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

“Ah, Shochou. Please don’t worry. Let’s keep this a secret between just the two of us, without telling Honoka and Ruka.”

“Just the two of us… a secret?”

“Yes. A secret between just the two of us.”

I said this out of consideration for Jinguji-shochou.

“Ah… yes. Um, a secret between just the two of us then…”

Jinguji-shochou seemed quite embarrassed, gripping and releasing the hem of her jacket with her fingertips while looking up at me.

That made sense. Anyone would be embarrassed after showing such a blunder while drunk. So, to spare Jinguji-shochou from further embarrassment, I decided to leave quickly.

“Well then, Shochou. Please be careful from here. I’ll take the train home from the station.”

“Yes, thank you. You be careful too, Hirabayashi-kun.”

“Yes, thank you. See you tomorrow then.”

“Yes, see you tomorrow.”

I bowed to Jinguji-shochou and started walking toward the station. To prevent her from continuing to feel embarrassed, I headed straight to the station without looking back.

However, I was still a bit worried, so I glanced sideways. I saw Jinguji-shochou, who had been seeing me off for a while, turn on her heel and walk away with steady steps. She seemed to be fine now.

Relieved, I passed through the station gate and hurried home.

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After returning home and changing clothes, just as I was about to take a shower, I suddenly remembered.

—That’s right.

I should contact my two high school classmates who’d helped me with this matter to report and thank them.

Nakajima from the rugby club, who worked at Kagaya Manufacturing and told me that the president’s secretary was Hikawa-san. And Totsuka, the class reunion organizer who’d told me that Nakajima worked at Kagaya Manufacturing.

It was thanks to these two that I received a job referral request from Kagaya Manufacturing.

However, it was already past 10 PM. I’d call them tomorrow, but for now, let me quickly send an email report.

With that in mind, I emailed them on my smartphone about my successful meeting with the president of Kagaya Manufacturing and receiving their request.

Right after sending the email, my smartphone rang. It was from Totsuka. It seemed he called me back right away.

“Oh, Totsuka! Thanks for the other day.”

“No, no, all I did was give you Nakajima’s name and contact information. I didn’t do anything.”

“No, no, you were kind enough to tell me that much. I’ll treat you to a meal as thanks.”

“What are you saying, Hirarin? You don’t need to thank me for something like that. If you’re going to treat someone, treat Nakajima.”

“Oh, of course I’ll treat Nakajima. But you too.”

“You’re still as dutiful as ever, aren’t you?”

“Really? It’s normal to express gratitude when someone helps you out.”

“In that case, Hirarin, why don’t we invite Nakajima and go drinking, the three of us?”

“Oh, that sounds great!”

“More than being treated, I just want to see you. You didn’t come to the class reunion, after all.”

That’s right. I was in Tokyo during this year’s class reunion, so I couldn’t attend. I wanted to see my high school friends after such a long time.

“Yes, let’s do that! I’m planning to call Nakajima to thank him anyway, so I’ll invite him.”

“Great, I’m counting on you.”

With that promise, I ended the call with Totsuka. Then immediately, my smartphone rang again.

──Hm? Ah, it was from Nakajima.

Everyone responded so quickly like this. What greatl guys they were. I was really blessed to have these kinds of people around me.

“Hirarin, I saw your email. That’s great!”

That was Nakajima’s first words. He was as happy as if it were his own achievement.

“Thank you. It’s all thanks to you, Nakajima.”

“What are you saying? I just told you Hikawa-san’s name. The fact that you got past that secretary with her tight guard is amazing, Hirarin!”

“Ah, no. That was just because Hikawa-san happened to be an acquaintance of an acquaintance.”

“Really?”

“Yeah. I was lucky. And so, Nakajima…”

I told Nakajima about my conversation with Totsuka.

“Oh, sounds great! Let’s go, let’s go! How about this weekend? Friday night?”

“That works for me. I’ll check with Totsuka.”

I said that and hung up the phone. Then I called Totsuka again, and he was also okay with it.

So we decided to meet up this Friday at the station and go drinking together. It would be the first time since graduation that I was drinking with my high school classmates, and I was incredibly excited.

My hometown was really nice after all. I could make various connections for work, and also see familiar faces in my private life.

──That’s what I thought.

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The next morning. When I arrived at the office, Jinguji-shochou was already at her desk. Honoka and Ruka hadn’t arrived yet.

Seeing her face, I was reassured again that she had made it home safely yesterday.

“Good morning, Shochou.”

“Ah, good morning, Hirabayashi-kun. Thank you so much for yesterday.”

Jinguji-shochou looked up from her computer screen to face me. She had a slightly embarrassed smile on her face.

I had seen Jinguji-shochou’s embarrassed face several times yesterday, but that was at a drinking occasion. Here in the morning office, Jinguji-shochou who was usually immersed in work showed an embarrassed smile between her dignified expressions.

──It was so cute that my heart skipped a beat.

Ah, no. What was I thinking? She was my superior. Wasn’t it disrespectful to think she was cute?

“Um…”

──Shochou, are you feeling alright…?

Just as I was about to ask, Honoka’s energetic voice came from the entrance.

“Good mooorning!”

“Good morning, Hono-chan.”

“Ah, Shochou. What did you eat yesterday?”

“Yakiniku. It was Hirabayashi-kun’s request.”

“Ehhh?! That’s so nice! I wanted to eat yakiniku too!”

Honoka pouted her lips and narrowed her round eyes as she stared at Jinguji-shochou.

“Well then. Shall we go again sometime soon?”