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Love can make you happy,

but it's painful, too.

I'm here.

Maybe it's more "even" than I thought.

There are both pluses and minuses.

She's my junior from university.

Why?

I want to ask him. But I'm scared to ask.

I mean, I'm always just taking from him...

I'm just happy.

Isn't this the first time you've complained to me about something?

Let's go slowly.

I never give him anything back.

For him, the pluses and minuses of this relationship probably aren't even.

Good morning. - Good morning.

New staff notice Executive director: Enjo Kakuma

Looks like Enjo Junior is coming at last.

Enjo Junior? - The president's son.

He's starting as executive director today.

He's been in Paris and New York, training to become our next president.

I wonder what he's like.

Oh! I got outbid! - A bid?

Just a second, please!

The samples are ready! - That's cute!

Right? I gave it my all.

Last year's was so unfashionable, it was awful.

You worked hard, Kirika. So much overtime! - What is this?

A novelty item for our autumn campaign.

I'm in charge of them this year.

Every year, we give samples to the women in Sales, General Affairs and Accounts to get their opinions.

Please tell me if the length of the handle or anything else could be improved.

Thank you. - I'm supposed to use this?

You don't have to if you don't want to. - Then I won't.

But it's so cute! - How about you, Takura?

I won't use it. - Then can I have 2?

For home and for work. - That's fine,

but don't give it to anyone outside of the company. - I won't.

Ah... These novelty items are so cute,

but those Ten-Ten Girls are so stupid.

Ten-Ten Girls? - The campaign girls.

I'm sure the old men in our department thought it up.

Ah, the storm blew away.

Seems like another storm is brewing... - Everyone, please calm down.

Be quiet! - That's our line.

Are we in trouble? - He's coming right now.

If you have snacks, please hide them.

No personal conversations! Okay! Attention! Here he is.

And this is the Accounts Department.

Stand up!

This is our new executive director, Enjo Kakuma.

Executive Director

Enjo Kakuma

Oh, please sit down.

I'm sorry to disturb you.

Was this supplied by the company?

Supplied? Well...

It's a sample novelty item. - Novelty?

Yes, every year we give this to customers

who spend over 3000 yen on our-- - And is that effective?

What? - Please give me all the expense records

and sales promotion results for the last 5 years.

What? - Understood.

What's your name? - I'm Takura.

Please bring the data to my office when it's ready.

Yes, sir.

What is this? - Those are the files where we keep sales slips.

Sales slips? - Yes.

In this paperless era... How backwards.

Listen, Junior.

There are many reasons why this company hasn't gone paperless yet. First--

Asabuki!

It seems I have a lot of work to do.

You. - I'm Asabuki Mika.

I hate being called Junior. Don't do it again.

I'm sorry.

Director Enjo Kakuma...

Volume 8/10: Lies and novelties

Sorry!

Sorry, I have to go back in. - No, I'm scared! Don't go!

What's going on?! - No, it's... I...

Kamamoto... Right, Kamamoto!

Please look after her for me. - Huh?

She's being followed by a stalker, and she's afraid to be alone.

What? Okay. - Huh?

You'll be fine. Kamamoto is a really good person.

Thank you! - Leave it to me!

That girl is so cute... - What?

And then, you know what? Juna suddenly invited me up!

To her place! On our first meeting! - Seriously?

It's good it was me. No, it's good it was me.

What? Did you go to her place?

You're too close. Anyway,

she said "at least have some tea before you head back".

What a good girl. How unusual these days... - Well, I guess she's a good girl.

Huh? Huh? Hey,

you keep acting like she's your woman. What's that about? Is she your ex?

Yes, actually. - What?!

Come on... What's up with that?

It was a long time ago, at university.

And did you dump her? Or did she dump you? - I don't know.

You don't know? - One day she suddenly asked me

"Why are you dating me, Taiyo?"

And what did you say? - "I don't know."

Oh! That's the worst!

Right?

Ah! - What?!

I see. Maybe she's thinking that now, too.

Huh? What do you mean? - That must be it.

What? They were hugging?

I can't believe it. I'd have asked him about it right then.

But maybe it was just a friendly hug.

How many seconds? - What?

How many seconds did they hug for?

Over 10 seconds. - No way.

No? - Ask him about it!

Just say "I saw you, what was that?"

But he wasn't doing anything bad. I don't have the right to forbid it.

No, you do. Because you're his girlfriend.

I don't. I mean, what are my plus points?

Plus points?

I can't do anything for him...

I don't really think he wants you to do anything like that.

Not Yamada Taiyo. - So then why...

What? - What?!

You just said "Yamada Taiyo"! - So? He's your boyfriend.

H-How did you know?

It was obvious, based on everything you've told me so far.

Don't tell anyone, okay?

I won't!

Oh, Taiyo! - Juna? What is it?

Why are you here? - For an audition.

Arai Juna___

Kama-chan invited me.

Kama-chan? You mean Kamamoto? - Yes.

The Ten-Ten Girls audition is in the first-floor show room.

Ah! What's that? It's so cute!

Oh, this? It's our campaign novelty item.

I want one. - What?

What? - If you spend over 3000 yen on our company's products,

you'll get one.

3000 yen? That's too expensive.

Okay, let's go to the show room. This way, this way.

Where is it? Show me! - Well...

Who was that? - Is she Taiyo's girlfriend?

Isn't she cute?

What a great figure. - Cute...

Ten-Ten Girls audition Waiting room

Well, let's begin.

#1, this way. - Okay!

Hokuto, if you really love pro-wrestling...

I'm #11, Wakamori.

And what is your special skill? - Mental arithmetic.

Kamamoto. - Well then,

what is 129,863＋23,698－55,863?

97,698.

That's right!

She reminds me of one of our employees.

Right.

Okay, next.

Oh, here.

Well, miss, what is your special skill?

Hula hoop! - I see.

Yeah!

Yeah!

Awful.

Good work today. - Thanks for your hard work.

Juna, good work today.

You were definitely the cutest! - Really?

For me, you're already the number one Ten-Ten Girl.

Ah, really? - Really! So, how about we celebrate--

Oh, Mr Yoshimura! - Thanks for your hard work.

Thank you. - By the way, are you free after this?

I know a good place for sushi.

Ah! Please take me there! - Then, let's go.

What kind of sushi do you like?

I like salmon roe. - Then let's eat like there's no tomor-roe.

You're so funny!

Huh? What is this?!

And I was so nice to her...

It's about power. - What?

Sometimes women choose powerful guys over nice guys.

Director's Office

Here is the data. - Thanks.

Take a seat. - Thank you.

It's very odd. Why was such a wasteful project overlooked?

What do you think?

That's all the data we have.

I want your opinions and suggestions from an accounting perspective.

Alright.

First, tell me what you think about these employees who spend too much on expenses.

Yes!

What is it? - Alessandro.

Alessandro?

You mean the vocalist for Carølinë?

You know them, Asabuki? - Back when I worked at

an Internet news site, I wrote a few articles about them.

Then I must have read them.

Anyway, what about Alessandro? - I won an auction for a life-size standee of him.

A life-size standee?

60,000 yen?! - I splurged.

That's too much.

But with this, it will be like living with Alessandro.

For just 60,000 yen, I'll practically live with Alessandro.

I don't think that's true. - Mayu...

Isn't the cost-performance terrible?

Cost-performance? - However much you spend,

you'll get nothing in return. - I will!

You will? - Actually, I'll get everything.

Alessandro pays me back dozens of times over.

With what? - Life!

Life...? - Yes. My Alessandro expenses are for life support.

When I see him at a concert, I think "I'm glad I'm alive",

my skin is clear, I have more energy,

I work harder at the office the next day,

and he makes me happy in all kinds of ways.

That's Alessandro. - I get it.

I don't get it.

I'll finally see him again. Their first concert in a month!

That's great. - I'm really happy.

Happy...

What was it like writing those articles? - I didn't meet them in person.

Oh, you didn't? - Happy?

You didn't reply, so I thought you weren't coming.

I wasn't planning to, but apparently he's not coming home tonight.

Staying with a woman again?

Probably. Well, he can do what he likes.

I couldn't say anything to Tomoya anyway.

I mean, I'm here with you, after all.

We even went on a trip together.

No, I just followed you.

I told you the hotel name because I wanted you to do that.

I'm so horrible.

I couldn't tell you that I wanted to see you,

I was just too lonely.

I talk too much when I'm with you.

When we bumped into each other here last month,

I didn't even think you'd listen to my complaints.

I never thought we'd end up like this.

Me neither.

Anyway, which would be better?

For my interview next week.

You should try to spend less on expenses.

Stop that. You sound like Moriwaka.

I'm the face of this company.

If the media see me in cheap clothes, the company will look cheap, won't it?

Let me keep my pride in my work, at least.

This is unfair! I've worked hard this year.

Please don't judge everything just on past data!

Calm down, Kirika. What happened?

My novelty items project was marked "pending".

That tote bag? - Yes, by the executive director.

Apparently the Accounts Department said they wouldn't be effective for sales promotion.

I gave him that information.

Why? - He asked me for the figures,

so I gave them to him. - He shouldn't base everything just on figures.

What should he use apart from figures?

Our customers' feelings and their happiness at getting the novelties improve our company's image.

But the figures show that the novelties don't have much effect on our image.

Maybe that was true last year, but this year...

It's difficult. - What?

It's difficult to prove anything about the future.

But we've already spent money making these samples, haven't we?

If we cancel now, isn't it a total loss?

No. Financially speaking, cancelling now will put us less in the red.

Whatever. Excuse me.

Kirika!

Yu, can I see the data that you gave the director too?

Kirika has really worked hard.

So maybe there's something I can do.

Of course, I won't let get in the way of my work.

I'll email it to you. - Thank you.

Novelty bag

I can't believe the Accounts Department!

I've always said that.

You know, they don't bleed or shed tears. What is that word again?

Compass! - Why is he drawing a circle?

He means "cospa" (cost performance).

He's just pretending to know things! - What a psychopath.

Stop insulting the Accounts Department!

Why? - They help us a lot.

And what do they help you with?

That compass nonsense...

Right? - A compass?

Huh? What? - It's nothing.

What's up with Kamamoto? - A rebellious phase?

But I wish they hadn't cancelled the novelty item production.

Why is it a problem for you, Kamamoto? - Well, you know.

I understand. Our clients look forward to getting them every year.

Making displays and things? - Yes, exactly.

I'm going to talk to the director!

Customer opinion doesn't show in the figures.

Taiyo. - Don't do that.

Oh, but-- - Seriously.

There's no point. People who work with figures

can only be moved by figures.

Exactly! Wise words from the My Star of sales!

Right? Come here, everyone. Gather around My Star.

What wise words... - Yamada. Yamada!

Write that down. - No, I didn't say that...

What? Juna? - Shh!

Yes, I promised her.

I said I'd give her one of the novelty bags.

Why did you say that? - Can't you do something?

They give samples to the women in Sales, General Affairs and Accounts, don't they?

Sales is no good, but if you talk to someone in the other departments...

Shouldn't you do it yourself, Kamamoto?

You're definitely more likely to succeed than me.

Don't make me do it.

But... I really think it's a bad idea.

You're giving a company sample to an outsider, right?

I'm sure Juna would understand if you explained.

Have you forgotten that you owe me? - What?

You suddenly pushed some strange woman onto me,

and I paid her taxi fare home from my own pocket.

Although it worked out in the end. - What do you mean, worked out?

Anyway, try and get me one of those sample bags.

But of course, don't tell anyone it's for me.

What?

Huh? Where's Yu? - He was called to the director's office.

Oh, I suppose it's about the novelty items.

If even Yamada Taiyo wants one, they should just un-cancel it already.

What? What do you mean?

Oh, I just saw him in the corridor...

Please! I'll give you anything you want! - Why don't you ask Kirika?

I asked her, but she said she didn't make any spare samples.

Why does Yamada want the novelty item?

I think his sister wanted one? Anyway, I said no, of course.

I promised Kirika that I wouldn't give them to anyone else.

He wants that bag.

It's a bit difficult. - You gave up so quickly!

Can't you tell her no? - Impossible. Look at this.

Yocchan

I really want that bag

OK! I'll definitely get you one, so please wait!

She's already calling you "Yocchan"? - Shh!

No that, you idiot! She's looking forward to it.

So I can't let her down. Right?

Sir! What is the meaning of this?!

Huh? What is this?

It says "The future media representatives for Ten-Ten Corporation"!

Aren't the Ten-Ten Girls just temporary hires for the campaign?

Oh... No, well...

That was the plan, wasn't it?

What do you mean, "was"?

The executive director... - The executive director?

2019 campaign budget

Mayu, is that the data on Kirika's novelties?

Yes.

Why? - What?

She didn't ask you to do it. - Well, Kirika's always helping me out, after all.

What?

When I'd just joined the Accounts Department,

I was sure I wasn't suited to it and hated coming into work,

and I was thinking of quitting...

You were? I'm sorry, I never realised.

No, no. I was just overthinking things.

She listened to me every day for hours,

no matter how much I complained or cried.

I was only able to get through that because of Kirika,

and because of Alessandro.

Alessandro...

So I want to pay her back if I can.

Ah.

What? Sanako. - I heard from Mayu,

that your sister wanted this. - Oh, but...

Take it. - Thanks.

I think that makes us even.

Even? - Yamada Taiyo,

I want to ask you something.

What?

Taiyo, what should I do? I just saw my abusive ex-boyfriend outside.

I'm scared!

I got in a taxi but I'm scared to go home.

I'm really sorry, but I'm at your office now.

I didn't think she should come in, so I went outside,

and she suddenly hugged me.

I'm sorry for upsetting you.

I'm sorry too. - What for?

For getting upset.

What are you saying? That... That's great!

What? - I mean,

that means you were jealous, weren't you?

Is there anything else you'd like me to do?

What? - I want us to be even.

You and me, always.

Is there anything? - Yes, yes! Lots of things!

For example? - Should I say it? Here and now?

Let's see... how about lunch? - Lunch?

Yes. I've seen your packed lunches, Sanako,

and they looked so delicious that I couldn't forget them.

That's fine. Because I like... - What?

I like...

making packed lunches. - That's what you like?!

I've always liked the kind made in a coffret or a cookie jar with lots of things packed in.

With lots of things packed in? Ah, I can't wait!

But you can't eat them at work.

People will be suspicious if you start eating packed lunch.

Let's go.

Oh! Why don't we go for a drive soon? I'll rent a car.

To Mamie Farm! You said you wanted to go there, didn't you?

And we could eat packed lunches there? Ah, this is the best!

Sanako, please make a packed lunch!

I'll take care of everything else!

Then you'll be in the red, won't you? - What?

Even if I make a fancy lunch, it will only cost about 1000 yen.

5400 yen for car rental, 4,540 yen for tolls, 3000 yen for the entrance fee,

1600 yen for petrol. That alone puts you 13,540 yen in the red, Taiyo.

So... - I'm happy with this.

What? - If you're happy,

that makes me happy too.

If I'm happy, it makes him happy?

If I'm happy...

So it was you who told the director?

You told him I spend too much on expenses?

I didn't say that you spend too much.

I just told him how much you've spent up to now.

And that the Accounts Department had accepted it as essential costs.

I told you how important my work is to me, didn't I?

I take pride in it.

If you take that away, I'll have nothing left.

That's not true. - It is!

If I lose my income, Tomoya will leave me.

He already left you.

You're still clinging to him, even though he just cheats on you and spends your money?

For me, there's more to you than just that.

Nakajima, can you come here?

Yes.

Isn't this your novelty sample?

Ah!

I told you, it wasn't me! - They have serial numbers!

All of the samples do. This is the one I gave you, Mayu.

I wrote down which number I gave each person.

But it really wasn't me.

Mayu, I know you use this website.

Everyone uses online auction sites!

Anyway, look! I have one here,

and the other one is at home. I'll bring it in tomorrow!

Of course it is. You haven't sold it yet.

What? - And you need money at the moment, don't you, Mayu?

Since you bought that Alessandro standee.

I need money, but I didn't do this!

Well, well, well... - Kirika,

after work yesterday, Mayu... - Don't bother, Moriwaka.

I don't care if she doesn't believe me.

Hey, this is bad!

If you complain to the site, won't they take it down?

I'm not sure. - And look at all these bids!

It's because of the cute design. - The price keeps going up.

Hey, someone stop this!

What? - That's easy.

What? - And we can find out who's selling it, too.

As expected, My Star! - But does this count as a business expense?

Why me? - Sorry, Moriwaka.

I don't know if I can get a receipt for an auction bid,

so I need you to watch.

Anyway, here goes.

You won the auction! Bid price 15,000 yen.

Well? Did you win? - Yes, I used the "buy it now" option.

I see. And since you won the item, the seller will contact you.

I don't know if they'll use their real name, though.

Oh, there it is.

The seller's name is...

Arai Juna.

Oh. - Oh.

Sir.

But how?

This is the one I gave you, Mayu. I wrote down which number I gave each person.

Was this supplied by the company?

They got switched back then.

It's so cute! I want one.

What's wrong with that woman?!

You mean me? - No. I didn't mean to say that out loud.

I'm sorry. - It's okay.

I heard that your sister wanted this. - Thank you.

That liar! - You mean me?

Mayu! - What? Are you calling me a liar?

Can you send me the data you got from Yu?

How unusual. I thought your policy was not to get involved

with things that aren't related to your own work.

This is related. I processed the expenses for making the samples as part of the campaign budget.

If the campaign is cancelled, then I need to reprocess them.

And also...

If you're happy, that makes me happy too.

There's something I want to check.

What is it?

If making someone else happy makes me happy, too.

I'll help you.

But... - I want to feel happy, too.

Making someone else happy...

What? - A reseller?

She specialises in novelty items.

She's sold a lot of other rare items, too.

Items that only company employees are supposed to have.

I wonder how she gets hold of them.

Maybe she uses feminine wiles and seduction to get them.

That's possible! - And who exactly is this criminal?

Um... Arai Juna.

I'm sorry! I'm really sorry!

Oh no, what should I do? I said all that to Mayu...

Hey, what's wrong?

Kamamoto? Kamamoto!

Taiyo! - Yes?

The numbers really don't add up.

If I look at the increase in sales during the campaign,

and subtract all of the expenses...

Novelty campaign promotional profit/loss simulation

SALES

EXPENSES

BALANCE

Yu was right...

Sorry for making you help too, Asabuki.

I'm not helping you. - Oh, sorry.

I really want people to see these...

Mayu. - Oh, you surprised me.

I'm sorry, Mayu. - It's fine. Help me think, Kirika.

What? - It's such a waste

to leave these cute tote bags in storage.

Thank you.

Um... - Not now.

It's Iimura Sumiko, isn't it? - What?

The designer of that bag. - Yes, that's right!

She's not well-known yet, but she has a great sense of style.

You know her? - Please look at this.

I used to work at a gallery, and they displayed some of her work there.

This woman is a model called Kanna,

and she's what they call an "influencer".

She's very popular with women in their 20s and 30s.

#Iimura Sumiko

Since there were so many bids in that auction,

I looked into it and found this picture.

I think your novelty item will trend.

So you were helping after all, Asabuki!

No, I wasn't. I decided to do this by myself.

I'll collect everything and write a report!

Reform is essential for us to progress.

Reform starts from asking questions about habits and customs.

Warm, still water can feel good.

But in the end, it stagnates.

First, I looked into our company's current situation from a financial perspective.

A financial perspective?

Come in.

This is the expected loss if we continue the campaign for now.

That much? - In order to persuade the director,

we need to at least change this deficit into a zero balance.

I'm not sure it's possible just from the designer's popularity.

Even if we think so, it's hard to prove it.

Excuse me!

Can't you reduce the material costs? - They're already at the limit.

I don't want them to look cheap. - Here!

Let's say... - Moriwaka!

Yamada Taiyo wants to say something. - I don't want him to.

Moriwaka? - Let me explain!

No, thank you. - Let's listen to him.

He has the right to speak about this too. - I think we should hear a salesman's opinion too.

Exactly.

If it's about sales, go ahead.

But Moriwaka, I know you're angry.

You won't listen to my opinions properly, will you?

I don't mix business with personal matters.

Yes, you do. - I do not.

What are you talking about?

Moriwaka is always like this. Even if you're angry or sad,

you pretend nothing is wrong. - Does she?

That's because I'm at work.

Oh, I see.

People get angry and annoyed at you about expenses all the time. That must be sad and frustrating.

I'm sorry. I didn't notice even from here.

It's fine. - You should say what you want to say.

Express your irritation and anger.

No one would hate you because of that, normally.

Why? - What?

If I said what I thought, it would just make things uncomfortable.

But we're together, aren't we? - You're together?

All of us. Aren't we?

This campaign is a Sales Department project, isn't it?

You aren't in charge of it, so it's irresponsible to say we're all in this together.

I don't understand why we're together any more.

What? - I mean, why are you with me?

Like I said before, it's because I decided it myself.

Didn't you say the same thing, Moriwaka?

You wanted to know if making someone else happy would make you happy too.

What? By "someone else", did you mean me?

Huh?

What?

I was secretly looking forward to this campaign all along! - Me too!

I was really looking forward to it. Even after what Sanako said about being in the red.

Taiyo, you care that much about these tote bags...?

But being in the red doesn't matter.

No, it's bad. - Being in the red is a problem.

I mean, things are actually in the black.

You don't see it as losing out? - I don't.

No, it's actually winning.

If someone who's important to me is happy and smiling,

I can't think of anything that would make me happier.

Even if I'm in the red, that's all I want.

I can make back any loss by cutting down on other things.

Cutting down...

I see. - What?

Um... - Be quiet. - Sorry.

Mayu! - Yes?

I'll go and get the previous novelty items.

They might give us a hint. - I'll go!

Kirika and Asabuki, write a report on that designer.

Come in.

Therefore, we need immediate productivity reforms and we have to reduce expenses.

We must stop any waste of time or money.

At the moment, our company is too wasteful.

We have "special-category" employees,

we hire people with no talent...

Even if we can't reduce material costs,

we should be able to cut down on other expenses.

Usually, campaign representatives from Sales go to major stores throughout the city in person,

to deliver the novelties. - Yes, and to greet the staff and explain things.

It's cheaper than using a delivery service, too.

That's not true.

One company car can carry 200 items.

Reduction plan

Company car: 200 items/car

Major stores: 300 items/store

(10 of 200 stores)

Additional delivery: 1 delivery x 10 stores

Previously, major stores have needed about 300 items during the campaign.

So in most years, we have to make one additional round of deliveries.

That means petrol costs of 100,000 yen.

Also, the travel and labour costs for 2 representatives is 1.23 million yen.

So, for the Sales Department to make these deliveries,

that's a total of 1.33 million yen.

Using a delivery company would cost 1.2 million yen.

So it's cheaper to pay for delivery?

The representatives could then do sales work instead, so we can consider lost opportunity costs too.

I see. - We can reduce the expenses.

Outsourcing? - What do you mean?

You can go now.

Excuse me.

Our company's biggest issue is with wasted labour costs.

Outsourcing: Commissioning work from an external provider

Work that takes three talentless employees 3 days to complete

could be finished in half a day if we outsourced it to a professional.

That would reduce costs as well as increasing quality. There's no other choice.

But what about training our employees?

This is a company, not a school. - Yes, sir.

Then what happens to our weaker employees?

You don't mean lay-offs?

We'll decide that later, once we've chosen which tasks to outsource.

I've always liked the kind made in a coffret or a cookie jar with lots of things packed in.

Next, our packaging costs are surprisingly high.

Hm... But I don't want to just hand out these novelties with no packaging.

If we can cut out packaging costs, we could save 1.6 million yen.

All together, that makes...

PACKAGING

Packaging

Surplus

Wow! - Now we just have to work out how to do this with no packaging.

How about this? I'm borrowing this, Sasaki. - Okay.

Customers who spend over 3000 yen on our products

can carry them home in this instead of using a plastic bag.

Like a combination. - So then,

the tote bag itself would be the packaging. - That might work.

Like a coffret? I think girls would like that!

What is a coffret? - A box of different types of make-up. Don't you know that?

It's a typical Christmas present for girls. - Really? I'll remember that.

I wrote up a report mentioning Kanna's position as an influencer,

so if we present all this to the executive director...

That's great. It's easy to understand.

That won't work. - Yu!

The director doesn't care about anything but figures and data.

But... - Look for reliable data sources showing the real financial effects of that influencer,

and use that to calculate the expected effect on sales. - Yes, sir!

Yu...

I think the director will be here for another hour.

Thank you.

Goodnight.

Huh? Mayu, isn't Alessandro's concert today?

It's fine. - But...

If I ignored my friends' problems to go to a concert, Alessandro would be cross with me. He's that kind of person.

Thank you.

I'll recalculate the budget using Yamada's plan.

Thank you. - It's fine.

Moriwaka, aren't you starting to have fun?

What? - I just thought you looked happy.

Maybe I am.

Making someone else happy...

I hope this persuades the director.

Here. - Thank you so, so much.

Take this to the director right away. - Yes.

Huh?

Huh?

This place is...

Sanako, I told you one more lie.

What? - I told you that Juna was just my junior,

but she's actually my ex-girlfriend.

But I really don't see her like that now,

and I hadn't seen her for a long time.

You're the only one for me now, Sanako.

I mean, now and forever.

Do you understand how I feel?

I don't. - What?

It's embarrassing, but I don't have any ex-boyfriends.

You're my first one, Yamada.

Seriously? - Seriously.

So I don't understand.

Stop it! We're at work!

I thought of something I'd like you to do.

What? - Call me by my name. Then I'll stop.

Yamada Taiyo. - No, not like that.

Taiyo-san. - Say "kun".

Taiyo-kun.

Ow... Hey...

You said you'd stop!

Ah!

Alessandro!!

Thank you for waiting.

Thank you.

Look where you're going! - Oh...

Okay.

Are you alright? - Ales... Alessandro...

You're a fan? - Yes!

Oh my God, oh my God!

Don't cry.

Aah!

Ahhh!

I'm sorry.

Your Ten-Ten Girls contract has been cancelled.

Are you angry, Yocchan?

I'm not angry, I'm hurt.

I just wanted to make you happy.

You should remember this.

This kind of thing is what really makes the world go round.

Ah!

Oh, you were here?

Yes.

Wasn't I uncool just then?

What? No, you were cool,

Yocchan.

I hear the novelty item project was approved.

The guy who came up with the idea for those novelty goods was

the head of the ParaCafé project, right? - Yes. Yamada Taiyo from Sales.

Let me tell you this.

About the outsourcing plan we discussed yesterday.

Yes, sir.

I plan to outsource the Accounts Department too.