Yuya was nervously sipping at his cup of jasmine tea, glancing at the clock every now and then. It was 8:44 right now, and the tomato-haired boy was very nervous. He honestly didn't think he was qualified for a career in the fashion industry.

The clock struck 8:45, and in walked someone that Yuya recognized from college. It was a young man named Zarc, who had been in Yuya's Literature class until a few months ago. Actually, come to think of it, that was around the time the Phantom Corporation became well known. For a moment, Yuya wondered if Zarc might be the CEO. Then, Zarc confirmed it, "Hello, Yuya! You remember me, right? I'm Zarc, from your Literature class, and the CEO of Phantom Corporation."

"Oh, yes, I remember you!" Yuya said, quickly standing up to greet the CEO. "Heh, I should've known that you were the CEO. You did mention quite a few times how you wanted to run a company that was involved in every industry! I'm glad you were able to achieve your dream!"

Zarc chuckled. "Yes, you were one of the only people who expressed support instead of telling me to give up on such an impossible dream," he said. "It's part of the reason I reached out to you with a job interview offer. As I recall, you worked for pennies in a terrible job with an even worse boss. Do you still work there?"

"Yeah," Yuya sighed, "I've been searching for a new job, but nobody ever responded to my job applications. Except for when Aeon sent me a rejection email. I plan to quit my current job as soon as I'm able to get a new one, but until then I'm kinda stuck."

"Well, why don't we head on to my office, and we can get started on your job interview, hm?" Zarc suggested, smiling warmly at Yuya. The tomato-head nodded in agreement, "Sounds good to me!"

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