Actually, There’s Someone at Your Workplace Who Likes You ~ I’m Being Transferred to a Sales Office Filled With Only Beautiful Women!? - Chapter 38: I Just Felt It Instinctively

Rin-san suddenly raised her right hand and slammed her fist down onto the crumpled napkin on the table.

“Die, you stupid managing director!”

—Thud!

With a dull sound, the paper napkin was completely crushed.

At the same time, Rin-san’s short bob of black hair swayed gently.

“Huh…?”

I let out a dumbfounded noise without thinking.

I wasn’t even sure what had just happened.

“Forgive me, Hirabayashi-san. I accidentally let out the frustration I’ve been holding in for so long. Please excuse me.”

“Oh, no… You must have gone through a lot.”

“Yes. That managing director… He’s asked me out for dinner multiple times, and I’ve refused every single time. I haven’t told the president about it—I’ve just kept it to myself. But to think he’s pulling the same thing even outside the company… That sleazy bastard is a disgrace.”

Rin-san muttered those words while glaring at the crumpled napkin.

Then, as if realizing something, she quickly looked up at me with an apologetic expression.

“I’m really sorry, Hirabayashi-san. I just showed such an embarrassing side of myself to someone I just met.”

“Oh, no, it’s fine. Honestly, I’m just happy that you’re comfortable enough to speak your mind with me.”

“I just felt instinctively that you were someone I could trust.”

Ah…

Just like how I instinctively felt that Rin-san could be trusted, she must have felt the same about me.

That made me really happy.

“Hirabayashi-san, you seem like an honest person, so I felt like I could open up to you. Also, when you refused to share the name of your acquaintance at our company earlier, I realized you were someone who could keep secrets. And Ran told me that you’re a really good person.”

“Oh… Thank you.”

“I’m really sorry you had to see me like this.”

Rin-san stuck her tongue out slightly and gave a mischievous grin.

Like a child caught in the act of some harmless prank.

—What was this?

A cool, intelligent beauty… doing a ‘te-he’ gesture?

That was way too cute.

Now that I thought about it… Her sister, Ran-san, did something similar the other day—shrugging her shoulders and sticking out her tongue in a little ‘eheh’ expression.

That was when I’d realized, for the first time in my life, that a cool beauty making that kind of gesture was ridiculously adorable.

And now, I was witnessing it again.

Was it because they were twins? I wondered if even their habitual gestures were similar.

“No. I’m truly happy that Hikawa-san trusts me enough to share her honest thoughts!”

“Anyway, I understood the situation. I’ll speak with the president properly and arrange a meeting between Hirabayashi-san, your director, and the president. I believe this is genuinely good for the company in terms of securing talented personnel.”

“R-Really!? Thank you so much!!”

I was so happy I almost jumped up. Though I didn’t actually jump, I stood up from my seat, placed my hands on the table, and bowed my head.

“Hirabayashi-san, you’re being dramatic. You don’t need to go that far.”

“No, I truly cannot thank Hikawa-san enough! Thank you very much!”

Rin-san looked at me and smiled warmly. Then Rin-san called her sister Ran-san to tell her our discussion was finished, and Ran-san returned.

“Looking at Hirabayashi-san’s expression, it seems like the talk went well.”

“Ah, yes. Thank you very much. Hikawa-san has agreed to speak with the president. This is all thanks to Hikawa-san!”

Hearing my words, the Hikawa sisters looked at each other and chuckled.

“Huh? Did I say something strange?”

“Well, Hirabayashi-san, when you say ‘Hikawa-san, Hikawa-san,’ it gets confusing which one you’re referring to.”

Ah, they harmonized perfectly again. As expected of twin sisters. Their timing was perfectly in sync.

—But this wasn’t the time to be thinking about that.

Indeed, I’d called both of them Hikawa-san, didn’t I?

“To avoid confusion, please call us by our first names.”

Ah, they harmonized again. Their feelings seemed to be in perfect agreement too.

“I-I understand. Then, may I call you Rin-san and Ran-san?”

“Yes, please do.”

Before me were two cool, refined beautiful faces. They were identical except for their hair length and the color of their glasses. And their lines occasionally harmonized.

It was quite a strange experience.

“I’m relieved that Hirabayashi-san could have such a positive and straightforward discussion with Rin. I feel much better now.”

When Hikawa-san—Ran-san, whom I’d known before—said this, Rin-san happily responded, “It’s because Hirabayashi-san is a good person. The conversation went smoothly. I can see why Ran kept saying he’s a good person.”

“Wait, Rin! Don’t say things like that in front of him. It’s embarrassing!”

“It’s fine, it’s just the truth.”

“That may be so, but still!”

The two sisters sitting next to each other faced one another, chatting animatedly. I realized that while both of them appeared cool and strict at first glance, that was partly due to the nature of their work making them appear that way.

Seeing the sisters talking so amicably, I thought they were both friendly and fun people.

While I was watching their conversation with such thoughts, at a moment when their chat paused, they both suddenly turned toward me.

“Ah, Hirabayashi-san. Sorry for getting carried away with just our conversation.”

“Oh, no. It’s fine. I was just peacefully observing how close Rin-san and Ran-san are with each other.”

“Thank you. But you know, Hirabayashi-san…”

The one who spoke up was Rin-san. The older sister.

I still had to confirm in my mind each time that Rin-san was the older sister, or else I’d get confused about which was which.

“Usually, we don’t chat this animatedly.”

“Is that so?”

“Yes. Perhaps it’s thanks to Hirabayashi-san today…”

“Ah, wait a minute, Rin. This part is my line.”

“Go ahead, Ran.”

“Thanks to Hirabayashi-san today, I’m feeling somehow cheerful.”

“That’s right. Ran seems happier than usual.”

“Geez, Rin! You don’t need to add commentary to everything!”

“Ahaha, sorry, sorry.”

Despite what they said earlier, they were still chatting animatedly. They said it was thanks to me, didn’t they? Ran-san was this happy for me because I might get to talk with the president of Kagaya Manufacturing.

She was truly a good person. I was grateful.

“Ran-san, thank you so much for today. I’ll definitely repay this favor.”

I said this to Ran-san with a serious expression.