After finishing the day’s work, we arrived at the hotel parking lot.
The only thing left to do was to catch the flight home tomorrow morning.
Phew, … I guess we made it.
It was a tough business trip for me and Otomizu; to do the amount of work that would normally be done with three groups, but it felt good to have accomplished it.
“Well. It’s just the two of us now. Let’s kick off the real business trip today.”
“Oh! That sounds great! I’m looking forward to some delicious yakitori!”
“Don’t be surprised if it’s too good.”
After returning to our room and getting ready, we headed for the izakaya1 we were looking for.
The time was seven o’clock at night.
It was a few minutes walk from our hotel, and there were lanterns hanging under the sign.
The Japanese style exterior was to my liking.
There were many different types of izakaya, but I couldn’t stop myself from relaxing in this atmosphere.
The wooden interior was dimly lit but had a relaxed atmosphere.
We walked in and sat down facing each other.
“Good work, Otomizu. You must have had a hard day. You can order whatever you want today.”
“Sasamiya-san, please.”
“You can’t eat me.”
Did she see me as a prey?
She had a cute face, but she could say the most outrageous things.
“What would you like to order, Sasamiya-san?”
Otomizu opened the menu and I pointed to what I wanted to eat.
“Well~. This and this.”
“I understand. Yaki-tori peach and skin. And …, that’s me! Please order for me!” (T/N: Yeah I totally would order you Otomizu, you too cute.)
“Oi. Don’t use yourself as food.”
After a toast, we had a chat over drinks and food.
It was strange to see how much fun we could have with alcohol, even though we spend most of our time together.
Thinking back, today was the first time I had a drink with Otomizu.
“Hey, Sasamiya-san. Your training period will be over soon, won’t it?”
“That’s right.”
“I heard a rumor that me and Sasamiya-san will be on a different team, is that true?”
“Yeah. That’s the company’s policy.”
I had nothing to hide, so I told her exactly what I heard, and she shrugged her shoulders.
“I… want to stay with Sasamiya-san.”
“It’s nice of you to say so, but it’s indeed impossible. I’m glad to hear that, but I can’t. Besides, the next team you will be assigned to is Konno-san’s team. I’m sure you’ll be under her.”
Although she was considered a peculiar person, our senior, Konno-san, was highly regarded by the president and treated her subordinates well.
I heard that she was going to be promoted in the near future.
In that respect, I was still a child.
I was pushed around from start to finish, but being a trainer was a good experience for me.
From now on, I need to be able to look after the people around me.
Just as the conversation was about to die down, the waitress brought the yakitori I had ordered.