> Decision
> There’s nothing much left to do until the company trip.
> So, this is a free space where you can suggest whatever you want that Nagata Miho might want to do on this final day before the trip.
>
> >Write-in
> >Skip to company trip
>
> Decision
> >Write-in - Spy on chat logs
April 17, 2015 (Friday)
There’s only one day left until the company trip.
You receive confirmation from Yukimori Kyoden that he’ll attend after discussing the matter with his wife.
Which means that Matsuno Kojiro will also be in attendance.
Matsui-san has managed to acquire both a bus and eight reservations in a nearby hotel with adjoining hot spring.
You stare at the clock: 9:40 AM
The mere idea that you could be soaking in a hot spring at this time tomorrow is enough to bring a smile to your face.
There’s not a lot to do at the moment.
Both Chigusa Iki and Enatsu Mari are starting next week so there’s little you can do for them.
You’ve already talked things over with Matsui-san earlier today that it’s probably for the best to have the both of them start with inhouse training.
Enatsu Mari will be working on her vocals and Chigusa Iki is getting a make-over.
You haven’t really decided on an image for the both of them or discussed such things with marketing, but you’ll get to that later.
You look at the clock again: 9:41 AM.
Geh! Why is it going so slow! Why isn’t it tomorrow yet?
Kaiba should be at her marketing meeting now.
After yesterday’s talk with Kaiba-san you can only hope she followed your advice.
You glance left and right in your private office.
Nobody is here, obviously. You’re thinking of spying again…
Even your own body knows it’s a bad thing to do!
Your shoulders went up when you checked if anybody was looking!
You sneaky devil! But you have to know…right?
Just a final peek to see if Kaiba-chan followed your advice!
You won’t make it a habit! You swear!
Slowly, your mouse cursor hovers towards “Kaiba’s Chatlogs” on your desktop…
The door opens and you jolt up like a teen caught watching a dirty video.
“I got you some coffee,” says the smiling face of Matsui-san, both hands carrying a cup, “…Everything okay?”
“Yes, yes,” you say, “Of course, A-hahaha. You just scared me, that’s all.”
Matsui-san raises an eyebrow, “Well, I’d normally knock, but…” she says, nodding down at both of her filled hands.
She places a cup on your desk.
“It’s fine, fine,” you say, “Thank you, Matsui-san.”
Matsui walks back to the door but idles in the door opening where the look of concern she had slowly shifts into a wry smile.
”Alright then,” she says.
The door closes.
You sigh. Kaiba-san was right. Matsui-san is, in a weird way, like a cat.
But if Matsui-san is a cat, then what does that make you?
You shake your head. Begone thoughts. The guilt is messing with your head.
Matsui-san is your assistant! Stop seeing enemies everywhere!
“Just this one last time,” you say, double-clicking on the Kaiba’s chat logs.
There’s a bunch of new messages. You swallow and lean in towards the monitor a bit.
Although a good try, making yourself seem small and inconspicuous like that does nothing other than making you seem even more shady.
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== April 15, 2015 (Wednesday)
[11:08] @EmikoDesuu55: Heyyy, Kaiba-chan
[11:08] @EmikoDesuu55: I just got off the phone with my part-time job and I should be good to meet up this Saturday at Sarutahiko Café.
[11:10] @EmikoDesuu55: knowing you you’re probably nervous and stuff, but I just wanna help you make a better show okay? the show might fall apart at this rate, all my friends say so. Like I said those marketing people are just hiding the truth from you, they don’t want you to know how bad things are. Sharing our suggestions with them won’t help, but don’t worry -- we’ll fix it together~~ (ㅅ´ ˘ `) wear something nice (no sweaters)
[12:10] @KaibaAoiOfficial: Emiko-chan, good news! The stream is actually not doing bad at all.
[12:11] @KaibaAoiOfficial: I saw the graphs myself and everything, it’s actually going really well
[12:12] @KaibaAoiOfficial: So we won’t have to meet up to discuss plans anymore, everything is ok!
[12:55] @KaibaAoiOfficial: Emiko-chan? Hello?
[16:44] @KaibaAoiOfficial: Was a good stream today, yeah :D?
[17:08] @KaibaAoiOfficial: talk to you tomorrow maybe?
[…0 messages not shown.]
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== April 16, 2015 (Thursday)
[12:17] @EmikoDesuu55: (ノдヽ) what did I tell you about the marketing people…
[12:18] @KaibaAoiOfficial: Hello, Emiko-chan <3
[12:18] @KaibaAoiOfficial: Manager-san showed me. I can see the stats myself now
[12:17] @EmikoDesuu55: <3
[12:17] @EmikoDesuu55: oh, that’s good to hear, are you okay to meet up Saturday?
[12:18] @KaibaAoiOfficial: actually… I don’t think meeting up is a good idea (ーー;)
[12:18] @EmikoDesuu55: ???????
[12:19] @KaibaAoiOfficial: Turns out the live vlog is doing fine… and, well…
[12:19] @KaibaAoiOfficial: Manager-san reminded me of something scary that happened…
[12:19] @KaibaAoiOfficial: with a fan, I mean…
[12:20] @EmikoDesuu55: I see… you think I’m like that?
[12:20] @EmikoDesuu55: Kaiba-chan, I used a day off and everything…
[12:20] @EmikoDesuu55: we’ve been talking for so long, even on the phone and everything…
[12:20] @EmikoDesuu55: and you still think of me as some random scary fan? (Ｔ▽Ｔ)
[12:19] @KaibaAoiOfficial: I know you’re different, but still… I’m sorry…
[12:20] @EmikoDesuu55: How cruel…
[12:21] @KaibaAoiOfficial: …some other time maybe? After we talk some more?
[12:37] @KaibaAoiOfficial: Emiko-chan, please.
[12:58] @KaibaAoiOfficial: I’m sorry, okay?
[13:25] @KaibaAoiOfficial: …why do you always do this, Emiko-chan, I feel so bad…
[13:29] @KaibaAoiOfficial: you’re not a bad person, right…?
Unlawfully taken from Royal Road, this story should be reported if seen on Amazon.
[13:32] @KaibaAoiOfficial: It’s just that I had a talk with manager-san today
[13:35] @KaibaAoiOfficial: that I had to be careful and stuff with online people
[13:35] @KaibaAoiOfficial: how they could make me feel like I’m always putting in the effort…
[13:36] @EmikoDesuu55: YOU’RE PUTTING IN THE EFFORT? WHAT ABOUT ME?
[13:36] @EmikoDesuu55: I CANCELLED ALL MY STUFF, TOOK A DAY OFF, AND EVERYTHING
[13:36] @EmikoDesuu55: AND NOW YOU’RE SAYING YOU DON’T WANT TO ANYMORE?
[13:36] @EmikoDesuu55: THIS WAS YOUR IDEA
[13:36] @KaibaAoiOfficial: Eh? You suggested it!
[13:37] @EmikoDesuu55: YOU WANTED IT TOO AND NOW SUDDENLY YOU DONT?
[13:37] @KaibaAoiOfficial: I said I was sorry!
[13:37] @EmikoDesuu55: YOU KNOW I LOVE YOU, RIGHT?
[13:37] @KaibaAoiOfficial: EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEHHHHHHH?
[13:37] @EmikoDesuu55: WHY ELSE WOULD I GOT THIS FAR FOR YOU?
[13:38] @EmikoDesuu55: BUT I FEEL LIKE I’M WASTING MY TIME!
[13:38] @EmikoDesuu55: YOU’RE JUST PLAYING AROUND WITH ME, AREN’T YOU? (つ﹏⊂)
[13:37] @KaibaAoiOfficial: It’s not like that at all! I really like talking to you!
[13:37] @KaibaAoiOfficial: You’re my best friend! I love spending time with you!
[13:38] @EmikoDesuu55: You better show on Saturday or I’m never talking to you again
[13:39] @KaibaAoiOfficial: EMIKO PLEASE DON’T
[13:40] @KaibaAoiOfficial: PLEASE
[13:40] @KaibaAoiOfficial: PLEASE
[13:40] @KaibaAoiOfficial: PLEASE
[13:40] @KaibaAoiOfficial: PLEASE
[13:40] @KaibaAoiOfficial: PLEASE
[13:41] @KaibaAoiOfficial: PLEASE
[13:41] @KaibaAoiOfficial: PLEASE
[13:45] @KaibaAoiOfficial: Emiko-chan……..
[14:22] @KaibaAoiOfficial: I’ll think about it, okay?
[14:50] @KaibaAoiOfficial: Maybe I can ask manager-san if she thinks its okay…?
[14:50] @EmikoDesuu55: She won’t allow it… don’t bother asking…
[14:50] @KaibaAoiOfficial: I just need some time to think, okay?
[14:50] @EmikoDesuu55: See you Saturday
[14:50] @KaibaAoiOfficial: …
[14:55] @KaibaAoiOfficial: …I’ll try
Two hours timeskip (see message timestamps)
[16:50] @KaibaAoiOfficial: WAIT, I REALLY CAN’T
[16:50] @KaibaAoiOfficial: I swear I got an email from my manager that there’s a company trip!
[16:51] @KaibaAoiOfficial: Emiko, please believe me! I swear! It’s a job thing, I can’t go!
[16:59] @EmikoDesuu55: …Show me
[17:01] @KaibaAoiOfficial: (screenshot of invitation.jpg)
[17:15] @EmikoDesuu55: Tsk. This is just a way for you to get out of it >_>
[17:01] @KaibaAoiOfficial: It isn’t. I swear. Next time I’ll be there!
[17:15] @EmikoDesuu55: If there will even be a next time…
[17:15] @EmikoDesuu55: I’ll think about it…
[17:16] @KaibaAoiOfficial: Thank you, thank you, thank you!
[17:17] @KaibaAoiOfficial: I’ll let you know how the trip went!
[17:15] @EmikoDesuu55: Don’t bother
[17:44] @KaibaAoiOfficial: :(
[…0 messages not shown.]
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You wince. Kaiba-chan is probably a wreck.
A rollercoaster of emotions, even for you – and it doesn’t even involve you!
This EmikoDesu55 must be pretending. She’s not actually in love with Kaiba-san… right?
How does a confession like that affect Kaiba-san? Happiness? Disgust? Uncertainty?
Or the fact that it was immediately tied to an ultimatum.
That’s cruel – even for EmikoDesu55.
Nevertheless, it seems like Kaiba-san stuck to your advice for now.
This EmikoDesu55 is a danger and the sooner you get her away from Kaiba, the better.
With two new idols coming in, Kaiba-san will hopefully forget about this girl in no time at all.
Put somewhat at ease, you let your shoulders sag, take a sip of warm coffee, close your eyes, and almost choke on your drink.
Hold on. What was that in there?
Did this girl just accidentally share company information?
An internal email with names, dates, email addresses, and everything?
You don’t have to be a former HR rep to know how serious this is!
But you are! That makes it worse! Nobody can know!
Should you delete the messages? No, that wouldn’t help. Also, Kaiba-san would notice.
The information is already out there. It would just be erasing evidence…
What to do!? Should you involve Yui-chan again?
No. That’s not an option either. You’d have to admit you’ve been spying again!
She’d be disappointed, but you can deal with being a disappointment if it means saving your idol.
Though that’s only if Kitabayashi Yui would be willing to help you – and you doubt that.
That’s not true, she would absolutely help.
But the cost would be terrible and she’d only do it to help Kaiba-san, not you.
You don’t want to end up sitting on the office floor and getting reprimanded again.
This is also your second offence and Kitabayashi might not even leave it at just a harsh talking to.
Simply imaging the kind of things Kitabayashi would do sends shivers down your spine.
No choice. You have to talk to Kaiba-san and tell her how serious this is.
Maybe you can do what Kitabayashi suggested and say somebody else noticed it.
No, that’d be too embarrassing for her! She’d self-destruct!
If Kaiba-san knew a person has been spying on this chat and all the lovey-dovey stuff she said she would hide under the covers of her bed for a week!
Not a person, but a robot then? Automated network monitoring?
Yes, that’s a thing and you actually make use of it here! Good, that’ll work.
Honestly, the new platform that Kaiba-san uses for chat and streaming might not actually be monitored at the moment, it only checks a handful of websites and email attachments as far as you know.
But Kaiba-san doesn’t know that! This’ll work! Haha!
Hold strong my web of lies! Only a little while longer. Work hard!
You find your hands tapping your desk. Calm down.
Clock!? 9:45 AM. AAAAAAAA. Like two hours until the end of Kaiba’s meeting!
At least tomorrow’s hot spring will feel heavenly if you manage to survive today.
Not knowing what to do with yourself and having very little actual work to do you opt to watch cat videos.
Most are cute and funny, but there’s one where a black cat watches a small bird struggle before swatting it out of the sky as it tries to take flight.
You don’t like this one. You click a button to dislike the video.
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Slowly, but surely nearly two hours crawl by. 11:35 AM. Surely, that meeting is done now.
You try to walk to Kaiba-san’s video room as casually as you can manage and at least two people ask with concern if you hurt your back recently.
You knock, but open the door so quickly you might as well not have bothered.
There’s a sharp yelp as Kaiba-san almost bounces in her seat before shakily turning her head towards you.
”M-m-manager-san,” she says, blushing fiercely, “H-hello?”
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Uwaaaa. She looks like you caught her committing a crime.
Hold on a moment. That’s probably how you looked earlier today!
“Everything, okay?” you say, “I didn’t mean to scare you…”
Kaiba-san shakes her head aggressively, “It’s okay,” she says with a thin-lipped smile that seems plastered there, “Aaalll good~”
“Good,” you repeat, walking a few steps towards her, “I came by t---”
The sharp noise of a message notification rings through the small office.
Kaiba-san’s eyes widen as if the sound is an alarm that’s echoes through the entire building.
You glance towards the monitor.
A small menu in the taskbar blinks a helpful orange.
Chat - EmikoDesu55.