Chapter 52: Hayasaka Nao
"Are you Japanese?"
The woman's voice was calm, her expression unreadable.
"Yes," Yukima Azuma nodded.
"Yukima Azuma... that's your name, right? If you're offering me a position, then tell me—what's the name of your company?"
Her gaze flickered slightly, searching her memory for any prominent family or corporate empire bearing the name Yukima.
She found nothing.
Which meant... this wasn't some golden-spoon elite in disguise. This was someone entirely new.
Azuma smiled. "That's the tricky part—I haven't actually established the company yet. But if you join, you'll be its very first co-founder."
The woman let out a quiet sigh, as though scolding herself for entertaining the idea at all.
"Young man, I'm not someone who can afford to waste time anymore."
"I have a daughter your age. And to raise her, I need real money. Not just promises."