"Do you need help?" Amamiya Shiori glanced at the stuck snacks, "I see you have been squatting here for a while."
"Well, actually," the girl said coyly, "I have already called the operator."
"Oh, okay, I wish you good luck." Hearing this, Amamiya Suga simply turned his head.
"Wait a minute," the girl asked quickly, "Excuse me, are you Nogizaka-san?"
"Yes, that's right." Amamiya Sori stopped and turned around.
The girl looked slightly embarrassed.
"My sister is a fan of Nogizaka, so..."
"So what?" Amamiya Shiori tilted his head and asked curiously.
"Ah, no, it's nothing. I'm sorry to bother you." The girl said in a panic. She didn't know what part of her brain was causing her to talk too much.
Although her sister is a fan of Nogizaka, the girl who is usually busy with cheerleading training does not understand this idol group at all. Even the news that today's kickoff ceremony will be held by Nogizaka members was informed by a friend on the cheerleading team on the bus to Tokyo.
Along the way, the girl was full of curiosity about Nogizaka while listening to Nogizaka songs stored on her friend’s phone.
I happened to see a girl dressed in an idol style backstage, and I quickly thought of the Nogizaka members. She couldn't help but strike up a conversation, but as soon as she said it, the girl regretted it. She didn't understand Nogizaka. What should she do if she followed the conversation and asked?
"Are you a fan of Nogizaka too?" Amamiya Sōri asked curiously.
"No, I..."
"Huh?" Amamiya Suga narrowed his eyes.
Just as the girl was about to answer, her words were frightened by the slightly suspicious look of the Nogizaka member in front of her.
"Yes, yes." The girl nodded.
"That's great." Amamiya Shiori said happily, "Can you tell me who you recommend?"
The girl swallowed, this was a proposition. I don’t know any of the Nogizaka members at all. I only know that my sister’s nickname is “Apple-san” on the left and “Applesauce” on the right. Would anyone use apple as a nickname? That's too childish.
"Ping, Apple-san." She answered hesitantly.
"Eh? Turns out he's a fan of Sayuri."
After receiving such a response, the girl breathed a sigh of relief.
"Then you don't know who I am, right?"
My heart suddenly rose to my throat again.
Amamiya Shiori's smile looked dangerous in the girl's eyes.
Who knows? The girl thought to herself, I only heard a few nicknames from others, how could I possibly match them?
It seems like someone said that there is a member in Nogizaka with very fair skin, called "Mai-like". The person in front of me also has very fair skin, could it be...
"numb--"
"Hi, hi, I know." Amamiya Soi interrupted her.
I thought this little girl was cute, so I couldn't help teasing her, but she was so nervous that she sweated. It was so fun.
Resisting the urge to expose her, Amamiya changed the subject.
"Are you a cheerleader for Lotte Golden Eagle?"
Different from the enthusiastic and unrestrained cheerleaders who showed off their figures before, the little girl in front of her is not very old and looks like she should be a primary school student or a middle school student.
"Uh, yes, I am the captain of the Northeastern Golden Angels cheerleading team." Although she didn't know how she suddenly passed the test, the awkward topic was put to rest, and the embarrassed girl finally breathed a sigh of relief and straightened her back.
"Eh? Captain? That's awesome." Amamiya Soi admired.
The sense of honor of being the captain offset some of the uneasiness, and Amamiya Sōri's praise brought a hint of pride to the girl's embarrassed expression.
The girl smiled shyly.
There was still some time before he left the ball, and he happened to be bored. So Amamiya didn't mind continuing to chat with this girl with a chubby face for a while.
"So, will the squad leader appear today?" she asked.
"Uh, actually," the girl touched the back of her head sheepishly, "our little cheerleading team is here to watch the performances of our seniors today, and we won't be on stage."
"Not going to appear? It turns out that the little cheerleaders are not the official cheerleaders!"
"No, that's not the case. Of course, the little cheerleading team is also an official cheerleading team." The girl retorted anxiously, "We are official members trained by the Lotte Cheerleading Dance School, and we usually perform at primary and secondary school baseball games in the Northeast."
"Oh~" Amamiya Shiori nodded, as if he suddenly understood, "So that's it."
"Buzz - buzz -" the phone vibrated.
"Sorry, I'll take the call."
Amamiya Shiori signaled her to please do so.
The girl took out her flip phone from her skirt pocket and pressed the answer button.
"Oh, that's it, okay."
"Well, I'm sorry to trouble you."
The girl frowned.
"What?" Amamiya asked.
"It seems like the operator's repairman can't come," the girl said disappointedly, "there's a traffic jam on the road."
"It seems I have to give up." She looked at the transparent glass with great reluctance.
"Why do you need so much trouble?" Amamiya Shiori said, "I'll give it a try."
"Eh? Why do I have the nerve to trouble you?"
"It's just a little effort."
Amamiya Shiori looked carefully at the stuck position. The bagged snacks were stuck between the spring track and the glass due to incorrect placement.
She tried shaking the body from the side.
The girl looked around in panic, for fear of being seen. The strict tutor told her that this was not the behavior of a lady.
"This, this is too dangerous." She watched helplessly as Amamiya Sori shook the vending machine back and forth with all her strength.
Although the shaking was very small, the girl was very worried about what to do if the vending machine was damaged somewhere.
"Alas!" Amamiya Shiori tried back and forth several times, but the snack was always stuck there, and he couldn't help but sigh, "My strength is too weak, it's useless."
"Let's forget it. I'll just tell the operator and ask them to refund the money."
"Don't worry, I still have a way." Amamiya Soi said confidently.
If the hard one doesn't work, then use the soft one.
Amamiya Souri took out another coin, stuffed it into the vending machine, and selected the button for the stuck snack.
As the cargo aisle rotates, the snacks originally stuck in the front are pushed up and rotated by the top of the spring. The friction force gradually fails to support them. The snacks slowly slide down a short distance, then fall and enter the outlet.
"Thank you so much!" The girl excitedly took her own snack from the pick-up port.
However, before she was happy for long, she saw that the new snack was stuck in the place where it was originally stuck.
"How could this happen?" The girl was dumbfounded.
"It seems that there is a problem with the machine. The distance between the spring cargo channels is not adjusted properly." Amamiya Sugawara observed carefully through the glass.
"What should I do?" The girl thought to herself that it was her snack before, and if she lost money, she would lose money. Now it was someone else who lost money and helped her, and she felt really bad about it.
She touched her pockets. She didn't bring much money with her on this trip, only a few coins. If it didn't work, just give the money back to others.
