Allowance Ledger
If a passerby had seen Trish training, they would've stopped in their tracks to applaud.
Because when she trained...
Hmph!
Every move looked almost as if...
Hya-cha!
She was on a circus act...
Hahaha! Well, Captain?
Pretty wild, huh? I was awesome, wasn't I?
...What? You think it was full of inefficient moves?
Hahaha! Captain, you only get half the picture!
Half the picture?
See, if you only focus on efficiency...
It doesn't look cool!
The way of the hunter! Can't help being cool, even in training!
Cool...?
Of course! The way of the hunter...!
Fight with flair!
Even you thought I looked cool, right?
Wanna learn how? Want me to teach you?
Okay, so first you hold the dagger in a reverse grip like this. Then get into your stance and take three steps forward!
Then, you throw the dagger and stick it in the right spot...
And use that planted dagger as a foothold to do a backfl—
...Whooooa!
Just as she jumped off the dagger, Trish went crashing headfirst into the ground.
Oww... That really hurt...
Ugh... I thought this was dirt, but there was a rock under it!
Are you okay?
Ah, I'm fine. It's not that bad.
Ugh... Wiping out like that was not cool...
I guess the dagger didn't stick properly because of the rock.
It wobbled right when I stepped on it, and I slip—
Huh?! My Blue Fang got a crack...?!
You even gave your weapon a name?
Obviously. It's my custom-made, one-of-a-kind dagger.
Crafted by a master smith, forged with care and precision to a razor-sharp edge!
Just look at how it fits perfectly in my hand!
And most importantly, it just looks awesome.
Can't even compare it to the cheap stuff rolling around in the market.
Well, it's cracked now.
...Ngh.
Captain, do you think I got scammed?
I paid a fortune for this thing!
Maybe it's because you're too rough with it.
No matter how expensive a weapon is, it'll fall apart if you treat it like that...
...?!
It completely snapped in half?!
Trish stared in shock at her Blue Fang, now broken clean in two.
Looks like you'll have to get it repaired.
Yeah...
I guess so. Haha!
Can't train or hunt with a busted blade, after all!
...
Speaking of which...
Captain, could you spot me some mon—
No.
You didn't even let me finish!
Told you to start saving.
Ngh...!
I-I'll pay you back the second I make some money!
To make money, I need to hunt, and to hunt, I need to fix my weapon!
So just lend it to me!
Pretty please? I'll pay you back fast!
...Fine.
Hahaha! I knew you'd come around, Captain!
I'll pay you back with a generous tip—
On one condition.
...Condition?
I can't miss this golden opportunity to fix her reckless spending habits...!
A stationery store? Why are we going there?
Can't you just lend me the money?
Captain? Wait for me!
An allowance ledger...?
Just use it for one week and show it to me.
Think of it as financial rehab. A way to build better spending habits.
No way! Why should I bother with this just to use my own money?
And this allowance ledger...
It's so tacky! What's with this kiddie cartoon design?!
I'm not a kid...! This doesn't look cool at all!
No? Then no money.
Th-that's so unfair! Kgh...!
Fine! I'll write down everything I spend, okay?!
Now... repair money, please.
Today's the day Trish has to turn in her allowance ledger for me to check.
She stood tall and proud, her smile never leaving her face.
Hehehe. I kept my promise.
The way of the hunter! Always keep your word!
Here's the allowance ledger. I wrote everything down!
That means the punishment's over now, right?
I opened the allowance ledger Trish handed me, and my brain nearly shut down.
It was packed, front and back, for a whopping...
Seventy-three pages?! In one week?!
And the last thirty pages were all purchases on credit...!
Denied!!!
Wait, what?!
Why?! I did what you told me to!
What's your problem?!
I worked hard on it! What's wrong with it?!
Not knowing what the problem is the real problem...!
The allowance ledger program was only discontinued after Trish finally agreed to stop buying things on credit.
For now, I'll take that as a win.