Tokyo, 1991: Starting as a bank clerk.

"But after my father passed away, I realized that those seemingly ordinary daily routines were actually anything but ordinary."

Kiryu Yaya did not offer any words of comfort.

Some words are too light to say.

So he simply stood beside her and waited for the tram with her.

The wind on the platform blew from the end of the tracks, carrying a hint of the rusty smell of the night.

Keiko Miyazawa looked down at the bag of sweets in her hand, and after a long while, she said softly:

"Kiryu-kun."

"Ok?"

"Today at the Shiraishi family's house, I suddenly felt a little envious of Ayako."

Kiryu Yaya did not respond.

Keiko Miyazawa smiled, a very slight smile.

“It’s not that I envy how good her family is, nor that I envy how much Uncle Shi and Aunt Shi dote on her. It’s just that… when she encounters problems, at least she has someone to rely on.”

Her voice was lowered by the platform announcement.

“Sometimes I think, if my father were still here. Even if he didn’t say anything, just sitting there, I would probably feel much more at ease.”

Kiryu Yaya looked at her.

He opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but felt that any comfort would be too weak at this moment.

Keiko Miyazawa seemed to sense his hesitation and gently shook her head.

Just then, the sound of a tram arriving at the station could be heard, and the lights slowly approached from the end of the tracks.

Keiko Miyazawa finally mustered up a tiny bit of courage, picked up her handbag, and gave him a knowing smile.

"I'll leave it to Kiryu-kun on Monday."

"I would feel much more at ease if Kiryu-kun were here."

After saying this, the tips of her ears turned slightly red.

The tram came to a complete stop.

She stepped into the carriage, and just as the doors were about to close, she waved gently through the glass.

Kiryu Yaya stood on the platform, watching the train slowly pull away.

He didn't put his hands back into his trench coat pockets until the taillights disappeared into the darkness.

He had a vague premonition.

The Miyazawa family's affairs are not simple.

Chapter 39 Basic Training Session for New Employees

April 29th.

The calendar says "Green Day".

This holiday is quite novel for the Japanese people.

Two years ago, this day was called "Emperor's Birthday," the birthday of Emperor Showa.

但1989年1月7日昭和天皇去世后，天皇诞生日自然不能继续定在4月29日了，因为新天皇明仁的生日不是这一天。

However, April 29th is a significant date in Japanese society, and canceling it abruptly would have a substantial social impact.

Therefore, "Emperor's Birthday" was changed to "Green Day" because Emperor Showa was very interested in plants and nature during his lifetime.

On this day, the whole country generally rests.

But as a newcomer to the bank, and given that April is typically a busy month for training, this was a challenging time.

Kiryu Yaya and his group of new recruits inevitably lost their wonderful vacation and were forced to participate in a half-day new recruit training program.

Mitsubishi Bank Osaka Branch.

The large study room on the third floor of the annex.

New employees who were originally scattered in the sales department, financing department, and general affairs department were all called here to participate in new employee training.

The training room has four rows of long tables, with pencils, sticky notes and a thin training document neatly placed on each table.

The cover had a few words written on it:

Basic Training for New Employees: Details Matter

Kiryu Yaya sat in the back seat.

He originally intended to quietly listen to the morning training session and then return to the financing review class to continue writing the post-loan inspection plan for Baishi Refrigeration.

But it's a pity.

He can no longer keep a low profile.

Fuji Metal Industries' €30 million loan fraud case.

Whitestone Refrigeration's €500 million control defense financing deal.

Less than a month after joining the company, I finished my job rotation and was officially assigned to the financing review department.

These events combined have made Kiryu Yaya's fame among the newcomers so great that it's impossible for him to hide it anymore.

He had barely sat down when several newcomers in the front row began to whisper among themselves.

"Is that Kiryu from the Financing Review Division?"

"I heard he was also involved in the 500 million Yen case involving Shiraishi Refrigeration."

"Not only did I participate, but I also persuaded Iwakura, the head of the debt management department, at the meeting."

"Really? A newbie can do this?"

"Dongda University".

"The University of Tokyo can't be this exaggerated..."

Kiryu Yaya lowered his head and flipped through the training materials, pretending not to hear.

At that moment, Mizuna Yayoi also walked into the training room from the sales department.

When she saw Kiryu Yaya, her eyes lit up, but because everyone around her was a newcomer, she simply nodded gently and restrainedly.

"Kiryu-kun."

"Yayoi-san."

Their greeting was very ordinary.

But in the eyes of some people, it's not like that at all.

In the third row on the left side of the training room, a young man with slightly curly hair and a very energetic look suddenly sat up straight.

His name is Kenta Sasaki.

Graduated from the Faculty of Political Science and Economics, Waseda University.

She has an outgoing personality, a loud voice, and a strong sense of self-esteem.

To use a more precise word, it would be...

Second-year middle school student.

Kenta Sasaki noticed Mizuna Yayoi on his first day at the company.

The reason is simple.

She was cute, spoke softly, and always bowed her head to apologize for small things.

In Kenta Sasaki's eyes, this seemingly soft and easily bullied girl was simply the heroine that fate had sent him.

And he himself is undoubtedly the protagonist of the story.

Until recently.

He often saw Yayoi Mizuna having lunch with Kiryu Yaya in the cafeteria.

Moreover, his gaze was noticeably gentler than when he looked at others.

Kenta Sasaki was completely devastated.

He turned his head and looked at the bespectacled man sitting next to him.

"Arima."

The bespectacled man didn't look up; he was simply flipping through the training materials in his hand.

"Ah."

Did you see that?

"I saw it."

"Yayoi-san just smiled at Kiryu Yazai."