
"All right! Let's hang out!”
After school, I, Ryo, Shingo-kun, Kaede, Rin, and──.
"Please take care of me today, everyone."
Kaori, the six of us went out for fun.
It started with a talk about me not carrying a backpack or anything necessary for a tour, and then they decided to hang out with me while I was shopping.
“A-I never thought I could get along with Kaori-san.”.
Then Shingo-kun said that with a hint of trepidation. I also invited Akira to join us, but he has some business to settle, so he is not here. And when the five of us were about to leave, Kaori was near me, so I asked her to join as well, and she accepted.
"I'm surprised. I did not expect Yuuya to be acquainted with Kaori-san.”.
”Mm-hm. Kaori-san is the daughter of the head of this academy, and more importantly, the aura she is wearing is too noble!”
Kaori chuckled at Ryo and Rin's words.
"I'm not like that. My father had that position. Please call me Kaori too, everyone. ”
“B-really? Then.. Kaori! Nice to know you!"
Just like that, Kaori got used to Rin and the others without any problems.
The destination we were aiming for was not the area around the school where Kaori and I had eaten crepes before, but rather a department store some distance away. Since I left it to Ryo and the others who are familiar with this area, there is no need to worry about many things.
Along the way, Kaori told me stories about how she met me and how I came to school, and everyone listened to her with interest.
“How should I say it.. Yuuya is amazing.”.
“Y-yes. If it were me, I would be too afraid to help.”.
Shingo-kun was a little shaken when he heard about the first time I met Kaori. He didn't tell them about the fact that I was beaten by a delinquent, it seemed like he was considering my feelings, so they all praised me for it. Y-yeah.it's embarrassing, you know.
While having this conversation, we arrived at our destination.
“Choose shopping here. There is also a game center in it.”
I was taken to a department store, which probably had about eight floors. At the sight of such a building, Kaori was slightly impressed and said, “This is the first time I've hung out in a place like this with friends!”
“Oh, yes, me too.”
"Wait, what are you saying?"
Not just Kaori, I never played with this many friends from the beginning. Even so, my grandfather had already invited me to the game center, even if only a few times.
Hearing our words, Kaede and the others were shocked with their eyes wide open.
“A-I can't believe there are two such endangered species.
"Rare species…"
I could only laugh at Kaede's words.
"Then, you two should have some fun today."
"That's right. Kaori, Kaede, we'll go see some clothes later.”
“That sounds good, Rin-chan!”
“Hey, come on, first of all, we will start with Yuuya.” backpack
“Oke.”
As Ryo said, we quickly entered into the department store. Since I have no particular preference to begin with, I can easily find and buy backpacks.
Then, after getting advice from Ryo and the others, I bought another recommendation item, and we finally reached the floor where the game center was located.
“This whole floor is the center of the game, yes?”
"Yes…"
“This is amazing!”
It was a place with UFO catchers, arcade games, other medal games, and various other gaming machines.
“Hmmm... although we often go to the game center, it still looks amazing.”
“Yeah, whatever. Let's have fun.”
As Ryo said, we wandered around the game center. Then Shingo-kun stopped in front of one of the UFO catchers.
“I-this is..”
"What's wrong?"
“Ah... T-no, I just saw a statue of my favorite character from the anime I watched, so..”.
A statue of a girl who looks like a magical girl is placed on the edge of Shingo-kun's gaze.
“T-but I'm not good at this type of crane game... I don't have much money this time, so I'll do it next time.”.
"Thul? Then, since we're here, let me give it a try.”
I had never played a crane game before because I did not have the items I wanted, but since Shingo-kun said he wanted the statue, I decided to try to get it.
“Oh, you will do it, Yuuya?”
"I'll do my best!"
I was nervous about my first towing game of my life, but I was able to control the crane and move it to the desired location. For the first time I operated the crane, I was able to move it as I wanted, but I think it was thanks to my better body.
Here goes! My hands were moving at the right time, so there was no problem. In addition, I also used my [Weakness Detection] skill to figure out where the figure would be aimed at, so it would be easier to reach as well, so it would be easier to reach as well, so it won't be a bad result. [T/n: Uwakimonooo!!]
I seriously stared at the stork and the picture box and determined where to aim. And as I stared at the box, part of the box seemed to glow faintly. This shining place is the weak point of this box of figures, and if I hit this point, the balance will be lost, and it will fall as it is.
I moved the crane further to the location of the drawing box I was heading to and pressed the button at the best time. Then…
“Eh, impossible!”
"That's amazing…"
To his surprise, I was able to take it off in one shot. I didn't expect to release him in one shot. Because I thought the stork's arm was weak, so I had to do it at least twice. But I guess the part I was aiming for was weaker than I expected.
“Wait, wait, wait, isn't this a probability machine? But it was awesome!”
I don't know what a probability machine is, but I managed to get one, so I gave it to Shingo-kun.
“This is it.”
“E-eeh? I can't take it!”
“But I did it just because I wanted to give it to Shingo-kun, so... ah, how about we exchange it for 100 yen? If so, I will get back my hundred yen as well!”
“J-if Yuuya-kun agrees, then..”.
Shingo-kun looks really happy to trade the statue for a hundred yen with me, but then Kaede, who saw what happened to the others, pulls me in.
”Y-Yuuya-kun! Can you get this one?”
“Eh?”
Kaede pulled me over to a big stuffed animal in the form of an adorable cat. When I saw him again, I could see that he had put his money in it.
"Wait, you've put money in it, and if I fail ..."
“I don't care about the money, just try it once!”
I feel sorry if I fail with someone else's money, but Kaede allows me to do it, so I will try it, I guess. Of course, I also used the [Weakness Detection] skill . And just as I took the statue before, I moved the crane's arm towards the shiny part of the stuffed beast, and accurately hit its weak point.
“Ah, I understand!”
"Thank you?"
The beast puppet came off without a hitch.
“Yes! I always wanted this stuffed animal! Thank you, Yuuya-kun!”
Kaede said as she hugged the stuffed animal. Maybe because I succeeded twice in a row, but everyone, including Ryo, took me to the thing they wanted.
“Y-Yuya! I always wanted this game! Can you get it?"
"I want this stuffed animal."
“I... I've never seen it before, but I think this stuffed animal is so adorable!”
As a result, I was able to get it all in one shot. H-yeah? Are UFO catchers really that easy? No matter how much I used [Weakness Detection], it was too easy to take it out, so when I thought about it, Ryo opened his mouth with an expression of admiration.
“No, it wasn't a coincidence when it got to this point. It's the first time I've seen someone take a UFO-catcher gift so easily.”.
"Th-so?"
“It's true... It's my first time being in a game center, but I can see how amazing Yuuya-san.” is
Apparently, it was unusual even from the point of view of Kaori, who was still a beginner in the game center like me. Y-yeah, it's okay. I didn't lose anything! After enjoying such UFO catchers, we played a certain car racing game.
"Uhm, is this the right direction?"
“No, it's backwards! Kaori, come back as soon as possible now!”
“So get out of my way! I'll come!”
"What-what! Yuuya is too fast! What is driving technique like? Can you move like that in this game?”
"Th-so?"
“Yuuya-kun, that's amazing..”.
In the end, I was in first place, and the bottom one was Kaori, who was new to the game like me. Then, after also enjoying various other shooting games, we decided to take a break.
“Fiuh... It's been a long time since I've had such fun like this.”
“A-me also..”
“Now I think about it, isn't Yuuya amazing?”
"True. he got a high score in the shooter game as well..”.
“Tabuh Shingo drum is also quite intense. I can't follow it with my eyes anymore.”
“A-anyone can do it if they know the music.”
“No, it is impossible.”
As everyone took a breath, Kaori smiled gently.
“I've never hung out with so many friends like this before, so.. this is so much fun.”.
“Kaori..!”
Kaede's eyes get wet hearing Kaori's words, and she and Rin make Kaori stand up.
“Alright, then let's see some clothes now!”
“Eh? P-clothing?”
"Yes that's right. High School girls like us should keep up their looks. So, we'll go upstairs to see some clothes, so let's meet here later.”
"Hmm? Didn't we come out with you too?”
Ryo says that to Rin and the others, and Kaede grins at him.
“You sure, Ryo-kun? Shopping for women takes longer than you think, you know? ”
“...Then, I will continue it.”
So we parted once, and the women went upstairs to look at the women's clothing section.
"Then, should we go down and have a look?"
"Yes." Yeah."
"All right."
And thus, we went to look to the other floor, which was different from the women.