Osawa Michiko crossed her arms, still looking somewhat annoyed.
The manager grew even more awkward. Then he suddenly spotted an employee passing by and hurriedly made conversation: "Murakawa, let me introduce you. These are..."
He looked around, and his gaze finally landed on Jiang Xia. He had no choice; this was the only one he knew. "This is the Great Detective who's been making quite a name for himself lately! He was invited to tour the place. Come say hello."
Jiang Xia turned around and saw two people in work uniforms approaching, one man and one woman.
The manager gestured toward the burly man. "This is our head waiter, Mr. Murakawa. He's been in this business for twenty years. You can ask him anything you don't understand."
Then he pointed to the woman beside him. "And this is Miss Minegishi Yuriko, one of our Mermaid performers."
The moment Tatsumi Seimaru heard "Mermaid," he immediately glanced over.
Then he turned away in disappointment. She looked ordinary, her eyes were too small, she was too old, and she even had a rather bitter-looking face... This one could go to Jiang Xia.
Yet Jiang Xia had no interaction with this new Mermaid. Instead, Osawa Michiko, who had brought them in, suddenly gave a cold snort.
She stared at Minegishi Yuriko and said in a sarcastic tone, "Miss Minegishi, why haven't you changed yet? The performance is about to begin, and you go on even earlier than I do."
Minegishi Yuriko clearly didn't get along with this colleague, but she didn't dare snap back directly. She quietly tossed out, "I came to change, didn't I?" Then she passed through the crowd and entered the dressing room.
Osawa Michiko's punch landed on cotton. She could only mutter curses under her breath. "I can't stand her.