Chapter 354
Alice’s hand shot out from the side and firmly gripped my fingers.
If the situation had been romantic, I might’ve enjoyed the feeling of a beautiful girl’s hand wrapping around mine.
But Alice was holding my hand to stop me from moving and using the controller. The reason was obvious. She clearly didn’t want to miss the moment where “Leo” talked to “Sylvia” in the game.
“Alice, calm down and let go of my hand. I haven’t done anything yet.”
“Really? Because I saw your finger heading for the ‘O’ button. It’s a circle, sure, but that’s the same button you’ve been pressing to proceed every time.”
...Wait, how did she know?
Ah, of course—if you play games long enough, even if you don’t understand the language, you get a feel for how the controls work. Which buttons move the screen forward, which ones launch attacks... Back when I was a kid and didn’t understand English or Japanese, I still managed to enjoy games on my cousin’s console, even if it was a bit inconvenient.
Still, picking up the controls through trial and error is one thing. But to understand them just by watching from the side—that takes some sharp eyes.
Well, Alice was top of her class at the academy even without time-rewinding powers. Her swordsmanship was among the best, even compared to trained knights.
“......”
And honestly, I didn’t think I could beat Alice in a fair fight.
Even now, I couldn’t shake off her hand as she held my fingers in place.