The Most Difficult Love in the World (世界一難しい恋)

Samejima Hotel Head Office

In American News Monthly Magazine's... "The World's Good Hotels Ranking"...

...Japan's Stay Gold Hotel has maintained its No. 1 status for the 5th year in a row.

Samejima Reiji President of Samejima Hotels

Stay Gold Hotel president Wada Hideo commented...

...they will aim for the best hospitality.

I felt this would happen again this year.

If you're first place for the 5th year in a row, aren't you a Hall of Famer already?

Maruta Jun President's Office, Strategic Planning Department

I wonder if I entered the wrong company...

What are you saying?

But two of our hotels are in the top 30.

We can't be completely pessimistic.

I guess you're right.

Otonashi Shizuo Deputy General Manager President's Office, Strategic Planning Department

Our Sendai branch jumped up two rankings from last year.

To 13th place.

Right.

But our Hakone branch went down three positions.

It's in No. 19, right?

Being the 13th and 19th in the world, such numbers aren't so cool, isn't it?

Both are prime numbers, and I think they're beautiful actually.

Matsukawa Sasahiro President's Office Strategic Planning Department

What's prime numbers?

Miura Ieyasu President's Office Strategic Planning Department

Hiruma Taiyo Chief, President's Office Strategic Planning Department

The President still won't be coming in today, right?

Huh? Shirahama, did you hear anything?

Shirahama Goro , Director, President's Office Strategic Planning Department

I don't think so but...

Samejima Hotel, Hakone

Thank you.

Please be careful on the road.

Let's go.

Ishigami Katsunori President's Driver

Very well.

Muraoki Maiko President's Secretary, Samejima Hotels

Hello and welcome to Samejima Hotel.

Pr-... President!

What brings you here today, sir?

Fire that doorman.

He's fired?

Our rule states that if you are found in possession of a cellphone during work, you'll be automatically fired.

Who's in charge of housekeeping today?

It's Matsuda-san.

As expected of a veteran with 35 years of experience.

As a leader, she also works hard teaching the younger employees.

Good day, and welcome, sir.

Good day, sir.

When veterans become accustomed, they learn to cut corners during work.

I am so sorry!

You're fired.

If customers find this dirt, rumors that will spread quickly...

...will lead to enormous losses.

But with her hotel skills, Matsuda-san is an indispensable human resource.

For me, there's no such concept of indispensable human resource.

If she's gone, somebody else will take her place.

That is all there is to it.

I'm the one in charge of this room.

If you have to fire someone, please let it be me.

Megumi-chan, it's okay.

She's right.

A supervisor failing in her responsibility to guide a subordinate weighs much heavier than your wrongdoing.

Please wait, President!

Actually, my wife's pregnant and had not been feeling well...

She's close to delivery birth, and I'm worried...

I just came back from buying medicine. Don't worry about me. But you told me to sleep for a while so I'll do as you wish~.

So your child will be born soon huh...

Congratulations.

Thank you.

But our goal is...

...not to make a happy home for employees.

It is to make the world's best hotels, do you understand that?

President!

Please rest assured. For the two of you who are let go today...

...the Office of the President Strategic Planning Unit will do their best to help you in gaining reemployment.

But I sincerely love this hotel.

Then please come and stay here any time.

Former employees are given 30% off at our hotels.

The president... showed up in Hakone.

I knew it.

Says here, he had targeted Dazai-kun and Matsuda-san, this time.

Matsuda-san? Was it really that Matsuda-san?

Maruta and Miura, let's visit the site tonight.

Yes, sir.

Okay.

Good day, sir.

Who're you?

I was hired mid-career last spring. The name's Shibayama.

Shibayama Misaki, New Employee, President's Office Strategic Planning Department

You're in training?

Yes, sir.

I'll be completing my internship here this week.

What do think you're doing?

Since you're on your bare feet, I thought your feet might be cold.

Please use this.

While working here, is there anything that you're bothered about?

Bothered about... Well, I guess...

During my training, I couldn't find milk anywhere in the hotels.

Milk?

Even though every branch have vending machines.

It feels very disappointing if you don't drink milk when you get out from the bath.

There is no need to put things here that are unnecessary.

Don't you think that milk tastes delicious when you're done taking a hot bath?

I never drink milk.

Why not?

Because I hate it.

For me, drinking milk after my bath is the ultimate happiness.

I couldn't care less about your happiness.

My business is to consider what will satisfy my guests.

Of course...

That is why I thought that the guests would want to drink milk after their bath...

There are no such guests!

No more talk of milk!

Was that a pun just now? No MOO~ talk of milk.

Shut up! Be quiet!

That mirror... You did a half-assed job with it.

Do it all over again.

Yes, sir!

President, these ones are rare mushrooms too.

You didn't fire that girl, huh?

I limit my firings to just 2 people in a day, right?

So far, the most number of people you fired in a day was 31.

That was a long time ago.

Was there something interesting about her?

None at all.

A woman with no civility, why on earth did our personnel division hire her?

The one who hired her was you, sir.

What?

You were very pleased with her, having served at the front desk of the 5-star hotel in Paris, Mitz-Carlson for 2 years.

I remember... She was that woman, huh.

I speak English, French, and Spanish and a bit of Italian and German.

Good morning, sir.

Sir, the daughter of the company president of Tatehara Products is interested in talks of marriage.

Where's her photo?

72 points.

That's a fairly high score for you.

What did she say about me?

She became a big fan of yours after reading an interview about you on YomiYomi Newspaper.

Ask her for a meeting with me next week.

Understood.

What is it?

Well...

Though you refused all talks of marriage prospects last year...

But early this year, you have started looking forward to finding a bride...

...so I was wondering if you had a change in your mental state.

It's 'cause of that bastard, Wada.

President Wada of Stay Gold Hotels?

Two Months Earlier

Monthly Magazine Celeb Resort First Issue Launching Party

Excuse me... have we met somewhere before?

No, I don't think so.

Company President, Samejima Reiji

I remember. You were the one from the mask.

Mask?

Well, what do you know, if it isn't Samejima-san.

Wada Hideo President of Stay Gold Hotels

Still looking plain, are we?

This is Lilico.

Hello.

Say, isn't he the mask?

I'm sorry...

Note: Tradition of tossing red beans at a man wearing a demon's mask

You see during our Winter-End Ceremony...

...she kept insisting to wear a demon's mask".

Just so happens that you were on the cover of a magazine so we used your face.

Just so happens, huh...

This guy's so horrible. When I put on your face...

...he shouted, "Get out, you rascal!" while seriously throwing the beans at me.

"Seriously", huh?

Come on, don't be mad. It was just a joke.

If you'll excuse me.

Samejima-kun.

Huh? Didn't you bring a date?

No, not really...

You're always alone when we meet at parties, huh? How come?

How come? I just don't want to bother bringing in a date.

But you do have a girlfriend, right?

No, I don't have one at the moment.

Then, is there any of your friends you can introduce him to?

I have just the right one. You remember... Mayuko?

She has a pretty face and a good personality, I'm sure you'll love her, Samejima-kun.

Well, if you say so, then, it wouldn't hurt to try.

But I don't think it's a bit balanced.

Well, she's a model so she's very tall, you see...

So if you walk alongside her, little Samejima-kun might get overshadowed.

Too bad.

Well, I guess so.

You guess so?

I can't stand his insults any more.

I'll make sure to bring a fiancee at the next Hotel Association party.

Fiancee?

I'll already be 35 years old this year.

It is said to be the perfect age to get married.

And...

I can't wait to see the look of surprise on that aging swinging bachelor Wada's face...

Definitely a fiancée is much better than a girlfriend.

But we have only two months until the next party.

Are you saying that it's impossible to achieve it in two months?

No, that's not what I mean.