"Come on, we have to leave here right now."
Pulling Griseo along, Miko Yotsuya hurriedly spoke to Mai Sakurajima with a trace of worry in her voice, preparing to quickly leave the amusement park.
"Okay."
Mai Sakurajima understood the seriousness of the situation as well. She hurried along with them, even preparing to break into a jog.
But before they had taken more than a few steps, two staff members in bear mascot costumes suddenly appeared in front of them, blocking their path.
Neither Miko Yotsuya nor Mai Sakurajima had even noticed how they had appeared before them, and they could only stop.
"Hello, beautiful ladies! We're staff members of this amusement park. We're currently holding an event: as long as you take this red balloon and ride any attraction, not only will you not need to queue, but you'll also receive a mystery gift box redemption coupon from the park, with a chance to win the latest Apple phone. Would you like to give it a try?"
The two bear mascots claiming to be staff members held red balloons as they enthusiastically spoke to Miko Yotsuya and the other two.
What they said was also different from what that family of three had said earlier. This time, they claimed that as long as they took a red balloon and rode any attraction, they could receive a reward.
Their offer was quite tempting. People came to amusement parks to have fun in the first place, and now they could skip the queue just by carrying a balloon while riding, while also getting a chance to win a phone.
It was practically free stuff.
It would be hard not to be tempted.
But their sudden appearance had frightened both Mai Sakurajima and Miko Yotsuya.
Mai Sakurajima was doing relatively better. In