Chapter 51 (2/2)
In any case, Urushi+bara was staring just as intently at one of the pictures “Chigusa, I also have a question,” he said while raising his head He pointed at the picture “Is this also a hot spring?”
He was pointing at an iarden terrace with an extraordinary view out to the open around it, and an LED water fountain stood tall within It was truly a great place where guests could enjoy the water in their bathing suits
I wasn’t surprised that Urushi+bara would notice this right away He alent clubbing, and this sort of thing was right up his alley
“Of course,” I said, nodding “We will create this as well” I took out a page from the plans that showed the indoor spa attractions— there was a big pool with an even bigger poolside The roolass walls and ceilings The whole ie was alirls dancing happily dancing around in their swimsuits
Urushi+bara took off his glasses and cleanly wiped his eyebrows “Chigusa…” he said, staring intently at me
“…Yes?” I said very softly in anticipation What was he going to say? It worried me more than it should have
“… Nice job” He smiled His white teeth contrasted with his darkish skin, and his scarred forehead twitched uncontrollably
This was honestly the first tireat to hear If Urushi+bara liked it, then I was sure the other punks in the military would like it as well
Even Asagao seemed to take notice She took one look at Urushi+bara and said, “I guess if we do present all the fruits like this, then the other students would be drawn to it But is this okay? Creating new facilities and stuff like that is sure to cost a lot just for this…”
She was not wrong If ere to just present the new lineup norh We had auditoriums that could fit all of the students in Chiba, and if needed, we had large, open plazas But if we did that, ouldn’t garner nearly enough attention We needed to unveil the new products as flashi+ly as possible, and that required so like a resort to do it in
“Yeah, it’ll cost a lot, but it’s vital to this plan,” I said “We need a place that can leave a lasting impression”
“A good ie She had on a s smile and looked like she wanted to say more
I waited a little bit to see if she really did want to, but in the end she didn’t So, I continued speaking “Plus, if you do e to pull off this feat… It’ll speak volu branch, right?”
“I know that ao as she stroked her chin
I did the sah that we can’t build this thing alone We need the help of the trade and engineering branches, for example”
“Yeah, the et, the ao
“Exactly We just have to ith theuide them a bit,” I added, and paused for a bit “… But, some branches will be troublesome for us”
Asagao glanced at ht?”
“Yeah We need to make sure they can’t really interfere If we can do that, you can get on better terms with the other branches”
“I see,” nodded Asagao “So I just need to lobby around the military branch…”
I glanced at Urushi+bara He just sighed, and I didn’t know if he understood or not
Renge shouted as she clapped her hands— perhaps she realized so facility”
“Well, the actual facility doesn’t have to be so big We don’t even need to invite a lot of people”
“Huh?” said Renge as she folder her hands together
Even Urushi+bara was a bit surprised “Woah, hold on a second, Chigusa,” he said with a sigh “We need to show the that, we… Wait, hold on…”
“We use word ofa chance for Urushi+bara to finish his sentence
“Exactly, it’s the only way that’s effective We aren’t in the old days e could just advertise to a bunch of people”
In the past, advertising was easy People could use televisions, radios, internet, azines, and even newspapers to do it However, barely any of that existed now Instead, all that’s left was someads in that would only irritate the users It would thus be counter-intuitive to advertise through that platform Of course, there were still otherthat the target was the students, they didn’t see their attention
On the other hand, word of mouth was completely different from the rest We didn’t need to reach out to a lot of people, but rather just a select few In turn, their friends would notify more friends, and they would notify even more friends, and so on Soon, ould have reached out to pretty much everyone
“Is advertising through word of e asked with a blank look on her face Her worry arranted, but it was kind of funny to hear her say that, seeing how she had the best social skills out of all of us That’s e could use her skills to our advantage
“Well, let’s see, Renge What do you usually talk about with your friends?” I asked
She clasped her hands together and thought about it for a while “H? Like work related troubles? Or ood foods or stuff like that too!”
“I see,” I said “So in other words, our nors like pride, complaints, and slander, huh?”
“Wait a second! I never said that!” exclaied on the table repeatedly in protest
“That’s e have to give the people who co her “Not just our new products, but a new experience as well”
The people in the military were very proud of their powers, but that applied to them and them alone Other people, who didn’t have the luxury to boast about their powers, needed other things to be proud of Up until now, no such thing existed— Poas everything But recently, things have changed as Asagao created products that anyone would be proud to own Going by this trend, we had reason to believe that people would boast about the new product line and resort experience we planned to roll out We just had to make sure that people took pride in the new products, just like they did with the old ones By doing so, it was easy for word to spread because people loved to brag about the things they had to those who didn’t have them
“We want to give the people who couldn’t attend a sense of, ‘da about it froo To create that, we should limit the number of invitees,” I continued There wouldn’t be any sense of exclusivity if everyone went Doing it this ould also ativity directed at us Instead, there would just be more demand
However, it was iuard We had to maintain our superiority in this new space since people loved to rank things In fact, it was more important not drop down in rank than it was to rise up It’s a nice feeling to look down see all those below, but it’s an even worse feeling being humiliated as others rose up above you
It seeh tih tis they didn’t have wasn’t good enough They also didn’t want other people to have it as well
“We’ll start off by purposely o jealous of the people who did,” I said “If we do that successfully, rumors, especially the bad ones, will start to spread about the invitees Rumors spread the fastest, and soon everyone have heard of us one way or another”
I finally finished -winded explanation As I did, the three just stood silently Asagao in particular looked a bit drawn back, and soon Renge raised her hand
“Uatively affect our branch too?” she asked “We are in charge of everything”
“It could But in that case, we’ll just have to shi+ft the blame to the military branch They aren’t exactly the nicest of people, and everyone knohat they’re like, right? So, we just give that notion a little push, and soon everyone will think that way”
People loved to jus that didn’t relate to one another and somehow connect them in improbable ways To do so, they would pretend to know everything and start spouting so that was convenient for them, and s We just had to use that slander to our advantage
“We should make a plan for that just in case If we could soether and getting the majority would be a lot easier”
With that sentence,Asagao wanted in a plan
She looked a bit fed up “Hmm… how do I put this… It’s kind of hard to say, but you’re a terrible person…”
“It didn’t seem that hard to say…” my voice slowly turned into a whisper But, even if she did say such a thing, it see well
“But a plan, huh? I got soao
So perfect for it? What was it? Before I could ask such a thing, Asagao turned to Urushi+bara
“Very well,” she said “Let’s go with his plan Urushi+bara, contact the engineering branch Tell theuys can handle the actual construction part”
“Got it, leave it to h the you-knohat,” he said as he tapped his forehead
Looking at his forehead h when they were frightened, so I wondered when Urushi+bara did the blood and ashes and bled, did he have no choice but to laugh then? It was scary just to think about it At that point, he ht as well be threatened
“Kasuive you the data so just select the people Also get Asuha too, please”
“S-Sure Well, we’re gonna have to contact Natsume anyway When that happens, Asuha will naturally come”
This was an event to show the branch was capable of As such, we absolutely had to invite Natsume, the current subhead, to it Once Natsuside her
Asagao cleared her throat and glanced at me “It’s iht?”
“I guess so,” I said In this world, there were a lot of people who valued formality, especially those in the military branch Since they loved their rank systereeted those above them with respect
Asagao then turned to Renge “Renge, you as well If you have friends in the engineering branch or the trade branch, let theet them on board”
“Got it!” said Renge “But wouldn’t it be faster to just contact the head of the engineering branch?”
“Of course, I do plan to do that But, there’s an order to everything We may be able to convince the head, but if we don’t convince all the people ourselves, everything will be for naught It isn’t easy for them to adopt plans made by other branches…”
“Ah, I see… I think?” Renge showed her confusion She was a bit air-headed, so it was hard for her to understand anything remotely complicated
“Well, you see, I’ orders fro it,” I explained “However, it could be different for other branches If they suddenly took a bunch of orders from their superiors, especially orders that kinda came from us, they may not take kindly to it”
“Don’t call yourself broken…” said Asagao as she glared at h…
“The real driving force behind this plan won’t be the leaders, but the people themselves That’s why they should be happy with the plan It’s more effective that way”
“Oh!!I see now,” said Renge, as she clapped her hands, “if the people the orders, then they’ll be more invested into it!”
Asagao nodded happily She raised her fist, and her forehead once again shi+ned in the light “Exactly, exactly!” she shouted “That’s e need to do our best to get all of their support!”
And just like that, our “Ryuuguujyou Fruit Spa Collection” plan began
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