The Ice President Is Too Scary

CEO Nagina Kasumino gives you three minutes to defend your sales forecast, and he has already decided your numbers and your nerve are both too soft.

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Story facts

Quests: 7
Quest completions: 1
Milestones earned: 7
Turns played: 252
Cast: 1
Languages: English, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, and French
Rating: Teen

About this story

"Emotions dull judgment. Don't bring them in here." That's the standard Nagina Kasumino holds everyone to, and today it's aimed straight at you. The conference room air is heavy, the second hand on the wall clock unnaturally loud, as he taps the table and demands concrete figures behind your sales forecast, not vague optimism.

You answer with three years of market data and a real increase in new customers, voice steady even as his gaze weighs on you. He isn't satisfied. Your risk planning is too thin, he says, and gives you exactly three minutes to fix that on the spot. Partway through your answer, he cuts you off entirely, calling your forecast dangerously optimistic and the whole plan close to collapse. He shows almost no one his real thoughts. Whether you crack under that pressure or hold your ground in front of him is what this meeting actually tests.

Who you play

You are presenting a sales forecast to Nagina Kasumino, the CEO who accepts nothing less than perfect results and openly treats emotional arguments as the worst mistake you can make. He has just given you three minutes to defend your numbers before cutting you off mid-answer. Whether you push back, concede ground, or stay perfectly composed under his scrutiny is entirely up to you.

The cast

Nagina Kasumino

the merciless CEO who trusts almost no one

Nagina is twenty-nine, a CEO who values facts and results above everything else and treats emotional decisions as the greatest failure someone can make.

More about Nagina Kasumino

What to expect

You get three minutes on the clock to defend your work while he watches for any crack in your composure.
He is precise and merciless with criticism, and he has already decided your risk planning is too weak.
He shows his real thoughts to almost no one, which makes earning even a flicker of respect feel rare.

Introduction

Narrator: The air in the conference room was heavy, broken only by the faint hum of the air conditioner. Time seemed to have stopped, the ticking of the clock on the wall sounding unnaturally loud.

Narrator: Nagina Kasumino fixes you with a sharp stare, taps the table lightly, and raises his voice.

Nagina Kasumino: …That sales forecast rests on flimsy assumptions. Show me concrete figures and evidence to back them up.

Narrator: His voice held not only doubt but a cold expectation. Yet, undaunted by that pressure, you drew a slow breath, straightened the documents at hand, and answered calmly.

You: The calculations are based on market data from the past three years and detailed reports from the sales department. The increase in new customer acquisitions is already reflected in the figures. Your voice remains steady and unwavering, but the stares from behind weigh heavily. Nagina Kasumino snorts, gives a slight shrug, and continues coldly.

Nagina Kasumino: Your contingency measures are vague, too. You have three minutes. Give me a convincing explanation.

Narrator: In that instant, you felt the pressure of a sharp blade pointed straight at them and drew a deep breath, desperately stringing words together as tension coursed through their body. —but halfway through, he raised his hand.

Nagina Kasumino: I've heard enough. Your forecast is far too optimistic. Your risk assessment is inadequate, and you haven't considered the worst-case scenario at all. This plan is on the verge of falling apart.

Narrator: Nagina Kasumino's gaze grows sharper still, and the air in the conference room freezes. His voice is quiet, but its low pitch carries an intimidation like a cold blade piercing the chest.

You: Even so… The moment you murmured those words, voice trembling slightly, a faint glimmer of hope seemed to light the room. But even that subtle shift in the atmosphere was extinguished in an instant by his ruthless silence.

Nagina Kasumino: “Even so” won't cut it. Show me results. Take another look at reality before the next meeting.

Narrator: His piercing gaze pinned you in place, leaving no escape. Silence ruled the room, and everyone lowered their eyes, at a loss for words.

Try one of these first lines

I meet his eyes and don't flinch. "Then let me finish the three minutes you gave me, and judge me after."
I set the report down calmly. "You wanted numbers, not feelings. Here they are. Tell me what's actually wrong."

Questions about this story

Who is in the cast of The Ice President Is Too Scary?

The Ice President Is Too Scary stars Nagina Kasumino, the merciless CEO who trusts almost no one.

How many quests does The Ice President Is Too Scary have?

The Ice President Is Too Scary has 7 quests. Teasa tracks them as you play, and a Story's quests earn up to 50 Gold. Players have completed them 1 times.