[DROP] Horimiya: Izuna Miyamura
42. Arcades

"Oh, right, Izuna-kun. I heard from Asuna-san if you also just moved to Katagiri. If you know where you went to school before? And why did you decide to move?" Hakari asked Izuna who was currently walking by his side. The atmosphere around them was quite normal, but if one looked closely, they would see many Sakura flowers blooming around Hakari.

"Hmm, Dad... I was in another high school before. And as for why I decided to move, hmm? Maybe because I don't fit in?" Izuna tilted her head, and replied to Hakari's question with another question. Actually he did not really want to discuss this, especially with Hakari.

Well, he has decided to forget his past and accept his present life. Which means, right now he is the whole Miyamura Izuna.

Whether it's the past, the present, or the future. She was the complete Miyamura Izuna.

"Yes, I don't mind if you don't want to tell a story. But, what if we stop by the Arcade over there?" hakari said as he pointed to a path with his finger.

Hakari realizes that this may be a very sensitive topic for Izuna, so she doesn't force him to tell stories and shift the conversation.

Looking at the direction Hakari pointed to, Izuna thought for a moment. It was only 04:00 in the afternoon, and not long before dinner, but he still had a bit of time if it was just playing in the Arcade.

"Sure, why not?" Izuna nodded in response.

"Good! Let's go!" Hakari raised his fist happily, and immediately pulled Izuna's hand quickly.

Izuna just followed Hakari from behind, and thought that this girl was quite cute when seen from her behavior just now.

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Arcades 13.

That is what is written on the front of the building, a fairly large building as high as 3 floors. Looks like this is one of the game centers that gasket big in the area here. And, looking at the large number of people inside, it is no wonder that this building is so big.

"Let's play the crane first, Izuna-kun! I saw a cute bunny doll a few days ago when I got here, and I wanted it." As soon as they finished exchanging their money for a sack of coins, Hakari immediately traded Izuna's hand and brought him one of the most popular games here.

Claw Crane, or also called Claw Machine is an Arcade game that has the concept of "Merchandise".

"Merchandise" itself is an arcade game device, which features a machine containing a display of merchandise, which can be won by playing the game. In trading, the game is described as a game of "Skill with Prize" (SWP), and is a combination of a game of skill and a game of chance , with the advantage of different skills or opportunities between devices and often can be regulated by the operator.

The goal of the game itself is to manipulate the claws inside the cabinet to retrieve the desired prize inside, which is then shared and collected by the player if they succeed. Special methods for controlling claws differ among machines.

Typically in Asia and Europe, Claw Machine uses a skill-intensive "up and across" game system. This is where the player is provided two buttons, one for forward movement, and another for sideways movement.

Each button can only be pressed once, and as soon as the last button is released, the claw will be dropped. It is the original system for motion used on machines since the 1960s, and is most popular in countries such as the UK and Japan.

Another movement method for the Claw Machine is the ever popular joystick control. This is when the player has full control of the claw in all directions, and a separate button is used to deploy the claw. It is becoming much more popular, as it makes claw machines easier for the inexperienced.

Another method of claw movement is the very old electro-mechanical movement force, in which the player moves the claw with a small wheel before putting in the money. The claws instantly drop when money is put in and powered by a single motor. The claw mechanism closes when the drop string is pulled.

But, what is currently visited by Izuna and Hakari is the first tier Claw Machine, which is by using a button instead of a joystick.

"Look! They're funny aren't they?! I would love to have one of them!" hakari said with sparkling eyes when he saw a lot of rabbit dolls of various colors in the box.

"OK, I'll try to get one of them for you."

"REally?!" hakari's eyes sparkled when he heard Izuna's words.

"Sure, why not? After all, this doesn't seem too difficult." said Izuna, shrugging her shoulders, trying to conquer the machine in front of her.

'After all, it's just a machine.'

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Izuna did not expect, if all the coins they exchanged just now were only 5 coins left, and he almost spent all their coins just to play this game that relied on luck.

'No, it doesn't seem like it's about luck....'

Izuna knew that this was a business, and it was natural for these business owners to benefit from the business they were doing.

'But this is really outrageous....!'

Izuna knew that this machine was set worse than most. The proof, when he had many times got one of the rabbit dolls in his claw, the machine claw was too weak so that the doll Izuna got always fell.

Looking towards Hakari, she saw him looking at her with a pleading gaze.

'Huft... What can be done...'

<"Master Arcade.", is an ability that makes users have all the insights about Arcade games. They can know every opportunity and know the best strategy to win any Arcade game. Users completely perfect and master every aspect of every Arcade game.Users are highly skilled in all aspects of every Arcade game in existence. Users will never lose any Arcade games or games they participate in unless they want to lose.>

'Bingo! Just in time!'

Izuna grinned in her mind. Looks like this system really knows what he needs.

"Alright, now I will be serious" Izuna said as she clenched her hand and pointed at her grin.

"Are you sure you can win, Izuna-kun? You lost a lot, right?" Hakari asked in disbelief. In his plan, he could make Izuna give him a stuffed rabbit and make it a beautiful memento of him. But, when he saw that Izuna had failed a lot, the thought of it instantly disappeared.

'Well, at least we've made good memories today.'

"Don't worry. I was just warming up just now, now I'm going to play serious" Izuna said as she patted Hakari's head and ruffled her hair lightly.

Hakari clenched her head that Izuna touched just now, and enjoyed her touch on her head and involuntarily showed a sweet smile on her lips.

"Um, I believe you."

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"Whoa! You can really get it, Izuna-kun!" Hakari was happy when she hugged the rabbit doll with a size large enough to be embraced it.

"I told you, right? I can get it if I'm serious" Izuna said as she puffed her chest proudly.

"Um, you are indeed a great Izuna-kun!" Hakari smiles.

"Emm, now what else do you want? We don't have much time left because it's getting late." Izuna asked when she realized that it was past 4:30, and it would be very bad if she was late today.

"Hmm? What if we go to the photo booth? I really want to make a memorable photo with you here!" hakari said while pointing at a photo booth that was not far from them standing at this time.

"Sure, why not?" Izuna nodded.

The two of them walked over, inserted the coins into the coin hole and entered the photo booth.

They did some photo poses, before the two came out with cheerful faces.