I will never give in to Miss Death

At three o'clock in the afternoon, Xiaomo and I were sitting in the "Jialan Technology Digital" shop with an elf flag hanging on it, enjoying the afternoon tea prepared by the eldest lady Sikong Yue.

"You actually got first place. Did you two check all the questions in advance?"

After finishing the chores on the stage, Xiong Xiong came over from the nearby snack bar holding a plate with three small cakes. He handed two small cakes to me and Xiao Mo respectively: "How do you feel about the comic exhibition here?"

“It’s fun, there are so many people.”

I nodded and took the small cake: "This is my first time in a place like this...Thank you!"

Just as Xiongxiong said, just now Yin Xiamo and I got the first place in the synchronization rate in the "Couple Truth Test" competition organized by Tongmeng.com and Jialan Technology Co., Ltd.

The rules of this truth or dare test are very simple. The host selects the couples on the stage and then separates them with a screen. The couples on both sides are asked to write down their answers on the sketch board provided. If the answers on both sides are different, they will be eliminated. If the answers are the same, they will get points and advance to the next round.

The prizes of the competition are divided into participation prize, third prize, second prize and first prize. The participation prize is said to be a daily necessity such as a drink of your choice or paper towels. The third prize is three people, a bicycle. The second prize is two people, two thin and light laptops from Jialan Company. The first prize is a monitor, which is said to have particularly good parameters and is very large, 42 inches. It can be used as a monitor or a TV in the room. It is the latest "king of machines" launched by Jialan Company.

There is no gender requirement for "couples" here. Whether it's male-male, female-female or male-female, as long as you think you are a couple, you can raise your hand to sign up. And because there are participation prizes for participation, there are a lot of people participating, and the preliminary round alone lasted a long time.

It is worth mentioning that "couple combinations" like "Nashida and Traveler" like Xiaomo and I are not uncommon at comic exhibitions, because many people who come here are anime fans and Cosers, so when there are activities, I often see combinations like Kiritani Kazuto and Asuna, Kikyo and Inuyasha, and Kanhara Akito and Kuriyama Mirai.

Those are not all, there were also many "non-mainstream" costumes who came on stage to answer questions, such as Hulk and the Hulkbuster, Deadpool and Wolverine, Kamen Rider and Ultraman Zero... Many couples' genders were also reversed, like the male Kagamine Rin and the female Kagamine Ren. If these people hadn't spoken, I really would not have been able to guess their gender.

All in all, it was chaos. After hearing the questions, the couples on both sides wrote down their answers to each other. Then the two hosts called a halt, walked behind the couples in front of the audience, and read out their answers.

In order to prevent "backroom manipulation", in addition to the two hosts asking questions, a lucky audience member will be drawn from time to time and awarded a "participation prize" to provide the next question.

The most interesting part of this activity is naturally the reactions of couples when they answer questions incorrectly——

"Why wasn't our first kiss on May 5th? Which vixen were you dating that day?"

"It's unfair, honey. We just touched each other that day. I thought a first kiss had to be deep..."

"Isn't watermelon my favorite fruit? Did you fill in your ex-girlfriend's?"

"God knows! I really thought you liked grapes..."

Such situations happened one after another, and the people watching were very excited.

And because many people who came to participate in the event were wearing Cosplay costumes, everyone often saw "Asuna" questioning "Kiritani Kazuto", "Why can't you forget her?" or Sakata Gintoki shouting at Kagura, "Don't you love me anymore!" The atmosphere inside and outside the venue was filled with a happy atmosphere.

In such a chaotic scene, I, the shortest person in the audience, and Yin Xiamo, who was fair-skinned and beautiful, were not that eye-catching, because the scene on the stage could basically be described as "a riot of demons".

However, even in such a strict environment, the answers Xiaomo and I wrote on the sketch board were surprisingly consistent.

I don’t know if Xiaomo used mind reading or if we really had this kind of tacit understanding between us, but in short... facing all kinds of tricky questions raised by the host, Xiaomo and I didn’t make a single mistake, made it all the way to the finals, won the grand prize, and then became the center of attention at the venue.

When the awards were presented at the end, there were many exclamations from the audience such as "Aren't these the pair of maids in the coffee shop?", "This Nashida is so cute, I didn't notice her at all just now", "Yingmei is also very beautiful, can we take a photo with her?"

"I never thought that you two could be so close... your love is stronger than gold."

Sitting down in front of Xiaomo and me, Xiongxiong took off his wig, letting his blond hair fall down his shoulders, and he breathed a sigh of relief: "Isn't this how this idiom is used?"

"Maybe... it can be used this way."

I took a bite of cake and glanced at the monitor next to me.

This monitor follows the company's usual style, with an overall fresh and natural feel. There is a pattern of an elf and a sunflower on the front, and slightly below is an introduction to the corresponding product parameters.

"Gloriosa Sunflower SF42PK... 41.5 inches, HDMI 2.1 interface... Dolby Vision, Dolby Sound..."

This is the first prize of the "Couple Truth Test" that lasted for nearly two hours, a 42-inch monitor or TV.

I don't know much about monitors, but this thing obviously looks very expensive.

The third prize of the event is a bicycle. Since I have bought a bicycle myself, I know a little bit about this. Based on the appearance of those bicycles, I estimate that their price should be around one or two thousand yuan. However, the second prize is a thin and light laptop. The price of a laptop of the same specification that I can find on the Internet is around five thousand yuan.

Since the second prize is 5,000 yuan, the price of this monitor should be higher than that.

The total value of these prizes is tens of thousands of yuan. It can be seen that Jialan Company is willing to invest in this comic convention.

I glanced at the event site not far away again.

At this time, the staff over there were enthusiastically introducing their company's various computer accessories to passers-by. You could see boxes of "Apocalypse 3000" graphics cards piled up like a small mountain, and there were also many radiators, computer cases and so on.

"Sunflower 42-inch OLED display. The SF in front stands for SunFlower, which means sunflower."

Seeing that my attention was all on the monitor, Sikong Yue took the initiative to explain: "This product is known as the king of mobile phones in our country. Basically, as long as you buy it, you can solve all your needs of watching movies, using the computer, and playing e-sports at the same time. Various parameters are adjusted."

Then, perhaps thinking that I might have misunderstood something, Xiong Xiong added, "Because most of our country's people are farmers and estate owners, even those who work in the city like to live alone. No one likes big houses. They are all single nobles, so a 42-inch TV is enough for people over there."

"Use a 42-inch TV as a monitor?"

I was a little skeptical: "Can I really play games like this?"

"It is very comfortable to play games and 3A big seats. As long as the desktop depth is about 80, it is fine. FPS enthusiasts do not recommend this, but it is only for heavy FPS game enthusiasts."

Xiong Xiong looked proud: "Look at its parameters, 4K resolution, 138 refresh rate, 136% SRGB color gamut coverage, equipped with DP interface and HDMI2.1 interface, support for host and controller. If you are an ordinary FPS player, just find a black background, then set the game to 2K windowed and put it in the middle. For ordinary players, there is not much difference between 138 refresh rate and 144 refresh rate when playing games. Of course, the Sharingan requires at least 240 refresh rate, except for those who recommend a small high-refresh screen of 27 inches or less."

"Oh……"

I looked confused and asked, "Is it... expensive?"

"If we convert the domestic selling price..."

Xiong Xiong thought for a moment and said, "About 10,000."

I was shocked: “So expensive!”

I originally thought that this monitor could be the first prize, ahead of the thin and light notebook, and the price might be a little more expensive, but I didn't expect it to be so expensive...

And it’s really big…

"Such a valuable thing..."

I felt a little embarrassed: "We can't take it back, and I use the monitor so well..."

"No, this is Nuoer's reward."

Before Xiongxiong could speak, Yin Xiamo on the side spoke up: "Nuo'er deserves a reward for his hard work."

"what the hell!"

I turned around and said, "Xiao Mo, tell me the truth. Did you use mind reading or something like that just now?"

How could it be so accurate?

Just now on the stage, the host asked a question and randomly picked a question from the audience. The host's question was okay, but the questions from the audience were really varied. They even asked questions like "How much do you give as a dowry if you get married?" and "How many square meters of house do you hope to buy?"

This no longer falls into the category of "couple understanding", it's completely a matter of luck.

The amazing thing is that Xiaomo actually predicted all the answers I would fill in.

For example, for the question “How many square meters of house do you want to buy?”, the host gives the rule that the number should be between 30 and 200 square meters, and the last digit can only be zero, which means you can only fill in numbers like 30, 40, 50 or 110, 130, 200. There are so many combinations for couples, and if they are not the same, it will be judged as wrong.

In this situation, Xiaomo was able to predict that I would fill in "40 square meters". I really didn't expect it. I don't believe that she didn't use cheats.

"No, this answer is based entirely on my understanding of Nuoer's wife, plus a little bit of luck."

Under my gaze, Yin Xiamo looked innocent: "Nuoer, your wife actually doubted my loyalty to you, sob."

"If you keep making such noises, I'll pull out your stupid hair!"

I put on an expression that said "I don't believe it" and said, "Then tell me, why would they fill in 40 square meters? This goes against common sense, doesn't it?"

At that time, many couples failed on this question. Later, perhaps because too many people were eliminated, the host changed the rule to "the two numbers can differ by 10 square meters", which saved many couples.

Because the concept of "how many square meters" is too abstract, especially since Kamihama City is a megacity, the number will appear even more vague. Some people may think that if two people live together, they must buy a house of at least 100 square meters, but they have no specific idea whether it is 110 square meters, 120 square meters or 130 square meters.

And the difficulty of this question lies in the fact that you have to consider how your significant other will answer it.

If you are a little princess and want a 150-square-meter house, while your partner is an ordinary worker who cannot afford to buy a house in Kamihama City, then he may fill in 90 square meters. On the contrary, if you are from the countryside and do not have much savings, and your partner is a city lady, you think buying a house means buying a house in the city, but your partner wants to go back to the countryside with you to live and build a house in the countryside, then the "how many square meters" is difficult to guess.

So this question is actually quite well-posed.

You think your partner will consider you, and your partner thinks you will consider her. As a result, the gap between them emerges.

I actually struggled a lot when filling in "40 square meters".

On the one hand, I don’t know whether Xiaomo has a specific concept of “house”, and I don’t know whether people in the other world are as obsessed with houses as people in this world. If I buy a house in the future, will I be able to buy a big house in Kamihama City... I don’t know all these.

So I know nothing about Xiaomo's opinion on houses, or what size and decoration style she likes.

According to common sense, I need to fill in a more "popular" number, which is 100 square meters or 120 square meters, because this is the goal that many young couples aspire to nowadays.

A big house has a lot of space, which can hold a lot of things, and it also makes guests feel proud when they visit your home.

But I’m not sure if Xiaomo will also fill in this number if I follow the crowd.

Because if I filled it out according to my own "intention", I would not write this number, even though the house that Xiaomo and I rented in Elodie was a large house of more than 100 square meters.

After struggling for a long time, I finally made a decision: to gamble.

I bet Xiaomo knows how much area I will fill.

As it turned out, my bet was right.

Xiaomo also filled in 40 square meters for the question "How many square meters of house do you want to buy?", exactly the same.

"This is not against common sense. Nuo'er is silly and very simple. Many things are easy to guess."

As I watched, the girl in front of me quickly finished the cake on the table. "Although stupid Nuo'er is the type of person who gives, but on this question, because Nuo'er doesn't know my situation, she can't guess how big a house I like. Besides, I've been brainwashing her these days with words like 'be a little princess', 'be more willful', 'Xiaomo is responsible for going out hunting, Nuo'er is responsible for supporting the family', so she can only be 'willful' for once and fill in the answer based on her own ideas. Is this premise correct?"

"Well……"

I thought about it for a moment and said, "That's right, but I've always shown that I like big houses, haven't I?"

"First of all, this month, Nuoer and I only live on the first floor of the rental house, which includes the living room and our bedroom. Nuoer's bedroom is the second bedroom and is very small, but it is enough for Nuoer."

Yin Xiamo shook her head: "Also, judging from the things Nuoer brought back from another rental house, Nuoer has become accustomed to life in a small house. Even her personal belongings cannot fill up a large house."

I felt my eyebrows twitching involuntarily. "Then how can you be sure that I am used to small houses and will definitely choose a small house when I buy a house? Why is it 40, and not 50 or 60?"

"Because the first rental house that Nuo'er rented was 40 square meters, and the one-bedroom apartment in the Snail House is also about 40 square meters, which is the standard size for a one-bedroom apartment. And Nuo'er is nostalgic, which can be seen from the fact that you threw away your old diaries and some small items."

Yin Xiamo puffed her lips into a "W" shape and put on an expression that said "I guessed it a long time ago": "Finally, the most important thing is... Nuo'er has actually gotten used to living with me."

"Eh?"

I was dumbfounded: "How did this conclusion come about?"

"It's simple. Noer enjoys it every night in bed, doesn't he?"

Yin Xiamo picked up the spoon and put it into the teacup. The spoon collided with the wall of the cup and made a crisp "ding ding ding" sound. "Although he said no and that he didn't care, he took the initiative to run to the bed when it was time to go to bed. He pretended to be playing with his phone, but his body twisted around restlessly, like a kitten begging its owner to come over and touch its belly..."

"puff……"

Sikong Yue, who was standing by, laughed out loud when she heard this, and then covered her eyes with two bear dolls: "I... I'm fine, you guys continue talking."

"So if we get married, Nuoer subconsciously likes a one-bedroom apartment and likes to be with me, so the only choice for a one-bedroom apartment is a house below 60 square meters. Considering the 4 square meters when Nuoer first rented a house, and Nuoer's love for the number ''..."

Yin Xiamo took a sip of tea elegantly: "Isn't the answer obvious? 40 square meters."

"Why……"

I was a little horrified: "Xiaomo, you even know that I like the number 4..."

"Because this is my most passionate love for Nuoer!"

The girl in front of him crossed her arms and said, "Well, do you believe me now? I don't know any magic like mind reading!"

"Xiaomo, this is the ultimate love, right?"

Sikong Yue covered her face with the little bear and uttered from the middle of the doll: "Wow, I also want to have such a thoughtful girlfriend. For this reason, I have been wandering until now..."

"You're traveling around the world, right?"

"Miss..."

As we were talking, a young lady wearing the Xiongxiong Family Company uniform came over and bowed to us very respectfully: "The full set of computer accessories you requested is already here. Master Tom asked you to drive his car back."

"Oh well, thank you for your hard work."

After waving his hand to let the young lady go back, Sikong Yue stood up from his seat.

"Everything is almost ready. Do you want to play here for a while? When you want to go back, give me a call and I'll send the computer and this monitor to you."

"..."

……

No. 285 Pick someone, pick someone, the one you pick can't go home

After drinking the afternoon tea provided by Xiongxiong, Xiaomo and I walked around the comic exhibition again, accepted photo requests from several passers-by, and took photos with other Cosplayers.

Since there may not be any particularly popular anime this year, the Coser images at the comic exhibition are still quite diverse.