POV (Point of View)

Chapter 8: The Bargaining Chip

"Can't we take a rest? We have been going at it for an hour. I am literally on my last knees here."

"Nope. Until your laptop is full, we will continue."

"Your stamina is fire, Rin-sama."

"You're just too weak to take me on."

These might be a bit misleading, but that's not it. The two are unexpectedly just...cleaning and organizing the woman's small home. Since it's small, there wasn't much space to cover and clean. Well, that's for the neat and meticulous Rindou Haitani. The man even removed his coat to fully commit to what he's doing. But for the messy Sarina, everything is a drag.

They are done dusting the whole place, they are simply organizing the books and minimal appliances inside. 

It's almost 6 o'clock and the Bonten's executive has sent his men back to his place so he could focus on wasting his time while waiting for the two-decade-old laptop of the weird woman he associated himself with, to open and do wonders for his convenience.

"There. It's much inspiring to work in a space like this one, don't you think so, too? You should maintain things this neat and proper." He says with his hands on his hips, which only made the woman sigh restlessly.

"No. Why do I have to organize my things like this when they will get messy later? This is what I call a waste of time" She disagreed with a blank face, and then watched the man fix the alignment of her long table. The writer doesn't even know how privileged she is for making the Rindou Haitani  clean his chaotic workspace. All she knows right now is that she's bothered and tired.

"Being in a clear space clears the mind." He answered seriously and wiped the dust off her printer as well. Who told this man to do as he pleases in her place anyway?

"I'm too tired." She complained and lied down on the cold floor.

"Eew. Why would you lie down there? It's still dusty. No wonder your hair is rough and dry." The man then didn't hesitate to gently kick her leg for her to move away.

"I can't move anymore, Rin-sama. Inviting you here might be one of my greatest mistakes." She added and lazily rolled up her legs on top of her bed.

"Your greatest achievement, you mean?" He boasts and started mopping the floor.

"Your work is successful thanks to me, right? Your house is clean all thanks to me. Just be grateful that the great Rindou Haitani is inside your house." He added confidently and purposely hit her head with the mop.

"No, it's not." She answered and moved away from the hateful man.

"Your face is your only contribution to my book, okay? The content is all from me." She declared which made the man scoff who is still mopping the floor.

"The face of a book is everything, Sasa Green."

"Without a good cover or a good main character, no one might notice a book." He debated.

"We shouldn't judge a book by its cover." She debated back.