Chapter 23 : A Very Hard Decision

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Next scene : Ukiyo arrives at GZM.

Ukiyo : (feels very inspired) (goes inside his office and puts the camera on his table)

Kitamura : Otsukare.

Ukiyo : (jumps away) Uwa! You're still here?

Kitamura : People are doing over-time.

Ukiyo : Ahh. Kitagawa?

Kitamura : In her office together with the editors and others...

Ukiyo : Ahh. (smiling)

Kitamura : Areee... what's with the smile?

Ukiyo : (tries to hide it)

Kitamura : Something good happened?

Ukiyo : Maa.

Kitamura : (smirks) I think I know.

Ukiyo : (kinda feels horrified by her smirk) Eeehh...

Kitamura : You'll be working late too, aren't you? ... want some coffee?

Ukiyo : I'll get it myself, thanks.

Kitamura : There's really something in that smile. (chuckles)

Ukiyo : Give me a break. (chuckles and goes on his way) If they'll look for me, tell them I'll be back.

(Kitamura looks at him and turns to his office and sees the camera on the table. Being really curious, she takes the camera to review the shots.)

Kitamura : Really amazing shots... (continues browsing until she reaches Kaoru's photo) Areee~ (smirks) I knew it.

(Ishida-san and Rena passes by and notices Kitamura looking at the camera.)

Ishida-san : Kitamura-san. Has Matsubara returned?

Kitamura : (startled) Ishida-san!

Rena : (sees the camera's preview)

Ishida-san : (notices it) Is that Matsubara's camera?

Kitamura : (quickly turns it off) ... Uh... (diverts the topic) Matsubara-san said he'll come back in a short while. He just went to get some coffee.

Rena : (gets the camera)

Kitamura : Kitagawa-san... anou-

Rena : (reviews the photos) ... (shocked)

Ishida-san : (feels shocked and disappointed)  Tell him to go straight to the conference room.

Kitamura : ... h-hai.

(Kitamura quickly goes to where Ukiyo was.)

Kitamura : Matsubara!

Ukiyo : Huh? What's up?

Kitamura : Yabai sou...! [This is bad...]

Ukiyo : (wonders)

Next scene : In the conference room.

Ishida-san : What is the meaning of this, Matsubara-kun? (shows him the photos of Kaoru) ... Isn't she your assistant? Nishioka Kaoru?

Ukiyo : Hai.

Ishida-san : You were together during the festival awhile ago?

Ukiyo : ... hai.

(Rena somehow hopes Ukiyo will deny but he's not, so she feels a little irritated.)

Rena : Isn't it her day-off today? ... why was she with you?

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