The Guy Who Messed Up Is Gradually Doing His Best - Chapter 112: Idle Talk (Third Person)

One day at a certain modeling agency.

“Oh, Aikawa-senpai. Are you going back to modeling again?”

“Oh, Kasumi-san. Long time no see. This is a different matter. You’re busy right now, so let’s put modeling on hold for a bit longer.”

If Aikawa returns to modeling, it would be inconvenient for Kasumi. Aikawa squints at Kasumi, obviously relieved.

“By the way, Kasumi-san, there was an accessory shop you were spreading bad rumors about before, right?”

“Aah.”

“Did you think I wouldn’t know? Well, everyone already knows, so it’s pointless to try to hide it. Oh, and by the way, that store is exclusively for our models, so if you mess with it, I’ll end your modeling career… Not that I think you’ll get any modeling jobs in the future, but since you sowed the seeds yourself, good luck with that.”

Kasumi glares at Aikawa’s back as she leaves, having said those words.

“What the! Don’t show up now, old hag. What do you mean everyone knows? There’s no way my admirers who respect my beauty would leave just because of that shabby accessory shop.”

Many women show interest in the accessory shop that Taketo first recommended. This includes the period when the carefully crafted accessories were not selling well…

The rumors that Kasumi was spreading quickly went viral on SNS, and before Taketo and Saotome knew it, Kasumi was ostracized from the modeling industry in no time…

Three months later…

“Why is this happening to me…”

The models from the same cohort are gracing the covers of magazines, while Kasumi, who was expected to be the first among her peers to do so, is working part-time at a convenience store.

She had been criticized so much that she lost the will to even seek revenge on the accessory shop.

No, there are days when she meets someone who knows about that time and they laugh and point at her. She was even losing the purpose of living, wondering what she was living for.

“Oh, I thought I recognized that face. It’s you, Kasumi-san! How have you been?”

“…Aikawa-senpai… What is it? Did you come to laugh at me because I’ve been sidelined in the modeling industry and have fallen from grace?”

“I don’t have such a hobby… Here, take this.”

Aikawa hands over a business card.

Although Kasumi didn’t notice, Aikawa had visited this convenience store several times to observe Kasumi’s work.

“If you’re willing to change your mind and work as a store clerk, come on over. You can dress as a man, and occasionally model for posters too.”

Kasumi’s eyes widened at the unexpected words, and when she realized she wasn’t joking, tears welled up in her eyes.

It’s a case of reaping what she sowed, but not a single person offered a kind word to Kasumi to spread bad rumors.

“Thank you… Thank you very much, Aikawa-senpai.”

Kasumi was picked up by a former senior from her modeling agency and given another chance, whose bad reputation had spread too far for her to find a decent job.