The Classmate Who Is Adored by Everyone Smiles Teasingly Only at Me-Chapter 4V1 .10 - Infinite Possibilities of Ice Cream

Infinite Possibilities of Ice Cream 10

The crane game that Chika had her eyes on was called the ‘direct pick,’ a classic type where you try to grab and retrieve the prize with the crane arm (claw).

The chances of winning such a big prize in one shot with this type of game were close to zero.

The standard method is to use the arm to hook the stuffed animals, slide them little by little, and drop them into the acquisition opening.

The key points are how many times to repeat this ‘little by little’ process and whether you can accurately shift the position toward the hole.

Chika exchanged a 1,000 yen bill for ten 100 yen coins, and the challenge began.

“When trying to catch this type of stuffed animal, it seems better to grab the lighter side.”

“Oh, is that so? You’ve done your research.”

“Of course! I really want the stuffed animal, after all.”

“Well, do your best.”

While crossing her arms, he watches Chika insert the coins.

He doesn’t have enough knowledge to give advice, so he doesn’t say anything.

When Chika presses the large round touch button, the two-pronged arm inside the case starts moving in sync.

“Maybe around the hind legs…?”

Thinking that while being dazzled, she carefully operates the arm.

The cat stuffed animal is deformed, with a large head and a small body.

In terms of the center of gravity, the head is heavier than the body.

Even an amateur like Sōma can see that it looks easy to hook around the back legs.

The arm moves sideways, trying to align with the vertical axis of the stuffed animal.

“…ah.”

However, the arm passes through the vertical axis of the stuffed animal and misses.

There is no way to operate this claw game multiple times for a comeback.

Without any options, the arm emptily grasps the air and returns to its initial position.

“Mu, muuu…”

There is a slight time lag between pressing the button and the arm’s movement.

Since this varies from store to store and machine to machine, you can only try multiple times and learn from experience.

She inserts the coin again and makes another attempt.

Now, the vertical alignment was successful.

While resounding a mechanical sound, the arm advances backward.

“Come on!”

Chika carefully times it and releases her finger from the button with determination.

After a brief pause, the arm slowly descends towards the stuffed animal.

“Ohh?”

Sōma, who was watching behind her, unintentionally exclaims.

The arm managed to grasp the body of the stuffed animal beautifully.

With a ‘gugutsu’ sound, the arm lifts it up and then drops it with a ‘thump’ sound.

Due to the impact of the fall, the stuffed animal bounces and slightly advances toward the hole.

“I did it! It moved forward a little, right?”

Chika grabs Sōma’s arm and shakes it excitedly.

“Ah, it did move forward.”

It’s quite an accomplishment to have moved the stuffed animal as intended on the second attempt.

She’s already starting to grasp the movement pattern of the arm. Her intuition for the claw game is much better than in her middle school days.

However, it’s not yet certain that she will get the prize.

Certainly, the stuffed animal moved.

But the distance it moved was minimal—around a few centimeters at most.

The question remains whether she can guide it all the way to the acquisition opening in the remaining eight attempts.

“Alright, I’ll keep doing my best!”

Third attempt.

Following Chika’s instructions, the arm moves and slowly descends, attempting to grab the stuffed animal.

It seemed to be going smoothly.

“Ah, huh?”

However, the arm merely tickles the stuffed animal’s side without lifting it and returns to its starting position.

“Huh? Why? What happened?”

Chika is filled with question marks as she sticks to the acrylic glass.

In the claw game, these things can happen.

Even if you try to operate it at the right moment, human involvement introduces some unavoidable errors.

And sometimes, those tiny errors can become fatal.

“But there are still seven chances left, right?”

Regaining her composure, she tries for the fourth, fifth, and sixth attempts.

On the fourth attempt, it moved forward.

On the fifth attempt, maybe she didn’t grab it properly, and it moved back.

On the sixth attempt, it moved forward, but only a tiny distance.

“Ah, come on! Chika is in a pinch!”

The spectators, who had been quietly cheering before, finally began to get excited.

“Ichinose! Give her some advice!”

“Don’t be ridiculous. I’ve already said I’m not good at this.”

Chika’s approach is probably the best one. She’s done her research thoroughly.

There’s no advice an amateur like me can offer.

“Ah, come on! I’ll do it for her!”

Realizing that Sōma isn’t going to move, the increasingly frustrated Miki rolls up her blouse sleeves and tries to head toward the claw game.

“Hold on.”

He extended his arm and stopped her.

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“Just a moment, Ichinose, don’t stop me!”

The vice president of the student council glared sharply at him.

Her gaze was piercing enough, making her quite intimidating.

However, suppressing his fear, he speaks clearly.

“Don’t meddle in this. That’s the agreement, right?”

“Well, but she can’t get it like that. Or do you think you can, Ichinose?”

“It’s impossible.”

He gives an immediate reply to Miki’s question.

Chika’s technique in operating the claw machine is only impressive for a beginner.

It’s commendable that she understood the machine’s pattern in just a few attempts.

However, with the remaining limited funds, it’s almost impossible to win that big prize.

There is a risky strategy to try a last-minute reversal and directly force the stuffed animal into the acquisition opening, but it would be quite a gamble.

“Then!”

“Even so, asking Saito to get it for her would be pointless.”

“Huh?”

Miki looks puzzled.

“Just be quiet and watch.”

He orders her sternly and returns his gaze to Chika.