Okay, that should be enough practice for today...
Nice work, everyone!
I feel like we've been on a nice roll lately.
Me too! Let's keep this up and get into really good shape going into our next show.
Sounds good. So, let's meet at the same time tomorrow.
Okay!
That reminds me. Shiraishi, Azusawa, there's something I need to give you before you leave.
Here.
Wait, these are VIP passes to the Gaming Expo...!
Oh, that's right. You guys said how that gaming tournament was offering these as the prize for winning.
Does that mean you guys won?!
Sadly, no...
The manager gave us these as a token of his appreciation.
Whoa, really?! That's so generous of him!
Yes, I agree. He's a very nice person.
Don't mind me.
I'm sure I'll get another chance in the future if I stay in this line of work. More importantly, you helped make this day absolutely unforgettable.
To see my grandfather's store filled with customers, and to see them all smiling... I never thought such a day would ever come.
I have all of you to thank for that, so please, take these as a small token of my appreciation.
But you're so good at video games, Aoyagi. You guys not being able to win must mean that it was a tough tournament.
Yes, we had some very heated battles and I had a lot of fun playing against Kusanagi and Otori, who won in the end.
Wait, Kusanagi and Emu?!
Yes, that's right.
Kusanagi in particular was very good...
Good? She was way better than that. She was better than your average Joe even for games that she didn't seem all that familiar with.
I had no idea that she was so good at video games!
By the way, what games did you guys play during this tournament?
Oh, we played a first-person survival game, a puzzle game and even made Print Stickers.
Wait, Print Stickers?!
As in the stickers you make by taking pictures of yourself and doodling all over them?
Yeah...
We had to do that for the first round and it made me want to leave afterwards...
And this was our entry.
Let's see...
Dude...! Why do you have that...?!
I thought we could talk a little about the tournament while handing over the tickets.
I thought we agreed to never bring it up again...
Oh, I'm sorry...
I was under the impression that Azusawa and Shiraishi were exempted from that.
*Sigh*
I guess there's no use crying over spilt milk...
Hahahaha!
Y-You guys even posed!
Yeah, I can't do this.
I'll be taking that.
Hey, we weren't done looking!
Hehe. You two looked so close and like you were really enjoying yourselves.
Enjoying ourselves...?
H-Hehehe...
I know this wasn't easy for you, Akito.
Hey, quit giggling.
You think I'm happy about this at all?
Don't say that... H-Hehe. Hahaha!
A-An...
Grr... I'm never doing this again...
What...?
Huh?
Hold on...
You're not thinking about doing this again, are you?
I was since it was just the two of us this time around. I thought it'd be good for the four of us to experience it together as a way to get on the same wavelength...
...
Um, I kind of want to try doing that as well. And like what Aoyagi said, we'd get to share the experience...
Yeah, shouldn't you throw your partner a bone if they show interest in doing something?
Oh...
...
...
Fine, if I ever feel like it...
Great! I really appreciate it, Akito.
Anyway, for now, why don't we head over to my place so you guys can show my dad that picture?
What?! There's no way I'm letting that happen!
Toya, never ever hand that picture to her again! Got it?!
Understood.
If you're that against it, I'll refrain from doing so.
Good. Never means never, okay?
Aww, that's too bad.
Don't think that I'm gonna forget about this...
Hehe.