Anime Heart

Even though it was almost 11 o'clock, she was still enthusiastically using her computer to look up information about the mobile game "Honor of Kings".

After Arima Kento logged off from "Legendary Era," he started playing games, while "Ako" remained online. As usual, she left her game running in the background and then opened her browser to search for "Honor of Kings."

She had heard of this game before, but she preferred RPGs, so she ignored it.

But now that his 'Lucian' has fallen in love with this game, he should play it well to do justice to 'Lucian'!

Before playing a game, 'Ayako' will study it carefully before starting to play; this has become her habit.

The same applies to the mobile game "Honor of Kings".

I was shocked when I looked into it. This game is very similar to League of Legends. I had played League of Legends before, but I gave up on it because I was too bad at playing on a computer.

But it has to be said that those games have an addictive charm. If I hadn't been so bad at the game, I might be playing League of Legends right now!

After doing some more research, 'Ya Zi' has gained a basic understanding of the game "Honor of Kings". It really is a game where skill is key to victory!

"Oh no! I'm completely clueless about this kind of game. Will Lucian dump me?!" A voice came from 'Ako's' room. It was a clear, soft, and adorable loli voice. 'Ako' was actually a girl!

If Arima Kento finds out about this, there's no guarantee he won't download "Legendary Age" again.

Bang bang bang...

A sound came from the door, followed by a gentle female voice, "Yako, stop playing games and come say goodnight to your uncle, then wash up and go to bed! You promised me you'd go to school tomorrow!"

"No, I want to study the new game, Mom, you should go to sleep!" 'Yako's' mother called her 'Yako', so obviously, her name was Yako.

Using one's own name as an online game ID would be embarrassing for most people, but Ayako doesn't seem to feel that way at all. She's definitely quite ill!

"No discussion, shut down the computer right now!" The woman's voice outside became stern. "Don't make me use my key to open your door, or you know what will happen."

Yako shuddered. She remembered when her father was still alive, her mother would call her to come out, but she wouldn't. As a result, her mother would unlock the door, put all the electronic devices in her room into the trash can, and throw them away.

Although these things are valuable, they are only valuable to ordinary people. Ako's family is not short of money, and those things are just a drop in the ocean for Ako's mother.

But this was a disaster for Ako! She was terrified.

Click! As the door opened, Ayako muttered to herself, "Just open the door, why be so fierce! Doesn't it take time to open a door?"

"Hey, you dare to talk back!" Ayako's mother has now decided that she can no longer use gentle methods on Ayako and must be firmer.

"Alright, alright, stop yelling at the child. Yako is only fourteen years old, she's still young!" A man appeared and stopped Yako's mother.

“Zhigui, don’t spoil her so much. She’s starting to confuse the online world with reality, and it could get even worse in the future, so I have to set limits for her,” Ayako’s mother said.

The man named 'Shiki' didn't quite agree with Ako's mother's words, saying, "But things have to be done slowly. If you push too hard all at once, it's easy to cause trouble."

As he spoke, the man squatted down, looked at Yako who had been keeping her head down and not saying a word, and said, "Yako, tell your uncle, if your uncle and mother had some time to spend with you every day, would you still go to 'the other world'?"

Hearing this, Ayako suddenly looked up at her mother. After her mother nodded, Ayako's eyes widened in disbelief. "I'm willing to stop playing computer games, as long as you can really spend time with me. Dad has never spent time with me before, and neither has Mom! They're not as good as Uncle Arima!"

"Okay, no matter how busy I am, I will definitely take one day a week to be with you. And your mother has made an even greater sacrifice for you; she plans to stay home and take care of you full-time from now on."

The man's name is Arima Shiki, the father of Arima Kento and Arima Kousei, and the marriage arranged for him by his family is with Ayako's mother.

“Take it slow with Ayako’s situation. The fact that she’s willing to put down her computer and connect with her family is a good first step. Don’t rush things, Risa,” Arima Shiki said. “It just so happens that Xian Dong also enjoys playing games. Let’s find a time to have them meet. Ayako is a month younger than Xian Dong. As her older brother and a game enthusiast, Xian Dong should have some common ground with Ayako.”

"Is Xian Dong alright? He's just playing a game, he won't end up like Ayako, will he?" Ayako's mother, whose real name is Taneda Risa, is now called Arima Risa. She is quite concerned about her nominal son.

"Don't worry! That kid has his own ideas, so there's nothing to worry about. Besides, I have a gut feeling that Xian Dong might be able to completely cure Ya Zi's symptoms." The father was always full of unwavering confidence in his child.

The girl, who was originally named Tamaki Ako, has now changed her name to Arima Ako. That is to say, she is Arima Kenjiro's younger sister. Although she is not his biological sister, she is still his sister!

I wonder what Ma Xiandong's reaction will be when he finds out about all this.

Because he was somewhat wary of people online, Arima Kento did not tell Ayako his real name, so Ayako did not know that her nominal brother was her 'Lucian'.

"Oh... Mom, I'm a little sleepy," Ako said, yawning.

"Then hurry up and wash up, then go to sleep. It's really unacceptable that you didn't go to school on the first day of the semester. Go to school tomorrow," Risa Arima said.

"Mom, I want to get a new phone." Ya Zi blinked, suddenly remembering the advice Ma Xiandong had given her before.

Risa Taneda asked, somewhat puzzled, "Why? Didn't you just get a new phone this year?"

"This phone isn't comfortable to use, I want to switch to an iPhone!" Yako said.

"No, we can't just spend money like that! Besides, when we got you a new phone this year, we originally wanted to buy you an iPhone, but you complained about this and that about iPhones, so we switched to a Samsung! Why do you want an iPhone now?"

There must be a reason for this unusual situation, and Risa Taneda wondered if she should investigate her daughter's situation more thoroughly.

“I can change your phone, Risa, listen to me.” Arima Shiki said, “But Ayako, you have to promise your uncle that you will go to class every day from now on. You can then allocate your free time as you wish.”

Chapter Twenty: I Can Take on Five at Once

"Okay! I agree, Uncle, you're so kind! Much better than Mom."

Ayako's quick agreement made Risa even more suspicious. She thought about it, but before she could ask, she worried that it might cause Ayako, who had just started to recover, to revert to her original state. It seemed she really had to investigate secretly.

After washing up, Aya returned to her room. She had already learned about the mobile game, and now it was time to give it a try.

Even though my phone isn't an iPhone, I only need to learn about the game right now, so it doesn't matter. Anyway, I'll get a new phone tomorrow, and then I can find 'Lucian' again!

Sigh... Yako suddenly realized that she's not very good at action games. So if she's bad at them and a complete liability, will Lucian leave her?

No, let's try it first. If it's really a scam, then starting tomorrow, we'll find a way to improve our skills and make sure Lucian marries me again!

The network was great, and the game downloaded in just a few minutes. Once in the game, I followed the tutorial step by step, and even named myself "Yako".

After following the instructions, Ayako didn't feel anything special. But after playing a few beginner matches, she discovered that the game wasn't as difficult as she had imagined! She even became a godlike player!

It seems I do have a talent for this, Lucien. Wait for me, I'll be playing with you again tomorrow!

Satisfied, Yako turned off her phone and, for the first time ever, went to bed at 11 p.m. She was already fantasizing about how to talk to Lucian tomorrow, because the game had a voice system, and she could finally communicate with her beloved Lucian using language.

Hmm, if Lucian isn't from Japan, should I communicate with him in Mandarin? If he's a foreigner, that would be terrible, since my English isn't very good!

Amidst a jumble of thoughts, Ako drifted off to sleep. In her dream, she met her beloved Lucien, and they even kissed!

However, Ako was a little too happy about all this. The first three games for the new player were supposed to be against each other, but in reality, they were against bots.

Naive Yako thought she could carry the game, but it's amazing how she got completely destroyed in the AI ​​match! Arima Hitoshi is about to have an incredibly bad teammate, the kind you can't shake off.

I wonder what Arima Kento will think after playing games with Ayako tomorrow?

However, things took a turn for the better. The next morning, Ayako got the phone she wanted and was then taken to school by her mother (who was afraid she would run away halfway through, as Ayako had done this before).

When Aya arrived at school, she discovered that some of her classmates also played the game. In order to find out her true skill level, Aya invited them to play together.

Because of Ako's delicate appearance and cute loli voice, both boys and girls are willing to accept her invitation, even though it's only Ako's first day of school.

Then, almost everyone who had played a game with Ako quit the team for various reasons. Although Ako was a bit naive, she wasn't stupid. She finally realized how bad she was.

It seems we'll have to postpone the search for Lucian; we can't let Lucian down!

But I also need to improve my own skills, so I can only ask these classmates for help!

Although most people were unwilling to play with her, there were still a few classmates who were willing to hang out with her. They were also quite skilled and could manage Yazi.

And so, Ako began her school life. Even though she was playing games at school, at least her mother and uncle weren't too worried, right?

On the other side, Arima Xiandong also started his daily life, urging the class monitor to collect and distribute homework, urging the sports monitor to actively find people who were slacking off, and urging the hygiene monitor to arrange the duty roster. He was in charge of all sorts of things!

Being a class monitor is so great! Actually, this was specially arranged by Masashi Ikemoto. If you're going to take care of someone, you have to do it all. Only such care is worthy of his raise.

However, when it comes to academics, Ikemoto is ruthless. He will not tolerate anyone who skips class, fails to hand in assignments on time, or does something improper, no matter who it is.

This is a teacher with principles, but also a bit of tact. This is Arima Kento's assessment of Ikemoto; life is only meaningful with a teacher like this.

Thursday arrived, and the students in the class had become quite familiar with each other over the past few days. Arima Kento had also gained popularity that rivaled Watari Ryota's, not only because he was the class monitor, but also because he was generous and kind to his classmates.

Arima Kento would often call Arima Kousei out, and when they returned, he would give each student a drink or some snacks. At first, the students were embarrassed to accept, but later they got used to Arima Kento's generosity.

Consequently, their attitude towards Arima Kousei became much kinder, which made Arima Kousei realize that money could indeed accomplish these things!

The two girls from the next class, Sawabe Tsubaki and Sawabe, would never forget that she would always get a share of the good food and drinks.

A rather amusing nickname circulated among the third graders: Arima Hitoshi's nickname was "Badminton Prince." The reason was that Arima Hitoshi was generous with his money and also had excellent badminton skills, so wasn't that what a badminton prince was?

Of course, within the four-person team, Ma Xiandong's nickname became 'Prince of Desire,' a prince with unsatisfied desires...

In response, Arima Kento displayed his martial prowess, giving Watari Ryota and Arima Kousei a beating, and also chasing Sawabe Tsubaki for quite a while.

During this time, a dangerous thing happened: a few delinquents heard about Arima Sento's situation and wanted to "borrow" some money from the "foolish and rich" Arima Sento.

That afternoon, when they were walking home from school, they were surrounded by four people. The other person was not as tall and strong as they had imagined; he just had a nonchalant attitude and acted like he was the most important person in the world.

"Hey, you must be Ma Xiandong! I heard you're pretty rich. I'm a little short on cash lately, so I'm borrowing some money." A man with a rooster-like hairstyle said. He was fourteen or fifteen years old, and his hairstyle was inexplicably comical.

Arima Kento wanted to laugh but held it in. To be honest, he didn't take these guys seriously at all.

He's not much stronger physically than Arima Kousei; he's just brave enough to fight. No bragging, he could take on five guys like that.

So these four guys in front of me are just easy prey for me to handle.

But Kousei Arima, Ryota Watari, and Tsubaki Sawabe didn't think so. This was the first time they had encountered delinquents. They had heard of them before, but had never actually met any.

They were a little scared, but they couldn't lose their basic backbone, so they planned to find an opportunity to escape with Arima Kento.

However, when they found an opportunity to escape, they discovered that Ma Xiandong had drawn the attention of the other leader, and then delivered a knee strike to him.

Chapter Twenty-One: Lessons Learned

This was the situation at the time.

Arima Kenji feigned fear and whispered to the leader with the mohawk, "If I give you the money, you'll leave, right?"

"That's right! A wise choice."

The other party was not surprised by Ma Xiandong's reaction. In his opinion, the children of rich families were all people who could not endure hardship, so they were all cowards. It seemed that he would have a long-term meal ticket in the future!

Just as the man with the rooster-like haircut was feeling quite pleased with himself, Yu Ma Xian Dong suddenly said, "I have many kinds of money here, which one do you want?"

"So many kinds of money? Let me see!"

The man with the rooster-like haircut got excited and quickly stretched his head over to rummage through Arima Sento's uniform bag. He had never seen money from other countries before!

His underlings, however, were drawn to the other three. Since their boss had chosen this person as his prey, they figured they might as well make do with him; these three should be just as good, right?

Therefore, they did not notice Ma Xiandong and the rooster-headed man's actions.

Seeing this, Arima Xiandong sneered, put his hands on the shoulders of the man with the rooster-like haircut, and said softly, "Don't look for it, there's no money inside. Don't mess up my things."

"What? You don't have any money! Kid! You dare to mess with me!"