Chapter 19: Kuroki Kanya (I)
"Knocking on the door?"
Shinji looked at the orange suspiciously, no one would invite guests to the door when the house was not tidied up. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
"I didn't make an appointment today, so it couldn't have been sent by your family to find you, right?" Orange was also confused.
"How is that possible? It's not that you don't have a cell phone. β
"That's right, now that communication is convenient, who will it be?"
Not only Shinji, everyone here is equipped with a mobile phone, or a customized mobile phone that does not go to the ground base station and directly takes the satellite signal.
In any case, since it was a knock, there should be no hostility on the part of the visitor, and when the second knock sounded, Orange opened the door.
Standing outside the door was a plainly dressed young man, in his mid-20s, wearing a black sweetheart sweater, dark gray trousers, and no other decorations except for black-rimmed glasses on the bridge of his nose.
Orange is sure that she doesn't know this person and asks Shinji with her eyes, and the latter also says she doesn't know him.
Just as Orange opened his mouth to ask, the strange man had already taken the first step.
"Excuse me, does Miss Aozaki Orange live here?"
The voice is gentle, and although it doesn't have any qualities that people remember at once, it gives people a very comfortable feeling, as if it were the sun on a spring afternoon.
"Looking for me?" Orange was slightly stunned and said subconsciously.
"Yes. The man smiled, with a smile of joy from the heart, "I saw your exhibit in the gallery and I was very concerned about it......"
"That's just why you're here?" Orange clasped his hands to his chest, and there was a hint of playfulness in his eyes.
"Well, sort of. β
The man nodded, and his calm attitude aroused Orange's interest.
"I don't know what attracted you to the exhibits, but you were the first person to come to me directly because of the exhibits. Except for acquaintances, at most, the courier comes to deliver the goods. β
"Yes," the man bowed apologetically, "I'm sorry to visit rashly." β
The man's gaze unconsciously moved to the side, letting Orange know which work he liked.
The workshop had just been cleaned, and before I could bring things in, Orange's luggage was piled up in the hallway, the most conspicuous of which was a doll sitting on a chair.
The doll portrays a typical Oriental girl, with hair that is neither long nor short, just enough to cover the ends of the hair, a small face, and a delicate appearance that eliminates gender, with a slender body that has nothing to do with plumpness, making it difficult to recognize whether she is male or female.
"You came here because you saw the puppet. β
"Yes, yes, I'm sorry, I was about to say that. The sensitivity of the orange made the man slightly overwhelmed.
"It's okay, I'm glad you like her. But... Occasionally, some people are too fascinated by the doll, just fascinated by the shape, but some people are fascinated by what is insideβthe inside of the doll, the empty 'emptiness'. β
Orange's tone changed from relaxed to serious, and his eyes were not sharp, but they had a shocking heart.
"I don't think your eyes are just staring at the appearance of the doll, and it's not something to be commended. It's certainly not a good thing for a kid like you to get too close to that kind of thing, please come back-"
"No, I..."
If the orange doesn't give the man a chance to continue, he will close the door.
"Wait a minute, Sister Orange. β
A hand rests on the door frame in time to stop the orange's movements.
"It's all here, it's time for someone to finish talking, after all, it's the first guest to come to the door after moving, and it's really unreasonable to drive people away like this. β
"You......" Orange stepped aside in annoyance, and the only one who could make her show this expression was Shinji.
"Please come in, sir, this place is not yet in order, and there is nothing to entertain, so I am lazy. Shinji made a gesture of please to the man.
"Don't dare, don't dare. The man continued to speak, and cautiously walked into the office that had not yet opened.
"Tell me, what's the matter with Miss Orange, do you want to buy that doll?" Shinji asked, his inexplicable kindness making Orange, Sakura, and Fujino, who knew him well, feel disagreeable.
"It's not. The man shook his head.
"So you want to see if there are any other works that appeal to you?"
"Not really. The man shook his head.
"And you want to-?"
I don't know if I was infected by this kindness, or if I captured the banter hidden in the depths of my eyes. The man looked at the empty office, then grabbed his chest as if he had made up his mind, and said resolutely:
"So, can you make me an employee of this firm?"
"Huh?" the orange leaning against the door tilted his head, and his glasses almost fell off.
Fujino and Sakura, who were quietly watching, also showed strange expressions, and if memory serves, Orange should not have sent a job posting.
"Sorry, I didn't hear you clearly, can you say that again?" Shinji confirmed.
"I want to be an employee of this firm. The man bowed to the orange again, "I'm sorry to say such things suddenly, it's getting late, and I don't force you to reply today, I'll come back another day, I hope you can think about it." β
"I didn't expect you to come to this show, and I was honestly surprised. Do you want to be a salesman, or do you want to learn how to make dolls? Or do you want to be a disciple of me, this, and sideβnow that you've arrived, here, here, and here?"
Orange pressed his glasses and increased the volume of a few words, and the orange eyes that revealed a different breath stared at the man without blinking.
The exterior of the building, which was selected as the second workshop and office, is covered with a powerful composite barrier, which not only has the concealment and exorcism effect of Shinji stepping into the place for the first time, but also incorporates directional perception and a certain degree of mystical suppression, which is the latest achievement developed by Orange through the study of the original Lune.
It is unlikely that the man who can find and enter this office is an ordinary person, and Orange has to observe this man's sincerity through his magic eye and the perception effect of the enchantment.
After just looking at it for three seconds, Orange suddenly pushed his glasses on, and the strange aura dissipated.
"--You don't think that, forget it, when I didn't say it. β
"Oh, oh~" The man instinctively breathed a sigh of relief.
"All in all, I should have turned down an applicant who trespassed without an appointment. But I'm interested in you, so I'll come back tomorrow and give you an interview. β
"Okay!" the man was overjoyed.
"Before that, tell me your name. β
"Dry also, black tung dry also, please advise. β
"Sure enough, it's you. β
Shinji narrowed his eyes, a knowing smile curled into the corners of his mouth.
Unconsciously, has it come to this time?