Shizuka Hiratsuka Has Maxed Out Her Stats!

The staff member also stood aside, seemingly worried that the customer might have a bad experience in the mall, and he simply didn't leave.

So Fushimi Makoto a second punch.

This time, he still only used half his strength.

The red numbers on the screen started jumping wildly again, accompanied by a series of chaotic sound effects, and finally, with a buzz, the lights went out once more.

Yukino: "..."

The staff and the couple. "..."

Fushimi Makoto leaned back tactically. "The quality of your machines isn't very good."

The staff member looked embarrassed. "I'm very sorry, it seems the machine hasn't been maintained for a long time, so there might be a problem inside."

The tall boy muttered in astonishment, "That's impossible. His physique doesn't seem strong enough to break the machine."

As he spoke, he walked up to the third machine, gritted his teeth, and with all his might, swung a powerful punch at it.

With a thud, his fist landed precisely, but due to poor coordination, the fist slammed to the right due to inertia, striking a passing girl on the shoulder.

Fushimi Makoto was immediately stunned. "Your method of flirting is quite trendy; you actually chose to win a girl's heart on the very first meeting."

Yukino sighed helplessly; this guy was saying weird things again.

The boy completely ignored Fushimi Makoto's teasing and kept bowing and apologizing to passersby.

The numbers on the screen flickered for a moment; the score wasn't low. The machine was still running normally, but no one paid any attention to it anymore.

"Let's go, let's go look around somewhere else." Fushimi Makoto looked at Yukino.

Without the slightest hesitation, Yukino followed in his footsteps.

Actually, her original plan was to go home after watching Fushimi Makoto.

But after that little incident, her interest had increased considerably.

At the very least, she needs to find out the truth from the other party.

Fushimi Makoto led Yukino to the claw machine and coin pusher machine on the other side. Before Yukino could ask any questions, he spoke first, "That's Mr. Pan, right?"

Um?

Yukino turned her head quickly.

Sure enough, there were several Panda Mr. Pan inside the claw machine, each with a different pose and expression.

She pursed her lips and stared at Fushimi Makoto without saying a word.

"I really don't know how to do this," Fushimi Makoto chose to tell the truth.

"Oh." Yukino didn't insist, but she felt a little disappointed.

But then Fushimi Makoto said, "But I have a way to help you catch a Mr. Pan."

A feeling of anticipation welled up inside Yukino, but her expression remained calm. "What's your plan?"

"Wait a minute." Fushimi Makoto pointed to the left front.

Yukino looked over and saw a girl intently trying to win a claw machine, but ultimately failed.

"What are you waiting for?" Yukino didn't understand.

"I'm waiting for the CD."

"?"

Fushimi Makoto offered no explanation.

Once this is explained clearly, there's no longer any sense of surprise.

In his memory, most claw machines are tampered with by the owners, resulting in a very low success rate.

But no matter how unscrupulous the boss is, he can't let customers not be able to win a single toy.

Therefore, claw machines have a mechanism similar to gacha games: a guaranteed minimum payout.

Yukino remained patient and waited for two minutes, but the girl got nothing and finally left in a huff.

"The time has come; let us rise up today."

Fushimi Makoto quickly found a staff member to exchange the game tokens.

Yukino unconsciously took long strides and followed him to the machine they had just seen, and she began to understand. "Does the claw machine have an inheritance system?"

"There's a high probability that it will happen." During the conversation, Fushimi Makoto failed to insert a coin for the first time.

Yukino's heart started racing uncontrollably.

After three attempts, the claw machine once again grabbed a smiling Mr. Pan. Yukino unconsciously held her breath, her beautiful eyes fixed on the inside of the machine.

Once Mr. Pan successfully fell out, a touching smile instantly bloomed on her face.

"You've reached the minimum winnings." Fushimi Makoto handed the doll to Yukino.

"Thank you." Yukino hugged Mr. Pan tightly, blushing slightly.

"How about we go check out the second floor?"

"Good."

Having received the doll she wanted, Yukino was in an even better mood and didn't refuse Fushimi Makoto's suggestion.

However, Fushimi Makoto's map of the Yan Kingdom was quite long.

The two arrived at the shopping mall on the second floor. Yukino was captivated by the dazzling array of keychains and became engrossed in looking at them.

Suddenly, she heard Fushimi Makoto's voice behind her. "Yukino, don't turn around, it's me."

Just as Yukino was about to turn around, Fushimi Makoto grabbed her shoulder.

She could only offer a helpless expression. "Are you going to say something stupid again?"

As soon as she finished speaking, she suddenly felt a tightness on her head, as if something had been placed on her head.

"What is it?"

Yukino instinctively reached out to touch it, Fushimi Makoto quickly grabbed her wrist. "Don't worry, it's nothing scary."

The more you say that, the more suspicious I become.

"Really, I swear, it's an exceptionally cute headdress."

"Headwear?"

"That's right, cat ear headbands make you twice as cute."

"..."

After a brief silence, Yukino, blushing, cried out, "Take it down for me!"

Chapter 177 Hiratsuka Shizuka's status is fully stacked!

Actually, Yukino doesn't dislike cat ear headbands.

She's a normal girl, and she likes cute things too.

What annoyed her was that Fushimi Makoto had launched a surprise attack, putting cat ears on her when she wasn't looking.

Even when Fushimi Makoto turned on his phone camera to show her, she thought it was cute.

"Where did this headdress come from?"

Yukino held a doll in one arm and a cat-ear headdress in the other, striking a judge's pose.

"Just bought it." Fushimi Makoto pointed to the shelf behind him.

Yukino became suspicious. "You didn't know all along that there were cat ear headbands on the second floor of the mall, so you brought me up here?"

"This is a common item, isn't it? Most slightly larger shopping malls carry it." Fushimi Makoto denied it.

Yukino thought this made sense, but she still had some doubts.

Especially when she saw Fushimi Makoto staring unabashedly at the cat ears in her hand, her cheeks inexplicably felt hot.

"Let's go, it's time to go back."

After Yukino finished speaking, she did not leave immediately. Instead, she took two keychains from the shelf in front of her.

Each keychain has a round-faced cat pattern printed on it.

Judging by its breed, it should be a calico cat.

The background colors of the keychain pattern are black and white.

Yukino paid for it, and she even bought the cat-ear headdress.

"Here, take the black one." As soon as the two left the mall, Yukino handed them a keychain.

Fushimi Makoto accepted the gift with some surprise. "Why did you suddenly think of giving me a gift?"

"You helped me a lot a while ago, and I originally wanted to treat you to a meal, but you're surrounded by so many cute girls, they've probably already done that kind of thing." Yukino said calmly.

Fushimi Makoto held the keychain and looked at it. "Can I have the white one?"

"No." Yukino refused outright; white was cuter than black.

She always thought she was cute.

"Fine, black it is." Fushimi Makoto didn't care about the color of the keychain at all; he was just asking casually.

As they walked back, Fushimi Makoto glanced at the bag containing the cat-ear headband in Yukino's hand. "I forgot to take a picture."

"Is that so? Then that's certainly something to celebrate," Yukino said calmly.

Are you also a celebration monster?

Fushimi Makoto looked expectant. "Could you wear it again?"

"Can't."

Yukino knew his expectation was partly feigned, but she still smiled and said, "Oh, if you ask me for a favor, maybe I can consider it."

"Please, brother." Fushimi Makoto didn't hesitate for a moment.

Yukino: "..."

She couldn't help but stop, saying with considerable disdain, "Can't you have even a little bit of backbone?"

"Hardship is nothing compared to cuteness." Fushimi Makoto had already prepared his lines.

"Thank you for calling me cute, but I still don't want you to take my picture."

"You're breaking your promise, and that will cost you points."

"I need to correct you. What I said earlier was that I might consider it if you beg me, not that I would agree outright."

"How cunning, Yukinoshita."

Thank you~

Yukino's tone became much lighter.

She actually quite liked the feeling that Fushimi Makoto couldn't do anything about her.

After all, this is part of their daily exchanges.

I managed to get a small point.

Yukino thought to herself.

As they approached a fork in the road, the two stopped at the same time, as if they had agreed beforehand.

However, Fushimi Makoto was looking to his left, while Yukino was looking to the other side.

Fushimi Makoto saw Hiratsuka Shizuka.

She was still wearing the same old outfit, hiding her mature figure completely, as if she were particularly stingy and unwilling to show it off.

She was sitting in the coffee shop to her left, and since it was a window seat, Fushimi Makoto could see the two women sitting opposite her.