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Achievement Unlocked The governance committee was tense when Takaya entered the conference room, smiling jovially. “Good afternoon, everyone,” he said, dropping into the seat set up for him on the far side of the long table. “I wish I’d known a little earlier that we rescheduled the board meeting.” He leaned back in his chair and surveyed the room. “So, our Chairman couldn’t make it today. He usually takes issue when we proceed without him.” “Katagiri-san,” you whispered, “doesn’t he know why he’s here?” Katagiri shook his head, telling you to be silent. &#

Corporate Synergy “So it’s true, then,” said Ootani heavily. He turned to you. “It seems as though there is a legal issue that makes Kaiba Corp ineligible to attain this subsidiary.” Your chest was tight. “I don’t understand. That’s not possible. Vice-President Mokuba-san wouldn’t make this sort of mistake.” He sighed and dragged a hand across his face. “It happens like this sometimes, even to more seasoned businessmen. It’s no surprise that with a kid—” “No,” you said, a little too strongly. You took a breath to calm down. “Excuse me for

Catharsis You peered around the corner carefully, assessing the situation. Somehow, this didn’t seem like an atmosphere you could just wander into. Seto stood, confronting Irie and a man you didn’t know. “Why are you here, Pegasus? Not to mention wandering around with this thing,” said Seto, irritably. “Thing?” started Irie, but he was cut off. “Why, Kaiba,” said Pegasus. You knew the name, although something about him seemed kind of familiar, too. “I’m just showing this gentleman to the door. He seemed rather lost.” “I’m asking why you’re here at my house

Grounded “Are you sure you’re fine with me? It’s probably not too late to have Hanako-chan come instead,” said Irie, fiddling with his shirt collar. You paused, halfway out of the taxi. “Irie-kun. We’re already here.” He looked out of the car window at the Kaiba Mansion and all the people in fancy dress streaming into it. “Are you su—” “Why are you so nervous?” you asked, straightening your own outfit. You were quietly freaking out, but you didn’t expect social Irie to be as well. You reached for the package you left on your seat. Irie handed it to you and clim

Speculation and Confirmation Initially, work back at the Kaiba Corporation main office was hell. Traveling and being sick created a backlog of small, time-consuming tasks and e-mails. Work was a fog and you sorely missed Aoki’s assistance. Her precision and organization freed you up to work on the bigger problems, but now you had to go back to handling it all by yourself. Once again you found yourself staying late and arriving early just to get everything done. The worst part was that you were no longer having lunch with Irie. It wasn’t just that you were on bad terms; you were also so busy that you were cramming bites at your d

Hot and Bothered As a sign of leniency, Mokuba allowed you to stay in Domino City for a while, although you would need to go back to Nagoya a few times in the next few months to make sure everything you’d tried to change actually took effect. The break from traveling was very welcome. You were behind on many things, both personal and professional. The hardest part was trying to accomplish everything on your own. Your arm improved enough that you had released Aoki back to her regular work. It also seemed that the stress you were under had helped prop you up because as soon as you relaxed a little you got sick. It was just a minor cold,

Conflicting Mistakes “Ayumu-kun, did something happen to Tatsu?” you asked again when he didn’t answer you. You knelt down in front of him. “Talk to me.” “I- I forgot to feed him,” he blurted out, finally raising his head. “It was just once, but I feel awful. I’ll understand if you don’t want me to look after him anymore.” You relaxed a little. “But is he okay?” “Oh! Yes, he seems fine.” You rubbed your forehead. “Ayumu-kun, next time start with that. You had me really worried! Now get up,” you said, fishing out your own key. You greeted

Opening Up You had the week off of work to rest your injury and prepare for your upcoming business trip. To help, an assistant had been assigned to you on a temporary status since you had restricted use of your dominant arm. She had already dropped off all of the necessary files about the Sapporo branch so you wouldn’t have to go into the office. You suspected that Mokuba was still trying to keep his distance from you. He wasn’t answering your calls or texts. Your phone buzzed. It was a message from Hanako in the group chat. “Are you still feeling okay?” “I’m fine,” replied Irie with a winking stic

Rise and Fall The pain from your arm woke you up-- a dull throb. It wasn’t as bad as you expected; the IV in your arm must be giving you painkillers. You were alone and lying on a large bed in a well-appointed room with expensive furnishings. It seemed like a hotel; you could see a sliver of an adjoining bathroom through a small door on one wall. At least it wasn’t a hospital, although now that you hadn’t just been shot it didn’t seem to matter as much. You didn’t remember what happened after Seto had walked away. There were some paramedics, but then you might have been sedated. You lay for a while, trying to