Part 1

Arcade

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Nene

(Well, I'm here...)

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Nene

(But since we don't have practice today, I think I'll take this opportunity to play some video games to my heart's content.)

3

Nene

Let's see... Puyo Puyo was over here somewhere...

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Manager

Hey, you're one of the Wonderhoy Button Mashers!

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Nene

Oh, hello...

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Manager

Thank you for stopping by.
Which game are you thinking about playing?

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Nene

Um, Puyo Puyo...

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Manager

Did you make sure to bring your special champion's card? It'll give you access to every game, so please enjoy!

9

Nene

Thank you.

10

Nene

(W-Wow... I really get to play for free...)

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Nene

Okay, lemme look at the play modes...
Pretty sure “Puzzle League” is the one for ranked matches.

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Nene

Ah, they're rated matches.

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Nene

As for my player name... I'll just go with “pomelo” as usual. Now, for my first match...!

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Nene

(Oh, they made another mistake...
I guess it is my first match. It probably wasn't going to make me play against someone strong.)

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Nene

(Alright, let's finish this!)

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Nene

I won...!
I'm glad I put in the effort to work on my building skills.

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Nene

There doesn't seem to be anyone else here, so I might just keep playing and see how many wins I can stack up...

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Nene

(Oh, they're building from the bottom left... They seem to know what they're doing. I may be in for a tough battle...)

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Nene

(They're fast, but I've also improved a lot. I should be able to keep up.)

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Nene

(I just need to keep building chains while popping things along the way, and send over some Garbage Puyos to keep my opponent from completing their chains!)

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Nene

(Th-They're dealing with everything really well... They're definitely good... But!)

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Nene

My build's complete! Now I just need to...!

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Nene

Yes...!
I did it!

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Toya

Impressive. You were able to outbuild and defeat your opponent despite them being at a higher level.

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Nene

Eep!

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Nene

A-Aoyagi...?!
When did you...? Wait, were you watching me play just now?!

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Toya

Yes. I also stopped by to play some Puyo Puyo and saw you playing, so I decided to observe your match.

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Nene

O-Okay...

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Nene

(Oh no! He probably heard me yell, “Yes!” and “My build's complete!” just now... No, he definitely did!)

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Toya

In any case, you won in a nice fashion. Have you been practicing since that gaming tournament?

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Nene

Huh?! Uh, yeah...
I did a little research on how I should be building and stuff...

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Toya

Just a little...?
And you were able to do this well? That's pretty incredible.

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Nene

To be fair, I was only able to do what I did probably because my rating's still low. My opponent did make some mistakes, but they were still really good.

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Nene

And I'm guessing people of your caliber play at way faster speeds than this, Aoyagi.

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Toya

I'm sure you'll also become used to playing faster as you gain more experience.

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Nene

More experience, huh? I suppose even for first-person shooters you have to make adjustments based on how a game's going or your opponent's playstyle.

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Nene

But I have to agree with you about gaining more experience since playing against real people is the best way to get better at PvP games.

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Toya

Right.

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Toya

Oh, since we're on the subject, how about we play a match...?

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Nene

Huh...?

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Toya

I still have a long way to go as a player, but I should be able to teach you some basic building patterns and such.

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Nene

You're going to teach me? Are you sure?

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Toya

Of course. I mean, I've had the pleasure of meeting a strong rival, so it'd be nice if we could push each other to become better.

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Toya

And you just said so yourself Kusanagi. The best way to get better at PvP games is to play against real people, no?

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Nene

Yeah, I did...

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Nene

(But learning to play a game from someone... It's like...)

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Nene

(I-It's like we're really friends...!)

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Toya

What do you say?

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Nene

Um... O-Okay...
I think I'll take you up on your offer...

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Toya

Excellent. Thank you.

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Nene

Sure. Thank you as well.

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Nene

(I initially wanted to enter that tournament to win the tickets for that show...)

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Nene

(But to think that I'd end up meeting a new gamer buddy...)

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Nene

(I might try entering another tournament...)