Delusional Daily Report May 24th "Darjeeling"
8:48 Arrived at work.
Nao-san's usual complaints about her husband. Though, everyone listens knowing it's ultimately just her bragging. However,
"I actually told him, 'Lately, you're really starting to smell like an old man.' Because he drinks too much cheap booze and eats nothing but greasy food. What should I do about this old man smell?"
She was genuinely worried. She was squeezing out the last of her usual nice-smelling hand cream with a pfft sound.
Then, Department Manager Castleton from the prestigious Darjeeling family chimed in, "So, you young ladies really dislike the smell of old men, don't you?"
She is apparently from such a distinguished family that she could live without ever having to work.
"My family line, you see, we don't have any odor. People often tell me my armpits and feet don't smell at all."
"But you certainly always smell nice! ...Is it perfume?" Nao-san asked. Even if it was flattery, she did indeed have a pleasant scent.
"It's the spring 'First Flush.' In other words, when it's picked in the spring, it apparently has a particularly gorgeous aroma."
"Towards summer, there's the 'Second Flush,' which has a muscatel flavor—in short, a high-class scent like muscat grapes. But you know, I'm not wearing anything at all."
"Amazing!" "Naturally derived!" everyone exclaimed in admiration.
Just then, the manager, who had suddenly sniffed her own fingers that had been resting on Nao-san's desk, shouted,
"Ugh, what is this? It stinks! It smells like... like feces!"
Nao-san apologized, looking dejected, "Oh, my hand cream! ...It must have gotten on you. I'm sorry. But this is jasmine scent... I got it as a souvenir from Italy..."
The manager immediately retreated, flapping her hands as if she had been exorcised with holy water.
Everyone comforted Nao-san, saying,
"No, really, if this scent is feces, what kind of sweet-smelling feces does the manager produce! Right?"
"Is she like the woman in the Konjaku Monogatarishu whose feces smelled fragrant? Right?"
But Nao-san, looking as drained as used tea leaves, reflected with a pitiful level of remorse,
"When I get home, the first thing I have to do is apologize to my husband!"
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