>>5694320<span class="mu-g">“Eh?”</span> says Kaiba, growing flustered, making strange hand gestures as she speaks, <span class="mu-g">“But the pictures online… special clothing…lifejackets?”</span>
<span class="mu-g">“Conventional marketing for sailing hasn’t resulted in notable conversion in terms of sales. People in full gear with a life jacket hanging from the side of a sailboat. It’s just not doing it,”</span> replies Lionel.
<span class="mu-g">“But… I’m not sure if I…”</span> replies Kaiva, vaguely.
<span class="mu-g">“Look. A/B testing has clearly proven that the western approach causes higher user retention on the site and conversion to orders. More skin, more sales. The age old saying hold true,”</span> says the man, then switching to English, <span class="mu-g">“Sex sells.”</span>
Kaiba gasps, <span class="mu-g">“S-sekesu?”</span>
The man raises an eyebrow, then switches back to Japanese, <span class="mu-g">“Suppose your people don’t have that saying?”</span> he says, then shakes his head, <span class="mu-g">“Anyway. All the other girls are fine with wearing bikinis. You don’t have to worry about anything, we’re all professionals here. So, ignore the implication.”</span>
<span class="mu-g">“Eh?”</span> says Kaiba, then looks away, clearly uncomfortable, <span class="mu-g">“…But…the weather…?”</span>
<span class="mu-g">“Ever heard of Photoshop?”</span> says Lionel, then runs a hand over his face, clearly tiring of the hesitation, <span class="mu-g">“If you don’t want to do then we can just call your agency and call it off, we’ve got plenty of other girls.”</span>
That’d mean another failed job for Kaiba Aoi.
Nagata-san has been very kind and understanding, but surely there’s a limit?
A limit Kaiba must be fast approaching.
<span class="mu-g">“No!”</span> says Kaiba, alarm in her voice, then calms down a little, <span class="mu-g">“No… I’ll wear it.”</span>
<span class="mu-g">“Good, you’ll do great,”</span> he says, smiling as he eyes Kaiba over, then turns, <span class="mu-g">“If you’ll follow me…”</span>
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You end the call, then sigh, <span class="mu-g">“She’s a terrible liar…”</span>
As far as you’re aware, Kitabayashi seemed fine when you send her a message.
Maybe she’s just embarrassed that you found out she tried to set up you and Kitabayashi.
Despite her reasons, it’s true that you’ll need your idols to start acting alone before long.
You pull up the details of Kaiba’s job. Yoshikawa Sailing doesn’t have a particularly bad or great reputation, you’ll just have to hope for the best.
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