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Akito
Hey, wait...
Aren't you in Tsukasa and Rui's troupe? Don't you guys do shows together...?
Aren't you in Tsukasa and Rui's troupe? Don't you guys do shows together...?
Toya
Nice to meet you. My name is Toya Aoyagi. I've had the pleasure of knowing Tsukasa since we were both very little.
Emu
Hm? Something seems different. I could've sworn that you were smiling while greeting us just now, Akito...
Toya
Still, Kusanagi, I wasn't expecting to see you at this tournament. Do you like playing video games as well?
Nene
Y-Yeah, there's that...
But I also want to win the tickets that are included as the prize.
But I also want to win the tickets that are included as the prize.
Toya
Yes, because there's a famous team performing at that event, and it's always very hard to get tickets to see them. They'll be performing on the main stage it seems.
Manager
Okay, that's all of our participants!
Next, allow me to explain the rules for this tournament!
Next, allow me to explain the rules for this tournament!
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Man in the Audience
Yes, here we go!
Homemaker in the Audience
Good luck, everyone!
We're The Best A
The other teams look pretty weak.
Just what you'd expect from an arcade that no one goes to.
Just what you'd expect from an arcade that no one goes to.
We're The Best B
Yeah, and we probably won't have to do “the thing”...
Manager
We've prepared three games for this tournament and your team will earn points based on where it ranks for each one.
Manager
The team with the most amount of points in the end will be declared the winner!
Akito
Yeah. We still don't know which games they're gonna throw at us, but we just gotta do what we can to win.
Nene
(But this is a gaming tournament, so I've gotta think they'll have us play something that involves PvP. That means we have a decent shot at winning, especially if fighting games or shooters are chosen...)
Manager
We will now be announcing the games that will be played during this tournament! Our first title is...
Manager
“Print Stickers”!!
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Akito
You just said, “Print Stickers”...
Are you talking about those booths where you take pictures and draw all over them?
Are you talking about those booths where you take pictures and draw all over them?
Manager
Yes, exactly! They're all the rage primarily amongst high school girls because of how you're able to edit your own pictures by giving yourselves larger eyes and such!
Muscles Are Everything A
H-How are we supposed to compete using pictures...?
We're The Best A
It's not even a video game!
Homemakers in the Audience
Oh, Print Stickers.
I remember those. We used to do them all the time.
I remember those. We used to do them all the time.
Homemakers in the Audience
Same here. I remember customizing my student ID holder and trading stickers with my friends. Back then, you didn't have many background options...
Manager
I'm sure many of you are surprised, but I'd like all of you to try out as many different things in this arcade as possible during this tournament!
Manager
Furthermore, this arcade has booths where even male patrons can feel right at home, so please be sure to check them out!
Toya
Thank you for giving us a full rundown. Now, how exactly are we supposed to compete against one another?
Manager
The team that takes the picture with the most “likes” from the judges will be declared the winner.
Manager
The judges include three members ranging from a high school girl to a homemaker with seemingly different tastes.
Manager
It will be your job as participants to take pictures that make them think, “Oh, I like that!”
Again, the team with the most points will be the winner.
Again, the team with the most points will be the winner.
Manager
So, let's begin!
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Manager
Look at that!
The Wonderhoy Button Mashers are already headed towards one of the booths!
The Wonderhoy Button Mashers are already headed towards one of the booths!
Toya
The thing is... I've never made any Print Stickers before...
Do you think we still stand a chance...?
Do you think we still stand a chance...?
Akito
I don't have much experience with this stuff either. I mean, I don't know anything about editing pictures or making them more buzz-worthy...
Akito
(I know it's just a game, but Toya's been looking forward to this tournament because we'd get a chance to play a bunch of different stuff...)
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Miku
<Hehe. I couldn't help it. This looks like so much fun☆ Plus, no one will see me here!>
Miku
<You're gonna take some pictures in here, right? Have you decided on a pose and stuff?>
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Emu
But we don't get many chances to do stuff like this. We should just go all out and strike a really fun pose!
Miku
<What she said!
I bet everyone will pick you guys' picture if you decide to be bold and do something really cute☆>
I bet everyone will pick you guys' picture if you decide to be bold and do something really cute☆>
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Emu
Yeah, we should show it to Tsukasa and the others too! I wanna give a copy to everyone☆
Nene
Also, you're really okay with this kind of picture? I mean, this is a competition. Should we think about how the judges are gonna react?
Toya
I'm just impressed with you is all, Akito. You seem to have some talent for choosing poses and pasting stickers onto these pictures.
Toya
All I could come up with was writing my own name on it. If we went with that, it's likely that it would've ended up looking like some sort of student ID.
Akito
Yeah, I really don't think I did anything praiseworthy... I mean, this isn't something I want to be proud of being good at...
Akito
Anyway, it's done printing.
I still have no idea if this is what the judges are looking for...
I still have no idea if this is what the judges are looking for...
Toya
I wouldn't worry. At the very least, I believe this is the best photo we could've taken, so let's just turn in what we have.
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