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I'll have dinner with you one time.

Yes! How about this Friday?

Fine.

And on Friday morning

Friday: Fried chicken wings, kinpira vegetables, chicken stew

Fried chicken wings

Kinpira

I'll have them tomorrow instead.

Yamazaki. - Yes?

For your trip to Tohoku next month, to decide on the soap supplies for department stores,

you'll be there for 4 nights, correct?

Sales Department

Yamazaki Shuichi

Yes, that's the plan. - The flat rate for business trips is 10,000 yen per night,

so we'd pay 40,000 for 4 nights.

Since it's such a long trip, can you write up a request for approval?

No, no, there's no need for that.

Yamazaki always goes on long business trips and does a lot of business here and there along the way,

and he brings back lots of new business, right? - Yes.

Right? -Yes.

"Here and there along the way"?

Just look at this! For the last three months,

Yamazaki had the highest sales by far!

He's our ace, and he's increased our sales by tens of thousands!

A round of applause for Yamazaki!

Since he's raising profits, don't be so stingy about a few thousand yen in expenses!

Don't you agree, sir?

That's right.

I see. If the section head says so,

there's no need for an approval document.

Oh, Moriwaka! Listen to this!

I've finally been put in charge of planning a new product!

"Super fruity bath salts"?

It's a new product, bath salts for young women.

And I'm in charge of it.

Oh, and here's a sample.

We're still working on the composition, so it's just the colour and scent so far,

but please try it and tell me what you think.

That's amazing. You're doing everything yourself, Kirika?

Oh, no. Yamazaki has final responsibility for it.

That must make you feel more secure.

And the guy who transferred back this year, Magaki, will be supporting me.

Magaki?

Ma- Ma- Magaki?

Sasaki, can you process this invoice for me?

Sales Department

Magaki Kazuo

Yes.

Fable Design...

A new design company? - Yes. It's already in the system.

I see. Then I'll process this. - Okay.

I'll wait exactly 1 hour before I leave. 1 hour, definitely.

I'll go to bed at midnight, and for tomorrow's lunch

I'll make sure to eat the chicken wings and kinpira vegetables I had planned for today.

Sanako!

He's running so flashily.

Sorry to keep you waiting. I was out of the office all afternoon.

I wasn't waiting that long. - Oh, good.

Then let's go. - Where are we going?

There's a popular French restaurant that just opened... - French food? That doesn't work for me.

I want to go home in one hour.

What?

Is this place really alright? - Yes.

If we finish eating in about 50 minutes.

Then shall we start with a beer? - Yes, just one.

Excuse me! - Yes? - Two beers, please.

Of course. - I'd like edamame and cold tofu, too.

Edamame and cold tofu. - Great idea.

I'll have chicken wings and kinpira vegetables.

Friday: Fried chicken wings, kinpira, chicken stew

Sanako, do you want chicken wings and kinpira?

I'm fine. - If you want anything else,

feel free to order. I just got reimbursed for a business trip.

I know. I processed it. - Oh, right!

Well... I don't know what to talk about, so I'm nervous.

Even if you're nervous, I don't know either.

I really can't believe that guy!

I know... - Nakajima?

Sasaki! Yokoyama!

Ah! - Huh?

What?! - This isn't...

What?! I'm shocked. Are you two dating?

What? - Are you really?

We're not dating! - You don't need to deny it so strongly...

We just ran into each other nearby and it ended up like this.

It's just for today! - Well, what a coincidence.

No, Kirika, that's too much.

Over here. Stop it.

Excuse me! Can we get 3 beers,

and we'd like to order too. - I'll be with you in a minute.

Anyway, who were you just complaining about, Kirika?

Oh, right! Magaki! He's seriously awful!

What? Magaki from Sales? - Yes, him.

Uh, Moriwaka. Why did you choose your current job?

I was assigned to it.

I see. Me too.

Is Magaki that guy who just transferred back to the main office this year?

Yes, he worked here until 7 years ago.

He's older and looks like a good worker, so I relied on him at first.

Huh? Is he bad at his job? - It's not that he's bad at it,

he just doesn't do it! - He doesn't do it?

For example, I asked him to do something, so I assumed he was doing it,

but when I checked...

I'm too busy, I haven't even looked at it.

What? You haven't done anything?

So I had no choice but to rush through it myself, and then he said...

Looks like hard work. Can I help with anything?

He really said that!

Sorry to keep you waiting. Here's your cold tofu and edamame.

Moriwaka? Moriwaka, your tofu is here.

Oh, right. - And today,

I had to apologise to the design company for his mistake.

He's the worst! I'd be better off working alone!

Mistake? - Ah! Moriwaka,

do you like tofu? - Oh, yes. It's good for you.

Right! I think so too!

We seem to have a lot in common, Moriwaka.

What mistake did he make?

This time I switched to using a new small business for the packaging materials.

I wanted something cute and modern,

but they ended up designing something totally different!

Argh...! - What?

Why didn't you notice until it was done?

Magaki just authorised everything they suggested in their rough drafts.

Yes, that's perfect.

Moriwaka, do you want to order anything else?

Where are my chicken wings and kinpira? - I'm sorry!

And when I asked if they were ready yet,

he told me they weren't. - That's awful.

Right? Oh, excuse me! - Yes?

Another beer. Bring me a pitcher, please. - Got it.

I wonder why Magaki told them it was okay? - I don't know.

I guess he thought it was fine like that?

But there's no way we'd want something so tacky. No way!

Definitely not! - Then what happened?

I had to apologise and ask them to redesign it by myself.

By yourself? What about Magaki?

He just went home early without saying anything.

What? He seemed really energetic this morning.

He said he was in a car accident. He went to the hospital, called in,

then went straight home.

What? - With all this, my hair has even started to fall out.

That sucks. - If I go bald from stress,

is that a workplace injury? - No way.

Can I claim hair formula...

No.

Moriwaka...

Oh, excuse me.

Anyway, let's all have fun tonight. - Yeah.

Shall I call everyone? - Yes, yes.

Where's that pitcher? - Let's see...

And everyone came over

Whassuuuup! - Good work today.

We're here, we're here! Sorry it took so long, Nakajima.

What? Why are you two here?

What? - Yamada and Moriwaka... are you dating?

No, uh... - No!

We just ran into each other nearby and it ended up like this. It's just for today.

In that case, let's put the tables together, okay?

Right. Hey, you do it. - Okay!

No, Morimoto, you sit next to Keiko.

Ah, I'm starving! I'll have a beer, and chicken wings.

Excuse me! Chicken wings and kinpira!

He really gets on my nerves! - Don't get so upset.

How can you say that when you don't know what happened?

It's about time I left... - You know, Moriwaka?

What? - Can't you stay a bit longer?

Just a bit. - Yamazaki, can't you tell him off?

No, what with the accident and the hospital,

there's no proof he lied, so I can't.

Right, Moriwaka?

Yes. But if he had an accident while he was working, that needs to be confirmed.

Oh, that's true.

That's right! Whenever he has a deadline

or he's supposed to report to the boss, Magaki always takes the day off!

He didn't come in when we rearranged the office, either.

You're too lenient, Yamazaki!

Calm down, calm down. - It's about time I left...

Please wait a minute. - What is it?

Well, I mean, let's all think of a solution together.

I'm going home. Will this cover my share?

I estimated my share at 2,480 yen.

I'll see her off. - No, no, no!

Taiyo, stay here! Help me think!

Goodbye, everyone. - Goodbye.

Yamada! You said you'd stay here until the end today.

Let's drink shochu and talk all night! - What? But I...

Moriwaka! - Yes?

I'm sorry about today. Do you really not need that approval document?

Yes, it's alright this time. - I see.

If you do need it, I can write one any time, so please let me know.

Got it. Goodbye.

Won't you listen to Nakajima for a bit longer?

I've listened for long enough. I don't like talking about work outside of the office.

I see. You're clever, aren't you, Moriwaka?

What? - Magaki is one year older than me,

so when I first joined the company, we worked together.

Oh?

Moriwaka. - Yes?

Please be careful with Magaki. - What?

He's the kind of man that runs away.

Well, goodbye.

Did Yamazaki come outside just to tell me that?

Volume 3/10: The man who runs away

Ow, ow ow... Ow... - Are you alright?

I couldn't walk all weekend.

Be careful. You can't work in sales without legs.

Yes, thank you.

Oh, good morning, Nakajima. - Good morning.

I showed you the design, didn't I, Nakajima?

I really thought you knew. - Forget about it.

I asked them to redo it. - Just as I expected.

Women are better at negotiating, after all.

No, no. What do you mean by that remark?

What? Did I say something weird?

Don't you remember? - What is it?

What?!

Moriwaka, please take this.

A wire transfer to the design company?

Ow, ow, ow... Ow...

Ouch! Ow!

I hear you were in a car accident.

Oh, you heard about that?

I don't like to be pitied, so I forced myself to come in to work,

but honestly, it still really hurts...

This is the first time we've dealt with this design company, isn't it?

Did you register a client number for them?

Well, the price got so high

because Nakajima harshly rejected their design

and made them redo it in a hurry.

Don't you think she should have said something sooner?

And I was the one who had to apologise. Yamazaki is so irresponsible.

He leaves everything to me. Well, bye.

Did you register a client number? - Oh, that's been done.

I see. Then I'll take care of it.

Ow! - Are you alright?

Excuse me. I'm sorry.

Magaki...

Please let me try again. - Try what again?

Having dinner, just the two of us.

Aren't we done with that?

No, that wasn't just the two of us, and we didn't get to talk at all.

We're not done with it at all.

I did what I promised, and we can talk in the office at any time.

I want to go somewhere other than the office and talk about things other than work.

I want to see you smile, Sanako.

Smile?

Yes.

It doesn't have to be dinner. We can just have tea.

Tea? - Yes.

Here's your tea.

And a smile.

Hey, Taiyo! Let's go. - Okay!

This doesn't fit my schedule, so I'll leave it with you.

How is the Paradise Baths Café coming?

We've settled on a design, and it's going well.

All thanks to your total support of the project, Mr Shinozaki.

Changing the subject,

you have a pet dog, don't you, Mr Shinozaki?

Did I mention that before? Well remembered.

Well, I like dogs too,

and we were having fun talking about a special bathtub for dogs.

Oh, right. I remember.

That was a fun conversation, so I've been thinking about it since then.

If there's a bathtub for dogs, we need special bath salts for dogs.

Oh, you were thinking about bath salts, Yamazaki? - Yes.

Actually, I studied science at university. I always secretly wanted to work in R&D.

That's surprising. So what would bath salts for dogs be like?

Well, we actually have a product that...

I never thought you could switch from talking about dogs

to moving things along so smoothly like that.

I mean, Mr Shinozaki agreed to use our bubble bath in all of his show rooms!

That's just how the conversation went. - No, you're a genius at going with the flow!

You're not just the ace of the Sales Department, you're a god!

A legend!

Taiyo. - Yes?

I'm giving this project to you from now on. - What? Really?

Yes. I have other work to do, and you'll be able to manage it, won't you?

Yes! I'll do my best! Thank you!

You're very straightforward, Taiyo.

Legendary! - You're in top form, aren't you?

R&D Room

Ah...

Is something bothering you?

I had dinner with someone from the company the other day.

What? By "someone from the company", you mean a man?

Yes. - Huh, it's unusual for you to go on a date, Moriwaka.

No, it wasn't a date. - Really?

I thought it would just be a one-time thing, so I went.

But for some reason, he wants to go out again.

You don't want to go? - I don't.

If you really don't like him, you have to refuse him clearly.

You're an adult, why are you worrying about such beginner stuff?

Well, but...

Well? Which do you prefer?

It's not like I don't like him at all...

I'm asking you which feels better, A or B!

Hm...

Yamazaki! - Oh, you're here too, Moriwaka?

The list of ingredients is ready.

It's for the bath salts that Kirika is working on.

Oh.

Refined sphingosine with cationised hyaluronic acid...

Collagen peptide? This is great as always, Kagami.

The moisture level will be perfect. I'm sure young women will love it.

But the bubbles still aren't that good...

Can't you just increase the proportion of cellulose a bit?

That's amazing, Yamazaki.

You're the ace of the Sales Department, and you know all this too.

Actually, I've been wanting to do some research on bubble bath for dogs.

I want something additive-free that works as a deodorant and flea repellent,

so I'm thinking of using tea tree oil and lemongrass at a 2:3 ratio - what do you think?

Yamazaki...

Is that contract still not ready? - Sorry about that.

Things have been piling up in here. - Oh, why's that?

Our totals aren't matching up, so we're doing some checks.

How big is the difference? - We're 90 yen short.

What? 90 yen?

Oh, well, if it's only that much, should I just pay you myself?

I won't need change from a 100-yen coin!

Ooh, rice crackers.

I'm sorry, but can you be quiet?

So scary. - Since the difference is a multiple of 9,

I think it's just a typo in the data.

If you switch two digits by mistake,

the difference is always a multiple of 9.

Oh, I never knew that.

Great Teacher Wakamori.

That's some accounting trivia for you.

It should be written on the back of a bag of crackers.

She's called Moriwaka. - I'm so sorry.

Ah!

Yes! I fixed it! - Where? Where? - Show me.

Let's see. - Here.

Yes, that's right. Now we can take a break.

Oh, I'm sorry. It was my mistake.

Hm, a mistake...

A mistake. When a trivial mistake causes this much fuss and we have to wait because of it, that's a problem.

I need that contract ASAP.

Someone sprinkle salt behind him. - Won't that be a pain for the cleaners?

Oh, right... - Isn't that for exorcisms?

So? He's a spirit, after all. An evil spirit, right?

Then we need a pile of salt to ward him off.

I see. Then let's pile up the salt. Let's pile up the salt.

Thanks for your hard work.

I'll be more careful in future too.

Yes. Even when you make a mistake, you report it right away and apologise.

That's the good thing about you, Sasaki.

I'm going to send this wire transfer. Moriwaka, will you come to the bank with me?

Yes. - I'm going to the PR Office.

Then please bring me some salt from the kitchen on your way back.

Okay.

Yes, this is the Accounts Department.

Yes. What? You haven't received the cash-flow chart?

Is that right? - Yes, it's a multiple of 9.

A multiple of 9? - Well, if our great teacher says so,

it must be true, right? - A 90-yen difference...

I heard Magaki from Sales was in an accident?

Yes. - Seven years ago,

he was transferred to a regional branch, you know.

Why was he transferred?

This is just hearsay, so I'm not sure if it's true,

but he knew he was going to miss a client's deadline and didn't tell them...

Then he took that day off?

Yeah, he said his mother was in an accident.

His mother...

But when someone looked into it afterwards,

it turned out to be a lie.

So that's why he was transferred, apparently.

I see.

He's the kind of man that runs away.

Was this what he meant?

A man that runs away

Time to wrap things up, everyone.

Thanks for your hard work.

Oh? You aren't finished yet, Sasaki?

It's fine. I'm almost done.

Ah, I can't believe we've cut down on overtime this much.

It used to be that the day before a deadline,

you'd hear the sound of abacuses clacking all night.

What? You must have had calculators by then, sir.

No, I was an abacus guy, originally.

Everyone else used calculators, so they made fun of me.

I even got my grade 2 certificate in middle school.

But calculators are faster. - Don't look down on me.

Shall we have a race? Abacus vs calculator?

No need. - Well, okay.

Good work today. - Yes, you too.

Good work today. - Are you almost done?

Yes, I should be done in 10 more minutes.

Alright. Goodbye, then. - Goodbye.

What?

No, no, no, no. Don't chase the rabbit.

Don't do it, Sanako.

Chase him! Chase him!

Run away! Go! Go!

Run away! Quickly!

How is running away going to help?

I'll wait for you!

Aaah!

Don't run away! Think about it!

Wait! Stop! - Stay back.

It's dangerous! Go! Run away!

I'll see you in paradise!

Where even is "paradise"?

No!

This is bad. If a single woman in her 30s starts talking to her TV, that's definitely dangerous.

Oh, it's Mayu.

Hello? - Moriwaka, I'm sorry to bother you.

I'm completely stuck.

What? Are you at work still?

I can't get the system to match the invoice figures at all.

What? - The invoice total for the wire transfers

is lower than the total in the system.

I see. It's late, so you should go home.

Let's check it together tomorrow morning.

Okay. I'm sorry.

A tough day...

Oh, Moriwaka. I'm sorry about this. - What's the difference?

1,194,000 yen. - What?!

Difference between the invoices and the system:

If it's that much, we might have to report it to the Board of Directors.

Oh, Yu. I'm really sorry. - Won't it be a double entry?

No, I checked everything in the system.

And the invoices? - I'm going to check them now.

Let's compare the invoices and the system records by department.

Yes.

So there were no double entries? - No. - And the invoices?

We're checking them. - Hm, I wonder what it is then.

= We're looking into it.

Okay, then I'll help too.

= No, that's fine.

Alright.

I need to concentrate, so please don't talk to me. If you need something, pass me a note.

Please try to keep quiet. - Okay.

I'm concentrating too. - Okay.

I'm concentrating too. - Okay.

Then, me too.

How much more is left for General Affairs?!

There's still half of it!

Ah, why doesn't it match up?

It's alright. We'll definitely find it.

Yes. It's okay, it's okay.

Even though it's a large amount, it could just be a simple mistake somewhere.

A typo or an incorrect record.

I think it's a bug in the accounting system.

That's possible. - That does happen.

I'm really sorry.

You can't say sorry again until we're finished!

Alright, I'm so-- ah--

Hey, it seems like there's big trouble over in Accounts.

What's wrong? - There's a huge error in the figures somewhere.

It's not just Moriwaka this time, they all look furious. It's carnage.

What? In Accounts?

How awful...

Ah, he's smiling so happily.

Are they alright?

Excuse me. You should all take a quick break.

Don't put it on my desk! - Alright!

Put them on top of the fridge, away from the files. - Alright!

Scary...

Sorry to have disturbed you.

Wow, Taiyo.

I'm amazed you could take tea into such a tense situation.

You're so brave!

Oh.

Um, excuse me. - What is it?

Sasaki made that mistake before and deleted some data, didn't you?

So this time... - Ever since I made that mistake,

I've been really careful. - Oh, alright.

That reminds me... - Hm?

I didn't delete anything by accident, but there was some data that was entered in the system twice,

and I deleted one of the duplicates.

You deleted it? From whose data? - You see?

Magaki from Sales. - Magaki...

It was an invoice for a design company, Fable Design.

Oh yes, the one he gave me.

What? He gave it to me.

When? - Last week.

What was the amount? - It was 345,000 yen.

Fable Design.

A new design company? - Yes.

He gave me the same thing.

A wire transfer to the design company?

When did you delete the data? - Yesterday.

But I checked with Magaki that it was alright to delete it.

What did he say? - He said it was fine, so I deleted it

What? What happened?

He submitted 2 separate invoices for the same amount, Mayu and I processed them both separately,

then Mayu deleted my data... That's it, sir.

Hm.

I'll go and ask Magaki about it.

But the system was 1,194,000 yen over, wasn't it?

But Sasaki deleted 345,000 yen from the system data.

So there's still another error somewhere? - Yes.

1,194,000 yen plus 345,000 is 1,539,000 yen. - That was fast.

What if another invoice for the same amount has gone missing?

Invoice: 1,539,000 yen

1,539,000 yen...

Wait a minute. - Hm.

The Production Department did have an order for that amount. - Oh?

Do you have the invoice? - I'll look for it.

Let's look for it.

Is this it? - What did Magaki say?

Apparently he left early today.

What? - He said his father was in a car accident.

Yes. Yes. I'm so sorry. Excuse me.

Come on...

Excuse me! - What's wrong?

I checked with the designer about this thing with Magaki,

and he promised to double their fee because we asked them to redo the design!

What?! - So he submitted 2 invoices on purpose,

to get us to send them 2 wire transfers? - But if he did that,

he'd just be caught when we did the transfer.

He probably thought he could just cover for it again if he got caught!

He's such a brat! He's middle school level at most!

By the way, "at most" means you're including middle schoolers.

Oh, I see. Then he's primary school level at most. No, not even that!

That makes him kindergarten level. - What on earth are you talking about?

I mean... right? Anyway,

I don't really understand, but when Magaki comes in tomorrow,

let's check with him. Okay? - Apart from that,

we still need to find that Production invoice...

Anyway, let's finish this for today and we can look again tomorrow.

Okay?

We'd have found it right away if it was only Magaki's data,

but since one of Production's invoices went missing too,

that changed the total and we didn't notice.

But if he hadn't done something so stupid,

you'd have noticed that faster as well.

So was Magaki's father alright?

When General Affairs checked, he was sitting at home in perfect health.

I'm so fed up with him!

I even asked Yamazaki to take Magaki off this project.

What did he say?

He said he'd think about it.

When Magaki said his father had been in an accident,

was Yamazaki there? - Yes, he was.

He sympathised with him and let him leave right away.

Yamazaki is too kind.

Moriwaka?

Well then, good night.

I'm really sorry about all this.

I'll buy you some tea to make up for it.

No need. This is my job. Good night.

Thanks for your hard work. - Thanks for your hard work.

Let's go for a drink. - Yeah.

Please be careful with Magaki.

I wonder if Yamazaki knew about it already.

The next day

Magaki. Come here.

Yes, sir.

I did, didn't I, Magaki?

What? You didn't check anything with me.

Yes, I did!

I see two data entries for Fable Design's invoice for 345,000 yen. That's a mistake, isn't it?

Oh... yes.

I asked if I should delete it, and you said yes, didn't you? On the phone.

What? You never called me.

I did! I did!

If Sasaki made a call but Magaki didn't receive it,

what happened?

I really did. I'm not lying.

Hold on. Are you saying that I'm lying?

Magaki, do you really not remember?

If I really had confirmed it, I wouldn't forget. I'm not an idiot.

I'm not an idiot who'd delete data without checking, either!

Ah... Sasaki...

Now she's crying.

Anyway, the real question is: who approved two copies of the same invoice?

That person must really love stamping everything!

And you must love folding pieces of paper up really small.

Mr Shibata, Mr Yoshimura. Please stop it.

Let me just say this.

The reason this turned into such a fuss

is that Accounts lost an invoice from Production, isn't it?

If you hadn't done that, my tiny mistake

would have been cleared up right away, wouldn't it? - Tiny mistake?

Yes. - What are you saying?!

What are you talking about?!

Nakajima, do you have that list of shops selling our bath salts?

I asked Magaki to handle that.

I'm sorry, but can you look for it on his desk?

Oh, sure.

Huh?

Magaki. - Yes?

You got that foot injury in an accident during working hours, didn't you?

Oh... yes. - Have you sent in your worker's compensation claim?

I heard you went to hospital, so have you submitted the receipt and medical certificate to General Affairs?

Oh... I wonder where I put the receipt.

If you lost it, can you have it reprinted?

Which hospital did you go to?

Oh, I'm not sure...

Um...

Moriwaka!

Is this it? The missing invoice from Production.

Where did you find this? - It was inside a file on Magaki's desk.

No, that's...

Um, that invoice was...

on the floor.

What? On the floor? Where?

Um... over there?

What?

I thought someone must have dropped it,

so I thought it must be rubbish,

and I threw it in the bin.

So why did you have it, Magaki?

Did you hide another invoice to cover up your own figures?

No more excuses, Magaki.

Excuse me.

I see. This was my oversight.

My apologies.

Bearing in mind that I've been entrusted with the company's money,

I'll stay more focused in future,

and be more careful when handling documents. Okay?

My apologies.

I'm very sorry for this inconvenience.

Magaki.

Yes. I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

Magaki! - Yes, sir.

Oh, his foot! - Oh!

I'm sorry! I'm sorry!

I'm really sorry!

Good work today. - Good work today!

You too. - What a relief, right, Moriwaka?

Let's get a drink to celebrate. - I'm sorry,

but I only drink at the weekend.

What? I definitely need a beer after a day like today.

Still, I wonder why that invoice was so creased?

Because he threw it in the bin?

But it was in a file on his desk, wasn't it?

Yes. He must have thrown it in the bin,

then panicked and taken it back out to hide it.

Then why was it on his desk, if he wanted to hide it?

He always messes up at the last step.

Huh? Moriwaka?

Yamazaki, are you here by yourself?

Yes. I came to pick up some new samples, but no one was here.

It was you, wasn't it? - What?

You put the missing Production invoice in Magaki's file,

didn't you?

Why do you think so?

Kirika, why were you checking Magaki's desk?

Oh, that's because Yamazaki asked me to look for the bath salts client list.

You deliberately set it up so that Nakajima would find it, didn't you?

You really are clever, Moriwaka.

Actually, I saw him.

I saw him throw away a document in the Accounts Department.

It looked like he was feeling guilty about something, so I suddenly realised what he'd done.

I figured he was scared of something being found out, so he threw out another document to try to cover it up.

It's a bad habit of his.

He once threw away someone else's delivery note to cover up his own mistake on an order, too.

If you know him that well, why didn't you do anything about it before?

Well, I mean...

If I made a fuss before anything happened, the company wouldn't do anything.

Just like the police.

Yamazaki, you really want to leave the Sales Department, don't you?

Actually, I applied to this company because I wanted to work in research.

But the president liked my presentation during interviews,

and I was assigned to the Sales Department.

He promised that if I worked hard in Sales for 10 years, then I could transfer to R&D.

This is my 10th year, but...

This is a critical period for Sales.

Please wait a bit longer. - Again?

I've applied for a transfer many times, but he keeps rejecting it...

Don't you think they're awful for ignoring their promises and pretending not to see my transfer requests?

So that's why you pretended not to see what your subordinates were doing?

Well, I suppose so.

I wanted to see just how far the company would let that kind of person go.

Don't you think that's wrong, since you're responsible for the project?

No, I don't.

This might get rid of Magaki's bad habit of avoiding responsibility,

and he'll probably be taken off the project, so things will be less stressful for Nakajima too.

In the end, I think that's a good result for the company.

Am I wrong?

You're wrong.

From a cost-control perspective...

I'll borrow this.

Let's see. Nakajima went to Fable Design to apologise, so we have her travel costs and the gift she brought them,

then we have Sasaki's overtime, 4 hours at 2,031 yen per hour,

and everyone in Accounts started early today, so that's 2,500 yen x 2 hours x 3 people.

So, Yamazaki, you caused a loss of 29,964 yen for the company.

And that's my fault? - Yes.

Because you ran away from your own responsibilities.

Ran away? I ran away?

Yes. If you'd corrected Magaki's wrongdoing,

Nakajima's apology to the designer, Sasaki's overtime,

and the Accounts Department's early start would all have been unnecessary.

Yamazaki, you told me before that Magaki is "the kind of man that runs away".

But you are "the kind of man that runs away" too.

You're just a bit better at it than Magaki.

In the Sales Department, even if you make a small loss,

you'll get the chance to make it back later.

But in Accounts, we can't allow a mistake of even 1 yen.

We can't cover things up or run away.

Excuse me.

Sir. - What is it?

Take this.

What? What is this?!

Stop that, it's bad luck.

Letter of resignation

No matter how many transfer requests I make, you never accept them.

That's because I need you. You know?

So you're going to ignore what I want forever?

Well, are you ignoring what I want?

In any case, if I can't work in research here,

I'll go to another company. - Okay! Let's talk about this later.

I mean, let's talk about it properly. Alright? Sit down, sit down. Okay?

No, no, no. - Let's get some lunch, okay? No?

I guess it's early for lunch! - You always do this...

I don't want to hear it! This is a nice suit.

I'll just put this in here... - Sir.

No, just... Okay... - Sir, what are you playing around with Yamazaki for?

He wants to have a serious conversation.

Yamazaki, don't bully the boss. - Right? You see.

No, no... - Maybe I'll sit here?

Go ahead.

This is from Shizuoka.

Ta-da! It's finally finished!

It's perfect for both moisturising and brightening your skin.

Oh, it's cute! - That's great, Kirika. It's really cute.

Congratulations. - Thank you.

By the way, what happened to Magaki? - He was suspended for a week.

And he was taken off my project, too. - What about Yamazaki?

Oh, he came and apologised to me earlier.

He said he was sorry that his poor management caused problems for me.

He apologised to me too!

Even though Yamazaki didn't do anything wrong. - Right.

Now we're even

Moriwaka.

I gave in my resignation to the section head. - What?

Well, he dodged it as usual.

Do you really hate working in Sales?

I don't really hate it, but I don't like it either.

But you're good at it, aren't you?

What?

Yesterday we only talked about losses,

but the profits you make are much greater.

I see... That does make me feel better.

You are? - Yes.

I'm glad.

Well then, excuse me.

You were smiling just now, weren't you?

Was I? - You were having a friendly conversation with Yamazaki

and smiling, weren't you?

I wasn't smiling and we aren't friends.

Really?

Really.

So when will you get tea or dinner with me? - About that...

This week? Next week? When are you free?

Why are you running away?!

Sanako, are you the kind of woman that runs away?!

The day has finally come. - Day X for General Affairs.

That woman is back.

Oh, there she is!

Sir. I'm back, starting from today.

Oh, Hiramatsu. How was your summer holiday?

Fine. - Did you go anywhere?

No. - Oh, so did you visit your family?

No. Employees are entitled to paid holiday, so I just took the days off.

I see...

Excuse me.

Here's your coffee, sir.

Thank you.