NandemOnna

The grind.
The climb.
The never-ending, frenzied fight, for success.

And now, one night in an alleyway.

Enter IRON KATSUMADA, the man with everything.
The drive. The discipline. The hunger befitting a sculpture of a man with no body fat to spare.

But his quest to forge the ultimate version of himself is interrupted by a girl who will, and must, do anything to survive...

Naoki Katsumada's life, and his rigid routine as a budding entrepreneur is sent into a spiral, as he discovers that as far as the world dangles his high-rise dreams above him, the world also goes down below him.
The world goes down a long, long way.

[Present-Day - Chance Encounter]
Cover drawn by Destrabb

Originally drafted for the MAL x HF 2023 Writing Contest, but I'm going to attempt to finish this regardless. I don't like leaving loose ends! Thank you for reading :)

Are! You! Ready! For the GRIND?