Umemoto stares at him. Ishimaru stares at him. Even Kurogane turns toward him with an expression that suggests the negotiations have just taken a remarkably stupid turn.
Truth be told, the sound had come from nothing but a pop-up advertisement that had appeared on Ryoma's smartphone while he was browsing the news. It was an advertisement for a mobile game, and whoever had designed it had apparently decided that the best way to attract players was to have a woman make breathy, suggestive noises over the promotional footage.
Under ordinary circumstances, it would have been nothing more than an obnoxious advertisement. Coming from the world champion's phone in the middle of a tense negotiation, however, it had landed with almost supernatural precision.
The problem is that Ryoma had caused a stir with a controversial statement to the media in which he had described himself as a sex addict.
