"Sorry to make you wait, Narumi."
When Narumi heard this voice, she quickly looked up from her smartphone screen while hugging her petite body. Yes, the night was quite chilly, especially when her skirt was a little short, and this was also the reason why she showed a bit of complaint. "You are late!"
She had gone home quite early and had been waiting for him at the nearby convenience store, as she sat on the chair, scrolling on her social media, watching the status of her colleagues, who showed their happy lives, which made her jealous, yet, strangely enough, when she saw him, her unhappiness vanished, and it also made her feel happy.
"You are the one who is too early."
Nifuji rolled his eyes as he looked at Narumi curiously. "Did you get fired?"
"Of course not, bastard!"
Yes, Narumi might have left the office early, but she definitely wasn't fired!
"So?"
"Hehe..."
Suddenly, Narumi's expression became smug as she made an announcement, "I have been chosen as the new secretary of the president of the toy department in our office!"
After she said so, she quickly made an expression as if telling Nifuji to praise her, so that way, she could help him with his career, and might even help him to be promoted.
"...." Nifuji.
"What's wrong? Why did you look at me like that? Are you doubting me? Do you think that I can't be successful?!"
Narumi suddenly grew angry when she saw Nifuji's expression!
After all, she had good faith and was willing to support his career, as she knew well how difficult it was to be promoted. But as she would become the secretary to the president of the toy department, she could more or less help Nifuji, right?
"...no, it's fine."
Nifuji took a deep breath, trying to calm the strange emotions that brewed within him. "Well, before you try to help me with my career, why don't you treat me first?"
"...." Narumi.
Yup, it was better to be quiet about who he was, but he wondered whether this was what had been planned by the founder of the company?
Frankly, he also understood that as he was in the company, his movements were watched out for, and he had been quite careful. Yes, their relationship might appear amiable, but in business, trust was hard to come by, and the people of this country, despite appearing gentle and even submissive in front of others, were also famous for stabbing those behind their backs with a smile on their faces.
Nifuji knew that he might be thinking too much since sometimes, people could be kind to others sincerely without any purpose behind it, but this was a business, so he had to be careful. Because of that, he wondered whether Narumi's position as his secretary was all a plot that came from others, who wished to expose his weakness.
"Okay, okay. Come on! I know a good place!"
Hearing his words, Narumi quickly pushed him from behind, leading him out of the convenience store, as she cheered, "Let's stop thinking about work and have a party!"
"..."
Nifuji glanced at Narumi, who pushed him with her small, soft hands, thinking that even if many people were bastards, she was the same as ever, gentle and kind, yet at the same time, it was also impossible for her to do all of those conspiracies since he knew well that she was a bit of an idiot.
"...did you think something rude about me?"
"Did you feel it?"
"You bastard! I won't treat you to dinner!"
"Come on. Don't be such a cheapskate. Let's go."
This time, Nifuji stood behind Narumi and held her petite shoulders as he pushed her from behind. "I am hungry now. Let's eat."
"...okay, okay. Don't push me! I will lead you!"
Yet, what he didn't know, Narumi, who felt his large palms on her petite body, felt a strange shiver, thinking that he had changed, becoming more powerful and rough, which made her body react in a way that she couldn't even imagine.
Still, inwardly, she thought that Nifuji had changed a lot, especially his body, face, and aura, as everything about him exuded the dominance, like that of a man who stood above many, the apex predator, the king, and—
'...isn't that his bulge?'
His pants might be on the loose side, yet even so, Narumi could see the big bulge from the silhouette of his pants when he walked, which made her—
'No, no! Narumi, what are you thinking?! Wake up!'
Nifuji was a friend, a dearest friend, so how could she have such a dirty and lewd thought about him?!
She definitely couldn't break away from the relationship, but then again, was she so thirsty that she started to feel lust toward her friend?
Also, wouldn't he have a girlfriend already?
"What's wrong? Why are you looking at me with those lewd eyes? Don't tell me... you..."
"W-Who is looking at you with lewd eyes?!"
"Aren't you?"
"I am not!"
Nifuji sighed helplessly, then asked, "Don't you have a boyfriend? Is it okay for us to go out together like this?"
As their age were similar, he knew that it was impossible for a woman like Narumi not to have a boyfriend. It might be weird for a man, but for a woman, as they aged, they felt like they were being urged, since as they grew older, their beauty also vanished, as if their bodies were tied with a time bomb.
So, if women couldn't find their lovers in their 20s, when they reached 30, they would feel their lives were over, which was different from men, who felt okay as they cared about their careers more, since even if one was older, one could get an 18-year-old female, too, right?
"It's fine. I don't have a boyfriend. I have broken up with him."
"You did?"
"I do."
"When?"
"After I quit my job."
Nifuji looked at Narumi's awkward expression strangely and asked, "Did you just quit your job because you broke up with your boyfriend from your last job?"
"....."
As that question fell, Narumi directly broke down. "What can I do? Everything was just so awkward after he found out about my BL hobbies! He told me that it was impossible to accept BL! Dammit! What's wrong with BL?! I love BL the most!"
"...." Nifuji.
What is BL?
It is a genre known for love between two men. In other words, a gay story, which was loved by many. Naturally, the men were all good-looking. If they were ugly, Nifuji could imagine that the women would spit out the story.
"After he found out, everything became so awkward, so when I saw a chance, I quit my job, and met you here..."
Was it so easy for one to quit a job?
Nifuji felt strange, but probably because Narumi had no future in her job and her relationships with others were just so-so, and because of that, she quit without hesitation after she got a new job.
"Because of that, let's have a party as a single person together! Come on, Hirotaka! Don't dawdle!"
"....."
Single?
Who?
"What's wrong? Why are you looking at me like I'm the most pitiful creature?!"
"No, it's just that I can't stand the BL, too."
"....." Narumi.
Yup, even if this guy's exterior had changed, his inside was the same, and because of that, Narumi was dumbfounded when she learned he had a girlfriend.