Looking at the three young women before him, Yudao Guang decided to put aside the romantic thoughts that had just emerged and urged them to get going.
"Weren't we going to repair the camera? Let's hurry up."
"Yes, Sakura, let's go," Kushida beckoned to the still somewhat shy Sakura Airi. The three girls walked in front with Yudao Guang following behind.
Looking at Sakura Airi ahead of him, Yudao thought for a moment, then spent 1,000 funds to purchase the [Stock Detector] and used it directly on her.
[Sakura Airi Stock]
[Stock Information: A glasses-wearing girl with long hair who doesn't care much about her appearance. She has a timid personality and dislikes showing herself in front of others. She hates doing anything that draws attention and lacks initiative in her actions. However, she has another energetic side where she works as a blog idol and model online, and always carries a camera with her.]
[Stock Price Increase Suggestions: Become her confidant, solve problems in her life, take photos with her.]
[Stock Price Decrease Risks: Stalking her, forcing her to do things she doesn't want to do, pushing her into the spotlight.]
"Well, well, another girl with a hidden side?" Yudao felt speechless after memorizing this information. What was going on with the people at this school? Everyone seemed to be playing the dual-personality game.
"But..."
He pondered for a moment. Although this Sakura girl had another side to her, the method to increase her stock price was much simpler than Kushida Kikyou's. It just required building a good relationship with her, without any complicated entanglements with others.
"To go all in would require 150,000 points."
Yudao hesitated. Just yesterday, he had thought about targeting Class D's Hashima Hiyori as his next stock investment. Her stock price could also be increased purely through building a relationship, unrelated to class competition.
But now a new stock had suddenly appeared, with a huge quantity of 5,000 shares.
"What should I do? Should I go for it?"
There was also that [Fighting Technique (Master)] skill worth 250,000 that he really wanted. If he went all in on these two stocks, his remaining funds would be nearly depleted.
On the other hand, Yudao felt he had been too conservative in collecting funds, always worrying too much. After completing these stock clearances, he thought it was time to advance toward his goal of becoming a master operator.
When the four of them entered the electronics store together, the young man finally made his decision.
Yudao decided to make a big move. He planned to invest in both stocks, then work on building relationships at different times to increase their value. When they reached a point where he could cash out, he would withdraw immediately. Whether to lower the stock prices afterward was a matter for later consideration.
[Do you want to buy Sakura Airi stock?]
[Purchase quantity: 5,000]
[Sakura Airi stock has been cleared. Current available funds: 356,000]
After buying the stock, Yudao put on a gentle expression and initiated a conversation with Sakura Airi: "Sakura, have you been to that store you mentioned before?"
"Umm... once, but I didn't buy anything," Sakura Airi replied in a small voice, but answered earnestly. "But I know they do repairs there."
"I see. Let's get there quickly then."
The group followed Sakura's directions to a counter with shelves of merchandise behind it and various red banners that seemed to advertise discounts.
"Welcome," said the bearded male clerk with a smile as he looked at the group.
"Hello, I was wondering if you repair cameras here?" Sakura Airi mustered her courage to speak to him.
"Yes, we do. Did you bring the camera with you?"
"I did."
After Sakura handed over her camera, the male clerk examined it for a few minutes. Then he stared directly at Sakura and said, "The power supply is broken. Do you have a warranty card?"
"Oh, I brought it today." Sakura Airi took the warranty card from her pocket and placed it on the counter.
"Let me see..."
After picking up the small card, a strange smile appeared on the clerk's face, and his voice became increasingly eager: "It's indeed still under warranty, so we can replace the power supply for you."
"However, you'll need to fill out this form first. All the important information needs to be completed."
Yudao had been observing this scene the whole time. For some reason, he felt the clerk's attitude was strange, as if he was particularly interested in Sakura's every move.
"Including name, address," the male clerk grinned, taking a form from the counter and offering a pen to Sakura Airi, "and phone number..."
"..."
Faced with the clerk's unrestrained gaze, Sakura Airi felt an inexplicable fear, rendering her body unable to move forward to fill out her information.
She's that scared?
Noticing the young woman's slightly trembling body, Yudao didn't hesitate to stand in front of her and called back to the others.
"Kushida, can you come here for a moment?"
Hearing this, both ichinose Honami and Kushida Kikyou, who were waiting behind, looked over.
"What is it, Yudao?" Kushida cooperatively stepped forward and asked, "Did something happen?"
"Could you help Sakura fill out the information?"
"Huh?"
The short-haired girl was surprised, while Sakura Airi immediately looked up at Yudao's face.
"Since you're classmates, it shouldn't matter if someone else fills it out. Just think of it as helping her out."
Yudao smiled at Sakura Airi. After a brief eye contact, he looked away and pushed Kushida forward to fill out the information.
"I don't mind, but is that okay with you, Sakura?"
"Um... yes."
After feeling the young man's reassuring gaze, Sakura Airi calmed down considerably and nodded.
"Why?" The male clerk's voice rose after seeing Yudao block his intentions. "It's not her camera."
"Didn't you already check it?" Yudao stood firm, saying to the clerk, "Since the warranty card is valid, it means the power supply can be replaced. It shouldn't matter who fills out the information."
"If you need to notify someone when the camera is ready, they're all classmates, so this shouldn't violate any rules."
"Well..." The clerk seemed hesitant.
"What, are you refusing service? Even though the warranty is still valid." Yudao looked directly into his eyes.
"Fine, we can repair it."
After hearing the clerk agree, Yudao asked, "About how long will it take to fix?"
"Well, about two to three days."
"Can't it be done faster?" Yudao glanced around at the environment. It looked like a professional electronics store, so he wondered if they offered expedited service.
"Uh, expedited service... might be a bit troublesome."
Expedited service was certainly available, but the male clerk didn't want to end this opportunity so quickly.
Seeing the look in the clerk's eyes, Yudao didn't waste more words. Instead, he turned to Sakura Airi and asked gently, "This camera must be very important to you, right?"
"Yes... I care about it a lot." The girl's voice was soft, but her meaning was clear.
"Then let's go ahead with the expedited service. Do we need to pay extra?"
Kushida Kikyou, listening nearby, realized that while the battery replacement was free with the warranty, expedited service might cost extra.
She asked the male clerk, "Mister, could you tell us how much the expedited repair costs?"
Seeing that everyone had made their position clear, the clerk could only stammer, "With expedited service, you can probably get it by tomorrow afternoon, but there's an additional labor fee."
"How much would that be?"
"Three thousand."
"I'll cover it," Kushida immediately responded. "After all, I bear some responsibility for Sakura's camera breaking."
"That's not right... I can pay for it myself," Sakura Airi seemed uncomfortable with Kushida's initiative.
"It's fine."
With Kushida's insistence, the expedited repair order was quickly processed. After leaving the camera there, the four of them left the electronics store.
The male clerk held the pink camera in his hands, a fanatical light flashing in his eyes.
"Shizuku-chan... I'll prove it to you, my... my love!"