Actually, There’s Someone at Your Workplace Who Likes You ~ I’m Being Transferred to a Sales Office Filled With Only Beautiful Women!?

When I emailed Totsuka, who had been the organizer of this year’s class reunion, he told me that one of our classmates was working at Kagaya Manufacturing.

“Yes! I made the connection!”

Finally, I had a lead on someone working at Kagaya Manufacturing. His name was Nakajima. Totsuka even sent me Nakajima’s contact information.

I vaguely remembered Nakajima being in the rugby club, but we weren’t particularly close.

Would he even take my sudden request seriously…?

Still, there was no point in just worrying about it alone. I had to take my chances.

…Not that I wanted to crash and burn, though.

Since we weren’t that close, I felt hesitant about contacting him so late at night. So, I decided to call him the next day instead.

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The next morning.

When I arrived at the office, I noticed that Honoka looked unusually pale.

“Good morning.”

“G’morning…”

“What’s wrong? You don’t look so good.”

“I have a bit of a hangover… My head hurts…”

So, Honoka went out drinking last night too, huh?

As I was watching her, Ruka’s voice came from the side.

“Good morning, Rinta-senpai.”

“Oh, morning.”

“Did you stay out late last night?”

“Oh, no. Since Hiramatsu-buchou and Aihara-san had an early morning, we wrapped up by nine. I went straight home, so it wasn’t late at all.”

“I see. That’s good to hear.”

For some reason, Ruka looked relieved.

Good to hear…?

—Ah, I get it!

She must be worried about my health, thinking that staying out drinking too late wasn’t good for me.

Ruka was such a thoughtful person.

“Thanks, Ruka.”

“Eh…? Uh, thanks…? Oh, um, you’re welcome.”

Ruka looked a bit puzzled, but before I could think more about it, Honoka let out a groan—“Ugh…”—which caught my attention.

I appreciated Ruka’s concern for my health, but Honoka seemed to be in worse shape.

“Make sure you don’t drink too much next time.”

“Y-yeah… Got it…”

She gulped down a small bottle of water, probably from a convenience store, and somehow managed to get started on work.

From Monday evening through Tuesday and Wednesday, Honoka and I visited several companies for interviews.

Over two and a half days, we conducted interviews with multiple employees from ten different companies, while Ruka worked on compiling the articles in parallel.

Today, both Honoka and I spent the entire day emailing the articles to multiple job seekers, explaining the companies over the phone or in face-to-face meetings.

Although the numbers were still small, we managed to secure a few applicants for the companies, and several others were seriously considering it.

“Yes! That makes five confirmed applicants for me! That means I’m one ahead of you, Hirarin! Impressive, right?”

Honoka grinned smugly at me after ending her call with a job seeker.

“Oh, nice one, Honoka! Yeah, I’m still at four confirmed applicants. Guess I’ll have to push a bit harder.”

“Overall, things are going pretty smoothly, huh?”

“Yeah, definitely. A big part of it is thanks to Ruka’s article. The layout design is great, and it really highlights what’s good about each company. It’s super easy to understand. Seriously, thanks, Ruka!”

I turned to Ruka, who was working at her computer, and gave her a smile.

She glanced up, trying to keep a cool expression—but her entire face suddenly turned red.

She must be feeling a little embarrassed, but honestly, it really was thanks to her. No amount of gratitude would be too much.

“A-ah… T-thank you…”

But even as she stammered out her reply, she looked genuinely happy to hear my appreciation.

Now, I just had to produce even better results and make her even happier.

With that thought, my motivation surged. I picked up my phone and started contacting more job seekers.

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After finishing work for the day and returning home, I pulled out my smartphone and opened the email Totsuka had sent me yesterday.

Totsuka had told me that someone from our class worked at Kagaya Manufacturing—Nakajima, a former rugby club member.

I dialed the number listed in the email, and the call was answered immediately.

“Oh! Hirarin! Long time no see!”

“Ah, yeah. It’s been a while. Sorry for calling out of the blue.”

…Hirarin?

Were we really close enough for him to call me by a nickname?

Well, we were both in sports clubs, so we did see each other often on the field, but I didn’t really remember talking to him that much.

“Totsuka already reached out to me. He said you’re looking for a way to approach our company’s president?”

“Huh…? Ah, yeah, that’s right. Sorry for the sudden request—it’s work-related.”

So that’s what happened. Totsuka had already explained everything in advance.

He’d told Nakajima that I worked at Rikuado Co. and that I wanted to meet the president about a recruitment matter. He even asked Nakajima to help me out.

What a nice guy.

I really owed him one—gonna have to treat him to something later.

Seriously, I was surrounded by amazing people. I was pretty lucky.

“Eh, don’t worry about it. But knowing you, Hirarin, you’re probably working your ass off for someone else again, aren’t you?”

“Uh, yeah… I guess I am. But… Nakajima, did you really know my personality that well?”

“What are you talking about, Hirarin? Everybody knows what you’re like.”

“R-really?”

“Yeah. But… sorry, man. Someone like me—just a low-level employee—can’t get you a meeting with the president.”

“I see… Well, yeah. He is the president. It’s not easy for young employees like us to get in touch with someone that high up…”

So, I finally found someone working at Kagaya Manufacturing, but getting an actual meeting with the president was a different story.

It was a company with around 1,000 employees—of course, it wasn’t going to be easy.

──Which meant, the next step was gathering information.