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.

very reason why I was so good at this game was because back on earth I used this

bears and selling them on the internet, I was able to make a small profit.

believing my statement one bit, Emma suddenly smiled as she thought of something,

I frowned "A

for 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

bet, I almost

Fifteen tries?

need two and

With a solemn expression on my face, I nodded my head, "Sounds fair, what are the terms of the

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

The machine was rigged and Emma knew it. There was

her chance to

to keep a

on me. Regardless of

"What if I lose?"

her arms, Emma cocked her head up a little, "If you

terms, I tilted my head

Emma gritted her teeth "For

I ever been rude

she bared her teeth "Don't pretend

"ehh...okay, sure?"

a confused look on my face

was talking about, it didn't really matter. I was

that confident

on her face, Emma

you can keep that arrogant attitude of yours. I'll use this

smiled

you're asking to be humiliated, don't blame

Amanda, Emma said, "Amanda, you can attest for

between me and Emma, Amanda

"Okay"

her black card on the side of the machine, the number fifteen was instantly displayed on the right side of the machine as the mechanical claw returned to its regular position. Standing up and taking the seat next to it,

"I won't be polite"

I took the

to the right. Stopping right before one of the bears,

harder, the workers tended to change the strength of the claw throughout the day. Knowing this, I knew that I couldn't rely on the claw of the

"Perfect"

finding the right spot, sitting back down I pressed on the red button

snorted, "Hmph, I wanna see where your confidence comes

firmly believed that the game

was no way he could

she had spoken too soon. As soon as the claw clutched the bear, it quickly went back up and deposited the bear in the bottom left compartment. Staring at the bear in my hand

"...w-what! Impossible!"

said "I guess dinner is

Emma

"What, you not going to honor

not! Amanda let's

Emma tried to drag Amanda aways. At the moment

She was too embarrassed.

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

think I'm just going to let

No, no, no.

to thoroughly crush her pride

her footsteps, Emma looked at me

"Watch me"

once again repeated the same process.

Emma felt slightly better as she couldn't resist the urge to mock me, "I

of my eyes, my

"Oh really?"

"Yup, just dumb luck"

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

"W-what! How come!"

at Emma, I mocked

her teeth together, Emma's chest heaved up and down unevenly. Not

I continuously harvested teddy bears as a crowd slowly formed around

"And that's the sixth!"

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

though she had seen a ghost as her

"Y-you're cheating!"

I had cheated someone would've been able

to refute, Emma dejectedly lowered her head

"Here"

the teddies

it, I don't need

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

gave

other five were

"Thank you"

and taking the teddy,

her reaction, I shook

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

small character trait that she

tugging Amanda's sleeves, Emma said "Let's go Amanda, I'm no longer in the

"Okay"

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