The prices of drawing tablets are quite irregular, ranging from a few thousand yen to hundreds of thousands of yen.
But the ones for a few thousand yen are too cheap, and he couldn't afford the ones for hundreds of thousands, so Haruno Tōru decided to choose one that cost 40,000 yen.
Intuos Pro, boasting 8196 levels of pressure sensitivity and a whole bunch of other technical specifications that Haruno Tōru couldn't understand.
Anything related to electronic products, with his current financial resources, he had absolutely no chance to understand.
The reason he chose this tablet, besides the reasonable price, was another crucial factor.
That is, among tablets in the same price range, this one had a more realistic feel. Haruno Tōru had tested it himself, and although it still differed slightly from drawing on paper, he believed that once he got used to it, he could ignore this tiny flaw.
If you ask what the difference between men and women shopping is, Haruno Tōru believes it's the time difference.
As a typical man, when Haruno Tōru buys something, he will always set his goal beforehand and then go straight for it. As long as the price is right, he'll pay and leave, the whole process won't take more than five minutes.
But when he goes shopping with his sister, it's a completely different story.
Heaven knows how Kyō, who has always been malnourished, managed to wear out her older brother, who is accustomed to physical labor.
Fortunately, he was the only one out today, without that little girl, everything went smoothly.
Pay, leave!
Haruno Tōru enjoyed a rare experience of spending lavishly.
No wonder everyone wants to be rich, the feeling of spending money is really good.
Especially today, spending someone else's money, it's double the joy.
"Haruno-kun?"
While Haruno Tōru was carefully examining his expensive drawing tablet, a voice pulled him out of the shopping spree.
Sawamura Spencer Eriri was standing in front of him.
This is the third time they've met outside school in a row, right?
No, that's not the right way to put it.
Because yesterday's encounter was probably Eriri's initiative, a premeditated plan.
"Sawamura-san, good afternoon." Glancing at the setting sun outside the store, Haruno Tōru sighed.
The more you try to avoid something, the more likely you are to encounter it.
Is this Murphy's Law?
"Are you buying a drawing tablet?" Eriri spotted the box in Haruno Tōru's hand.
"Yeah, I got an illustration job recently, so I'm preparing some tools." Haruno Tōru didn't hide it, it's not something to be ashamed of.
"Is it Intuos Pro K1? This one has a mediocre feel, and the high pressure sensitivity is just a physical data amplification, don't be fooled by those salespeople's sweet talk." Eriri "kindly" introduced the drawing tablet to Haruno Tōru.
It has to be said that a girl from a wealthy family knows much more about these things than Haruno Tōru. Anything electronic, as long as she's interested, it will definitely appear in her bedroom the next day.
So, expert Eriri pulled Haruno Tōru's sleeve and took him to another counter.
"I recommend this one, 4K resolution, ultra-realistic color reproduction, anti-glare etched glass, which can prevent reflections from affecting your drawing." The girl excitedly introduced the product in front of her, those who don't know the situation might think she's a newly hired salesperson.
"Also, the best part of this drawing tablet is the pen it comes with. It uses electromagnetic induction technology and has true 8192 levels of pressure sensitivity. When you draw, it feels like you're drawing on real paper, there's almost no difference. I'm using this one now!"
Looking at the girl's excited expression, Haruno Tōru believed she was sincerely recommending it to him.
But after seeing the brand and price of this drawing tablet, he was completely thrown off guard.
Wacom and Cintiq Pro, priced at 548,000 yen...
Haruno Tōru swallowed hard, he thought spending 40,000 yen at once was already a luxurious and extravagant act, but after meeting Eriri, he realized what it meant to be limited by poverty.
Something he couldn't reach, was just a casual tool for her, such a gap...
Well, actually, Haruno Tōru wasn't envious at all.
Because he always understood one thing.
Do you think rich people are really happy?
No, you can't even imagine how happy rich people are!
Since he can't imagine it, Haruno Tōru wouldn't be affected.
"Well, Sawamura-san, I think the Intuos is pretty good..." With great difficulty, he squeezed out these words from his teeth, Haruno Tōru wanted to leave.
The reason he squeezed them out was because if he spoke right now, he would definitely shed tears of envy.
Too sour!
"Why? This one is much better, it can definitely unleash your full drawing skills, Haruno-kun." Seeing her good intentions rejected again, Eriri was anxious.
Why does it feel like everything is going wrong lately?
"The answer is simple, because Haruno-kun can't afford it." A cold voice suddenly rang out.
Haruno Tōru helplessly covered his face, what's going on today?
In just half a day, this has happened twice, did he not check the almanac before going out today?
And why is Kasugaoka Utaha here?
"Senpai, you wouldn't be stalking me, would you?"
"Of course not, Haruno-kun is very important to me, but he's not worth me doing something so against my dignity." Kasugaoka Utaha didn't get upset by Haruno Tōru's "joke," she even smiled at the boy.
This made the boy feel cold from the bottom of his heart.
Damn, I'm definitely going to be caught in the crossfire again.
I just hope that Kasugaoka Utaha won't say anything about money transactions this time.
This is a bustling shopping mall, not the entrance of a secluded library, if someone hears something wrong here, I'm finished!
Fortunately, Kasugaoka Utaha is also very good at discerning situations. She shook the box in her hand and said to Haruno Tōru, "The laptop I used for writing broke down, so I'm here to buy a new one today."
The girl was holding a brand new laptop, even Haruno Tōru, who doesn't know much about electronics, knows that this is Sony's new model that came out last month.
There's no way, there are advertisements for this thing everywhere on the train, the boy couldn't play on his phone so he could only stare at these things in a daze.
So bored that he even remembered how many characters were in the advertisement.
"Kasugaoka Utaha, what exactly do you mean!" Being repeatedly cut off, Eriri's patience reached its limit.
Anyway, this isn't school, as long as nobody recognizes her, there's no one around.
She doesn't want to endure it anymore.
"I don't mean anything, it's just that Sawamura-san should really pay attention to the situation before speaking next time."
"Does Haruno-kun look like someone who can afford a 500,000 yen drawing tablet?"