"Becoming a 'normie' is not something an ordinary person can handle. I'm about to go bankrupt after only a few minutes of pretending," Ryuto couldn't help but sigh about his situation.

At that moment, Ryuto suddenly remembered something and asked Hiyori, who was wearing a dress, "What about the clothes you changed out of? Why didn't I see them?"

Hiyori took out a talisman from somewhere and showed it to Ryuto, saying, "This is it."

"What?" Ryuto exclaimed loudly, stunned by the shocking fact he just heard. "Clothes made of paper? What's the deal with that? While it's true that there are clothes made of paper in this world, is it really necessary to make them so advanced?"

"Just carve the talismans on the clothes beforehand, like this," Hiyori explained. After chanting some unknown spell, the talisman immediately transformed back into the shrine maiden outfit it was before.

Damn, this doesn't comply with the law of conservation of mass! The law of conservation of mass is furious on its knees.

"Oh, this is really amazing. I've learned something new again. So, the long sword you used in the fight with that middle-aged man was also transformed from a talisman?"

"Yes, Lord Ryuto. It was also 'Murasnow' that was transformed into a talisman. However, not everything can be transformed like this. It must be something with magical power, just like 'Murasnow' itself. Therefore, normal things won't work. With this method, changing into the shrine maiden outfit only takes an instant, but the reverse is not possible. I think this method was invented a few years ago. I remember the inventor's name was Shiraru."

Why does it feel like something else just kneeled? It must be my imagination.

"Oh... this Shiraru person is really amazing!" Ryuto, just an ordinary high school student, of course, couldn't possibly know him. It seems like I've heard this name recently somewhere. It feels familiar, well, forget it if I can't remember.

Hiyori turned the shrine maiden outfit back into a talisman and suddenly seemed to spot something interesting, pointing with her finger.

"Lord Ryuto, there are so many strange things over there! Those round things over there look like balls, and those things over there look like fish, but that couldn't be fish, right?"

What do you mean it couldn't be? Of course, it's not. Ryuto wanted to mock, but he held it back.

"Oh, those? Those are takoyaki, and those are taiyaki. They're both delicious!"

"Really...? I've never heard of them!" Hiyori seemed quite interested.

"Well... in that case, let's buy some and try them all!" Ryuto said, surprised.

The uncle who owned the stalls seemed to show a very special smile when he saw the two approaching. It was one of those smiles with an unclear meaning. Well, it must be my imagination, Ryuto comforted himself in his heart.

"Welcome, what can I get you?" the uncle asked.

"We'll have a serving of takoyaki and a serving of taiyaki, please."

"Sure thing!" The uncle energetically started packing, full of enthusiasm.

"Thank you very much, that'll be 100 Bett."

"Oh... huh... these seem to be more than just 100 Bett. I don't think there has been a price drop recently, right?" Ryuto looked at what he was carrying, puzzled.

"No worries! Consider the extras as a gift. Enjoy your date!" The uncle put his hand to his mouth and smiled cunningly.

"Well... if that's the case, thanks a lot!" Although he said that, Ryuto couldn't help but think in his heart. What's the relationship between this guy and the shopkeeper earlier? I'm sure you're connected, so don't even think about fooling me, because... you both like to trick me. Although Ryuto really wanted to say this, he held his tongue.

"Lord Ryuto, both of these are delicious!"

"Is that so? That's good."

"Lord Ryuto, aren't you going to eat?"

"Oh, me? I'll pass."

"You can't do that. Lord Ryuto, you bought it. How can you not eat it?"

Ignoring Ryuto's objections, Hiyori forcefully brought the takoyaki to Ryuto's mouth.Ryuto hesitated for a moment, but said nothing more. He calmly ate the food that was in front of him.

Before finishing, Ryuto felt a wave of intense hostility. He turned his head and saw that many people around him were staring at him. Surprisingly, Ryuto could understand the meaning behind their gaze. It seemed like they were saying, "Go die." He wondered why because he hadn't done anything to provoke them.

As he walked further, he arrived at a game center. Without realizing it, he entered the center as he hadn't played games for a long time. It was crowded with people, and there was a noisy commotion happening in one corner. Curious, Ryuto walked towards the crowd.

Everyone was staring at a large screen that was broadcasting a fighting game. Ryuto hadn't seen it before as he hadn't been to the center in a while. It seemed to be a new fighting game, and the audience was excited, shouting just like they were watching a boxing match, except it was virtual.

As the game ended with a sound effect, a young man who seemed to have lost with a disappointed expression walked away from the game controller.

At that moment, the crowd exclaimed in awe.

"That person is amazing! This game has been out for a month, but that person has been winning continuously since a month ago. They haven't lost a single match."

"Is that person an expert in this field? One of my friends challenged them a few days ago, but quickly lost. My friend is invincible in our area."

"Damn, is there no one who can defeat them?"

"There probably isn't, otherwise, they would have appeared by now."

"No, maybe there is one person who can..."

One person suddenly said, and the others immediately asked in unison.

"Who?"

"Well, I'm not sure. I just overheard the shop owner mumbling about it once."

"Tch..."

Hearing the response, the others couldn't help but be amazed.

At that moment, Ryuto suddenly asked them.

"Excuse me, how much does it cost to play this game?"

Hearing such a naive question, the group muttered.

"You've never played it before?"

"No, it seems new and I haven't had the chance to play."

"Ah... because it's a new game, it costs 50 Bett per play."

Though feeling helpless, they still gave Ryuto the answer. Ryuto searched his pockets and luckily found a 50 Bett coin.

"Oh, perfect timing."

As he spoke, Ryuto was about to walk towards the game controller, but the person from earlier hurriedly stopped him and said something pointless.

"Wait, what are you planning to do?"

"What am I planning to do... of course, I want to play. It's rare that there's a new game."

"You really don't know anything, do you? Do you know how amazing that person is? He has been undefeated for a month and is known as the 'King of the Undefeated.' Even if you play, you will lose. I advise you to play a different game. It's a waste of money to go there. The result is already clear. If you want to win against him, a miracle needs to happen."

"A miracle...? Then I'm even more interested in playing."

As he spoke, Ryuto ignored the person's objections and walked quickly towards the game controller, while Hiyori stood by, staring at the screen.

The person from earlier couldn't help but say,

"What an idiot. He knows he will lose, yet he still wants to play? How can there be such an idiot?"

Although they wanted to stop him, it was already too late. Ryuto had already sat down. It was too late.

After seeing Ryuto, the crowd murmured.

"Who is that?"

"I don't know, never seen them before."

"Well, they will just lose."

"Based on their appearance, it seems like it's their first time playing this game. They are destined to lose."

At that moment, the "King of the Undefeated," a muscular man in his twenties, who was sitting directly across from Ryuto, spoke to him.

"Kid, I've never seen you before. Are you new here?"

"This is my first time playing this game. Please go easy on me, senior."

Ryuto smiled and rubbed the back of his head, but the young man only responded with a disdainful smile in his eyes.And so, amidst the discussion of the crowd, the match began.

As soon as the match started, the crowd couldn't help but exclaim.

"He's a complete novice, yet he chose the weakest character, the weakest character Card Card with extremely low parameters in all aspects."

"The Unbeatable King chose as always the strongest character Arthur with the best balance."

"There's no need to even watch this."

Witnessing this scene, the crowd couldn't help but feel disappointed.

After the match started, just as everyone expected, the match was completely one-sided. The Unbeatable King didn't even need to defend, he went straight for a fierce attack. After Ryuto was hit by a fist, he lost almost half of his health, causing everyone to gasp. However, Ryuto only muttered to himself, "Ah, is this how it's done?" with no hint of nervousness.

At this moment, the owner of the game center came back. He had an ordinary face and had some stubble. He glanced at the atmosphere and felt something was strange, so he asked his staff.

"What's going on? Wasn't it lively just now?"

"Well, an outsider challenged the Unbeatable King, and he specifically chose the weakest character. He's getting beaten up, but it's almost over."

The staff replied with a somewhat indifferent expression.

The owner looked at the operating platform, curious to see who the newcomer was.

At that moment, the Unbeatable King was giving the weakest character, Card Card, the final blow, and a voice echoed from the crowd.

"Is it over already? That's boring."

"Faster than I imagined."

"To choose such a terrible character and not lose is weird, isn't it?"

In the next instant, the owner couldn't help but mutter to himself.

"It's over."