FlyingPirateCat

Editor: Tgx

Back to Nekomiya Residence.

Returning from Nia's house, Rimu planned to rest lazily in front of her computer... Or so she planned. Unfortunately, she wouldn't have the time to do so.

There was one email in her inbox. Rimu quickly opened it up.

Rimu quickly opened the URL of Kurumin-sensei's novel and counted how many artworks she had to draw. She couldn't help but gasp with the sheer number. Kurumin-sensei truly is a capable writer, the scroll bar has been dwarfed by the huge number of chapters.

Characters... One, two, three... Forty-three, Forty-four... 44 pics.

Chapters... Ten, Twenty, Thirty, Forty, Fifty... that means 100 pics.

"Huk, 144 pics? Seriously, Kurumin-sensei? And you still call this 'few'?"

Rimu couldn't help but be intimidated, drawing for that many will definitely exhaust her. Although it was true she had the skill for drawing and could draw a pic in less than 5 minutes it also had to be noted that she was drawing on paper and scanning it manually, then erasing the drawing to reduce paper costs. Imagine her doing it 144 times over.

She was not a machine that could mass-produce artwork!

"This was still manageable if only I had my drawing tablet... But... argh!
I should have asked for a tablet instead of a smartphone. This one is too small to be used for drawing!"

Rimu lamented. However, refusing was not an option. For the sake of her future, she can't slack off.

Besides, this was also an opportunity. With this kind of big order, she has the reason to ask for advance payment.

Rimu quickly sent her reply.

As she pressed the send button, she got a reply shortly after.

"That was fast!"

It seems, Kurumin-sensei was standing by her computer, and perhaps she has also prepared her reply in advance.

A docx file... Rimu's eyes twitched. There is no Microsoft Word here.

'Kurumin-sensei, why do you like to make my life harder?
Why you didn't -ing paste it along with the email!?'

Rimu holds back the irritation in her heart and uploads the file to Google Docs. It's not that hard of a chore, but it's just her mood was in a bad state. Making her do another extra step was worsening it further.

Fortunately, after she saw her balance, her mood instantly brightened.

"Hmm, ¥11.500¹Chapter 24: ¥250
Chapter 26: +¥200 (Arakano Akio)
Chapter 26: +¥4050 (Pumya)
Chapter 30: +¥10000... That's almost 3 months worth of my current allowance.
It's as if I received my new year money in advance!"

Rimu giggled. Even Riku shouldn't have that much money right now.

For just a moment, she felt she was superior to him. But, she quickly erased that thought.

'No, I can't be complacent. Remember, Rimu! He is a CEO... A -ing CEO!
Billions flow into his pocket daily, a mere ¥10.000 is nothing.'

Rimu shook her head, comparing talents will only make her depressed. She resolved herself to work harder to compensate for her lack of talent.

Now that she has the money, she immediately browses Mercari²Japanese equivalent of eBay and clicks the search button. She selected one of the entries.

Spoiler XP-PEN Pen Tablet Pen Input OSU! Exclusive XP-PEN Pen Tab Drawer Introduction Model S Size Black StarG430 Price: ¥2,980 [collapse]

"Umu~ This one is fine, quite cheap but feels good for drawing," Rimu added the item to her cart.

But she hasn't finished yet. Since there was a fee each time she did a transaction, she might as well buy everything she needs in one fell swoop. She searched for various items before proceeding to the payment.

Total spending: ¥9.958 (with tax and processing fee, ¥10.356).

Rimu licked her lips, "Now I can build a DIY 3D Printer! This will cut a lot of my expenditure in the future."

Remaining balance: ¥4.144

Satisfied with the purchase, Rimu nodded to herself. She sent her confirmation to Kurumin.

"Until my tablet arrives, I guess I still need to draw using the usual method... For now, let's finish up 20 character illustrations tonight."

Rimu took her pencil and started drawing.