Chapter 22: You Won, I Lost
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Takahashi's hand dragging the joystick froze, and the brave man on the screen also paused. Fortunately, there was still a lot of advance left, and he quickly corrected his moves and continued the game.
Whether it's made in Japan or in Germany, arcade sticks and buttons, which are frequently used and subjected to violence from time to time, are always prone to breakage.
Normally, it's not a big deal, at most thanks to a coin. Even, most arcade arcades notify the boss, and the boss compensates the player for the coins spent on the arcade.
Takahashi didn't think of this before, because it was the arcade machine downstairs of Hudson at the beginning, and the red and white machine used to hold the competition later. It's all about care and maintenance, in order to prevent this kind of problem from happening during the game.
But...... Right now......
Lack of experience kills people, Takahashi shook the joystick that the spring in it may not bounce back, and continued to manipulate the brave to jump and attack.
"He doesn't seem to be able to do it!~"
"This one must be a thermal power plant! A thermal power machine is not as good as a nuclear power plant, and I will have to play Matsumoto in the future." β
The rest of the people looked at him with disdain, as if they were not interested in his metaphysical system.
He looked around him, although they didn't scoff at his theory, but they didn't look very highly upright on him, he sadly put on his headphones, used Sony's latest Walkman, and went to the corner to lick his wounds alone.
"This ...... The thrust of the dry battery is still not good! The bass is not heavy, and the treble is not accurate. I heard that there is the latest lithium-ion battery, buy one tomorrow!"
It's the first time I've seen someone play a game duel on the spot. Moreover, this duel is also closely related to himself.
For more than ten years, I have been feeling that life is as plain as water, and my mind is always as plain as water, but it is the first time that I feel the feeling of worrying and boiling.
Takahashi's current form is obviously not good, whether it is the people around him or the little geisha herself, you can see this.
"Come on!"
The little geisha shouted loudly for the first time, and the people around her looked at her in surprise, and her little face turned red with shame. I want to lower my head and hide myself like an ostrich, but I am worried that as soon as I bow my head, Takahashi will lose.
"Plus...... Come on!" The little geisha blushed and gestured at Takahashi to cheer under the gaze of everyone.
Of course, Takahashi won't be like in movies and comics, hearing the cute girl cheering up, he will suddenly be full of energy, and the small universe will explode.
Video games, especially games that emphasize reflexes. What is needed is not a momentary surge in strength, but audacity and carefulness.
The duel of masters is often not about who is stronger. Every video game has its own rules, and no matter how strong a person is, he or she reaches the limit of human reflexes, which is that level.
Therefore, it is more of a competition of psychological quality. If you have good psychological quality, make fewer mistakes and make mistakes later, the probability of winning will be high. Poor psychological quality, making many mistakes, and making mistakes early. It will be like a nerve knife, facing a god who is weaker than himself, and when he encounters someone who is similar to his own level, it is easy for his mentality to become erratic.
Takahashi's psychological quality is definitely good, which is not to say. However, sometimes it is useless to have a good psychological quality, and there are many things in the real world that are not transferred by human will.
For example, Takahashi can fix the broken rocker with a new spring, but he can't restore it to normal by his own will.
While Takahashi was walking on thin ice, there was a sudden angry shout from Matsumoto's side, "Bastard!"
"Boss, how long has it been since you had maintained this arcade machine?Why are the buttons broken!?I'm in a duel! This ...... Because of your broken machine, I lost!"
Matsumoto is not angry, it is already a little intimidating, and it is naturally even more terrifying when he is angry.
The boss is neither humble nor arrogant, he has eaten so much rice, what kind of person has never seen it? If he really didn't have two brushes, he wouldn't be able to open a mixed arcade hall.
He had an apologetic smile on his face, but he said indifferently in his bones, "It's my negligence that the machine is broken, but you can see so many people playing every day, and you don't have time to maintain us." Well, I'll give you back the coins for this game, what do you think?"
Takahashi glanced at the strong man, and saw that the game was indeed over, he did not cheat, he also sold a flaw, and let the brave man die under the attack of the monster.
He was a little shaky, and in order to straighten the joystick that would not rebound, and to ensure stable operation, Takahashi's left hand was really tired.
There don't seem to be many accidents, and it is estimated that no one will try to clear so many weeks of "Demon World Village", Takahashi, who has cleared more than six weeks, ranks first on the leaderboard, and where he entered the name, he typed the abbreviation of his name, "GQ." β
"GQ? I think I've heard of it somewhere. β
"I remember! Isn't GQ Takahashi!
"You mean that Takahashi, who became famous in Akihabara?"
"That's right!"
"Didn't he blow it up? didn't he just lie to those kids?"
"Are you stupid? If you really don't have some strength, those children can worship him so much? Do you see that there are so many people who want to follow his path now, who has reached the heights he once reached?"
"That's what you're talking about...... However, I have also watched Takahashi's show...... It's that Yu-Gi-Oh showdown. Takahashi in there doesn't look very much like this one, that Takahashi either wears a hat or has a red belt tied to his forehead, and he looks silly......"
"I think you're really stupid! You can't even tell the difference between the real and the fake? Do you think he's really stupid enough to win so many people?
Do you think he's really stupid, why didn't Hudson pick up a game star with the same influence after he left Hudson?
Acting! That's acting! Do you think that those reality shows on TV really don't have scripts, and they rely entirely on the stars to play freely?"
"What? reality shows are all acting!?" There seemed to be a voice of shattering three views, "How could it be acted! What's going on! Asami-chan is so cute, is it all fake?"
"Of course it's fake! You're still too naΓ―ve! You're too young! Do you know what I do? I haven't been to any of the crews! I'll tell you, those celebrities actually ...... in private."
"Woo...... You don't say any more. The fragile three-view shatterer cried sadly.
"Hey, boy, my machine broke down, and you got lucky enough to win a game. You win this game, you're very good, are you interested in competing with me for anything else?" Matsumoto said to Takahashi after talking to the arcade owner.
Takahashi smiled bitterly, and he said, "No, my hand is a little uncomfortable, and it is easy to get hurt if I play again." Your machine is broken, it's your bad luck, it's not that I won. β
Matsumoto was not as rough as he looked, he looked at Takahashi's left hand that was hiding behind him, but still trembling, and then at the arcade machine that Takahashi had just played.
He went over and shook the arcade stick, which had been crooked, and asked, "When did it break?"
"At the beginning of the six-week program. Takahashi replied.
"You win, I lose. Matsumoto said sincerely.
"Then you won't embarrass her, will you?" Takahashi tilted his head to look at the little geisha.
"Haha! I'm willing to lose, of course not!" Matsumoto said with an exaggerated smile.