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nLooking at Momo and his friends, whose brains were about to be overheated, Landon couldn't help laughing a bit.

nDid he break them?

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"Momo, you all stay close and follow us... We're going to the V.I.P section.

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nEh?

nMomo and the rest froze before excitedly following Landon again.

nWith so many people today, it was estimated that they wouldn't be able to play to their hearts contempt.

nBut now, that didn't seem to be the case.

nTheir eyes lit up as they looked at each other gleefully.

nTheir friends also looked at Landon in awe and puffed their chests, feeling mighty good.

nAt the same time, they looked at Momo and Linda thankfully.

nIf the duo didn't invite them, wouldn't they miss out on many games today?

nMaybe they might have only been able to play 3 games

nBut now, it was a different matter.

nWith that, everyone followed Landon.

nAnd very soon, they took the escalators and ascended towards the 2nd floor, where they found the V.I.P section gaming area.

nThere was also a lathe list of games on pamphlets, making it easier for many to know which games they want.

nVery quickly, everyone got their tokens rushed towards the games they wanted to play.

nThe children did their own thing, while the a.d.u.l.ts did their own things too.

nOf course, it can't just Landon and his crew here, as those specially invited brought their families in too.

nOverseer Lyore, Tim and many others were here.

nThe children even smiled awkwardly when they saw their Principal.

nBut soon, no one cared, as both a.d.u.l.ts and children were immersed in their own world.

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nMomo looked at the Pac-Man machine before him excitedly.

nOne of the latest books that came out during the summer was Pac-Man.

nCould it be that they created the book to give a background story for the game?

nNo! No way.

nThe game was launched now.

nSo the game was probably based on the book and not the other way around.

nBut thanks to that, he at least knew about the ghosts in Pac Man and so on.

nIt wasn't just him, as several of his friends decided to start with Pac-Man too.

nOf course, others preferred to start with things like the Jurassic Park pinball machine or even the Power Rangers one.

nLinda especially liked the Demon Bride one, so she decided to check out Pac-Man later on.

nMomo quickly inserted his tokens and on the screen before him changed, giving him the option to choose between Pac-Man, Ms. Pac-Man and Galaga.

nSo very nervously, he controlled the red joystick before him, chose Pac-Man and pressed the start button.

nAnd instantly, the screen changed again.

nEh?

nWhat was this?

nThere were several layouts with blue lines on the screen.

nThese layouts look like paths with several white dots between them.

nIf Momo could describe it, it was like a maze with white trails at the centre of all oaths in the maze.

nAnd in the box at the center were the words: Player One... ready!

nInstantly, several different coloured figures and Momo instantly recognized them.

nWeren't they the Ghosts on the cover of the Pac-Man book?

nAt the same time, another Yellow big Dot appeared in a different area on the screen.

nIt was Pac-Man.

nMomo squeezed his joystick happily, but soon, his expression turned serious once the game truly began.

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nVery quickly, Momo moved Pac-Man around, eating the white dots excitedly.

nThen all of a sudden, he was being chased by a Blue Ghost.

nF***!

nWhat was that speed?

nYou get away from me now!

nMomo gritted his teeth and ran as fast as he could.

nBut his movements seemed to have attracted all the other Ghosts.

nBehind him, there was one ghost running towards him, and on both of his sides, 2 other Ghosts were making their way at him too.

nAnd a far distance away from him, the last ghost was coming as well.

nHow despicable!

nDid they want to trap him to his death?

nNo way!

nNot a chance!

nIn this split second, his mind worked fast as he quickly looked at the distance between him and the ghost ahead.

nGood!

nHalfway between them, there seemed to be another path, in this maze, branching out of the catastrophic atmosphere.

nWith his plan made up, he gritted his teeth and dashed forward like a mad man.

nAnd just when he was about to clash with the ghost, he successfully tilted his joystick as if he were driving and brought Pac-Man out of danger for the time being.

nMomo's emotions were high as he gave the game his undivided attention.

nHis hands shook with uncontrollable tremors as a confident smile stayed plastered on his face.

nF***!

nThat was awesome!

nHe felt it all so surreal.

nHis mouth stayed open and quivered while looking at the godly game before him.

nThe feeling he had right now was so thrilling as if he was in the Pac-Man world itself.

nThe feeling reminded him of what he always felt every time he went Go-Kart racing, indoor snowboarding and so on.

nThe adrenaline rush was the same.

nHe didn't know why, but he felt that this arcade center might be his next stress relief station for the next few months.

nRight now, something strange had been birthed within him, which could never be destroyed again.

nLooking at Momo, those from earth would only nod in understanding of his current predicament.

nAs expected, without knowing it, Momo would become a game lover.

nIf he was already this excited, then when Gameboys, PS and XBoxs got made, what would he do?

nThe era of entertainment was here.

nAnd this was just the beginning.

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nOf course, Momo's happiness didn't last long

nMomo before the ghosts quickly caught up to him and ended his life.

nDammit!

nMomo looked at the screen unwillingly.

nIn a fit of rage, he inserted more tokens again and played

nHmph!

nHe didn't believe that he would lose again.

nThe first one didn't count!

nHe was a total newbie and didn't know much.

nSo in his mind, he refused to count it.

nMini played again and lost 7 times in a toy.

nBut every time he lost, he learnt something new about the game.

nIt wasn't until his 8th time that he came out victorious.

nHahahhahahabhahahhaha

nThe moment Momo saw that he was in the second level, he almost wept with joy.

n~Oooooo.

nAll his suffering was worth it.

nHe played again for an hour straight before collecting all his winning tickets and going to the next game.

nToday, he had to play as much as he wanted.

nHe wanted to have a good fill of most games here.

nAnd at the end of the day, Momo once again made certain that this would be his new hang-out place with the boys.

nGaming was f***ing Awesome!

nLandon, who was playing beside Lucy and the rest, heard a loud noise in his ears.

nDing.

nMission Complete.

nCongratulations, Host.

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