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.

reason why I was so good at this game was because

was able to make

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

I frowned "A

elaborated, "Yeah, how 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 my loss. However, if you don't get any bear during those fifteen tries, It'll count as my

of the bet, I

Fifteen tries?

need two and

solemn expression on my face, I nodded my head,

Emma laughed inside of her heart.

still not got a bear. The machine was rigged and

was her chance to get back

keep a straight

on me.

"What if I lose?"

Emma cocked her head up a

the terms, I tilted my head

Emma gritted

I ever

bared her teeth

"ehh...okay, sure?"

being, with a confused look

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

confident in

on her face,

can keep that arrogant attitude of yours. I'll use this chance to get

attitude, I smiled and shook her hand,

be humiliated, don't blame me for humiliating

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

eyes between me and Emma, Amanda

"Okay"

the right side of the machine as the mechanical claw returned

"I won't be polite"

seat, I

of the bears, standing up I looked around the machine to see

harder, the 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

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

that the

was no way he could

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 voice raised a

"...w-what! Impossible!"

said "I guess dinner

Emma gritted

I teased "What, you not

said I'm not! Amanda

Amanda aways. At the moment

She was too embarrassed.

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

let you run away after only

No, no, no.

was going to thoroughly crush her

Emma looked at me in confusion

"Watch me"

around, I once again repeated the

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

her from the corner of my eyes, my lips

"Oh really?"

"Yup, just dumb luck"

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

"W-what! How come!"

at Emma, I

her teeth together, Emma's chest heaved up and down unevenly. Not bothered by this, I turned

as a crowd slowly formed around me. Not minding it one bit, I skillfully

"And that's the sixth!"

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

though she had seen a ghost as her

"Y-you're cheating!"

eyes, I retorted, "I've been using the same machine you were using before. If I had cheated someone would've been able

Emma dejectedly lowered her head in

"Here"

casually threw one of the teddies in Amanda's

don't need this

longing look on her face.

I gave her

other five were for

"Thank you"

and taking the teddy, Amanda's

her reaction, I

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

a small character

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

"Okay"

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