A Romantic Comedy that started with an overcrowded train. If only it hadn’t...

Chapter 20: She —- She froze while reading…

“Well then, we will be taking these cameras and going.”

“Ah~ sorry for the trouble, and helping me restore one of them.”

“Mind not, because of you we get to meet someone unthinkable after all. I wonder I can meet him again…”

“Even we want to meet Gekko-san again!”

“Yeah.”

“So, take our numbers as well, Nagi-san… no, NAGI-SAMA!”

“O—ohhh.”

“(isn’t it unlawful for a police officer to give their number while in service?)”

“(Shh! Shut that trap!)”

“Somehow I heard something concerning…”

“True. Nevertheless, here’s my number.”

“…”

“Well then, we will take our leave.”

After they left, I went on to look at how the camera was doing. The software it was attached with could even record events till a day and a half’s worth.

In the end, I guess all went well.

“cr*p I will end up late if I don’t go to sleep right now!”

Next morning.

Office.

“Fuaa~ahh”

“Fuaaaaaaa~aaahh”

“Why are you both boys giving out such loud yawns.”

“No reason at all.” “No reason at all.”

“Hmmm…”

“Ah, Director. Thank you for your hard work. You too Manager-in-chief Sena-san.”

“Ho~ho~ho, it’s wonderful to see children still respecting the elders these days. Good, good.”

“Sara, Hiroto, Nn—Haa—and Nagi, come meet me in my chamber after you are done.”

“““Yes boss.”””

Strange, she didn’t tell us to come asap. Perhaps looking at what happened on Saturday… arre? The memories are a bit jumbled up. Although I am sure of seeing Sena-senpai arriving.

“Say Hiroto.”

“Nn?”

“What did Sena-san do after coming in the room?”

“…*cold sweats..”

“Nagi…”

“O-Oohh.”

That surprised me.

Why would you suddenly hold my shoulders.

“Somethings are better left unknown.”

“You make no sense to me all of a sudden.”

“Still, damn it! You got that booba monster as your girlfriend! Even though she is like an oil, ARRRGGGHHH I AM SOO JEALOU—s… *turns left and right. Safe… Phew, I thought Sara was still here. –Eeek!”

“I am still here Hiroto.”

Yup, she was still here, right behind him.

The was she moved right behind him left after-images.

So fast!

“I—I can explain Sara.”

“No need to explain anymore. I can already understand your obsession now. Just help me get my —ger.”

“Ehhh?”

“Mou!!! Just help me get mine bigger is what I am saying!”

“? But… eh? How?”

“Dum*as*! …obviously… by —nmm , …dling, and …king”

“What? I can’t hear somehow?”

*slap

“OUCH!!”

“IDIOT! DUM*AS*! INSENSITIVE! JUST KILL YOURSELF ALREADY! HUMPH!”

And Sara goes away.

“You … somehow I wonder if you are a masochist.”

“Eh? Did you say something?”

Why are you glowing!?

This man… sometimes I just don’t get what his motives are.

I can somehow understand why his gf gets so irritated by him from time to time.

“Oh, by the way, I forgot to tell you, but she is not my gf, Hiroto.”

“Bu—fa–oh???!”

In Sena-san’s chamber

As Sena — manager briefed us, she gave us the handouts about the project our team was going to work on.

Also, there was the old man, Director silently, happily drinking tea with half opened eyes.

Going through the handouts; I, Hiroto and Sara looked at each other with extremely troubled expression. After all, this was just ridiculous. No kidding, the project looked completely futuristic, something that I can always show as an accomplishment no matter wherever I would apply in the future. Yes, It was that sweet. Just, by being selected in the team for this project was mind-blowing. And there is even a bonus plus pay-hike after it’s completion.

Really, the sales department did a very good job acquiring it. Just that.

“Is the time allotted, correct?”

“Yeah, even I had the same question Sara.”

“It is correct.”

Allotted time: 2 weeks.

I felt nauseous reading that.

The f**k is 2 weeks!? You want a project as delicate, complicated and important as this in two weeks?! Are you serious!?

“Manager this is ——” “Huh?! Oh Nagi, what happened?”

The look in her eyes were threatening and scary and blank. She had this competitive aura in her right now. Does she even understand what this is? If we are going to give this in two weeks, we will need to complete the draft by this weekend at least. After that comes corrections and then a beta version, after which we can sale it.

No use talking to Manager Sena, let’s ask the Director.

“Direc—”

“Ho~Ho~ you got such good young canons up your sleeves Manager-in-Chied Sena, truly, I feel jealous.”

“Thank you for your words of praise, Director. They are my pride. I raised them well. They never ever let me down.”

“—….”

They got us.

This is nuts.

I look at Hiroto.

He lost hope and dried up.

Someone needs to water him asap!

Sara?

Oh, she is still ok.