A few days later.
Suluo's "foot-spa parlor" plan was moving forward steadily. Over on Kitahara's side, Oguri Cap and Shiny Radiance were also training step by step as usual.
Half the month had already passed. Suluo still had about two million yen worth of "loss KPI" left to hit.
But honestly, he wasn't worried at all. With half a month remaining, that was more than enough time to burn through two million yen.
Right now, the most important thing on his plate was still getting the foot-spa plan fully locked in.
He'd already handled all the issues with the store itself. At this point, only one problem remained: staffing.
If it was a foot-spa parlor, then it needed technicians—and it needed a manager.
Suluo wasn't too worried about the technicians. He could just hire a few naïve horse-girls to work part-time.
As for whether they were any good at it…
Heh—who cared if the technicians were good? He wasn't opening this place to make money anyway. If their skills were worse, that was even better!
If the reputation tanked, customers would stop coming.
And then the staff wages… the rent… all the random assorted expenses…
All of it could be counted toward his "loss KPI"!
The technicians' skill didn't matter. The technicians themselves were what mattered.
That said…
Aside from technicians, Suluo really did need to recruit one manager to run the foot-spa's day-to-day operations.
As a professional loss-focused investor, once he set this project in place, he would definitely need to shift his attention to other projects.
By then, this foot-spa would have to function as a stable, ongoing loss generator to help him meet his monthly "loss KPI." But when that time came, he wouldn't have the bandwidth to juggle too many projects at once.
So he needed someone to manage this one.
And as for who that person would be…
Suluo already had someone in mind.
"Radiance, I've got a tough mission I want to entrust to you!"
"Huh?"
Shiny Radiance squeaked like a startled bunny at Suluo suddenly speaking to her.
"W-What mission, Mr. Su…?"
Even though Shiny Radiance had joined Suluo's team, she still wasn't that familiar with him yet.
She also held a certain sense of awe toward the investor who'd boldly chosen to invest in Oguri Cap.
Suluo didn't look much older than she was. And yet, why did she always feel like he belonged to an entirely older generation?
Mm…
Maybe this was the difference in real-world experience…
"To be honest, I actually have other investment projects under me that need managing… but I'm short on hands to help handle things," Suluo said, putting on a troubled expression as he asked her.
"If you help me, Radiance, it'll be fine! You seem pretty strong in the humanities, right? If it's you, you can definitely do it!"
Fun fact: whether you're good at humanities has absolutely nothing to do with whether you can manage a store. Suluo was making this up on the spot.
He only had one goal: find a manager who could help him calculate how much money he could lose each month.
Honestly, just like with the technicians, his foot-spa didn't need someone with amazing management ability.
Because the main goal was to lose money. If some super-competent manager came in, they might make the place run smoothly and look legit—which was the last thing Suluo wanted.
He wanted a horse-girl who'd never touched anything like this before to manage it. That was ideal!
And really—wasn't an ordinary, normal-looking girl like Shiny Radiance the perfect pick?
"If it's me… I can really do it?" Shiny Radiance hadn't expected Suluo to say that to her.
"T-That can't be right! I-I-I… how could I possibly be qualified for such an important position?!" she said, waving her hands frantically.
Back home, she'd helped out a little with managing her family's shop… but that was her own family's business!
Managing your family's store and managing someone else's operation—
She didn't have confidence at all!
Seeing her waver like that, Suluo knew he had a real shot.
This girl was just lacking confidence. All he had to do was give her a tiny push from behind!
"Aww, but Radiance, you're the person I think is best suited for this role," Suluo said, putting on an agonized look and deliberately acting weak and helpless.
"It's just… my money doesn't fall from the sky. If we can't handle this position well, it'll probably affect my investment into Oguri… Hmm. If you don't want to help, Radiance, then I can only go find someone else…"
"Ah… I really want to help Oguri Cap…"
Perfect.
Suluo's tea-art manipulation performance—flawless!
All he needed was to use Oguri Cap as bait and hook that "I want to help my friend" instinct in Radiance's heart.
Sorry, Shiny Radiance—just for my grand money-losing mission, let me borrow that desire of yours to help your friend!
Just as Suluo expected, the moment he said everything was "for Oguri Cap," Shiny Radiance wavered even harder.
"Mm… This is… a great chance to help Oguri…!"
Shiny Radiance was a simple, honest kid. She knew exactly what she could do—and what she couldn't.
As a racing horse-girl, she also knew her talent on the track could only be described as average.
If she wanted to stand on the same race stage as Oguri Cap as a competitor…
That was basically a fantasy.
But as Oguri Cap's friend, she wanted to stay with Oguri Cap for as long as she could.
So if being a racing competitor wasn't possible…
Then change direction!
She wanted to help Oguri Cap.
So…
"Mr. Suluo—leave this position to me!"
The short-curly-haired girl patted her chest seriously as she spoke.
"I'll definitely achieve results that help Oguri!"
Hoho—what conviction. So youthful.
Suluo's lips curled upward, like an old hunter watching prey step neatly into a trap.
"Then I'm counting on you, Radiance! This position is yours!"
Suluo patted Shiny Radiance's small shoulder and said with a smile.
Good!
Full of spirit!
Miss Shiny Radiance—starting today, you are Vanguard No. 2 in my glorious money-losing campaign!
Hehehe… the future really is dazzlingly bright.
Seeing Suluo's satisfied smile, something stirred in Shiny Radiance's heart.
Mr. Suluo is such a good person… he trusts my ability this much…
Radiance, you've got to do your best!
The girl cheered herself on silently from the bottom of her heart.
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