nhp | (Sutamai) Daily Mini Talk, 18 January 2018

18 January 2018

Characters: Seki Daisuke & Otani Hatori.

Title: Your job begins with your shoes

-Shoe Store-

Seki: Hmm. This pair of shoes over this pair is……

Otani: (That’s……)

What a coincidence to run into you here, Seki-san.

Seki: ……! Did you also come here to buy some shoes, Otani-san?

Otani: Yep. I’m hoping to select a pair to go with the new suit that I bought.

This store has a shoe fitter as well so it’s a favorite of mine.

From the looks of it, you seem to be having some sort of trouble there……

Seki: Yes, that’s right. I do a lot of walking around outside for my work.

So if I choose a pair too thoughtlessly then they’ll easily fall apart and I’ll hurt my feet.

Otani: I see…… So for work then.

(He’s holding a pair with a panda motif……)

You choose quite the unique shoes.

Seki: Huh? Is this no good?

I was thinking that it’d also be nice to have a pair of shoes with a mascot on them from time to time.

Otani: …… Could that be a hobby of yours, Seki-san?

Seki: No, well……

Natsume told me the other day that I was too serious.

That’s why I was trying to incorporate something cute in order to mellow myself out even just a little.

Otani: (He probably meant for you to be careful of working too hard.)

This may be impertinent of me, but I believe that when it comes to feet, it’s best to go with your usual shoes.

And in exchange, if you buy a cake or something and eat it with everyone……

Then won’t you, as you say, “mellow out” then?

Seki: Yes, that makes sense.

It might actually be good of me to also suggest a snack time.

Otani: By the way, shoes do come with laces so if you leave them in an adjustable state, then it’ll become easier on your feet.

Seki: I see. It’s true that I do feel as if my shoes are smaller on some days and larger on others……

Thank you. Now I can once again work even more so than I have been.

Otani: (So it’s still about work in the end.)

Try to keep it in moderation so as to not worry your subordinates again.

While he was a little bit taken aback by how completely serious of a person the section chief was……

The IT President imparted on him some kind advice and fitting shoes.