"I hope it will succeed!"
After saying this in his mind, Guangyou slowly exhaled and put the two game coins in his hand into the machine.
Remembering the grappling hook he had accidentally used last time, Guangyou originally wanted to try it out, but when he was shaking the hook grappling hook randomly with the joystick, he realized that this method would not work.
The claw in the last claw machine is very different from the claw in this one.
The former can sway, while the latter can also sway, but not by much.
If it's about casting a hook, Guangyou thinks the former would be better, while the latter's success rate might not be very high.
"Give it a try." Guangyou controlled the grappling hook with the joystick, his eyes shifting back and forth between the doll and the grappling hook to make sure that the grappling hook was aligned with the doll.
He chose a toy that looked relatively easy to grab.
I didn't care about the style; I just wanted to prove my abilities.
"I estimate it might take two or three tries to succeed." After finding the right spot, Guangyou pressed the button, his eyes following the grappling hook as it moved downwards.
"Can't it be done in one go?" Ai asked, looking at the doll that had only been moved slightly.
"It shouldn't be possible... after all, we've already failed." Guangyou didn't feel disappointed or have any thoughts of giving up.
This gift shop is quite large. In addition to selling souvenirs, it also has a dedicated area for playing video games for entertainment.
However, there aren't many types of video game consoles.
After all, the main function of this store is to provide all kinds of souvenirs.
Guangyou wasn't very interested in the arcade; he just wanted to grab a plush toy.
The game tokens in the plastic basket are for catching plush toys.
Therefore, he still has many chances, and Guangyou refuses to believe that he won't be able to catch a doll before running out of game coins.
"Then keep trying," Ai said calmly, her hands behind her back. "I'll count for you and see how many times it takes you to catch a doll."
"Does the previous count?" Kōyū had no objection to this. If Ai wanted to count, then let her count. He just didn't want the final number to be too large.
"It doesn't count." Ai knew what Kousuke meant. She was just joking around, so she wouldn't seriously keep track of the number of times.
"That's good." Guangyou took two more game coins and continued trying.
At the same time, seeing herself fail again, Kazuha felt a little disappointed and couldn't help but sigh, "I'm always just a little bit short."
"Kazuha, don't worry about it too much," Ran gently patted Kazuha's shoulder, comforting her. "It's just something you do occasionally."
"I don't mind the plush toy, it's just that this claw machine is too difficult." Kazuha initially went to play hoping to get a hamster plush toy.
Later, she felt somewhat unwilling to accept it.
The hamster plush toy has become less important.
"I'll go exchange some more game tokens," Xiaolan said to He Ye, looking up at the two remaining coins in the plastic basket.
"No need." Kazuha had no choice but to let Ran make another trip, so he quickly waved his hand and said, "Let's try one more time. If we still can't catch it, then forget it."
"Okay." After hearing this, Xiaolan stopped and put the plastic basket containing the game coins back in its original place.
Picking up the last two game coins, Kazuha took a breath and turned to look at the claw machine in front of her, which she had tried many times but which had never given her any face.
"I hope I can catch it this time." Kazuha slowly exhaled the breath she had just taken and then inserted two game coins into the machine.
Grab the joystick to control the grappling hook, align it, and then press the button.
Ye is already very familiar with these processes.
She tried seven or eight times, and almost succeeded twice, but the claw machine was very uncooperative.
The grappling hook moved downwards, and the seemingly powerful but actually weak grappling hook caught the hamster plushie.
After a pause, the grappling hook moved the hamster plush toy upwards.
But before I could even lift it very high, the hamster plushie fell right off.
The hamster plush toy wobbled slightly on the edge, looking like it was about to fall, but eventually it slowly stabilized.
"It's still a little short..." Kazuha leaned closer to the glass, looking at the mere two-finger-width gap between the hamster plushie and the outlet, feeling quite regretful.
This feeling comes quickly and goes quickly.
After marveling at the difficulty of the claw machine, Kazuha composed herself, put on a smile again, and turned to look at Ran.
"Xiao Lan, let's go see if there's anything worth buying. I want to buy some souvenirs to take back to Osaka."
"Let's go then."
After agreeing on their plans, the two went to the area where they bought souvenirs.
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"I reckon one or two more tries will be enough." Guangyou felt he had grasped a little bit of the trick, and now there was only half a finger's width of space between the doll and the outlet.
Ai stood to the side, and after seeing Kousuke fail again, she muttered to herself, "The third time."
Reaching into the plastic basket, Guangyou took out two game coins and suddenly noticed two familiar figures in his field of vision.
"Hmm?" Kōyū stopped inserting game coins into the machine and turned to look at the spot where Kazuha had been standing.
Then I saw Heiji Hattori and Conan standing in front of the claw machine with the hamster plushie.
Heiji Hattori was holding a plastic basket, and the game coins inside reflected a silvery-white light under the lamp.
"Do they want to play too?" Guangyou didn't think the two of them would be interested in the claw machine, so he took another look.
Hattori Heiji reached into the basket, took out two game coins, and inserted them into the machine. He held the joystick with one hand and gently placed the button with the other.
After a few seconds, Hattori Heiji seemed to have found the right position. He decisively pressed the button and watched the grappling hook move downwards.
The grappling hook caught the hamster plush toy perfectly.
But it didn't work.
“They’ve already caught us.” Hattori Heiji’s voice reached Kouyu’s ears. “They definitely tampered with it.”
He only said that once, and Hattori Heiji quickly started trying again.
Insert a coin, aim, and press the button.
The grappling hook moves downwards, grabs the hamster plush toy, and then releases it.
Another failure.
"Is that machine that difficult?" Guangyou withdrew his gaze, inserted two game coins into the machine, and pressed the button after feeling that he had aligned it correctly.
He didn't look at the result, but after pressing the button, he turned his head and looked at Hattori Heiji, who was still trying to catch the hamster plushie.
"It worked." Guangyou saw the hamster plushie flip over and fall into the outlet under the influence of the hook claw.
"Fourth time, success." Ai's voice brought Kōyū back to his senses.
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