Just a moment ago, Yuria Ichinose was fervently feeding 100 yen coins into the UFO catcher. Still, she disappeared from the front of the machine to exchange some money.
While watching Yuria's behavior from the shadows like a typical introvert, I seized the opportunity to check the UFO catcher machine she had been using. There, a prize on the machine caught my eye.
"Why would… Gyaru Yuria be interested in this?"
It was entirely unsuited for a downer gyaru like her, however, a perfect fit for my taste, though.
The prize was a girl character was printed on a yellow rectangular box, and on that box was "Superbly Busty Beauty Anime – Chichikyun's Limited Edition Cute Girl Figure."
"Bu… busty!?"
And not just busty, but superbly so?
(By the way, in typical otaku fashion, let me explain quickly: Superbly Busty Beauty Anime – Chichikyun is an extremely erotic R17.9999 anime for gentlemen and ladies that airs late on Saturday nights, where bikini-clad beauties with superb busts fight each other to brag about their assets in a chaotic anime. The satellite version even liberates the pink colour of the magnificent busts, achieving record-breaking sales in the Reiwa era.)
Why was Ichinose playing the UFO catcher on a machine featuring an extremely erotic figure that only interests bust enthusiasts?
(Could it be that Ichinose was trying to resell this figure…?)
Certainly, Chichikyun dominated last summer's anime season with its popularity.
However, even if she resold a figure from a popular series, it would fetch around 1000 to 2000 yen at most.
Yet Ichinose had already poured close to 3000 yen into this machine.
She wouldn't make any profit.
It's obvious at a glance. But does it make sense?
(I don't understand the reason at all. What benefit does Ichinose gain from obtaining such a busty blonde beauty in a swimsuit?)
"Hey you, over there! This was the machine I was playing…"
As I leaned forward to peer into the UFO catcher, I suddenly heard from beside me—
"Ah."
"Ah." We both said this at the exact same time.
In my 16 years of life, many things had happened, but this was undoubtedly the most awkward moment.
The bustling noise of the arcade suddenly hushed.
No, that was just my perception; the arcade remained as loud as ever.
But I was so taken aback by this situation that it felt like the surrounding noise had disappeared.
Smooth milky-brown hair, sharp eyes, and long eyelashes.
Beside the busty figure in front of me, her voluptuous cleavage and thighs were equally impressive.
In that momentary glance, I realized Yuria Ichinose had spotted me.
"Why are you…?"
Ichinose stood with her mouth agape, pointing at me.
"Oh, you're not… trying to exploit my weakness, are you?"
Once again, it seemed like another misunderstanding was about to begin.