The Genius Teenage Billiards Girl / Dango Are So Sweet

"Aren't you coming along?" Shirou asked, somewhat surprised. He had originally planned to bring BB-chan with him. Although bringing BB would feel a bit unfair to Yuihama, BB was indeed his comrade in the previous battle, so it wouldn't be considered a breach of promise.

Although this disappointed Yuihama, from the current perspective, it might be the best course of action. He just really didn't expect BB-chan to take the initiative to leave.

"... Really! BB-chan would never do something so insensitive!" The purple-haired girl was silent for a moment, then looked up, smiled, and said reproachfully.

"Shirou-senpai, you should keep Senpai Yuigahama. BB-chan will head back by herself." Then she turned and walked towards the subway station.

Looking at the girl's back, he sensed she looked somewhat lonely. After hesitating for a moment, Shirou called out to her.

"BB! How about you play with me a little longer before we go back?" Shirou suggested.

"Sure! Since you're so kind as to invite me, senior," BB-chan turned around instantly, flashing a bright smile as she agreed.

Chapter 294 The Prodigy Billiards Girl

At this moment, BB-chan, with a wicked grin that seemed to indicate she had succeeded in her scheme, revealed her mischievous nature.

However, a promise is a promise, so Shirou took her to play around the area for a while longer.

The bustling commercial street and the nearby office buildings are bustling with people, and you can see many office workers coming here for lunch.

"How about we stay here?" Shirou pointed to an arcade ahead.

"Yes, BB-chan wants to play this!" The girl pointed to the long green table over there, which had various small balls fixed in the middle with a tripod, and holes in the four corners, with a net attached to the bottom.

"Billiards? You know how to play?" Shirou asked in surprise.

"Hehe, I saw it in a TV series before. The male lead is a rich and handsome all-around school heartthrob, and the second male lead is a snooker prodigy. They have a billiards match to fight for ownership of a girl who works at a billiards club."

"I've learned the rules and the technique! BB-chan wants to be like the protagonist, using the ultimate technique of sinking the first shot, the legendary Whirlwind Charge Tornado jump shot! That kind of amazing move!" The purple-haired girl clenched her fist and excitedly agreed.

"Really? I don't know what show you're watching, but let's give it a try anyway," Shirou said, wiping his sweat.

"Then, senior, let's play the simplest way, 8-ball," BB-chan suggested.

"Sure," Shirou casually agreed, amused as he looked at the girl, having seen through her little scheme. "That's all you know, isn't it?"

"Hmph, senior! Although BB-chan is a newbie, her learning ability and intelligence are top-notch." The purple-haired girl retorted with a mischievous grin, not to be outdone.

Billiards has become very common in modern life.

In the past, however, this was actually a very elegant competitive sport. It was originally a high-class game that only members of the British royal family, dukes, and Earl in power in the British capital were qualified to play.

Back then, billiard balls could only be made of ivory. Initially, large quantities of ivory had to be imported from overseas and then polished into balls of the same weight and size.

At this moment, BB-chan was wearing her conspicuous Western-style shirt uniform, which surprisingly suited her well here. Her slender hands gripped the golf club, and the posture she displayed when leaning forward had a unique linear beauty.

BB-chan, who went first, skillfully pressed her four fingers firmly on the table, raised her thumb, aimed the cue stick at the center, and slammed the cue ball out. The rapidly rolling cue ball hit the center, sending the balls that had gathered into a triangular formation flying towards the four corners.

The colorful spheres rolled and made a colliding sound, each one avoiding the hole and leaving no obvious flaws.

"Hehe, although I didn't get a hole-in-one, it's not bad!" BB-chan winked at Shirou and smiled provocatively.

She hit a great shot, scattering all the balls that were arranged in a triangle into three directions with perfect timing, giving her opponent little chance and setting the stage for the game. Now she just had to wait for the opportunity to pocket the ball.

However, as a senior, how could he not respond properly to the provocation from his junior?

Shirou picked up the shell powder, wiped it on the tip of the cue stick, and fixed his gaze on the table, where the balls around him were...

An opportunity was found. The white ball rolled, spinning along the tilt, knocking the ball to the side out, then hitting the left wall of the table, and bouncing into the hole on the right.

Shirou stood up and said with a light laugh, "Then the flower ball is mine."

"That was a good shot, but the game has only just begun," BB-chan said enthusiastically, full of fighting spirit.

However, in order to let beginners experience the fun of billiards, Shirou decided to go easy on them a little. If they were crushed and defeated before they even got a chance to enjoy the game, the frustration would make them more likely to give up.

This applies to both chess and other competitive sports.

In short, the game proceeded in a pattern of scoring one goal, then shifting the focus to the next target, allowing the young girl to score as well, and then launching another attack.

Shirou used a draw shot to knock the ball that was stopped near the hole into the pocket. The cue ball, due to its backspin, bounced back after hitting the cue ball. Then, following the same pattern, Shirou again avoided the object ball and stopped the cue ball on the girl's strike spot.

BB, as a super AI that transforms into a human, possesses considerable potential. Initially, even when setting up the ball for her, it would take three or four shots to get it into the hole. Now, as long as the angle isn't too tricky, she can get it in one shot, which is a significant leap forward.

"Oh, that's really good," Shirou praised.

"Hehe, senior, you need to step up your game! BB-chan has already figured it out!" the purple-haired girl said with a smug smile.

Shirou seized the opportunity and scored a ball, then scored another. At this point, he only had one ball left, the 15. If he could score one more, he would only need to hit the designated hole with the black ball to win.

Shirou shot the 15 ball straight into the hole, then hit the black ball out from the corner, rolling it to a perfect angle, directly facing the designated hole.

Then it was BB-chan's turn to perform.

This time, the purple-haired girl seemed to have found her rhythm, hitting a sidespin shot that sent the number 1 ball into the hole at a 70-degree angle. Then, with her second shot, she used a rebound to gently glide past the number 3 ball and send it into the hole on the other side.

Then he picked up the cue stick, aimed at his last colored ball, and hit it, completing a three-shot streak.

The white ball bounced back, landing directly in front of the number 8 black ball, less than ten centimeters from the hole. With a gentle push of the long stick, the number 8 ball went into the hole, and the purple-haired girl came from behind to win!

"We won! BB-chan won!" BB-chan jumped up happily.

"One more round!" Shirou said, his fighting spirit ignited.

"Sure, but, Shirou-senpai ~! BB-chan will only get stronger and stronger, you know," the purple-haired girl said with a mischievous grin.

This time, however, Shirou didn't hold back at the start, scoring three goals in two consecutive attempts, and then looked for opportunities to secure a comfortable victory.

"Waaah, we were two points short! Let's play another round!" The purple-haired girl suggested, raising her finger in frustration.

"But..." Shirou, who was having a lot of fun, was about to agree.

Just then Shirou's cell phone rang inside his clothes. It was already 1:45 PM, and they were still 5 minutes away from their agreed meeting place.

"Looks like it's time. Let's go then." The purple-haired girl sighed with a hint of regret, then composed herself, smiled, and deftly returned the cue to the table.

The two left the game center shoulder to shoulder.

"Thank you, Shirou-senpai, for showing me around and even buying me clothes," the purple-haired girl said with a sweet smile.

"Don't mention it, consider this your allowance for the month. It's a once-a-month luxury experience," Shirou said with a light laugh to the girl.

"Hey? I'm clearly very happy, so I'll come often when I have time," the purple-haired girl said, shaking the boy's arm.

"No, no, if I come here too often, even if I have an income, my wallet can't handle it. As a human being, it's very important to know how to make choices," Shirou said, waving his hand.

"Hey, money isn't a problem at all. If BB-chan can tamper with the data, she could easily buy this whole street," the purple-haired girl complained, clearly puzzled.

"That won't do. Everything is experience. Didn't you say you wanted to become human? Then wouldn't it be better to experience the lifestyles of the privileged class, the wealthy class, and ordinary people in all aspects? Even poverty and hardship are important experiences," Shirou lectured.

"Yes..." The purple-haired girl still seemed a little confused.

For example, Jia Baoyu, who was spoiled since childhood and never became independent, would really not survive if his family suddenly fell into poverty and he was left penniless and alone.

On the other hand, Jia Baoyu's appearance is not ordinary; as his sister is a concubine, he associates with princes and nobles, and his knowledge and experience are indeed much greater than that of ordinary people.

For example, Jia Yucun's son experienced poverty in his childhood before rising to prominence. His survival skills and business acumen were indeed far superior to those of Jia Baoyu. However, within aristocratic circles, he could never reach the same level of success as Jia Baoyu.

Human time and energy are limited, so gaining something inevitably means losing something else.

BB, as a perfect AI, could not possess such a thing, and now that she has a human body, she is repeating the same mistakes. Of course, becoming human is not something so lofty as to be worth pursuing.

However, if BB truly admires humans, then Shirou will try to guide her.

It's true that having privileges can be very convenient and comfortable, but those inconveniences are often necessary.

Besides privileges, there are many other things worth pursuing and maintaining: love, friendship, and family ties—those more fundamental things that perhaps originate only from one's own heart and are not influenced by external factors.

Like cherished childhood memories, they exist regardless of wealth or poverty.

Perhaps the childhood of the wealthy includes wonderful things like tea eggs, taking airplanes to go on vacation abroad, and having parties on cruise ships.

Even the poor have the childhood joys of playing in the sand and mud, and setting off firecrackers. If they live in the countryside, there are even more ways to play in the mountains and rivers, such as catching and fighting insects, swimming in streams and rivers, and catching fish in ponds.

Of course, the wealthy have access to a wider world, while poverty and isolation can lead to narrow-mindedness and confinement to a small circle. The children of the wealthy are well-informed and naturally don't need to be greedy for small gains, which may prevent them from being scammed by pyramid schemes, while the poor are more likely to suffer such losses.

When the difference between the rich and the poor becomes meaningless, it is the wealthy who become targets of sophisticated swindlers and robbers.

Moreover, if you were locked in a sealed basement by a pyramid scheme, or in front of a cult or robbers, then the difference between rich and poor wouldn't really matter.

The vulnerabilities in people's hearts are quite similar. Praying to gods and Buddhas, and having religious beliefs and hobbies, have nothing to do with wealth or poverty.

Perhaps this is why, even in modern times, some high-ranking officials still associate themselves with qigong masters, and why wealthy businessmen frequently donate to temples.

At least in some scenarios, human life is equal, and the lifestyle of the wealthy is one experience, as is the lifestyle of the poor.

Someone who has never eaten French cuisine for several meals in one sitting will still feel out of place if suddenly forced into such an environment, even if they are dressed in a rented suit.

However, wealthy people also find it difficult to adapt when suddenly taken to a cramped, dilapidated restaurant with only two or three tables.

It's just a matter of the cost of acquiring that experience.

The path from poverty to wealth is inevitably many times, even dozens of times, more difficult than the path from wealth to poverty, but maintaining one's wealth after becoming wealthy requires experience.

And how to get back on your feet after going from wealth to poverty requires experience.

Even if one becomes rich overnight, it is still difficult for humans to maintain happiness indefinitely.

Phrases like "Set a small goal," "I'm ugly, but women all like me," and "How can you become stronger without spending money?" exude an air of dominance and pontificate.

But as "I'm ugly, but women all like me" once said, his biggest regret was creating Alibaba, because it limited his possibilities for pursuing other careers.

Of course, if he hadn't founded Alibaba, he probably wouldn't have been able to make a movie with "I Want to Fight Ten" and fulfill his kung fu dream.

Perhaps it's not a matter of poverty versus wealth; more important than these balances is maintaining a healthy body and a happy mindset, which are essential for a better life.

These are things you can't achieve by just living a casual life: a chaotic schedule, a willful and reckless personality, and a way of doing things that is neither considerate of others nor Human Order.

That certainly doesn't qualify as healthy or happy; it's full of lessons about being a good person.

This kind of experience can only be understood if you haven't gone through it yourself.

So if a girl relies on her abilities and cheats everywhere, it's like playing a game with cheat codes here.

Copying from the exam guarantees a perfect score; wanting something? Just change a line of numbers. It's certainly fun at first, but you also lose the chance to experience the true joy of the game and the sense of accomplishment from completing challenges.

And in this game called 'Life', there's no way to switch to another one or start over using the save/load trick.

"BB, the reason I don't let you use it is not only to maintain the order of human society, but also because I hope you can experience life from a more ordinary perspective. I'm sure you'll encounter some things that you'll find worthwhile," Shirou assured the purple-haired girl.

BB-chan pondered for a moment, seemingly understanding but not quite, then squinted her eyes, grinned, revealing her upper teeth, and said with a somewhat naive smile, "Yeah, if you could arbitrarily manipulate data to get endless money, you could get anything you wanted. In that case, I wouldn't be able to experience the joy of having Shirou-senpai treat me."

"Well, whatever makes you happy." Shirou smiled helplessly and agreed.

"Well then! BB-chan is really going back this time! BB-chan is already very satisfied having Shirou-senpai all to herself for so long. Please take BB-chan to places she's never seen before next time!" the purple-haired girl said with a smile.

"Yes, of course!" Shirou agreed without hesitation. He promised to take care of the girl for the rest of his life. Seeing that face that was so familiar to him, he sincerely hoped that she, the school doctor Sakura, and the five girls in Sakura's team could all find happiness.

However, both of them knew in their hearts that such carefree and happy times as they were now might not last much longer, and the white god was a problem they had to face.

'If she had known from the beginning that Shirou-senpai here could live such a happy life, perhaps it would have been a mistake for her to come here and come to his side... No, who knows what the future holds...'

'Perhaps there can be a future where everyone is happy,' the purple-haired girl prayed silently.

After escorting BB-chan into the subway station's underground passage and watching the girl descend slowly on the escalator until she disappeared from sight, Shirou turned around and headed towards the agreed-upon subway station entrance.

At 2:05, a girl with light pink hair ran towards them with a lively laugh, her bun swaying from side to side as she ran.

Chapter 295 Dumplings are very sweet

"Yay! Shirou, sorry to have kept you waiting?" Yuihama a smile.

"No, it is only natural for a gentleman to wait for a lady at this time," Shirou chuckled or agreed. In his previous life, he had received Kiritsugu's teachings on the importance of being a gentleman to women.

In his previous life, although he had the will, he wasn't very good at it. Now, while he may not have much experience, he tries his best to make girls happy.

BB-chan seemed quite happy before, but it turns out she had some concerns.

It's clearly unnecessary; since she's here, she should enjoy herself to the fullest and not feel constrained by anyone else.

If this is my fate, then even if I try to escape, I will eventually be found. After all, Black Mud, Demonic Beast, and a bunch of other Counter Force things have come looking for me here.

Since we can't avoid it, we might as well face it now.

This world is beautiful, so I have never thought of giving up.

Looking at the surrounding scenery and at the girl walking towards him, Shirou thought to himself at that moment.

"Then let's set off," the boy said with a light smile, looking at the girl with the frilly face.

"Mm!" Yuihama nodded at Shirou with a bright smile.

"Ibaraki, you've already possessed her too." Shirou sensed the magical energy fluctuations emanating from the girl.