Gokuaku Ganbo (Villiany Ganbo / rant Rough Person / 極悪がんぼ)

It's been too long, Kaneko-san.

You're really funny, Onikiri-san!

What can a smelly country bumpkin fixer do, eh?

Who's that hag?

She said she was a fixer from Osaka.

A fixer?

Unlike the losers here in the sticks, people from Osaka have some skill.

How d'ya like that?!

Onikiri Torako

Kaneko-chan!

It's been too long.

Were you cheating on me?

What are you talking about?

I was busy with work.

If you girls have any problems, tell me, okay?

Time to exchange business cards!

Take that!

Onikiri-san, you're the best!

That's Onikiri-san.

Onigiri?

It's written with the kanji for "demon" and "cut."

O-ni-ki-ri.

It's been about two weeks since she started coming here.

She's got near perfect attendance.

Sounds like she's your rival, Kaneko-chan.

Ah, just let her talk.

Mama, bring us the most expensive sake you've got.

Wow!

You're in a generous mood today, Kaneko-chan!

Kaneko-chan, banzai!

Banzai!

I wouldn't call it a favor in return,

but could you gather some rumors on that lady?

Nukemichi-san.

I've got a financial question for you.

1,000 yen per answer.

You're gonna charge me?

You smell good.

You noticed?

Smell. Pretty good, right?

What the hell is this?!

Huh?

I was drying my hands and there was poop on the towel!

Oh, I got curry on my clothes, so I wiped it off with the towel.

Curry?

Don't do confusing crap like that!

You couldn't tell the difference?

Idiot.

So go wash it!

You're a woman, aren't you? Technically, anyway.

Do it yourself!

I understand, Chief.

Huh? Chief?

Yes, we're all here.

I'll put us on speaker-phone. One moment, please.

Koshimizu Gen

The Chief says he'll be doing an audit today.

Audit?

Um...

Why is our work getting this sudden audit?

Remember a long time ago, when we made the viper and mongoose fight for show?

I really loved that.

What are you talking about?

Shut up.

I know you don't always tell me everything about your work,

because you don't want me to worry.

If you need the ledgers, I can get them ready quickly.

Me, too.

And what about Kaneko-kun and Natsume-kun?

Of course, I can get them ready for you,

but today is rather short notice...

I'm actually just about to close the big one...

Then, please let me have them in three days.

What does this audit...

I can't believe this!

Move, move.

What's he panicking about?

He hasn't done an audit in two years.

Yeah.

If the Chief finds out about that co-signing gig from the other day,

he'll think that his reputation is ruined.

But he already knows about that.

What?!

It's the end of the world!

Talk about overreacting.

Men are so quick to think they've lost face.

Must be nice to not have any work where you could lose face.

Here. Hide this.

What's this notebook?

These are the secret accounts.

The Chief isn't going to check a small fry like you. Take it!

Small fry?

No way! Sounds dangerous!

Please.

I said no way!

No, no, no!

Excuse me.

Is there a Kaneko-san here?

A friend recommended him to me.

That's me.

You're Kaneko-san?

Well, I'm sure you've heard about it,

but I'm here about that promissory note.

Promissory note?

Why all of a sudden?

I suffered a big loss on my stocks,

and I don't have enough cash in my account.

If I don't get that promissory note back in three days,

my company will go under.

I'm really sorry, but we're in a tight spot at the moment, too.

The next three days would be the worst possible timing.

You're killing me...

Well... maybe I could take this?

What could a blockhead like you do?

Blockhead?

I'm not a blockhead.

But he just said that you are.

Forget it!

Wait!

I'm sorry.

He's mine.

Damn blondie.

If he's got his hands full with the audit,

couldn't he have just let me have the job?

Kaneko's the lone wolf type.

He has zero cooperative spirit.

Damn, I really wanted that promissory note job!

Hey, what's a promissory note?

You don't know what a promissory note is?

It works in place of cash.

Ah...

So a check.

No, it's different.

You can cash a check at any time,

but a promissory note can only be cashed within three days.

But why?

Hmm...

For example.

Let's say this flower vase costs one million yen.

No way. That was 100 yen.

It's just an example!

Sorry.

So let's say you wanted to sell me this vase.

As payment, I could write you a one million yen check in your name.

Check 1,000,000 Yen

Check 1,000,000 Yen

But what if I don't have a million yen in my bank account?

I wouldn't be able to cash the check. That's fraud!

But if I give you a promissory note,

Promissory Note

Promissory Note 1,000,000 Yen

that means I've got three days

Promissory Note 1,000,000 Yen May 5th

to make the million yen and put it into my bank account.

So when would I be able to withdraw the money?

Within three days of that date.

Within 3 Days

But, if you're even one second late,

or if there's even one yen missing,

that promissory note becomes nothing but a piece of trash.

It's a bounced check.

Bounced Check

A bounced check?

A bounced check is real hell.

You won't be able to withdraw any money,

and she will lose the trust of her bank and go bankrupt.

Bounced Check Bankruptcy

Scary!

Promissory notes are convenient,

but they're like ticking time bombs.

A ticking time bomb vase.

In three days, it will shatter into pieces and be pointless.

You're such a diligent student, Kanzaki-chan.

I was thinking of letting you have a juicy promissory note job...

So you heard?

It's a promissory note for ten million yen!

The vase!

It's from one of my regular customers, Utsubo Fisheries.

He asked me to collect this debt.

But the payment date is tomorrow.

So can't he just take this to the bank tomorrow?

He can't do that!

That's why he asked me to do it.

How about it? Wanna do it?

And if something goes wrong, I'll have to pay it out of my own pocket?

Do I look like Kaneko?!

And the reward is half of what we collect.

Fifty percent?

What's more, the client, Utsubo Fisheries,

said that we can collect any amount.

Any amount?

So even if you can't collect, nothing can backfire.

But if you can collect the entire ten million,

it's a five million yen profit!

So dress yourself up nice.

You're a good enough fixer now.

Make a name for yourself with this!

I'll do it.

In return, just tell the Chief that

you're the one who screwed up the whole co-signer incident.