up a stuffed teddy. Excitedly looking at Amanda, Emma exclaimed.

"I can feel it, this time I'm going to win!"

"mhm"

Having heard the same words more than five times already, Amanda bitterly nodded her head.

"I've got this, come on..."

With her tongue out, Emma slowly moved the joystick. She was so immersed in the game that she did not notice me coming from behind her. Controlling the joystick, Emma tried to move the claw towards the small hole on the bottom left of the machine.

-Plap!

Unfortunately, she failed as the teddy bear fell before she could reach the hole. When she saw this, Emma's face turned red.

"Shit!"

Sitting down on the machine next to her, I said "That's not how you do it"

Turning around, Emma shouted, "Who is it?"

"It's me"

Finally noticing me, Emma's voice became monotonous, "Ah, it's you"

"What an enthusiastic reply"

"What? did you want me to be excited or something?"

Shaking my head, I pointed at the machine before her and said "Nevermind that, you're playing the game wrong"

Raising her brow, Emma mocked "What? Are you some kind of expert or something?"

Nodding my head, I proudly puffed my chest, "In fact I am"

This was not a lie.

game was because back on earth I used

the internet, I was able to make a small profit. With that, I

one bit, Emma suddenly smiled as she thought of something, "Alright if you're such an expert, how

I frowned

the next fifteen games, and if in those fifteen games you manage to get even one bear, It'll count as my loss. However, if you don't get any bear during those fifteen tries, It'll count as

the bet, I almost laughed

Fifteen tries?

and I

slightly. With a solemn expression on my face, I nodded

my interest, Emma laughed inside of her heart. She knew that

got a bear. The machine was rigged and Emma knew it. There was no

was her chance to get

her best to keep a

you win, dinner's on me.

"What if I lose?"

Crossing her arms, Emma cocked her head up a little, "If you lose I want you to apologize

the terms, I tilted my head "Apologize?

Emma gritted

When have I ever been

bared her

"ehh...okay, sure?"

she was being, with a confused look on my face

didn't know what she was talking about, it didn't really matter.

was that confident in

look on her face, Emma extended her hand,

can keep that arrogant attitude of yours.

attitude, I smiled

be humiliated, don't blame me for

said, "Amanda, you can

eyes between me and Emma,

"Okay"

the machine as the mechanical claw returned to its regular position. Standing up and taking the seat next

"I won't be polite"

I took the

right. Stopping right before one of the bears, standing up I looked around the machine to see if I had

to make the game harder, the workers tended to change the strength of the claw throughout the day. Knowing

"Perfect"

sitting back down I pressed

Emma snorted, "Hmph, I wanna see where your

firmly believed that the game was

no way he could

up and deposited the bear in the bottom left compartment. Staring at the bear in

"...w-what! Impossible!"

"I guess dinner

from her stupor, Emma gritted her

you not going

said I'm not! Amanda

At the moment she wanted to bury herself inside of

She was too embarrassed.

was about to leave, I shouted "Wait, who said

think I'm just going to let you run away after only

No, no, no.

to thoroughly crush her pride

looked at me in confusion

"Watch me"

the same process. This time, I

couldn't resist the urge to mock me, "I guess you

at her from the corner of my eyes,

"Oh really?"

"Yup, just dumb luck"

Repeating the same process as before, this time I succeeded. Opening her eyes wide open, Emma's mouth dropped to

"W-what! How come!"

at Emma, I mocked

up and down unevenly. Not bothered by this, I turned my

as a crowd slowly formed around me. Not minding it one bit, I skillfully controlled the joystick and once

"And that's the sixth!"

after I used up all of the fifteen tries, the total harvest came to

stood by the side looked as though she had seen a ghost as her complexion was extremely pale. Pointing at

"Y-you're cheating!"

If I had cheated someone would've been able to tell. Moreover, you were right next to me the whole

lowered her

"Here"

the teddies in Amanda's direction. Confused, she asked,

I don't

been staring at the bears with a longing look on her face. I wasn't dense. With her secretly loving cute things, I knew that

gave her

other five were

"Thank you"

teddy, Amanda's face did

I

though it did not show from her expression, at the moment she was very happy. I could tell since whenever Amanda was happy,

character trait that she

I'm no

"Okay"

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