Chapter 30: Revived Hope

"Just by these details I never noticed, Mr. Akikawa was able to detect and determine my occupation before I changed jobs?"

"That's right... it's rumored that he's a high school detective..."

Hearing Akikawa Kyousuke's explanation, Misaki Itakura couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

Although she agreed with Kyousuke's statement, it still seemed unbelievable.

"Then how did Mr. Akikawa know that I'm single and live alone?"

"Not only that, but you also know that I'm losing weight and suffer from pain in my waist and cervical spine from time to time. Could it be that Mr. Akikawa observed these things too?"

Misaki Itakura initially identified Akikawa as a stalker because of this.

If he wasn't spying on her, how could he know these things?

"This is even simpler. If Mrs. Itakura didn't live alone, she wouldn't even notice the tag on her shirt without taking it off."

"Eh?!"

Misaki Itakura was startled and quickly reached up to touch the back of her neck.

Indeed, she touched a pair of hard paper tags.

And not only had she not taken the tag off, but it was still visible on the outside of her suit jacket.

Perhaps because it hung from the back of her neck, she hadn't noticed it at all when she looked in the mirror.

"Did I really come like this from home to the company?!"

Misaki Itakura awkwardly tucked the tag back into her clothes, preparing to take it off when she went to the bathroom.

"What about... being single? You can't say I'm single just because I live alone, can you? Maybe I'll go see my boyfriend after work!"

Misaki Itakura still trusted in her appearance.

Now that Kyousuke could tell she was single at a glance, she felt a little embarrassed.

It seemed to suggest that she wasn't very attractive.

"This, aside from Mrs. Itakura's strong idol cooking skills I mentioned earlier, is about disguising yourself through makeup."

"Wonderful doesn't prevent agents from disguising themselves."

"But Mrs. Itakura's makeup and hairstyle are relatively simple. She probably chose this natural and simple makeup to make it easier to take care of herself in the morning."

"If it's true that Mrs. Itakura said she'd have a date with her boyfriend after work, I think Mrs. Itakura would put more thought into dressing up nicely."

"It seems there's no one worthy enough for Miss Itakura to waste her precious sleep time on dressing up."

Akikawa smiled at Misaki Itakura and said.

"!!!"

Misaki Itakura was once again stunned by Akikawa Kyousuke's explanation.

It could be said that what Akikawa Kyousuke said was absolutely correct.

It could be seen from the fact that when she woke up this morning, she thought the alarm hadn't gone off and was scared.

Misaki Itakura was the type who had difficulty getting up in the morning.

She basically had to set several alarms on her phone, and it would take her some time to get out of bed when she had to.

At the same time, to save time, Misaki Itakura had always kept her hair short and medium-length, which didn't require much care.

The same went for her makeup, which was quick and simple.

Misaki Itakura had originally thought she could rely on her cuteness to prevent others from seeing her laziness in dressing.

But she didn't expect the man she had just met to notice.

"Um... I want to ask, is it obvious?"

Misaki Itakura asked Kyousuke quietly.

She felt very concerned about this matter.

"I think it's pretty obvious."

"..."

Because of Kyousuke's response, Misaki Itakura began to seriously consider whether she should spend more time dressing in the morning starting tomorrow. But after weighing the importance of sleep and hygiene, she chose the former.

As Akikawa said, no one deserved to waste their precious sleep time dressing up.

Moreover, Misaki Itakura hadn't thought that ordinary people could have such terrifying observation skills as Kyousuke Akikawa.

"Then I'm losing weight and my waist and cervical spine hurt. How did you know?"

"Well, I don't think any woman would be wrong if she guessed she's losing weight."

"As for the waist and cervical spine issues, this is an old problem among programmers, and it doesn't even need to be analyzed."

"That makes sense."

Misaki Itakura sighed with wide eyes and was speechless for a moment.

"As for why I can guess the internal evaluation Miss Itakura has of me, it's because I only need to see the overflowing dissatisfaction of Miss Itakura when she faces me."

"Eh?! Did I act so obviously?!"

Misaki Itakura was once again surprised when she heard this.

When she received the information from Akikawa, she felt quite disappointed.

At the same time, during the brief conversation with Akikawa Kyousuke, she was also extremely angry at Akikawa Kyousuke's bad temper and lack of effort.

But Misaki Itakura thought she had hidden her emotions well until Akikawa finally made her demonstrate her "shamelessness."

In the end, hadn't all my thoughts been exposed from the beginning?

Misaki Itakura felt very embarrassed when she thought about this and sighed inwardly again.

"It turns out that there really are people like this in reality. Just by observing, they can deduce information about someone they met for the first time. I always thought that everything was invented by everyone."

After hearing Akikawa Kyousuke's rational explanation,

Misaki Itakura was convinced:

The artist at the end of the crane in front of her definitely wasn't as handsome as she had imagined at first.

Relying solely on Kyousuke's miraculous observation skills and excellent analytical abilities, which were like those of a legendary detective,

Misaki Itakura was sure that Akikawa Kyousuke's commercial ability as an artist wouldn't be bad.

And she began to believe in her heart that Akikawa wasn't exaggerating, but truly had the ability to guess the hearts of others.

Thinking about her doubts and dissatisfaction with Akikawa at this moment,

In addition to the fact that the other party already knew her thoughts,

Misaki Itakura felt extremely embarrassed and ashamed in her heart.

After struggling for a while on how to relieve the awkward atmosphere,

she finally lowered her head toward Akikawa Kyousuke.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Akikawa, I shouldn't have interrogated you."

"Now I believe you weren't lying to me."

"We shouldn't jump to conclusions based only on a person's academic record."

"As Mr. Akikawa said, Miss Yoko's path to fame may not be suitable for everyone."

Misaki Itakura sincerely apologized to Kyousuke Akikawa for her rude behavior earlier.

Akikawa Kyousuke waved his hand, indicating that he didn't mind.

Misaki Itakura suddenly had a premonition.

That is, if Kyousuke Akikawa is going to film, it's possible that he could really achieve good results with his skills.

"Undoubtedly, it's much harder to make a career as an actor than as an idol."

"For other decent artists, replicating Miss Yoko's path to fame is undoubtedly the safest way."

"But Mr. Akikawa's words... maybe."

"You could really become famous in the entertainment industry."

"It's like Miss Yukiko, whose popularity was even surpassed by Miss Yoko!"

Misaki Itakura thought to herself.

The flame that had been extinguished in her heart was once again reignited with hope.

(End of chapter)