Anime rating game

"Today is Thursday. There are still three days left in the week. By Sunday, I should be able to save another 10,000."

"I don't need to buy anything next week, and I have exams to prepare for the week after, so I'll take a break from my part-time job..."

After a long while, Aki Tomoya nodded slightly, put down his laptop, and unconsciously sat down in front of the computer.

The moment I entered the browser, the fatigue from a long day seemed to vanish without a trace, and I was back to a completely new state.

I first checked the comments at the bottom of the website, replied to the information that concerned me, and then joined the chat group.

“Huh…?”

On his way home, he checked his phone for a while, and to his surprise, in less than half an hour, he had 99+ chat messages.

However, the high popularity of chat groups is not necessarily a bad thing.

After scrolling back for several minutes, Aki Tomoya finally understood what they were talking about.

"Is it true that Musashino is going to host another large event?"

[It should be true, right? I heard it from my cousin, who works at Musashino. She said her department has been in meetings all day discussing the event.]

"What kind of event? Is it the same as last year's Christmas event?"

Aki Tomoya looked excited. Even today, when he is mentally exhausted, he still watches the recording of last year's Christmas party held in Musashino from time to time.

It must be said that having all the voice actors and singers of popular anime songs invited on stage to sing in cosplay form was truly a visual feast.

The only regret is that I didn't win a free ticket last year.

Fortunately, I was quick enough to grab one immediately.

"No, my cousin told me it was inspired by Gintama."

I asked her about the event, and she said, "I'll just read the fourteenth chapter of Gintama for otaku."

? ?

Looking at the text sent by the other party, Aki Tomoya looked surprised. Gintama, Otaku Fourteen?

A city marathon? Or a competition?

If it were to be a contest in the ring, I'm afraid I couldn't beat anyone.

But why hold such an event?

"I don't know when the event will be held, and I don't know if I have enough money in my wallet to buy tickets?"

"If all else fails, use the reserve funds in your bank account; that money is specifically for emergencies like this."

To be on the safe side, he deposits 3 yuan into his bank account every month for emergencies.

Over time, the amount became quite substantial.

But that was a reserve fund for emergencies; normally he would pretend that the money didn't exist.

"My cousin said that the event information will be announced on the Musashino website at 9 a.m. tomorrow, and offline promotions will also be carried out simultaneously. She told me to check it out myself then."

Why 9 o'clock?

"Because they only start work at 8 o'clock, right?"

[That's true. If it were an event similar to a city marathon, would you participate?]

"Let's see what the reward is. If the reward is good enough, I think everyone will definitely go and join in the fun, right?"

This is true.

At this moment, Aki Tomoya could even imagine what the scene would be like tomorrow morning.

Before we knew it, it was almost midnight.

"Look at the time, it's already so late, why aren't you going to bed earlier?"

"Go to sleep now!"

Disturbed by his mother's knocking on the door, Aki Tomoya had no choice but to turn off his computer, turn off the lights, and go to bed.

The next morning, in Class F, Grade 3 of Toyonosaki High School.

After class, Aki Tomoya immediately took out his phone and went to the Musashino website.

“Huh…?”

Musashino Animation Joint Performance...

This event was divided into five groups, each representing one of the five anime series currently airing: Cinderella Group, Kaguya-sama: Love Is War Group, Ryuo!! Group, K-On! Group, and Student Council Group.

All registered participants may freely choose to participate in one of the groups.

This event will be held in a competitive format with five teams competing against each other, and will include a city marathon, a Tokyo treasure hunt, and an anime quiz...

The winning team will be regrouped based on the number of members and will compete against each other within each group, with a maximum of five members per group.

The winning team will each receive a prize of 1 million, which can be used to perform on stage with animated characters or voice actors, or play Truth or Dare.

At the same time, Musashino will grant him one wish.

For example, if the wish is for money, the maximum is 2 million; if the wish is to appear in an anime, Musashino will evaluate it, and if the story is interesting enough, an anime can even be tailor-made with it as the protagonist.

Other than that, you can have a good job, go to a good university, or travel abroad.

"Amazing...!"

A custom-made animation—isn't that like saying, "I can give you a superpower"?

While there is a prerequisite that the story must be interesting enough, this is to be expected.

At this moment, three boys of different builds gathered around, all with excited expressions.

"Tomoya, let's join together."

"Even if I don't get superpowers, I still have 30 million, which is enough to buy a lot of things."

Aki Tomoya put down his phone and turned to look at his three otaku friends in class.

We're both otaku, and we get along pretty well. We're not best friends, but we often talk about anime and games together.

However, unlike themselves who often worked part-time, they came from well-off families and had plenty of pocket money, so they didn't work.

For otaku, both being underweight and overweight are considered standard body types.

The former is caused by irregular eating habits and frequently forgetting to eat while playing games; the latter is caused by a lack of exercise, coupled with physical issues.

"This is a marathon, are you sure you want to participate?"

"Isn't there still a month left? Besides, using Gintama as a reference, the marathon is just to eliminate the number of participants. It's impossible for the protagonist to be stumped by this first hurdle."

After the fat man finished speaking, the skinny man continued:

“That’s right! Lunye often delivers food, so he’s agile and has good stamina. Running a marathon shouldn’t be a problem for him.”

"I have a great memory. I've watched every episode of Musashino anime more than ten times. I remember every detail perfectly. You can leave the quiz to me..."

"Wait a minute!" Aki Tomoya suddenly raised his hand, interrupting him, "Before the intra-group battles, isn't there a team battle among the five groups? Which group do you want to choose?"

"Of course it's CL!"

"It must be K-On!"

"Long live the Dragon King!"

Aki Tomoya looked speechlessly at his three otaku friends—two skinny and one fat—and couldn't help but say:

"I wanted to join the Kaguya team. But since everyone's chosen different teams, what's the point of forming one?"

The group exchanged glances, and the fat man spoke first:

"Let's reach a consensus and choose the group with the most members who is the easiest to win."

"Intra-team competition is something for later, but if we can't even get past this first step, there's no point in talking about what comes next."

“That’s true.” Aki Tomoya nodded slightly. “CL and K-On! are too popular. These two groups should have the most members and are the easiest to win.”

"A choice between the two? I love both of these anime, it's so hard to choose."

"Yes."

At this moment, all four of them fell silent.

They were filled with conflicting emotions, looking at each other, unable to utter a single word.

Chapter 347 You definitely can't win, it's fine if you go have some fun.

"Um...were you talking about superpowers? What can you do to gain superpowers?"

On their way home from school, while discussing activities with a few friends, Aki Tomoya and his friends were suddenly stopped by a short boy.

Despite his short stature, he appears very robust, creating a striking contrast.

"It's an event organized by Musashino Animation."

"I'm not interested in animation and I don't watch much of it. Could you please tell me more about it?"

Aki Tomoya glanced back at the three otaku friends huddled behind him, then took out his phone and looked at it. He was speechless, but also wanted to laugh.

Honestly, what's there to be afraid of? Is he going to eat people?

"Of course, but it's a bit complicated. Let's talk about it over there."

Sitting down on a bench, Aki Tomoya opened the Musashino website, which was in his browser's bookmarks, and began to explain slowly:

"This is a fan competition event hosted by Musashino, and the competition mainly includes marathon, treasure hunt, quiz, and other activities..."

"So, if their group wins, Musashino can grant them one wish?"

"That's how it is, but it can't be too much of a wish; 20 million in cash is the limit."

"Are you sure you can gain superpowers?"

"Of course, Musashino's anime this year are all rated 4 stars or higher, so you can reliably get a superpower."

"If I became the main character in an anime, would I get a reward for growing taller?"

Seeing the short boy suddenly become unusually excited and stare intently at him, Aki Tomo couldn't help but smile.

Sure enough, short people all want to grow taller, regardless of gender.