The next morning, Minamoto Tamako held her nose and called the section chief, lying guiltily that she accidentally caught a cold yesterday, feeling very weak, and wanted to rest at home for the day... To make it more convincing, she even faked a cough a couple of times.
Kinosaki Shoujin didn't expose her lie and approved her sick leave readily, casually reminding her to rest well at home.
"Oh, by the way, during my sick leave, do I still get paid?" Minamoto Tamako asked cautiously.
"For sick leave, yes, it's a paid leave. You just have to submit a leave slip afterward..."
"No no no!" Minamoto Tamako quickly interrupted, "What I mean is, I don't need today's pay, after all, I didn't go to work, how can I keep receiving my salary?"
Kinosaki Shoujin fell silent, and Minamoto Tamako thought there was a line failure, so she mumbled into the receiver a few times.
After a while, Kinosaki Shoujin finally said faintly, "Whatever makes you happy."
