Chapter 425: Food Addiction
Later in the day, Shinomiya Residence.
Immediately after Hayasaka entered the house and before she could go back to her room and change into her maid outfit, she encountered Kaguya on the way.
Before she could greet, Kaguya approached.
"Hayasaka, what's wrong with you? Why do you look so tired?"
Seeing the just-returned Hayasaka, Kaguya considered her words and asked hesitantly.
Her condition could indeed be described as tired.
"Kaguya-sama, I think you need to reconsider your assessment of Kamikawa-kun."
Hayasaka rubbed her temple and sighed deeply.
"Why? Did he do something really bad to you?"
Concerned, Kaguya approached, wanting to get a closer look.
"No, it hasn't reached that point." After thinking about it, Hayasaka rejected that statement, "But in a certain sense, it's definitely excessive."
"What happened?" Kaguya became increasingly worried.
"That person is an idiot!" Hayasaka raised her voice and added, "And he's a very stubborn idiot too!"
"Eh?"
Kaguya was stunned; she didn't expect Hayasaka to say this at all.
"Sorry, Kaguya-sama, I lost control a bit."
Hayasaka calmed her emotions and proactively apologized.
"It's okay. But, Hayasaka, can you tell me why you're calling him an idiot?"
Kaguya didn't mind if she lost control of her emotions. She had known Hayasaka for a long time, and this was the first time she had seen her like this.
"...Kaguya-sama, what's your opinion on this teddy bear keychain?"
After a moment of silence, Hayasaka took a key from her pocket and showed the teddy bear keychain hanging in front of her.
"Pretty cute."
After examining it carefully for a few moments, Kaguya didn't see anything special about the keychain, so she gave her judgment based on its appearance.
"Right. Kaguya-sama, can you guess how I got this small teddy bear plush?" Hayasaka continued.
"He bought it for you?"
This was Kaguya's first reaction.
"No, he caught it for me in the claw machine." Hayasaka shook her head and answered softly, "At the arcade."
"Claw machine? Arcade?"
Kaguya was somewhat unfamiliar with these words; she had never been to such a place.
"Do you also go to arcades?"
"Yes, we went to the arcade after having coffee, and then..."
After recalling what happened, Hayasaka began to tell the story.
Honestly, she didn't want to remember this experience at all. If Kaguya wasn't curious, she wouldn't have told her.
When they returned from buying juice, Ren not only failed to get the teddy bear keychain but also spent a lot of game coins.
At that point, Hayasaka no longer wanted that teddy bear keychain and wanted to either take it out of there or switch to another machine.
But everything was rejected by Ren, with the reason: "I'm willing to admit defeat."
Hayasaka had no way to convince him; she could only wait for Ren to catch it so that she could end the claw machine experience as soon as possible.
Then, the nightmare began.
She almost saw the most comprehensive catching technique in the air, various trajectories of the falling plush, and the legend of the fastest disappearance of game coins.
After witnessing his countless failures, she finally realized a fact.
Meaning, Ren didn't know how to play the claw machine at all, and his skill level was zero; he could only operate the joystick and press the button.
Not only that, Ren also only thought about top-level gameplay to catch two or three people at once.
He was so addicted that it seemed like he was having a myocardial infarction.
That's it. The most crucial point was that Ren didn't want anyone to teach him but insisted on doing it himself. He also said, "If you teach me, it won't be me who catches it."
Hayasaka truly didn't understand what he was thinking.
By now, she had started to regret why she didn't agree to go to karaoke. Singing alone would be better than watching him catch plushies and torture people.
Later on, his operations made the staff worried because Ren exchanged coins too frequently, and he exchanged a large number of coins at once.
After seeing his skills, the staff came up with ideas to help adjust the hook strength and the position of the teddy bear plush.
Without exception, all were rejected outright by him.
When it came to the end, the staff couldn't take it anymore and gave advice as a gift, saying that he could choose any claw machine in the store.
That was also rejected.
Finally, after a day of hard work, Ren successfully got the teddy bear keychain.
55 boxes of game coins were spent.
When Ren caught it, Hayasaka couldn't believe it was real. Instead, she wondered if she was hallucinating.
Fortunately, it wasn't a hallucination; otherwise, she might not be able to go home today and might have to stay with him until night.
"Thank you for your hard work, Hayasaka."
After listening to her story, Kaguya patted her shoulder and comforted her.
At first, she was still jealous that she could hang out with Ren, but now that she knew the real situation, she started to sympathize with her.
"By the way, Kaguya-sama, this is for you."
After storing the key, Hayasaka took out a card from her pocket and handed it over.
"What is this? VIP?"
After taking the card and seeing the luxurious pattern on it, Kaguya became very confused.
"You can get a 20% discount with the VIP card at the arcade when exchanging coins." Hayasaka introduced.
Kaguya asked casually, "How did you get it?"
"Today, the staff at the arcade gave us two, and the others are with Kamikawa-kun." Hayasaka explained, "They said they hope we can play there often."
The main reason was that they hoped Ren would play there frequently. Considering his skill in catching plushies, it was not exaggerated to say that supporting the arcade was not a problem at all.
"I have no idea about arcades, so you should keep it. What if Kamikawa-kun invites you to the arcade?"
Kaguya returned the VIP card without hesitation.
"If nothing happens, I definitely won't go there."
Reluctantly, Hayasaka took back the VIP card and raised a white flag.
As soon as she finished speaking, a notification tone came from her phone.
With Kaguya's permission, Hayasaka took out her phone and started reading.
Kamikawa Ren: [Had a great time today. Let's go to the arcade together next time]
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