Chapter 98: End of the Practice Match
"I lost."
Top Chat: Oof, too bad!
Top Chat: Couldn’t get past those last three
Top Chat: You almost brought it back though
Top Chat: Course was too short to climb all the way from near-last
After Kyoka knocked me down, I hurried toward the goal. I passed through gimmicks drawn in a pop style—the Alarm Bell Hill where Kirishi-tan threw a barrel at me, the beach where pocket watch clams opened and shut, the digital bridge that changed with time—but I was short by about five seconds.
Still—
"That was fun."
Top Chat: Oh, good impression
Top Chat: Though to be fair, Elf-san pretty much enjoys anything lol
Top Chat: So, what did you like?
Top Chat: Obviously, mowing down groups of people at once! Fuhaha!
Top Chat: Knocking people into the abyss is fun, isn’t it! Kekeke!
"I like how everyone can play together and have fun!"
Top Chat: Oh crap, it’s the Elf of Light
Top Chat: Gyaaah (bleached)
Top Chat: Sometimes Elf just wipes us out with pure innocence
Top Chat: In that case, you’d probably enjoy party games too
"Party games? What’s that?"
Top Chat: Umm, games you play with a lot of people…
Top Chat: Usually means mini-games that aren’t too competitive?
Top Chat: Well, if you ask Kirishi-tan, she’ll definitely show you an example
"Kirishi-tan, do you have any party games?"
"I’m in the finals right now, you know!?"
Top Chat: Elf-san lmao
Top Chat: At least wait until the match is over
Top Chat: And while saying that, she just nailed a bunch of people with a barrel
Top Chat: Yeah, this one’s Kirishi-tan’s win for sure
"Alright, first place! That’s my true skill!"
"Is that impressive?"
Top Chat: clap clap clap
Top Chat: Honestly, yeah, that’s pretty great
Top Chat: It’s a luck-heavy game, so getting first in one shot is huge
Top Chat: Remember how Elf-san got caught in someone else’s mistake just now?
"Yeah, that happened."
It was in the area with the rotating floor and watch-shaped doors. A player just ahead must have misread the direction, slipped, and fell on the rotating floor—taking four nearby players with them straight into the abyss. I was one of the four.
Top Chat: Same thing happens in skating sometimes
Top Chat: In mass start, the front all crash and the very last runner wins
Top Chat: Stuff like that makes it basically a luck game
Top Chat: Nah, if you learn the tricks your win rate goes way up
Top Chat: Wait, there are tricks?
"There are. You assume people will mess up and play in a way that avoids getting dragged down with them."
"So when Kirishi-tan sometimes kept her distance from others, that was it?"
"Exactly."
Top Chat: Surprisingly logical answer
Top Chat: Lamb insists Kirishi-tan is the type who finds a winning line by thoroughly studying in advance
Top Chat: So it’s not just raw skill
Top Chat: Don’t forget, she once tried to stand at the top armed with only a bow, against rankers with high-end weapons
Top Chat: Pretty hardcore
"Anything else you keep in mind?"
"Let’s see… when it’s time to go with the flow, you actually jump right into the crowded spots."
"There’s a time to go with the flow?"
"Hold on. I’ll explain with the video."
"Mm."
Top Chat: Sister Kirishi-tan’s sermon stream, staaarting now!
Top Chat: Sounds fun, but does Kirishi-tan like teaching?
Top Chat: It’s mostly because the student is Elf-san
Top Chat: Ahhh, makes sense
"Uuugh… I made it to the finals too, but… Kirishi-tan-san, so lucky…"
Top Chat: Siren didn’t get much of a highlight in the finals
Top Chat: Fell into the valley early on, and never climbed out of last place after that
Top Chat: To be fair, that was an accident
Top Chat: The guy in front of you just suddenly wiped out
"Kyo—… Siren."
"Onii-chan?"
"If you assume others will mess up and move in a way that avoids getting dragged down, you’ll do better."
"That’s exactly what Kirishi-tan-san just said, isn’t it!?"
Top Chat: lol
Top Chat: Elf-san passing along the essential knowledge
Top Chat: Sure, if you’d thought of that at the time the outcome might’ve been different
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