I Just Want A Single Ending!

"I want to confirm something… All the money you're spending here—is it all from what you've made on Instagram?"

Watching him swipe his card yet again for another fifteen sets of cosmetics, Sakiko Togawa couldn't resist asking.

"Yes."

Saku Kamigawa nodded confidently.

With nearly six hundred thousand followers on Instagram, his income was more than enough to afford such expenses.

Besides, he specialized in lucrative review content and product recommendations.

"It seems I've underestimated your income."

Sakiko had already imagined his earnings to be pretty high, but seeing his spending habits, she realized she'd still been underestimating him by quite a bit.

Otherwise, he wouldn't be buying so much with such a casual attitude.

"Don't worry. Cosmetics reviews will be even more profitable."

Compared to snacks, cosmetics had far higher profit margins.

Which meant the ad revenue he'd receive would be even greater.

"I can see that."

Sakiko had already anticipated that much.

"If all goes well, our first review video will already be sponsored." Saku informed her with a grin.

"Seriously?"

Wasn't that a bit fast to be landing an ad?

They'd only just nailed down the video's concept.

"Absolutely. Don't forget—I have almost six hundred thousand followers on Instagram."

Once he confirmed that Sakiko was on board with cosmetics reviews, he'd proactively reached out to advertisers in the cosmetics industry.

After hearing about his video concept, they kept raising their offers.

It was clear this kind of content had a real market.

"Understood."

Sakiko was totally open to the idea of taking on ads.

After all, the ad revenue would be split fifty-fifty between them.

He brought his 600,000-follower account and covered the review expenses, while she handled the crucial task of creating the reviews and scripts.

A fifty-fifty split was a fair arrangement.

It was precisely why she had agreed to work with him.

Saku, in turn, didn't mind giving her half of the ad revenue.

Without her agreeing to do cosmetics reviews, he wouldn't have this income source at all.

He didn't have to put in any effort for the reviews himself—just handle the basics and earn easy income.

And most importantly, he had his system options. Everything else was secondary.

The attributes, skill cards, and abilities he could earn were far more valuable than money.

In short, no matter what, he was coming out ahead here.

"Thank you for shopping with us. We'd like to offer you these small gifts as a token of appreciation."

While they were waiting for their items to be packaged, a store clerk approached Saku and Sakiko with two elegant little boxes.

"…"

As soon as he saw the boxes, Saku had an odd feeling.

Could the store staff have mistaken them for a couple?

Seriously, did they look that much like a couple?

They were clearly just a boss and his assistant—anyone could see that.

The clerk didn't say anything else and simply left the boxes, not wanting to disturb their conversation any further.

"Should we open these?"

Sakiko glanced at Saku, and as his assistant, she picked up one of the boxes.

"Sure, let's see what's inside. After all, it's a gift." Saku was also curious.

"Alright."

Sakiko nodded and opened the box.

Inside was a silver bracelet, its metallic sheen gleaming under the light.

Seeing this, Saku silently picked up the other box and opened it. Inside was another silver bracelet, identical to the first.

"Are these… couple bracelets?"

Sakiko compared the two bracelets, coming to a reasonable conclusion.

"They're not couple bracelets. They're just… regular bracelets."

Saku quickly corrected her dangerous assumption.

Even if the two bracelets were identical, that didn't automatically make them couple bracelets.

A real couple bracelet should meet a higher standard than just looking the same, right?

Don't underestimate the sanctity of couple bracelets!

Besides, the store clerk hadn't said a word about them being couple bracelets—only that they were a small token of appreciation.

Two simple bracelets as gifts were completely normal.

"That's true."

Sakiko didn't argue.

Even if her first instinct was to think of them as couple bracelets, without any confirmation, it was too early to define them that way.

She then closed the box in her hand and placed it back in front of Saku.

Since he was the one paying for everything, any freebies they received should go to him.

Therefore, no matter what was inside the box, couple bracelets or not, it had nothing to do with her.

"What are you…?"

Saku raised an eyebrow, puzzled by her action.

"The bracelets were gifted to you by the store; they have nothing to do with me. I was just helping you open one."

Sakiko explained simply. She was merely fulfilling her role as his assistant.

She wasn't the type to take advantage of someone else's things.

[Keep Both Bracelets]

[Give One to Her]

The system options reappeared, prompting Saku to consider his next move.

As for these two bracelets, he had successfully convinced Sakiko they weren't couple bracelets.

But deep down, he knew better.

These were absolutely couple bracelets!

He might be able to fool others, but he couldn't fool himself.

So… knowing full well these were meant as couple bracelets, should he still give one to Sakiko?

"I'll keep both if you're not interested," Saku said bluntly.

No way was he falling into that trap! He was committed to his single-player route—he wasn't about to get sidetracked that easily.

Giving one to her would definitely mean pursuing Sakiko's storyline.

Did they think he played all those galgames for nothing?

He was a galgame pro!

[Strength +5]

"Alright."

Hearing his answer, Sakiko let out a small sigh of relief.

For a moment, she'd worried he might insist on giving her one of the bracelets.

Even if he'd emphasized that they weren't couple bracelets, as long as they looked like it, they would feel that way.

So she really didn't want to accept this kind of gift.

It was a bit too ambiguous.

Especially since this was only their second time meeting.

Thankfully, he wasn't that kind of guy. She felt reassured.

Clearly, Saku was polite and respectful.

As a boss, he was proving to be quite decent.

Ignoring the clerk's curious glances, Saku placed both boxes into his bag.

Couple bracelets?

Ha, they were something he'd never have any use for.

Or… perhaps they could be of use.

For instance, he could wear one on each wrist!

"Let's move on. Where to next?"

"Next stop is…"

Taking the bags of cosmetics the store clerk had packed, Saku and Sakiko continued exploring the mall together.

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