149 [149] Acquiring GAINAX

"We've arrived," Emiya Kiritsugu said to the young man beside him, looking at the residence in front of them.

"What is this place?" The young man asked, looking around.

"This will be your future home. How about it?" Emiya Kiritsugu asked.

"Yeah! I'll go get Grandma now," The young man said, running to the back to bring his grandmother, who had just got off the car.

"By the way... let's change your name for the future... how about Emiya Shi... no, let's call you Emiya Mumei," Emiya Kiritsugu said with a smile.

"Hmm... Mumei? What does it mean?" The young man had hair of two colors, red and white. The tips of his hair were slightly gray, and if he were to be called a young man, the area of white was a bit too large.

[In Japanese, "Mumei" means "Nameless."]

But his hair was indeed these colors.

"You'll know in the future," Emiya Kiritsugu smiled and knocked on the door in front of them.

After a while, a woman opened the door. "Welcome back, Kiritsugu."

"Yeah," Emiya Kiritsugu nodded. Just as he was about to say something, he heard a surprised exclamation.

"Kiritsugu, you're back," Irisviel hurriedly ran over and said, "Ah, who are these two?"

"Mumei, Emiya Mumei, this is his grandmother who takes care of him."

"Hello, dear..." The old woman tried to say but couldn't remember her name.

"Hello, I'm Irisviel," Irisviel said with a smile.

"Yeah, hello, Miss Irisviel."

Irisviel looked at Emiya Mumei and said to Emiya Kiritsugu, "He is..."

"Ah, it's... let's go inside and talk," Emiya Kiritsugu said and walked inside.

"Dad—" Illyasviel heard the commotion outside and ran out, saying, "You're back, Dad!"

"Yes—I'm back, Princess," Emiya Kiritsugu said, squatting down and opening his arms to hug Illyasviel, saying, "How does it feel to come out? Outside, it's really big, and there are many fun things."

Illyasviel patted Emiya Kiritsugu's shoulder and gestured to let herself down.

Emiya Kiritsugu did so.

They walked forward together.

Illyasviel was next to Emiya Mumei, closing one eye as if observing something, and then said, "Hey, what's your name?"

"Me? Um... I'm called Emiya Mumei now."

"Aww, Dad! Dad! Why is he also called Emiya?" Illyasviel quickly ran over and complained.

"Well, he's a child your dad adopted, and he'll be your playmate in the future. He's your little brother, and as an older sister, you should take good care of him," Emiya Kiritsugu said with a smile.

"Huh? I'm a big sister?" Illyasviel's eyes lit up, and she ran over to Emiya Mumei, who was noticeably taller, and standing on her tiptoes, she patted the boy and said, "Did you hear that? From now on, I'm your big sister, so rest assured! Illyasviel is very strong, and I'll protect you."

"Well... but I'm probably taller, right?" Emiya Mumei hesitated for a moment. "If we're talking about protection, it should be me protecting you."

"You're so annoying! So annoying! So annoying! Fine, you think you're stronger, let's duel! Hmph, let me show you the power of Lady Illyasviel!"

Watching Illyasviel and Emiya Mumei playing around, Emiya Kiritsugu smiled and felt much more relaxed.

In the future... he didn't have to think about so many things anymore... his dream had been shattered, but he felt, hmm... this wasn't bad.

The rest...

"Oh right, now I can go find Kurokawa Kazuya. He should be back by now."

...

Okada Toshio took a sip of coffee, feeling slightly excited.

Today was the day he was meeting the acquirer as agreed. If it succeeded, everyone at GAINAX would get a large amount of money... this was a lifesaver for them, who were currently in astronomical debt, owing over hundreds of millions of yen. However, he couldn't be too sure about the outcome. After all, the situation was dire, and their debt to Bandai had been increasing.

They were bitter and burdened by a heavy weight.

Bandai was also in a difficult situation, having wasted so much money. And they weren't sure if they could pay it back.

If they couldn't, wouldn't the money be borrowed in vain?

So, at this moment, someone was willing to acquire them, which surprised him immensely.

He wondered why someone would take such a big risk to acquire them; anyone with insight could see their current plight.

This was a complete loss, wasn't it?

Exactly... even Okada Toshio himself didn't think there was much of a future, just struggling and striving to pay off the debt within his lifetime. But now... a savior had appeared, as long as they could complete the deal today!

Initially, when he received a call from a JUMP editor, he had answered out of habit, although he wasn't fully convinced. But during this period, there weren't many fraudulent calls, so he answered. However, he still didn't believe it much.

But after all, it was said to be from JUMP. He could just go to JUMP to confirm!

And indeed... it was true!

"Nice to see you again, Okada-san," Okada Toshio looked up and saw three people who had already come over: "Hello, Iwamoto-san. Uh, who are these two?"

Iwamoto Yu smiled and introduced them: "This is Kurokawa-sensei, Kurokawa Kazuya, the one who is going to acquire GAINAX this time. And this is Yamazaki-san, Kurokawa-sensei's private lawyer, Mitsuko Yamazaki."

"Hello, hello." Okada Toshio hurriedly said, but... why did he feel a bit familiar with Kurokawa Kazuya's name?

As expected, Iwamoto Yu continued: "Kurokawa-sensei is also a mangaka serializing in JUMP."

"Huh?" Okada Toshio was stunned for a moment. "So it's Kurokawa-sensei. Uh, could I trouble sensei for an autograph? I'm a fan of your manga Fate."

"Is any time good for this? Moreover, after today, we will be working together, so there will be plenty of opportunities in the future," Kazuya smiled and said, "Alright, have a seat. Let's discuss the details of the acquisition."

"Yeah, I understand." Okada Toshio was, after all, the president of a company... even though he had been in the position for a short time and was heavily in debt and couldn't stand up straight, he was still the president.

"Please take a look at this," Okada Toshio said, placing a document in front of Kazuya, "This is the agreement we discussed and agreed upon within our company."

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