Chapter 31 (2/2)
I made an expression that showed I was fed up with it and started to fidget with the papers in my hand I stared at her intently “I’m busy Can’t you see? I’ies, rily To keep it real, I only chose words that indicated I wanted to speak no further
Renge slouched her shoulders and hid away to the corner of the sofa “Y-Yes, I see Sorry,” she said softly She didn’t knohat to do
I looked at her “Well, it always goes so at her
“M-Must be rough…” she replied as she sniffled On the other hand, Asagao’s face stiffened
“It’s real rough…” I said with a big sigh “But, it doesn’t end there”
The two groaned with an Ehhhh as I said that and glanced at me with tired expressions
I stared back at Asagao “Hey, you You know that new business guy? What the hell was that? He just left the promotion materials and went home”
After hearing that, Asagao was shocked and tried to grab me “That’s because you pretty much turned hirily
“Well, that’s what I wanted to say, too,” I said Without touching her directly, I brought both h, I’ll adry in ao
“Urushi+bara would receive that phone call and yell all sorts of crazy things attiize”
“Wow, that sucks,” cohed bitterly “I feel like that only happens to you, Kasumi…”
“Well, it probably is a special case, huh,” I thought That being said, it’s so that had definitely happened to me many times before, so I couldn’t tell at all I forced a smile in response
Asagao, now calm after her outburst earlier, looked a bit dejected “You two have it harder than I thought I’etically
I shook my head “Nah, it’s okay I really don’t ao, you’ve never had to deal with that before?”
Oops, II didn’tor blame her at all I tried to folloith soao suddenly looked away She seemed to be at a loss for words
Finally, she spoke “When I was inwith developmental work… That’s why my business was more with suppliers and merchants rather than the retailers… So that’s why…”
Asagao spoke bit by bit; she sounded like she had so she should have been proud of The fact that she couldn’t say it proudly actually hurt me inside a little bit
It really did
The developh quality, brand naetables She also handled the raw materials for those foods As such, these s that could have been simply be put on a store shelf and sold Besides, most ordinary consumers couldn’t even tell the difference between the different qualities That’s why it’s only natural for Asagao to have dealt with other cities and such By dealing with clients higher up in the ement chain, she was able to affect many below as a result She was the one who created the abundant lifestyle many have today
At the same time, I wonder if she had anticipated an effect on her products’ publicity as well Some of her clients were at the top of the eneral population found out what these people were eating or using, then naturally they would begin to do the same After all, these people were respected and revered
Thus, Asagao created the first trend There wasn’t a lot of deed as consu more and more of her products She was the one who clearly defined what a trend actually was, so not known to many people before her time In a time when battles still happened sporadically, the fact that there was a de for the better Hulory back
Consequently, before even graduating, she beca branch
“People like ood at stringing words together, but the words I usually strung out weren’t that sincere No , I was unable to accurately convey hts to other people The moment I use these symbols we call words to speak, there beco That’s why I tried to s as understandable as possible
After hearing that, Asagao’s face tensed up and her lips trembled She was probably surprised by the unexpected coan to blush a little bit “That may be so,” she said with a pout She then looked away quickly
“Exactly! When I was in e enthusiastically She went over inning you were already so high up!”
Asagao s of a deal I couldn’t even enter the military, so I had to work hard here,” she added
Renge looked puzzled at her self-deprecating response “Asagao, you wanted to enter the military?” she asked
“Everybody wants to enter the ao “They offer a completely different way of life from the rest of the other branches”
“I guess so…” I muttered as I instinctively nodded in response
The world was still in a state of war, so it was natural that hly valued People could expect great rewards for developing groundbreaking technology that could defeat many <unknowns> For example, they could be sent inland and live the rest of their lives in leisure, or they could be granted soh ranks
Of course, the military branch offered the most chances to obtain these rewards The administration bureau looked at everyone’s results and contributions, and assigned an appropriate nuain points even if they weren’t in the et were nitudes lower than the points obtained fro on the battlefield
“Me too…” sighed Renge “I thought if I just got into thewould work out somehow…”
I sighed as well “Yeah…” I said, agreeing with her
Asagao pretended to be angry after hearing us “Well, uys had to transfer here! If you have any complaints, tell them to Natsume directly”
“Ah, no, I didn’t e, flustered She tried to correct herself “Don’t take it the wrong way! I’ branch as well! I like it here! I really do!”
Asagao jokingly ignored her response— it really was a heartwarht to see I calmly took another sip of tea, and listened pleasantly as they continued to talk with each other All of a sudden however, I heard footsteps on the other side of the door A voice echoed from the hallway
“Seeao as she stared intently at the door
Without even so le girl appeared in the doorway
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