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Soon it was time to register, and Umaru excitedly pulled Hayakawa forward to join the queue.

The queue was quite long, mostly consisting of pairs of men and women of varying heights, suggesting the game was quite popular. However, I had never heard of Hayakawa before.

"Wow, so many people are here to compete!"

Hayakawa asked doubtfully, "Even if we go through three rounds, we still won't finish the race."

"It's not a 50/50 single-elimination system; many people can be eliminated in one round."

Umaru explained, looking around in surprise, "I didn't expect so many couples to participate in the game. It turns out everyone here is in a relationship, that's amazing..."

After she finished speaking, her face flushed slightly, as if she felt a little ashamed to be the fake couple among so many other couples.

"correct."

Hayakawa nodded in deep agreement: "I never expected so many gamers to be in relationships. Normally, gamers shouldn't be unable to find a partner their whole lives... Ouch!"

"No negative comments about us are allowed."

Umaru stretched out her arm and poked Hayakawa hard in the waist, giving him a fierce look: "That's all stereotypes. There are a lot of people playing games now, and if you're good at games, it's super easy to find a romantic partner."

"…oh."

He has no interest in either playing video games or dating.

Hayakawa glanced listlessly at the people in line, then, as if noticing something, his gaze sharpened and his expression turned to shock. He nudged Umaru and pointed to a spot not far away, whispering, "Is that person also here to participate in the competition?"

"Ok?"

Umaru looked in one direction and was immediately dumbfounded. She saw a man wearing a mask carrying a tall, inflatable female doll, walking towards the queue point amidst the astonished gazes of many couples.

"..."

How much do you want this game to cause this mess? And what's the point of bringing this thing here? Why don't you bring a real girl instead? If you can't find a girl in real life, then rent one online. How are you going to pass the level with a doll?

As Hayakawa had predicted, two game company staff members soon arrived and forcibly dragged the man and his "girlfriend" away as suspicious persons.

As the man was being dragged away, he kept shouting things like, "How can Lijiang not be my girlfriend? Don't you dare look down on her!", "We're in pure love!", and "Damn it, I won't give up!" which made everyone around him stay away from him like the plague.

"Uh…"

Hayakawa watched the person leave expressionlessly, then turned around and silently looked at Umaru.

You also said that playing video games makes it easier to find a romantic partner?

"I always felt inferior because I liked playing video games..."

Umaru stared blankly at the person being dragged away, her eyes devoid of any light: "Now I can't even lift my head up."

"Uh…"

Since Umaru had already said that, Hayakawa felt embarrassed to provoke him further, so he patted her head and comforted her, "Don't worry about it. At least finding a boyfriend at school is a very easy thing."

"is it?"

Umaru looked up at Hayakawa, then turned her head to look ahead: "I don't feel relaxed at all."

"??"

Hayakawa was a little puzzled. This girl was so popular at school, if she really wanted to find a boyfriend, a bunch of people would come and chase after her in no time.

She's just a gamer outside of school; inside school, she's a complete social butterfly.

However, whether she's a gamer or a social butterfly, Hayakawa doesn't have a good impression of either.

Chapter 490 Participating in the Competition 3

Soon, it was Hayakawa and Umaru's turn to register. The two stepped forward to fill out the information form.

However, right after they finished filling out the form, the staff member suddenly said, "Excuse me, are you two really a couple? Could you please provide some proof?"

"what?"

Xiaomai looked up, paused for a moment, then immediately realized what she meant and said with some dissatisfaction, "Why? People who signed up before didn't need proof, so why do we have to?"

As Xiaomai was speaking, she noticed that the staff were staring intently at her face, and she understood immediately.

Ah, I see. Hayakawa is handsome and has a great personality, so he looks like a popular high school boy. But he wears a mask and dresses in a way that makes him seem like a suspicious person who's there to cause trouble, so people are suspicious of him.

"Well…"

Umaru blushed slightly and reached out to take Hayakawa's hand: "Is this okay?"

"I'm afraid this won't work."

The staff member shook his head without hesitation. What kind of era is this? People are very open-minded. Even if you find two strangers on the street and ask them to hold hands, it's no big deal. It doesn't prove that the two are a couple at all.

"Ok?"

Hayakawa hadn't yet understood why he needed to prove anything, and upon hearing his words, he frowned slightly: "Are you intentionally looking for..."

Before he could finish speaking, Hayakawa's face suddenly felt a wet and soft sensation, which was fleeting.

Turning her head abruptly, she saw that the lower half of Xiaomai's face, which wasn't covered by a mask, was flushed red with shame. While vigorously wiping the corner of her mouth, she nonchalantly asked the staff, "Is it okay now?"

"These are your license plates."

The staff member didn't say anything more and handed them the number plates. He was just following the rules. After all, there was a couples' interaction segment in the later competition. If non-couple contestants came up there and didn't want to participate in the game and just left the stage, it would be a disappointment, and the audience would be dissatisfied.

……

Hayakawa and Umaru silently entered the backstage area with their own number plates, without saying a word.

Hayakawa glanced at them and noticed that the two license plates were one red and one blue, with the number 16 written on them.

So they are couple number 16?

"Please don't misunderstand what happened just now."

Umaru turned her back to Hayakawa without looking at him, and whispered, "I just want to participate in that game. I have to do this to pass the level. There's no other way."

I didn't say anything, so where did you misunderstand?

Hayakawa stared blankly at her back. The girl's hair was tied into a neat bun today, so from this angle, her delicate earlobes, which resembled blood jade, could be faintly seen.

Upon arriving at the venue, Hayakawa discovered that there were quite a few couples present. After a quick scan, Hayakawa, with his incredibly sharp mind, instantly identified a total of 40 couples.

It turned out to be the case.

Hayakawa glanced around and noticed that they all had their number tags pinned to their chests, so he reminded Umaru, and the two of them pinned their number tags to their chests as well.

Soon, a staff member pushed over a blackboard cart with the rules of the game written on it: rock-paper-scissors.

The couples will play rock-paper-scissors by random draw, and the first 16 couples to accumulate 100 wins will advance to the next round.

More than half of them were eliminated right away. Yinlingqi (five) Jiu is IX. And what kind of competition is this? Wasn't this supposed to be a game? This has nothing to do with games.

"How to do?"

Hayakawa turned to look at Umaru with a blank expression: "You said it was going to be about a game, but now it's just rock-paper-scissors. Can you still win consistently?"

"This, this, this..."

Umaru stammered for a long time, then suddenly calmed down, turned around, and gave Hayakawa a gentle smile: "Hayakawa-kun, this 100-win milestone is for couples, so both of you need to work hard too!"

"We absolutely must advance to the next round and win the closed beta test qualification!"

Umaru raised her little fist high in the air to cheer herself up: "Oh!"

"..."

Before the two could react, the game started and different numbers appeared randomly on the big screen, indicating successful matches. Hayakawa and his friend, number 16, were matched with number 7. They quickly found a couple who looked like college students. The man seemed to be younger, and the woman was even taller than him, so they seemed to be in a relationship where the woman was older than the man.

Hayakawa stepped forward without hesitation to face the boy, calmly extending one hand to prepare for rock-paper-scissors.

The boy seemed intimidated by Hayakawa's imposing presence and stepped forward nervously. The girl next to him cheered him on, saying, "Go for it!"

come on?

it's useless.

Hayakawa's expression was indifferent, a hint of mockery flashing in his eyes.

Who do you think you're facing? A god of foot-stepping punches who can never lose.

Even in such a boring children's game, Hayakawa has his own unique winning techniques.

That is observation.

Everyone has their own unique details when throwing a punch: their eyes, the way they clench their fist, changes in their micro-expressions, and the way their fist moves as it's thrown. These details often determine what will happen. Some people even like to reveal their punch in mid-air. People with quick reflexes can completely counter their opponent's reaction and achieve a 100% win rate.

Hayakawa is a master of this art. His strong desire for control and ability to move people's hearts make him extremely sensitive to subtle changes in those around him, making him naturally the best at this.

"Are you alright?"

Umaru-chan was too embarrassed to openly cheer for Hayakawa, so she just asked in a low voice.

"I…"

Hayakawa slowly raised his head and said in a deep voice: “I have never lost a game of rock-paper-scissors since I was a child.”

"real or fake?"

Umaru was initially shocked, then her face lit up with joy. She patted Hayakawa on the shoulder and said, "Then this round depends on you. Good luck."

"Humph"

Hayakawa snorted coldly, staring intently at the other person, making the couple opposite him feel somewhat uncomfortable.

The game of rock-paper-scissors begins, and both players raise their hands simultaneously.

"Prepare"

Hayakawa's eyes suddenly sharpened, his gaze like a high-tech camera capturing every subtle movement of the other person. All sorts of data were rapidly processing in his brain, consuming enough energy in an instant to power a tram.

His movements, the slight trembling in the corner of his eye, and the unconscious avoidance of my gaze... Oh, I see, he was nervous. I could tell at a glance.

"Stone…"

His other hand was unconsciously rubbing the crease of his trousers, and the hand that was already halfway down was about to open—was that opening to scissors or paper...?

"Scissors…"

It's almost certain. His ring finger, thumb, and little finger aren't showing any signs of exerting force, meaning he's not planning to use paper. So, he'll be using scissors, and my response is rock!

"cloth!"

Hayakawa suddenly revealed his stone, while his opponent revealed his... cloth.

"..."

Chapter 491 Participating in the Competition 4

"it is good"

The boy turned around and hugged his girlfriend in celebration: "I knew the strategy online was right. Every time it was the cloth, I had a chance to win half the time. Now I'll have no problem passing the level."

"...Wuyi Chess Dad VII Liuyi..."

There are actually people who play games like this! Don't you have any understanding of rock-paper-scissors at all?! You just parrot what others say online. You have no dignity, you're truly despicable.

"Xiaoyang, you're amazing."

On the opposite side of the couple, the girl gently hugged the boy and encouraged him; both of them were happy to have achieved such a great start.

"You useless bastard."

Umaru crossed her arms and looked at Hayakawa with disdain, her eyes as cold as ice: "Didn't you say you'd never lost a game of rock-paper-scissors since you were a kid? How come you lost the first round?"

Hayakawa was still staring blankly at his fist when he heard this. He slowly lowered his fist and remained silent for a long time before saying, "Yeah, so that was the first time in my life I've ever played rock-paper-scissors."

This is only natural. Whether it was Hayakawa as a young emperor or as the great emperor, he would never have played such a boring and childish game. However, since he had never played it, he had never lost. So it was fine for him to say that he had never lost since he was a child.

"You mean you've never lost a single time?!"

Umaru was dumbfounded, shocked by Hayakawa's shamelessness.

Hayakawa remained expressionless and didn't respond to Umaru's comment.

In fact, it was already quite good. At least the movement trend confirmed that the opponent was not rock, and in the end, the opponent did indeed choose scissors and paper. It's just that in the end, I didn't expect that this guy would only choose paper after reading the online guide, so there was nothing I could do.

However, this experience has confirmed that my observation strategy is effective. So even if I still encounter players who play abnormally and can't guarantee a perfect record in the later matches, I'm sure I can maintain a win rate of over 50%.

In fact, Hayakawa did win most of the rock-paper-scissors matches in the later rounds, and he quickly accumulated 70 wins. Umaru, on the other hand, was either unlucky or lacked the right strategy, and despite her hard work, she only managed to get 30 wins. The two of them barely made it to the next round.

Having dragged things down herself, while Hayakawa had put in a lot of effort, Umaru's attitude underwent a complete 180-degree turn. Umaru stood behind Hayakawa attentively, massaging his shoulders, and even took out her wallet, saying, "Hayakawa-kun, are you thirsty? Would you like something to drink? I'll go buy it right now."