The Strongest Loner Redo His Youth With Unmatched Prowess!! ~In the Second Round of School Life, He Made Beautiful Girl Friends!~ - Chapter 17: Shooting!

After that, Yuito and the others decided to stop by the arcade. 

It was Kirika’s suggestion. 

“Isn’t it noisy? I’m starting to feel a bit dizzy…” 

Hakari frowned. 

Indeed, the volume of the games was overwhelming. 

Yuito’s quiet voice seemed like it would be drowned out. 

“Isn’t it lively and nice?” 

“I’m not really good with places like this. Do you come here often, Kirika-san?”

“Do you ever come here to hang out with friends? Like, play crane games!” 

However, it seems that the purpose this time is not the crane games. 

They walk past them. 

Where are they headed? 

“Do you want to play a shooting game? My female friends never want to play with me.” 

“Is this… shooting dinosaurs that are attacking with a gun?” 

A gun shooting game where they fight dinosaurs. 

(Games with friends!!)

Yuito was secretly delighted. 

In real life, of course, he was also a loner online. 

Because of that, he had never played cooperative games. 

Playing games with friends was one of his dreams. 

“Do you play games often, Kirika-san?” 

“I do play cooperative and competitive games. Of course, FPS too! How about you, Yuito-kun?”

“I don’t really play competitive games. I mostly stick to single-player ones.” 

“You have a good computer, right? Let’s play ‘Vertex’ next time.” 

Vertex is a popular battle royale FPS. 

Yuito has seen VTubers playing it before. 

“Got it. I’ll download it.” 

“Yay, it’s a promise, okay?” 

For Yuito, competitive games are a bit scary. 

However, if he’s with Kirika, he might manage somehow.

“Didn’t you have to study properly?” 

“Yes…” 

He was sharply admonished by Hakari. 

He has to be careful not to let his grades drop. 

“Well, well, let’s enjoy the game for now!” 

Clink. 

Kirika inserted a coin into the arcade machine. 

Two-player mode for two hundred yen. 

“Well then, shall we see your skills, Yuito-kun?” 

“Don’t expect too much, okay?” 

The game started immediately.

The latest game, which also uses magic, features dinosaurs that feel real as they leap from the screen. 

Yuito and Kirika shoot down the attacking dinosaurs. 

“…H-huh? Yuito-kun, aren’t you pretty good at this?” 

“Well, I can see them somehow.” 

Yuito isn’t experienced in gun shooting games, but as an S-rank explorer, his dynamic vision is different from ordinary people. 

He could rely on his physical specs to push through.

“Whoa, I’m sorry. I got taken out.” 

However, the game isn’t that easy. 

They get attacked during the reload time. 

“Hakari-chan, your turn!” 

“Huh, do I have to do it too?” 

Kirika put in another hundred yen and handed the controller to Hakari. 

“Come on, shoot like crazy!” 

“O-Okay, I got it.” 

The next pair to take on the challenge was Hakari and Yuito. 

It was thought that Hakari would be a hindrance since she wasn’t familiar with the game.

“Is Hakari-chan good too? This might be good practice for magic.”

Hakari is good at long-range combat using magic. 

It seems she’s able to apply that fighting style. 

She’s also good at using the reload, supporting Yuito by filling in his gaps. 

Yuito and Hakari are smoothly progressing through the stage――.

“You cleared it… Hakari-chan, you might be cut out to be a pro gamer.”

“I only have a laptop, so that’s not possible.” 

(Is that really the issue…) 

They cleared the game without any problems. 

After returning the controllers, Yuito and the others were chatting excitedly. 

Then, some intruders came in. 

“You girls are cute.” 

“Wanna hang out with us?” 

Two guys approached them. 

They looked like delinquents with their flashy appearance. 

It seemed they were targeting Kirika and the others.

“Unfortunately, if you’re a boy, you’re just in time, right?” 

“W-Why are you intertwining your arms?” 

Kirika wrapped her arms around him in a way that seemed affectionate. 

It was like a move a couple would make. 

Yuito’s heart skipped a beat. 

He wished she would stop; an introvert’s heart is weak. 

He was on the verge of having his heart burst and dying. 

“Having flowers in both hands is quite a luxury, isn’t it, young man?”

“A-ahaha…”

A delinquent approaches Yuito with a menacing glare. 

Even under such intense scrutiny, Yuito can only manage a wry smile. 

“You should choose your opponent wisely. Yuito-san can even split a truck in half. You guys don’t stand a chance.” 

“Huh? The one that went viral on SNS? You seriously believe that?” 

The delinquent smirks mockingly. 

In contrast, Kirika’s eyes widened in surprise.

“Huh!? The one that was trending on SNS, was it you, Yuito-kun?” 

“Yes. It’s the story of when we first met.” 

(What SNS? I don’t know that story…) 

Yuito is bewildered. 

He never imagined he would become a celebrity on SNS, poor guy. 

However, the conversation continues, ignoring Yuito. 

“Then, try cutting me off too!!” 

(Isn’t that a bit too impatient!?)

The delinquent, angry at being ignored, swung his fist at Yuito. 

The next moment, the delinquent spun around and was thrown away. 

Yuito had deflected the punch and tossed him. 

“Bubaa!? Wh-what the hell is this guy!?” 

“Yuito-kun, nice one.” 

But that wasn’t the end. 

Clang. Clatter, clatter, clatter. 

Something fell from the delinquent and rolled across the floor.

“Hey, your ring… It’s all cut up!?” 

“Huh… no way!?” 

When he threw it, Yuito sliced it with a hand chop. 

He was told to cut it, so he did. 

“That’s a bit too amazing, it might be a bit off-putting…” 

“Really? I respect it.” 

“Respect is one thing. But when it’s too amazing, you can’t help but go ‘Huh…?’ right?”

Hakari and Kirika were having a leisurely conversation. 

Meanwhile, the delinquents started to panic. 

“C-Could this guy be the real deal…” 

“W-We need to run!! We might get cut down too!!” 

“We finally got into the Night Flow Zero, and now we’re going to die here…!?”

The delinquents looked at Yuito as if he were a monster and ran away, almost tripping over themselves. 

(It reminds me of the S-rank days…) 

They used to always look at him like that. 

It’s a bit of an unpleasant memory. 

Kirika, who had been a bit downcast, suddenly slapped Yuito’s back.

“Yuito-kun, you must be tired! Let me treat you to something at the food court!” 

“Oh… then how about crepes?” 

“What kind of crepes do you like, Yuito-san?” 

“Maybe strawberry…” 

“You surprisingly like something a bit girly!” 

And so, Yuito and the others headed home while snacking at the food court.