My daily anime romance in Tokyo

So, in this place where all kinds of people gather, Yumiko Miura can only rely on herself.

"..."

The girl had no idea what to do, so she sat down on the machine next to Aragaki Jun in a huff and watched him play.

Miura Yumiko originally thought that Aragaki Jun was just going to throw in a hundred yen for fun, but who knew that he actually put ten thousand yen into the machine.

"Aragaki Jun! What are you doing!?"

"Playing Pachinko."

Aragaki Jun pointed at the person next to him. This haggard middle-aged man was frantically tapping buttons and shouting "Hit me!" It was obvious that he had lost the game.

Just by watching, Yumiko Miura could feel that this middle-aged man was in a very bad mood and was on the verge of collapse.

"Aragaki-san, let's go. The people here... are so weird."

"Then aren't such people in other places strange?"

Aragaki Jun turned his head and looked at Miura Yumiko with his deep eyes. The girl clenched her fists unconsciously, frightened by the profound meaning of his words.

But Aragaki Jun did not comfort her. He imitated the middle-aged man next to him and turned the knob on the lower right, and the marbles began to fall.

However, unlike the other crazy people, Aragaki Jun didn't care whether the marbles went in or not, but was staring at the screen of the machine in a trance.

"Miura-san, do you recognize the person above?"

"Hmm? This is a special effects drama, I think it's called Kamen Rider... something."

Yumiko Miura doesn't pay attention to these things, she just heard other boys talk about them occasionally, and some people even imitated the transformation movements, which was so stupid.

"A special drama...Kamen Rider."

Aragaki Jun pressed a few buttons at random, and the screen of the pinball machine froze, resulting in him losing all his money.

Aragaki Jun was not surprised by this result and did not feel any wavering at all.

He had no intention of taking the 10,000 yen back, he considered it as paying to experience something he was curious about before.

But Miura Yumiko, who was next to him, was nervous and uneasy. She was afraid that Aragaki would lose all his money, and she was also afraid that he would become addicted to pachinko and become like the middle-aged man next to him.

At this time, the middle-aged man, who had lost all his money, lay on the pinball machine in pain, emitting waves of hair-raising wails.

Aragaki Jun ignored him and continued pressing the machine, watching the number of marbles he bought decrease.

More than ten minutes later, Miura Yumiko had completely forgotten what Aragaki Jun had told her before, and had no time to bother looking for a suitable gangster.

She sat next to him, staring at the machine more nervously than Aragaki Jun, praying in her heart that he would win the prize.

After all, Aragaki came here because of her, so she was also responsible if he lost the money.

Then, just as she prayed, Aragaki won the prize.

Accompanied by gorgeous lighting effects, bursts of music, and the clattering sound of metal marbles, the profit from this round alone made Aragaki Jun fully recoup his investment.

Chapter 33: The Fall of the Human World

In order to encourage people to continue playing, Pachinko has a mechanism called "consecutive wins". After winning the jackpot, the probability of winning will be temporarily increased, usually ranging from 60 to 80 percent.

This mechanism sounds like giving away money, but in fact it is just to entice people to keep playing and eventually lose all their money with interest.

Although he had won money, Aragaki Jun frowned instead. He tapped the buttons casually, thinking about losing all the money and ending it with a warning.

But the thing is…he keeps winning.

Not to mention Miura Yumiko, even the middle-aged man next to him who had lost everything couldn't help but look up and watch Aragaki Jun winning the prize continuously.

Having been addicted to pachinko machines for many years, he could tell at a glance that Aragaki was a novice, but he never stopped winning with this random way.

Could it be that... he has some way to cheat?

The gambler's thought process can no longer be guessed by normal people. The middle-aged man stared at Aragaki Jun with bloodshot eyes, wishing he could sit in his seat immediately.

The winning lights kept flashing, the exciting music kept repeating, and the sound of marbles clattering stimulated people's nerves...

Miura Yumiko, who hated pachinko at first, was influenced by it over time after seeing Aragaki Jun win prizes one after another.

The girl clenched her fists excitedly, shaking her arms from time to time because of Aragaki Jun's harvest, and her little face looked red.

Pachinko is indeed the enduring national game of the island nation, and it is indeed a special attack on the island nation.

Aragaki Jun was not affected by these things. Although he was sitting in his seat, he was as calm as a bystander.

Amidst the noisy and chaotic voices, Aragaki Jun heard Miura Yumiko's excited shout. He suddenly stopped what he was doing and turned his head to look at the girl who was already immersed in it:

"Miura-san, are you interested in Pachinko now?"

"Aragaki-kun, you are so amazing! Do you have any secret?"

Yumiko Miura seemed to be drunk and was in a state of tipsiness. When she spoke, she was closer to Aragaki Jun than ever before, almost pressing her body on him.

Aragaki Jun could not only hear her talking, but also feel the hot breath exhaled by the girl, swirling around his earlobes, making him feel itchy.

After all, Yumiko Miura is still young, and her temperament and concentration are not strong enough. She is like a blank sheet of paper, and when she first comes to such a place, she is seriously affected by the environment.

The continuous winnings in the pinball machine means that the amount of money is not only continuing to rise, but anyone would unconsciously be drawn into it and feel excited.

In particular, the winner is Jun Aragaki.

He has a handsome face and deep eyes, and is usually the type that attracts people's attention. However, because of his resolute and resolute temperament, others don't dare to talk to him.

At this moment, under the brilliant lights, exciting music, and intoxicating money, everyone around is ecstatic and behaves in a very ugly way.

The only person who was left was Aragaki Jun. He sat there, watching it all calmly. The determination and steadfastness that emanated from his bones was almost visible to the naked eye.

Looking at the young man's elegant and calm profile, Miura Yumiko suddenly thought of a Chinese proverb: Those who have thunder in their hearts but a face as calm as a lake can be appointed generals.

In daily life, Aragaki Jun gives people the feeling that he is a bit cold and occasionally a bit eccentric. Although his appearance is very eye-catching, after getting to know him a little, people don’t have much good impression of him.

However, when something that ordinary people cannot resist is placed in front of Aragaki Jun, his "quality" that ordinary people cannot reach will be revealed in his temperament and expression.

Exactly, at this moment.

Miura Yumiko's excitement was partly due to the pachinko machine, but partly because she had been looking at Aragaki Jun and was impressed by some of his qualities.

Some unspeakable emotions grew in her heart, but she did not deliberately suppress it, because in such an indulgent environment, she did not need to suppress herself.

After today, when she walks out of this door, she will become the original Miura Yumiko again, and their relationship will not change at all.

"Aragaki-kun, you can't stop winning, just keep playing! Why are you looking at me like that?"

"You look good."

When Jun Aragaki was playing the pachinko machine, no matter how much money he won, his expression never changed. But at this moment, when he looked at Yumiko Miura, he suddenly smiled from the bottom of his heart.

Looking at Aragaki Jun like this, Miura Yumiko couldn't help but laugh. She grabbed his arm and told him to continue playing.

But Aragaki definitely didn't.

In the midst of the exciting atmosphere and facing the temptation of winning money all the time, he chose to give up without wavering.

"Eh?"

Under Miura Yumiko's surprised gaze, Aragaki Jun stood up from the pachinko machine, held her arm with his hand, and put the girl back to her original position.

"Aragaki-kun? I…I don't know how to play."

"It doesn't matter if you don't know how to play, just lose all the money."

Aragaki Jun looked at the girl without any doubt. There was a certain emotion hidden in his bright eyes that made Miura Yumiko unable to say no.

Then, while Miura Yumiko was still hesitating, he held her hand and guided her to start the pachinko machine.

Miura Yumiko was both resistant and curious about Pachinko. She had just watched Aragaki Jun win all the time, and couldn't help but have some expectations for her own luck, but the education she had received so far made her not very brave to play the actual machine.

Aragaki Jun seemed to see through her dilemma. Without asking her whether she was willing or not, he put his hand on hers and guided her to complete all the operations.

The pachinko machine started again, and the result of Miura Yumiko's first play was the same as Aragaki Jun's first time, she lost all her money.

"Aragaki-kun, I...I don't know how to play."

"It's okay, just lose it."

The palms of Aragaki Jun and Miura Yumiko overlapped, and they both used strength together for each operation. Because he was always there, Miura Yumiko was not so scared.

Unfortunately, most of the results of pinball machines are no results.

If you throw money into the water, you will only hear a sound, then if you throw the same amount of money into a pinball machine, you will hear more sounds.

After failing again and again, and being just one number away from winning the lottery, Yumiko Miura became anxious unconsciously.

And when she finally won the prize, the feeling of achievement that satisfied her desire made her smile brightly.

However, when Yumiko Miura turned around and was about to share her joy with Jun Aragaki, the young man had a serious expression on his face.

For no apparent reason, Miura Yumiko suddenly thought of a possibility -

The reason why Aragaki Jun left his seat and forced her to play was not just because he saw that she wanted to play.

The root cause was that he was afraid that she would see him winning all the time and think that everyone would win.

Chapter 34 Don't Trust Yourself Too Much

——Aragaki was afraid that she would become addicted to it.

That's why he forced her to sit here and lose money again and again so that she could open her eyes and see the abyss below.

In a trance, the girl turned her head and saw that the pinball machines in the room seemed to have turned into giant mouthfuls of demons. The people sitting in front of them had their souls being eaten away by them bite by bite.

At this time, the pinball machine in front of her had finished the prize drawing, and another handful of money was heard with a sound.

"Aragaki-san, stop it. I understand."

Yumiko Miura turned her head and looked at Jun Aragaki. At this time, the distance between them was very close, so close that as long as she raised her head and he lowered his head, their lips would touch each other.

Normally, Miura Yumiko would not be able to tolerate such an ambiguous posture, but she was so absorbed in the pachinko machine that she did not notice this at all.

"Thank you, I've learned that I can't play this kind of thing."

"That's good to know. Just lose the rest of your money."

When Aragaki Jun saw that Miura Yumiko's eyes were clear, he let go of her hand and sat down next to her.

Miura Yumiko, who didn't want to play anymore, became anxious when she heard Aragaki Jun asked her to continue: