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"Of course, the most important thing is that Takizawa-kun is really a good person. He discussed and prepared for the recording of the radio drama harmoniously, and he also took the trouble to tutor me in my studies and help me with English vocabulary dictation. One time, I arrived a long time late, but he didn't get angry..." Hidaka Rina praised her junior in detail and thoughtfully, "Although he sometimes behaves in a very out-of-line way, he is definitely a considerate person who is trustworthy and a good friend."

"Just listening to your description, you are simply a national role model," concluded Yoshino Yoshiki.

"Hmm, that's great, right?"

"No, I'm obviously talking about me. Why are you showing off so proudly?" The man had already finished his biscuits and was drinking water.

“This is recognition from our predecessors.”

"Then why didn't you say it when I needed you to?"

"You can understand that, right? Girls' moods are always unpredictable."

"I don't understand it at all."

Good man, do you think I can’t see her way?

This is clearly a tactic of hitting someone with a stick and then rewarding them with a date.

To put it in a positive way, this is a sign of self-reflection and the realization that one has made a mistake and must compensate the other party.

To put it in a worse way, isn’t it just that the scumbag is using PUA tactics? !

It's too late.

The man looked at the girl.

Even if torn paper is pasted together, there will be traces left. Even if the exploded equipment is bought again and strengthened, it will no longer be the weapon that dropped when you cleared the map.

I just used an ultimate persecution to pierce my heart, and now I want to make up for it with just some cookies and a few words of praise. I can only say that I am too naive and too young.

After what happened just now, there was indeed a tragically thick barrier between him and Hidaka-san.

"But the two of you do have a very good relationship, even though you are colleagues who have only known each other for a short time in the workplace. The atmosphere is very harmonious now," said Yoshino Yoshiki.

"It's true that Takizawa has a unique affinity." Matsuoka Yoshitsugu said longingly in the audience.

"Just pretending in front of the public." After eating and drinking, Mr. Yin on the stage felt better and returned to his indifference.

"It's just for the show effect." Miss Zuo in the audience was equally indifferent.

Chapter 72: Losing Humanity and Losing a Lot

"After enjoying the voices of Pale Knight and Twilight Princess, let's continue to talk about the works?" Yoshino Yoshiki said, "As of now, the sales of the original novel of "Darkness Reincarnation Fantasy" have quickly exceeded 480 million, and the momentum is still strong. Although it has already made it to the sales list, for a novel with a Western fantasy background and a magnificent epic route, it is far from the final stage, so what kind of wonderful results it can achieve in the future is exciting to look forward to."

"By the way, are you two paying attention to the subsequent plot?" asked the host.

"I have already bought a set and am trying to catch up with the books." Hidaka Rina raised her hand and spoke like a model student.

"Although I finished filming early, I'm still reading it. I'm deeply attracted to it and want to know what happens next." Yin Ze smiled politely. But in fact, apart from the free trial reading part online, he didn't even read a single punctuation mark.

"In fact, I have personally read several volumes, and each volume is indeed very well connected, the characterization is vivid and powerful, and the grand scenes of raging winds and waves are very enjoyable." Yoshino Yoshiki said, "Precisely because the construction is so grand, it is inevitable that there are places that are obviously worth writing about, but are forced to be glossed over due to the main plot."

"Yes, some of the plots and supporting characters that deviate from the protagonist are quite interesting. I especially hope that there will be interludes about them to fill in the gaps." Hidaka Rina continued.

"Well, that's why we have our promotional activities. The war chess game "Silver Advent Fantasy" is a prequel, and its story takes place three hundred years before the original story. After the demise of the gods, a war broke out among the various races on the Ashbili continent. The game tells the story of the end of the troubled times, the human race occupying the dominant position on the continent, and finally the civil war splitting the continent into many countries." Yoshino Yoshinori introduced proudly.

"I see. This is the founding journey of Panisse's great-grandfather's generation. The establishment of the Northern Winter Kingdom, the first Night Luan Sword King, and the rise of the Shadow Scorn Cult. In the original story, these were just fables and fairy tales. Are they actually being replayed?" Hidaka Rina asked excitedly.

"Well, I'll leave it to the players to explore and find the answer in the game on their own," the host said mysteriously without commenting.

...You two have done a good job of coordinating the promotion of the previous and the next. Yin Ze watched silently.

"By the way, do you two play games on weekdays?" asked Yoshino Yoshiki.

"As for me, I've played Tetris, and when I was a kid I also played the role of a sewer worker stepping on mushrooms [Note: the Mario series]," said Rina Hidaka.

"It's just a quick taste, what about Takizawa-kun?" Yoshino Yoshinori turned his head.

"I am not very talented, but in real-time strategy games, I am known as the contemporary Wolong and the modern Sun Yun. I can maneuver, capture cities, and change positions. Even a crazy computer will be defeated by me."

"In shooting games, he controls the gun with one hand smoothly and accurately, with his movements as beautiful as a painting. He is the one in a hundred shooting range god and the emperor of warm-up."

"In fighting games, my fingertips are as fast as lightning and my moves are as easy as drinking water. I am a true AI killer."

The man said modestly.

"I've also dabbled in music games and chess. But among all the other games, I'm the best at playing cards! My human card recorder is so powerful that it terrifies many heroes. In the Landlord world, I can be called a gambling freak!"

"Too strong, he's simply an all-rounder."

Yoshino Yoshiki didn't hear the content clearly, but judging from this man's confidence and temperament, he was at least a high-end gamer who would skip a date for the sake of games and was determined to break up with his girlfriend.

"Then could you please invite Takizawa-kun to come and try it out? And show everyone the charm of this prequel?"

"I'm very happy to do it. Or, huh, who else but me?" The man looked disdainfully at the obedient senior girl who was sitting nearby and only played Tetris.

The staff immediately went on stage to debug the equipment and gave him a game controller with extraordinary texture. Although he is more proficient in keyboard and mouse.

But it doesn't matter.

Just like a master painter will not overly rely on the brush, and can use hard and soft edges and circles to penetrate everything, a strong person will not become weak because of the tools he uses.

After rubbing it a little to get the feel for it, Yin Ze prepared himself for the battle like a professional player who was about to play in an offline competition.

The big screen also smoothly switched to the game screen. After a brief tactical black screen, the blazing fire kicked off the opening, and the magnetic bass simply made an opening statement.

After a cool enough opening CG, we came to the main interface. The logo style was consistent with the pitch-black original, with a group portrait illustration behind it. The mottled dragon and the hero holding the king's sword were at the center of the composition, which was very delicate.

"Then let's just follow the simple process of the prologue," said Yoshino Yoshiki.

Yin Ze nodded, entered the options first, and adjusted various common parameters with a click. His skillful technique gave people a sense of awesomeness.

Difficulty selection?

Humph, then of course you should choose the highest nightmare level!

"Attention: In this mode, the character will not be able to fight again after death. Are you sure?"

The red system prompts are very eye-catching.

"That's a harsh punishment for failure. It's just a trial game, so why don't we just use the simple mode?" Hidaka Rina moved her chair closer to him, wanting to watch the master's operation up close.

"Women's opinion. It's fun to challenge yourself." Yin Ze snorted coldly, shook his two short ponytails, and confidently chose to confirm.

When you are ready, enter the game.

"Oh? Are there route options as soon as we get here?"

Looking at the thin, snow-white woman, the handsome blond young man, and the cold, one-eyed, majestic old man in the interface.

The man hesitated for a moment before choosing the beautiful girl route.

"Ah, why did you choose this guy who looks like he has no fighting power?" Hidaka Rina muttered.

"This makes me look more skilled."

"Hey, I thought she looks like Pantyhose, so you favor her. By the way, the family emblem is a winter lion, so she must be the second queen of the Snow Country, right? In other words, she is Pantyhose's great-grandmother!" Hidaka Rina discovered the blind spot.

"…I'm so confused, where is the return button? Can I choose again?"

"As a senior, I won't allow this! Just fight with this force!"

Well, Yin Ze reluctantly entered the prologue of Winter Lion.

The cutscenes that would reveal the plot were deliberately skipped, and the first thing that came out was a tutorial for beginners. The great-grandmother was watching a duel in the VIP seats of a gorgeous arena, while below her were strong men with their breasts exposed fighting to the death. Taking advantage of this scene, the basic operations were explained.

Yin Ze watched attentively for a few seconds, then tried the movement and attack commands, and then skipped the tutorial with confidence.

"Is this the battle that Silver Advent imagined? I have roughly understood it." The man smiled.

"Really?" Hidaka Rina was skeptical.

The speed of light comes to the prologue.

A team of carriages was traveling on a quiet snowy path. Aiwani, the great-grandmother, closed her eyes and rested in the carriage. Compared with the heroine who was her direct descendant in the original story, she looked more mature and demure in this game with her beautifully drawn portrait.

Soon, the caravan encountered the remnants of the demons hiding in the forest. From the plot point of view, these were the remnants of the last war that escaped, and from the gameplay point of view, they were a gift pack for new players that gave them experience. In short, these foreigners, driven by hunger and hatred, ambushed the caravan.

Enter the battle phase!

"It's my turn. First, I'll send Hans, the loyal guard captain, to the front to attract aggro. Then I'll deploy two calm archers in the back to provide cover. Okay, we're in attack range. Hans activates the "Whirlwind Gun"! The effect is outstanding!"

Yin Ze's hands were moving very fast, and the cursor on the big screen was also moving around quickly. His chess pieces were loyally in their positions with almost no delay, and it was as smooth as an RTS rather than a war chess game.

A beautiful whirlwind shot knocked off a third of the lizardman's health. Although it was far from the instant kill he had imagined, considering that it was a nightmare level difficulty, it was still acceptable. At most, he could just poke it a few more times.

After the attack, Guard Captain Hans put away his gun, his face full of determination and pride, and his gun-holding movements were quite like those of a master.

Then it was the enemy's turn to act. The lizardman wearing second-hand tattered leather armor used simple ordinary attacks and foolishly waved the moldy wooden spear in his hand.

Such a silly counterattack is just a formality.

Phew! !

A string of shocking damage numbers in bold red font suddenly appeared above the captain of the guards' head.

「Character: Hans」

"HP: 12/300"

"Status: Nearly dead"

Captain Hans's brief portrait immediately changed from aloof and indifferent to scarred and bloody.

"???"

Yin Ze was stunned and subconsciously stretched his head to take a closer look.

I... was almost killed instantly by a single attack?

Which genius numerical planner came up with this damage? !

The shocked man quickly clicked on the lizardman to get more detailed parameters. He wanted to know if this was an elite monster that was several levels ahead of him.

「Normal Dark Lizardman Lv1」

Grass.

You call this level 1?

"It's dangerous. If Hans falls down here, he won't be able to be resurrected at this difficulty." Hidaka Rina said anxiously.

"Small, small problem, now it's my turn. At this moment, I will use Aivani's ability! Aura healing! Restore the health of Guard Captain Hans!" Yin Ze shouted.

The steady and elegant great-grandmother was chanting in the back, and the green magic element symbolizing vitality gathered from all directions on Captain Hans, who was dying in an instant, and washed his wounds.

「Character: Hans」

"HP: 92/300"

"Status: Severely injured"

The captain's painful expression on his face had improved a bit. At least his face was no longer covered in blood, but his nose and face were swollen.

But Yin Ze obviously couldn't accept it.

Huh? What kind of healing skill is this? Is its main purpose just to wash the face of the simple portrait? !

They are indeed a family, but as weak as Penny and useless!

"Hey, I'll pull Hans off the front line and launch a covering attack from the archers!"

A round of arrow rain cleared a lizardman from a distance, but there were still four on the opposite side, staring at him covetously. After the previous confrontation, these four could not be judged by common sense... They had to be treated uniformly according to the standards of the Fire King.

So the man rolled up his sleeves, tensed up and began a textbook-like crazy tug of war, relying solely on the archer's range advantage to reduce Hans' health, and constantly using his great-grandmother to add blood to Hans, so that the captain could have at least a chance to block the fatal blow.

The handle made a snapping sound when it was pressed.

He played a war chess game and it felt like a Terran machine gunner in StarCraft swinging his gun and shooting at a baneling.

The carriage team over here moved in a serpentine manner on the grid, while the level 1 dark lizardmen over there were chasing and slashing at them like mad, like world-destroying demons.

"Takizawa-kun is at a huge disadvantage, Captain Hans looks ashen, and the guards' formation is poor..."

The host stared at the screen and relayed the information truthfully.

"Takizawa-kun is fighting and retreating. Takizawa-kun is in a dilemma. Aivani has no way to retreat. The lizardmen are chasing him closely!"

"Huh? Captain Hans launched a desperate counterattack! Oh my! Takizawa-kun actually won!"

Yoshino Yoshiki watched the fierce battle on the big screen, which was like a dance on the tip of a knife, and gave a battle report at an incredibly fast speed like a commentator on a football channel.

Hidaka Rina also praised repeatedly, clapped her hands continuously, and symbolically helped to pat her shoulders.