The group followed Kinji Hakari to the entrance of the arcade.
The automatic doors slid open before them, and a mixture of electronic sound effects and clattering metal immediately spilled out.
Kinji Hakari stood in the doorway, visibly excited.
"Yes-this is exactly what I wanted!!!"
"But, Hakari... we're all still minors. Isn't coming to an arcade like this a bad idea?" Yuta Okkotsu swallowed, looking somewhat troubled.
"It's fine!" Kinji Hakari waved a hand back at them, his tone remarkably casual. "Places like this usually aren't very strict. Minors come in to play practically every day."
He spoke with utter confidence. Apparently, this wasn't his first time doing this.
"Besides, this is where I can really get fired up."
With that, he grabbed Kirara Hoshi and rushed into the arcade, making his way toward his destination with practiced ease.
The others stayed where they were, exchanging looks, unsure whether they should go in.
"Then should we go in and have a look too?" Satoru Gojo rubbed his chin thoughtfully.
"Makes sense. We're already here, after all." Akutagawa Shang nodded in agreement.
"We can call it keeping an eye on Kinji Hakari. Otherwise, I feel like he could play here all day."
"Good, good. That's you all right." Satoru Gojo gave Akutagawa Shang a thumbs-up and led the way inside.
Seeing his teacher already taking the lead, Yuta Okkotsu hesitated briefly before following him.
As the automatic doors closed behind them, the group entered the arcade proper.
"Here-take these." Satoru Gojo pulled out a large handful of tokens he had exchanged and handed them out to his students.
"A share for everyone. Come find your teacher when you run out."
With that, he took his own share and ran off to play by himself.
Yuta Okkotsu hunched his shoulders and looked