Tokyo, 1991: Starting as a bank clerk.

But Kiryu Yaya's mind wasn't entirely on Shiraishi Reiji.

He glanced at the wall clock.

10:32.

If there are no unforeseen circumstances, the briefing session at the Miyazawa Group headquarters should have already concluded.

Just then, a familiar notification sound rang in his mind.

[World lines are converging - "The Storm of the Miyazawa Family" prologue quest completed]

[Task Completion Rating: Excellent]

[Task rewards are being distributed...]

[Cash reward: €20, already deposited into bank account]

Current bank account balance: €713,200

[Item Reward: Button Recorder, already stored in system space]

[Button Recorder: A miniature recording device that looks no different from an ordinary suit button. It can be magnetically attached or sewn onto clothing. Once started, it can record continuously for 6 hours, and the recordings are automatically saved in tape format.]

Kiryu Yaya paused for a moment as he flipped through the documents.

It became.

The weight that had been hanging over his heart finally lifted.

As for Keiko Miyazawa, at least she didn't sign that letter of appointment.

Otherwise, the system wouldn't have settled the task so decisively.

Kiryu Yaya's lips unconsciously relaxed a little.

€20 in cash.

Add a button recorder.

This reward is pretty good.

His efforts last night at the Nakanoshima Tea Shop, repeatedly training Miyazawa Keiko from "Don't bring the seal" to "Please record it in the meeting minutes," were worthwhile.

He immersed his consciousness into the system space and glanced at the small black button-shaped thing.

It looks unremarkable on the surface.

The clips and microphone holes are both well concealed.

Button recorder.

This thing will probably come in very handy in the future.

After all, in an era when even the smallest tape recorder is the size of a palm, a piece of cutting-edge technology the size of a button suddenly appears.

Who could have such foresight?

It's an absolute killer weapon.

However, completing the prologue mission does not mean the end of the story.

Miyazawa Hara would never give up his hand that had already reached for the main family's shares just because a letter of appointment hadn't been signed.

in contrast.

Keiko Miyazawa's resistance today is tantamount to formally telling the other party...

She has already begun to fight.

From now on, Miyazawa will only act faster.

Just then, the internal phone rang again.

The older employee sitting in front picked up the phone, listened for a couple of minutes, and then turned to look at it.

"Kiryu-kun, the switchboard is looking for you."

"Find me?"

Kiryu Yaya immediately realized that it was Miyazawa Keiko calling.

"Hey?"

"Miyazawa-kun, it's me, Kiryu."

There was a moment of silence on the other end of the phone.

Then, Keiko Miyazawa's voice came through, very low.

"Kiryu-kun, I did not sign the letter of appointment."

"That's good."

"But things have become complicated."

Keiko Miyazawa paused:

“My uncle scheduled the Sumitomo Bank briefing for Wednesday morning. He said that since I was unwilling to sign the full appointment letter, I would attend in person to explain the extension of the Rokko Golf course development to Sumitomo Bank.”

"This puts you in charge of taking the blame."

Kiryu Yaya said it almost subconsciously.

Keiko Miyazawa chuckled softly on the other end of the phone:

"Kiryu-kun, you're still so direct."

"Feel sorry."

No need to apologize.

Keiko Miyazawa's voice lowered again:

"That's how I feel too."

"Furthermore... after today's meeting, the finance department promised to send Rokka's information to my father's study. But just now, I received a note."

"A note?"

"It was sent by Mr. Akio Uesugi, the head of the accounting department whom my father used to trust. He had been on sick leave for a week, but somehow he got into the group headquarters today and had someone hand me the note."

"What's written on it?"

The soft sound of papers being unfolded came from the other end of the phone.

Keiko Miyazawa read aloud:

"Six o'clock tonight, Dojima old warehouse. Don't let anyone know, Rokko has two sets of accounts."

Kiryu Yaya frowned.

Two sets of accounts.

These three words are never a good thing.

Are you sure this Mr. Uesugi is trustworthy?

"It should be possible."

Keiko Miyazawa confessed:

“When my father was still alive, he was one of the few people who could directly enter the study to report. After my father became seriously ill, he was transferred away from his core position.”

Kiryu Yaya remained silent for a few seconds.

The situation has become complicated.

Judging from the circumstances, this Uesugi Akio does indeed fit the situation of being marginalized after Miyazawahara came to power.

But his sudden appearance at this critical juncture, claiming to have access to Liu Jia's secret accounts, inevitably raises suspicions.

Just then, a semi-transparent interface suddenly popped up in front of Kiryu Yaya.

The second act of the main life storyline, "The Storm of the Miyazawa Family," has begun.

[Current Event: Suspected double accounting exists in the Rokko Golf Development project. Accounting Department Section Chief Akio Uesugi secretly passes a note to Keiko Miyazawa, inviting her to the Dojima Old Warehouse at 6 PM tonight.]

If Keiko Miyazawa were to go in person, her whereabouts would likely be exposed, giving Miyazawa Hara leverage against her.

You have three choices.

[Fork in the road 1: Advise Miyazawa Keiko to ignore Uesugi Akio. The truth of the two accounts is difficult to discern; hasty contact will only increase the risk.]

(Bonus: Bank deposit increased by €10.)

[Branch 2: Accompany Keiko Miyazawa to the old warehouse on Dojima Island to face unknown risks together.]

(Reward: Bank deposit increased by €30; Keiko Miyazawa's favorability increased significantly, with a very high probability of entering the romance route)

[Branch 3: To prevent Miyazawa Keiko's whereabouts from being exposed, you decide to carry the Miyazawa family keepsake and go alone to the Dojima old warehouse to retrieve two ledgers.]

(Reward: Skill "Sword Mastery" increases personal combat power)

(The first chapter of "The Storm of the Miyazawa Family" begins: "Risk Review of the Miyazawa Group")

Kiryu Yaya looked at the third fork and gently exhaled.

Surprisingly, the system didn't malfunction this time.