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It's still better than the time that crazy ex-Yakuza guy was in charge of Tokyo, right?

This is what happens when you leave outsiders who know nothing about research in charge of sales......

...That's why I thought from the beginning the general manager couldn't be trusted.

Sure, but if you left it to someone who does know, it would've been a disaster.

Is he still alive?

He's now the general manager of Hokkaido. He never learned his lesson, but he still wants to go back to Tokyo.

There's no way he can go back...

By the way, exactly whose side are you on, Doumoto-san...?

on the side of whoever's the strongest that day.