"Help me." Seeming to realize she hadn't explained herself clearly, Yukino Yukinoshita quietly explained again. "Help me exchange it for game coins."
If there hadn't been anyone else around, if it hadn't been relatively quiet, and if Mochizuki's hearing hadn't been good.
Mochizuki might not have been able to hear what Yukinoshita was saying clearly.
Mochizuki smirked, "I told you you don't know how to use a vending machine!"
Last time, when he met Yukino Yukinoshita in front of the drink machine, she said she was just thinking about what to drink. Now she's completely exposed, right!
These words made Yukino Yukinoshita feel ashamed and annoyed, and her small foot, encased in a black leather shoe, stepped hard on Mochizuki's foot.
"Ow, that hurts!"
"Stop stomping, I'll help you exchange it right now!"
"Hmph."
Soon, Mochizuki exchanged the banknote for game coins, as it was a very simple operation after all.
Yukino Yukinoshita was also watching seriously, she should have wanted to understand the operation of exchanging game coins!
Mochizuki handed all the game coins to Yukino Yukinoshita, who received them one by one with her slender fingers, a total of 10 game coins.
Only then did she show a satisfied expression, and a smile appeared on her face, as if this mr. pan was already within her grasp.
Afterwards, Yukino Yukinoshita aimed at the game slot and inserted a coin.
The machine lit up accordingly, and a countdown began to appear on the operating platform, with 15 seconds of time.
It might have been the first time, and Yukino Yukinoshita hadn't even reacted before she had already wasted a few seconds of time.
"You can start now." Mochizuki reminded her from the side.
Only then did Yukinoshita start operating the joystick, trying to twist it a few times. The intelligent Yukinoshita quickly understood how to operate the joystick.
Whichever direction her hand moved, the claw in the claw machine would also move in that direction.
Soon, the claw in the claw machine dropped, because the countdown had ended.
Because the position hadn't been adjusted well, after the claw descended and brushed against Yukinoshita's beloved mr. pan, it quickly rose and moved back to its original position.
Yukino Yukinoshita was a bit confused. How did it suddenly move by itself? She hadn't even adjusted the position yet.
Mochizuki saw Yukinoshita's confusion and pointed to the countdown area, as well as the button next to Yukinoshita's finger.
"It will grab by itself when the time is up, and pressing this button controls the claw's descent."
Yukinoshita glanced at Mochizuki, as if questioning why he didn't say so earlier.
Mochizuki Yo understood Yukinoshita's gaze and spoke wronged, "You didn't ask me either!"
Well, but it was only the first time, and Yukinoshita didn't mind.
Now she completely understood, she must get mr. pan, and she still had nine chances!
Yukino Yukinoshita reinserted a game coin, and the machine lit up again, accompanied by light music, which wasn't particularly pleasant to listen to.
This time, Yukinoshita seized the time, manipulated the machine's claw, moved it to the top of mr. pan's head, and then pressed the circular button.
The machine's claw quickly went straight down, heading towards mr. pan.
Yukinoshita's pretty face also revealed an excited look. She could get mr. pan this time, right!
The machine didn't disappoint Yukino Yukinoshita and quickly touched mr. pan.
And lifted it up, but just as it was lifted a few centimeters, mr. pan fell.
"How could this happen?" Yukinoshita had a look of disbelief. She had clearly grabbed it, but mr. pan still left her.
Mochizuki glanced at Yukinoshita, it seemed that Yukino Yukinoshita was not familiar with these claw machines.
It was a very normal behavior for the claw to drop the doll again after picking it up.
Even if the claw had lifted the doll to the highest point, there was still a very high probability of it falling back down.
Players often had to spend a lot of game coins, by adjusting the doll to a suitable position, and also having good luck, to be able to pick it up.
Otherwise, how would the boss make money!
But he still encouraged Yukinoshita, "Try again, you still have many chances."
"Mhm." Yukino Yukinoshita responded softly. She hadn't expected mr. pan to be more difficult to obtain than she had imagined, but she wouldn't give up easily.
With the experience from the first two times, Yukinoshita gradually became more skilled on the third try, but she still failed.
mr. pan was also picked up a few centimeters and then dropped again.
Fourth time, failed.
Fifth time, failed.
Sixth time, failed.
Seventh time...
This kind of claw machine easily makes people get carried away. Once they fail a few times, people often can't help but become impatient and speed up the grabbing process.
Even Yukino Yukinoshita, who was usually extremely calm, gradually lost her composure in front of mr. pan.
Soon it came to the last time, Yukinoshita had only one game coin left in her hand.
During this time, the closest she came to success was when mr. pan had already touched the edge of the exit during its fall.
During this time, Mochizuki watched quietly from the side, not daring to speak easily, for fear of jinxing it.
Yukino Yukinoshita took a deep breath and slowly exhaled.
Unfortunately, no rise and fall could be seen in her chest, but she should have been trying to calm her state of mind.
Yukino Yukinoshita tightly clenched the coin in her hand. She now suspected for a moment, did mr. pan not love her anymore?
To actually be so unwilling to leave with her!
Mochizuki also knew this was the last chance, he had been counting just now.
If Mochizuki knew what Yukinoshita was thinking, he would definitely say there was something wrong with the machine.
After Yukino Yukinoshita calmed down, she still inserted the coin. This last time, she was determined to succeed.
Unfortunately, reality was cruel. The tenth time, she still failed!
Yukino Yukinoshita's expression became disappointed, and the sparkle in her eyes dimmed a little.
Mochizuki hadn't expected the mature and steady Yukinoshita to have such a moment, and for a moment he didn't know whether to say something to comfort her!
Yukinoshita looked at mr. pan in the claw machine, separated from her by only a pane of glass. His black and white eyes seemed to be saying, 'Quickly take me away.'
Yukinoshita reached out and took out her wallet, deciding to continue trying to grab it.
Rich people are different, they don't hesitate at all!
Seeing this, Mochizuki stopped Yukino Yukinoshita.
If he let Yukinoshita continue trying, she might spend enough money to just buy one, although it's not like Yukinoshita was short on money.
"How about letting me try?"
Yukinoshita hadn't expected Mochizuki to actually want her mr. pan.
But she decided to let him try, just so he could realize that the machine was too difficult to operate, and it wasn't that she was bad!
She handed the money to Mochizuki, since he was going to exchange it for game coins anyway.
However, Mochizuki didn't accept it this time, and instead took out a banknote himself, also exchanging it for 10 coins.
Yukino Yukinoshita gave her spot to Mochizuki. Now Mochizuki was playing the claw machine, and Yukino Yukinoshita was watching from the side.
Playing claw machines, actually Mochizuki didn't know how either, but he had a system. However, he didn't have any proficiency in playing claw machines at the moment.
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