Frustration messes with your head.
Keqing, being able to sit on the Liyue Qixing at such a young age, is truly a child of destiny.
But she's proud and a little obsessed with proving herself.
With that kind of mindset, every time she restarts from that cheerful little tree at the beginning, she gets more and more irritated.
Especially with a crowd watching over her shoulder—it only makes her play more stiff and clumsy.
When she finally squeezed past that narrow gap, Keqing let out a small breath of relief.
Seeing her reach that point, Rui Shen knew the real pain was about to begin.
Back in the day, who knows how many streamers lost it right here and transformed into screeching apes.
But our girl Keqing hadn't realized that yet. She was still dead-set on pushing forward.
To move on from this section, she had to jump to the stone on the left before heading to the right.
Problem is, that stone's a trap—small landing space, tough to grab onto.
Keqing, sharp as always, immediately sensed something was off and started playing more carefully.
But being cautious isn't enough.
Like Rui Shen explained earlier, Getting Over It is a game of finesse and muscle memory. And someone who just learned how to use a mouse? Yeah, mistakes are inevitable.
Under Keqing's control, that bald hammer dude launched upward and just barely landed on the left stone. But then, she didn't manage to pull the hammer in time and accidentally pushed off the rock again.
"No =????(???????)!"
Keqing stared in horror as the hammer guy slipped off the rock...
Paji—right back to Happy Hometown.
She just stood there, eyes wide, staring at the starting tree, completely stunned.
She had climbed so far, and one slip sent her all the way back?
"I don't buy it (?`~′?)!"
Our girl snapped, shaking the mouse as she launched right back in.
She was pissed now.
It's just a little game from another world, and she's the mighty Yuheng—no way she's getting beaten by this.
But going at Getting Over It with a tilted mindset? That just makes your control even worse.
The little tree she'd breezed past before? She got stuck there a bunch this time.
She kept hooking wrong, launching the dude in the wrong direction over and over.
And even when she finally cleared the stone gap again... boom—another hard fall from the left rock.
Paji, welcome back to Happy Hometown.
And just then, the game's background music started playing:
♪ Often go home and have a look, go home and have a look…Help mom and dad wash the dishes and cook... ♪
The song? Kinda sweet. But right now, it just felt like the game was mocking her.
It was the final straw for Keqing's poor gamer soul.
"I'm done with this stupid game (＞д＜)!"
The furious little cat-eared Yuheng dropped the mouse, flopped back onto the sofa, and kicked her legs in frustration.
Mouth open. Eyes shut. Cat mode: activated.
Yeah… this cursed game really takes a special kind of patience.
You need nerves of steel—and if you don't have 'em? Mental breakdown city.
Keqing was fuming. She stood up and snapped at Rui Shen: "What is up with this game? Was it designed just to torture people?"
The onlookers nodded. Especially those who'd tried Getting Over It before. They felt her pain.
Sure, challenge is good. But too much? It starts to feel cruel.
Rui Shen just shrugged. "Hey, this is a game that demands patience. You didn't think you could clear it in a couple of hours, right ㄟ(▔,▔)ㄏ?"
"This game's wrecked tons of people back where I'm from. The fact that you made it this far, using a computer for the first time? Honestly, that's already amazing."
"Once you get used to the controls, you'll start flying through it."
That bit calmed Keqing down, and the crowd too.
Right… this was all still brand new. No shame in struggling.
Rui Shen added, "So there's no need to get mad. Just take your time—you'll get there."
"And hey, with a game this tough, wouldn't being the first to beat it feel incredible? I'll even throw in a small prize (￣▽￣)~"
No one really cared about the prize.
But that first-clear bragging rights? Oh, now that was tempting.
Humans love a bit of friendly competition. And saving face? Even better.
Keqing, who was already hellbent on making progress, now had her eyes on being number one.
That's when she realized—
She'd been playing for almost two hours.
Work!
She completely forgot her responsibilities ∑(￣□￣;)!
"I have to go! I'll come back to play next time!"
And with that, she logged off and rushed out, leaving Rui Shen chuckling.
Honestly, little cat-head Keqing didn't need to push herself so hard. A lot of her tasks could be delegated to her subordinates.
Having a sense of duty is great, but overdoing it just burns you out.
Evening came, and the internet café closed right on the dot at 9 p.m.
"Aw man, it's already closing time? I wanted to play more!"
"Guess I'll try again tomorrow. No way I'm letting this game beat me (▼皮▼#)."
"Damn, it's already dark?! My wife's gonna kill me (▔□▔)."
"Same here… I've been in here all day. When I get home, I'm dead (T▽T)."
One by one, the customers left, reluctantly logging off.
Even with just two games, the whole setup was still super new and exciting. As long as nobody clears it, the freshness sticks around.
Rui Shen wasn't planning to open a night shift yet, so 9 p.m. was closing time for now.
After locking up, he sat down to count today's earnings.
With snacks and drinks included, the café pulled in almost 20,000 Mora.
Honestly, the big chain internet cafés he ran before he time-traveled didn't even make that kind of cash. Home computers had killed off most of the old net café scene.
But now? 20k Mora a day meant he'd be set for basic expenses.
Of course, Mora was just one part of the haul—the real treasure was emotional value.
The average visitor only gave off a little bit, and it added up slowly.
But today, the big contributors were Boss Hu Tao and our feisty little Keqing.
Kinda a shame that Zhongli didn't hop on the computer. If he ever broke down mid-game? The emotional payout from an Archon would be off the charts.
Problem is... that guy's unshakable. Getting him to rage-quit might be impossible.
Wendy and Lumine? Now they're more likely to crack under pressure. But Rui Shen would have to open branches in Mondstadt and Inazuma for that.
It was only Day One of the café, so there was no rush to burn emotional points on upgrades or items. Powering up came first.
Today, Rui Shen raked in 3,300 emotional points. A single 10-pull cost 1,000.
With the first-time 30% discount, he could do one 10-pull for 3,000 points—perfect.
(Current Gacha Rarity Breakdown:
White ★: Common folks/items
Green ★★: Skilled mortals or average Vision users
Blue ★★★: Strong Vision holders
Purple ★★★★: Demon clans
Gold ★★★★★: True Archon-tier)
"Alright, let's go! First ten-pull after transmigrating—I'm calling it now, we're going gold (*￣︶￣)."
Rui Shen was feeling lucky. After all, if fate dropped him into another world, he had to have some serious plot armor, right?
Double gold? Triple yolk? Totally reasonable expectations.
Lights swirled. The gacha machine in his consciousness spat out ten glowing orbs.
Congrats! You got a pack of dandelion seeds.Congrats! You got a Guoba keychain.Congrats! You got an Iron Pointy Stick (Wufeng Sword).Congrats! You got a basic longbow.
...
Congrats! You got the Dante (Sparda) Primary Template – ★★★★ Purple.
No Gold. No double yolks. Nine white stars and one purple.
But hey, Rui Shen grinned. "Dante's template? I'll take it."
After all, what man could resist becoming the legendary demon-slaying badass from Devil May Cry?
Sure, it was just the base version—roughly on par with DMC3 Dante.
But even that put him near the top-tier of demon clans here in Teyvat.
If DMC4 Dante is Archon-level, then DMC5 Dante?
Rui Shen activated the template. Magical energy surged through him, warping his body in a blaze of transformation.
Blood boiling. Muscles humming. Power thrumming through every cell.
Half an hour later, the fusion completed—and he let out a long breath.
One word: badass.
He'd gone from ordinary guy to something on a whole different level.
Devil blood doesn't just make you strong—it gives you crazy self-healing too.
As long as your head stays on, you're basically immortal.
Dante's been skewered a dozen times and just brushes it off like a paper cut.
The only downside? This was a basic template. The only weapons included were the Rebellion sword and the dual pistols Ebony & Ivory.
Well, looks like he'd need more emotional points to roll for the good stuff.
Still, now Rui Shen had the power to walk outside Liyue Harbor without fear.
Time for a shower to wash off the sweat.
Then maybe grab some late-night food and wander through Liyue's night market.