It was late in the Evening. The street lights began to flicker to life, and Sixth Street was beginning to quiet down for the night. Just outside of the Box Galaxy store, Nicole was busy scheming.

The pretty, pink-haired girl was the leader of an odd-job agency called 'Gentle House', better known as the 'Cunning Hares' for obvious reasons. It was also no closely guarded secret that the Cunning Hares were teetering on bankruptcy- having been frequently in debt to multiple people, Nicole was forced to scrape by. Whether that meant cutting allowances to her members, or using every last coupon in her purse. Even though the Cunning Hares always pulled through on a job, they were starting to lose face; and fast, due to their thinning funds.

So Nicole was currently deep in thought. After a few pulls on the Gacha machines, she started to think about more ways to make money.

A second business? The starting costs were too high. Selling rare collectibles? Well, she already did that- but the return revenue was too low. She already felt bad that she had to cut Anby's pay for the third time just this month; and she knew that the agency couldn't go on like this.

A frustrated huff escaped her. It was time to get serious.

'Making money is my forte! With my savvy skills, the Cunning Hares will climb the ladder to luxury!' She thought.

But... she was mostly just telling herself that to keep high spirits.

While walking further down the street, Nicole stopped by Coff Cafe. She dug around in her clutch for a few loose coupons to use. Upon entering the cafe, the smell of freshly roasted coffee beans swirled into her nostrils. After placing her order, she would take a seat at one of the tables while she waited for it to be ready.

"Business really can be hard sometimes... wait, huh? What am I saying! I, Nicole Demara of the Cunning Hares, will solve this temporary financial crisis!"

'Why did I say that out loud? Great, now the other customer over there is staring!'