Dead Hours — Points, Page 9
By Suha · Published
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Full-page splash: A dramatic overhead shot looking straight down at the register counter, completely buried under a ridiculous mountain of tiny sacrificial purchases — candies, gum packs, batteries, a rolled sock, and small odds and ends scattered everywhere. Kaito's hand and the nurse's travel mug are visible at the edges of the pile. CAPTION (bubble): For one point.
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Full-page overhead shot of the register counter buried under a mountain of tiny purchases — candy, gum, batteries, socks — with a hand and coffee cup at the edge.
About this chapter
A night-shift nurse just wants a coffee, but her loyalty card is one point short of a free one. Kaito — physically unable to let a near-miss stand — spirals into engineering absurd micro-purchases to farm that single missing point, each one costing more than the coffee itself, while Rin films the math getting worse. He finally hits 1,000 points in triumph... and the coffee machine is empty. He hand-brews a fresh pot; the nurse's shift alarm goes off and she bolts, leaving the hard-won coffee untouched on the counter. Rin's stream wins. Kaito gets nothing.