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Tanaka Jiro, 28 years old, with a girlfriend

Her Suela Hendelberg 

Memory Tris

Occupation Dungeon Tester (full-time)

Magical aptitude nine (quasi-magical grade)

Post Warriors

We moved a little way off the main road and up to a small plaza that is blinded by the stalls.

Amidst loud cheers, the sound of a lighter being lit could be heard louder than usual.

You put your mouth close to the lighted flame and take a deep breath, and your cigarette is lit.

The party is over. ......

Hearing Kanzaki's words, I think first of all.

It's good to help you, but I don't feel the need to give you advice here as I've been ignoring you and not communicating with you at a minimum.

Honestly, I just want to tell you to think for yourself.

How did you get to this point?

You don't need to ask him what he wants, for now.

If you can't hear it, ask him to help himself.

"Do you know that our party is for women?

"Oh, you'd be hard pressed not to know.

It's a party for one of the few female testers in my class.

Even when she was a soloist, she's heard at least a little bit of gossip from Suela and the other employees.

Her grades are a little above average, not outstanding, but stable.

I've heard that many testers have applied for a joint party because of the high looks of the party members.

I've been keeping my distance, but I never thought I'd see the day when I'd come in contact with you.

...... I don't know if it's because of that, but I've been getting a lot of calls from other testers lately, and one of the members said he's quitting the job because of it. I told him not to worry about it. ......

"Worse, you mean to say that the member was under more stress than expected?

Yeah, so the mood in the party was bad, and now we're a little behind in the dungeon attack.

Hear that, it makes sense.

So it's all about troublesome relationship troubles.

And Kanzaki, as the leader, is looking for a solution.

"Come with me for a moment before I figure out the problem.

"? Where are you going to go?

"You've got such a horrible look on your face that if I tell you the solution, you'll see it in a negative light. Let's have a change of scenery.

"There's no time for that.

If you don't have one, you're the one you're talking about who wants to quit.

!

"You think I don't know that you don't notice that I'm a stranger, but I didn't understand how you could come to me for advice from a stranger: ...... Well, I'd say more.

"......

"Do something about the dark circles that are hidden underneath that makeup and then you can say.

When he pointed out the gesture with his hand under his eyes, he confirmed that he was telling a lie.

If I were to say, if you want to quit, you can quit. But I know you have circumstances that prevent you from quitting. But you can't tell your colleagues about those circumstances. So you came to me. Am I right?

"...... is no different.

After deciding that it was impossible to hide it any longer, Kanzaki walked out after me.

Here.

Thank you.

You buy a bottle of juice at a stall on the way and give it to Kanzaki.

He doesn't stop, but as he walks along, he asks her what happened.

Tell me as much as you can.

The status enhancement is appreciated at times like these.

It's because my hearing is enhanced enough to hear what I'm saying while looking ahead.

Actually, it's ......

I listen to what is said to me piece by piece.

I get the gist of what was said.

Yeah, that's how it works.

Meanwhile, the walk doesn't stop.

You pass by a stall and go down a straight road.

The arena is where you're headed.

Kanzaki understands that, but he follows you without saying anything.

I understand the situation ...... but there's something I can't figure out. Why did you consult with me? Normally, it would have been better to have been a homos*xual Suela or something like that.

The Chief said I should talk to you about it.

"Suela~

I get a headache from her behavior as a man who takes the troubles of a woman of her age to me.

No, let's pretend that I'm from Earth and I'm the one who has a woman at the party, rather than Suela, an otherworlder who is at odds with common sense.

And let's summarize Kanzaki's situation.

Kanzaki's party is a stranger to me, but I'm not comfortable with the idea of being with a man, and I'm afraid of fighting alone, so I formed this party.

The relationship is more than a business associate and less than a friend.

Kanzaki is the leader by accident, but he doesn't have that much power, and at best he sets the guidelines.

But there are many cases of miscellaneous work being thrust upon him, and he rarely helps out with it.

And the male testers have been picking on me for some time now, and I'm starting to get jealous of them.

If you have all these conditions, you should be able to quit your job.

...... The need to earn a living is a bottleneck.

Yes.

Kanzaki is a struggling student who is attending a university in Tokyo at the behest of his parents.

At that time, I was required to earn my own living expenses.

There is no other company with such flexible hours and good pay as this one.

With proper money management and risk management, my life is considerably better.

So you can't quit even if you want to.

"You could join my party, but that wouldn't solve the problem in this case. Instead, it's going to add fuel to the fire.

It's troublesome that it's not simply a matter of changing departments.

Suppose I invited Kanzaki to my party like Kitamiya did.

That would cause the relationship between the party we left behind and Kanzaki to become strained, and the target of the other testers' relationship troubles would be my party.

It's not even a fireman's errand.

If it's not, it will be even worse.

"It would have been a lot easier if you'd just beat them up with all your might like Kitamiya.

What are you talking about?

No, I'm talking about this one.

While thinking about the arrangements, you remember the scene of the fire clearing that parabola while thinking about the arrangements.

And you will seek a solution from a different situation than that time.

There are two things to solve: improving the job and dealing with the male tester.

Can you use ......?

There was one exceptional event in the event schedule, I believe.

Hopefully, this should solve my problem at once.

"Kanzaki.

"What?

"All right, that's clear for now. You enjoy the event anyway.

"...... Okay.

"Don't worry, I'm not going to do nothing.

Then it is necessary to make a maneuver.

You smile at Kanzaki, who looks at you with suspicion, and drop your cigarette into the portable ashtray.

I will leave her in front of the arena.

She walks straight into the gate, and I walk in another door.

I can feel someone else fighting right now, with a tremor.

There you are.

You enter a room, catching the sight of a tester fighting a magical beast that moves around at the edge of your vision.

Are you there, Kaylee?

"Hey, Jiro, I wonder if you got tired of Suela and came to your sister's place?

"Is it fun to bully your best friend?

"Yeah fun!

I don't know if you'll be forced to fill out a stack of paperwork later.

"Uh-uh! Jiro-kun, you promised your sister to keep quiet about what I said earlier!

You shouldn't have told me if I was going to break out in a cold sweat.

I knew from my schedule that Kaylee, who was in charge of the live feed, was taking a break, but she came at just the right time.

You can't get over the excitement of the game, or maybe she's more excited than usual, so you laugh at her and sit down across from her.

"And then? What can I do for you? I think our schedule is going well.

I'm not worried about that one. It's more of a demonstration. Aren't the instructors excited?

I'm sure it's a great way to get your attention. I think it's a good comforter for me, but I'm glad you were able to convince the demon king.

It was surprisingly easy to convince the president. We need to have a fancy event. I thought it would be good to have one of the best in the world to be in charge of it. Oh, and I also thought we need to see the best of the best.

You're going to sift through the testers here, aren't you?

I only responded with a brief, bitter smile at Kaley, who smiled at me.

When I was planning this event, the supervisor had one complaint to make.

The testers have been slack lately. This is your chance to tighten them up.

In fact, the number of testers who keep trying the same level of the dungeon is increasing.

I was told by the supervisor to organize an event to rectify this, and I was joined by Instructor Kio of the Demon King, Instructor Fusio of the Immortal King, and

But I know the Demon King and the Immortal King, but I didn't think you'd pull the Tree King and the Giant King.

I've planned a two-on-two mock battle between the Tree King, Lunaria, and the Giant King, Warlock.

The pinnacle of strength is a corner we will have to reach eventually.

Watching the battle will be a very exciting reminder for testers who appreciate stagnation.

This event includes the identification of the testers from the company's side.

The company has decided that this is a good time to see the arrangements for the second-term testers.

And I'm the only one who knows about it.

I didn't even tell Kaido and the others.

"I just thought it was necessary.

"I know you can say all sorts of things about me, but didn't you also want to collect the information on ......?

I'll leave it to your imagination.

"Ugh, you should be more rough around the edges like Suela!

I'm at work.

Well, I'm not most worried.

They're never out of ambition.

They participated actively in this event and showed their capabilities.

It won't affect their winter bonus assessments either.

Let's let our customer-focused testers turn pale at this point.

When I responded lazily and ducked the fingers of Keely, who tried to poke me in the face, the fingers stopped dead in their tracks.

And then? I'm almost done with my break, but can we get down to business?

We thought it would be better to pay you in advance.

You are right, you didn't let me play well.

"The fun of teasing should be for the man of your dreams.

It's not pretty.

"I'm a guy, and I'm short on time, so I'm going to have to ask you to reschedule a few things, Mr. Keely.

Okay, but this isn't official, is it?

Playtime is over.

I thank him for getting to the point.

I let a smile creep into my mouth.

"Yeah, I got a little.

Seeing that expression, Kaylee later said to Suela that it was just like the smile a demon would have when he thought of a prank.

It was just like a demon smiling when it thought of a prank.

It's a surprise.

Tanaka Jiro, 28 years old, with a girlfriend

Her Suela Hendelberg 

Memory Tris

Occupation Dungeon Tester (full-time)

Magical aptitude nine (quasi-magical grade)

Post Warriors

Word of the Day

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