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"The difference is too big, isn't it? If that's the case, why not just bring in outside accountants?"

"Unfortunately, there are very few accountants like this, and the other party doesn't value the salary we offer."

"Can't I pay more?"

"The accountant I was talking about doesn't care about money. Compared to the fee, she values ​​the opportunity to be exposed to more industries. By the way, the president also asks her to help with the accounting once a month."

Feeling that Umaru might be afraid of trouble, Miki Ando added:

"As long as you provide them with your income details, they will handle the reporting process, and you just need to wait to receive the money."

"Of course, the other party will also charge a certain fee, but compared to the benefits, that fee is nothing."

He seems like a very capable person.

“In that case, please introduce us, Ms. Ando,” Doma Umaru said quickly.

"No problem, I'll give you her phone number. You can call her to talk to her when you need to process a tax refund. Although our company helps you apply for a tax refund, she can definitely refund more."

"no problem."

After writing down the phone number, before Doma could think further, Ando Miki spoke again:

"That's about all I have here. The president seems to have something else to discuss with you. If you're not busy, you can go and take a look."

"it is good."

Since there was nothing in particular, Tsuchida Umaru went straight to the third floor.

Upon reaching the upper floor, just as I pushed open the door to the president's office, Masamune's voice abruptly rang out:

Have you thought about what you want to do in the future?

? ?

After a few seconds of stunned silence, Doma Umaru noticed the phone next to Masamune's ear and quickly realized that it wasn't being used to ask him anything.

"...In that case, go to Izu. It's your best choice."

After ending the call, noticing Umaru's curious expression, Masamune explained:

"That was the male protagonist of an anime we're currently producing this October. After reading the script, he felt lost about his future, unsure of what to do or whether he should go to university in Izu."

October?

Based on information gathered from early promotional materials and casual conversations, it appears to be an anime titled "Grand Blue." However, the specific content remains unclear.

"Yes. I heard from Ms. Ando that you were looking for me? I wonder what it is about, Mr. Masamune?"

"How's your dance practice for the new song going?"

"They can jump separately without problems, but their coordination is still lacking."

"Can you perform on stage within a week?"

"It's very difficult. Both Setsuna-senpai and I are high school students, so it's impossible for us to practice all day long."

"In that case, we can only release another song first. The animation PV is already done, and we can just pair it with Setsuna's song."

Masamune nodded slightly to show his understanding, then asked:

If you were to travel, where would you like to go?

? ?

At that moment, Doma suddenly felt a strong urge to make a sarcastic remark and unconsciously looked around.

"You're not going to stretch out your fleshy hand and send me flying thousands of kilometers away in the next second, are you?"

"Stop with the old jokes, I'm asking you seriously." Masamune chuckled. "Is there anywhere you'd like to go?"

"Animation source material?"

"No, well, I made a lot of money off you last month and got you to do a lot of work. But you're still a high school student and not old enough to work, so I wanted to give you some compensation or a reward. If you don't like traveling, we can do something else."

Masamune paused for a moment, then smiled and said:

"In other words, I can grant you one wish."

"Huh...? Any wish is allowed?" Doma Umaru immediately became excited.

Rather, if someone tells you to your face that they can grant you a wish, wouldn't anyone be excited for a while?

"As long as I can do it."

"Can I have ten wishes?"

"What do you say?"

Doma Umaru seemed to be deep in thought. It seemed that if he persisted, one wish could become ten, but the extent to which each wish could be fulfilled would be diluted.

If a wish is limited to 1 million, and it's divided into ten, then the limit is 1 million.

In this case…

"Let me think... If possible, could you please ask Mashiro to draw a portrait of my mother? As time goes by, I feel like I'm almost forgetting what my mother looks like."

"Do you have a photo?"

"No."

When she was making the animation last quarter, she and Taihei Doma's mother basically expanded on Umaru's face and combined it with Taihei's memories to draw a simple frame.

Taihei's memories are really unreliable. Even though they are important memories, they are all jumbled up and misattributed. It's just that he only appeared in one frame, otherwise I don't know how to draw him.

But if it's about drawing a portrait, that's a different story.

We must hire a detective to investigate and gather information about Doma's mother, including her personality and physical characteristics.

"I'll discuss it with Mashiro later and see how best to draw it."

"Thank you."

“You’re welcome. This is a reward for your hard work over the past few months,” Masamune said with a smile.

Chapter 242 is not an either/or choice, but a combination of both.

Before we knew it, all three anime seasons of Musashino have already aired more than half of their episodes.

Among them, Shirobako, a 24-episode half-year anime, has already aired 12 episodes. Due to its involvement in a large number of internal matters of the animation company, the reviews are polarized.

To those who love it, it's a masterpiece; to those who don't, it's utterly boring, and they can't understand why it became so popular.

However, in terms of popularity, it has consistently held the third place.

The top two spots were occupied by Oregairu 2 and Umaru-chan, with the two competing fiercely. Perhaps because they were produced by the same company, their sales were almost neck and neck.

Unlike the anime "Umaru-chan," which only dealt countless blows to Umaru, shattering her perfect image at school, it also created a brand new adorable character.

Episode 6 of Oregairu 2 quickly sparked heated discussions within Soubu High School after its broadcast.

As expected, the school quickly split into the Isshiki Party and the Yukinoshita Party, while other students were almost no match for the two.

Therefore, Hachiman Hikigaya began to seriously consider the situation of moving the Service Club to the Student Council Room.

In the sixth episode, Isshiki's screen time was still limited, and her personality and image had not yet deeply resonated with the audience. In fact, she was not very competitive compared to Yukinoshita.

To be honest, it's only because everyone felt that Yukinoshita was more suitable for the Service Club that they all supported Isshiki.

Furthermore, due to the influence of the anime, everyone thinks it would be really strange if the student council presidents of Soubu High School for the past two years were not the two of them.

Thinking of this, Hachiman Hikigaya reluctantly admitted that this was no longer a problem he could solve on his own.

After much hesitation, he finally dialed Masamune's number.

Meanwhile, when he received the call, Masamune was still discussing with Mashiro how to draw Doma's mother, based on the detective's investigation results.

Although the detective did not know how he obtained the photos and provided the corresponding report, many of the photos were too old. He could only tell that the two women's mother and Umaru looked somewhat alike and had a very gentle temperament.

"What's wrong, Hachiman?"

"The anime of Oregairu 2 has aired its sixth episode. The student council president election, which started in the third episode, has finally become a hot topic of discussion. However, the matter itself has fallen into a stalemate."

After a moment's thought, Masamune quickly realized what was happening and pondered for a moment before saying:

"Haven't you found a suitable candidate for student council president?"

"It's probably because everyone has seen the anime. In the eyes of many students, it would be very strange if the student council president wasn't one of the two of them."

On the other end of the phone, a sigh came from Hachiman Hikigaya:

"Previously, the president of the support group for Yukinoshita and Yuihama proposed that the two of them run for election, but no one supported it at all."

"In everyone's opinion, the student council president can only be Isshiki or Yukinoshita. In fact, I am also a hot candidate."

"Now that the anime has been broadcast, the method of deceiving people with fake followers is no longer effective."

"More importantly, I don't have any other candidates to recommend."

Masamune remained silent for a long time before slowly speaking:

"If you need any help, I'm always happy to lend a hand. However, I'm just an assistant; how you actually do it is up to you."

"I'm sorry, I don't know what to do either. If all else fails, we'll have to move the Service Club into the Student Council."

“If you don’t mind changing to another activity room, I can call your principal or chairman to talk to them about putting up another service department sign outside the student council room.”

"Huh…?"

Can you do this?

In Chiba City, Hachiman Hikigaya held his phone, speechless for a long time.

Is it not an either-or choice, but a combination of both?

Although it's very strange, given their current fame, it doesn't seem to be a problem.

The number of new students this year far exceeds that of last year, and the reason for this is the existence of the Service Department, which is the celebrity effect.

If this is used as a bargaining chip, the school should not refuse.

Moreover, as the flagship program of Soubu High School, the school administration probably doesn't want the Service Club to disappear.

“This might be very tiring for you, since you'll be doing two jobs at the same time,” Masamune said again.

"No, it's just that the two jobs are unrelated. There were already quite a few members in the student council. Besides, most of the time, the Service Club is just sitting there drinking tea and chatting, waiting for school to end."