Isekaid 40ish Man Returns, Regressed as a Peerless 17-Year-Old - Chapter 5.07

「Eh? What? What should I do?」

Yui is puzzled by the display she sees for the first time.

「You’re going to start playing against the person sitting in front of you. You won’t be able to win right away so just enjoy it as a practice.」

「Ah, understood!」

Yui was so excited when they started to fight but lost miserably.

It was a complete defeat.

「I see….it’s completely different compared to fighting against the CPU….the characteristics, the technique, the system….and most importantly, you have to be able to see through the other’s quirks….」

As people began to line up behind, I took Yui’s arm as she’s still mumbling and staring at the screen. That made her stand from her seat.

I pulled Yui’s hand and took her to a place where there were few people.

「Being strong in offense is important but defending and counter attacking are also important….? The gap varied depending on the technique and the time it takes to hit….and there are many moves you can use so every turn is a complex rock-paper-scissors….」

I just noticed that we were holding hands. Just as Yui continues her mumbles, I let her go.

And then—

「Kazu, tell me everything you know about that game. I want to win.」

I nodded to Yui, who was staring straight at me.

In fact, she hates to lose and is a hard worker.

This is one of Yui’s charms.

“Do you want me to avenge you?” is what I almost said but I stopped myself.

「There’s a side-by-side console there. Let’s practice there.」

Although I couldn’t see it from the entrance, there was a table at the end of the store for those who didn’t want to play against someone.

Unlike the fighting consoles where two machines are connected, this one has two sets of joystick and buttons on one monitor.

We sat down side by side.

Our shoulders were naturally close to each other.

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I taught Yui everything I knew about the game.

That includes the lore and theories that even top players might not yet know this time.

I mobilized all the knowledge I had acquired as a future gamer.

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Yui instantly understood what I taught her and practiced with me as her training partner.

After two hours, she was so strong that the CPU is no longer her match.

It should have taken her weeks or months to get to this point….

In addition to being quick witted, her dynamic vision has probably been abnormally developed by fighting against variants.

「The guy from earlier, I wonder if he’s still here.」

Yui must have sensed a response.

Yui’s gaze swiveled toward the battlefield.

「It looks like he’s still here. Let’s go, Kazu.」

After watching the leather-jacketed man play a few games, Yui eventually sat down at the console in front and inserted a coin.

I sat behind her with my feet separated by shoulder length and crossed arms.

I was completely behind her in boyfriend mode.

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It was the busiest time of the day for the gesen and more and more office workers were coming home from work or club activities.

The gaming scene, where there are very few female players, a lot of spectators gather to see a very beautiful girl play.

Half of them are attracted to Yui’s looks and the other half are scoffing at the idea of a girl winning.

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Her opponent leaned out, looked at her, and snickered in a mocking way.

The match began and Yui barely won.

It’s hard to believe that she played a fighting game for the first time earlier.

She still made some noticeable mistakes but so did her opponent.

This was not a match of professional gamers so that’s a given.

At this time, no one would have ever imagined that professional gamers would exist….

「I did it.」

I had a high five with Yui who turned around.

The spectators run wild seeing her.

And soon after, the words “a challenger has appeared” appeared on the screen.

I can understand how the other party feels.

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The man in black leather jacket lost to Yui ten times in a row.

「Damn it!!」

The guy kicked the console, glared at us, and left the store.

It’s something you can normally see and that will also be a certain way to get banned on the gesen.

One after another, challengers sat down in the seat where the man was seated.

The number of Yui’s consecutive wins exceeded 30 until a regular, who is also known as the fiercest player in this gesen, appeared.

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「Fighting games are so much fun!」

Yui said that with a smile after looking a little disappointed at her last loss.

Winning this many battles is indeed a lot of fun.

I’ve never won 30 consecutive times myself….

I think I can do it now, so I’ll give it a try next time.

「Whoah, you’re good! You should play with me again.」

「You’ll come here again, right?」

「You should make this gesen your home turf. This is a safe place.」

The gaze of ridicule that was poured at Yui before the matches were gone.

I like the temperament of gamers. Strong is justice.

「My apologies. I’ll only come here once in a while.」

Yui dodged the flocking gamers and pulled me out of the crowd.