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I will eat out with you one time.

Yes!

How about this Friday?

Okay.

COME FRIDAY MORNING

FRIDAY - FRIED WINGS, KINPIRA, CHIKUZENNI

FRIED WINGS

KINPIRA

I'll have to eat them tomorrow.

ACCOUNTING DEPARTMENT

Mr. Yamazaki.

- Yes? - Your business trip to Tohoku next month

to decide the quantity of soaps to supply the department store

is five days and four nights?

Yes, that's the plan.

The flat rate for lodging is 10,000 yen per night.

For four nights, you will be provided 40,000 yen.

But since it's a long trip,

- will you write a request for approval? - It's fine!

Yamazaki always takes longer business trips and goes

here and there while he's at it,

- signing new clients. Right? - Yes.

- Right? - Yes.

"Here and there while he's at it"?

Just look at this!

Last month and the month before that,

Yamazaki has unquestionably been our top salesman.

He is our ace who increases our sales by millions of yen.

A round of applause!

Stop being stingy about a few thousand yen when he is

bringing in so much profit!

That's what you're saying, right, Manager?

That's exactly it.

Very well.

Then please forget about the request for approval.

Ms. Moriwaka! Listen to this!

I finally get to propose a plan for a new product.

"Super fruity energizing bath salts"?

It's a new product catered to young women.

I was chosen to do it.

Oh, here's a sample of it.

We're still adjusting the recipe,

so it's just the color and scent.

But please use it and give me feedback.

Wow. You're doing everything by yourself, Kirika?

Oh, no. Mr. Yamazaki is the supervisor.

That's reassuring.

Also, Mr. Magaki, who just transferred here this year, is helping me.

Mr. Magaki?

Mr.… Magaki?

Ms. Sasaki, can you file this receipt, please?

Okay.

SALES DEPARTMENT KAZUO MAGAKI

Fable Design.

INVOICE TOTAL 345,000 YEN

This is a new design company?

Yes, I've already added them to the system.

All right. I'll take care of this.

I will leave after exactly one hour. No more than one hour.

I will go to bed by midnight,

and for lunch tomorrow, I will eat the fried wings

and kinpira that I was supposed to eat today.

Ms. Sanako!

He's sparkling as he's running.

Sorry for making you wait.

- I was out of the office from noon. - I didn't wait too long.

I'm glad. Okay, let's go.

- Where are we going? - A French restaurant that just opened.

French? That won't do.

I want to go home in one hour.

What?

- Are you sure you're okay with this place? - Yes.

We have about 50 minutes to eat.

How about we start with beer?

Okay, just one.

- Excuse me. - Yes?

- Two beers, please. - Okay.

- Also, edamame and cold tofu. - Coming right up.

Great choices. I'll do fried wings and kinpira.

FRIDAY - FRIED WINGS, KINPIRA, CHIKUZENNI

FRIED WINGS

KINPIRA

You eat fried wings and kinpira too, right?

- I'm good. - Please order whatever you want.

I got a travel allowance.

I know. I'm the one who processed it.

Oh, right.

Um…

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

I can't help you with that.

- That guy is seriously unbelievable. - All right, all right.

Nakajima? Ms. Sasaki? Ms. Yokoyama?

- Oh! - Hey!

- What? - This is… uh…

What? What a surprise! Wait, are you two dating?

- You are? - No!

You don't have to deny it that strongly.

We just happened to bump into each other and ended up here.

It's a one-off thing.

But what a coincidence!

Stop that, Kirika. Don't bother them. Come over here.

Three beers, please.

- We're ready to order. - Coming!

Back to what you were saying… Who's unbelievable?

Thanks for reminding me! It's Magaki.

He's seriously crazy.

- Mr. Magaki from sales? - Yes.

Ms. Moriwaka, why did you choose your current job?

I was assigned there.

Right… Me too…

Mr. Magaki came back to headquarters this year, right?

Yeah, he used to work here seven years ago.

He's older than me and seemed capable, so I was counting on him at first.

What? He can't do anything?

It's not that he can't. He doesn't do anything!

Doesn't do anything?

For example, when I asked him if he finished the task I gave him, he said…

I didn't have time to do it.

What? You didn't do it at all?

So I had to do it myself at the last minute. Then he said…

You look busy. Can I help with anything?

Can you believe it?

Here is your cold tofu and edamame.

Ms. Moriwaka? Ms. Moriwaka!

Your cold tofu.

Oh, thanks.

Even today, I had to apologize to the design company for his mistake.

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

Mistake?

Ms. Moriwaka, you like tofu?

- Yes, because it's healthy. - I agree!

I'm the same way. I feel like we're on the same wavelength.

- What was the mistake? - This time, I commissioned a new company

for the packaging design.

Because I wanted something cute and pop.

But the design we received was completely different!

Are you serious?

You didn't know until it was complete?

Mr. Magaki had approved the rough draft for a different design without telling me!

Yes, this is perfect.

Ms. Moriwaka, would you like to order something else?

- Where are my fried wings and kinpira? - Sorry!

When I asked him about the design, he had said it's not ready yet.

That's terrible.

Right?

- Excuse me! - Yes?

- More beer, please! I'll take a pitcher. - Okay.

Why did Mr. Magaki approve it without telling you?

I have no idea! Maybe he thought it looked good?

As if we'd go with that lame design.

There's absolutely no way.

So what did you do?

I went by myself to apologize to them and asked them to redo it.

By yourself?

- Where was Mr. Magaki? - He went home early without telling me.

But he looked perfectly fine this morning.

Apparently, he got in a car accident.

He said he's going to the hospital

and never came back to the office.

- What! - What!

I've been losing so much hair from stress.

That's horrible.

- Can I get workers' comp if I go bald? - Don't think so.

- Can I expense hair-growth drugs? - No.

Ms. Moriwaka…

Oh, sorry.

All right, at this point, all we can do is have fun.

- Shall we invite everybody? - Yeah, let's do that!

- All right… - Where's our pitcher?

AND EVERYONE CAME OVER

- Hey! Good work today. - Good work!

- Good work, everybody. - Good work, everybody.

Sorry we're late, Nakajima.

Hey, why are you two here?

Mr. Yamada and Ms. Moriwaka, are you two dating?

- Um… - No!

We happened to bump into each other and ended up here. It's a one-off thing.

Then why don't we push the tables together?

- Right? Push that side. - Yeah.

- Okay. - This side too.

Morimoto, you sit next to Keiko.

I'm starving. I'll have a beer.

And some wings too.

We'll have wings and kinpira for starters.

It's so annoying!

Don't be so prickly.

You can say that because it doesn't concern you.

Well then, I'll be leaving now…

Right, Ms. Moriwaka?

- Huh? - Can't you stay just a little bit longer?

Mr. Yamazaki, you can't reprimand him?

Well, when he says he got into an accident or that he's sick,

I can't reprimand him without any proof that he's lying.

Right, Ms. Moriwaka?

I guess, but if the accident happened during work, we'll need to look into it.

- That's true. - That's right!

Whenever something is due or we need to report to the manager,

Mr. Magaki takes the day off without fail!

He didn't come when we had to rearrange the desks in the office either.

- Mr. Yamazaki, you're too soft! - Now, now…

- Well then, I'll be leaving now… - Please wait.

- Yes? - I mean…

Let's all think of a solution together.

I'm going home.

Is this enough?

I roughly calculated my share to be 2,480 yen.

I'll walk her home.

Hey, you can't go!

You have to stay, Taiyo. Let's rack our brains together.

I'll be leaving.

- Goodbye! - Yamada!

Didn't I tell you to stay until the end? We'll drink shochu all night!

What? I don't…

Ms. Moriwaka.

- Yes? - I'm sorry for what happened today.

Are you sure you don't need that request for approval?

Yes. It's fine, this time.

Okay. Just tell me if you need it, because I can write one any time.

Understood. Goodbye now.

Won't you listen to Ms. Nakajima a little bit more?

I've heard more than enough.

Also, I don't like talking about work outside of the office.

I see. You are very clever,

Ms. Moriwaka.

Huh?

Mr. Magaki joined the company one year before me, and we used

to work together a lot when I was new.

I didn't know that.

Ms. Moriwaka…

Yes?

Be careful with Magaki.

- Huh? - That man always runs away.

That's all. Goodbye.

Mr. Yamazaki came outside just to tell me that?

Are you okay?

Yeah, I just couldn't move at all over the weekend.

Be careful, now.

- A salesman needs to use his feet. - Yes, thank you.

Good morning, Ms. Nakajima.

Good morning.

I showed you the design, didn't I?

I thought you knew about it.

Forget it.

- I asked them to redo it. - Just as I thought,

- girls are better at negotiating. - You've got to be kidding.

What is up with that remark?

Huh? Did I say something weird?

You don't remember?

- Remember what? - Seriously?

Ms. Moriwaka, can you do this, please?

A wire transfer to a design company?

INVOICE FABLE DESIGN

INVOICE TOTAL 345,000 YEN

Ouch! Ow…

Ow! Ow! That hurts!

I heard you got into a car accident.

Oh, you heard?

I don't like to be pitied, though, so I pushed myself to come to work.

But really, I'm still in pain.

This is our first time doing business with this design company.

Did you create a customer number?

It's a little pricey

because Ms. Nakajima was so nitpicky about the design,

and they had to redo it in a hurry.

I wish she told me a little earlier!

You know? I ended up having to apologize for her.

Yamazaki is so irresponsible too!

He makes me do everything. Well, see you.

Did you create a customer number?

Yeah, I did.

Okay. I will take care of this then.

- Oh! - Are you all right?

Sorry.

Thank you.

MR. MAGAKI…

Give me another chance.

- Another chance at what? - Having a meal together.

But we already did that.

It wasn't just the two of us, and we didn't talk at all. It doesn't count.

I kept my promise. And you can talk to me any time at work.

No, I want to see you outside of work

and talk about nonwork things.

And I want to see you smile.

My smile?

Yes.

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

- Tea? - Yes.

Here, help yourself.

I'm smiling.

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

Tell me when you're open. Thank you.

How's the Paradise Bath Cafe coming along?

We're finalizing the design, and it's looking good.

It's thanks to your full support, Mr. Shinozaki.

I hate to change the subject,

but you had a dog, didn't you, President Shinozaki?

Did I tell you about that before? You have a good memory.

Yes, I like dogs too,

so I remember we talked about wanting a bathtub made for dogs.

Oh, that's right. I remember.

That conversation was so fun,

it got me thinking.

Not just about bathtubs for dogs, but special bath salts for dogs.

You can make bath salts,

- Mr. Yamazaki? - Yes.

I actually majored in science

and have secretly wanted to work in development.

I would've never guessed.

How would you make bath salts for dogs?

The thing is,

we already have a product that…

I can't believe we went from talking about dogs to talking business so smoothly.

You got Mr. Shinozaki to agree to display our bubble bath in all his showrooms!

The conversation just naturally led there.

You're a genius at leading it there!

Mr. Yamazaki, you're not just our ace, you're the god of sales. A legend.

Taiyo.

- Yes? - I'll put you in charge of this project.

- What? Are you sure? - Yes.

I have other projects to do. You can do it, right?

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

You're such a genuine guy.

You're a god!

Don't suck up to me.

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT OFFICE

Is something bothering you?

The other day, I went out to eat with someone from work.

- What? Was it a guy? - Yes.

Wow, it's unusual for you to go on a date.

No. It wasn't a date.

Okay…

I thought it was a one-time thing.

But for some reason, he wants to go again.

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

If you really don't want to go, you should turn him down straight.

You're an adult. Stop worrying about beginner-level stuff.

But…

So which one is better?

It's not like I'm that against going…

A or B?

I'm asking you which one feels better.

- Mr. Yamazaki? - You're here too, Ms. Moriwaka?

The ingredients list is ready.

For Kirika's project. The bath salts catered to young people.

I see.

Refined sphingosine, cationic hyaluronic acid,

and collagen peptide. You're amazing as always, Ms. Kagami.

It'll be very moisturizing. The younger generation will love it.

Yeah, but it doesn't bubble as much.

I feel like you can increase the cellulose content.

Wow, Mr. Yamazaki!

You're a top salesman, and you know about these things too?

Actually, I've been secretly researching how to make bath salts for dogs.

Something additive-free, deodorizing,

and insect repelling to help with fleas.

I'm thinking of using tea tree oil

and lemongrass at a 2:3 ratio.

What do you think?

MR. YAMAZAKI…

ACCOUNTING DEPARTMENT

Is that contract not ready yet?

Sorry about that. We've been a little busy.

- What's wrong? - Our totals aren't matching up.

- Off by how much? - We're 90 yen short.

What? Ninety yen?

Come on!

Why don't I just pay that myself?

I'll give you 100 yen. You can keep the change!

Oh look, crackers.

Excuse me, but can you please pipe down?

So scary.

The difference is a multiple of nine, so I think it's just a typo.

When inputting numbers, if you switch two digits by mistake,

the difference will always be a multiple of nine.

Interesting. I learned something new.

Thank you, Ms. Wakamori.

A piece of accounting trivia.

Like those ones printed on the back of crackers.

Her name is Ms. Moriwaka.

Oh, pardon me.

Yes! It's fixed!

- Really? - Let me see.

- Let me see too. - Here.

Good. It matches.

Problem solved.

I'm so sorry. It was my typo.

Typo, huh? Typo…

When you let work pile up because of some trivial typo and make others wait,

it's kind of a problem, you know?

Get that contract ready ASAP, please.

Can somebody throw some salt at him?

- Wouldn't that trouble the cleaners later? - True.

Throwing salt is for exorcisms.

Yeah, and he's a spirit. An evil spirit.

I believe leaving out a pile of salt will be best.

Then let's leave out a pile of salt. That's what we'll do.

Okay, thank you, everyone.

I will be more careful next time.

Even when you make mistakes, you report them right away and apologize.

That's the good thing about you, Ms. Sasaki.

Okay, I'll go to the bank now.

Ms. Moriwaka, can you come with me?

Yes.

I'll go to the public relations division.

Oh really? Then, can you stop by the kitchen and bring back salt?

Okay.

Hello, this is accounting.

Yes. You haven't received the cash flow worksheet?

That's what the great Ms. Moriwaka said, so it must be true.

I mean, it's only 90 yen.

- You said Magaki was in an accident? - Yes.

He was transferred from headquarters

to a regional branch seven years ago, right?

What was the reason?

I only heard it from someone else, so I don't know if it's true,

but he didn't tell anyone that he couldn't make

a client's deadline, and on the due date…

He took the day off?

That's right. He said his mother was in an accident.

His mother was in an accident?

But later, when someone checked, the car accident turned out to be a lie.

Supposedly, that's the reason.

I see…

That man always runs away.

That's what he was talking about?

A MAN WHO RUNS AWAY

All right, everyone.

Let's call it a day. Thank you for your hard work.

You're not done yet, Ms. Sasaki?

It's okay. I'll be done soon.

I can't believe we live in an age where I have to crack down on overtime.

Back in the day, when it was time to close the books,

you would hear the sound of the abacus all through the night.

What? I'm sure calculators existed already by then.

I was always an abacus guy.

The calculator people always made fun of me for that.

I got a level two certificate in middle school.

Calculators are faster.

Hey, don't look down on abaci.

Shall we race to see which one is faster?

No, thank you.

All right, then.

- Goodbye. - Goodbye.

- Are you almost done? - Yes, I should be done in ten minutes.

- Okay. Good work today. - You too.

What?

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

Don't chase it, Sanako.

Chase him!

- Chase him! - Run, dear!

Run!

Hurry, run away!

- Why would you run away? - Hurry! Run!

I'll wait for you!

Stop running! Give up already!

Hey, wait!

- Stop! - It's dangerous! Run!

Run!

Run to your paradise!

Where the heck is that?

My dear!

This is bad…

It's bad when you start talking to your TV and you're single in your thirties.

Mayu?

- Hello? - I'm sorry, Ms. Moriwaka. I'm at a loss.

Huh? You're still at work?

The number in the system doesn't match the receipts.

What?

The invoice total that needs to be wired is lower

than the total in the system!

Okay.

It's late, so you should go home.

We'll check it together tomorrow morning.

Okay. Sorry…

A HECTIC DAY…

Ms. Moriwaka! I'm so sorry.

- What's the difference? - 1,194,000 yen.

What?

DIFFERENCE BETWEEN INVOICES AND SYSTEM 1,194,000 YEN

An amount this large may need to be reported to the managers.

I'm really sorry, Mr. Yu.

- Is it double counting? - No, the system has no errors.

- What about the invoices? - We're about to check them.

INVOICES - ACCOUNTING DEPARTMENT

Let's compare each invoice with what's recorded in the system.

- Okay. - Okay.

Good morning.

Good morning.

- It's not double counting? - No.

- The invoices? - We're checking.

Then what happened?

- That's what we're finding out. - That's what we're finding out.

All right. Then I'll help too.

- No, it's okay. - No, it's okay.

Okay.

I need to concentrate, so don't talk to me.

Write a memo if you need me.

- Please try to be quiet. - Yes.

- I will also be concentrating. - Yes.

- I will also concentrate. - Yes.

Me too.

How many more for general affairs?

I'm done with half!

Why won't they match?

Don't worry. We'll find the reason.

Yeah, it'll be okay.

It's a large amount, but it might be a simple mistake.

Like a typo or incorrect record.

I thought it might be a bug in the system.

That might be.

That does happen.

I'm so sorry.

- No more "sorries" until this is solved! - Yes! Sorry--

- The accounting department is in a frenzy. - What happened?

Numbers aren't matching, it seems.

Now everyone's looking furious like Moriwaka.

It's literally a madhouse in there.

What? The accounting department?

That must be awful…

He's smiling so happily.

I hope they're okay…

Excuse me. Here you go, everyone.

Please take a break.

- Not on the table! - Sorry!

- Put it on the fridge, not near the files. - Yes!

So scary!

Excuse me.

My goodness, Taiyo.

I can't believe you passed out tea in that tense atmosphere.

You're so brave!

- Um… Excuse me… - Yes?

Remember how Ms. Sasaki accidentally deleted data before?

- Is that-- - Ever since I did that,

I've been extra careful.

I see.

That reminds me…

I didn't delete it by accident,

but I did find a duplicated entry in the system.

So I deleted that.

Deleted? Who was it from?

See? See?

Mr. Magaki from sales.

Mr. Magaki…

It was an invoice from a design company called Fable Design.

Oh, the one I accepted.

No, I'm the one who accepted it.

- When? - Um, last week.

For how much?

345,000 yen.

Fable Design.

- This is a new design company? - Yes.

I also accepted an invoice.

A wire transfer to a design company?

INVOICE TOTAL 345,000 YEN

- When did you delete this data? - Yesterday.

But I confirmed with Mr. Magaki if I could delete it.

- And then? - He said yes, so I deleted it.

What? So what happened?

We received two invoices with the same amount,

and Mayu and I processed them separately.

Then Mayu deleted the entry that I made.

That's what happened.

Let me go ask Mr. Magaki.

But the system total is 1,194,000 yen more

than the invoice total, right?

Even though Ms. Sasaki deleted 345,000 yen from the system.

So there is another issue somewhere.

Yes.

1,194,000 yen

plus 345,000 yen

- is 1,539,000 yen. - You're so fast.

What if, for example,

an invoice of that amount was lost somewhere?

INVOICE - 1,539,000 YEN

1,539,000 yen…

Wait a second.

The production department ordered something of that amount.

- Do you have the invoice? - Let me find it.

Let me find it.

- This? - What did Mr. Magaki say?

- Hundred… - It seems he went home early today.

- Huh? - His father was in an accident.

Yes. Yes. I'm very sorry. Goodbye.

Jeez…

- I'm sorry! - What's wrong?

I checked with the company. Turns out Mr. Magaki went behind my back

and promised to pay double the design fee because we had them redo it.

What?

So he made two invoices to make us

transfer the money twice?

But even if he does that,

it'll come to light during the transfer.

I'm sure he thought he could just cover it up when that happens.

He's so immature! He's, at best, a middle schooler!

So you are saying that he is middle school level.

Right…

He's, at best, a grade schooler. No, not even a grade schooler.

- That means he's a preschooler? - What are you

talking about?

Well, I mean…

Um… I'm kind of confused,

but let's confirm with Mr. Magaki when he comes to work tomorrow.

Now we just need to find that invoice from the production department.

Anyway, let's put this aside for today.

We can search for it tomorrow.

Okay?

If it was only Mr. Magaki's invoice, we would've noticed right away.

But since the production's invoice happened to get lost at the same time,

the difference was a sum of two amounts, and we didn't realize.

But if he didn't do something so stupid,

you would've noticed the missing invoice sooner, right?

So was Mr. Magaki's father all right?

General affairs checked,

and his father was at home, completely fine.

I am so fed up with this guy!

I asked Mr. Yamazaki

to kick Magaki off of our current project.

- What did Mr. Yamazaki say? - He said, "I'll think about it."

When you heard that Mr. Magaki's father was in an accident,

was Mr. Yamazaki there?

Yes.

He said, "That's terrible," and let him go home.

Mr. Yamazaki is too nice.

Ms. Moriwaka?

Oh, bye. Good work today.

I'm really sorry for everything.

I'll treat you to some tea.

It's fine. This is my job.

- Bye. - Goodbye.

- Let's go drink. - Yeah.

Be careful with Magaki.

I have a feeling Mr. Yamazaki knew…

AND THE NEXT DAY

ACCOUNTING DEPARTMENT

- Magaki. I need to see you. - Okay.

Mr. Magaki, I did, didn't I?

What? You never confirmed with me.

I did!

About the invoice for 345,000 yen from Fable Design…

There are two entries for this. Is this a mistake?

Oh… Yeah.

I said, "I'm going to delete it then," and you said, "Okay," on the phone!

What?

You never called me.

I did. I did!

Ms. Sasaki says she called,

and Magaki says he didn't get a call. What's going on?

I did. It's true. I'm not lying.

Wait a second…

So you're saying that I'm lying?

Mr. Magaki, do you really have no recollection?

If I gave confirmation, I would remember.

I'm not an idiot.

I'm not an idiot who would delete data without confirming either!

Oh… Ms. Sasaki…

You can't just cry about it…

But first of all,

who was the one who stamped and approved two identical invoices?

That's the real question, you know?

This person just loves stamping away at anything.

And you just love tediously flipping pages, don't you?

Manager Shibata, Manager Yoshimura, please stop.

But I would just like to say

that this turned into a big deal

because accounting lost the production department's invoice.

If it wasn't for that, my little mistake

would've been found right away.

"Little mistake"?

That's right.

How can you say that?

What is your problem?

ACCOUNTING DEPARTMENT

Ms. Nakajima, where is that list of retailers selling our bath salts?

I had Mr. Magaki do that.

Sorry, but can you look for it on Mr. Magaki's desk?

Okay.

There it is.

- Mr. Magaki. - Yeah?

You hurt your leg in an accident during work hours, did you not?

That's right.

Did you already request for workers' compensation?

I heard that you went to the hospital.

Did you submit your receipt and medical certification to general affairs?

Oh, right… Where did I put that receipt?

If you lost it, we could have it reprinted.

Which hospital did you go to?

Well, um… You know…

Ms. Moriwaka!

Is this it?

The missing invoice from the production department.

Where did you find this?

It was in between the files on Mr. Magaki's desk.

Wait… What?

Um…

This invoice…

um… was on the floor.

Huh? On the floor? Where?

- Maybe around there… - What?

I was like, "Oh, it's on the floor."

I thought it might be trash,

so I threw it away.

Then why was it in your possession?

Don't tell me you took

another invoice and hid it to disguise your numbers.

Mr. Magaki.

No more excuses.

Excuse me.

All right, this was due to carelessness on my part.

I'm very sorry.

Going forward, I will bear in mind that I am entrusted

with the company's money,

and I will be even more careful when storing documents.

I am very sorry.

I am very sorry

for causing trouble.

Magaki.

I'm sorry. I'm sorry.

- Magaki! - Yes.

His foot!

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

I am very sorry!

- Good work today. - Good work today.

Good work today.

It feels great that everything is solved. Let's drink to celebrate.

Sorry, I only drink alcohol at the end of the week.

What?

Beer tastes especially good on days like these.

But I wonder why that invoice was so crumpled.

Because he threw it away?

But it was in between the files on his desk, right?

Yeah. He probably threw it away once

but got scared and picked it up and hid it.

He wanted to hide it, but it was on top of his desk?

He never thinks things through.

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT OFFICE

Oh? Ms. Moriwaka?

Mr. Yamazaki, you're here alone?

Yes. I came to pick up the new samples, but nobody was here.

It was you, wasn't it?

What?

The one who put the production department's

missing invoice in Mr. Magaki's files

was you, wasn't it?

Why do you think so?

Why did you check Mr. Magaki's desk, Kirika?

Mr. Yamazaki asked me to look for the list

of retailers selling our bath salts.

Mr. Yamazaki, you purposely said that

so Ms. Nakajima would find it, right?

You are very clever, after all.

The truth is,

I caught him…

taking a document from the accounting department.

I knew then that he did something shady.

I figured he was trying to hide something

and took another invoice so he could disguise what he did.

INVOICE - 1,539,000 YEN

It's a bad habit of his.

One time, he threw away someone else's delivery slip

to cover up his mistake on an order.

If you knew that about him,

why didn't you do anything?

Why? I mean…

Unless something happens, the company won't do anything,

even if you make a fuss.

It's the same as the police.

Mr. Yamazaki,

you want to leave the sales department, don't you?

The truth is,

I applied here because I wanted

to work in the lab.

But…

the president liked the presentation I gave during my entrance exam.

And I was assigned to sales.

They promised to put me in research

if I worked hard in sales for ten years.

This year

is my tenth year.

REQUEST FOR A TRANSFER

It's a critical time for sales right now. Wait a little bit.

That again?

No matter how many times I put in a request for a transfer, they decline it.

They have

forgotten their promise and keep ignoring my request for a transfer.

Isn't that pretty horrible?

So, in turn, you are ignoring your subordinate's actions?

Well…

I guess you can say that.

A part of me also wanted to see how long someone like him

could go scot-free in this company.

You didn't think

that was wrong, as the supervisor of the project?

Of course not.

This might help Mr. Magaki fix his habit of running away.

He'll probably get kicked off the project,

so Ms. Nakajima won't be stressed.

In the end, it benefited the company.

Am I wrong?

You are wrong.

In terms of cost control…

I'll borrow this.

Let's see…

The round-trip transportation expense

Ms. Nakajima used to go to Fable Design to apologize, the gift expense,

plus Ms. Sasaki's overtime pay of 2,031 yen

multiplied by four hours.

The accounting department clocked in early,

so that's 2,500 yen multiplied by two hours multiplied by three people.

This total

of 29,964 yen

is the amount you caused the company to lose.

You're saying it's my fault?

Yes, it's because you ran away from your responsibility, Mr. Yamazaki.

Ran away? I did?

Yes. If you had corrected Mr. Magaki's wrongdoing,

Ms. Nakajima's apology to the design company,

Ms. Sasaki's overtime,

and accounting's early-morning start wouldn't have happened.

Mr. Yamazaki, you told me before

that Mr. Magaki was a man who runs away.

But you are also a man who runs away.

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

In the sales department,

even if you incur a loss,

you can probably find chances to make up for it.

But

in accounting, we can't allow any mistakes, even if it's just one yen.

We cannot cover up or run away from anything.

Excuse me.

- Manager. - What's up?

Here.

What is this?!

- Stop it. I don't want to see this. - It's because

you won't accept my request for a transfer.

Well, I really need you. You know that, don't you?

That doesn't mean

- you can ignore my request forever. - Then what about my request?

Anyway!

If I cannot work in research at this company, I will go to another--

All right! Let's talk about it later.

Let's talk it out.

Okay? Why don't we have a seat?

- No… - Let's go eat together.

- Manager, you always change the subject… - I don't want to hear it.

What a nice suit. Let's put this away here.

- Okay? - Manager.

- Come on! - Manager,

are you playing around with Yamazaki?

He really wants to talk to me.

Yamazaki, don't bully our manager too much.

Why don't I sit here?

Enjoy.

We got it from Shizuoka.

Ta-da! It's finally ready!

Here! It's moisturizing and skin brightening.

It's so cute!

- Look at you, Kirika! It's really cute! - Congratulations.

Thank you!

What happened to Mr. Magaki?

He was suspended for a week.

Also, he was kicked off my project.

What about Mr. Yamazaki?

He apologized to me profusely earlier.

He said, "I caused you so much trouble because of my failure to supervise."

Me too. He apologized to me profusely too.

Even though he didn't do anything wrong.

NOW EVERYTHING IS EVEN

Ms. Moriwaka.

I submitted my letter of resignation to my manager.

What?

Although,

he tried to brush it off like he always does.

Do you really hate working in sales?

It's not that I hate it, but…

I don't like it either.

But it's what you're good at, right?

Huh?

Yesterday, I only mentioned the losses,

but the profit you make surpasses the losses.

Is that right?

Hearing that from you makes me feel a little better.

Is that right?

Yes.

Then I'm glad.

All right then, I'll get going.

You were smiling.

Huh? Me?

You were being chummy with Mr. Yamazaki and smiling.

I was not smiling, and we're not chummy.

Really?

Yes.

So when can you have a meal or some tea with me?

- That's… - This week?

Next week? When are you open?

Why are you running away?

Ms. Sanako, are you a woman who runs away?

The day has finally come…

- General affairs department's fateful day. - She's coming back.

There she is!

Manager.

- I'm back from today. - Oh, Ms. Hiramatsu.

How was your summer holiday?

- Fine. - Did you travel?

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

No. I only took time off because employees are entitled to annual leave.

I see…

Excuse me.

- Manager, here is your coffee. - Thanks.

GENERAL AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT

- Five hundred thousand? - You're planting a seed for your future.

If we have a coffee machine, whoever wants coffee can make it themselves.

She's ordering from a company to repay her debt?

You're not alone, Ms. Sanako.

I'll stay with you forever.

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Subtitle translation by: Kiko Morita