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Published at 12th of April 2024 05:52:28 AM


Chapter 142

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Chapter 142:

Office Romance

"Ah, ah, cough, cough. Nice to meet you, I'm Egetsu Naruhito. Well, it seems I'm not very good at this"

"Oh, no, that's not true. I think you sound cool."

"Yeah, right? Like, this rough voice isn't bad, huh?"

"That's right!"

"Hmm"

Thanks to the dedication of the three, I had completely returned to my original self. However, unfortunately, my face and voice hadn't fully returned. So, I tried speaking in a lower tone, but it ended up sounding more like a female voice actor playing a male role.

Well, at least everything below the face had safely turned back into a man, a significant progress. With around 80% completion, I could still participate in the final battle.

"Besides, your face is returning to being a man, Coach. Just a little more!"

"Is that so? I don't really know, but thank you, Ruu."

Though Ruu didn't speak much, she sometimes just stared at me. If Ruu says so, it must be true.

"With this, you can see Ruu's dad anytime now!"

"Yeah, but before that, I'll handle a little job. Well then, shall we, Nina-san?"

Facing Nina-san, who had dressed professionally in a business suit and stylish glasses, I urged her to depart.

"Sure thing. I'll skillfully wrap up this negotiation."

Actually, in response to the messages I sent to various pharmaceutical companies the other day, one company replied. The company's name is Sanada Pharmaceutical Industries, a super famous pharmaceutical giant that even I know. My interpersonal skills as a salaryman were insufficient to deal with such a major pharmaceutical company. So, I decided to entrust all aspects of this negotiation to Nina-san, who excels in negotiation skills.

Yeah, this is the right person for the right job! I'm not scared at all negotiating with a super famous pharmaceutical company!

"Well then, I'm off."

"We'll be waiting for good news!"

"Coach, take care!"

Dressed in rider fashion with a cooler box for fishing on my shoulder, I was seen off by my beloved Ruu and Serai-san. The cooler box is filled with slime drops as the other party wants to confirm them directly.

"But, really, is it okay to negotiate with a major company dressed like that?"

"Oh, this is also a division of roles. I handle all the rough stuff in the dungeon. I'm in charge of escorting the items. Nina-san is in charge of the negotiation. Instead of you two in similar suit attire, wouldn't this set each other off nicely?"

"Well, if you think about it that way, I guess so. I think both of you in suits would be better, though"

"Well, there's no time to tailor suits now. Let's go like this."

Since my body has gotten thicker, I can no longer wear the suits from my salaryman days, and there's no ready-made size that fits.

Today, I have no choice but to go out in rider fashion. I have a white coat for a chiropractor, but going to negotiate in that would be equally absurd.

..

So, they arrived at the Tokyo branch of Sanada Pharmaceutical Industries. The entire building, a single dedicated structure, was undeniably extravagant.

Suddenly, researchers in lab coats entered the room, carrying testing equipment. They began analyzing the somewhat wilted nama yatsuhashi. The researchers completely ignored Nina-san and me. They silently focused on the analysis target was very researcher-like. I see. They're research geeks.

However, as they continued to analyze the wilted nama yatsuhashi, they gradually began to express surprised cheers.

"Wow! This is amazing! Its freshness is incredible!"

"This is flawless as a base, too!"

"Where on earth did you get such a quantity? In any case, there's great attention to maintaining the quality of the material!"

Oh, really? It was a good decision to go to the fishing gear store to buy the cooler box to impress them.

Geeks pay attention to such things, you know? You understand, right? I'm an otaku too.

"It seems the researchers are very satisfied with the items we provided."

"Hahaha, well, it seems so."

Yes, Tadokoro-san and Nina were conversing cheerfully. It seemed that negotiations were likely to progress smoothly.

..

Results. I brought approximately 50 kilograms of slime drops. Surprisingly, Sanada Pharmaceutical agreed to purchase them for a hefty sum of 4.2 million yen. The initially expected purchase amount we thought to settle was at 3.8 million yen. Nina-san, with her persistent negotiation skills, added the condition "We will promptly deliver an additional 50 kilograms", increasing the purchase amount.

Hmm, I couldn't have negotiated this well. Nina-san is truly amazing!

In response to Nina-san's desire to celebrate with a toast, we left Sanada Pharmaceutical's building, purchased canned beer at a nearby convenience store, and toasted in a nearby park.

"Cheers!"

"Ah, delicious! But frustrating! If we had incorporated, we could have claimed back the consumption tax properly!"

"No, no, just concluding the deal is already a significant achievement, a double thumbs-up, a huge victory!"

"Hehe, that's right. A great success. With this, we won't have to worry about money for a while."

"Same for you, Nina-san. An additional 400,000 yen and the promised negotiation fee of 20%. From the 3.8 million, that's 760,000 yen. In total, it's 1.16 million yen, your share."

"Really!? Oh? But I feel bad for Ruu-chan and them. If it's like this, it seems like I'm getting special treatment"

"That's fine. I'll give Ruu and others something as a present with my share. Nina-san, you could use that as seed money and continue investing!"

"Really, is it okay to receive? (bow)"

In a gesture resembling a headbutt, Nina-san pressed her forehead against my chest. She seems torn between the joy of receiving money and the relationship balance with friends.

Alright, let's give her one more push, a little encouragement.

"It's fine. We have to gather another 50 kilograms of drops from now on. Ruu and Serai-san will help, and I'll cover their part-time wages too."

"Thank you so much!"

In the evening glow, Nina-san hugged me, said these words, and gave me an incredibly warm kiss. It tasted like lipstick, the aftertaste of beer, and was filled with Nina-san's fragrancea very adult taste of a kiss.

During my salaryman days, an office romance was out of the question for me.

Unexpectedly, I find myself savoring such an atmosphere in this way. What a delightful happening. I'll never know what will happen in life.




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