"Healed~ Oh, what are you two boys talking about?"

Sassy helped the bangs in front of his forehead, and Xing walked towards us with a satisfied expression.

It's not a cure-free problem! What have you done to my children? Hinano was throwing a murderous look at me, a look that clearly said, "You're going to die in a moment."

"I'm talking about Kotomi's birthday present in Izumi."

"Gifts~ Then do you discuss the results?"

"No, not yet..."

"Calcium tablets!"

"I said," Okazaki sighed, covering his forehead, "how persistent are you?" ”

"If I don't say buy calcium tablets, then who will buy them?" Anyway, I have my own principles, "Kotomi will definitely like it!" ”

"Where did you get this sense of mission from?"

"Well, I see." Waving his hand to interrupt Okazaki's words, and after Okazaki complained "Do you really know Apricot", Apricot stretched out and pointed at my nose, "Izumi, will you catch a puppet?" ”

"Absolutely."

I really underestimate me, but I'm also a senior in high school, and I was tired of playing the game when I was in junior high school.

"Okay, then you can go and get that puppet out for me."

"What?"

What's going on with this condescending attitude?

"Come on~ boy!"

"Yes, yes," I walked over to the crane machine in confusion, and I pulled out a coin and pointed it inside, asking, "Any one of them?" ”

"Of course not, stupid! That's what we're going to catch! ”

Apricot pointed to the giant anteater puppet, the largest and strongest of all the puppets, which took up 50% of the space in the crane machine.

Not... How do you say this? It doesn't seem to be very good to rate.

"Izumi, is this really good? Are you sure you catch this. ”

“… Okazaki, thank you for your hard work. ”

"Ah, it's great that you understand."

It's really rare, how long did it take for me and Okazaki to have a tacit understanding again?

Although I don't want to say it in front of Apricot, this is really too difficult, just like the difficulty of a level 1 brave full body novice equipment to challenge the Demon King! It's like going to die!

"Do you want to challenge?"

"Come on!"

"Izumi, come on."

"Humph!"

Seeing me standing in front of the crane machine, Furukawa and Starling and Kotomi led Hinano to cheer me up, but Hinano seemed to be still angry with me and turned her head away and ignored me completely.

It doesn't seem so easy to forgive me, and maybe she'll not be angry with me when she buys candy for Hinino.

Reassuring myself in this way, I focused my attention on the crane machine.

Throwing in the coin, I carefully moved my hand to the puppet's position to the accompaniment of the music and the gaze of everyone.

How could such a big puppet be caught? You must know that even if the clamp is caught, it may not have enough power to support the exit... Forget it, let's try it anyway.

2 minutes pass...

5 minutes pass...

"Hmm~"

"Izumi, you've done your best."

"Hmm~"

"Quan-kun, everyone feels your heart!"

"Hmm~"

"Enough springs, your wallet won't be able to support it."

"Hmm~"

"Okay, Ah Ye, stop it, I'm not angry with you."

I know I can't go wrong like this, but I can't let go of my mood right now.

"No," staring at the puppet, I clutched the lever tightly, "I'll definitely catch it!" ”

"Quan, even if you give up, I won't blame you, why did you become so persistent?"

Nonsense, otherwise wouldn't the money I just invested be reimbursed?!

"Forget it, Apricot," Okazaki looked at my back and shook his head regretfully, "You know this idiot can't be persuaded right now." ”

"Hmm~ although I know that's the case."

"Quan-kun is best at perseverance."

"Furukawa, it doesn't look like I'm praising him at this time."

"Sister, can you not stop it? Quan-kun won't be able to stand it if he goes on like this. ”

"Yes, but that state... Haha~ I can't stop it if I want to! ”

"Xing, it's clear that you're the culprit, right?"

"Poof!"

Just as the apricot was discussing behind them, there was a sound of things falling from the crane machine.

"Wow~ That's amazing!"

"Congratulations!"

"Great, Izumi."

Furukawa, Starling, and Kotomi clapped their applause.

Taking the puppet out of the exit, I sighed regretfully.

Although it is also an anteater doll, it is twice as small as the target.

"Hmm~ It feels so delicate."

"Forget it, it's good to get one."

"This is already the limit of Ah Ye."

Yes, the expressions of the three of you are subtle to me, and no matter how you look at them, they make me feel very uncomfortable.

"Okay~ But you've worked hard, it's amazing!"

“… Well, thanks. ”

However, why do you feel awkward when you hear Apricot praise me so much?

"That apricot," I asked curiously, pointing to the puppet in my arms, "do you like this?" ”

"Don't you think it's cute?"

Lovely? Well... All I can say is that your taste is quite unique.

"You like anteaters?"

"Of course... A sucker! How can it be! Originally, she nodded proudly, but Xing suddenly reacted and looked at me with a surprised face, "Such a cute child, of course, is a capybara!" ”

"Huh?"

"Inhabiting the Amazon River, a huge animal~ Now a lot of related peripherals are produced, and they are especially popular among girls."

Wow, is it popular? The kind of animal with a long body?!

I feel a little dizzy.

"Kotomi, this is for you." Although I don't particularly understand the popularity of Xingyan, it is enough to let me know that girls like this type, "although it is a little smaller than the one inside." ”

"It's not a little small."

"I see, is this the so-called death to save face?"

Okazaki and Hinato, you two shut up for me.

"Hmm," Kotomi took it and smiled at me, though she didn't know why I gave it to herself. ”

Seeing that it was finally over, Okazaki walked forward and pointed not far ahead.

"Then let's go ahead, I know there's a restaurant there that has delicious octopus balls."

As he walked past me, Okazaki patted me on the back and secretly gave me a thumbs up behind my back.

What is this, your kid's way of praising is really awkward.

Looking at Okazaki's back, I only shook my head with a wry smile.

"I said, Izumi, how did you know that the puppet we were going to give to Kotomi?"

"How can anyone put so much effort into catching dolls? And," I scratched my head and smiled as I shrugged at Apricot who was walking with me at the back of the line, "It just so happened that Okazaki was talking to me about Kotomi's birthday... Should it be said that the crooked hit is right? ”

"As long as you work hard, a dull kid like you is actually very good."

"I said, is this a compliment to me just now?"

"Of course," patted me on the back a few times, and Xing smiled heartily, "keep it up, boy!" ”

I don't want it, isn't that just admitting that I'm "dumbfounded"?

But even so, the answer is, of course...

"Yes, I see."