The great revival of Yuri Kosaka

"Oh, those vulgar people who have no appreciation, but this means that the sales volume is very low... Oh, forget it, I didn't expect to have much anyway." When Yuri Kosaka said it at first, Rintaro Okabe was quite cool. I'm happy, but if he says something, you say something.

When he realized that the sales volume of Steins;Gate was not very good, Okabe Rintaro's original enthusiasm cooled down a lot, and he felt that there would not be much money at all.

"Oka Lun~ Don't underestimate the popularity of comic works. No matter how ordinary they are, at least they are normal.

The income is above the salary level, not to mention that Steins;Gate is not considered the bottom now. "That's what you say, but the work was drawn by Yuri himself, so we will give him a face. If the royalties are not good, how much can we get." "Since Yuri can tell me, at least it will cost more than the previous food expenses. I think it should be enough to give Mayuji a new pocket watch." "Well, that's true... This pocket watch looks completely hopeless." ” Regardless of what he cooks himself, the food Yuri Kosaka buys each time still has a certain portion and a certain price.

If the value of the meal was higher than the previous meals, the money for a new pocket watch for Mayuri Shiina should be enough.

"So, how much is it approximately? Is it enough to replace Mayuri's pocket watch?" "Probably... 89 yen" "Hey!!! Is that much?" The number reported by Kosaka Yuri made Okabe Ren Taro made a sound of extreme surprise, as if he had never expected that there would be so much money before Kosaka Yuri said it.

"Wait, wait, Yuri, are you serious? No matter what, 89 yen is too much. Does Steins;Gate sell that many?" Hashida Toruya on the side is a bit clever. You know, Although he and Rintaro Okabe hang out in the lab every day, they are serious students.

It's just that their university usually has nothing to do and they don't need to go there. They only need to complete certain topics and participate in certain activities to get enough credits to pass.

As students, they had no idea they would have so much money when they first agreed.

At least according to Yuri Kosaka's initial remarks, Rintaro Okabe just felt that he would be satisfied with 100 million yen after all the serials were completed.

Note that the 100 million yen refers to the entire process from the beginning to the end of the work.

Although it is not clear how long it will be serialized, Rintaro Okabe actually thinks that it would be okay to have an extra income of tens of thousands per month, and it would be an unexpected surprise to have more than [-].

When he protested to Yuri Kosaka before, he only wanted that little bit, which was enough to relieve his financial pressure.

However, now, after Kosaka Yuri said this number was much higher than he expected, he was a little at a loss.

Although he did agree with Yuri Kosaka's use of his image, Steins;Gate is also being played in the animation now, and occasionally people will ask him if he is cosplaying himself on the road.

But, but!In fact, Rintaro Okabe himself is still quite humble at this time. Taking a hundred thousand would make him happy, but increasing the number to close to one million would only make him feel uncomfortable.

"It's not much at all. I've only sold over 4 copies since it was released last month. Considering that it was released during the popularity of the anime, this number is already quite bleak." After drawing Suzumiya, I have become quite insensitive to money. Yuri Kosaka didn't quite understand why the two of them were so surprised.

According to the average first comic book volume, this sales volume is indeed considered to be above average. The problem is that this is during the simultaneous broadcast of the Steins;Gate animation.

Taking into account the effect of animation playback, the data for single books can only be said to be extremely bleak.

When Haruhi Suzumiya was broadcast before, the average volume sales of Haruhi Suzumiya's single volume increased from over [-] to one million within one quarter of broadcast time.

"Let me confirm, these are not all of them." "Of course not, this month, there should be a little bit every month thereafter..." "I can't accept it, although I do want money, but this is too much There are too many barrels, Mayuri, you should be okay with it." Before Yuri Kosaka could finish speaking, and after confirming that there would be as much money as today after this money, Okabe Rintaro made a decisive choice. reject.

"I have no objection. It does feel wrong to get so much without doing anything." "Mayuri also thinks so. It's really strange that Yuri gave so much. We obviously didn't do anything and it was all Yuri. It was done by one person." It would be nice to say that the people in the lab have done something. The problem is that although they used characters from the lab, they have never been exposed to anything related to Steins;Gate animation and comics.

The only thing that is barely relevant is sitting in the lab with Yuri Kosaka every week and complaining about that week's plot.

Chapter 281 Forcefully give money

"But wasn't it you who agreed to give 50% of the profits to the lab in the first place? Why is it suddenly..." Yuri Kosaka didn't seem to understand.

Because when he first came to the lab and told Rintaro Okabe that he wanted their image to draw Steins;Gate, he obviously refused.

At that time, in order to get him to agree, Yuri Kosaka clearly stated that 50.00% of Steins;Gate's revenue would be given to Lab. After hearing this, the other party's eyes lit up and he nodded decisively.

"The number is so big that I'm scared. Don't look at Oka Lun. He's a person with common sense. Well, I'm the same." Although they said they didn't need it, Yuri Kosaka didn't have any sense in keeping it, so he just kept it. A small stack of cash was placed on the lab table. "I'm being tempted, now, I'm being tempted." "Kosaka Yuri's move made Okabe Rintaro take a step back. He tried his best to turn his eyes away from the small stack of cash, but the money was full of magic like the devil's world, making him glance at it from time to time.

"Oh, I think you are thinking too much. If you divide it equally among everyone in the lab, it won't be much. Just treat it as if you are doing a part-time job." Yuri Kosaka has a headache. The income from Steins;Gate To him it was just extra pocket money, nothing at all, and he couldn't figure out why these people didn't want to accept it.

"That's different, right? The money you get from part-time work is a kind of income you get after working hard. The one Yuri intends to give is a little different..." "I don't understand the troublesome thing. All in all, I said 50.00% at the beginning and it is 50.00%. I will put the money here and you can decide what to do with it." Mayuri Shiina seemed to be ready to talk about some big truths that would definitely cause headaches without even listening, which made Kosaka Yu Li simply stopped the other party from continuing to speak.

He doesn't care what the people in the lab think. Anyway, he said that he would give 50.00% of the profits to the lab, so this money should be given to them.

This is not a question of whether they accept it or not, but a question of Yuri Kosaka feeling that he must give it.

As for whether they use it or not, that is their own business.

"Well, Yuri is too childish at times like this." Yuri Kosaka, who usually looks quite serious, acted rogue, and the others didn't seem to know what to do. There was no way they could force money into their hands. Go back to the other person's pocket.

"If you don't want it, why don't you just give it to Makise later? She will definitely accept it without saying anything." "What?! You actually want to give money to that Christina, that Christina who has no concept of money?! "Hearing Yuri Kosaka say this, Rintaro Okabe suddenly woke up.

Although Makise Kurisu's personal experience is different from that in Steins;Gate, her current residence is not in the United States.

But one thing is the same, that is, the other party's family background is as good as in Steins;Gate.

This led to Okabe Rintaro often finding that the other party was spending money lavishly in some rather subtle ways.

This made him unsure whether the other party would spend all the money to buy a giant bear to display at home after receiving the money.

Although Okabe Rintaro himself didn’t quite know why it was a bear doll, he had an inexplicable feeling that the other party would carry the bear doll home.

"If you don't want to do that, just put it away. Really, it was clearly agreed at the beginning. Why should I refuse?" "Wait, wait~~ Don't force yourself." Seeing that several people still had no idea of ​​picking up the money, Yuri Kosaka felt that it might turn into a stalemate, so he reached for the money on the table and forced it into Rintaro Okabe's white coat.

"Oh, Okarun's voice sounds so shy." "Okarun has become impure!" "Hey, you two, just watch from the side." Because the target is not him, Hashida on the side Zhi and Mayuri Shiina started to watch. They didn't move until Yuri Kosaka put the money into the opponent's pocket. They just watched.

"Because... well, there's nothing we can do about it." "As expected, it was Okabe's decision." "Tsk...it's troublesome." Although it was forcefully stuffed into his pocket, Okabe Rintaro could also see it. Kosaka Yuri was determined to give him the money and did not say anything about asking Yuri to take the money back.

But it's not that he has a solution, it's more difficult than he thought before.

"Well... let's do this. First use one hundred thousand as the lab's funds to buy Mayuri a new pocket watch or something. Later, if the members of the lab have special things, such as getting sick, we will use this money. Money." The reason I took out [-] yuan was because Okabe Rintaro felt that the price they provided for Okabe Rintaro's image was about this price. I felt that the extra money would burn my hands. We will talk about the rest later.

"Oh? That's a good idea." Okabe Rintaro's idea was approved by Hashida Zhi. He felt that this was much better than everyone in the lab, and it was not used casually.

"I said, do you really need to discuss this money for so long? The IBM 5100 I bought before was even more expensive than this, and that thing is still lying inside." "Shut up, I finally understand now Now, Yuri, you are also a nouveau riche. From now on, I can’t call you Yuri, but I should call you Judas!!! Got it, Judas!” Rintaro Okabe did know that as a professional cartoonist before Yuri is rich and always buys a lot of things.

But he didn't expect that the other party would hand him such a large sum of money so easily, which made him deeply understand what a damn rich person is.

"Um, can I ask why it's Judas?" It's easy to understand why Rintaro Okabe said he was a nouveau riche, but it's not very understandable when he said he was Judas Kousaka Yuri. Is there any connection between these?He vaguely remembered that Judas did betray Jesus for money. The problem was that the price he sold Jesus for was only thirty silver coins.

It is precisely because of this that it appeared

The classic painting "The Last Supper".

"Hmm? Judas is a name for rich people, right?" "Hey, Okabe, you remembered wrong, that one is Jewish." "Huh?!" When Kosaka Yuri didn't react, he turned to Okabe Rintaro. Hashida Zhi, who was very familiar with it, immediately realized the problem and corrected it.

This made Okabe Rintaro make a rather confused sound. After being stunned for a moment, he seemed to realize that maybe, maybe, he might have made a mistake.

"Okabe Rintaro's foreign language... can only be described as a tragedy." "Is this just a lack of commonly used vocabulary?" "Really? Let's just treat it like this." It seems that Okabe Rintaro would say this simply. They just confused the names of a bunch of capitalist Jews with that Judas.

Chapter 282 Watch Shop

"Dudulu, it's quite rare for everyone to go out together." "It's not rare, it's just not common at all." "Anyway, it's fine if nothing happens. The street stalls over there often have a lot of items worth buying." After chatting in the lab for a while, everyone decided to go out together for some reason.

Mainly to help Mayuri Shiina choose a new pocket watch. The original one could be said to be completely dead and waiting for cremation.

"Hmm, but do the street stalls over there sell pocket watches?" "If the street stalls don't have them, they should be sold in small shops on the roadside. There are pocket watch shops everywhere." "But it's hard to say if the price is moderate and the quality is good. La." If you really want to buy a pocket watch, you can buy it anywhere.

The key problem is that the prices of clocks and watches are quite vague, between cheap and expensive, exquisite and simple, and most people really can't tell the difference between them.

At least Rintaro Okabe and Zhi Hashida can't be distinguished. As for Mayuri Shiina herself, don't count on it.

"Mayuji wants to buy something cute~~" "What does a cute pocket watch look like?" "Well, cute ones are cute." "I don't understand, but in short, just buy something that suits your eyes. " Mayuri Shiina's standards for cuteness are quite subtle, at least because many of the things she buys cannot be called cute in the eyes of Okabe Rintaro, but are mysteriously ugly characters.

Just like when she saw the Steins;Gate anime, she thought the Metal Upa was cute just like herself in the anime. Rintaro Okabe really couldn't understand what was so cute about that kind of character.

The street stalls that people often visit are relatively not far from the lab. After a few people went out, they walked to their destination in about six or seven minutes.

"It's still the same as always. Anyway, let's go find a watch shop first." "Hey~~ take your time and look over there, there will be interesting things occasionally." "That's right, I haven't been here for a while recently. Maybe you can find something good." "I mean, you guys came here in a sightseeing mood, not to buy a pocket watch." "That's what I say, but there's no need to be in such a hurry. , look at this, it's quite interesting." There are many vendors on this street with a piece of cloth hanging on them and a bunch of messy things on display, but there are some physical stores on some scattered corners.

Although I don’t know if this kind of store can have customers on a street full of stalls, but since it’s open, there should be some, right?As for the thing Hashida Zhi is pointing at now, it is probably a fossil, with a few small fragments.

The stall owner wrote a note on it, saying it was a dinosaur tooth fossil.

"Dinosaur fossils? Real or fake?" This successfully attracted Okabe Rintaro's attention, causing him to stop and look at what the store manager labeled as dinosaur teeth.

"It's hard to say, but there is a certain possibility, because I remember that the fossil fragments of dinosaurs are not very valuable." "Do you understand, you two here, the complete version of dinosaurs is indeed very expensive, museums and so on Institutions will ask for it, but if it is just a fragment, the price will be..." The stall owner opened his hands to indicate that this thing is really not worth much.

"Then make sure what you are selling is real." Although the other party said this, Okabe Rintaro still didn't believe it.

To be fair, even if it is true as the other party said, dinosaur fossil fragments are not very valuable.

But it is easier to make fake products without the need for finished products, and it is more profitable if the value is not high. There is no need to place real dinosaur fossils at all.

"Of course, I dug this out of the mountain with my own hands... Although most people don't believe it, I still have to say that I really dug this out." It seems that it has been questioned many times. Before Rintaro Okabe said a few words, the stall owner started to explain endlessly.

"Hey, this is Tokyo. Where are you going to dig it out? Why don't you take the Shinkansen to go to the deep mountains and old forests?" "In the river! In a river with people coming and going in Ueno Park, when I walked over I felt something strange in the stone under my feet, so I dug it up and found this! Dinosaur fossil!" "...Isn't this exactly a replica of the folklore story where the sparrow said that the stone underfoot when a pedestrian crosses a river is made of gold? Give me some more new ideas!" "Ah, ah, let's go now

Well? "Of course, this is definitely a liar. Let's go, let's go. Don't look at Yuri either. Go over there." "At first, when the stall owner said it was a dinosaur fossil, Okabe Rintaro half believed it.

But after the other party added some additional explanations, he found it really difficult to accept it.

This setting is simply like attaching Lego bricks to a hammer and then bombarding his Tianling Cap, leaving him unable to complain.

"Kuzhen has really grown up. Even I was confused at the beginning." "No, it's impossible to deceive people with that kind of deception." When the other party started talking, Kosaka Yuri also Like Rintaro Okabe, I think this is a possible fact.

But when he observed the so-called fossil and didn't feel anything unusual, he felt a little strange.

Then that little story, that little story that literally fooled people, confused him even more.

To be honest, people who are interested in such dinosaur fossils must have a certain level of culture, so [-]% of people who adapt traditional stories will be recognized. In that case, wouldn’t the sales effect be greatly reduced? "Eh!! So it's a fake?" After belatedly, seeing everyone else leaving, Mayuri Shiina sighed: This dinosaur fossil turned out to be a fake.

"Go over there, that store looks good." After wandering around for a while and looking at a bunch of messy street stalls, Okabe Rintaro found a store between a certain corner. clock shop.

There are a bunch of ordinary watches of different shapes on the side, and the bottom two layers are the pocket watches that Mayuri Shiina needs.

"If the fossil is real, can the dinosaur fossil be used as a pocket watch?" Although the dinosaur fossil just now was fake, Yuri Kosaka suddenly thought of this question while walking.

"Hey, Yuri, what are you doing there? Come in." "Huh? I understand, but in fact, you can just make your own choice. You don't need a consultant like us at all. It doesn't matter if you give it to Mayushi. No matter how bad the quality is, she will keep it." "I didn't choose carefully what to do if it broke immediately after buying it. Don't worry about it. Just take a look." As he said that, Kosaka Yuri was dragged in by Okabe Rintaro. In a watch shop.

Chapter 283 House for Sale

"Is this enough?" "This is all right!" Compared to the time spent wandering on the road, when she actually arrived at the store, Mayuri Shiina chose a pocket watch without spending much time.

At least he didn't spend as much time observing the mysterious objects on the stall just now.

This made Okabe Rintaro think it was time-saving, but he also wondered whether she had chosen one at random so as not to waste everyone's time.

But when I saw the other person holding the new pocket watch happily, I felt that it shouldn't be the case.

"But it's so expensive. I thought the pocket watches in this store would be cheaper." "You've already bought it, so don't complain so much." Although it didn't take long, the price of the pocket watch itself is not cheap. , it cost five pieces of Yuji.

Even though he just got some extra income from Yuri Kosaka today, it is still quite painful for him who is used to being poor.

"The cheap one is more like a decoration than the pocket watch itself. If you want to use it for a long time, it doesn't matter if you buy a better one." Although Hashida Zhi on the side thinks it is a bit expensive, it is not bad. This kind of pocket watch can be carried everywhere. It’s not a bad thing to buy something from a good store.

"But we're all out now. It's almost time for me to go back." "Hey, are you leaving right now?" "It's getting late, right? What about you, Oka Lun, do you plan to go home or stay in the lab today?" ?" "Well... If you don't go, I'll go back today." It was already afternoon when a few people came out. Although they didn't spend much time shopping, it would be dark soon after they went back.

There is a subway nearby. Hashida decided to go home directly. Okabe Rintaro also decided to go back after hesitating for a while.

As for Mayuri Shiina, of course she left with Rintaro Okabe. After all, she had never stayed in the lab at all.

"Yuri, if you say... Oh, by the way, you live near here." "It's great to live near Akihabara. You don't have to take the subway back and forth like we do." "Can't you also live in the lab? "Is there a bed?" "There is no bed in the lab. It's okay to sleep on the sofa, but it will always be a little uncomfortable after waking up." The lab can indeed sleep, but it feels more like a studio inside, with lots of clutter. There are many things, and the only place to sleep is the sofa in the living room.

"Oh, by the way, do you have anything to eat in the next two days?" I just came here because I had something extra to do, and Yuri Kosaka will come over in two days when Steins;Gate is playing.

Considering that it was his own choice every time, he wanted to ask these people if they needed any food while they were there.

"Dudulu, Mayushi can do anything!" "Hmm... the roasted suckling pig from last time. Thinking back on it, that one was good." "Eh~~ That one is good but a little oily. You can eat it from the bucket. You can't lose weight with this kind of thing." "I've said it many times, my weight is a standard weight." "

Okay, okay, let's just treat it like that. I don't have any requirements. Yuri, just bring over some food that you think is the most distinctive. "Is roast suckling pig something special to me... I understand." ” Leaving aside the roasted suckling pig, you can just buy another one from the store you went to before.

As for the special food, Kosaka Yuri already knows what he should make next time.

It's time to show these people in the lab what real cooking skills are.

"Gu, is it Yuri's specialty food? I'm a little uneasy. Forget it, see you next time." "See you next time~~" "Be careful on the way back." Because it was not in the same direction, after the conversation, Kosaka Yuri He waved to the other three people and walked alone in the direction of his home.

"Hmm, has the temperature risen a little? Summer is still going on..." After walking for a while, Kosaka Yuri looked at the sun in the sky and felt the surrounding temperature before saying.

"Huh?" Just as he was about to walk home, an announcement on a building on the side of the road attracted his attention.

This is a small building with only one floor located next to a roadside intersection. It was formerly a moderate-sized convenience store.

It's just that it's not open now, and the contents inside have been emptied. Only some shelves that are not easy to handle remain inside.

"Due to financial problems, this house is for sale." The notice stated that the original owner of this building had some financial crises. Although the convenience store was operating well, it could only be sold and converted into cash for those interested in purchasing. of people contact the seller.

"How many of these buildings can be bought?" Yuri Kosaka became a little interested. Although he said he didn't know the use of buying such a commercial building on the roadside, he did become interested.

The main reason is that it's not far from the lab, and it's also very close to his home. If I buy it, it will be cool to open a Dr. Pepper bar or something like that.

"Tsk, he was fired. It's true that the bald store manager just ate some bread that no one bought. Anyway, he would throw it away after every day." "That's right, Ms. Kyoko, obviously There is not much popularity there. Hinata and Mitsuki bought so much bread for Miss Kyoko... What will they do with their bread life after this?" "Ah? Those two guys did such a thing, no wonder I said what? The bald manager’s bread has been sold so much recently, and it’s obviously not very delicious.” Just as Yuri Kosaka was looking at the for-sale advertisement of this shop on the roadside, the two people he had met at the counter of the mall came from the side Passing by, Kosaka Yuri unconsciously turned his gaze.

"Those two people were fired and are now unemployed...and then there is a shop here for sale that is suitable for being renovated into a family restaurant. I understand, this is obviously destiny!" Yuri Kosaka looked at the size of the shop, and then Looking at the two people leaving from the side, he had already made a decision in his heart.

"Hey~~ you two over there, can you wait a moment?" With that in mind, he walked over and stopped the two people who were walking normally.

"Huh? This is...... a pick-up. Is that how a pick-up is?!" "Xing, Miss Xingzi was hit on, no, no, I must, must do something!" "Put the knife away, Yachiyo, listen first. Listen to what he has to say." Suddenly being spoken to by Kousaka Yuri, the two of them were a little surprised, especially the girl with a knife, Todoroki Yachiyo, who looked like she was about to pull out the sword and fight to the death with Kousaka Yuri.

"Yachiyo, so this is indeed Todoroki Yachiyo, right? Then you are Miss Shiratou Kyoko, right?" "Tsk, do you know us? Is the name still spreading around here? Never mind, although I don't know what you have heard of it. , But that is all in the past, it is different now, if you want to fight, go find someone else." Yuri Kosaka's words made Kyoko Shiratou misunderstand something, and she said with a headache.

The main reason is that she used to be a famous delinquent girl in this area and did many stupid things. At that time, she still had a certain reputation among the delinquents in this area.

In particular, Todoroki Yachiyo has been wearing a katana on his waist for a long time, which is particularly conspicuous.