Tokyo: Starting with the Gear-Conscious Male Gods!

Chapter 15 Your Resignation Request, I Rejected

Yuta Shirakawa drew manga until very late, not going to sleep until almost 2 a.m.

The +1 to Intelligence was even better than he had imagined. Not only could he now recall almost all the details in the comic that were previously vague, but he could even remember most of the dialogue.

As for the parts he couldn't remember, he was able to fill in the gaps himself very quickly.

So he draws very quickly, and can finish 5 pages in less than a night.

For example, in Weekly Shonen Jump, where he prepares to submit his work, each chapter is usually around eighteen or nineteen pages long. Based on this, it only takes him four days to complete one chapter.

As for whether the body can withstand it...

Yuta Shirakawa was confident that there shouldn't be any problems. After all, in his previous life, he lived in a province with a high number of college entrance exam takers. He slept at 11:30 and woke up at 5:20, and he did that for three years without any problems.

……

"Shirakawa-kun, wake up, wake up, get out of class is over!"

A gentle shaking woke Shirakawa Yuta from his sleep.

His gaze was somewhat vacant, and it took him a while to realize that he was in the classroom.

He glanced at Masako Takahashi, who had just woken him up and was smiling silently beside him, and scratched his head somewhat awkwardly.

This is ruined!

He's a high school student from a province known for its intense college entrance exam competition, how could he be so incompetent!

Just as he was giving himself a pep talk, he couldn't help but yawn again.

Masako Takahashi glanced at the dark circles under Yuta Shirakawa's eyes and asked with some confusion, "Shirakawa-kun, it seems like you haven't been sleeping very well lately. Is something wrong?"

Yuta Shirakawa waved his hand while yawning and said, "It's nothing, it'll be fine in a couple of days."

Seeing that the other person seemed to want to delve deeper, he quickly changed the subject, saying, "Did you go to the kendo club yesterday afternoon? I think I saw you there."

"Oh, really?"

Masako Takahashi's pretty face flushed red. She had only peeked through the crack in the locker room door for a short while, how could the other person have seen her?

She didn't want the other party to know the secret behind it.

So he quickly lay down and stammered, "No, I was playing games in the e-sports club all afternoon yesterday."

Yuta Shirakawa didn't notice anything unusual about the other person, or rather, he didn't take it to heart. He had only glanced at it from afar, so it was normal for him to misjudge.

However, he was quite interested in the e-sports club he had just mentioned, as he was looking for a new club.

"Is the esports club fun?"

"what?"

Masako Takahashi stared wide-eyed, her eyes filled with disbelief.

Seriously, buddy...

Of course, she had no idea what Shirakawa Yuta was thinking, and assumed he was going to the e-sports club to verify it.

So he quickly waved his hand and said, "It's not fun, it's not fun at all, nobody comes."

"Yeah?"

Upon hearing this, Shirakawa Yuta's eyes lit up. No one's coming? Does that mean he doesn't have to come to work?

Isn't this exactly what he wanted?

He couldn't help but clap his hands; he had made up his mind—he would join the e-sports club!

"Huh?"

Masako Takahashi stared blankly at Yuta Shirakawa, who had suddenly become happy, not understanding what had happened. Just as she was about to ask him, the math teacher walked in.

She had no choice but to lower her head, pull out her math book, and obediently begin the lesson, though her eyes still darted around, glancing at Shirakawa Yuta from time to time.

For the rest of the day, she remained in this state, wanting to ask Shirakawa Yuta what he wanted to do, but not knowing how to bring it up.

It wasn't until the last class of the afternoon ended, and it was almost time for club activities, that she finally couldn't hold back any longer.

Before she could even speak, Shirakawa Yuta asked, "Takahashi-san, where's the e-sports club?"

"In the multi-functional hall on the 3rd floor of Building B... Why are you asking this?"

"Oh, I need to go over there in a bit."

"what?"

Upon hearing that he wanted to come over, Masako Takahashi felt a pang of anxiety, but she couldn't find a reasonable reason to refuse.

While she was deep in thought, she did not notice at all that Shirakawa Yuta and Kurosaki Tsuyoshi had already walked away from each other.

By the time she finally came up with a brilliant excuse, Shirakawa Yuta had already disappeared from her sight.

……

"Are you really sure you want to leave the company?"

Yuta Shirakawa nodded. "Otherwise what? Yesterday I really offended both the club president and vice president. If I don't leave the club now, am I supposed to wait for them to come after me?"

Kurosaki Tsuyoshi smiled helplessly upon hearing this.

"You're right, then we might as well just run away. The office is on the second floor, do you want me to come with you?"

"No need, I can go by myself. You go train."

After parting ways with Kurosaki Takeshi, Shirakawa Yuta walked alone to the second floor, stopped in front of a door that read "Kendo Club Office", knocked on the door, and then pushed it open and went inside.

The office was neither too big nor too small, and there was only one person sitting inside, namely Hoshino Tsukizuru.

Yuta Shirakawa's eyes lit up the moment he saw Hoshino Tsukigami.

Today, instead of her usual kendo uniform, she wore a simple white pointed-collar short-sleeved shirt with a clean and neat cut and a slightly cinched waist, which perfectly accentuated her figure.

She also paired it with a long tie in burgundy with fine blue and white stripes, which enhanced the schoolgirl feel while creating a striking color contrast with the white shirt, making her look radiant.

An overly long tie doesn't appear cumbersome; instead, it adds a touch of formality.

Upon seeing Shirakawa Yuta enter, she stopped what she was doing, remained silent, and simply stared at him.

He didn't speak until he was right in front of her. "I looked into your area last night. There's only one kendo dojo on the entire Izu Oshima island, but you haven't been there. I'm curious how you managed to progress from a first dan to a third or even fourth dan in less than forty days of vacation."

Yuta Shirakawa frowned slightly. Of course, he had expected someone to ask him this question, and he had even prepared his explanation when he met the old man. However, he did not expect it to come so soon.

But he didn't rush to answer; instead, he asked in return:

"Will this question affect my decision to leave the company?"

Hoshino Tsukigen stared intently at him and said, word by word, "No, I still have the morals I should have."

"Then I refuse to answer. If you insist on asking, then consider it a talent."

"Talent?"

Hoshino Tsukigen sneered, "Judging from your performance last semester, you don't seem to have any talent."

Yuta Shirakawa's brows furrowed deeper and deeper.

"However," Hoshino Tsukizuru continued, changing the subject, "everyone has secrets. Since you refuse to answer, then I won't."

"However, I reject your application to leave the company."