Chapter 49

After some time, as they wander around the park, the joyful noise of the people filled the area, along with mixed types of music that could be heard from a distance.

As the exhilarating mood of the theme park gets through them, they stopped in thought of what to do.

"Hey, let's go over there!" Yukina enthusiastically pointed at the large boat-shaped dragon from a distance.

Yuji took a glance, and as the boat began to move in a swinging motion, people began screaming with fear, reaching Yuji's stomach as he had a bad feeling about the ride.

"We just ate..." Yuji said, "I don't think that's a good idea,"

"Hmm..." Yukina said, thinking as she looks around, "oh! How about that!"

Gulp*

Yuji stood still hearing the screams of the people going up high and back down at an intense speed on a circular ride from a distance.

"I said we just ate didn't I!?" Yuji said.

Yukina laughed, "I'm just teasing, then... How about that?" She said pointing at a building from a distance.

"What's that?" Yuji asked.

"Come with me and see," Yukina replied.

They walked over to the building, and as they get closer, sounds of digital effects and music could be heard.

"Could this be..." Yuji said, slowly opening the door.

"This is..." Yuji said looking around.

The place was a wide area filled with arcade games of multiple kinds, the area was covered with luminous light, and an ocean blue mood, overlapping darkness above light.

"Woah," Yuji said showing signs of excitement in his eyes.

"You seem to be fond of this kind of place," Yukina said.

"Well, back in City D I used to be at a place similar to this," Yuji said, "either I go alone or I go with Erina,"

"I see... then does that mean are you're good?" She said in a smug tone.

"Hm?" Yuji said, "I was always wining over Erina only, and I'm pretty confident in my skills at some games, but I don't know,".

"Then how about a challenge?"

"Oh? Bring it," Yuji taunted

The two of them then played multiple arcade games, competing with each other for each one.

After multiple games later.

"What the heck..." Yukina said, "this makes it a tie, again..." putting down the hammer from the whack a mole machine.

"You know... I noticed something," Yukina said.

Yuji tensed up as he had a thought of what it was.

"The whack a mole... And mini hockey," Yukina said, "that last two games, it seems I beat you a bit too easily.

"Yeah..." Yuji said.

"Is it because... It's a game where you play with other people?" Yukina said, "or it's because it's the kind of game that's embarrassing to play alone..."

"I knew you were going to insult me again!" Yuji said.

"No!" Yukina said, "I really didn't mean it to be, I promise!".

Yuji looked around in slight frustration.

"Ahhh, that game is so hard," a person from a distance said.

"It's almost impossible to beat the whole game," the person next to him said, " and we got so far too..."

Yuji looks back at Yukina with an idea.

"You want to play that shooting game, am I right?" Yukina said, "are you sure, I'm a special force remember?".

"Yeah... but let's see," Yuji said.

Yukina nodded, "it's your decision," she said, "say, let's make this the final one, let's get out after,".

Yuji nodded, as the two of them went to the shooting game.

"Oooh," Yukina said, lifting the gun from the machine, "it's kind of heavy for a toy, making you feel like it's the real thing,".

"Yeah... It's kinda concerning," Yuji said.

"How about we place a bet?" Yukina said, pointing the gun at Yuji.

"Woah! Don't point that at me!" Yuji said, "and what kind of bet?"

"Chill out, it's just a toy remember?" Yukina said, letting out a small laugh, "how about we make the bet... Whoever loses has to listen to the winner, make it a question or a favor,".

"Sounds ok to me," Yuji said, "it's not like I'm gonna want to lose anyway," he thought.

"Then... Start!" Yukina said, pressing the start button.

As the tile of the game appears on the screen, the two of them were stunned silent for a short moment.

"Akuma... Shooter?" Yuji said.

"Is it even appropriate to put a game like this here?" Yukina said, "it's giving you a real sense of reality here..."

"Whatever, let's just go for it..." Yuji said.

"Yeah..." Yukina replied.

And so, the two of them began playing the arcade game, with both of them showing unbelievable skill.

"It's got strong vibration every time you shoot," Yukina said, "this game is really trying to make you feel like it's not a game isn't it?"

"Agh, I don't like this," Yuji said.

Levels of the game had passed and the two of them cleared it without dying or even getting damage.

"This is getting harder," Yukina said.

"Agghh" Yuji uttered.

Moments later, a crowd formed behind them. Watching them play, noises from the crowd emerged.

"Woah these two are good,"

"Such a wild couple..."

"That game is really hard to beat... THEY'RE ALMOST AT THE FINAL LEVEL!?"

"I heard only a small certain amount of people got that far,"

"They're about to get to the part where people always fall on!"

Meanwhile between Yuji and Yukina.

"Hey Yukina, at this point I'm going to win you know," Yuji said in a smug tone.

"What do you mean?" Yukina said, "We both got full lives, don't we?"

"Yeah, we do... But what if we end up not dying?" Yuji said, "then we'll base on the score, actually let's just base on the score, even if we die,".

"Huh?" Yukina took a quick glance at Yuji's score, "no fair! Yours is higher than mine!" She said in a complaining manner.

"What do you mean unfair?" Yuji said, "it just means that I killed more than you did,".

"Rrgghh" Yukina groaned, "if that's the case then..."

Bang*

"Hey! That was WAY on my side!" Yuji said.

"No rules is stopping me..." Yukina said.

"Two can play that game!"

Meanwhile at the back.

"Beautiful..." A guy said as tears fell down from his eye.

"What the!? What's wrong?" The guy next to him said.

"Look carefully!" The guy shouted, "despite being in a hard situation, look at their aim!"

The people took a closer look.

"No way..."

"Both of them shoot to protect themselves, yet they find the time to shoot on the other side to protect each other!"

"How sweet!" The females screamed.

"Dang you awesome couple!" The males shouted.

Meanwhile.

"Haha! I have more scores than you now!" Yukina said, not hearing the people at the back.

"Rrgghh," Yuji groaned.

After a long moment, they finally reached the end of the game.

"They reached it... they actually reached it!" Someone from the crowd said.

"Quiet! It's the end scene no one has ever seen yet!"

"This is history people!"

And so, silence filled the area as the end scene began to play.