Anime Heart

"Do A-Du and Xiao-Chun think so too?"

“Of course! They’re just a little shocked today, or rather, they only just realized our family’s background. They’re just shocked for a moment, that’s all. They won’t have any other reaction.” Arima Kento said, “Don’t you know their personalities?”

"If you don't think you would do that, do you think they would? Have faith in your friends."

Arima Kousei then returned to his usual self and apologized, "I'm sorry, Hitoshi, I made you worry about me."

“We are brothers. If I’m not worried about you, who am I worried about?” Arima Kousei said, “Besides, you should apologize not to me, but to your family.”

"My mother's death was not the family's fault, although the family was partly to blame. But the disease was incurable with current medical technology. Maybe there will be a way after many years of technological advancement, but there really was no way three years ago."

"I'm not saying this to glorify the family or anything like that, but to help you see the family objectively. Also, I think that the issue of playing the piano is your own problem, and the family shouldn't be blamed."

"I know it's very painful to like something but not be able to do it, but as long as you are willing to change slowly, I believe that one day you will be able to play the piano again."

"I remember watching you play on stage when I was little. You were so cool. I really admired you as my older brother back then, and I was so proud of you."

“I hope that the brother I admire, am proud of, and feel honored by can come back to me, instead of this decadent and worrying brother.”

After finishing his long speech, Arima Kento didn't expect Arima Kousei to make a decision immediately. He pointed to the dishes on the table and said, "Let's eat quickly! We'll have to reheat them if they get cold."

Arima Kento quickly finished his meal, and seeing Arima Kousei deep in thought with barely touched food, he tapped Kousei's head with the other end of his chopsticks and said, "Stop thinking and eat! And remember to wash the dishes when you're done!"

Seeing that Kousei Arima had started eating, Hitoshi Arima felt relieved. After resting for a while, Hitoshi Arima returned to his room and prepared to start writing.

After finishing his meal, Kousei Arima quickly washed all the dishes. Instead of doing his usual part-time job, he sat on the sofa in the living room, staring blankly at his mother's photo in the middle of the room.

"Mom, I'm a son who has embarrassed you."

Two hours passed in a flash, and it was unclear how Arima Kousei was thinking, but his face showed a different expression than before.

As usual, I heated up two cups of milk, gave one to Arima Kento, and told him to go to bed early.

After cleaning the cups, Arima entered the piano room on the second floor for the first time in several years. After thinking for a moment, he didn't open the door, but instead took out a rag and carefully wiped the piano room door clean.

"Mom, I'm not fully ready yet, but I'll try my best to change."

After saying this in his heart, Arima Kousei went to wash up and then prepared to go to sleep.

As he passed by Arima Kento's room, he heard music playing inside, so he knocked on the door and said, "Kento, go to sleep! It's almost eleven o'clock."

"Okay, okay, I got it. Last game! I'm going to sleep right after this one." Arima Kento said something that Arima Kousei didn't quite understand.

However, he also knew that his younger brother was about to go to sleep, and he only said that to let his brother know the time.

Although he's playing games, my younger brother will go to bed on time at 11 p.m.

Arima Kousei had previously made several night raids to see if his younger brother was secretly staying up late, but after 11 p.m., Arima Kento was indeed asleep, with slight snoring.

He shook his head, not understanding why his younger brother was so addicted to the game "Honor of Kings". He had tried playing it a few times, but stopped after being criticized for being a bad player.

Back in his room, lying on his bed, Kousei Arima quickly fell asleep. A lot had happened that day, and he was quite tired.

And Asahito did keep his word, playing one more game before going to sleep.

When I started playing my first game today, I encountered a mid-laner with the ID 'LXADYZ'. She played heroes like Wang Zhaojun and Xiao Qiao very well, and her game sense was also good. Although she was only a Gold player, I still accepted her friend request.

The other person also seemed to be someone who wasn't short of money. After playing a few ranked games with her, I discovered that she had a different skin for her hero in every game.

It must be a girl! Because the heroes she plays are all cool, beautiful, or cute, and she has all the skins for those heroes.

Girls generally have a certain tendency to be attracted to appearance, so of course they'll buy skincare products!

Ma Xiandong still plays Li Bai the most, and he also brings out heroes such as Luna and Han Xin, but none of them are as stable as Li Bai.

When he reached the Platinum rank, Yu Ma Xian Dong finally suffered a defeat. His opponents were no longer weaklings, and his teammates were incompetent, which caused him to lose several games.

Fortunately, he played those few games with heroes like Zhao Yun, which he doesn't play often; otherwise, his win rate with heroes like Li Bai, Luna, and Han Xin, which he plays well, wouldn't be 100%.

Even so, in a few more days, he will be able to advance to 'Brilliant Diamond'. Then he can expand his hero pool.

I won all the games against 'LXADYZ' today. No matter how bad my teammates are, having two skilled players can turn the tide.

'LXADYZ' also successfully advanced to the 'Noble Platinum' rank in these few duo queue games. Just now, when Kousei Arima told him to go to sleep, it was 'LXADYZ's' promotion match.

A pentakill with Wang Zhaojun made Yu Ma Xian Dong realize this person's strength, and he decided to duo queue with him from now on.

"Um, it's getting late, I'm a little sleepy, let's duo queue together at nine o'clock tomorrow night!" After sending this message, Youma Xiandong closed the game.

However, he was unaware of the significant impact his statement had on the user with the ID 'LXADYAZ'.

Chapter Twenty-Six 'LXADYZ'

Although the game allows you to set the language, the game ID must be in Chinese characters or English. Japanese is considered a dialect like Tibetan, so the ID cannot contain Japanese characters.

Therefore, this person 'LXADYZ' changed their ID to the initials of the Chinese pinyin of their most important identity.

'LXADYZ' = 'Lucian's Ako', and this 'LXADYZ' is Tamaki Ako, or Arima Ako.

Originally, Ayako's ID was 'Ayako,' a name she subconsciously chose, and she used this ID in all her games. But when she discovered that this game allowed her to change her name, she had other ideas.

Thinking about her identity, Yako thought about changing her ID to 'Lucian's Yako', and then having Lucian change his name to 'Yako's Lucian'. Wouldn't it be nice to have a couple's name?

But then she suddenly realized that she hadn't spoken to Lucien yet, hadn't found Lucien yet, and her skills weren't up to par, so she didn't want to use that name.

Thus, the name 'LXADYZ' came about. It was a compromise; he would find Lucian after he had improved his strength.

In the following days, Yako asked her classmates to teach her how to play the hero, how to build items, and what runes to use.

While her classmates had some talent, their abilities were limited.

Seeing how diligent and eager to learn Yako was, I recommended that she look at the equipment and runes used by other streamers.

After all, they can stream live, so they must be talented.

Yako obediently watched the streamer's live stream and followed the streamer on Weibo, checking out their equipment and runes. It was only then that Yako realized how important runes were.

Like Yu Ma Xian Dong, she buys heroes directly with in-game currency, while she buys skins without any prior knowledge.

She never cared about things like inscriptions.

If you want to become stronger, start with a set of level 150 runes.

Following the streamers' methods, Aya's gaming skills gradually improved, and she began to shed her reputation as a "noob" and become the kind of player who could carry others to victory.

To this day, she has reached the Gold rank through her own efforts and is steadily progressing towards Platinum.

She'd heard that only players at the Diamond rank or higher were considered high-level, and she wanted to become a Diamond-ranked player before searching for Lucian. She wouldn't look down on Lucian regardless of his rank.

However, for now, it's better to still solo queue and climb the ranks.

In games, you win and lose, but winning more than you lose is what makes you gain points; otherwise, you lose points.

Ayako's awareness was also constantly increasing. To be honest, Ayako wasn't very good at this type of action game, but she surprisingly had some talent for the game that Lucian was playing.

Her main position is mid lane, because mid lane mages are either handsome men or beautiful women, which is exactly the kind of game characters that Ako likes.

Of course, Yazi also plays some other positions, but not as well as the mid-lane. But as long as it's a hero with a high visual appeal, she plays it quite well.

Unlike Arima Kento, who only has time to play at night, Ayako spends her days playing games, and classes seem completely irrelevant to her.

The teacher was helpless with this pretty girl who had a powerful background but was also very mischievous. She didn't dare to scold or beat her, so she could only let her be.

And so, Ako grew stronger and more skilled in countless games, accumulating longing for Lucian, waiting only to reach Diamond rank and then search for him.

I thought I would only be able to find Lucian after reaching Diamond rank, but I never expected to meet him today! I'm only Gold 1, while Lucian is already Platinum 3.

The game's ranking system has a random matchmaking mechanism, how could she possibly encounter Lucian in a ranked match? This is simply unbelievable! It must be fate bestowed upon me by heaven! Indeed, I was destined to be with Lucian.

However, to be on the safe side, Yako became more cautious after entering the game and asked, "My Li Bai, are you Lucian, who ranks first in the combat power ranking, level ranking, and reputation ranking in Legendary Era?"

"Yes, it's me, but I don't play Age of Legends anymore. I'm focusing on this game now. Are you also a Age of Legends player?" the other person replied.

"Yes, yes, I am. And I admire you a lot! There's another question, do you have a wife?" Ako continued to ask, even though she was already half convinced, she still needed to confirm.

"Hey, no need to idolize him. In that game, you can get stronger by spending money, but not in this game. You have to have skill. But speaking of which, Ya Zi's reputation isn't bad!" the other person replied. At this moment, the game showed that our Li Bai had killed the enemy Hou Yi.

"I do have a wife, her ID is 'Ya Zi', I don't know if she's really a girl." The other person paused for a moment, and the game showed that our Li Bai had a double kill on the enemy Zhuang Zhou.

However, Ayako was a little angry because the other person was questioning whether she was a real girl.

"She's only my wife from the Legendary Era; she's not in other games yet. She said she wanted to come play this game with me, but I haven't heard from her in the past few days. Maybe she gave up because this game is too difficult!"

"Ya Zi isn't good at these kinds of skill-based games, so it's normal for him to give up." Our Li Bai gets a triple kill on the enemy Lanling King.

"We haven't given up!" Yako couldn't help but speak, but she didn't have her voice on, so the others couldn't hear her. The game showed that our Li Bai had a quadra kill on the enemy Xiao Qiao.

At this moment, a fifth person rushed out, intending to finish off the weakened Li Bai.

The game showed that our Li Bai achieved a pentakill against the enemy Sun Wukong.

As they were talking, the opponent got a pentakill, and all the teammates except Yako were typing "66666". Getting a pentakill in the spare time between typing, that's something else.

Yako has confirmed it: the person with the ID 'Lucian' is indeed her Lucian. Sure enough, Lucian is the strongest in any game!

However, I also need to demonstrate my abilities, otherwise it wouldn't be good if Lucian refused to add the scumbag and rejected me instead.

This game was clearly carried by Ma Xiandong's Li Bai, and Ya Zi was using her favorite Wang Zhaojun. In the final team fight, Ya Zi froze three people and got a triple kill, demonstrating her skill.

Sure enough, afterward, Ako added 'Lucian' as a friend, and Lucian accepted.

After a few games, Ako successfully advanced to the Platinum rank. Lucian said, "Alright, it's getting late, I'm a little sleepy. Let's duo queue together at nine o'clock tomorrow night!" Then, Lucian's avatar turned gray, indicating that he was logging off.

But those words echoed in Ako's heart, and she murmured to herself, "Lucian acknowledges my skill!! He's willing to duo queue with me!!!"

Playing games together was fun, and I was able to help him out. This kind of joy was something I had never experienced before, and Ayako really enjoyed this kind of gaming life.

Chapter Twenty-Seven Saturday

However, now is not a good time to have a voice call with Lucian, because she has promised not to contact Lucian until she reaches the Diamond rank.

Although Lucian has now delivered himself to my doorstep, I cannot break my promise, otherwise it will bring bad luck to Lucian.

So what if I'm only Diamond rank? I'll get there! Lucian, wait for me!

Thinking about this, Ayako rarely goes to bed at a normal time; it's past 11 PM now. Tomorrow I won't go out with my uncle; I need to focus on ranking up and try to reach Diamond rank with Lucian!

Yako made this decision while she was in bed.

Arima Shiki is very kind to Ako. Because Ako goes to school every day, he and Ako's mother, Taneda Risa, decide to take Ako to the amusement park tomorrow.

Yako rarely goes out, and she's never been to an amusement park before, so she agreed. But now she's changed her mind.

The father-daughter relationship, which could have been further strengthened, was ruined by a single sentence from Arima Kento. Although Arima Kento did not do it on purpose, his action was still a disservice to his father.