The game interface loaded smoothly, and a cheerful, catchy electronic sound effect suddenly filled the entire living room.
Once the game finished loading, the screen shifted to a car selection and character creation screen full of cyberpunk aesthetics.
A cat made of colorful pixel blocks bounced onto the screen with a “Meow,” constantly emitting pink pixel hearts from the top of its head.
Under Olivia’s guidance, a brand-new game ID was successfully created.
When they entered the vehicle selection phase, Tunzuo realized that the vehicle pool in Block Cat Racing was a complete hodgepodge.
From sleek sports cars to heavy off-road vehicles, and even giant mecha resembling Gundams, the range of vehicles was vast and diverse.
Tunzuo raised an eyebrow slightly.
After carefully browsing, her finger finally pressed the confirm button on a black Formula-style racing car with purple light streaks and sharp, angular lines.
The driver Tunzuo designed for herself was a round, chubby, Q-version white ghost that floated in midair and made funny faces.
It looked very similar to her Netherweb avatar.
Meanwhile, Olivia, sitting next to Tunzuo, unhesitatingly selected a dazzling gold convertible supercar from her personal garage.
The car shimmered brilliantly under the lights, and the driver was a cocky, Q-version little golden dragon with its nose in the air, looking quite proud and aloof.
“Let me take you for a couple of laps on the training track first, so you can get a feel for the controls and the rules.”
With Olivia as her practice partner, Tunzuo quickly figured out all the ins and outs of Block Cat Racing.
It was pretty much what Tunzuo had guessed earlier.
Block Cat Racing was a combination of Mario Kart and Tetris, emphasizing both racing and puzzle-solving.
The first phase relied on driving skills and items to get good rankings and points, while the second phase required hand speed, reflexes, and strategy to clear blocks and earn points.
Feeling confident, Tunzuo smirked slightly.
She turned to Olivia beside her and issued a challenge, completely lacking any self-awareness as a newbie.
“Hey, Pervert Dragon, you dare to race me? I’ll make you cry for sure.”
Looking at the brazen Tunzuo, Olivia blinked, a smile curling at the corner of her mouth.
As if she had thought of something fun, she readily accepted the challenge.
“Fine. But, Little Ghost, since we’re racing, it’d be more fun with a little extra something. Want to make a bet?”
“Oh? What do you want to bet, Pervert Dragon? Fair warning, I won’t accept anything too extreme.”
Tunzuo squinted her eyes warily.
Olivia’s big pervert dragon thoughts were written all over her face.
But Olivia put on an innocent expression and smiled as she proposed her wager.
“Don’t worry, Little Ghost. The bet is simple. If you lose, you’ll be my personal hug pillow for a day tomorrow, letting me cuddle you all I want. If I lose, then I’ll cover all your future in-game purchases in Block Cat Racing.”
Olivia’s terms made Tunzuo ponder.
A hug pillow for a day?
That didn’t sound unacceptable.
After all, the pervert dragon wouldn’t dare do anything too outrageous now.
At most, it would just be some hugging and cuddling.
No big deal.
But if she won this, then she’d have a sucker to pay for all her future in-game spending.
“Deal!”
Convinced she had nothing to lose either way, Tunzuo happily agreed and accepted Olivia’s bet.
Seeing Tunzuo take the bait so smoothly, Olivia’s smile widened.
She picked up her game controller, stared intently at the screen, and brimmed with fighting spirit.
Tunzuo also gripped her controller, ready to play.
However, Tunzuo still had a small question in her mind.
What even is there to spend money on in this racing game?
Car skins?
Before Tunzuo could figure it out, the countdown on the screen began to tick.
Tunzuo quickly shook her head to clear the stray thoughts, deciding to beat Olivia first and foremost.
“3, 2, 1, GO!”
The moment the green light signaled the start of the race, both Tunzuo’s and Olivia’s cars shot forward with a burst of exhaust, accelerating like rockets.
During the first lap, Tunzuo and Olivia maintained a superficial peace.
Both witches were busy collecting item boxes and block bricks on the track.
However, as the cars entered a sharp turn on the second lap, Tunzuo, having stockpiled her items, began to attack Olivia.
Tunzuo’s eyes sharpened, and her fingers danced over the controller.
Her Formula car executed a drift through the corner, precisely flinging a giant banana peel that stuck perfectly onto one of the tires of Olivia’s golden car.
Bam!
Under the effect of the banana peel, Olivia’s car immediately spun out, twirling on the spot.
Before Olivia could readjust her direction, Tunzuo coldly threw down a roadblock item, sealing off the track ahead of Olivia.
Forced into a desperate move, Olivia slammed on the brakes and could only watch Tunzuo’s car speed off into the distance.
Blocking!
Cutting off!
Bumping!
Spinning!
A full item package!
Tunzuo’s tactics were utterly dirty, using every sneaky trick in the book.
She took advantage of narrow sections of the track to repeatedly cut off Olivia’s car.
She even deliberately held onto a “Homing Missile” after obtaining it, like a cat toying with a mouse, constantly blocking Olivia’s path and putting psychological pressure on her.
Tunzuo’s dirty, shameless, and unorthodox racing tactics left the watching witches gaping in shock.
Shirley, who had been leisurely sipping tea, nearly spat it out when she saw Tunzuo perform a sudden brake to cut Olivia off and shove her into the sea.
“Is this how you play Block Cat Racing? Are you sure this isn’t street brawling?!”
An Lin, Tunzuo’s guardian, watched with a twitching mouth.
She covered her face, feeling that Tunzuo’s moves were a bit embarrassing for her as a witch.
“Dirty! Too dirty!”
“Little sister Tunzuo, that’s not how you play the game… Have some shame!”
Sally and Huli stomped their feet from the sidelines, pointing at Tunzuo on the screen who was frantically dropping mines and shouting.
“Who throws three bombs at someone’s car the moment they respawn? There’s no sportsmanship at all! This is a disgrace to the world of Block Cat Racing!”
Lei Ruiya, with an expressionless face, looked on with suspicion and muttered involuntarily:
“These shameless racing tactics… don’t they look exactly like Her Excellency Antuxi’s?”
Meanwhile, Hai Lanyue stared with wide, innocent eyes, watching Tunzuo’s gameplay and whispering to herself:
“So… this is how you play Block Cat Racing.”
“Cackle hahahaha!”
Tunzuo thoroughly enjoyed her gaming session.
She let out a sinister laugh, her fingers rapidly tapping on the controller, composing a piece for Olivia named “Torment.”
Every time Olivia’s car barely managed to struggle free from a pile of items, Tunzuo would precisely add a “Sticky Glue” or a “Slow Cloud,” making Olivia’s progress agonizingly slow.
However, as the race progressed, Tunzuo soon noticed something was off.
No matter how many items Tunzuo threw to disrupt her, Olivia, who had been left behind, always managed to catch up quickly.
In fact, when going over a speed boost strip, the rear wing of Olivia’s car suddenly erupted with brilliant blue flames, unleashing a terrifying thrust that completely ignored the bombs Tunzuo had thrown, leaving Tunzuo far behind.
“Something’s wrong! The stats are different! There’s a trick!”
Realizing the issue, Tunzuo’s face darkened.
She glared at the golden speck on the screen that was getting further and further away, grinding her teeth in frustration.
“Tch. Damn whale. I’ve been played.”
Olivia skillfully manipulated her controller while revealing the truth to Tunzuo with her cards on the table.
“Little Ghost, the vehicles in Block Cat Racing can be upgraded with real money, you know. The more upgrades, the higher the base stats and the more skills. Get ready to be my hug pillow!”
Tunzuo bit her lower lip, starting to scheme.
She glanced sideways at Olivia, and shadows swirled beneath her, with several shadow tentacles stirring, ready to launch an attack on Olivia at any moment.
But just as Tunzuo was about to use some underhanded tactics outside the game, Sally and Huli suddenly appeared on either side, firmly pressing down on Tunzuo’s shadow, preventing her shadow tentacles from moving.
The two little ones, with righteous expressions, shouted at Tunzuo with unwavering conviction:
“The sacred Block Cat duel must not be defiled! Sister Tutu, no cheating!”
Hearing the commotion, Olivia also noticed the shadow tentacles poised for action under Tunzuo.
She chuckled softly, subtly shifting aside to stay out of their attack range.
“Naughty, Little Ghost~”
“Tch.”
Seeing her scheme exposed, Tunzuo clicked her tongue in dissatisfaction.
Watching on the screen as Olivia pulled further and further away, Tunzuo began to feel anxious.
Just then, she glanced at Olivia, who was concentrating intensely on driving.
A mischievous grin spread across Tunzuo’s face.
As the race neared the finish line, Tunzuo suddenly called out to Olivia.
“Hey, Pervert Dragon!”
“Hmm?”
Olivia responded casually, instinctively glancing at Tunzuo out of the corner of her eye.
And that single inadvertent action sealed her defeat.
Tunzuo tilted her head cutely, closed one eye, and started to act soft and adorable towards Olivia, even blowing her a kiss.
“Chu~mi~!”
Olivia, hit by Tunzuo’s charm attack, instantly had her concentration shattered.
Her heart skipped a beat, and her controls went completely haywire.
Her car crashed straight into the guardrail on the side of the track.
Seizing the moment, Tunzuo’s eyes focused, and her car surged forward powerfully, slamming Olivia’s car hard off the track.
Then she herself crossed the finish line in triumph.
Seeing the huge “WIN” on her screen, Tunzuo let out a triumphant laugh.
Meanwhile, the loser Olivia stared at the “LOSE” on her screen, pouting and muttering softly.
“Little Ghost, that’s so mean…”
Tunzuo stood up proudly, looking down at Olivia from a position of victory, showing no remorse whatsoever.
“This is the struggle for survival, Pervert Dragon. Victory knows no bounds! No matter how dirty the methods, everything is allowed!”
This was the Ottilus family motto personally taught by Antuxi.
Yeah, their Ottilus family were real double-standard hypocrites.
Gazing at Tunzuo, who was laughing her head off, and Olivia, who was slumping on the floor with a face full of grievance, the other witches couldn’t help but ponder.
So this was the real Tunzuo after opening up her heart?
A bit of a little devil?
After the first stage ended, Olivia patted her own face, pulled herself together, and consoled herself that it was okay.
She hadn’t fallen too far behind Tunzuo in points during the first segment.
As long as she performed well in the second stage, she could definitely catch up.
A blazing fighting spirit ignited in Olivia’s eyes, ready to take down Tunzuo in the block-clearing phase.
And then—
Then in the block-clearing phase, Olivia was utterly crushed by Tunzuo.
Tunzuo’s hand speed, honed from thirty years of single life, and her rich gaming experience were simply no match for Olivia, a young lady of wealth who spent her days bustling with social engagements.
Tunzuo didn’t even need to use any tricks;
She crushed Olivia without mercy through sheer skill alone.
Watching Tunzuo’s side unleash a series of flashy clearing effects, Olivia could only stare in despair at her own side, where the blocks piled higher and higher until they overflowed.
Defeated, Olivia knelt on the carpet, unable to rise again.
Meanwhile, Tunzuo sidled over with a grin, extending her hand to Olivia.
“A bet’s a bet, Pervert Dragon. Now go and max out the upgrades on my car. I want to be a stat monster too!”
“Oh…”
Keeping her word, Olivia resigned herself to her fate and began spending money to upgrade Tunzuo’s car.
But watching Tunzuo lean against her, fussing over choosing various flashy accessories, Olivia smiled in resignation and thought that maybe this wasn’t so bad.
However, she really needed to go back and practice her gaming skills…
Thus, the last day of the Golden Sand Beach vacation passed peacefully amidst the laughter of the witches.
The next day, the witches packed their luggage, ready to leave Golden Sand Beach via the Teleportation Array.
Olivia was on the beach directing the mermaid servants to clean up the mess left by the witches’ revelry.
Just then, she felt a slimy, sticky sensation at her feet.
Looking down, she saw a small octopus that had washed ashore crawling over her foot.
Olivia picked up the little octopus and held it in her hand.
Its tentacles clung and wrapped around her hand, tickling her.
Looking at the little octopus in her hand, Olivia smiled softly and muttered to herself:
“Pretty cute.”
Just then, Tunzuo’s call came from afar.
“Come on, Pervert Dragon! Time to go home!”
“Coming!”
After responding, Olivia gently tossed the little octopus back into the sea, watching it disappear into the waves.
Then she turned and ran off toward Tunzuo and the others.