There’s something called premonition. It is possible to predict the outcome of a business contract by looking at the face of the president of the business partner. Putting aside whether the business looked good or not, it was possible to see the success or failure of the contract purely based on intuition.

And right now, Maru saw the signs of success from the man in front of him. If he was working on some risky business, he would have to reconsider saying what was on his mind several times, but there weren’t any risks at all right now. What was needed here was the man’s courage and time. No one lost in this trade, and if things went well, it was likely to end on a good note.

The man faintly smiled and looked at the people dancing.

“I don’t think that place needs me right now.”

“You don’t know for sure. Don’t you have something you want to say?”

“Something I want to say?”

“Anything is fine. Every story is welcome here. This is not a stage that only welcomes funny and good stories. You saw what was written on...