Chapter 17: Mass-Produced Great Prophet
"Isn't this how you're supposed to do it?"
Top Chat: Uh, uhh...
Top Chat: Well, there is such a thing as a stabbing technique.
"What's a stabbing technique?"
Top Chat: It's when you aim for the gaps in the box or the seams of the prize and jab the claw in to grab it.
Top Chat: By classification, what Elf-san did earlier would count as a stabbing technique too.
"Then I was right."
Top Chat: Right... was that really right?
Top Chat: For a second I almost got tricked, but yeah, the ones who can aim at box gaps are probably Elves too.
Top Chat: Hey boys, quit calling anyone who can do something difficult an Elf, seriously!
"Mgh."
Top Chat: Stop eating so much, you gluttonous Elf.
Top Chat: I like Elf-san’s hearty appetite though.
Top Chat: Guess things really are different overseas, huh?
"I'm Japanese, you know?"
Top Chat: Yes.
Top Chat: Thank you very much.
Top Chat: The running gag has been fulfilled.
Top Chat: So, what’s next? Another round of crane game?
"I think I’ve had enough crane games."
Top Chat: Well, after seeing that, fair enough.
Top Chat: At this rate, you’d probably clear out even the probability machines without a problem.
Top Chat: The next most requested after crane games was rhythm games.
Top Chat: Rhythm games sound good.
Top Chat: Do some Dance Disk Revo!
"Hmm."
Top Chat: Huh? That was a lukewarm reaction.
Top Chat: That’s unusual for Elf-san, who usually gets hyped for any kind of game.
Top Chat: Do you not like rhythm games?
"It’s not that I hate them… Fine, I’ll do one."
Top Chat: ?
Top Chat: Uh, Elf-san, that one’s kinda tough.
Top Chat: PFM is a bad idea!
I stood before a cabinet with a keyboard-shaped control panel.
『《Pianoforte Maniacs》! Choose the song you want to perform!』
When I inserted the coins, a heavily stylized, brightly colored street girl avatar danced on the screen and urged me to play.
"How do I do this?"
Top Chat: lol
Top Chat: You don’t know!?
Top Chat: The first song has a tutorial, just follow the screen.
I read through the tutorial from the neon-colored girl.
Notes fall from the top of the screen. Hit the keys when they reach the line to succeed. Successes in a row form combos and raise the score. Missed notes lower your life gauge, and if it hits zero, it’s game over. Clear the stage if you reach a certain score. Got it.
"Alright, let’s start."
Top Chat: Oh, you’re hitting them properly.
Top Chat: Only getting OKs though.
Top Chat: A little too early.
"So I should wait a bit after the note hits the line? Understood."
Top Chat: Uh, well… yeah, but…
Top Chat: Wait after the note reaches the line…?
Top Chat: I’m getting a bad feeling about this.
Top Chat: But I’m kinda excited.
"Like this?"
Top Chat: Huh, now it’s all GOODs.
Top Chat: Uhh… uhhh…
Top Chat: Wait, too soon to comment, let’s see more.
Top Chat: Can you try a little slower?
"Hmm."
Top Chat: It’s all GREATs lined up now…
Top Chat: No way…
Top Chat: Okay, maybe just a liiittle slower again?
"How about this?"
Top Chat: The screen’s filled with nothing but PERFECTs…
Top Chat: That’s not even possible!
Top Chat: Even aiming, you can’t usually manage an OK-only streak!
The last note passed, ending the tutorial.
"Alright, time for the real thing."
Top Chat: Without hesitation, he picked the highest difficulty.
Top Chat: This is strange. I can already see the outcome, did I just awaken psychic powers?
Top Chat: What a coincidence, me too.
Top Chat: I’m starting to wonder if I’m dreaming.
Top Chat: Such dreamy viewers they were.
"Well then,"
Top Chat: Yes indeed.
Top Chat: What business do you have with the Great Prophet, Elf-kun?
Top Chat: Fofowo! Do you seek my prophecy?
Top Chat: Ahh, I see it. The future, fully visible. Ahh, everything’s visible. Lewd.
Top Chat: This chat has the highest prophet density in history.
"I mean, I’ve played instruments before, so this won’t really feel like a game to me."
Top Chat: That’s the issue!?
Top Chat: No way, that can’t be it!
Top Chat: Wait… does that mean everything I ever touched wasn’t actually an instrument…?
"The ranking name only allows four characters. Should I go with ‘Buranri’ or just ‘Buran’?"
Top Chat: Like we’d know!!
Top Chat: Ahhh, great, now the national rankings are ruined.
Top Chat: As the Great Prophet, I… saw nothing.
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