As a former member of C-group, I want to destroy mygo!

But with so many claw machines here, and after searching high and low, there's practically not a single panda plush toy? That's a huge oversight. The amusement park manager should go on TV Tokyo, bow and apologize in front of the whole nation, and then commit seppuku.

"Mommy, why aren't there any panda plush toys here?"

"They were so popular, they were all snatched up by other people!"

...Foreword retracted.

Yukino Yukinoshita, who had been calmly maintaining a cold expression, suddenly started taking small, quick steps, passing by a mother and daughter who had just slapped her in the face. Suddenly, a glimmer of hope appeared before her eyes.

She saw it—the only panda plush toy in the amusement park!

The only downside is that the claw machine is already taken.

But it's okay, Shiina Tatsuki said she'd catch penguins for Takamatsu Akari, the pandas are still safe! U

—Safety my ass!

"Can't catch it? Let me help you." U

Standing to one side, Yukino Yukino, who had initially been confident and composed, suddenly became anxious when she saw Shiina Tatsuki, after repeated failures, secretly shifting his focus to the panda. She almost lost her composure, immediately exchanging a bunch of coins and approaching him with a smile.

Of course, she wasn't lying. Takamatsu Akari, who seemed as docile and quiet as a small animal, and unlike the unpleasant impressions she had of Chihaya Aine and Natsukawa Masuzu, genuinely didn't reject her and was willing to help.

However, while helping out, if Yukino Yukinoshita had accidentally grabbed the panda before Shiina Tatsuki did, before grabbing the penguin...

Surely Shiina Tatsuki wouldn't stoop so low as to try and take it from her, right?

"You?" Li Xi was somewhat puzzled by the unfamiliar, cold-faced woman's self-recommendation.

Of Yu's new band, the only one she has any real affection for right now is Kurokawa Akane. Natsukawa Masuri goes without saying. As for the cold-faced woman in front of her, although it's their first meeting, she's maintained a consistently cold expression and seems very unapproachable.

Who would have thought that this kind person would come to help others play the claw machine? 4

Could it be that she misjudged the situation? ②

Because she simply couldn't grab the claw machine herself, Lixi hesitated for a moment, and finally gave up the machine for the sake of the light. ⑨

"Thank you." Yukino Yukinoshita showed a slightly gentle expression for the first time today.

This sudden expression of gratitude left Lixi bewildered. Why was she thanking her after coming to help?

Could it be that this fourth member is actually a good person like Akane Kurokawa?

But the next second, Li Xi was shocked to see that the cold-faced woman, whom she had identified as a good person, immediately went to touch the panda after tentatively catching a penguin once.

After their initial failure, they managed to capture penguins again, and then pandas!

Yukino's heart is as clear as day, known to all!

Lixi is furious!

"No need, Deng will definitely like the penguin that I caught for her, she doesn't need anyone else's help."

Yukino Yukinoshita was chosen by Yu, so it would be best to avoid conflict; otherwise, it would definitely put Yu in a difficult position... With these concerns in mind, Riki found a suitable reason to take the panda back.

“There are lots of penguins in those machines too,” Yukino Yukinoshita said, feigning composure.

She immediately used the penguin twice and the panda once, using her actions to control Shiina Tatsuki while using a legitimate reason to stop the enemy who wanted to return and steal the panda.

However, this cannot last.

After all, she was originally a later opportunist.

If it can't be resolved in a very short time, Shiina Ritsuki will have to take back her spot. She's not so shameless as to cut in line like that. The reason she's up here now is because she saw Shiina Ritsuki fail to catch the panda more than ten times in a row.

This is providence.

The panda is implying that Shiina Tatsuki is not its rightful master!

Will win!

Yukino Yukinoshita's eyes sharpened.

Then I was drenched in sweat.

For the first time in her life, Yukino Yukinoshita felt the pain of her own inadequacy, but no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't unlock her genetic potential. After two or three failures, she was powerless to fight anymore and was defeated on the spot by the great Riki, who squeezed out her position.

"It's my turn!"

Lixi focused his attention completely.

Takamatsu Akari stood quietly to the side, watching as Yukinoshita and Takamatsu were arguing and fighting for control of the claw machine.

Eventually, the two reached a tacit consensus: each person would try once, and if they failed, they would switch to another person. However, as a moral constraint, they had to try to grab the penguin before trying to grab the panda.

Gao Songdeng watched as they went from vying for each other, each brimming with confidence, to sweating profusely, and finally to Hongwen, her hands trembling with anger.

"There's definitely something wrong with this machine!"

boom!

Upon noticing the commotion, Kamiya Yu, who hadn't intended to upset Ritsuki, couldn't suppress her concern for him and walked over curiously: "What's wrong?"

Upon arriving, without even waiting for Riki's explanation, seeing the expressions on Riki and Yukino's faces—like someone driven half-mad by being matched with terrible teammates a hundred times in a row in a game—and then seeing the remaining coins and the claw machine in front of them, with the penguins and pandas inside, they immediately understood everything.

Li Xi is alright, but she gets angry quite often, so it's not uncommon for her.

But Yukino Yukinoshita... was also a stranger to Kamiya Yu. Until now, his impression of her was that she was basically a stern-faced guitarist. It was a bit funny that she would show such an expression.

It feels like her public image has collapsed.

However, what Yukino Yukinoshita is like is not important.

Kamiya Yu looked at Riki and said with a smile, "I'll do it."

"Let's forget about it," Li Xi muttered. "This machine is faulty; it definitely won't be able to pick it up."

She didn't want to see Yu get angry at this broken machine; that would be too much of a loss. It was just a panda plushie, nothing compared to Yu's mood.

“It’s alright,” Kamiya Yu chuckled and shook his head. “Just watch me do my job.”

He was once the weakest.

However, long before Lixi and the others knew, he had already become the strongest for Xiangzi's sake.

Will win!

Li Xi pursed her lips, hesitating as if she wanted to say something but then stopped, stammering like a woman, and lingering in her thoughts.

She didn't want You to go on top of her at all, but seeing him doing things for her... the sweet, honey-like joy in her heart that made her unwilling to interrupt made her unwilling to let go of this rare enjoyment.

Therefore, in the end, he could only say in a low voice, "If it fails five times, no... three times, then it won't work!"

As she spoke, Lixi, feeling embarrassed, quickly added, making up an excuse: "I don't want to let this broken machine consume gold, it's too wasteful of money!"

Upon hearing this, Kamiya Yu smiled but did not offer any opinion.

Because he doesn't even need to do it three times.

pat.

"Here, a lamp."

It just started step by step, pressed the button, and then it ended.

Even though it seemed like Li Xi had just finished speaking, the three girls saw in the next second that Kamiya Yu picked up the penguin he had taken out and handed it directly to Deng.

"Huh?" The stunned Riki and Yukino Yukinoshita almost wondered if they were hallucinating.

However, before they could even express their surprise, Kamiya Yu had already inserted another coin, and with another "click," the black and white panda they had been dreaming of rolled out of the hideous claw machine.

Kamiya Yu picked up the panda and instinctively reached out to hand it to Riki.

But at that moment, he suddenly noticed that there were two burning gazes fixed on the item in his hand.

Besides Riki, there's also Yukino Yukinoshita.

Although both women thought they were hiding it well, their love for pandas seemed to be so intense that it was impossible to conceal it from either of them.

Alas, Panda captives.

Of course, besides this, Kamiya Yu also belatedly discovered another thing: the coins placed here should have originally been two separate sets, but in their haste to grab them, the coins got mixed up together.

Therefore, taking both situations into account...

If he just gives the panda to Riki, will Yukino Yukinoshita, who has only been in the team for one day, feel indignant, feel that it is unfair, and feel that he, as the captain, is siding with outsiders, and then leave in anger?

It's not impossible.

After all, this cold-faced woman clearly doesn't have a good temper; she's probably only slightly better than Natsukawa Masamichi.

However, if this only heir were given to Yukino Yukinoshita, putting aside whether Ritsuki could tolerate it, he would be unhappy if he were to curry favor with an outsider for his own benefit, causing the expectant Ritsuki to be neglected.

It wouldn't be suitable for anyone.

The best solution would probably be to give the panda to someone who has no vested interest in it. That way, both sides might have some complaints, but at least the negative emotions won't lead to anything serious.

But, to whom should this hot potato be passed on?

Kamiya Yu, deep in thought, glanced around at the girls nearby.

Volume 1: Chapter 68, Section 67: The rivalry between the two bands promises a bright future!

First, we can rule out Su Shi and Deng.

If we give it to Deng, although she's always a bit dazed and silly, Deng isn't stupid after all. We've known each other for so long, she'll probably just give it to Lixi directly, which would bring us back to the initial conflict.

As for Su Shi... Although he wanted Xiang Bao to teach this traitor who always opposed him and betrayed Crychic a lesson after C Group was resurrected, he still couldn't bring himself to scheme against her to this extent.

The same applies to Akane. Such a good girl, it's already enough to feel guilty to scheme against her and use her as a tool. If you were to do anything more, that would be too beastly.

So, the remaining options are simply choosing between Natsukawa Masuzu and Chihaya Aine.

But... his gaze lingered for only a moment on the beautiful face of a smiling silver-haired girl before quickly moving on.

Even if it's a way to shift the blame, he doesn't want to give Natsukawa Masamichi even a small gift; his current impression of this guy is just that bad.

"Chihaya-kun." Seeing that the wicked pink-haired girl had recovered from the huge blow after being comforted by Motoyo, Kamiya Yu called out softly, took two steps forward, and stuffed the coveted panda into her hand. "I accidentally picked it out, so it's yours."

"Huh?" Ai-yin blinked blankly.

She was stunned for several seconds before she reacted and squeezed the soft panda plush toy in her hand.

Could it be that... because he saw how disappointed she was by Akane-san's words, but the hostility had only just disappeared, so he was too embarrassed to comfort her directly and instead offered her a gift as a subtle way of comforting her?

So this guy is actually a bit arrogant?!

Honestly, I didn't tell her beforehand how amazing Akane was, and now all the limelight and bragging rights she was supposed to have were stolen. She actually wants revenge, you know.