Kyoto: I just want to be a gentleman

It seems that she is not doing well. After a while, Ichinose took out a thousand-yuan bill and walked towards the money exchange machine.

(Since I saw her, she has tried at least ten times. What on earth is she trying so hard to catch?)

After Ichinose went to exchange the change, I finally saw the prize in the UFO claw machine she was playing...???

"...What? No, that's impossible..."

Watanabe Hideyuki turned the next page.

"Ichinose Yuria had just been desperately inserting 100 yen coins into the UFO claw machine, but she temporarily left the machine to get change.

I was observing Ichinose stealthily like a shady character, and when she wasn't around, I quickly went to check the UFO claw machine she had just been playing, and discovered the prize inside.

"Why...why would the hot girl Ichinose want this?"

Why would Ichinose play the UFO claw machine in front of this claw machine that only adult otakus would be interested in, with super pornographic figures?

(Could it be that Ichinose wants to resell this figure...?)

Indeed, 乳ちちきゅん was the dominant work in last summer's anime and was very popular.

However, no matter how popular the work is, a figure of this price can only be resold for 1000 to 2000 yen. And Ichinose has already invested nearly 3000 yen in this machine.

This obviously won't make any profit.

It was obvious that it was impossible to make money, so why did she do it?

(I don’t understand at all. What good would a busty blonde figure in a swimsuit do for Ichinose…?)

"Hey, you over there, that's the machine I'm playing...wait a minute"

As I leaned forward to take a closer look at the prizes in the claw machine——

"what"

"what"

I've been through a lot in these 16 years, but this is without a doubt the most embarrassing moment of my life.

The noise in the game room seemed to stop instantly.

No, it was just my feeling. The arcade was still noisy, but I was so nervous that I couldn't hear anything around me.

Silky milky brown hair, piercing eyes and long eyelashes.

Those plump breasts and strong thighs are not inferior to the big-breasted figures in the claw machines.

I realized that Ichinose Yuria had spotted me.

"Why you……"

Ichinose pointed at me with his mouth open.

"You...you are not trying to take advantage of my weakness..."

I had a feeling that another bad misunderstanding was about to begin.

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Chapter 202 Extra: Novels Read by Watanabe Hideyuki (4)

Watanabe Hideyuki continued to turn the page

"Otakus and hot girls are incompatible and should never intersect.

However, as an otaku, I and Ichinose Gal ran into each other in front of a busty beautiful girl figurine.

If it was just a meeting, then it could still be saved.

If I were just a otaku targeting this figure, even if I met Ichinose, she would just say "Otaku are disgusting" and then that would be it.

But as soon as Ichinose saw me, she said, "Hey, you over there, that's the machine I'm playing." She put herself in an impossible predicament, which was tantamount to revealing the fact that she was also pursuing the busty beautiful girl figure.

"Ah, you're not... trying to find something to hold against me..."

Ichinose's face flushed and she pointed at me and said.

(It starts again. Bias time is up)

It's not just Haishan, it seems that the hot girls all think that otakus are creatures who like to find fault with others.

(Even if a nerd like me gets hold of evidence, there is no one to spread the word, and there is nothing I can do.)

In fact, if I could, I would rather bury my face in Ichinose's soft big breasts and plump thighs.

"Why... aren't you talking?"

As I watched the situation in silence, Ichinose spoke to me with a trembling voice.

"You're going to spread the news of me aiming at the figurine all over the school and bring disgrace upon me, right?"

"Calm down, that's not what I'm here for."

"Then why are you here? This is the neighboring town."

This is hard for me to explain. After all, I can't say that I got the information from Haishan in order to find out what happened in the morning. If I reveal that I have a connection with Haishan, then the matter of me catching busty figures will become even more serious.

(It seems that the only strategy left is sympathy.)

"Actually, I came here just to grab this action figure."

Perfect counterattack, this way I can cover up the fact that I came here after hearing the news from Haishan!

"So, Ichinose, why do you want this figure?"

"..."

Ichinose didn't answer. She played with her brown hair and looked away, looking embarrassed.

"Are you going to give it to someone? Or do you want to resell it——"

Before I could finish my words, Ichinose suddenly approached and grabbed me by the collar.

"Don't compare me to those mean fellows!"

The usually calm Ichinose suddenly became emotional, and it was obvious that the word "resale" touched a mine in her.

"I wanted to grab this figure so I wouldn't succumb to resale! Don't confuse me with those guys who resell it!"

Ichinose was furious as she approached me, grabbing my collar tightly. Her beautiful face was so close to me that I couldn't help but feel shy.

(Oh no… Rather than being scared, Ichinose’s face is just too cute. And she has a nice scent…)

Ichinose exudes a citrus perfume that stimulates my nose. This is the scent of a hot girl... a rich scent different from Kaiyama's.

"Hey, are you listening?"

Ichinose looked like he was about to take action.

(This is a bad situation.)

It seems that Ichinose now only sees me as an enemy. I thought about how to resolve this situation, and finally there was only one choice left.

(No way, I can’t feel bad about this expense now.)

While my collar was being grabbed, I pulled out my wallet from the back pocket of my school uniform and put 100 yen directly into the UFO claw machine.

"Wait, what are you doing!?"

"...Be quiet."

"Ok?"

"Can you let go of my collar, by the way? I need to concentrate."

I entered the concentration mode, my knuckles made a "click-click" sound, and I looked very confident. Unexpectedly, Ichinose obediently let go of my hand and stood beside me.

"Your aura has changed."

Yes, when I start playing the UFO claw machine, I enter another personality mode. Since adolescence, I have honed my extreme concentration and doll-grabbing skills in order to catch beautiful girl figurines. To use these skills, I must enter the concentration mode.

The UFO claw machine is not about winning with just one grab. The important thing is the "touching" process. Touch the prize to put it into the "grabable position" and then grab it with the gripper.

"Okay, that's enough."

I operated the gripper skillfully and grabbed the figure in front of me in just five tries.

"Wow...you're awesome!"

See, hottie? This is the power of the nerd who does nothing in sports or studies. It is a pity to underestimate the nerd.

I took the figurine out of the access hole and handed it to Ichinose's chest.

"for you."

"Eh...Is it really possible?"

"of course."

"B-But you caught this. You want it too, right?"

"I was able to get this figure thanks to Ichinose's hard work here. So it's yours."

I said, tidying up my messy school uniform. I was thinking, "Please forgive me for getting this figure today!"

(Okay, now that the figurine has been handed in, please pretend that what happened today never happened.)

Although I let Kaisan down, I have no time to ask about what happened in the morning. I didn't expect that the usually quiet Ichinose Yuria is actually a fan of "乳きゅん"... I would rather not know this.

"Um, Ichinose, let's just treat today's events as--"

"You won't laugh at me?"

I was about to say something to smooth things over, but Ichinose interrupted me.

"Laugh? Why?"

Ichinose clenched his teeth, his face grim.

Ichinose is the same as Kaizan... Maybe someone has said something about him before. Even so, I think Ichinose is wrong.

“It’s disrespectful to the work.”

"Ok?"

For me, reading light novels is not a secret. There is nothing to be ashamed of. This is the meaning of living as an otaku.