But collecting underground idols and running their social media platform
Even for a renowned industry manager like Saitou Miyako
It was impossible to produce immediate, eye-catching results.
It wasn't exactly her fault.
But still, Saitou Miyako couldn't help but blame herself.
After all, Laplace Corporation was paying her a lot.
And today
She heard that the President of Laplace Corporation was coming to visit.
Saitou Miyako was extremely anxious.
After all, Yukima Azuma was basically the boss of her boss.
She had mentally prepared herself to be scolded for the company's lack of progress.
But instead
Yukima Azuma smiled at her.
That smile was like a gentle spring breeze, making Saitou Miyako feel as if her youth had been revived.
Miyako: (o) Uwaa! Ikemen saikou da!
All of her worries instantly disappeared.
Saitou Miyako's mind wandered toward rules.
The young man standing before her
If he were to propose some "unspoken rules" to her
Would she accept? Or would she accept? Or would she accept?
Just thinking about it made her giddy with excitement!
(>/////<)
Seeing Saitou Miyako dazed,
Yukima Azuma frowned slightly, wondering what she was thinking about.
Calling her name once, Saitou Miyako snapped back to reality.
She let out a small cough, feeling slightly embarrassed.
"Ehem, so, may I askwhat is President Yukima planning to do next?"
"Will you be inspecting company operations, or reviewing financial reports?"
As she spoke, Saitou Miyako scolded herself internally.
Had she been in the entertainment industry too long?
How had her thought process turned out like this?
The young man before her
Did he even need to resort to "unspoken rules"?
If he so much as lifted a finger, countless women would flock to him.
Just his ikemen face alone was enough to have women emptying their wallets just to be near him.
Compared to the hosts in host clubs, this young man was far superior in terms of competence and ability.
Unaware that Saitou Miyako had just been fantasizing about "unspoken rules", Yukima Azuma shook his head and said:
"I'm not here for any of that. I want to speak with the company's musicians and composers."
Hearing this, Saitou Miyako was confused.
Why would the President of the parent company suddenly want to meet with the music team?
Surely he wasn't about to start making music himself, right?
Though she didn't quite understand, Saitou Miyako still nodded.
Leading the way, she brought Yukima Azuma to the company's private recording studio.
The music experts in the company
Whenever they lacked inspiration, they would often work there.
The idol girls had originally planned to approach Yukima Azuma.
But when they saw the manager leading him away
They all exchanged glances, unsure what to do.
Even though they couldn't hear the conversation between the two
Just by observing Saitou Miyako's respectful attitude,
They could already guess
That young man's identity was far from simple.
"That guy Could he be the famous President!?"
( o )
"Ah! That's totally possible! I heard the President of the parent company is young and insanely handsome!"
(`)!
"Huh!? Seriously!? I thought the President would be someone really strict!"
"He's too handsome! I wanna date him already!"
(o)
"I think what you really want is his body"
(`)
At first, the girls were full of admiration.
But as they kept chatting, the topic slowly derailed.
There's really nothing girls won't gossip about once they warm up.
And when girls get into a conversation, stopping them is impossible.
As the discussion veered further off track
"What are you girls talking about?"
A curious voice rang out from behind.
The girls jumped, quickly turning around.
When they saw who had arrived
They immediately fell silent.
"MEM-san, we we weren't saying anything."
"We just thought the President might be here"
Standing before them, with her signature demon horns, MEM tilted her head.
( -)?
"President? Which President?"
"The famous one. Young, rich, and ridiculously handsome."
After receiving confirmation
MEM's eyes lit up.
( )
Ever since Yukima Azuma tricked her into joining Laplace Corporation
She hadn't seen him visit the company even once.
Sure, Laplace Entertainment treated her extremely well.
But she had bet her entire career on becoming an idol.
And yet
The person who roped her in didn't even bother checking in.
MEM was still a little pissed about that.
( )
Now, hearing that Yukima Azuma was here
She immediately set off to find him.
The moment MEM left
The remaining girls let out a sigh of relief.
Even though MEM was humble, with a cute, mascot-like persona
Her status was undeniable.
MEM was a blogger with over a million followers.
Within Laplace Entertainment, she was practically the senpai of everyone.
Getting caught gossiping about their boss by a senpai?
Of course, it made them nervous.
...
Meanwhile, MEM ran up the stairs, searching left and right.
Before long
She spotted a familiar figure in the recording studio.
"Kyoko-san! Boss Evil!"
(^^ ) -
MEM waved her hand at the two inside.
Saitou Miyako shook her head.
That nickname
Would the young President get angry over it?
But then again
MEM was the cash cow of the entire branch office.
And she was personally scouted by Yukima Azuma himself.
So it should be fine.
And as for Yukima Azuma, upon being called Boss Evil
He turned around, casually grabbing MEM's cheek and giving it a gentle tug.
"You're pretty bold, calling your boss evil."
With her cheek pinched, MEM's words came out muffled.
"It was a joke! But I am super brave!"
( )
After giving a little 'punishment' to this 25-year-old school girl
Yukima Azuma let her go and continued working.
MEM stood nearby, watching for a while
And soon realized what Yukima Azuma was doing.
Wait a second
Was he composing music?
Was he writing a song?
"Boss, you can make music!?"
w(®o®)w
Looking at the sheet music with the lyrics completed,
MEM was slightly surprised, lamenting the unfairness of the world.
How could this person be handsome, wealthy, and talented all at the same time!?
Just how much did fate favor him!?
Although the song wasn't fully completed yet
And even if it was, MEM's music appreciation skills were only average
But just by looking at the lyrics, MEM felt that this was definitely going to be a great song.
"Umu, I really are writing a song."
Yukima Azuma nodded.
In fact, before his school break, Yukima Azuma had already started this project.
Although composing and writing lyrics was a huge challenge for him
In Yukima Azuma's memories, there were many incredible works from his past life.
He had stolenEhem, borrowedone of them.
So, Yukima Azuma began composing based on his recollection.
Now, the music skills he had developed during his free time at Starry were finally coming in handy.
However, his musical abilities had yet to reach a professional level.
So, he invited the company's professional musicians to discuss and refine the piece.
During this time, in order to complete the song,
Yukima Azuma's music skills had leveled up to 3.
Now, the real-world discussion was finally nearing completion.
With his memory as a foundation, everything became relatively smooth sailing.
Hearing Yukima Azuma confirm this,
Aside from lamenting the unfairness of the world,
MEM also became curious.
"Boss, why are you writing a song? Are you planning to sell it?"
As soon as MEM said this, she shook her head, denying her own words.
"No, that can't be it. You even turned down a billion-yen script, so it's definitely not for sale."
Yukima Azuma nodded.
"It's a Christmas gift for someone."
Hearing this, MEM's immediately turned her face be cat-faced "grr-grr".
/,,'',,
How sour!
This Christmas gift was way too jealousy-inducing!
He gave up a billion-yen script just to write this
Even invited the company's professional musicians to help compose the song.
MEM felt like she had just bitten into a lemon.
Lemons on the lemon tree, lemons under the lemon tree, you and me!
Thinking of Kurokawa Akane,
MEM could already foresee the brilliantly surprised smile of that genius actress.
So unfair! After the whole "white knight saving the princess" scenario,
Now he's even gifting her a song!?
Even though they were friends,
At this moment, MEM still felt so jealous that her expression slightly twisted.
Meanwhile, beside her, Saitou Miyako, upon learning that Yukima Azuma had come here
just to write a Christmas gift song for someone else,
Her impression of Yukima Azuma changed once again.
Is this what they call a "perfect man"!?
...
After confirming the final chorus of the song,
The composition was finally complete.
Looking at the sheet music, with the title "Another Me in The World" written on it. (note: I seaching gg, is chinese song same name by Amber Kuo.)
Yukima Azuma nodded in satisfaction.
Yes, this is it.
Finally, it was done.
Bocchi would definitely be happy.
After storing the sheet music away, Yukima Azuma waved at MEM and Saitou Miyako.
"I'm heading out first, won't disturb your work any longer."
MEM looked at Yukima Azuma with a displeased expression.
She couldn't help but grit her teeth.
While other women were waiting to receive gifts from their prince charming,
As for her? Just work hard, or else she'd get her bonus deducted.
This gap was way too huge!
Even if she was just a mascot, shouldn't she get some love too!?
But Yukima Azuma completely ignored MEM's grievous gaze and continued walking away.
Indeed, he was very eager
He couldn't wait to see Bocchi.
(note: FINALLY, IT'S BOCCHI-CHAN'S TURN!!!!!... though I'm not sure how many chapters she'll actually appear in.)
Chapter 260: Sister-in-Law and the Dog
When passing by the park near his house,
Yukima Azuma spotted a familiar pink-haired girl.
"Futari, come here."
Yukima Azuma called out her name, waving toward her.
Upon hearing him, Gotoh Futari immediately turned her head.
When she saw Yukima Azuma, her blue eyes lit up.
The small Shiba Inu she was walking also clearly showed its excitement.
Both the girl and the dog ran toward Yukima Azuma.
"Azuma onii-chan!" Futari called sweetly, hugging Yukima Azuma's leg.
( ) *
Meanwhile, the Shiba Inu circled around Yukima Azuma, occasionally rubbing against his leg.
With one arm, he lifted Gotoh Futari up, and with the other, he took the leash of the dog.
Yukima Azuma looked at his lively little sister-in-law and smiled.
"Taking Jimihen out for a walk?"
The Shiba Inu's name was Jimihen.
After being fed some high-quality dry food by Yukima Azuma a few times,
It had become fiercely loyal to him.
Every time it saw Yukima Azuma, it wagged its tail like a propeller.
"Hum hum, Azuma onii-chan, are you planning to visit onee-chan?"
()
Gotoh Futari looked up at Yukima Azuma with hopeful eyes.
"Umu, I was just about to. How has your sister been lately?"
Yukima Azuma nodded.
Hearing his question, Gotoh Futari seemed to be thinking.
"Onee-chan, huh..." She blinked her big eyes. "She's been doing well lately, not talking to herself anymore."
"Every night, she hugs her phone and giggles like an idiot. She's probably texting Azuma onii-chan, right?"
"But a few days ago, onee-chan seemed a little down. Yesterday, she was even doing flower fortune-telling."
"Muttering 'loves me, loves me not' inside the closet."
"Onee-chan looks so funny."
.o()o
Listening to Gotoh Futari's recount, Yukima Azuma found the scene strangely familiar.
Bocchi, crouching in the closet, holding a flower in her hand.
Plucking a petal.
Murmuring, "Loves me."
Plucking another petal.
Murmuring, "Loves me not."
If the last petal landed on "Loves me," Bocchi would probably clench her fist and punch the air in triumph.
()
But if it landed on "Loves me not," she would convince herself she had miscounted.
(ЇЇ;)
Then she would grab another flower and start over.
Yukima Azuma reached into his pocket.
Then he extended his hand in front of Gotoh Futari.
His palm seemed empty, but the moment he snapped his fingers
A delicately wrapped candy appeared in Yukima Azuma's hand.
Gotoh Futari let out a delighted squeal and grabbed the candy.
( )
Gotoh Futari, his little sister-in-law.
After being treated to ice cream, cakes, and candy by Yukima Azuma a few times
She had become his most loyal fan.
She was always ready to act as a little spy, tracking her sister's movements.
And reporting them immediately to Yukima Azuma.
Don't be fooled by Gotoh Futari's innocent and pure appearance
In reality, this little girl, barely five or six years old, was an unfathomable child.
Completely opposite to her socially anxious older sister.
This little sistera communication terroristwas not only maxed out in social skills but also incredibly perceptive, even better at reading people than her sister.
Sometimes, Yukima Azuma felt that Gotoh Futari was like a miniature version of Yukinoshita Haruno.
The only difference was that she was born into the Gotoh family.
Gotoh Futari could grow up carefree, without any burdens to bear.
No family business to take over, no need to exhaust herself over anything.
Her daily routine was simple: watch her sister, tease the dog, and wait for her brother-in-law to feed her.
...
Carrying Gotoh Futari in his arms, Yukima Azuma walked toward the Gotoh household.
Just moments ago, Gotoh Futari had only taken Jimihen out for a short while.
And given the typical stubborn nature of Shiba Inus
Trying to drag it back home right now would be nothing short of an impossible mission.
Everyone knows that Shiba Inus are the most headstrong dogs in the worldthere's no second place.
In news reports about typhoons or heavy rain, you can always spot a Shiba Inu braving the storm, leisurely walking through deserted streets, dragging behind it an owner with a look of utter despair.
But this time, the one holding the leash was Yukima Azuma.
