Chapter 19: Magic Is Something That Flies
"Hmm. Step on the panels in rhythm with the notes. I can use either foot freely… I see."
Top Chat: Elf-san is doing that classic beginner-style checking.
Top Chat: Well, she is a beginner.
Top Chat: She’s brute-forcing it with her high specs, but what she’s actually doing is totally newbie-tier.
"Hey! You said it’s your first time in a game center, Whitey, but wait… is this game also your first?"
"It is."
"O-oh, really! …Alright then, let’s do this in one shot."
"Yeah!"
"…Also, difficulty’s fine on the highest one, right?"
"Fine by me!"
Top Chat: That’s dirty lol
Top Chat: Super dirty lol
Top Chat: lmao
Top Chat: I respect the determination to do whatever it takes to maximize win rate.
Top Chat: Wait—you respect it? lol
"Alright, game start!"
Top Chat: By the way, I just got here so I don’t know—what kind of game is this?
Top Chat: You don’t know it’s a dance game, Mr. Confident-in-Elves?
Top Chat: I should study more, but sadly I haven’t.
Top Chat: Rare to see someone who doesn’t know, these days.
Notes start streaming down one after another, but… yeah, the timing for hitting PERFECT is the same. Looks like there’s no issue.
"Yup. Hup."
"N-no way… way better than me, and I’ve put so many hours into this!?"
Top Chat: …Huh? Wait, by “dance game,” you mean like, a dance game?
Top Chat: Yeah.
Top Chat: …So, she’s actually dancing? Elf-san?
Top Chat: Mr. Confident-in-Elves, did you just want to see Elf-san dance?
Top Chat: Sorry, even though it’s dancing, this song isn’t that intense, so you won’t get to peek under her dress.
Top Chat: Kyaa, Mr. Confident-in-Elves, you perv~
Top Chat: …Guys, are you seriously okay watching Elf-san like that?
Top Chat: Huh?
Top Chat: Feels normal to me?
"Mr. Confident-in-Elves, what’s wrong?"
Top Chat: There are many legends about elves’ dances. Some say they grant good fortune or knowledge, but others say they bring blindness or strange illness.
Top Chat: …Eh?
Top Chat: For real?
Top Chat: Uh, I was staring pretty hard, though.
Top Chat: N-no way, Elf-san’s an elf, but she’s not that kind of elf… right?
Top Chat: Yeah yeah, just a cosplay foreigner whose ears and hair move, right?
Top Chat: Don’t start shaking my confidence like this.
"Mm, ah… that. I’ll just turn it off."
Top Chat: O N / O F F switch
Top Chat: Eh, you can just do that?
Top Chat: Mr. Confident-in-Elves?
Top Chat: …No idea.
Top Chat: Yeah, well, that’s pretty much what I figured.
"I won."
Top Chat: Elf-san’s perfecting again.
Top Chat: Thanks to that creepy lore, I barely looked at the screen at all.
"B-r-a-n… ri… there. Done."
Top Chat: Once again, “Buranri” suddenly appears among the top rankers.
Top Chat: Aaand the ranking’s broken again.
Top Chat: The real rankers must be super confused right now.
"Hey, Whitey."
"Hm?"
"Don’t you think that was unfair?"
"What was?"
"L-look! You’re actually experienced, aren’t you? I lost because I let my guard down, you know? Like… I mean… you get it, right? That whole Japanese virtue thing?"
Top Chat: The sore loser’s started spouting nonsense.
Top Chat: The moment Elf-san got an All Perfect, the match was over.
Top Chat: If you think you could All Perfect just by not letting your guard down, then go ahead and prove it.
"Isn’t there some magic to just send this guy flying somewhere?"
Top Chat: How to erase this guy.
Top Chat: Dolphin.
Top Chat: Should we just call a staff member already?
Top Chat: Honestly, that might be the best solution.
Top Chat: Hey, Elf-san, I just thought of something.
"What?"
Top Chat: What if you turn it on?
Top Chat: …This guy just suggested something terrifying.
Top Chat: Even for an annoying pickup dude, blinding him would be too much.
Top Chat: Yeah, that’s crossing a line.
Top Chat: Mr. Confident-in-Elves, you said there are all kinds of legends—aren’t there lighter ones?
Top Chat: There’s one that says if you dance with an elf, you’ll keep dancing until morning.
"Alright, let’s go with that."
"Whiteeey, quit staring at your PC and dance wi—whoa?"
The jangling youth dashed up to the cabinet and immediately started the game.
"Uooooh! I can’t stop, I just wanna keep dancing!"
"Hoh."
Top Chat: No, not “Hoh.” lol
Top Chat: This was staged, right? Staged?
Top Chat: Ah, so it was a setup. Elf-san totally got us good. Haha.
Top Chat: Note: ‘Buranri’ really does exist in the national ranking.
Top Chat: Man, it feels like seeing a magic trick right in front of me and still not catching how it was done…
Top Chat: Is this… safe? I mean, obviously it’s just a bit, but still.
"I set it to wear off after about an hour."
Top Chat: Ah, then worst case, he’ll just burn through his wallet.
Top Chat: …Wait, isn’t that basically magic?
Top Chat: Yeah, that’s magic.
"I didn’t do any kamehameha or hadouken or whatever, though?"
Top Chat: Ahh, so in Elf-san’s mind, magic = projectiles.
Top Chat: Cute.
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