Vol 1 Chapter 41 (1/2)

~An Apology~

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Management

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What makes society tick?

When the question is posed that way, the answer is rather obvious

Human society is otherwise known as the spirit of mutual cooperation

Everything in the world, be it the insurance system, infrastructure or even perhaps disaster relief, is built upon a systerabbed or stole what they wanted, their development as a species would not have been feasible People have built society by leaning on each other’s shoulders

So ere Kusaoka-san and I, then? As aited for the pedestrian lights to change, I cocked ue confusion

The sunset-stained rotary was teeiant station ter the private lines, the subways and the JR Flanked by a flagshi+p department store on one side and the head office of a ho business district was renowned throughout the country for being built upon the foundations of both the East and West It was a hive of activity at any given tiht

It was a world run by greedy capitalist logic, totally divorced from the concept of mutual aid

In the lanced up at the person besideto my cry for help

“Kusaoka-san, could you say that we have a cooperative relationshi+p?”

“I’d say that, given the circu we have between us is an evil plot…”

“Hm?”

“Oh, nothing”

“…I see I a to keep on giving to others without expecting anything in return”

“Don’t worry I don’t think it’s possible to feel any worse than this”

“…So you are a little bothered, aren’t you?”

To that, there was no response With a peculiarly thin smile on his face, Kusaoka-san walked on silently Had my voice been sed by the crowd? No, that couldn’t be it We were close enough for him to hear me clearly

I wondered if he disliked ht have seriously considered that possibility Nevertheless, in a conversation pertaining to the subtleties of the heart, he had pretended to ignore

He was no doubt enraptured by my beauty In all likelihood, he had no wish to suffer the pain of rejection Oh, men They come in all shapes and sizes, but every one of them is stubborn as can be

From the very moment he first called out toht There’s no other way a horrid face like that could belong to a hu

As a woman blessed with rare intellect and beauty, I have more experience in these matters than most The number of times someone has asked me out exceeds the number of stars in the sky Unfortunately, however, I have yet to give my okay to anyone

Being a beautiful girl has its occasional downsides

If I sell my face to the opposite sex, I purchase an equal amount of displeasure from my own sex Given that the market is inherently just, that particular transaction is a s I have soe of, the capitalist world of love certainly ranks a them

I o out with someone who is my equal, for I aht of perforent and refined than htlessly and unfairly ai for someone beyond their reach, I would much prefer it if they raised themselves to my level

However