Chapter 40 – Preparations (1)
I finished my passionate lovemaking with Haruka in her room when the sun was high in the sky.
In other words, it was lunchtime.
Hmm. It was a short time for such a stormy session (I arrived at 9 AM).
Anyway, I went outside to get food for Haruka, who had passed out mid-sex.
And there, I found…
“…Did you finish your business with your daughter?”
Miharu-san was looking at me with a somewhat chilly expression.
No, to be precise, I knew why she had that chilly expression.
‘Haruka’s moans were quite loud. She must have heard everything.’
Realizing that, I felt like I was screwed all over again, but only for a moment.
“Haa… Just hurry up and eat.”
Miharu-san must have known that this relationship between Haruka and me was inevitable, because she just sighed deeply and said that.
Of course, unlike before, she wasn’t using honorifics and was speaking informally, and she was looking at me like I was trash…
Anyway, after eating the meal that Miharu-san had prepared, I showed them the contract and explained what I was planning to do.
“Haaam… Mom, are you already here?”
“I was worried about you… Haruka! What kind of outfit is that?!”
In the middle of my explanation, Haruka came out wearing a reverse bunny girl outfit, which caused a brief interruption and commotion.
After somehow calming the situation, I explained everything again to Haruka and Miharu-san.
As soon as I roughly explained what I wanted Haruka to do, I immediately heard her answer.
“I’ll do it.”
“Haruka, you should think carefully about this…”
“I don’t want to make Mom suffer either.”
Hearing Haruka’s words, Miharu-san must have realized that she couldn’t stop her, because she put her hand to her forehead and nodded.
“Okay… If that’s what you want…”
Thanks to that, I quickly got Haruka to sign the contract.
As I put the contract with Haruka’s signature in my bag, I asked,
“Ah. Before we start, tell me if you need any equipment or personnel. I’ll try to get them before we start.”
I’ve seen a supercomputer before, but I don’t know exactly what’s needed. That’s an expert’s area.
So, I asked Haruka, who I considered to be the most knowledgeable expert.
After thinking for a moment, Haruka asked for just one thing.
“A programmer.”
A programmer?
I was momentarily puzzled by Haruka’s words, which were so different from what I had expected, but I soon understood why she needed a programmer after her explanation.
There were many things she said, but the core was this one sentence.
“I’m good at handling computer parts and settings, but I’m not good at detailed programming.”
It was inevitable. Programming and handling parts are completely different areas.
You might ask what the difference is, but honestly, I don’t know either.
It’s just that in my past life, I asked a guy who was programming a similar question and got a two-hour lecture, so I know they’re different.
‘That guy’s eyes were scary back then…’
Anyway, I nodded at Haruka’s words and started to wonder where I could find someone to do the programming.
But this worry was quickly resolved…
“Actually, if it’s okay, I know someone. Would you like me to introduce them?”
Unexpectedly, Miharu-san offered to introduce someone.
No. How?
It might sound harsh, but honestly, I didn’t think Miharu-san knew anyone in this industry.
“Well…”
To my question, Miharu-san said that there was someone at the house where she worked as a housekeeper who knew about programming? or something similar.
I said that I couldn’t just use anyone, but then she said,
“They say they’re so good that they even get requests from foreign companies.”
Hearing that, I felt a bit more confident.
The term “foreign company” always gives a subtle sense of trust.
I thought about it for a moment and decided that it would be good to meet them, so I asked Miharu-san if I could meet them next time, and then I heard another unexpected thing.
“Could we possibly talk over the phone? They have a phobia of men.”
No. What is that…
“They had a bad experience, so it’s hard for them to meet men face-to-face.”
“Hmm…”
If that was the reason, I couldn’t help but understand…
I thought about it for a moment and then said to Miharu-san,
“Since I need to check their skills first anyway, please ask them to send me their portfolio.”
I said that while giving her my email address and a temporary phone number.
For reference, the phone number was my personal one.
Miyuki gave me a phone as a gift, saying she wanted to hear my voice every day.
Anyway, after conveying everything, we talked about various things before I left Haruka’s house.
***
A few days later.
After checking the portfolio of the person Miharu-san had mentioned, I realized that they were definitely skilled.
To be precise, I got advice from an expert (Miyuki’s husband’s friend).
Ah. How did I get the advice?
Well, I hypnotized Miyuki’s husband, tricked him into inviting his friend for a meal, and then hypnotized the friend as soon as he arrived.
After hypnotizing him and checking, he said that the person was definitely a master.
‘If someone in the industry says that, then they must be quite skilled.’
So, I told Miharu-san that I wanted to talk to the programmer, and Miharu-san kept her word.
She even suggested that we meet in person instead of talking on the phone, as we had initially planned.
[I told them that this would be a good opportunity to overcome their phobia of men by meeting a man for business purposes. Ah, but I’ll be there with them when we meet.]
It seemed that Miharu-san had put in a lot of effort in the persuasion process.
‘If the contract with that person goes well and the results are good, I should definitely repay her.’
I thought that to myself and finished the call with a thank you.
While I was finishing the call, someone was watching the scene.
“Is it a married woman again this time? Pout…”
It was Miyuki, who was sulking next to me.
I gave an explanation, not an excuse, to Miyuki, who was puffing out her cheeks and looking disappointed.
“No. This time it’s really for work.”
Perhaps because there had been similar incidents before with the lovers I had created through hypnosis, Miyuki was quite wary.
Ah. For reference, most of those lovers were gone after the hypnosis wore off.
Except for one person, the hypnosis didn’t last more than a week.
Anyway, if you ask why I was with Miyuki, the answer is simple.
“Stop with the strange misunderstandings, and did you make an appointment with the power plant manager?”
“Yes. I have secured an appointment.”
It was all for the preparation for Bitcoin mining.
You might ask why I was meeting with the power plant manager to prepare for mining.
Well, there’s no need to think too hard about it.
Mining requires a lot of electricity. So, I need to buy electricity cheaply.
And the easiest way to buy electricity cheaply is…
‘Hypnosis and bribes.’
What I realized while practicing hypnosis these past few days was that it works better when there is a plausible situation related to hypnosis.
For example, in a situation like this, if I hypnotize someone and say that I’m buying electricity cheaply in exchange for a bribe, and then actually give them the bribe, the hypnosis time will be longer, and they will accept it more naturally.
No. Maybe it’s not hypnosis, and they’ll just take the bribe willingly from the middle.
Anyway, for this reason, I was planning to build a factory near the power plant.
Well, the cheapest way to use electricity is to just set up a base in a country where electricity is cheap…
‘But this body isn’t free to move around, and it’s annoying when there’s something I need to handle quickly.’
Since I don’t have a proper middle manager to manage this yet, it was easier for me to manage it directly, and also…
‘If I can solve the cooling, which accounts for a significant portion of the electricity cost, with a snow woman, then it’s profitable enough to mine in Japan.’
Of course, I’ll only do that at first. Once things are on track, I’ll have to mine in rural China or a country with cheap electricity.
Miyuki, who heard my plan, said in amazement,
“When I listen to Master, it feels like I’m talking to my husband’s friend, not my son’s friend.”
“You mean I’m smart?”
“Hehe. Yes. You’re smart, and it feels like you’re sure that this will definitely go up in the future.”
Hearing Miyuki’s words, I felt a little twinge inside.
I actually knew that this would go up in the future.
Of course, I didn’t show any signs of being flustered like a novice.
Instead, I just sighed deeply and muttered,
“I wish I knew the future.”
This was my true feeling.
What would have happened if I had known the future in my past life?
Would I have imagined a brighter future in a place where death and screams echoed every day? Or would I have participated more actively in the big picture that the higher-ups were drawing?
Well, it’s all meaningless speculation.
I’ve already come too far to do that.
While I was thinking this, Miyuki, who heard my words, suddenly parked the car on the side of the road.
“Oh, we’re almost there—Mmph?!”
Then, she suddenly unbuckled her seatbelt, grabbed my face with her slender hands, and kissed my lips.
I looked at Miyuki, who was suddenly kissing me, with a bewildered gaze for a moment.
But soon, I roughly understood why Miyuki had done this.
‘Is it comfort, or is it more like pity?’
Maybe I had the dead fish eyes that I often had in my past life.
Certainly, with those eyes, it wouldn’t be strange for Miyuki to react like this.
If you just look at those eyes, it wouldn’t be strange to give up on life right away.
Well, that might have been true in my past life, but I have no intention of doing that now, but there’s no need to explain it.
I thought that to myself and enjoyed the kiss with Miyuki.
-Knock knock.
[Is anyone there?]
Unfortunately, what happened next had to be postponed due to a sudden police crackdown.
