Nibiiro no Hana: Chapter 5
Previous TOC Next Starting the next day, Tsurutani became the president’s personal secretary. The unusual personnel move caused a stir in the Supplies Division, but the president posted a notice on the company bulletin board stating it was due to Tsurutani’s major contributions to the technical partnership with Eric & Ronald Corp., which satisfied the surrounding staff. In reality, the partnership had significantly boosted the company’s competitive strength, putting it on par with the industry’s second-largest player. Since all of the existing secretaries were women, Tsurutani was given a private office. Though there was virtually no work for him, he felt guilty doing nothing, so he volunteered to take over the company newsletter. “I apologize for making it a post-facto decision,” the president said matter-of-factly as he sat across from Tsurutani. Sunlight streamed through the floor-to-ceiling glass windows of the president’s office. “Technically, your involvement was...