Character: Wataru Manishiki

“Perhaps you’re right,” I confirmed. An entertaining comparison.

- It's like a deep earthquake on the seabed. In a world hidden from our eyes, where the sun's rays do not break through, in other words: outside of our consciousness, a strong transformation takes place. It reaches the surface, triggers a series of reactions, and eventually takes on the form we see. I am not a person of art, but, in general, I can understand the idea of such a process. Great ideas in the business world come about through similar phases. Outstanding ideas are thoughts that arise spontaneously from the darkness.

- As you well know, the price of things is a relative concept, determined naturally, based on the balance of supply and demand. If I say that I want to buy something from you, and you answer that you do not want to sell, the price will increase.
- I know the market principle. Still, do you really need me to paint your portrait? Can you do without it?
- Yes, you're right: I can do without it. But curiosity lives in me. What will be the portrait like if you write it? And I want to know. For myself. In other words, I myself have set the price for my own curiosity.
- And your curiosity costs a lot of money.
He smiled cheerfully.
- If you are interested in something out of pure curiosity, it only gets stronger. And you have to pay for it.

Maybe this is useless advice, but since you're walking down the street, wouldn't it be better to walk on the sunny side?