Well she never suggested her family was against her buying games so much as lacking money. It's likely they hung out till her family's financial situation improved and she had the money to buy games to practice to crush him.Ah Shigure, you had a good thing going with your flashback to your first time playing video games with Kotaro. I wonder what led to you becoming much better than him?
But then you had to steam and flash everyone. Now people will think of that, not your childhood story!
Maybe don't be in such a rush to talk to your community if you were planning on doing something else afterwards...