Chapter 7: The Man Who Spent One Coin a Day in Legend

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  "Why is there only so little..."

  He turned off the stun gun's switch in his hand and pulled out a wallet from the pocket of one of the thugs who was still twitching on the ground; after rummaging through it, he felt extremely disappointed that he had only gotten so little money from the thugs.

  "Incompetence! This is utterly incompetent, you damn it! As hoodlums, you only have that little money on you? This is an insult to the profession of being a hoodlum, this identity!"

  He kicked the delinquent who was lying on the ground with his foot; o(︶︿︶)o, what bad luck... Because he was too engrossed in reading comics in the bookstore and didn't notice the time, when he realized it, it was already 8 o'clock. After finding this wave of suitable delinquents to deal with, it was already after 9 o'clock. With his eyes on the clock about to strike 10, the last bus that could take him back home was about to depart; he didn't want to miss it and then have to walk for such a long time and distance to get back.

  At the beginning of his journey, he thought that after making a fortune, he could rest for a few days and live a carefree life at home; but it seems that tomorrow he will have to continue going out to hunt again.

  "Tomorrow, I must not continue to indulge in the ocean of comics and forget about time! I have to hurry up and make money first to gather enough for air conditioner repairs. It's enough to occasionally experience being driven out of the room by the heat every noon!" Ji Luochu clenched his fist and raised his hand, making a passionate vow in the small alley.

  Later, in the following days, those who liked to wander alone at night in abandoned buildings on streets and alleys would occasionally encounter someone with the code name "Robbing the rich to help the poor, chivalrous and righteous" but actually engaging in robbery; eventually, the incident gradually developed into a new urban legend of Chengdu.

  "It's said that every night in the city, a figure wearing male clothing and an Ultraman mask appears in areas where delinquents often hang out. This figure is known as the 'Electric Shock User' and targets lone delinquents, stealing their cash...". Shirai Kuroko's face was frozen in shock as she read out the latest urban legend from the BBS on her computer screen in the dormitory. Her gaze then stiffened as it turned to Misaka Mikoto.

  "Sister... it turns out you have a weird hobby of cross-dressing that even Kuroko doesn't know about?! How infuriating! The fact that Kuroko didn't know about this is simply unforgivable!!" A frantic Akane Kuroko bangs her head against the desk over and over again.

  "Seriously! I've already said that person isn't me! There are so many people with electric powers in Academy City! But... if someone dares to make me be misunderstood, and I find out who it is, then let's have a duel!" Mikoto Misaka clenched her fist in annoyance, as bilibili sparks crackled on her forehead.

  "Hehe... I also love it when sister wears men's clothing... Hehe..." Shirai Kuroko, who had fallen into a delusional mode, completely ignored what Misaka Mikoto said and, with her love for cross-dressing sisters, panted heavily as she flew towards Misaka Mikoto.

  "Listen carefully to what others are saying!"" Suddenly, several electric sparks burst out of Mikoto Misaka's head.

  “bilibili……”

  "Ah, this is...this is the whip of Sister Ai's love......I'm almost done for......" Shirai Kuroko's body emitted a burst of smoke like an electrical burnout and collapsed to the ground, turning into a pile of mosaic-like unidentifiable objects.

  "Ugh! Seriously...". Mikoto Misaka rubbed her temples in a headache, why did she have to encounter such a troublesome development so early in the morning; well, since there were no classes today, she might as well go to the arcade and kill some time.

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  "Wow, if I work a bit harder today, I can finally afford to fix the air conditioner! Just thinking about being able to stay home tomorrow and not have to go out is making me so excited!

  Standing alone at the bus stop, he patted himself on the back and muttered to himself: "So where should I spend my time today? The comic book store isn't an option since the owner has made it clear he's not welcome there anymore due to his frequent visits, and besides, he's already read most of the books..."

  Just took out the wallet from the pocket, quickly calculated and found that there was only a little bit of money left for entertainment, just enough to exchange for a game token at the arcade...

  "Huh? Can actually exchange for a game token!" The light bulb above Jie Lü's head lit up;

  "Whoa, I've finally found a place to kill time today. Back in the day, I was the kind of guy who could spend all day at an arcade with just one coin and get called 'don't come back again' by the owner! Ah, I remember there's this huge arcade near the station, it's that place! Let's go!"

  Kai traveled to the amusement park, enthusiastically exchanging money for a game token at the counter under the complex gaze of the cashier, and then began searching for prey; because with only one token, even if his skills were extremely high and he could clear any game with just one coin, but with this level alone, it would be impossible to last a whole day in the amusement park.

  So we need to find an opponent who is full of fighting spirit and has great confidence in their skills, and set a bet; for example, let's try a certain project, whoever loses will be responsible for the tokens used in this trial, because the stakes are small, generally speaking, people who are chosen to challenge will not refuse such a request.

  "Ah, found him!" Kei Jariyo spotted a player sitting in front of the Fist of the North Star '97 game machine with an air of confidence, effortlessly knocking out the computer character with a few flicks of his wrist; someone like this would surely accept his challenge without hesitation.

  The fact is almost the same as what Kaito Minami guessed, Kaito Minami just went forward and slightly proposed his own idea, and that person confidently agreed to Kaito Minami's challenge and bet.

  He sat down in front of the person with a challenging machine, laughing and switching from a lazy dead fish eye to a normal look; Come on, in the world of games and anime, I won't lose to anyone!

  The battle has begun... The time spent on selecting the player is only 29 seconds; On the screen in front of the person opposite to Jie Lü Chu Yi, "You lose!" appears.

  "This, this can't be!" The person, unwilling to give up, handed over a token to Zhou Zhi and strongly requested another round... How could Jie Travian refuse such a reasonable request?

  Then, after N rounds of being mercilessly controlled by the beginner's lucky shot and having his character KO'd with full health, that person collapsed and pushed away the crowd that had gathered to watch the beautiful combos, wailing: "Mom, I'm never playing arcade games again!" Those words escaped.

  "(sigh) Ah, a life without rivals is truly as desolate as snow...” Just as Jie You Chu Xiang was about to leave after no one else dared to challenge him, he weighed the gaming tokens he had won in his hand and considered standing up. But at this moment, a new challenger appeared on the screen."