Azami Izumida/Lucky Bag - Cosmetics

Bargaining Skill

Backstage Stories

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Taichi	I'm super excited that Mankai Company is gonna be featured in a magazine!
Kumon	I'm really looking forward to it being published~!
Kazunari	IKR! We're going to have our photos published in the magazine, so we have to be particular about our outfits!
Tasuku	The content is an introduction to Veludo Way, right? I don't think you have to be that particular about it.
Kazunari	Eh~! I know it's just a local magazine, but that's still not good enough!
	We should make it look super fancy and steal the spotlight!
Izumi	Yes, it would be nice if we could make it in a way that would make the fans happy.
Sakyo	It's also good PR for the company.
Tsuzuru	So this time you're going to have Yuki make them too?
Izumi	Hmm, I don't think you guys will be wearing anything as fancy as a performance costume this time...
	I think it'll be less burdensome for Yuki-kun if we just buy them from a store.
Sakyo	Well, you do have a point.
Izumi	That's why I thought it would be a good idea to have Yuki-kun give us some advice and have someone else split up and do the work.
Azami	In that case, Kazunari-san is just the right person for the job, isn't he?
Kazunari	You can leave it to me! Is what I'd like to say, but...
	I'm currently also busy preparing this and that for the advertising~
Tsuzuru	So someone other than Yuki and Miyoshi-san...
Kazunari	Azamin, who knows a lot about hair and makeup, is the perfect person for this, isn't he?!
Taichi	Ooh, sounds good!
Azami	Huh? Me?
Izumi	I agree. Azami-kun is very fashionable, and he's always studying hair and makeup from magazines.
Kumon	That's right!
Taichi	You're usually always discussing and working together with Yuki-chan since he's our costumer, too!
Kazunari	I'm sure you'll pick out some super stylish outfits!
Izumi	How about it, Azami-kun?
Azami	Well, this also serves as an experience in a way...
Kazunari	Yippie! Thankies, Azamin! I'm looking forward to it~!
Azami	Though if we want proper outfits, we'll have to pay for it. We have to prepare a budget for it, don't we?
Sakyo	Sigh...give me a moment.
	This is all you get.
Azami	Hah? That's way too little!
Sakyo	Just so you know, keeping it within budget is considered a commendable job.
Azami	Ugh...
	(Phone rings)
Sakyo	...It's my phone. Excuse me for a bit.
Izumi	Sure.
Sakyo	Hello. ...Hah? There's no way we can afford that.
	Cut the price in half. No more than that. I already told you this the other day.
	If you can't lower the price any further, you'll have to come up with terms that benefit us--
Kumon	Whoa~...
Taichi	Still as strict about money as ever...!
Izumi	Ahaha...

Azami	......
Yuki	So? Came up with anything good?
Azami	Well...I was able to get a vague idea from looking at these magazines.
	I'm thinking that it would be nice to put together outfits with mainly corduroy and some duller tones.
Yuki	Heh, making it all wintery isn't bad. I think it's a good idea to buy them at thrift stores.
Azami	Now I just need to figure out where to get them...
Yuki	...I knew it, this guy's not listening at all, is he?
Banri	You asshole, why don'tcha at least put away the bag of sweets you just ate!
Juza	I'm still eatin' it, I'm just puttin' it down.
Banri	Bullshit! There's nothin' left in there!
	(Knock knock)
	Hah?
Azami	...I could hear it all the way from outside.
Banri	If you have any complaints, tell 'em to Hyodo.
	Anyway, whaddya want?
Azami	...I need to ask you something.
Izumi	(Today's meeting is finally done with. Things are starting to fall into place with the local magazine.)
Azami	......
Izumi	...Huh, Azami-kun?
Azami	Director? On your way home?
Izumi	Yeah. Are you going somewhere?
Azami	I'm going to a thrift store that Banri-san recommended to me to look for outfits.
Izumi	I see! Just by yourself?
Azami	Yuki-san was supposed to go with me, but he had some urgent business.
Izumi	I see...in that case, should I go with you?
Azami	Well...I don't mind if you tag along.
Izumi	Thanks. Let's go, then.
Azami	...Here.
Izumi	(You can always count on Banri-kun to recommend a place this stylish.)
	There's a lot of clothes and accessories here. This one's so cute...oh, this one too!
	...My bad, we're here to look for outfits, aren't we? There's so much stuff here so I got too excited.
Azami	I don't mind if you do your own shopping.
Izumi	No, I really shouldn't. I'm here to accompany you today.
Azami	Well, let's just look for what we want first.
	I went around the store and grabbed some outfits that looked good, mainly corduroy.
Izumi	Wow, they're all so cute...! And you've also got the mood down.
CHOICE 1: Should I ask you to pick out outfits for me next time? [+] Izumi Should I ask you to pick out outfits for me next time? Azami I don't mind. Izumi Really? I'm glad to hear that. Azami I also give you advice on choosing cosmetics, so thinking about outfits as well...isn't a bad idea. Izumi Yeah! I'm looking forward to seeing what kind of outfits you'll choose for me!
CHOICE 2: I can't wait to see you wearing it. [+] Izumi I can't wait to see everyone wearing these outfits. Azami 'Course, I also plan to do the hair and makeup to match the outfits. As I was choosing, I thought about what kind of hair and makeup that'd suit well with them. Izumi As expected of Azami-kun...!
Izumi	Still, no matter how cheap it is at a thrift store, having so many clothes to choose from is indeed going to exceed our budget...
	Let's calculate a bit.
Azami	Yeah.
Izumi	Uuu...as I thought, we're over our budget. We definitely can't cut back on the number of people, so what should we do...
Azami	...I have an idea.
Tsumugi	Heh...what a nice muffler.
Kumon	What's with this hat, it's suuuper cool!
Sakyo	...Are these really within the budget?
Azami	Hmph, of course.
Izumi	Azami-kun's bargaining skill was as good as Sakyo-san's, you know.
	He was able to bargain down the price with all sorts of methods, like buying in bulk, or putting the name of the store in the magazine as a collaboration.
Sakyo	...Hmm, you've gotten a little better at this.
Izumi	(So he says, but he looks happy. He's really not honest, is he...)

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