Will the plagiarism girl be a substitute for the preference for women?

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As Chika spoke, she couldn't wait to walk over to the claw machine with Hatsune Miku on it, insert a coin, adjust the claw, and drop it down.

She glanced at the monitor again, picked up the heavy bag of game tokens, and aimed it at the corner of the glass frame in a shot put stance.

Ai Yin remained standing five meters away, her legs weak, as if she would stumble if she took another step forward.

If they don't catch her this time, and China smashes the claw machine, she'll probably end up in the police station for a chat, right? Aren't you going to try and stop her?

But when she looked at the fufu in her hand again, a ripple of emotion stirred within her.

This was a gift that China had obtained through special means and delivered to me, something I had failed to acquire despite using all my in-game currency, causing me distress and frustration...

A strange feeling of emotion welled up inside her—quietly suppressed by moral constraints, but these constraints were beginning to loosen slightly due to her repeated failures in the claw machine game.

Playing claw machines seems to be a mutually agreeable activity.

She followed the rules without taking any risks, yet received benefits from those who broke them…

At this moment, the grappling hook obediently put Fufu into the exit once again.

China proudly held up the doll to Aine, then excitedly exclaimed:

"I want to do a few more tests, and I'll give you all the plush toys I win."

In this way, we can make up for Aine's lost game coins and comfort her.

"Wait, China!"

A sense of crisis prompted Aine to rush forward.

"No need, these two fufu are worth the game coins we just spent. Let's call it a day."

She didn't want things to really escalate to that point.

"Okay~ I'll listen to you," China gently rubbed the Megurine Lucas in Aine's hand. "If there really is some kind of backstage manipulation, then that person is smart enough not to make things difficult for me any further."

Ai Yin breathed a slight sigh of relief, but this incident also gave her a strong sense of unreality regarding claw machines.

Regardless of whether the so-called backing exists or not, the online saying "there will be a powerful hook once every xx times" has failed to apply to her.

The skills that could have been used are rendered useless, and it becomes difficult to gain a sense of accomplishment from the process of cleverly catching the doll.

After temporarily losing interest in the claw machine, Aine found it amusing to recall how she had been so engrossed in inserting coins and the emotional journey she had gone through.

"China... I just..."

Ai-yin said a little shyly,

“I used to want to do something, not something like playing claw machines… it was a serious thing, but I gave up halfway through.”

She still finds it difficult to directly talk about her past experience studying abroad.

"While I was playing the claw machine, I actually connected this incident with playing the claw machine. I was so excited that I kept encouraging myself not to give up, and then I kept sending money into the claw machine..."

After saying that, Ai Yin couldn't help but let out a soft laugh, then twirled the end of her hair with her fingers.

"It's just for entertainment, but I'm taking it like it's my studies or career. Honestly... Next time I see a doll I like, I'll just buy it."

China didn't ask what Aine was referring to, but instead pointed to the bag of coins and said:

"So what should we do next, arcade games or Dance Dance Revolution?"

"With so many coins, why don't we deposit some back first?" Ai Yin suggested.

"Oh? I originally planned to give it to Xiao Aiyin, but if we don't use it all, we can share it with the band members."

"How can I do this..."

Aine was hesitant to directly refuse China's kindness during her agitated period, so she instead said tactfully,

"I can't carry all these coins."

Even Aine, who comes from a well-off family, felt that China was far too rich, or perhaps she was just having an excessively strong consumer desire during her adolescence?

It wouldn't be good if I gave away so many game coins and then regretted it after things returned to normal, so I shouldn't accept them.

"Come on, I'll help you carry it back. Let's deposit it back into the card first."

China agreed, and when they went to the front desk to deposit their coins, the receptionist was stunned for a while.

After depositing the card, he enthusiastically handed the membership card to Aiyin.

"I'm used to mobile payments, and I'm afraid of losing cards and cash. Can you keep them for me? As a storage fee, you can use as much as you want."

"Uh, okay..." Ai Yin reluctantly accepted the membership card.

China touched the empty coins in the basket: "So what should we play next?"

“Hmm…” Aine thought for a moment.

With a genius like Chika, wouldn't playing the dance game be a piece of cake for her...?

She'll be perfect the whole time, while I'll be stuck between "great" and "disconnected" – that's actually terrifying.

I'm not very good at fighting games either.

Ultimately, she chose to play some simple two-player cooperative games together.

…………

"Whoo~"

After playing a game of mowing the lawn, China's restlessness dissipated considerably.

She couldn't help but think that the loud clicking of the buttons and the wicked smile she wore while slaying monsters were a bit exaggerated; thankfully, many players were in the same state.

"The shop is about to close, let's come back another time."

Ai Yin spread her hands to relieve the soreness in her fingers, and her face showed signs of fatigue.

Thankfully, I didn't ask Chika to exercise or anything like that.

Otherwise, it's like running; with Chihiro's energy during her restless phase, she definitely couldn't keep up...

"Okay, come again next time...maybe we can do cosplay together."

"Yeah, that's okay too."

As they stepped out the door, China shook Fufu's arm, and Aine followed suit, saying goodbye with Fufu as well.

In the end, I still didn't talk to Chinatsu about the band.

??but……

Looking at the fufu in her hand, Aine couldn't help but smile.

On a day off, it wouldn't be bad to have a good time with China.

I hope she recovers quickly.

…………

"Could it be a coincidence, or is there really a powerful backer?"

"What will Aine think if we give Fufu to her like this?"

When she got home, China was still thinking about what she had done during her agitation. If she had really smashed the claw machine back then, it would probably have had an indelible impact on Aine...

But when she opened the door, her keen intuition drew her attention to something else.

China walked to the kitchen trash can but did not see any food waste or takeout boxes.

There were no bowls or basins in the drying cabinet.

My sister didn't eat dinner.

Luckily, I brought some late-night snacks.

Chika walked quickly to the bedroom. When she opened the door, she saw Shoko lying on the chair, asleep with her headphones on. The music production interface on the computer screen was still playing on a loop.

Snap??

She slammed the wontons and braised skewers on the table, then took the headphones off Xiangzi's head, from which a strong drumbeat could be faintly heard.

After putting on the headphones, China exclaimed in surprise.

"You listen to heavy metal to fall asleep?!"

"How can you sleep with all this rambling nonsense!"

Xiangzi opened his eyes and smelled a delicious aroma from the table.

"You brought me a late-night snack... Thank you."

Her voice was a little soft, as if she were ethereal and detached from the music.

But she still maintained the demeanor of a young lady and planned to move her late-night snack to the dining table downstairs before eating it.

"stop"

Chika pressed on Shoko's shoulder to stop him, then placed some tissues on the desk and keyboard.

"You should eat here. I'm afraid you'll be so hungry you won't be able to walk properly."

"Um"

Xiangzi picked up his chopsticks, but he still couldn't help mentioning the music arrangement.

"Once inspiration strikes, it's unstoppable. By the way... have you come up with any ideas for the song you wrote for Mu?"

"Forehead……"

China's gaze shifted for a moment.

“When I talked to Xiaomu about what kind of songs she wanted to listen to, she didn’t seem to care much.”

Perhaps what matters more is companionship.

She might feel a little awkward about returning the favor.

Xiangzi casually remarked, and then went on to talk about his career.

"Let's put my vampire avatar on hold for now. It would be better if the two of us did a live stream together."

Given the circumstances of her first live stream, Xiangzi believes that she should wait until Qiannai's condition stabilizes and she is no longer too depressed to stream before considering debuting her virtual avatar.

"Hmm." China temporarily agreed, but in her heart, she planned to make videos featuring vampires and witches.

Xiangzi continued:

"Then, when I stream with you, I'll be too busy to manage the chat, so we'll need to hire more moderators."

“Housing management…” China said thoughtfully.

Suddenly, she thought of a way to boost Aiyin's motivation to learn English.

…………

[Looking for a room manager. DM me if interested.]

While Aine was scrolling through Twitter in bed, she saw a short recruitment message.

Would I be offered a room management position? Just thinking about it is so exciting!

If Deng and the others knew, they would definitely be very surprised.

With so many fans, there must be a lot of people signing up, including many big shots who speak multiple languages, right?

Unless it's officially designated, the probability is extremely slim...

With a "let's give it a try" attitude, she signed up, since it didn't require any payment like a claw machine.

"Oh, great one, please have mercy on me."

Ai Yin prayed, then closed her eyes.

Quietly, she drifted off to sleep.

Through the haze, a familiar scene appeared in my field of vision.

In front of the Megurine Fufu doll, Chika inserts a coin, controls the remote, and lowers the grappling hook.

He lifted the heavy plastic bag and kept an eye on the movement of the grappling hook.

This time, the grappling hook gently lifted Fufu and then quickly lowered her back down.