Sutochiru ch14

The reason for Stella's tears.

Cham...

What's up?

There's a game I want.

...Which means...

Yeah.

We have to work...
That sucks.

A painful decision for girls who don't want to work...!!

And so,

with much dismay, we'll be working today.
Let's have a word from Stella-san.

My apologies... for making you all
go along with this "manual labor", also known as "torture".

I am prepared to receive harsh words from you all. Even so... please work with me if you can!
There you have it! Well, Ozaki and Yuki? Say something.

Yeah! Let's do some work!
We gonna do that thing where we look through the vending machine slots? I love that!

Why do these girls not hate the idea of manual labor?
They're light attribute.
I wanna try checking slots.
It's fun~

I can't believe there are people who don't find work painful.

Indeed, this word is incomprehensible.

That's exactly why we need to adapt and live.
And so, I've thought of a way...

to work as easily as possible!

Ooh~

Thank you very much, Cham-san.
Normally I'd have a bad feeling about this, though...
So, what's this job?

A job where you only work on days you wanna work!

A job where you only work the hours you wanna work!

A new job unlike anything
that anyone's thought of, seen
or even heard of before!

Ooh~

That's my Chamcham-chan. Thinking of a job that nobody's seen or heard of!

What job is it? What job is it!?

A job selling portraits in the park.

I've both seen and heard of that!!

I see it in Ueno Park over there all the time!
I haven't seen it.
Liar!

True, you are free to work whenever you want~
But there's a problem!

You can draw portraits, Chamcham-senpai!?
Amazing~

I'm not the one who'll be drawing.
We have an illustrator among us, don't we?
Ah!

That's right. Stella.
All wrong!
I draw illustrations!
Portraits require a completely different skillset!
It's completely different!

True. Stella only draws lewd pics of anime guys.
Sh-Shut your mouth, Kinki Bear!!

Why am I the only one drawing anyway!?
It's you who needs the money, right, Stella?

You are correct...

Hmm.

Is this really gonna turn a profit?

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I-I'm getting kinda nervous.

Then I'll play a song.
Ooh, nice.

I-If customers come, they'll give me money, right...? For my drawings...
And then I'll become a pro, right!? No... The thought of it is making me nervous...!

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It never occured to me that you could earn money by drawing...
Hah

S-S-Someone's looking!?

Come here...!
N-No, on second thought, don't come!!
Ah, no way, she's coming!?
For real!?
Oh geez!!
She's really coming!!

What a nice performance.
Thank you very much~

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Ooh, Ozaki-chan turned her music into money!
You really are at a pro level, Ozaki~
Ehehe.

Hey, don't go calling her a pro just cos someone gave her money!
What's wrong, Stella?
What's wrong my foot!!

Today's supposed to be the day I earn money with my drawings!!

I'm already really into the idea!!
Please help out Stella-onee-san's portrait shop!!

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Even if you ask for help, you don't pick up on things easily, Stella. Calling yourself a portrait shop of all things.
You just look like someone drawing a boring out landscape picture.
Ah, you're right! You could've said something sooner!

Yuka! Don't you have anything!?
As the owner of a building, you must know more about business than any of us! Any advice!?
!

Hmm hmm!
I do indeed own a building!
Not a lot of people my age who can say that!

Please help us, Owner-sama.
Hmm hmm. No problem.

First off!
There's a huge misunderstanding you're making!

!

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Tehe<3
I just inherited that building, so I don't know squat about business.
This useless hunk of junk!!

However...

However?
We have a rivel who draws professional portraits in Ueno Park, right?
While we're plain old citizens drawing as a hobby in a regular park.
And lewd drawings at that.
Shut your mouth, Kinki Bear.

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Think of our rival as the best top-class restaurant in the district
while we're a downtown private business.

I can tell that if we were to compete on equal terms, it wouldn't end well for us.

...Well, that goes without saying.

So you're saying we should compete on different terms?
That might be good.

Okay! In that case, I have an idea!
What is it, Cham? Thinking up ideas is the only thing you're fast at.

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Skilled! Cheap! Quick!

Wait, in this case, we kinda suck, so it's just cheap and quick!

We'll sell "portraits drawn in one minute".

Ooh!
So it'll be cheaper to make up for it! In other words, the portraits will be short profits and quick returns!
Exactly! We'll do it for 100 yen.

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With a price like that, even if it looks nothing like them, the customers will just go "well, can't be helped".
That's one negative sales pitch...

That's a great idea!
Well, it's the only idea we've got...
Let's do it!

Fufun~ I've thought this for a while.
You wanna get your portrait taken, but you don't know how long it'll take so you're just like "never mind then".
That kinda thing.
Ah, I get you.
Yeah yeah.

Wait! Didn't you say you've never seen a portrait-drawing business before!?
Okay, let's go!
Don't dodge the subject!

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Portraits in Under 1 Minute - 100 Yen

Portraits~ Who'd like a portrait~?

Ready in one minute!
Only 100 yen!

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Wait! Why are we on the move!?

Obviously we'll stand out more if we move about.
Ah! It might be good to move around like we're forming a line!
Sounds good! Let's go with that!
Fufun~

But this means I'll be drawing in front of people, right!?
This is just making me even more nervous...!

Excuse me.
Oh?

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May I ask
for one, please?

Seriously!?

What's more,
they're foreigners!!

They really
came!!

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Okke~!
Onrii wan minittsu, hyakku yen! Okke~?
Ah~ Ah~
Okay~

Hey! I'm not mentally prepared yet!
Eh? Now's not the time to be saying that, is it?

Ozaki, sing us something.
Ooh, nice!

Well then, the one minute portrait will begin in three seconds!
Three!
Two!
One!
Start!
N-Now's not the time to think...

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A portrait in under a minute... might actually be good...!
I don't need to think, and I don't have the time to fuss over whether I'm satisifed with it.

For a negative thinker like me,
it's the perfect method...!

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Okay, time's up.

Eh? Already!?

It looks nothing like her!!

Gomennasai! Aimu soorii~

Very cute!
Thank you~

Heh?

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Ah.

Sa-...
Sankyuu berii macchi!

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This is for you.

A tip!? Thank you!
Nice guitar.
Sankyuu~

I got given 1000 yen!
Wow.
Music really is amazing!

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Whaddaya mean a tip!?
Nobody told me there was a tipping system!

It's nothing I've heard of!

What's wrong, Stella?
Don't lose... Don't lose to her, Stella...
Ozaki!

Let's keep going!!

Sure!

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Our new job
started with portraits and led to earning money through music.

This is our street music.
Could you not treat my drawings like the opening act!?

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And now the results~!!

Our new job has gotten off to a pretty good start.
Yeah.

It was fun.

So what are the results!?

Stella got 2000 yen for her drawings!
And Ozaki got 3500 yen in tips!
That's a total of 5700 yen!
I lost...
That was a fun job~
Yeah yeah.

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I won't let this get to me, Ozaki.
I'm... just getting started, y'hear...

Stella!
!

Let's do a job that combines your drawings with my music someday.

Yeah.

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Let's do our best together.

Honestly... There's no winning against a light attribute...
I'm darkness. A dark attribute....
That's not true.

Don't lose, Stella! Earning 2000 yen is amazing enough as is!!

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