After I Saved Kirigiri San, a Cool, Sharp-tongued Gyaru, From a Pick-up, She Started Coming Into My House the Next Day
[Fighter Action 6 !]
I started up the game, handed the controller to Kirigiri, and she looked at me with a scowling expression.
“Is this what you call a controller?”
“Yes, you control the character with it.”
I gave Kirigiri, who had never played a game before, a detailed lecture on how to hold the controller, how to operate it, how to do combos, and so on.
“You said you’ve never played games, but what did you do when you were in elementary or middle school?”
“Hmm. I was shopping with friends. And going to cafes.”
It is unthinkable for me, for whom games are a part of life, but it is not surprising that there are people who have no experience with them.
“I’mma choose her.”
The one Kirigiri chose was “Xiao Mei,” a character with a cute dumpling head dressed in a Chinese outfit.
“Then I guess I’ll go with this one.”
In contrast to Xiao Mei, I chose “Yanagi,” a strong character with a strong body.
I have been using this character for the longest time in this game, and I’m good at it.
After a quick lesson on basic controls such as jumping, kicking, punching, and guarding, we got right to work.
[Ready Fight !]
As soon as the game started, Kirigiri tried to keep her distance from me. She seemed unfamiliar with the game and was watching the situation.
I didn’t hold back, so I closed the distance between us and started punching.
“Hey, Kinoshita, ain’t you being a bit cruel to a girl?”
“Oh, come on, this is a game.”
But unfortunately, I don’t cut corners even if I’m playing with a woman.
That’s my policy as a gamer !
“Now !”
Xiao mei’s footwork, which was probably just a fluke, was easily dodged, and Yanagi’s uppercut exploded.
I did it again and again, and easily won the round.
[K.O.]
“I can’t get a hit at all…..”
The character I use has a long reach and is the strongest character in the game. By the way, the character Kirigiri uses is the weakest character in the game, so I feel bad for her when I see her beaten up.
“I think it would be better to use a different character. Look, this one or that one is strong.”
“No, I don’t wanna change it until I win with this girl.”
“Well, I’m not forcing you to, but…..then we’ll go another round with the same character.”
“Suits me.”
Apparently, Kirigiri has a personality that hates to lose. She stares at the TV screen with a serious look.
[Ready Fight !]
“Nn~, take this !”
She was still not accustomed to the controls and kept coming up with footwork. I easily avoided them and launched a special move.
[Garou Tenshouhaaaaaaaaa ! !]
With a yell, the special move hits the target. Xiao mei’s HP was reduced to zero in one fell swoop.
“You’re strong after all.”
“Well, I play games most of the time at home.”
“No, you’re not supposed to look smug……”
I said with a smug look on my face, but Kirigiri retorted in an astonished voice.
If you think about it, fighting games seem like a pretty high barrier to entry for people who have never played a game before.
It’s a little late to say it now, but maybe I should have chosen a different game.
“How can I become as strong as Kinoshita?”
Kirigiri asked me as I regretted it in my mind.
I answered honestly.
“It’s not like I’m particularly good at it. Maybe you should watch videos of good players and study. It’ll help you with your combos and stuff.”
“Is there anyone stronger than Kinoshita?”
“There’s a bunch of them. I’m probably in the bottom half of the range……it pisses me off, but Haga is better.”
“Who’s Haga?”
Kirigiri has a question mark in her mind when she hears the unfamiliar name.
Haga is an old friend of mine from middle school, so we talk to each other most often at school. He is not a bad guy, though he mostly talks about his lovey-dovey relationship with his girlfriend.
“Ah, he’s my friend. You know, the guy sitting next to me–“
“I don’t know.”
Before I could finish my sentence, Kirigiri said so with a biting smile.
Although they were classmates, it seemed like he, like me, wasn’t even recognized. What a sad guy.
“I mean, Kinoshita had a friend.”
It was very painful to hear it straight from her.
In fact, the only people I can call friends are my old friend Haga and his girlfriend Chinatsu, so it’s almost as if I don’t have any.
Unable to say anything back, I just nodded my head.
“I see. A video…..got it. I’ll take a look.”
After that, I taught Kirigiri everything I knew, including my own method of closing the gap and Xiao mei’s combos.
Thanks to that, she moved better than before and was able to bring my HP down to half.
“So close. That was a good move.”
“Hmm, I’m not satisfied with the match.”
She seems dissatisfied with the content of the game, but there’s nothing I can do about it.
It may be rude to say, but when I see Kirigiri, who is skilled at anything she does, struggling with the game, I feel relieved that everyone has their weak points.
”Should we call it a night now?”
“Huh? Are you trynna win and run away? I’m gonna play until I win.”
“Seriously……”
We had a few rounds of matches at Kirigiri’s request, but in the end I ended up winning all of them.
I was going to go easy on Kirigiri a little bit after seeing her losing so many games, but she appealed to me with her usual sharp eyes, [I won’t forgive you if you go easy on me] so I really let her play.
I thought it was cool that she never gave up, no matter how many times she was beaten to a pulp.
It must be because behind her dexterity in whatever she does, she hates to lose.
Maigetsu