“Hmm hmm hmm~” Fuyuki, having finished her bath, seemed to be in a very good mood.
After washing and combing, she carefully groomed herself with a hair dryer and brush, then applied conditioner.
Fuyuki’s three large tails appeared fluffier, softer, and glossier than ever before.
They also smelled of a very refreshing shampoo scent.
As for the other girls…
if Fuyuki had started to fight back during the play…
at least the girls present just then couldn’t have matched Fuyuki!
So they probably still needed a good rest to recover their strength?
After smoothing out her hair as well, Fuyuki used a hair tie to gather a section of hair into a long side ponytail.
In daily life, Fuyuki sometimes still preferred a side ponytail a bit more.
Unlike the youthful vigor of a high ponytail, the side ponytail looked more like the cuteness of the girl next door, and was also more approachable.
It wasn’t far from mealtime now, and a lounge was considerately set up next to the hot spring, so Fuyuki just had to wait there a bit until the other girls finished grooming, then they’d all go for lunch together.
In the lounge, she unexpectedly saw Steward and Adnachiel.
This was already a public area.
Fuyuki had finally managed to remember both of their names.
The two seemed to be playing a versus game.
“Oh~ You’re here!” Having seen them, she naturally went over to say hello.
“Yeah.” Steward looked behind Fuyuki, “Where are Cardigan and Melantha?” “Those two?” A subtle smile appeared on Fuyuki’s face, “They’ll probably be a while longer.” But just as they wondered about Cardigan and Melantha, Fuyuki didn’t see Ansel’s figure either.
After Fuyuki voiced her confusion.
Steward and Adnachiel also showed subtle smiles on their faces.
“Ansel has been temporarily banned by Doctor Kaltsit from entering the men’s bathhouse.” “He has a specially assigned small hot spring.” “Oh ho.” Fuyuki nodded in understanding.
Got it.
Ansel’s gender is Ansel.
“Want to play a round?” Adnachiel waved the controller in his hand.
At least in Lungmen, video games counted as a relatively cheap form of entertainment.
Even many street-level underworld forces relied on operating arcades for profit.
So Fuyuki, having grown up there, was more or less influenced by it.
She wouldn’t claim to be exceptionally strong, but at least she could be considered quite good.
So she took the controller from Adnachiel.
After glancing at the screen, Fuyuki also laughed, “You’re trying to escape from a losing situation, huh.” It was a versus game that looked very familiar to Fuyuki, the version was much newer than the one she used to play.
As expected of Rhodes Island, they could even get the latest of these things.
It was a three-versus-three game.
Adnachiel had already been defeated twice by Steward with one character, which could be considered a huge disadvantage.
But the last character…
happened to be one Fuyuki liked to use a lot.
In the game’s lore, it was also a master of using wind, so its combat performance was inseparable from wind.
It’s not an exaggeration to say that Fuyuki’s templates for some of her small techniques were derived from here, then processed and adapted according to her own Originium Arts.
Although the version was different from what Fuyuki usually played, generally with versus games, as long as you have the fundamentals, getting to a decent level of proficiency isn’t too slow.
“Then let’s begin!” Following Adnachiel’s progress, Fuyuki took over for him and continued playing against Steward.
After the start countdown, Steward immediately felt a different kind of pressure compared to playing against Adnachiel.
Fuyuki played quite aggressively.
Using the character’s advantages, she launched fierce attacks one after another.
Forced by the pressure, Steward could only try to defend, occasionally making slightly unfavorable trades to try and find an opening to exploit Fuyuki’s flaws.
“Wow, she’s a pro.
You’re in trouble, Steward.” Adnachiel laughed.
Not long after.
“Speaking of which.” Adnachiel, as a spectator, naturally saw clearly, “Some of Fuyuki’s moves are somewhat similar to this game character.” “Learned from it!
But they are indeed useful, quite interesting technique references.” Fuyuki openly admitted.
“But the rest isn’t much like Fuyuki’s fighting style.
Overall, this character’s way of fighting is too brutal!
If Fuyuki fought like this, we’d probably all end up in the infirmary.” Fuyuki’s hand movements instantly froze for a moment.
“Opening!” Steward, engrossed in the match, naturally didn’t let this opportunity slip.
After a string of fluent combos, the game character controlled by Fuyuki was directly taken out.
“…I lost!” After a brief moment of daze, Fuyuki also smiled and openly admitted defeat.
Although it was originally a takeover of a losing game.
After returning the controller to Adnachiel, Fuyuki stood up.
“Not playing anymore?” Adnachiel asked, somewhat puzzled.
“Mhm, I’m not in the best state today!” Fuyuki lifted a strand of her hair with her finger, gently twirling it, her gaze slightly drifting, “Maybe I’m a bit tired.” “That’s true, with the drills and the long-distance run, the physical exertion is huge!
And today seems to be your first time running this much?” “Haha…
indeed!” Giving up her seat to Adnachiel, Fuyuki moved to another single-person sofa where she could recline and rest, waiting for Cardigan and Melantha.
A bit more time passed, and even Ansel arrived at the lounge first.
Just as Fuyuki felt her stomach growling with hunger, Cardigan and Melantha finally arrived.
“Sorry to keep you waiting!” Cardigan’s loud voice could be heard from far away.
The two seemed to have been delayed for a slightly long time.
But soon, Fuyuki also learned the reason.
“Ta-da!” Cardigan shoved a box into Melantha’s hands.
And although Melantha was usually somewhat introverted, she was indeed the leader of the A4 Action Reserve Team.
It was most appropriate for her to hand this box to Fuyuki.
“For me?” Fuyuki curiously took the box from Melantha’s hands.
The box felt very light.
Although the box itself was plain, it was clear care had been taken in its wrapping.
She opened it gently.
Inside was a purple ribbon printed with the words “Rhodes Island” in Victorian Script.
The same color as Melantha’s hair.
The style of the ribbon looked familiar.
On Cardigan’s hair.
On the arms of Melantha, Adnachiel, and Steward.
On the medical kit Ansel carried.
Everyone had an identical ribbon.
This also represented that Fuyuki was officially accepted as a member of the A4 Reserve Team.
Looking at Melantha’s hopeful eyes, Cardigan’s expectant expression.
And the smiles of the others.
Fuyuki also smiled.
From the bottom of her heart.
Many things simply aren’t worth agonizing over.
She silently tied the ribbon around her ponytail, right where her hair tie usually went.
“Yay!” Cardigan cheered.
“…Welcome…
to the A4 Reserve Team!” As the team leader, Melantha welcomed Fuyuki’s arrival with a soft but firm voice.
It might not seem tempting right now but who knows what the future holds?
“And If you’re enjoying it, drop a Power Stone for me!”