Chapter 219 – Billiards Hall and Movie Theater
5 days.
This is the time given until the spacecraft arrives.
However, all necessary preparations were completed in advance. Thanks to this, these five days are like a vacation to maintain the best condition before a big task.
Drones and robots that were busy going in and out to acquire resources and information are now on standby.
Shortened work hours have also been applied to most residents, who will remain at home after 5 days.
“Follow me.”
As for me, I am being dragged around by Artemis.
“There were a lot of things I wanted to do once I had a complete body.”
She clasped my hand tightly as if she would not allow her to escape. Our arms move vigorously back and forth like marching soldiers.
“Where are you going?”
“Everywhere your feet can touch.” But this is what I want to try now.”
The place she led me to was the billiards room.
Artemis likes games.
From electronic entertainment on computers or consoles, card games using cards or cards, chess or chess, to board games using dice in general.
For her, games were the most intense form of entertainment she could have with someone outside of her.
“I really wanted to try billiards.”
“You might like it.”
It is not a game where you move your body vigorously, but rather involves mathematical calculations and requires detailed manipulation of your fingers.
It is bound to fit the taste of the intelligent and elegant Artemis.
“This is my first time here. “She hasn’t tried it once since she joined the shelter.”
I have never used the billiard room in the upper cultural district. I didn’t have anyone close to me, and I especially didn’t have a hobby of playing alone.
The facilities were absolutely great. There was no cigarette smoke or uncle smell typical of billiard rooms, only the faint scent of luxurious wood.
There is no other luxury like this for the two of us to have this spacious and luxurious billiards room to ourselves.
Hehe.”
Artemis ran her hand through her hair smugly.
“Then your body must have stiffened? Don’t be too scared. “I will do it while taking proper care of it.”
Shaking the billiard stick he is holding is the height of arrogance.
However, it is hard to say anything in return because her essence is a computer, a super computer that contains the essence of human technology.
You can perfectly calculate how much force you should hit and what path the ball will roll to create a chain reaction.
With just one installation of the textbook, you can acquire the skills of a legendary professional player. How could I, an amateur, be a match for him?
Hehe~.”
Artemis hummed to herself and began applying powder to the cue tips of her pool sticks. It’s already unusual to see her long, white fingers moving brilliantly.
“Jinsu, I will give up on going first.”
“… Please do it gently.”
I stood in front of the pool table with a nervous expression.
* * *
Bang!
Ball and ball collided with an exciting sound.
“Is this 4-0?”
“This is ridiculous.”
Artemis muttered in vain.
She was extremely arrogant and could not win me even once.
“You’re really bad at it.”
“Ugh…”
Artemis’ billiards skills were terrible.
“This can’t be happening, this can’t be happening.”
When her turn comes, she takes her stance. But her morale had already fallen to the bottom.
“The pose is perfect.”
This is my honest impression.
A skillful attitude reminiscent of a professional athlete. Add to that her beautiful appearance and voluptuous body, and it felt like I was watching some kind of performance art.
However.
Tick!
“Ah!”
Her lament resounded for an unknown number of times.
When you hit the ball, it would often hit the wrong place and make a dull sound.
At the beginning of the game, the billiard stick that had been held stiffly in her hand fell to the floor without any force. The same goes for her shoulders and head.
The only thing that still holds its head upright is its proud chest.
“The calculation was perfect. “In theory, I would definitely be level 1500.”
“The brain is the best, but the physicality is the worst. Uh, I mean functionally. In terms of appearance, he is physically perfect.”
“Because there is no comfort at all?”
She feels it again, but Artemis is sick. That too at a serious level.
My stamina and strength are great, but I feel like my control is a mess.
“Shall we play one more game? Or do we simply admit defeat and end here?”
“I’m just not used to it yet. “The more you use your body, the more you get used to it.”
“I didn’t really see any improvement throughout the 4 rounds. When it comes to the body, I guess I should call it Dunjae.”
As I applied the powder to her Q-tip and gently scratched her, her eyes started to glare.
The eyes were so fierce that even I felt intimidated for a moment. As expected, when a beauty gets angry, she is very powerful.
“It’s not over yet!”
She ignited her fighting spirit again as she wielded her billiard stick.
I cringed while looking at that. It was rewarding to go to a billiards hall with a small part-time salary in high school.
“Whoa.”
She took a deep breath and resumed her stance, holding her billiard stick.
Her billiards skills were terrible, but her visuals were amazing.
Her large breasts barely stop on the surface of the billiard table when she gently bends down.
The moment she hit the ball, she shook as if absorbing all the recoil, creating a sight that I couldn’t take my eyes off.
The mound rising sharply from the waist line, forming an alluring curve, cannot be left out.
If she competes in her own billiards competition, you can bet her viewership will go up by 10%.
Choose!
“Ah!”
The ball she hit rolled in the wrong direction with a beeping sound again.
In the end, we left the billiards room only after the score reached 7:0.
However, I never thought she would cry. As she was passing through the dark hallway, she heard wet breathing just once.
“Are you crying?”
“I’m not crying. “What are you doing with this game?”
“Look at your face for a moment.”
“I don’t like it.”
I see a wet and shaking golden eye. Water droplets like flower honey form at the ends of long, long eyelashes.
“Oh my, are you that angry?”
I forcibly held Artemis, who was trying to shake her off, into my arms.
She struggled but didn’t let go. She kissed her forehead and patted her back, and then she stopped moving.
“Let’s come play again. I won’t look after you, but I will be your opponent at any time until you win.”
If you try to ignore Artemis’ personality, she will actually get angry.
It took some more time to go outside. I thought this was enough, so I let her go, but she had her arms around my back.
I didn’t want to solve it.
* * *
We watched a movie together in the evening.
Until now, I have mainly used the huge screen in my room or the central control room to watch video media, but this time is an exception.
“I want to see it at the movie theater.”
“You will understand.”
This is because Artemis wanted to enjoy the same culture that people enjoyed before the war.
Now that I think about it, she seems to say ‘I want to’ quite often these days. For me, I’m just happy.
“This is my first time coming here.”
The newest movie theater that supports 4D experience has only 80 seats.
This is because it was designed solely to present the best experience to the audience without considering profitability at all.
The seat is located only in the center, and machines that enhance the 4D experience are located on the left and right. The restroom is also located inside, so interruptions in the flow of the movie can be minimized.
There is enough distance between the sides, so there are no armrest disputes, and the serving robot waits like a stewardess.
“I like cheese popcorn and Coke Zero.”
While I’m picking out food, she takes a step away and crosses her arms as if she’s not interested.
“Artemis, what do you want to eat?”
I stretched out my arms and wrapped her around her shoulders, pulling her towards me.
With his expressionless expression and crossed arms, he leaned towards me, giving him a cute appearance.
“Caramel popcorn? The hot dog looks delicious too.”
“This thing is secretly trying to feed me something.”
“Uh. “I really want to eat everything.”
I picked up a piece of popcorn and put it near her mouth.
“Try it.”
“I don’t eat it.”
After saying those words, she pursed her lips and asked. I think he was wary of me pushing in while he was talking.
Damn, I should have succeeded when I attempted a surprise attack before.
“I heard it’s really delicious. What would happen if I took just one pill of this? At this level, it completely breaks down. “There won’t be any residue left in the intestines.”
Ah, it seems like it’s unnecessarily excessive. I can see her eyebrows slowly rising.
“Okay, let’s watch a movie.”
Artemis snatched my popcorn and shoved it to my lips. I wiped whatever got on his hand onto my clothes.
“Well, there are plenty of opportunities.”
Wajak-.
I entered the movie theater while chewing the popcorn in my mouth.
* * *
Artemis values elegance, but is also easygoing in unexpected ways.
“Wow.”
She roughly took off her shoes and naturally placed both feet on the seat in front of her. I am amazed at its toughness.
Her back half reclined, her silver hair gathered together and hanging down in front of her chest.
It is so smooth that it feels like a movement that has been simulated several times.
“Why are you doing that?”
As I held her chin and looked at her with admiring eyes, she made a sad face.
“Nothing. “It’s because it’s cool.”
“Are you being sarcastic?”
“I’m serious.”
If an older man looked like that, it would be very ugly, but when Artemis looks like this, she just looks sexy.
That’s how the movie started. It was a Western-style horror film with the theme of evil spirits.
Haha!!!]
In the screen, the main character’s girlfriend is possessed by an evil spirit. She smiles with such a horribly distorted face that it reminds me of an exorcist.
This is a jump scare scene played from the main character’s first-person perspective.
The method is to show the girlfriend’s terrified face for a moment, then look straight ahead, and then show a close-up of her face possessed by her evil spirit the moment she looks at her friend again.
It’s a pattern I’ve seen so many times in horror movies that I’m not particularly impressed anymore.
“Huh!”
However, the girl sitting next to me doesn’t seem to be like that.
Artemis covered her mouth with both hands, barely suppressing her screams. Did she not want to appear weak?
[Kaaaaa!]
“Huhhh!”
However, scary scenes continued one after another, and each time, a loud commotion broke out in the seat next to us.
This isn’t the first time she and I watched her movies together. When we were trapped in the upper level immediately after the infection outbreak, we watched various movies together, including horror movies.
“This isn’t the first time you’ve seen something like this, right? “I only saw it well before.”
“Obviously, but… It can’t be like this.”
She looked back and forth between me and her screen with her bewildered eyes.
Is the world seen in cyberspace perceived completely differently from the world seen in the physical vessel?
She may have expected it, but it seems like the gap was bigger than she expected.
[Kiyaaaaa!]
“Huh!”
Sometimes, the legs on the front seat get stuck! And bounced up.
If it’s that hard, just lower your legs a bit. She maintains her posture.
“Should I stop watching if I’m scared?”
Doridori.
She shook her head, still covering her mouth.
I don’t know if it’s denial about whether it’s scary or denial about telling me to stop watching.
“It looks like it’s very difficult.”
To be honest, I enjoyed Artemis’ reaction more than the movie. I don’t know what her movie is about because I’m looking at her sideways.
“Gwae, it’s okay. “It’s worth seeing, but what?”
Artemis lowered her hand from her mouth and tried to look okay.
But look at her toes on the front seat. Her extremities wrapped in black stockings are trembling mercilessly. It seems that the brain’s control does not reach there properly.
“It’s been a long time since we came together, but I don’t want to leave midway.”
Her beautiful face shows stubborn determination.
“That’s right.”
She put her arms under her knees.
“What are you doing?”
“Tskcha.”
I slid my other arm around her waist and lifted her up.
“Wow.”
Lifting an adult woman from her sitting position with just her arm strength is difficult, but for me now, it’s no different from lifting a stuffed toy.
“Now, wouldn’t it be better this way?”
I put her my her on her lap
If it were a regular movie theater, it would be difficult because it would be cramped, but here, the chairs are spacious, and we are the only audience, so there is no inconvenience.
“Should I put it back in its original position?”
“… No.”
She remained calmly in my arms with her fists cupped against her chest.
After that, I was able to watch the movie quietly.
