Hard Working Dreamer

## Chapter Info

**Chapter 3: Hard Working Dreamer** is the third chapter of Furry Fight Chronicles and the chapter that introduces Kalita and the Roda Kira Gang at the end.

## Summary

The previous evening, shortly after meeting Cookie, Muko is talking with her older sister Saniko about her dream of becoming a Combagal. Saniko believes that furry fighting is not real and that Muko is going through a phase, reminding her of an occasion where she got immersed in guerilla urban gardening for a week. She tells Muko that she won't let her quit a stable job over a fantasy. Muko informs Saniko that she already quit Cafe Carrots, voicing her delight at no longer having to work there.

Back in the present, Manugo is displeased at Muko's return, mentioning how she quit the job with a smug attitude the previous day. He also refuses to let her work just to promote her Combagal career, which he considers no different from a cat fight. Cookie has Muko put on a maid costume tailored by a friend of hers. She tells Muko that she and Cookie made a bet. If Muko makes more sales than the maids, then she and Cookie get the earnings of Cafe Carrots for that day. But if Muko loses, she has to work at Cafe Carrots for a month without pay.

Upon hearing the conditions, Manugo accepts. He calls out Muko for her poor work ethic, telling the rabbit that he didn't fire her out of good will for her mother. Muko tells Cookie that she's on bad terms with the staff, saying that she rejected him and that the maids treated her as a stranger, causing Manugo to tell her that he gave her no discriminatory treatment and the maids to angrily remind Muko that she spied on them undressing in the locker room.

Cookie explains to Muko the concept of a persona. As a Combagal, Muko has to play a character inside and outside the ring. The type of character Muko conveys will determine the fans she gets. Cookie wants Muko to be a working class heroine to connect with the audience by showing her skills in many jobs, creating an illusion of an aspiring underdog. Cookie then sends Muko to start the contest by serving the customers.

Once the contest starts, Muko is shown to be socially awkward around men, which causes Manugo to tease Cookie. The maids remember how Muko was a bad worker who spied on them everyday she worked at Cafe Carrots. Unwilling to let her win their earnings, the maids decide to be extra nice to their customers to make Muko lose.

The maids get an early lead on Muko as Shira and Mel serve the customers while Tunky keeps score. Tunky tells Cookie that Muko won't win with a cute outfit since she doesn't have inner determination. Cookie lectures Muko for her lack of performance, causing Muko to explain that she feels awkward around men as she's not interested in them. Cookie then tells Muko that her job as a Combagal requires her to entertain her fans. She advises Muko to act as the girl she'd like to have as a waitress.

Outside, in the streets of Tendonchi, Harry S. Fishkopp is depressed at his current luck. He was fired from his job and he's estranged from his family. He decides to commit suicide, but opts to take one last meal at Cafe Carrots. Upon entering, Harry meets Muko, who acts as a clumsy maid to get his attention. Cookie takes the chance to promote Muko as a Combagal by giving Harry a poster of Muko. Thanks to Harry ordering every item on the menu, Muko makes a comeback, much to the shock of the maids.

Thanks to her service of Harry, other customers start asking for Muko to be their waitress. Manugo gets annoyed, ordering his maids to beat Muko with fanservice while wondering how Muko made her comeback. With the bet nearly done, Cookie congratulates Muko for her performance. Muko states that she pretended to be a Combagal working as a maid, which baffles Cookie because that's what she suggested in their previous talk.

The door is kicked open as a vixen wearing red and her subordinates enter Cafe Carrots. The vixen then presents herself and her subordinates as the Roda Kira Gang, ending the chapter.

An extra page shows Muko training for her furry fighting career. She stopped playing RPG games and started playing Beat'Em Up games with motion controllers.

## Continuity

* Mel previously appeared as the maid who was present when Muko quit in the second chapter.
* Manugo is still mad at Muko for the way she quit in the previous chapter.
* Mr. Dings appear as a customer in this chapter. However, his importance in the story doesn't become apparent until Part 3.
* Muko's mother is mentioned for the first time in the comic.
* Ida Huggler is alluded thanks to the maid dress Muko wears in this chapter.

## Trivia

* This is the first chapter that introduces the Fenny Body Pillow in the chapter cover.
* Harry and Cookie show the ability of turning into realistic animals in this chapter. Harry imagines a live-action fish when he contemplates suicide and Cookie turns into a real squirrel when baffled by Muko's answer to her persona.