My childhood sweetheart is Nishimiya Glass

Chapter 257 It's Strange

Although three months have passed, it's almost over by rounding up...

Of course, that's not the point. The point is that he noticed out of the corner of his eye that those landmine-type girls across the street were walking this way.

Whether they're there to ask for my contact information or not, I'll just slip away first; the less trouble I have, the better.

The two of them then began to wander aimlessly around Akihabara.

"Miyamura, want to try your luck?" Nishikata stopped in front of a row of gashapon machines, reaching out to stop Tsuna who was about to continue walking.

He stopped in his tracks upon hearing this, his gaze sweeping over the row of gashapon machines, displaying all sorts of cute anime characters and adorable creatures.

There was a customer standing every few machines, trying out or hesitating, and their eyes finally landed on the gashapon machine that Nishikata had chosen: 'Q Version Action Kamen'...

"It costs 200 yen per try, with a chance to win a limited-edition Action Kamen figure. How about it? Want to give it a shot?"

Nishikata said he was tempted, but his eyes secretly glanced at Tsuna—clearly waiting for an accomplice.

(200 yen ≈ 10 yuan)

It says there's a probability, but you don't even need to think about it to know that the probability is definitely very low, especially considering how full the gacha pulls are...

However, at this point, you should drag along a 'frenemy friend' to spend money together, so that you'll feel better even if you don't pay anything yourself.

Although Miyamura isn't short of money, he's happy as long as he can find joy in it.

"Okay." Upon seeing this, Tsuna took out his wallet from the pocket of his black coat.

However, Nishikata, who was closer, got there first. He was the first to insert a coin and turn the handle in the middle.

"Bangdang..."

As a blue and white gashapon appeared in the circular opening in the lower left corner, Nishikata suppressed his urge to open it immediately and gave his spot to Tsuna behind him.

A-Tsuna repeated what he had just done, and with a "clang," he took the red and white gashapon out of the hole.

Under Naoto Nishikata's watchful gaze, he opened the gashapon capsule in his hand first.

"It's Mimi..."

"Mimi? Who's that? Is there such a character in Action Kamen?"

Tsuna put the gashapon shell into the recycling hole, holding the chibi-style loli she had just gotten, and looked at him with a puzzled expression.

"He's Action Kamen's partner, often assisting him, but... he also frequently gets kidnapped by monsters—"

As Nishikata explained, he twisted open the gashapon capsule in his hand, then suddenly stopped talking... Inside his capsule was a chibi-style monster wearing a black bodysuit.

He suddenly felt like taking back his previous thought...

Although neither of them got the limited edition item, Miyamura's was better than his, and he still felt envious.

"I'll try again..."

Tsuna shrugged, not intending to stop Nishikata, since he wasn't planning on twisting it anyway.

Nishikata quickly operated the device once, and this time a red and white gashapon appeared at the entrance. He quickly took it out and opened it.

Because of the angle of view, Tsuna couldn't see what he was saying, but he saw Tsuna's hand movements pause.

I went closer to take a look, and wow, it was a chibi-style monster in a red bodysuit and a black mask.

"I'll do it one last time..."

"Let's go, let's wander around first, we can come back later."

"This is the last time, trust me, okay!"

Without any hesitation, Tsuna put his arm around his shoulder and carried him away.

Anyone with eyes can see that this kid is obsessed...

He only let go of him after walking a distance. Nishikata didn't choose to go back, but instead walked side by side with Tsuna towards the bustling area ahead. Retro arcade games (like 'Metal Slug') where you could play for 500 yen for an hour, a secondhand figurine market in the used goods section, anime chain stores, and the latest anime merchandise, manga, voice actor CDs, etc...

There are also autographs from the voice actors, but they are not for sale...

They passed by a handheld game console store on their way, and out of curiosity, Nishikata pulled Tsuna inside to browse.

When they finally left, each of them was carrying a bag with the logo of that handheld game store printed on it...

After the store staff's introduction and demonstration, along with their persuasive skills, Nishikata's curiosity was successfully transformed into interest.

Tsuna just wanted to see if the Pokémon games in this world were any different from those in his previous life; he definitely didn't just want to play them...

It's strange, really, that's why there's a whole series of Pokémon games, including Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon.

It was released around the same time as its predecessor, both in November 2017, on the same platform, the Nintendo 3DS.

Meanwhile, a trailer for Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu!/Eevee! has been released, and the game will be launched in November this year on the Switch platform.

There are games, but there are no anime or manga adaptations, and its fame is nowhere near what it was in its previous life.

Perhaps it's because of the lack of promotion from anime and manga...

"I acted impulsively..." Nishikata couldn't help but regret it after only a few steps from the store entrance.

Tsuna snapped out of his thoughts, somewhat speechless. He had just tried to persuade Nishikata, but to no avail. "If you regret it now, it's not too late to take it back and return it."

"I was just expressing my feelings..."

"..."

The two continued walking forward, finally stopping at a century-old shop. They lined up to buy taiyaki, and Tsuna even bought a few extra to take back and share with Shoko.

When I stepped out of the subway station, the sky was already filled with stars.

"See you tomorrow," Nishikata blurted out as he bid farewell.

"See you tomorrow."

Tsuna didn't choose to correct it either. He waved goodbye to him, and the two walked in opposite directions.

"Ah..." On the way, he rubbed his slightly red nose and quickened his pace to get home.

When I got on the subway, I had already explained to Shizuka why I would be going home late, and I had also told Shoko, so I wasn't too worried.

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"Click..."

"Tsuna, welcome home!"

"I'm back." He met Shoko's smiling eyes as she poked her head out of the living room.

Without a doubt, Shoko couldn't hear the sound of the key opening the door, and her husband wasn't that naive, so it was definitely Shizuka who said it.

clap clap clap...

Shoko, wearing white socks, walked her small feet on the wooden corridor and reached out her clean little hand to Tsuna.

Tsuna paused in taking off his shoes, raising an eyebrow. "What are you doing?"

"I heard from Auntie that you brought me some delicious food." Shoko unceremoniously reached out and took the bags from his hand.

"Hmm—" Tsuna stopped himself from nodding and changed his mind, "That was just something Shizuka said randomly. I forgot to bring your share."

Looking at the adorable Shoko, how could I not tease her?

"It's okay, just give me half of what you have, I'm very easy to please!" Shoko waved her hand with a smile, picked up the bags, and turned to walk towards the living room.

Half? Think again! Hmph, she's going to take advantage of Tsuna's time while he's still changing his shoes and devour his portion in one go, teaching him a lesson!
I turned my gaze away from her lively figure and continued changing my shoes.

(End of this chapter)