Okay. Here we are in San Francisco. We've got the iconic view of the hilly streets, a cable car San Francisco Bay and Alcatraz all in the same image!


: This is a San Francisco specialty. Cable car or beautiful scenery.


: That’s what they say.



They sure do. But what do they say about Zero4? Let's Talk





: Umm… This is where they do zero-yon.


: Do you have it?


: Zero-yon is available in Los Angeles.



Uh, we already know that lady. In fact, we're the LA Champ!


: Oh really? They don't do that here?



Drat. I was looking forward to racing around these hilly streets and re-enact scenes from Bullitt. Looks like this is not a race location :(.

How about checking out the local Shop


: There doesn't seem to be any shops.



Well, if there's no Shop it leaves one final option. Let's look for a Part-Time Job…





: Are you looking for a part-time job?


: Well, the sushi restaurant at the Japan Center is hiring Japanese staff.



Japan Centre? Sushi Restaurant? Hiring Japanese staff? This is perfect for Hiro!


: Shall we go to a sushi restaurant?






: This is it.


: Welcome!


: I heard that they're hiring part-time workers here.


: Huh, will you give me a part-time job? That would be helpful


: But I'm currently traveling around the country, so I can't stay with you forever.


: Oh, I don't mind that at all. It will help even if it's just for a day.


: So, can I ask you to do it today?


: Yes


: Well, I guess I'll have him keep Kaneyan company.


: He's my special someone. Please be polite.



Uh, what?

We have to keep his special someone company? I thought we'd be rolling sushi...


: Who is the other person?



: Well, you'll understand if you try it.



This seems… ominous. Are we in one of those Yakuza hostess clubs? Are we the hostess?


: Well then, nice to meet you.






Uhhh… I guess this is the special someone….


: Oh, you're new here. I'm Charlie Kaneko, a regular here.


: Let's get started!


: What do you mean, start?


: Oh, you didn't hear me? Well, I'll explain. The rules are simple…



… Errr… just a second there Charlie… i’m not sure we want to...


: Just guess what sushi I ate today



… Wha?


: I ate three kinds of sushi. Can you guess what I ate and in what order?


: I'll give you chips depending on how many times you win.



… Potato chips? Is he going to share some greasy handfuls of his Doritos with us for guessing how much food he’s eaten today?

Just who is this guy?


: How about giving it a try?


Uhhh…

We’re presented with two options.

Do It /

Don't do it


I don’t know about you, but I feel like Charlie’s the type to not wash his hands after using the bathroom. So I don’t think we want to share his potato chips.

Don’t Do it.





: What a boring guy. That's enough, I'll do it with someone else!!


: I'm so sorry


: Hiro-chan, that's enough. Good work.


: It's $200 from my part-time job.


: Thank you very much



Whoah. We just made $200 for refusing to guess how much sushi a fat guy ate. It seems like we could continue to repeat this indefinitely in perhaps the easiest way to make money yet!

…But maybe we should actually try whatever this is, out.

Let’s go back into the restaurant.


: Oh, you came to work part-time? I'm so happy. Well then, I'll ask you to be my partner right away.


: Welcome


: Oh, you're here!


: How about we give it a try?



Well... what have we got to lose? Let’s Do it!


: That's the way it should be!


: If both of the numbers are correct, I'll leave a green ball. If only the ball that got the green ball is correct, I'll leave a blue ball.



Uh. I'm sorry, yhat didn't make sense. Let me run that through the translator again:


: If both the number of times you eat what kind of material and the material that you eat are correct, you will get a green piece of barashi. If you get the blue piece of barashi, you will get a blue piece of barashi.



... that didn't help.


: If you don't get it right within eight tries, you'll have to buy me the sushi.


: Now guess!






…. Okay… what on earth is this.

There’s a selection of sushi on the bottom there, and a board at the top.





We can select 3 Sushi to go on the board. These must represent the ones we ‘think’ he’s eaten today, and (I guess?) in the specific order?

I’m going to propose that he’s eaten Fatty Octopus Kappa, in that order.


: Is this okay?






: Hmm So close! Almost there



Huh… two green… materials… balls? Barashi?....

…I think this means we got two of them right?

Well, the our third guess, Kappa, looks like it’s cucumber so it’s a vegetable. I’m going to guess he had the other meat one, the shrimp instead.





Three green materials / barashi / ball / whatever that is supposed to be…





: Alright, I won! I won it twice, so it's a $3,000 tip.



Wait, 3 grand!?!?

Did we just make... 3 grand???

Why the hell have we been wasting all this time walking dogs, feeding spiders and smuggling liquor for 200-400 dollars a day, when we could have been making bank watching some fat guy eat sushi?

Has this been here all this time?


: Thank you very much


: Look away a bit. Munch munch, good, good.


: Let's do it again?



Uh… I can’t believe I’m saying this, but… Yes.


: That's the way it should be!



Charlie's description is a bit different this time.


: If you get both the number of times you ate what material and the number of times you ate it, only the material that got the green disarray will be included.If I win, I'll leave a blue rose.



...And it’s still equally unhelpful.


: If you don't get it right within 8 tries, you'll have to buy me the sushi. Now guess!









: Wow, we’re getting pretty close.



This time, I’ve got green grass and blue grass. Does this mean some right and some wrong?





: I wonder what he’s doing…



Now one green grass… the blue grass has gone away.





: Well that’s about it



Now we seem to have no green grass. I’m at a bit of a loss at how this works…








: Hahaha, I didn't get it.


: As promised, I'll have you pay for what you just ate.



Damn. I guess we have to pay for his dinner now?


: Damn, there's no other way!


: Look away a bit Munch munch, good, good.


: Let's do it again?



Uh. Let’s not this time…


: What a boring guy.That's enough, I'll do it with someone else!!


: I'm so sorry


: Hiro-chan, that's enough. Good work.


: That's $170 for part-time work.



Huh, so it docked us $30 from the day’s pay to pay for that guys sushi… Hell, that’s not too bad considering the risk vs reward! We still earned $170!

You know what? Let's try one more time… Maybe I can figure it out this time…


: If you don't guess within 8 tries, you'll have to buy me the sushi. Come on, guess!






Huh….this time I got three barashi… grass.. ball things on the first try… Does this mean we won straight away?





: Ugh, I got it right the first time.


: Oh well, here's the $5,000 tip. Get it now






: I'm out of money. I'll let you go home today.


: Thank you as always.


: Hiro-chan, that's enough.


: Good job!


: It's $200 from my part-time job.


: Thank you very much.



Wow. That was a crazy easy way of earning money. I wonder if our Reach stick or other good luck items helped us out there… I refuse to believe I could have just earned that kind of money right from the start…


Unfortunately our adventures with Charlie here is the limit of what’s available in San Francisco it seems…. Where should we go next?