After lunch, Kobayashi Itsuki and Yoshinaga Midori set a time.
Similar to Matsuzaka Ume, they both agreed to meet at the Kindergarten entrance, but one was on Saturday and the other on Sunday.
"Once I have a bit more money, I really need to find an opportunity to buy a phone."
In fact, Kobayashi Itsuki had already thought about buying a phone a long time ago.
Although there weren't many communication apps in this era, sending texts and making calls was still possible.
It could also help maintain relationships and build goodwill.
Unfortunately, the interest he needed to pay this month hadn't been gathered yet, so Kobayashi Itsuki had never put this matter on the agenda.
Matsuzaka Ume had also once asked for his contact information, but he could only politely decline.
Back home, Kobayashi Itsuki first opened his mailbox to see if there were any new emails, such as those from Fujimi.
However, the mailbox was empty; he didn't see any.
But fortunately, his work had already been shortlisted, so he didn't have to worry as much as before.
After checking his mailbox, Kobayashi Itsuki started opening today's treasure chests.
Aside from Yoshinaga Midori, these should be the last batch of green treasure chests in the Kindergarten.
If he wanted to farm treasure chests again, it wouldn't be as easy as it was now, unless Kobayashi Itsuki had the opportunity to expand his targets for farming treasure chests.
He proceeded with opening the chests as usual.
'Open all green treasure chests.'
With a silent thought, the treasure chests in the System quickly opened one by one.
[Ding, congratulations Host, you have received 20,000 Yen.]
[Ding, congratulations Host, you have received DOD Outdoor Camping Tent * 1.]
[Ding, congratulations Host, you have received Coffee Machine * 1.]
[Ding, congratulations Host, you have received Compound Bow * 1, Arrows * 10.]
[Ding, congratulations Host, you have received Akina Nakamori's Collector's Edition Photobook * 1.]
[Ding, congratulations Host, you have received 18,700 Yen.]
...A series of System prompts followed.
Besides many items, the rest was money.
A total of fifteen treasure chests, another 170,000 Yen.
Kobayashi Itsuki's current cash combined was even more than previously estimated.
It was almost 800,000, precisely 786,700 Yen.
This was more than Kobayashi Itsuki had estimated before.
It was no exaggeration to say that as long as he received his salary at the end of the month, a monthly repayment of one million would not be a problem at all, and he would even have extra.
Thinking of this, Kobayashi Itsuki's mood completely brightened.
Looking at it this way, he wouldn't even have to wait until the end of the month, or for the results of "planetarian: the reverie of a little star."
If the flea market business was good tomorrow, he might be able to gather one million directly tomorrow.
He remembered having quite a psychological burden when he first learned he had to repay one million every month.
Who would have thought that with the help of the System, it would be so easy to achieve now?
'Indeed, System is the best!'
Kobayashi Itsuki praised silently in his heart, then began to organize the things he planned to take to the flea market tomorrow to sell.
In these past few days, Kobayashi Itsuki hadn't been idle even without writing.
He started searching online to find out the value of some of the items he had drawn.
And just as he thought, the items opened from the green treasure chests were all worth at least 10,000 Yen.
Some were even worth tens of thousands.
These items were valuable, but Kobayashi Itsuki couldn't use many of them.
Just like the Compound Bow he just drew, Kobayashi Itsuki didn't know how to use it, and wouldn't use it normally, so it was better to sell it than keep it.
Of course, he still had to check if this item was contraband or something.
Also, like the Coffee Machine.
This thing probably wasn't cheap, but Kobayashi Itsuki didn't like coffee, and with his current living conditions, it wasn't convenient to use, let alone spending extra money to buy coffee beans.
Such a luxurious life was not yet for him.
While checking prices on the computer, he recorded them in a notebook.
Kobayashi Itsuki busied himself until evening, finally tidying up some smaller and lighter items.
There were two boxes in total, and he planned to sell as many of these items as possible tomorrow.
If all went well, even if he couldn't cover the remaining deficit completely, it wouldn't be much.
"Hope everything goes smoothly tomorrow."
...The next day.
Early in the morning, Kobayashi Itsuki left with two boxes.
After careful selection yesterday, the items in the two boxes weren't heavy, but there were many of them.
If Kobayashi Itsuki hadn't been exercising with the children every day and maintaining a healthy routine, his physical condition would not have improved significantly compared to his previous all-night habits, and he might not have been able to handle it.
Carrying two large boxes, Kobayashi Itsuki took about twenty minutes to finally arrive at the Kindergarten entrance.
There were still ten minutes until his appointed time with Yoshinaga Midori, but when Kobayashi Itsuki arrived, a graceful figure dressed in casual clothes was already standing at the entrance.
"Sorry, did I keep you waiting?"
"It's fine, I arrived early. But we don't have time for pleasantries, we need to hurry, otherwise there won't be any good stalls left."
Saying that, Yoshinaga Midori reached out to Kobayashi Itsuki, preparing to help him with the boxes.
"No need, I can manage myself."
...From the Kindergarten to the flea market, it didn't take long.
It was about ten minutes.
What was called a flea market was actually like a small park, with an open space where small grids were marked out like parking spaces, available for people to set up stalls.
When Kobayashi Itsuki and the others arrived, many people were already setting up their stalls.
It looked quite lively.
"You can set up your stall in the marked grids, try to choose a central spot, as more people will see it..."
Yoshinaga Midori, who was not visiting for the first time, shared her experience, and Kobayashi Itsuki listened attentively, nodding from time to time.
After surveying the surroundings, Kobayashi Itsuki quickly found a suitable spot.
"Let's do it here."
Kobayashi Itsuki set down the box and took out a picnic blanket from inside, spreading it on the ground.
"Teacher Kobayashi, what are you going to sell?"
"Just some small things I don't use. I have a lot of miscellaneous stuff at home, so it's better to clear it out."
Kobayashi Itsuki said, beginning to take items out of the box.
Yoshinaga Midori watched curiously, then saw Kobayashi Itsuki pull out a camera, then a tent set, a set of hardware tools that didn't look cheap... In a short while, the picnic blanket in front of Kobayashi Itsuki was filled with all sorts of items, a dazzling array that left Yoshinaga Midori overwhelmed.
Some of these items even made her feel tempted.
For example, a bottle of perfume not far from her.
If she wasn't mistaken, this perfume should be a high-end brand, and it was brand new, unopened, not something used.
"Teacher Kobayashi, these things all look new."
"Yes, they were all bought by my family when they were around. Many things were never used; they're all brand new."
"And I don't need them myself, so I thought about getting rid of them."