The Eminence in Shadow: Master of Garden: Main Quest Ch.23: It Is John Smith
1How Yukime convinced Shadow to work together. The birth of John Smith.
From the web novel:
Then she snuggles up to him and pours him a cup of alcohol.
“This is sake of the highest quality.”
However, Shadow shows no intention of reaching out for it.
“I said for you to state your business……”
“I just want to get closer with Shadow-han……”
So Yukime whispers in his ear, before giggling softly.
“But it takes a while to build up a relationship. It’s not quite in exchange, but I do have a proposition to bring to you.”
Yukime presses her two bulges against him while speaking.
“Do you know of the plan to entrap Mitsugoshi Co? Trading firms feeling threatened by the abrupt rise of Mitsugoshi Co have joined hands and are planning to crush it. I myself also have healthy companies on the outside. They are actually quite sizeable too……”
Yukime says the last few words in a meaningful way while smiling bewitchingly.
“Be it Mitsugoshi Co or the Alliance…… whichever one wins out in the end, there would still be a fierce battle for supremacy in the business world around here. At the moment, I am also part of the Alliance, but the victor will be neither Mitsugoshi Co nor the Alliance.”
Yukime’s lips draw so close to Shadow’s ears that they are on the verge of touching.
“The victor will be me, together with Shadow-han…… Join hands with me, and we shall wrest it all away.”
She blows softly, then rests her head on his shoulder.
“With just me and you, what say you to creating a giant organization to control the entire world’s business from the shadows……?”
Shadow’s ears, which had remained unresponsive to all of Yukime’s temptation so far, twitches at this very moment.
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Side Note: Delta best doggo.