The shop owner looked a little troubled by Alya's words. "Well... recently popular games, whether management sims or anything else, more or less use magic as their power system."
"Because it's been really popular lately, and Age of Magic has gone mainstream, so other game companies are all copying it..."
"There were some a few years ago, but lately, all the stock I've gotten has been magic-related... Would you like to buy one and give it a try?"
As he spoke, the owner held up a copy of "Age of Magic," its cover bearing the image of a mage holding a staff.
"In the game, you can truly experience what it feels like to cast magic. Melt ice with flames, open mechanisms with lightning—it's really fun."
The game shop owner enthusiastically pitched the virtual game called "Age of Magic," whose selling point was "truly experiencing the feeling of casting magic."
And that final sales pitch finally wore away what little interest Yaochuan Guang and the others had left in "virtual games."
After saying goodbye to the owner, the group left the game shop with sighs, like soaked puppies.
At this point, they might as well eat first.
Yaochuan Guang, the last one to realize it, finally had a sudden revelation.
There had actually been no point in agreeing to stay at their alien homeroom teacher's house on everyone's behalf.
Everyone, Alya included, had already gotten used to going back to Li Township to sleep... There was no need to sleep outside at all.
But as the saying went...
They were already here.
So, the group decided to force a win out of the situation and all stay over at their alien homeroom teacher's house.
Following the address she had given them, they made their way down the street.
Then, as