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.

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

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

Emma suddenly smiled as she thought of something, "Alright if you're such

frowned "A

about this. I'll pay for the next fifteen games, and if in those fifteen games you manage to get even one bear, It'll count as

the terms of the bet, I

Fifteen tries?

even need two and I was

to keep a straight face, I frowned slightly. With a solemn expression on my face, I nodded my head, "Sounds

caught my interest, Emma laughed inside of her heart. She

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

to get

her best to keep a straight face,

you win, dinner's on me.

"What if I lose?"

her head up a little, "If you lose I want

the terms, I tilted my head "Apologize?

with her arms still crossed, Emma gritted her teeth "For being rude to

I ever

me, she bared her teeth "Don't

"ehh...okay, sure?"

she was being, with a confused look on my face I didn't ask for more

I didn't know what she was talking about,

was that confident in my

look on her face, Emma extended her

that arrogant attitude of yours. I'll use this chance

by her attitude, I smiled and shook her hand,

asking to be humiliated, don't

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

between me and Emma, Amanda helplessly nodded her

"Okay"

was instantly displayed on the right side of the machine as the mechanical claw returned to its regular position.

"I won't be polite"

I

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

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 machine. Only proper

"Perfect"

down I pressed on the red

snorted, "Hmph, I wanna see where your confidence

that the

no way

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 in disbelief, Emma's face turned red as her

"...w-what! Impossible!"

said "I

stupor, Emma gritted

teased "What, you not

Amanda let's get out of

Emma tried to drag Amanda aways. At the moment

She was too embarrassed.

was about to leave,

to let you run

No, no, no.

was going to thoroughly crush her pride

footsteps, Emma looked at me in confusion "You're

"Watch me"

the

better as she couldn't resist the urge to

at her from the corner of my eyes, my

"Oh really?"

"Yup, just dumb luck"

the claw machine. Repeating the same process as before, this time I succeeded. Opening

"W-what! How come!"

at Emma, I mocked

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

teddy bears as a crowd slowly formed around me. Not minding

"And that's the sixth!"

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

looked as though she had seen a ghost as

"Y-you're cheating!"

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

refute, Emma dejectedly lowered her head in defeat.

"Here"

casually threw one of the

it, I don't need

beginning, Amanda had 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 she wanted the

I gave her

five

"Thank you"

the teddy, Amanda's

I shook my

the moment she was very happy. I could tell since whenever Amanda was happy, her brows tended

small character

I'm no longer in the

"Okay"

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