Part 1

Arcade

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Akito

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Ugh... Ena...
Asking me to do something completely pointless just as I'm about to head out the door...
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Akito

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I barely managed to get here on time, but Toya said that he got here a little while ago...
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Akito

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Oh, there he is.
Sorry, Toya...
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Toya

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I appreciate the invitation. Unfortunately, I have a prior engagement today...
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Akito

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Hm? Who's he talking to...?
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Toya

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Again, I'm sorry.
My friend's waiting, so if you'll excuse me.

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Akito

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Sorry for being late, Toya.
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Toya

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Ah, Akito.
Did everything go okay with your sister?
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Akito

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Okay? I mean, she made me go and get something for her.
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Akito

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More importantly, who were you talking to just now? What was that about an invitation...?
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Toya

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Oh, that was somebody from a pro gaming agency. They just happened to be at the gaming tournament the other day and asked me if I was interested in playing professionally.
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Akito

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Wait, you were being recruited?
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Toya

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It seems that way.
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Akito

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To be fair, you were pretty incredible.
Especially when we played Puyo Puyo.

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Manager

K-Kusanagi's building faster than her teammate, Otori, was just a moment ago...
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Manager

But Aoyagi's on a completely different level! He's dropping Puyo's into place the second they appear on the screen! I-It's impossible to see what's going on!!
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Student in the Audience

Wh-What's going on?
Is he beginning to panic or something?!
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Man in the Audience

No, he's dropping them into all the right spots. Not only that, but if he gets this chain to go off, we're going to see something even more ridiculous than we just did...
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Akito

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I still can't believe you pulled that off.
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Toya

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I just did what I practiced.
It's no different from singing.

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We're The Best A

Hm? Isn't that...?
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We're The Best B

Hey, it's Willow & Cloud.
Fancy seeing you guys here...
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Akito

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Aren't you guys We're The Best...?
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We're The Best A

Yeah, that's us. We've been coming here in the hopes that we'd run into you guys, and it finally happened.

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Akito

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(Hm? Something seems different about them...?)
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Toya

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You wanted to see us...?
May I ask why?
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We're The Best B

Isn't it obvious?
We owe you a debt.
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Toya

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A debt?
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We're The Best A

You know, because of what happened during the gaming tournament...?
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We're The Best B

So, um...
We'd like to play against you guys again. Fair and square this time.
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Akito

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(I thought I was just imagining things, but they do seem a bit more... Mature, I guess?)
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Akito

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(Their competitive spirit's still there, but they seem way less hasty or reckless.)
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Akito

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(And I think they're telling the truth.
It looks like they learned their lesson after what they tried to pull during the tournament.)
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Toya

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What do you think, Akito?
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Akito

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Well...
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Akito

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(I don't feel great about losing, so a fair rematch could be...)
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Spectator A

Hm...?
Weren't they in that tournament the other day?
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Spectator B

Whoa, cool! You think they're gonna have a rematch?
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Toya

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Oh, people are starting to congregate...
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Akito

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That might be a deal breaker...
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Akito

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Sorry, we just stopped by to have some fun today, so we're gonna take a rain check.
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Akito

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(And we still have practice after this.)
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We're The Best A

That's all good. We understand...
Maybe next time.
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We're The Best B

You guys can always ask us too.
We're usually here whenever we have free time.
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Spectator A

Hey, We're The Best!
Can I ask you guys for a match if you guys are free?
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We're The Best A

Heh. Someone sounds confident.
Alright, you're on.
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Spectator B

Good luck!

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Akito

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They've totally melded in here...
I'm guessing they're regulars here now.
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Toya

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Yes. Based on their current behavior, I have a feeling that their cheating days are over.
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Akito

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Yeah...
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Akito

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Still...
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Junior High Schooler A

Go, 5-chain, go!
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Junior High Schooler B

Noooo! If only I got a Red Puyo! Then my chain would've gone off!
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High Schooler A

Whoa, check this out!
This booth lets you do so much! I'm gonna give myself some eyelash extensions!
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High Schooler B

Haha!
No one's gonna recognize you if you edit yourself that much!
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Akito

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Sounds like they're all having a lot of fun.
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Toya

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Yes, they do.
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Toya

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This atmosphere. It's similar to what you feel on Vivid Street. There's an air of fun but it's also soothing.
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Akito

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Yeah, kinda.
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Akito

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Anyway, we don't have much time left until practice, so let's do what we came here to do.
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Toya

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Right. An artist you like worked on the music for one of the games here, yes?
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Akito

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Yeah. The shooters are...
Over there. Let's go, Toya.
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Toya

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Okay.

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