THE PROMISE WE MADE THAT DAY

“Hey, Sato, will you promise me that you will be my friend forever, even when we become adults?”
“I promise that I will be your friend forever, even if we become adults. But… will you be my bride when we become adults?”
“Yes, I will definitely be your bride and marry you when we become adults and live forever happily with you.”
“So it’s a promise.”
“YEAH.”
*Smiles…*
*Both smiling and holding each other’s hands…*
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*Beep. Beep………………*
*Alarm beeping…*
*Thud.*
“Eh!”
What was that dream?
It is something of the past, like something from a decade ago.
Why was I dreaming about this today?
It is not like I hate the dream.
But she might have forgotten about me.
Our promise is far from her memory to remember.
*Sigh!*
“Kageya, you’re up or not? Get ready, otherwise you’ll be late for work.”
“Mom, has Dad gone for his work already?”
“Yes, your Dad had gone to work like an hour ago or so. So get ready fast, otherwise you’ll be late for work.”
“OK.”
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“Bye, I am going now.”
“Have a nice day.”
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I am Souta Kageya.
I am working as a manager in a game developer company.
I am currently 25 years old.
Single and doesn’t bother myself to get a girlfriend at all.
Though I am a game developer, I am an introverted person and don’t usually open up to people.
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“Hey, Kageya! Aren’t you a bit late today?”
This is Tanaka Sora, my colleague and my friend since high school.
After high school, we went to different colleges, but somehow we got into the same company in the same batch together.
“Sigh! Yeah, Sora, I got up late today.”
“So, was it a girl you were dreaming of that made our perfect manager be late today?”
“Hnnn…”
*Sora laughs…*
“Don’t make fun of me, Sora.”
“So, it was a girl our handsome prince was dreaming of.”
“What was she like exactly?”
“Is she tall or short, flat or big?”
“What was she like, please tell me?”
“Shut up!”
“You freakin’ perverted freak.”
*Thud…*
“Hey, don’t attack me.”
“It’s a crime to attack your colleague at work.”
“Sora, would you please stop messing with our manager like this?”
Hoshino Rei, my junior, a beautiful lady with beautiful blonde hair. We have been working together for two years here, and she is a friend of mine. Though I am introverted, she knows it and doesn’t force me into anything that I don’t want to do.
“Thanks, Hoshino.”
“If you hadn’t come, Sora would have made me punch him.”
“So, is it true that you like a girl?”
“Not you too.”
“Ehh……..”
“Listen, Rei-san, our manager has a girl he likes since childhood.”
“Huh!”
“Hey, Kageya-kun, who is she?”
“Where does she live?”
“What does she do exactly?”
“Is she a foreigner?”
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“Will both of you please shut up now!”
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“Hey everyone, listen carefully.”
“The Vice President is coming.”
“Everyone, get back to work now.”
“Hey, mister dreaming lover.”
“Looks like you got saved by the Vice President himself.”
*Rei giggles…*
“Shut up.”
“Get back to your work now.”
“Ok, ok, Mr. Lover. I am going now.”
“Ok.”
“Kageya-kun, I will be going too.”
I will definitely put some sense into this Sora someday.
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Door opens…
“Hey, Kageya.”
Tanaka Kenji, our Vice President.
He is like a big brother to me.
He was the first to give me a chance to lead a game developing project.
That project helped me to get into the manager post that I am in today.
“Yes, sir.”
“Is there any work for me?”
“I would have gone to you if you needed me.”
“Why did you take such pain to come here to me personally?”
“I am sorry for making you come here.”
“I am extremely sorry.”
“I am sure that I have done something wrong in the current project, that’s why you have come here.”
“Actually, I have come to inform you that you’re no longer part of the project that you’re currently working on.”
Everyone shocked!....
“Sorry, sir, it is because of my fault that something wrong has happened in the project that made you fire me.”
“I am extremely sorry, sir.”
“I will take all my things and take my leave now.”
“Sorry for the inconvenience caused.”
“Oh, Kageya.”
“You haven’t changed a bit since the day you were a fresher.”
“Eh?”
“I didn’t understand what you’re saying, sir.”
“Does that mean that I am not getting fired?”
“You’re not getting fired, Kageya.”
“Instead of getting fired, you’re going to work on a new project.”
“Oh! That’s that.”
“Sorry, sir, I again cause inconvenience for you.”
“That’s no problem.”
“But please call me Kenji-san, thinking of me as your big brother.”
“Calling me Sir makes me feel old.”
“Ok, sir.”
“Uh!”
“I mean, Kenji-san.”
“Ok.”
“Let’s get over to the meeting room now.”
“Ok.”
“Kenji-san.”
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“Listen, Kageya, I want to discuss with you about a new game project that you will need to supervise.”
“I will definitely do the project.”
“But why me?”
“As I am currently working on a project already.”
“Any other person can manage this new project.”
“Our company has so many good employees.”
“But why me for this project?”
“That’s not into consideration to take any other person to manage this project.”
“This project is not any project.”
“In this project, the song will be done by an idol singer, not by any singer.”
“Our other games had AI to make the song.”
“But in this project, our song will be done by a famous idol singer.”
“Since it is such a delicate task, our company has no other employee as capable as you to do this work.”
“So please do this work.”
“No need to request me for this work, Kenji-san.”
“I will happily do this work, Kenji-san.”
“Ok.”
“I will send the details about the project to you.”
“Also, the idol is Amane Hikari.”
“Whaaaaatttt?.....................”
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To Be Continued.........