Surprise Wish
And with that…
For the first time in three years, HAMA has reached its guest quota!
*pop* *applause*
We actually did it… I’m not dreaming, right?!
Congratulations. We have Young Master Kafka’s acumen and all of your support to thank.
Heck yeeeaaah! Now THIS is the kinda material you want for a documentary! Guys, guys, we should TOTALLY throw someone up in the air to celebrate!
What an accomplishment! We all achieved this together, so I’d love to share the joy with everyone here. Isn’t that right, Nayuki?
*sigh* Yes, everyone besides Raito did a great job.
(I’m really happy, but this means my yajirobe might be thrown off balance… But wait, since this is a happy event for more than just myself, I might be alright.)
You’re trembling again.
Hawahwahwah… Does this mean that…we’ll all get a raise…?
Alright! Let’s get some drinks up in here!
Drink all you want, but keep in mind that we’ll be having a gathering for the whole company at the end of next week.
Ryui wasn’t at our last company dinner, so I want all of us to celebrate together this time.
…I ain’t need your pity. But I guess I’ll be there if Toi will.
Haha. It looks like my instruction has helped you quite a bit, my boy.
A company gathering… So a party?! Bro, we GOTTA decorate the whole place up! Somethin’ really fancy that looks good on camera!
That sounds cool. It’d give the whole party a fun vibe, and Kiroku could definitely help out with it.
…I’ll do…my best.
Decorations…? Besides Golem, all of us pretty much have the art skills of a five year old. I better not hear any complaints if it looks like crap.
I’m sure we can expect you to do your best, Uu-chan
Our team can pitch in as well. Let’s all make this a party to remember.
Totallyyyyy! We’ll be the life of the party for you guys!
Life of the party…? What does that mean?
You could try stripping naked, maci.
HUH?!
Kuguri. Do not be mean to Tao. It is so not the bomb dot com.
O-Our team can help too!
We can handle the shopping, since most of our team members have their licenses.
I don’t gotta do that too, right?
What kind of college student refuses to join their friends when they’re this enthusiastic about something?
Ahaha… Alright, fine.
Um, what should our team do…? Maybe we should think of something.
I’m not quite sure… I have no experience with organizing parties.
Eureka! Gii and Ryui should do yet another manzai routine!
Fuck no. Not even if the whole universe depended on it.
Ryui… I’m always down if you are.
Close your damn jokebook!
(All of the teams decided to pitch in together… They’ve all grown so much. I’m really excited for the party!)
And now for today’s story. HAMA, which was in danger of losing its title of dedicated tourism region, has successfully met its visitor quota…
Hey, Kafka.
Hm? What is it?
Uhh… So… I wanted to ask you about something.
Hm?
Um… So, like… The party next weekend’s gonna be like a big thank you to everyone, so… How do I say this…
Um, how much longer are you going to squirm around like that? Just tell me already. I’m getting tired of watching you fidget.
Wha— You… Kh…!
Ahaha. Y’know, I kinda like that about you, Renga-san.
T-Ten…!
Ten, be quiet. So what’d you want to tell me?
…Well, y’know, I think everyone agrees that the person who’s been through the most in our company is…the chief.
So yeah! I think we should surprise him with a present or something!
Hm, that sounds good. Any ideas for one?
W-Well… We could rent a limousine to pick him up and take him to a fancy suite in a five-star hotel…
Or we could fill a whole room with gold coins…! Or, like, a bathtub full of money?! Ah, but…we don’t have the funds for that…
Hmm… I’m not sure if he’d be happy with that kind of thing.
I would, Renga-san.
Oh, really?! Then maybe for your birthday we can…
Okay, let’s stay on topic. I’m not going to help prepare something that won’t make our chief happy.
Ugh…
Hm… I think he’d like something handmade a lot better. Something with a lot of feeling put into it.
Something handmade…?! What does that mean?
If I knew, then I wouldn’t be at a loss. I would’ve gotten him ages ago if material gifts was all it took.
Maybe you can ask the other leaders for help. Just make sure it’s something that’ll make our chief happy in the end!
And of course, this is an order from your president. ♪
Urgh…
Alright, time for bed. Good night.
Huh? Huhhh…? Something that’ll make him happy…?
……
(Sheesh, he’s really hung up on this…)