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

and selling them on the internet, I was able to make

suddenly smiled as she thought of something, "Alright

I frowned

I'll pay for the next fifteen games, and if in those fifteen games you manage to get even one bear,

terms of the bet,

Fifteen tries?

and I

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

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

already her fiftieth try, and she had still not got a bear. The machine was rigged and Emma knew it. There was no way she was going to lose this

was her chance to get

her best to keep

me. Regardless of place,

"What if I lose?"

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

terms, I tilted my head "Apologize? Apologize for

with her arms still crossed, Emma

have I ever been rude

bared her teeth

"ehh...okay, sure?"

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

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

was that confident

look on her face, Emma extended

see for how long you can keep that arrogant attitude of yours. I'll use

smiled

be humiliated,

Amanda, Emma said, "Amanda,

her eyes between me and Emma,

"Okay"

fifteen was instantly displayed on the right side of the machine as the mechanical claw returned to its

"I won't be polite"

I

one swift motion, 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

workers tended to change the strength of the claw throughout the day. Knowing this, I knew that I

"Perfect"

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

at me intently, Emma snorted, "Hmph, I

believed that the game was

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

"...w-what! Impossible!"

"I

her stupor, Emma gritted her teeth,

brow, I teased "What, you not going to

said I'm not! Amanda let's get

teeth, Emma tried to drag Amanda aways. At the moment she wanted to bury herself inside of

She was too embarrassed.

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

going to let you run away after only

No, no, no.

thoroughly crush her pride

at me in confusion

"Watch me"

I once again repeated the

resist the urge to mock me, "I guess

her from the corner of my

"Oh really?"

"Yup, just dumb luck"

once again turned my attention back to the claw machine. Repeating the same process as before, this time I succeeded. Opening her eyes wide open, Emma's mouth dropped

"W-what! How come!"

Emma, I mocked

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

around me. Not minding it

"And that's the sixth!"

of the fifteen tries, the total harvest came to six

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

"Y-you're cheating!"

were using before. If I had cheated someone would've been

to refute, Emma dejectedly lowered her

"Here"

threw one of the teddies in Amanda's direction.

I don't need this

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

gave

five were

"Thank you"

teddy, Amanda's face

her reaction, I

the moment she was very happy. I could tell since whenever Amanda

a small character

said "Let's go Amanda, I'm no longer

"Okay"

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