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Published at 10th of February 2023 05:57:10 AM


Chapter 211: 207 Even if it's a bitter smile at the end, it would have been good if there was a burst of laughter

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I got rid of Kaido, who was crying, and somehow managed to finish the paperwork in time for the appointment, and my last job of the day was.

Well, here it is.

I was to go pick up Amelia from the hospital.

It's no ordinary ward that she's in, after all.

There's no way I'd put Amelia in an ordinary ward with a demon king's soul running amok, but you can tell how important the facility is when there's a burly guard.

Speaking of areas that require special permission, one would think that this is an area where secret research is done, but the point is that it's a place where high-ranking people can be secretly admitted.

As for the facilities, it is a state-of-the-art facility, and in a sense, it can be called a special ward in a modern Japanese hospital.

I stepped into a place where I had to fill out paperwork and get a permit issued by the supervisor to meet them, let alone visit them.

Of course, there was no ordinary visitor.

I'm the only visitor.

And it's almost the right time for dinner.

Doctors and nurses are sparse in the corridor.

I walk slowly down the quiet corridor.

And then, with a practiced hand, I knock at the place where I've arrived.

"Hey, bad girl. You haven't had any dance practice, have you?

"Ah.

You've been there, man.

You enter a too-healthy inpatient room that will probably not stay still.

If you open the door for him, the private room is large, and you can see a space where you can do light exercise.

But that doesn't mean you can't exercise in the hospital room, and Amelia, standing on her head with one hand and holding her legs out in the room, casually sits on the bed with a disgusted look on her face and pretends nothing is wrong.

It's too late.

"I'm sorry.

If you caution her about such useless behavior, Amelia will honestly apologize to you.

You can't help but sigh at this behavior, which is so far removed from that of a hospitalized patient.

For Amelia, who had been diagnosed with no physical or mental abnormalities and had gone through a series of thorough examinations to ensure that nothing should happen to her, this hospital stay must be extremely boring.

It's a good thing that you can often witness this kind of indoor dance practice, even if it's only for the past few days.

The late bad girl.

As an inpatient, I'd tell you to behave like one.

I understand that hospitalization is boring, but I can't help but look at you with dismay every time I come to check on you in the gaps between paperwork.

There is a bag on the bed with a change of clothes in it, and the rest is waiting for me to pick it up.

You are going to be able to get the most out of this.

"Ugh, Jiro, it's not fair to bring up Mammy's story.

"Then either put up with a little less being said or don't get caught.

Jiro-san doesn't tell you not to do it.

"I've done something like that before. I'm not trying to be too hard on you.

Good or bad, Amelia's behavior might be the same if I were in the same situation.

With that thought in mind, I can't completely deny it.

Thinking this inside, I enter the room, grab the bag and urge you to go, and leave the hospital room with Amelia.

Walking next to me, Amelia is dressed in casual clothes that her mother had probably prepared for her, wearing jeans and sneakers underneath, and a top that is comfortable to move in.

Jeans and sneakers underneath and a slightly thick white hoodie on top.

You could call it American style, but it's a very Amelia-like outfit with a casual, easy-to-move look.

Because I'm next to her, who is a decent height, she lowers her gaze by a head or more and occasionally makes eye contact as they talk along the way.

But you don't have to come to visit me every day, do you, Jiro? I've been busy, haven't I?

I was busy, but I could do it. I'd do it if I could, but it makes me feel better.

"Is that because Mammy asked you to?

"That's one reason, but not the only one,

Mmm, you should have said you wanted to see me there.

You'll say that line when you're older. Then I'll pick out a few words for you, too.

The visit to Amelia was not a job assigned by the supervisor.

It started with a request from Amelia's mother, Mie.

Amelia was an ordinary high school girl before her history of being abducted to another world, except for a few peculiar relationships.

She and her mother got along well with each other and enjoyed dancing, despite being a single mother and child.

Then a mass disappearance occurred at a school event.

She was caught up in a kidnapping incident that overcame the otherworldly barrier of summoning the brave.

Naturally, the sudden disappearance of her only daughter, Amelia, is inevitable and causes panic.

But even so, he quickly calmed down and acted calmly because he believed in Amelia, or maybe he thought he would break his heart if he didn't wish for her to be safe.

He worked hard at his job to maintain his livelihood so that Amelia could return home whenever she wanted, and in his spare time, he spent his own money making flyers in front of the station to ask for information from people other than the police, and handed them out.

That action made a strong connection, and the information was passed on to me.

From there, as I had seen on the ground, we had trouble after trouble, and somehow the students returned safely without missing anything.

At one point, the story was picked up by the news, and it was talked about as a miraculous return on social media.

It was a relief to hear that they had returned safely.

It would have been all right, but Amelia had a bomb in her arms when she returned.

That's the soul of the demon king.

The demon king's army cannot let go of Amelia along with the other candidates for brave men and women around her.

That's why Amelia was able to belong to the workplace that normally would not allow her to work part-time without her guardian's written consent as an exception.

Without letting her mother know.

The company didn't force me to do it or ask me to do it.

The company explained everything to her and tried to get her to cooperate, but she herself refused.

I'd have to worry about her.

I understand the concern for the children of a motherless family, but it was not a good decision considering the risks.

Normally that would not be allowed.

But as an exception, Amelia was allowed.

But that exception was avenged this time.

A brave man from the demon king's army appeared that should never have happened and the holy sword's light caused the demon king's soul inside Amelia to run wild.

The resulting second disappearance.

As if that wasn't bad enough, twice she suddenly disappeared from her mother's presence.

For once, there was no way to avoid explaining.

For organizational reasons, the company took care of the police, and the case was supposed to be solved, but the mother, Mie-san, could not do that.

They could have hidden it or worked a magic trick, but they didn't.

As soon as I rescued Amelia and the first diagnosis revealed that there was nothing wrong, I made an appointment with Mie-san and the supervisor to invite her to the company to explain everything.

Mie-san at that time was crying and happy to see Amelia alive, and when she heard the explanation, she strongly objected to any contact with the company.

It was a natural reaction for a parent.

No parent should ever let their daughter work, knowing the risks involved.

Mie-san reacted like a sensible, common, and, to me, longingly peaceful inhabitant of the world.

Although I didn't tell Amelia, the company was prepared to pay me a fee and I could leave the company without it.

The demon king's soul was no longer in Amelia's mind.

She has a unique ability of wise men's knowledge, but it's not enough to make a special exception.

So we were to leave the future to the will of the guardian and herself.

From my point of view, I felt lonely if I had to say goodbye at a time when I thought we were getting close, and I thought I had to respect her intentions if I still cared about her, so I took a wait-and-see attitude after the explanation.

As a result of that, I'm going to have to respect her intentions.

The result was: "Mmm, adults are selfish. They just go on with things while I'm gone.

Don't be so sure. Mie-san's reaction is a normal reaction for an adult.

I know, I know. I know, but can you just ignore my opinion then?

Well, they convinced me in the end. That's okay. Well, on condition that Mie-san gets a job with us.

Ummm, working under the watchful eye of Mammy is complicated, too.

It was not a big deal, but it turned into a pretty lavish father-son quarrel.

Mie-san says she's been in such danger and she doesn't want to leave.

Amelia says it's dangerous, but she doesn't want to leave this place.

Mie's opinion is common sense in Japanese society as a mother and a member of society.

It's a change of environment, away from the dangerous things.

It's an option anyone could consider.

In contrast, Amelia's party members, starting with me and Suela, and including Kaido, Kitamiya, Minami, and Masaru.

She doesn't want to let go of the connections she's made outside of that.

If I left the company, I would only have the opportunity to see them privately.

I must say, it's not easy to make those opportunities.

I was afraid of that.

Against the common sense argument, Amelia said she understood the risks but saw the value in what she got, and that it was worth the risk.

As a person who has a good relationship with her, I'm glad to hear that, but it's complicated when it's said in a fight with my own mother.

I can understand and agree with both Mie's and Amelia's arguments.

There are mutual merits and demerits to both of them, so it's hard to call them both.

But ......

If you hadn't agreed to it, you wouldn't have been here. Just bear with it. And besides, it was your idea. Take responsibility. It's called going out into the world.

"Yes,

Cut the "yes" short, it makes a better impression.

"Yes!

Good.

Then the story goes parallel.

Perhaps because of the pronounced nature of their inheritance, they end up clashing without changing their opinions to protect their non-negotiables.

At the very end, it starts to become a clash between Mie, who doesn't write the consent form, and Amelia, who says she's going to run away from home.

Both of them become emotional, and a calm conversation is unlikely.

Then, at this point.

If you're so worried about me, Mamie should work for this company! Then you can work with me and not worry about it!

Amelia was not sure what she was thinking, but she suddenly spoke out of the blue, without any preliminaries.

From an emotional Amelia's point of view, her mother is worried about her daughter because she doesn't know what she's doing, and she's trying to get her to quit because she doesn't want something like this to happen.

I guess that's the picture that was set up.

So, I guess they think that they should monitor them and know what they are doing.

From the point of view of a normal company, it's impossible to do that.

I thought that Mie-san would say such a thing was impossible.

......

I started to think about what Amelia said.

"Good thing Mie-san has office experience. That's what convinced the supervisor that you're good at paperwork.

Mie's magical aptitude is measured when she joins the company.

As a result, you can conditionally break through the company's wards, but you can't act as a tester.

I looked at the supervisor to see if we can hire such a person.

"Not as a tester, but in another department, yes.

The answer is not no, but a surprising yes.

The company itself has not been established for many years.

The supervisor was unexpectedly favorable to get a person with experience in charge of the Japanese company's affairs, and gave permission.

His words calmed the father-son quarrel and led to a discussion to find a compromise between the two sides.

The end result was Mie's job change.

Though she's not a tester, but an office worker.

You'll be assigned to the Tester Section of the Human Resources Department, which is under the supervision of a supervisor.

You'll be assigned to Suela's subordinate position.

Well, they say she'll be here next year, partly because of the transition, but also because of the increased pay and the accommodations.

The only problem is that it's a little farther to school, but Amelia says that's not a problem.

It's more complicated for Amelia to work with her mother.

She smiled at Amelia, who looked complicated as if she remembered the story, and moved through the familiar office to my room.

Here, come on in.

Unlock the front door and prompt Amelia to enter.

"Yes!

I've already told you that we're having a party to celebrate Amelia's return.

So you take off your shoes and go into the room.

"Yes, Tadashi is with us.

Well, I'm on the left and sheikh is on the right.

"Then I want Tadashi Central

"Rejected!

"No, hey? Can't all three of us get along a little better? Look, it's a party.

"Pedophile, don't skip it, I'll help you, that I will.

"Pedophile, bring the food over here.

"Ugh, the ladies are giving me a hard time.

You can see the people getting ready for the party, and you know what each of them is doing.

You may have come a little too early, or the preparations are not finished, but you won't have to wait for that kind of time to finish.

In such a space, Kaido, with the girl at his side, turned white eyes on Minami and Kitamiya.

"Sheng, let's take charge of the fried food.

Then I'll have a salad.

In the kitchen, Himik and Katsura were cooking up a storm.

"Suela, take care of yourself.

It's okay, Memoria, a little exercise is good for you.

The plates of the table were laid out by Suela and Memoria.

And .

"Amy.

"Mammy!

We were probably cooking.

Mie-san, in her apron, noticed us and greeted us.

We followed Amelia as she ran to her mother and Tototete.

Watching the two of them laughing amiably in the distance, I saw a lot of trouble, and although there were still some problems, I was satisfied with the result.

Watching the scene...

"Seniors! Need help?

I heard Kaido screaming as the girls pulled him by the arm.

Work, I'm tired. Himikku, I'm hungry, do you have anything to eat?

I flushed it down and headed to the kitchen where it smelled good to fill my ravenous belly.

I'm sure you'll be able to find your way to the kitchen with Suela as she notices me and waves at me, then turns around and takes a bite of the fried chicken with a handful of chopsticks offered by Himiku.

'It's good,'

The taste of it happened just minutes before the party started, and minutes later no one was missing, but rather with increased vigor and shouting.

「「「「「「「 Cheers! 」」」」」」」」

and the clink of glasses with a shout.

Word of the Day

If it had a satisfying, if not the best, ending, it would be funny.

I suppose it would be funny.




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