Turn back time to a few minutes ago——
"That's all I think..."
After finishing her idea in one breath without stopping, Kinoshita Mai seemed to feel satisfied and let out a sigh of relief.
Sanako thought thoughtfully for a moment.
"...Miss Kinoshita, your idea is very good. Why don't you tell everyone what you think."
When Kinoshita Mai heard this, she was stunned for a moment.
Immediately afterwards, she typed haha:
"Hmm...! This...that...let's forget it...my idea is nothing special, it's not worth mentioning at all, and there is no need to advertise it widely..."
Sanako turned her head and looked at Kinoshita Mai deeply.
"I understand. If that's the case, then I won't force you."
After saying that, she withdrew her gaze and looked forward expressionlessly.
Seeing that Sanako no longer "entangles" her, Kinoshita Mai showed an expression of relief.
However, at this moment... just as Kinoshita Mai relaxed her vigilance, Sanako suddenly slashed out her left hand like a snake coming out of its hole, and grabbed Kinoshita Mai's right wrist.
And he lifted it up, forcing his right arm to be raised high.
At the same time, she quickly shouted to Qingden on the main seat:
"Tachibana-san! Miss Kinoshita has something to say!"
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Time returns to the present——
"How about...making the color of the haori into a light onion color...?"
As soon as Kinoshita Mai finished speaking, the whole place suddenly burst into chatter.
The general manager muttered:
"Miss Kinoshita, I thought you would recommend that everyone wear bright red clothes..."
Hijikata Toshizo burst into laughter:
"Director-General, not everyone is like you who pretends to be selfish."
When the chief executive heard this, he immediately showed an unconvinced expression.
She put her hands on her hips and pouted:
"How can I pretend to be a public servant? If everyone wears purple, it will be so majestic to walk on the street!"
Toshizo Hijikata confronted her tit for tat without giving in:
"Others will only think that we are nouveau riche who have money but no place to spend it, and only know how to show off!"
Serizawa duck twitched the corner of his mouth:
"Light onion color...please spare me, I won't wear clothes of this color."
Harada Sanosuke whispered softly:
"Why is it light green? This color doesn't seem majestic at all."
After Heisuke Toudo hesitated for a while, he hesitated and said:
"Light onion-colored clothes...are they too tacky?"
It’s no wonder that Toudou Heisuke raised such doubts.
The bright and refreshing light onion color was once a very popular color, and dignitaries loved to wear light onion-colored clothes.
However, with the establishment of Tokugawa hegemony, Edo, which was originally a desolate town, rapidly prospered, and a large number of rural samurai came to Edo to seek life.
In order to integrate into this glamorous metropolis as quickly as possible and get rid of their country bumpkin status, they all chose the light onion color that was very popular at the time for exterior decoration.
But who knew that Edo people usually used light onion-colored fabrics in their kimonos and did not expose them to others.
This kind of behavior of wearing light green clothes directly outside will naturally attract the ridicule of others.
In this way, the light green color gradually evolved into the symbol of the country warrior.
Becoming the center of everyone's discussion... This is an unbearable pain for Mai Kinoshita.
Her eyes wandered wildly, and her expression became more reserved and stiff.
Fortunately, Qingdeng signaled everyone to be quiet in time.
The conference room that was noisy one second ago suddenly became quiet this second.
"A Wu, tell me what you think. Why do you recommend light onion color?"
Saying that, Qingden cast an encouraging look at Kinoshita Mai.
With Qingto's "support", Kinoshita Mai's expression was obviously much calmer.
After taking several deep breaths, she slowly and stammered:
"First, first of all... the light green color is very beautiful, the color is bright and cheerful, very eye-catching..."
"Secondly... light onion is a color for common people. Wearing light onion clothes... can make you appear close to the people..."
"Finally... light onion was once the color of the dress worn by samurai when they committed seppuku... Using light onion as our representative color will show that we are not afraid of death and will fight to the last moment to protect our dignity and honor.
The firm determination to fight until death..."
After finishing speaking, Kinoshita Mai timidly raised her gaze, carefully observing the expressions and movements of the people around her.
The conference room was so quiet at first that you could hear a pin drop.
It wasn't until a few seconds later that there was a commotion without much fanfare.
The first person to speak turned out to be Saitoichi, who cherished words like gold and had not opened his mouth since the beginning of the meeting:
"...I agree with Miss Kinoshita's opinion."
After saying this, he closed his mouth again and returned to the "stone statue" state.
After Saito Kazuo took the lead, the others expressed their opinions one after another.
"Miss Kinoshita said it very well..."
Todo Heisuke murmured and nodded slightly.
Genzaburo Inoue grinned:
"Hey, after hearing what Ms. Kinoshita said, I also think the light green color is pretty good!"
Shannan Keisuke looked thoughtful:
"Is it the color of a samurai's dress when he commits seppuku... That's true. According to ancient rituals, light green is indeed the color of a samurai's dress when he commits seppuku. Miss Kinoshita, you know a lot! I'm afraid many people don't know this unpopular story.
knowledge!”
The Souji softly repeated what Mai Kinoshita said just now:
"It shows that we are not afraid of death, and will fight to the last moment to protect our dignity and honor, and our firm determination to die..."
Then, the corners of her lips twitched slightly, as if they were cramped, and they tilted upward uncontrollably.
Immediately afterwards, uncontrollable joyous laughter escaped from his lips and teeth.
"Hehehehe~~ He's so handsome..."
Kinoshita Mai blinked her eyes blankly a few times, her expression fluctuating.
Seeing that her proposal was welcomed and supported by the vast majority of people, she was dumbfounded at first, then a look of disbelief appeared on her cheeks, and finally she giggled like "hehehe".
Sanako watched Kinoshita Mai's every move silently.
When she saw the girl in red showing a happy expression that "she was recognized", the corners of her mouth unconsciously raised slightly, and a faint smile emerged.
At the same time, Qingden stared straight into the void in front of him, seemingly in a daze, but in fact, he was imagining himself wearing a light green feather fabric in his mind.
——Light onion color...not bad.
To be continued...