A Wonderful Aspect of Autumn: Action (12)

After handing the item over to Iris, we all set off in search of a game we could play together. A game where the five of us cooperated would be fine, as would one where we competed against one another for points. As long as all five of us could have fun together, anything would do.

"We're getting stared at pretty hard. Why?"

"Probably because you've been rampaging in the martial arts tournament."

"No, Grandpa. It's Iris! She was incredible yesterday!"

As Ruby said, we attracted a great many stares as we walked along. The reason was undoubtedly Iris. After scoring an overwhelming number of points in 'Whack-a-Mole,' leaving everyone else far behind, she had become famous.

However, people were also looking at Jigorou and Genzou. The two of them seemed to have performed spectacularly in the martial arts tournament as well, so many people knew who they were. I just hoped no one was holding a grudge against them.

"Oh? This looks pretty good."

"'Robot Fight'? Oh, it's nice that five people can play."

What Jigorou had found was a game called 'Robot Fight' in which players operated humanoid robots and made them fight. Apparently, the players climbed inside the robots and fought by manipulating two control sticks.

A large display was broadcasting the battles live. The battlefield was a ruined city. It was a wasteland filled with collapsed reinforced-concrete buildings, and the terrain was still changing due to stray shots fired by the robots and the explosions of destroyed robots...