Popularity is everything; I play a super genius

Although there were quite a few tourists, it was a world of difference compared to the throngs of people on the beach.

As soon as the five people walked in, those with childlike hearts were immediately attracted by the dazzling array of amusement rides.

Bai Lili initially wanted to take her best friend Liuli to ride the carousel, but Liuli used the excuse of feeling unwell to push Bai Lili to Shana instead.

To be honest, Liuli wasn't interested in any of these things.

After all, it's clearly all stuff for kids.

How could she possibly like these things?

Liuli simply stayed quietly by Qiji's side, watching him and Huomu argue about which one was more fun.

Liuli occasionally chimed in, but her gaze lingered more on the masked boy's profile.

However, despite wanting to be a quiet and beautiful girl, she still couldn't escape the clutches of Saki.

Although she verbally refused, Saki always managed to refute her refusal.

"I don't like playing these games..."

"You haven't even played it, how do you know you don't like it? Besides, I'll make you like it."

Saki-chan is such a self-centered person; she dragged her along without any explanation.

There's just no way to deal with him.

Well... I'll reluctantly play along with them for a bit.

Thus, Ferris wheels, drop towers, haunted houses, arcades...

At first, Liuli remained aloof from the laughing and joking crowd, but gradually, without realizing it, she began to...

She screamed in terror in the haunted house, closed her eyes and shouted with Bai Lili on the drop tower, and stomped her feet in anger over a claw machine in the arcade.

An afternoon flew by amidst laughter and exclamations.

……

As she passed a giant funhouse mirror, Liuli suddenly stopped in her tracks.

She stared in the mirror at the girl whose body was elongated, yet who involuntarily grinned, her eyes crinkling with laughter, and was momentarily stunned.

She reached out and gently touched the cool mirror surface.

The girl in the mirror was doing the same thing.

Is this... really me?

She never imagined that such a genuine, untroubled, and purely joyful smile would appear so naturally on her face.

The only smile she could muster was the fake smile that she had been forced to master through countless training sessions with her family...

This was the first time she had ever seen a second kind of smile on her face...

"Saki-kun! Everyone! Come quick! This looks like so much fun!"

Just as Liuli was in a daze, Huomu's voice came.

He waved from a short distance away, pointing to a motion-sensing light gun shooting game that required two players to cooperate.

The rules of the game are simple: two people form a team and stand on a specially made disc that rotates. Players need to shoot virtual targets that appear from all directions, and the player with the highest score wins.

But there are five of them, and one of them is destined to be in a group alone.

Saki wanted to naturally team up with Hōki, who seemed the most reliable and had the best gaming skills.

This powerful alliance maximizes the chances of winning!

Saki doesn't like to lose, even in games.

However, just as he was about to team up with Huomu and bring his talent to the shooting game, his sleeve was gently tugged by a cool and soft little hand.

"Saki-kun, this game is supposed to be played with friends..."

Ruri raised her face and spoke with a mischievous glint in her eye, in a voice only Saki could hear.

"But... I only have one friend."

You are my only friend.

"..."

Before Saki could speak, Hōki, who was standing next to him, had already realized the group assignment issue and immediately raised his hand with a "this is no big deal" expression on his face:

"I'm fine on my own! I'll be in a group by myself!"

I'm not bragging, but I've never had many friends growing up, so I often play two-player games by myself!

"Why don't you two try teaming up and challenging me?"

And so the group assignments were decided.

Huomu is a one-man team.

Ruri and Saki are in one team, while Setsuna and Shirai are in another.

After familiarizing himself with the rules for a while, Qi Ji immediately revealed a confident smile.

He's going to win this game!

……

game over.

Fire and Wood have won a resounding victory!

Bai Lili and Setsuna won second place!

Saki and Ruri are now on the countdown...

"I'm so sorry! I'm so sorry, Setsuna, I was so stupid and dragged you down!"

As soon as the game ended, Bai Lili kept apologizing to Shana, her face flushed red.

She quickly waved her hand, saying, "It's alright, Lili. It's just a game; as long as you have fun!"

That's what they say, but Saki...

I can't be happy at all!

For him, even in a game, happiness can only be found by winning!

If you lose, then there's no fun at all!

The face beneath the mask of Qi Ji was somewhat unsightly...

He is a very competitive person.

Moreover, and most importantly, he still has an "idol image to maintain"!

If this gets broadcast, the comments section will probably be full of laughs at him!

He immediately and discreetly opened the system interface to take a look—

Fortunately, no comments appeared, indicating that this embarrassing moment was not broadcast live.

He breathed a sigh of relief, but still looked at his teammates with some resentment:

"Hey? You weren't really playing seriously just now, were you?"

Otherwise, I feel that Liuli shouldn't be that bad...

So he's not even as good as Bai Lili?

"I was being very serious just now," Liuli said softly.

But after she finished speaking, she quietly added the unspoken words to her heart:

—She's staring intently at Saki-chan.

Because I find Saki's serious gaming skills cute, charming, and cool.

So, I was only focused on looking at you.

I'm terrible at games...

I'm so sorry.

……

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Chapter 92 Liuli, She Doesn't Want to Die (Three Chapters Combined, 7400 words)

Feeling ashamed, Saki turned off the recording.

However, Liuli's live stream is still going strong!

Viewers who couldn't catch Qiji's live stream all flocked to Liuli's stream—

"Hahaha, that's hilarious! Hagiwara, you've finally met your match!"

"He's a genius, but a complete gaming idiot!"

"To be honest, I feel their gaming skills are not as good as mine."

Of course, the comments above are clearly from trolls who disregard reality.

There were also neutral, objective, just, rational, and handsome viewers:

"It was clearly Liuli who dragged Ji-da-ge down, okay?!"

"I've tried my best, but I can't carry him, I really can't!"

Of course, since this is Liuli's live stream, the majority of viewers are naturally those who like Liuli.

"This is the first time I've ever seen Ruri smile so happily."

"That's wonderful, Ruri. Let's be happy like this every day from now on!"

"No, although I'm really happy to see Ribao finally smile from the heart! But why does this scene give me the feeling that something terrible is about to happen..."

……

This was the first time anyone had realized that amusement parks could be so much fun.

The five children played to their hearts' content, experiencing all the attractions they wanted to try before finally stopping, still wanting more.

At this moment, Bai Lili suddenly remembered something and exclaimed:

"Oh no...we haven't spent a single penny yet!"

That day, Saki insisted on returning the "friendship fee" to her, even though they had agreed to spend the money together during the holidays.

But today, the tickets were free, the rides were free, and they didn't spend a single penny!

Bai Lili was somewhat troubled for a moment.

She grew up in a privileged environment and had very little experience with spending money.

These days, suddenly asking her to spend money is giving her a bit of a headache.

Spending money is so hard!!!

Seeing this, Liuli smiled and took out the money pouch that she had previously kept for her:

"It's simple, it's just a matter of spending money, right?"

I see that Saki really likes swords, so let's use this money to buy him a toy sword.

"I'll buy one of those that lights up when you press it and plays music."

Hearing Liuli say that, Qiji rolled his eyes in annoyance.

I have a feeling this guy is mocking himself—

Yin Yang himself was constantly thinking about her [Sword of No Thought] and such.

"So... you're treating me like a child?"

"Then just tell me if you want it or not."

Saki hesitated for a moment, just about to refuse firmly.

But then I thought, why not take something that's free?