Hyouta with balenciaga slides with socks

Lai effectively takes on the role of both the resident swindler and of (aspiring) love interest when it comes to his relationship with Mayumi, so both scenes still feature that romantically charged and heavy flirtation element for both main characters as well.

The other big focus in Nisemonogatari of the scene with the merry-go-round is obviously Hitagi's presence, so it's both a scene about the main character's love interest and the swindler character. Whereas in Bishounen Tanteidan, those roles ends up bleeding together with Lai