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For a moment, Aimi looked like she was about to squint, but she immediately realized what was happening. She slapped Hayakawa's hand away, waved her own hand like a crab with its claws outstretched, and said with a flushed face, "You'll get shorter!"

Hayakawa thought to herself, "Your height still has room to decrease." This statement was as baffling as Furuhashi Fumino saying that she would become even flatter-chested, but she still withdrew her hand.

Seeing that Hayakawa had withdrawn his wicked hand, Ayame Kominami was still uneasy. She covered her head with both hands in a defensive posture, looking at Hayakawa with a wary expression, and breathed a warning: "Don't get too cocky, let me tell you, don't think that just because I accidentally broke your computer you can do whatever you want to me. I've fixed it, I don't owe you anything now, so don't touch my head."

"..."

"Oh,"

Hayakawa suddenly felt that it was foolish for him and Mimi to get entangled in this kind of thing, and he felt ashamed of being on equal footing with an elementary school student, so he looked away and took out his phone: "How much?"

"Oh? I guess we don't need that."

Xiao Meilang Aicheng was startled and quickly put her hand down, shaking her head repeatedly: "I was the one who broke it, so of course I should pay for the repairs myself. I can't take your money."

"Uh, then forget it."

Hayakawa thought for a moment and said, "I remember you told me that you and Umaru broke it together, so how come she's not responsible now?"

Upon hearing this, Ayame Komi waved her hand with the air of a senior sister and said, "After all, I am the senior. How can I let the junior take the blame when something happens? She is still far from being qualified."

"...That's it."

Hayakawa thought to himself, "I think I'm your junior too, so why have I never seen you give way to me?"

"It's definitely healed."

Hayakawa glanced at the now-normal computer desktop, and after confirming there were no problems, he planned to shut down the computer.

"Wait a minute, are you just going to turn it off like that?" Xiao Mei immediately stepped forward to stop Hayakawa when she saw this.

"Uh? What else?" Hayakawa turned his head with a blank expression and looked at Mimi Aizawa: "We won't need it next."

"It's rare to get the computer fixed," said Ayame Komi, her eyes narrowing with a mischievous smile. "How about a thrilling game?"

"..."

Absolutely not.

As soon as Xiaomei Aisu saw Hayakawa's expression, she knew he was going to refuse, so she quickly went up to him, grabbed his arm and shook it, pouting her pink lips pitifully, "Oh dear, the computer broke down, I haven't played for so long, and now that the computer is fixed, you still won't play with me."

"Go find Umaru to play," Hayakawa said coldly. "She's next door. If you don't want the hassle, I'll call her over for you."

"I don't care, I just want you to be with me."

Upon hearing this, Ayame Komi puffed up her pink cheeks, too lazy to even make up an excuse, and simply lay down on the bed, rolling around and throwing a tantrum. While pretending to cry, she shouted, "You can accompany Furuhashi Ogata and the others on a trip to another city, but you won't even play games with me. You're so unfair! How can you be so biased!"

Are you a primary school student whose parents won't buy you toys?

Hayakawa was furious when he saw Mimi Nami writhing in agony on the bed. He had invited Mimi Nami before, but she refused to go. Now she was using this to blackmail him.

"Go ahead and cause trouble."

Upon realizing this, Hayakawa immediately adopted a cold, zombie-like expression: "I don't know how to play games."

I will absolutely not engage in anything that leads to a wasted life; this is a matter of principle!

"..."

Upon hearing this, Ayame Komi stopped what she was doing, looked up blankly, and stared at Hayakawa for a long time.

The next instant, her eyes reddened.

……

Five instruments, three dark threads, three four forest alliance minutes.

"Only half an hour."

Hayakawa sat down at the computer desk with a deadpan expression, watching Mimi Aizawa type away at her computer.

"I understand, don't repeat yourself."

Xiao Meilang Aicheng pressed the keys on the keyboard, muttering to herself, her hands never stopping.

Her eyes were red, her nose was also red, and her face had an unusual blush.

This is completely over. After what just happened, I'll definitely lose all my seniority and authority.

However, being able to trick a junior into playing games with me is a decent improvement. Once there's a first time, there will be a second. As long as I can show the junior the charm of games, there will be countless times. This way, we can have a common hobby and get closer to each other.

Thinking of this, Ayame Komi blushed even more. She opened a game app with practiced ease and, while logging into her account, introduced it to Hayakawa: "This is the most comprehensive game platform on the market right now. You can find all kinds of games here, whether you know them or not. Take a look for yourself."

"Oh."

Hayakawa nodded expressionlessly, showing absolutely no interest in this kind of corny, joke-like knowledge.

Chapter 391 The Beginning of the Nightmare

"I'll take a look myself."

Hayakawa took the mouse and started browsing the platform page himself.

"How about it? Lots of games, huh?"

Kominami Aizawa sat next to Hayakawa, resting her chin on her hand and smiling at him.

Indeed, there are a lot. It truly lives up to its reputation as the largest gaming platform, as described by Xiaomeilang Aicheng. It has games of all categories, and the sheer number of them is countless.

Hayakawa wasn't very knowledgeable about games, only occasionally hearing about them from the boys in her class, such as shooting games, MOBA games, and the most famous Japanese galgames, which are romance harem games... uh, there were also H games just now, but these were outside Hayakawa's area of ​​knowledge.

The number and variety of games on this computer software page far exceeded Hayakawa's expectations. For example, he was surprised by sandbox games, which he had never heard of before, and gained a better understanding of games.

However, he still doesn't plan to get involved. After all, the power of tradition is terrifying, and in terms of keeping his distance from games, Hayakawa is far more stubborn than any old-fashioned person from the last century.

"Uh, what game should we play?"

The sheer number of games caused Hayakawa to experience decision paralysis, but his headache wasn't about finding a fun game; rather, it was about finding a game that wasn't fun.

Hayakawa is a very rational and clear-headed person. Although he doesn't like games, he doesn't look down on them. A form of entertainment that can endure in modern society and is popular among young people must have its own appeal. Hayakawa doesn't want to find himself encountering a masterpiece on his first gaming experience and then inexplicably fall in love with it.

It would be terrible if I couldn't resist playing it again later, or even actually fell in love with it.

So Hayakawa intended from the beginning to play good games, not bad ones, and Suzumiya III was the worst of the worst. This way, he could completely sever all ties with games. And after experiencing this, whether it's Ayame Omi or Umaru, a moderate gamer, they would definitely be too embarrassed to play games anymore.

Simply perfect.

With that in mind, Hayakawa searched even more diligently, looking for games with pixelated covers that were particularly ugly, clearly low-budget titles. He then read the comments, figuring that any comment criticizing or mocking the game was definitely a bad one.

Upon closer inspection, Hayakawa discovered negative reviews under every single game, which puzzled him. Could it be that all the games on the market are simply competing to be the worst?

"Don't know what to play?" Mimi Aizami thought Hayakawa was having a headache because he didn't know which game to play, so she enthusiastically came up to give him some pointers. She took the mouse from Hayakawa's hand and clicked it twice, saying, "If you click on this page, you can see the game's rating. Games with high ratings are fun games. These ratings are very valuable; you can't fake them. You have to wait a certain amount of time before you can get a rating."

"That's it,"

Hayakawa's eyes lit up when he saw it. He then ignored all the ratings above 9, and even those with a rating of 5, and instead searched for those with ratings of 2 or 3.

"Um... junior?" Minami Azumi looked puzzled at Hayakawa's actions and said, "Why are you looking for those low-rated games? Find some high-rated ones to watch."

“I’m going to start with the ones with low ratings,” Hayakawa said without hesitation, having already prepared his reasons. “From the bottom up, that way I can better understand games.”

"..."

Kominami Aizami tilted her head, completely baffled as to what Hayakawa was thinking.

Hayakawa didn't respond to her and continued searching. Sure enough, his efforts paid off, and he found a game that perfectly met his requirements.

Tokyo Onmyoji

What is this? A combination of Tokyo Ghoul and Onmyoji?

Hayakawa found the name baffling at first glance, but was even more astonished by the ratings.

0.4 points!

A score of 0.4 out of 10 is equivalent to a single-digit score on a test out of 100.

This is a game on par with Ogata Furuhashi's level!

Now I have to play.

In real life, you teach Ogata Furuhashi; in the game world, you also have to face a game of the same difficulty level as teaching Ogata Furuhashi! That's the real challenge.

"My God, 0.4 points? How can there be such a low rating? This is the first time I've ever seen one,"

The well-informed Ayame, who was standing next to her, was stunned when she saw the score. When she turned her head and saw Hayakawa's eager expression, her face immediately turned uncertain. After hesitating for a moment, she couldn't help but dissuade him: "Junior, you don't want to play this, do you? I advise you not to. This is absolutely terrible. As a veteran gamer, I can tell."

Even I, a complete novice to the game, could tell.

Hayakawa thought to himself, then said without hesitation, "No, I'll play this one."

If Hayakawa was just trying to appease Ayakazumi earlier, he was now genuinely curious. He knew all too well how hard it was to teach Ogata Furuhashi, and now that he was facing a game of similar difficulty, he naturally wanted to learn more.

Once he firmly chooses a path, Hayakawa is always incredibly stubborn, with no one able to sway him.

Xiao Meilang Aicheng shook her head helplessly: "There's nothing I can do. You play then, I'll watch from the side."

After saying that, Ayame Komi took the opportunity to glance at the comments, but quickly looked away after just one look; they were absolutely appalling.

While other gamers might just grumble a bit or offer some suggestions for improvement, the comment section for this game is in complete chaos. There are absolutely no suggestions; the comments are all direct attacks, and almost every single one of them is. It's hard to imagine what the game company has done to the players.

Komi Aizawa couldn't help but glance at Hayakawa, thinking that her junior would definitely pay the price for her stubbornness.

"I'm going to play now."

Hayakawa rubbed his hands together, then clicked the start button on the mouse, and then…

"Ding!" A neon-language payment option popped up.

"Uh, is there a charge for this?"

Hayakawa silently turned her head, pointed at the screen, and looked at Minami Aizami with a puzzled expression.

Xiao Meilang Aicheng was also surprised and said, "There are some games that require purchase, but they are few. Most of them are free. Only some highly rated and famous games, or very niche games, will charge a fee."

"What? It's so expensive!"

Xiao Meilang Aicheng glanced at the price list near Hayakawa and immediately turned red with anger: "Games with a rating of 9 or higher don't dare to sell at this price, and you, with a rating of 0.4, dare to! Don't stop me, I'm going to report you!"

As she spoke, Ayame Komi lunged at the computer monitor with the intent to devour it, trying to shut down the game.

Chapter 392 Tokyo Yin-Yang Ghost

"No, no, no, calm down."

Hayakawa quickly reached out and grabbed her waist to stop her. What was she going to do by herself?

"Let me go, let me go..."

After struggling for a moment, Komi Nami felt the warmth of Hayakawa's arm holding her, and her strength vanished instantly. She quickly went limp, and her voice became weak.

Hayakawa released her and said, "I'll use your account to make a purchase first, and then I'll transfer the money to you later."

"No need, you pay." Xiao Meilang Aicheng refused without hesitation. She crossed her arms and looked at the game interface with a cold smile: "I must see why it's priced like this."

"Oh well."

Hayakawa calmed down his agitated senior, then took a deep breath, made the purchase, and finally clicked "Start Game."

"Deng deng deng"

After a brief pause, the computer screen entered the game interface.

The first scene is a 2D scene with no visual appeal. Judging from the background, it seems to be a rural mountain area in ancient Tokyo. Then, background sound effects begin to play.

"This is the otherworldly Tokyo Yin-Yang Mountain, where man-eating demons called ghouls lurk among the rural population. They crave flesh and slaughter living beings with ruthless cruelty. You are an Onmyoji (Shadowsoul) who hunts them, and you must dedicate your life to punishing evil and upholding justice..."

[Characteristic 1 of a bad game: terrible art style, poor voice acting and writing, so low-budget that it looks like it was made by someone randomly picked off the street]

The novice-level drawing, the flat tone, the background that made it impossible to connect with the characters, and the inexplicable use of English names in the text despite it being an ancient world setting caused veins to bulge on Xiaomei Aicheng's fair forehead, and her fists, which had just softened, suddenly hardened.

Moreover, this content is clearly plagiarized from Tokyo Ghoul, just with the setting changed to ancient times and CCG replaced by Onmyoji! Why hasn't it been reported and taken down yet?!

Ayame, who plays a lot of games, is quite knowledgeable about them, so just watching her makes her angry. If it were Umaru here, she probably would have smashed the computer. However, Hayakawa had never played before, so she was able to continue with a calm attitude.

Hayakawa clicked "continue," and the copy was changed more than ten times, but the various background introductions still didn't work. They went from describing Tokyo towns to villages, from samurai to villagers, without mentioning any Onmyoji content. Moreover, the descriptions of customs were particularly superficial, clearly copied and pasted directly from Wikipedia, with even the pictures found there.

[Characteristic 2 of bad productions: The background information is directly copied and pasted from the internet and is irrelevant to the theme; it's purely for padding the runtime.]

Where do I skip to?

Hayakawa was getting impatient and tried to find the skip button, but couldn't find it at all.

[Characteristic 3 of bad works: lengthy background introductions that cannot be skipped, forcing you to read them all]

So Hayakawa was tortured for almost ten minutes before finally ending the meaningless trivia about ancient Tokyo. With the last sentence of the text, "Now, welcome to the world of Onmyoji," the background introduction finally came to an end.

Upon hearing this, Hayakawa's hand gripping the mouse tightened instantly. After nearly ten minutes of Tokyo setting, the Onmyoji's introduction was just one sentence. So the key element of your game, "Tokyo Onmyoji," isn't the concept of Yin and Yang, but rather Tokyo itself.