Chapter 34

Once again, this game is a cutesy game.

This game, with its retro Artool and pixelated eyes that hurt the eyes, boasts an extremely uncomfortable and awkward control feel due to its poor graphics.

Therefore, if you were asked to play a mini-game within the game, nine times out of ten, it would have a crazy difficulty level, and upon clearing it, it would offer an enormous reward.

Just like this game.

It requires controlling four gauge bars, including force adjustment, to launch a ball, and rapidly clicking on not just the handle but also other operation devices to adjust the gauge bars again.

Originally, I had given up on it.

But then, “The size of the ball is about the size of a thumbnail. It doesn’t seem to have any corners, and the weight feels about right for a single ball, so adjusting the force and angle should be enough, right? As for the escape location… I can solve it by pressing the button directly.”

I could analyze the game in the real world without much difficulty.

Although it’s an expansion pack of the original game, with slightly more complex elements hidden here and there, it seemed solvable with just hand control even without the gauge bars.

“Are you all ready?”

“Yes. Let’s start right away.”

“Alright. Then let’s begin.”

Seeing me finish my preparations, the man dropped the ball below the board.

The ball fell with a clattering sound and immediately bounced to the right after hitting the bar connected to the handle.

“Oh, if you match that, it’s worth 25 points, right?”

“This one’s 35 points.”

“Ah, another 20 points added!”

The score accumulated steadily on the mana calculator.

However, the ball entered a space where it could fall down.

“Wow. That’s how you use it?”

By pressing buttons placed at appropriate intervals to block the falling space, or by adjusting the speed instantly to bounce back up, or creating a chance to get past dangerous areas, the ball managed to survive tenaciously.

There were two conditions to receive a prize.

First, fill in the target score inputted into the mana calculator.

Second, hit the target object corresponding to the prize with the ball while achieving a score above the target score.

Both conditions needed to be met.

By now, the target score was far exceeded. Judging from the score earned by surviving persistently, it seemed impossible not to win anything.

But.

“Oops.”

Due to the upper prizes being in such awkward positions, even a slight mistake would not only wipe out all the accumulated points but also lead to failure.

Despite trying to focus as much as possible, the increasing constraints with each increase in score made it difficult to set the desired angle.

My increasingly busy hands couldn’t keep up with the calculations in my head, and under the mounting pressure of the constraints, I saw this attempt as my last chance.

Thus, I had to accept a somewhat lacking result.

“Wow, impressive. The first prize, a silver dagger from the blacksmith Tuerhen of the Kingdom of Wederos. Here you go.”

The man exclaimed in admiration and offered the sword.

But.