They don't actually think I like them, do they?

"Alright, let's go in," Mangzi said.

After overcoming numerous difficulties, Lin Han finally arrived at BW—the annual grand event for anime and manga fans!

As you walk further in, you'll see all sorts of exhibitions everywhere.

There are major clothing brands from the "Three Pit" (referring to niche or niche markets) selling clothes here. There are also companies specializing in anime and manga games promoting their new games and inviting people to try them out.

Everywhere you can see large screens playing promotional videos for recent games or anime.

Because the ACG game industry in this world is not as advanced, many game companies have not yet mastered the "gacha system for raising beautiful girls" as they did in the previous world.

Therefore, most of the anime-style games here are shooting games or MOBA games disguised with anime character models.

Besides the various exhibitions, another major attraction of comic conventions, and in fact the most important one, is the wide variety of cosplay.

However, to Lin Han's slight disappointment, the cosplay wasn't as good as he had imagined.

For the same reason, the ACG industry is still underdeveloped. There's a shortage of well-made, high-quality anime/manga female characters, so where do all these beautiful cosplayers come from?

Just like in her previous life, before 08, the universally acknowledged wives were Shana, Asuka, Taiga Aisaka, C.C., etc.

Although the number is pitifully small, they are mostly excellent works. They enjoy a high level of public approval, and those who like them are often incredibly devoted fans—once they like something, they're completely loyal and devoted.

Now, within a year, everyone can change wives countless times. It doesn't matter what the plot of the anime is like. Even if it's just toilet paper, as long as the female characters are pretty, popular, or have yuri scenes, they are everyone's wives.

There are so many that they could even be used to create an emoji pack called "Anime Wife Generator".

The difference is even more obvious. In the past, people who called their anime "waifus" were considered "obsessed with anime" by the mainstream.

Nowadays, everyone claims to be a fan of anime and manga, takes pride in being a fan, and is proud to call anime characters their "waifus," as if they're afraid others won't know they're a fan of anime and manga.

It's not that this is a bad thing, but just like the "rat meme" inexplicably went viral, it's one thing for people outside of Sunba to call themselves "rat," but some people from the Sunba community and women who used to like to punch Sunba also started calling themselves "rat."

This would make real rat people feel that their miserable experiences have become a tool for "normies" to label themselves.

So, the anime convention that Lin Han is visiting now is like this, roughly the same anime and manga environment as it was ten years ago in his previous life. Although there are very few beautiful cosplayers, the people who participate are genuinely passionate about it.

What's particularly eye-catching is that there are few pretty cosplays, but quite a few hardcore cosplays.

In a short while, Lin Han saw a cosplayer dressed as Gundam from this world, as well as Kamen Rider from this world. He also saw a cosplayer dressed as a monster from a tokusatsu movie. The slime and pustules on the monster's body were very realistic. Lin Han felt disgusted when he saw it.

Just then, the two arrived at a game exhibition booth and found that there were many people there.

Upon closer inspection, the large screen revealed that a shooting game competition was underway.

It's a new game from a major company that already had a huge following in China before its closed beta even started.

"Anyone interested in participating can register here!" A young woman cosplaying a female character from a game was standing nearby. "The prize for the champion is generous, so come and give it a try!"

"A shooting game?" Mangzi looked at the big screen and immediately became interested.

"Lin Han, come with me!"

149. Gunfight Competition

"You want to play video games? Do you even know how to play video games?"

Lin Han instinctively stepped back, but was grabbed by Mangzi.

"Who do you think you are! It's just shooting, anyone can shoot a gun."

"Don't you even know what kind of gun you fired?!"

Ignoring Lin Han's accusations, Mangzi pulled Lin Han to the front desk.

At this time, there were still quite a few people queuing up. Since the competition was free, many people were not there to win prizes, but simply to experience the new game, so they rushed in.

"Hello, these two are here!"

When it was Mangzi's turn, she raised her hand, full of energy.

"Okay, what are your IDs?"

The receptionist, dressed in a full-on cosplay outfit, asked with a smile.

“His name is Ju Zi,” Mang Zi said, pointing at Lin Han. “My name is Wang Zi.”

"The prince?" the signboard girl confirmed.

“The ‘death’ in ‘death’,” Mangzi laughed.

These words immediately drew laughter from the other applicants around them.

"Dead Son, what a cringeworthy name! It's practically the same as 'What can you do to me?'"

"What an adorable little sister! She even looks a bit like Mangzi. I never expected her to be so chuunibyou (a Japanese term for someone with delusions of grandeur)!"

"Trying to be different, huh? I'll beat her to a pulp later!"

"Look at that companion of the deceased son, he looks like he's about to cry! Hahaha..."

The group pointed at Lin Han, laughing uncontrollably.

Lin Han was indeed helpless at this moment. He knew Mangzi too well. If this guy got desperate, he might just start a real gunfight!

At that time, none of these guys will be able to escape!

Soon, the mascot brought all the registered people into a semi-open platform.

There are two rows of tables, each with five computers. Clearly, this is a classic 5v5 FPS game.

There is a large screen in the center top, which can broadcast the game live to passersby.

The competition is a ring-style format, with five people forming a team and competing against each other on the stage. The loser leaves the stage, and the team that is still on the stage after two hours wins.

Although I didn't read the instructions carefully, the prize for the champion should be quite generous, judging from the large number of participants; everyone is eager to compete.

Lin Han roughly calculated that there were at least forty people waiting in the waiting area, which must have been seven or eight teams.

Moreover, judging from their confident faces, most of them already have extensive experience in shooting games, which will allow them to handle other FPS games with ease.

Since Lin Han and Mang Zi were only two people, they were notified that they would automatically team up with three people.

When Lin Han found the three people in the waiting area with his number tag.

Looked up,

Three girls dressed in nuns' habit came into view.

"Are you also from Team Seven?" Lin Han asked uncertainly.

“Yes,” the short-haired nun said.

"Oh my god, there are only five of us girls here, and we've been grouped together!" the curly-haired nun exclaimed in surprise.

"You two are so beautiful! Let's cheer each other on! Have fun!" The long-haired nun smiled sweetly.

The contestants who witnessed this scene all burst into laughter.

"The organizers are really good at organizing things, they managed to bring all the women together!"

"I was worried that some women would be planted in our team! Now look what's happened, all the noobs have gathered here!"

"What kind of 'pretty face team'? Isn't this just giving away points?"

Indeed, discrimination against female gamers is a phenomenon that exists in every era.

There's really no way around it. If most female players weren't so bad at the game, who wouldn't want to play with girls?

Putting everything else aside, at least these contestants are all real men!

Looking over here, Mangzi was already holding hands with three girls, laughing and joking. The scene was very harmonious, and his optimistic attitude was off the charts.

They're all here to have fun, aren't they?

Lin Han was quite relaxed, since he was just keeping Mangzi company and didn't care about winning or losing.

While waiting to go on stage, Lin Han kept his eyes glued to the big screen, getting a general understanding of the game.

The more he looked at it, the more he felt that this game was not so simple!

The game features an extremely realistic physics engine and hit feedback. Characters will bleed when they are injured, their movement speed will decrease, and the recoil of guns is astonishing!

If Lin Han were to describe it, it would be like the game mechanics of CS:GO, the realism of Battlefield, and the recoil of PUBG.

Overall, it's a pretty hardcore shooting game!

This made Lin Han worry about the capabilities of his own team.

This game doesn't seem like something a girl could easily understand.

It seems I can only rely on myself, the only male in this "pretty face" team.

Thanks to his experience with FPS games from his previous life, Lin Han felt that he could handle this kind of game.

Soon, it was Lin Han's team's turn to take the stage.

Comic conventions are fun, but you can get tired after a while. So, many people will find a live competition to watch after they get tired.

Therefore, when Lin Han went on stage, he was immediately stunned by the densely packed crowd below.

Upon seeing Lin Han's team, the audience visibly became excited.

"Holy crap! It's a whole team of girls!"

"Your mom, they're all so beautiful! Especially that one with the pigtails, she looks exactly like Mangzi, could it be him?!"

"You're overthinking it. With a star like Mangzi, if he came to BW, wouldn't it be on the guest poster? Wouldn't the organizers promote it?"

"That one in the cheongsam is the real gem! I just don't know why she looks so familiar..."

"Fast forward to the part where she gets beaten up and cries, I love watching girls get smashed to pieces!"

In fact, watching female players compete is not very entertaining, because it's not uncommon for it to happen before; it's usually just one-sided stomping of weaker opponents.

However, people still really enjoy watching it.

For no other reason than to see the girls make fools of themselves.

The discussion below was quite loud, but Mangzi seemed completely unfazed. He even walked to the front of the stage, smiled, and waved to everyone, eliciting screams from the group of male otaku.

In stark contrast, the other three nuns were clearly nervous, as it was the first time they had been the center of attention.

After everyone sat down, the five male players opposite them quickly burst into laughter.

They all cast mocking and amusement-seeing glances their way.

"Hey girl, I'll go easy on you, don't cry if you lose!" a male player shouted over.

"If I let you win, can we add each other on WeChat after the match?" another player joked.

The three nuns blushed and were speechless after being teased.

There's a reason they're so arrogant.

In the previous half hour, their third team had achieved a six-game winning streak, and all of them were won by overwhelming force.

Of the five, three were once players on an internet cafe team for another globally renowned FPS game, Fire Emblem!

When professional players from internet cafes beat teams cobbled together at comic conventions, it's like a game of escalating chaos!

Mangzi smiled and ignored the taunts from the other side.

Soon, the game begins!

150. Holy crap, someone's cheating!

Enter the game and choose sides randomly.

Lin Han's team is designated "CT," which stands for Police Border Police. Team Three is designated "T."

In terms of weapon mechanics, it's not much different from CS: kill people to get money, and only with money can you buy weapons.

The first round was the pistol round, and right from the start, Mangzi quickly set up his tactics.

Lin Han, who knew Mangzi's background well, quickly and attentively pricked up his ears.

Thus, this battle-hardened mercenary, a captain who had led her team through countless difficult missions, issued her first highly skilled and experienced tactical order to her four comrades in this rather hardcore shooting game:

"You four stay here and don't move around. I'm going to take care of their house."

I'm going to do something to their house.

Such concise words almost made Lin Han collapse onto the table.

"Is this your tactic?!" Lin Han retorted.

Was this guy always this ruthless during missions? It's amazing he's still alive!