It took awhile, but Touma has finally managed to get reasonably comfortable with his situation. Having his world destroyed once more did nothing positive for his mental health and the very idea that he might have to repeat his previous ordeal almost crippled him. Fortunately, the fact he was not completely alone to solve this overwhelming problem has helped in keeping him grounded and sane.
Now that he had a clear head, it was time to tackle one of his more immediate problems since arriving; making money. Due to a certain life-shattering revelation dominating his thoughts, he had been neglecting his job as a Professional ViVid Player. Given how unforgiving his luck can be, he was honestly surprised he was given such a job. Who wouldn't want to make a living just by playing video games? However, no matter how much he tried to stay positive about this development, he couldn't shake the feeling that something horrendous will come along to balance things out. Lady Luck was never one to give him any freebies.
In fact, it seemed like Lady Luck was already doing her best to screw him over. Finding an open game was starting to prove itself to be impossible. After making several rounds through the game center with no success, he decided to just pick somewhere to lurk until somebody there leaves. Choosing where to stay was an easy affair. If he was going to stand around for hours on end watching other people play video games, he might as well chose something entertaining. He quickly scanned the area for an interesting target and soon found something that caught his eye. It was a game featuring an endless army of insects being played by a woman with a terrifying look on her face.
Those poor insects never stood a chance. To claim what he was witnessing before him was a battle would be an outright lie. That would imply the insects could actually pose a threat. This was, without a doubt, a massacre. He moved closer to get a better view as she continued to violently pierce through everything with her massive pink laser. Unsurprisingly, the game didn't last very long and it soon ends in her victory. She removes her headgear and for a brief moment he thought she was going to leave. He should have known better. Instead, he found himself being invited to a match. After seeing what she was capable of, he really didn't want to.
“I would, but there aren't any helmets I can use. Sorry.”
The perfect excuse. Or it would be if the person beside her hadn't just finished their game and set aside their headgear. Touma could only stare helplessly at the abandoned headgear as he silently bemoaned his luck.
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once more did nothing positive for his mental health and the very idea that he might have to repeat his previous ordeal almost crippled him. Fortunately, the fact he was not completely alone to solve this overwhelming problem has helped in keeping him grounded and sane.
Now that he had a clear head, it was time to tackle one of his more immediate problems since arriving; making money. Due to a certain life-shattering revelation dominating his thoughts, he had been neglecting his job as a Professional ViVid Player. Given how unforgiving his luck can be, he was honestly surprised he was given such a job. Who wouldn't want to make a living just by playing video games? However, no matter how much he tried to stay positive about this development, he couldn't shake the feeling that something horrendous will come along to balance things out. Lady Luck was never one to give him any freebies.
In fact, it seemed like Lady Luck was already doing her best to screw him over. Finding an open game was starting to prove itself to be impossible. After making several rounds through the game center with no success, he decided to just pick somewhere to lurk until somebody there leaves. Choosing where to stay was an easy affair. If he was going to stand around for hours on end watching other people play video games, he might as well chose something entertaining. He quickly scanned the area for an interesting target and soon found something that caught his eye. It was a game featuring an endless army of insects being played by a woman with a terrifying look on her face.
Those poor insects never stood a chance. To claim what he was witnessing before him was a battle would be an outright lie. That would imply the insects could actually pose a threat. This was, without a doubt, a massacre. He moved closer to get a better view as she continued to violently pierce through everything with her massive pink laser. Unsurprisingly, the game didn't last very long and it soon ends in her victory. She removes her headgear and for a brief moment he thought she was going to leave. He should have known better. Instead, he found himself being invited to a match. After seeing what she was capable of, he really didn't want to.
“I would, but there aren't any helmets I can use. Sorry.”
The perfect excuse. Or it would be if the person beside her hadn't just finished their game and set aside their headgear. Touma could only stare helplessly at the abandoned headgear as he silently bemoaned his luck.