Entering a Company From Another World! – Chapter 555

I had questions about whether my greeting with my in-laws was appropriate, but I accepted it.

I was reminded that I had become accustomed to things that were unusual in a way. Putting aside my doubts about the marriage proposal.

I decided that I had successfully greeted Evia’s parents, and today was my first day back at work after the holiday.

I felt like I had taken on more work during the holiday.

“No problem.”

In a way, this company’s characteristic is that we rarely get to rest properly.

As usual, I nodded deeply, and suddenly my vision went dark.

“What exactly is not a problem? Have my eyesight deteriorated since becoming a General? Huh? Can’t you see reality? Specifically, can’t you see me angry!”

The cause of the obstruction to my vision was Keiri-san, who was clearly furious.

Today was a workday, so naturally, she was also at work.

It seemed she had stored up plenty of Energy during her break.

Compared to her before the holiday, when she was exhausted from her everyday life filled with work, her energetic greeting on her first day back was a full-powered iron claw.

“Hahahahahahahaha! Unfortunately, I’m currently receiving an iron claw, so I can’t see even if I want to!!”

Judging from the fact that her arm was trembling, it was clear she was using her full strength, and I could feel my hand being gripped tightly.

“Tch! As expected of a General. You’re not just tough for nothing. Even with my full Magic Power, you’re not budging. What kind of Magic Power and skull strength is this?”

“I wasn’t punched by an Instructor for nothing. I’ve faced death’s door as many times as you have, Keiri-san. No, wait a minute. From what you just said, does that mean you’re not holding back at all? I put up Magic Defense just in case, but if I hadn’t, would my head have just exploded like a pomegranate?”

My body, which doesn’t budge from ordinary attacks.

Furthermore, with Body Reinforcement through Magic Power, I become tough enough to withstand an attack from Instructor Kio’s fist.

I realized that I had become tough enough to nullify Keiri-san’s attacks, and I thought to myself.

I couldn’t help but scoff at the fact that I had almost been killed by a subordinate.

Well, Keiri-san is a Dark Elf specializing in physical attacks, but even so, I was confident that I could withstand a simple grip from her, even with Magic Power reinforcement, without any auxiliary Magic Tools, weapons, or spells.

However, the fact that I was exposed to an attack that could crush a skull made me unable to help but calmly retort.

I pointed out that I was her superior.

“It’s natural behavior!! I spent my long-awaited holiday sleeping, and finally recovered my spirit and stamina. I forced myself to get motivated to start work, and when I got here, I received a direct message from the Mura family!! I was surprised, and I want you to praise me for not losing myself in anger!! Now! It’s obvious you’ve done something wrong!! Answer me!! Come on! I’ll get angry, so spill it out!!”

“Don’t people usually say that when they’re NOT angry?”

That was an unreasonably harsh way to put it.

Only those who derive pleasure from being reprimanded would open their mouths knowing they were going to be scolded.

Since I haven’t reached that state yet, I calmly replied.

“It’s impossible, Valse-sama! Even though my work has significantly reduced thanks to you, it’s still busy! You’re the only one who’s been steadily progressing with your wedding preparations, and increasing our workload. That’s an act that makes all single women your enemy. Heaven may forgive me, but I won’t!”

“Whoa, there’s more than a little personal grudge involved here.”

I knew that even the words of a highly skilled negotiator wouldn’t get through to Keiri-san, who seemed to be motivated by personal grudges for more than half the time.

So, I had no choice but to physically try to regain my vision.

With my Stats, I slowly unclasped Keiri-san’s iron claw without causing her any injury.

“Tch!”

“No, I’m your superior, you know.”

Even with her increasing her grip, she couldn’t overcome the difference in our stats.

I haven’t been to the other world for nothing.

In the end, Keiri-san, who clicked her tongue as the iron claw was released, albeit not easily, was still dismissed. I tried to assert my position, but.

“I don’t consider someone who unreasonably increases my workload my superior.”

She denied my assertion with words that, in a way, I might have said in the past.

While I agreed with her logic, I couldn’t accept her words as they were, so.

“I see. I was actually thinking of adjusting the holiday schedule, you know…”

I played my most effective card.

“Oh my, Human King-sama. I’ll make some tea for you right away.”

The key was to subtly produce a calendar.

It would be even better if I could show her a red marker pen, and here’s a small negotiation to get Keiri-san motivated.

“Thank you for the role reversal that I can use as an example. How about increasing the summer holidays by about three days?”

When I praised her with all my might, tea was instantly prepared before me, and after taking a sip of the green tea, which was neither warm nor hot, I presented my reward.

“Five days.”

I take what I can get.

I appreciate her greedy attitude, but the start of work is just around the corner.

I want to finish this quickly.

“Four days. If you push for more, I’ll reduce your winter holidays.”

I threatened her with my authority and stopped the negotiation for an extension of summer holidays.

“Should I take it as an advance?… No, winter is confirmed to be hell. Reducing those holidays would be a death sentence. Very well. I’ll listen to your story about this matter.”

The negotiation was somehow successful.

And after confirming the acceptance of additional work, I said I understood and added a red mark to the calendar.

With a deep sigh and a slight grin, she handed me a letter sealed with wax, saying to explain.

I recognized the seal.

Or rather, I should say I was made to recognize it.

Taking a letter with the Mura family crest on top of a red seal from my drawer, I gently cut the seal with a letter opener.

“Seriously, what would make a courier, and within that the fastest magic mail, deliver a letter so quickly? It’s a speed that can only be achieved by flying a wyvern sometime in the middle of the night.”

There were two letters, and the other one had already been opened.

It wasn’t addressed to Keiri-san, but rather to me directly.

The content was a request for a direct meeting with the Mura family, and Keiri-san explained that the schedule was being coordinated.

“What, it’s an affair that started because I supported a little love story. And this happened while I was busy resolving the marriage issue on the Japanese side.”

“What do you mean, ‘this happened’… You were able to get the Mura family to move? What kind of connections did you use? Even the Nordis family, Evia-sama’s real family, wouldn’t be able to achieve this so easily.”

“It’s kind of a coincidence that it worked out. Well, long live Japanese culture, I guess.”

That day, I asked Mura-kun to run an errand and sent him home.

He had arrived by carriage and had attendants, but it was an urgent matter, so using my authority and Evia’s authority, we used a Teleportation Circle to send him home at top speed.

It turned out that what I gave him as an errand at that time was incredibly effective. I am truly grateful to Mura-kun for his honest cooperation.

“Love is a great thing.”

“So, what really happened?”

“Do you want to know?”

“If I don’t know, there will be serious trouble later. You understand, right?”

There were two main things I gave Mura-kun when I sent him back.

First, a letter to foster future relations. It was written with greetings and courtly language that would never come up between friends. Second, as a token of friendship, rather than a souvenir, I had something prepared in the south using a little trick, and had him take it with him.

In a way, that was more important than the letter. The letter also detailed the contents of that gift. And the result of that is written in this reply letter. I can tell from the fact that it was sent back by express mail that the result is not bad, but I still feel nervous until I read it, and I give a wry smile.

“Well, it’s a long story, but…”

As I continued reading the letter, I told her about the events that had transpired between Nord-kun and Mura-kun at the Nordis family.

It felt like a bizarre love story, but for Mura-kun, it was pure love, and from my perspective, it was a somewhat peculiar love.

“As expected of the Mura family. Their drive is incredible.”

“Yeah, I should learn from them.”

“You should moderate yourself a little.”

My eyes followed the words, and my ears and mouth were directed towards Keiri-san. Keiri-san seemed to be convinced by my story, with a mixture of exasperation and agreement. Multitasking is a basic skill for a Corporate slave. Furthermore, my right hand was stamping documents, so even though I had become superior, my Corporate slave roots remained.

“And then?”

“And then what?”

“Don’t play dumb. Mura-kun, was it? It’s understandable that his parents would send a letter if he were to come and work for us, but that doesn’t explain why they would send a message this quickly. There’s something else, isn’t there? There must be a reason why the Mura family actively wants to approach us.”

“Ah, that reason is this.”

The moment I finished reading the letter, I realized that the bait I had set for Mura-kun had successfully lured the prey. I grinned and showed the letter to Keiri-san. She glanced at me for confirmation, and when I nodded, she took the letter and began to read it without hesitation for a few seconds.

“Ahahahahahahahaha! You used that method to make that aristocratic family do your bidding!?”

“Ah, it was an oversight, you could say. But if it hits critically, it becomes a considerable bargaining chip. It was worth enduring the embarrassment and asking South for help. I managed to move an incredible family and bring them to the negotiating table with a moment of my shame and misunderstanding.”

Keiri-san burst into laughter, the kind that makes you clutch your stomach. The fact that she was now offering me the letter suggested that it was okay.

“I’ve seen a lot of Japanese culture, and I’ve heard that the Machine King-sama is very interested in visual media like Anime and Tokusatsu, but I never imagined that the head of the Mura family would…”

Keiri-san, who had been reading the letter, had found the contents of the bait I had set so hilarious that she was still chuckling when she recalled it. I chuckled along with her.

“So, Japanese manga culture, which resonates with the world, has also reached this Otherworld.”

I felt proud that the entity that moved the aristocratic family was a work created by a Japanese manga artist through time and effort.

“But this Genre, some of my acquaintances also read it…”

“Well, it’s the genre we predicted… but South’s selection was incredibly pinpoint.”

The genres sent to the Mura family were mostly works for women depicting romantic relationships between men. And they were heavily fantasy-oriented, with various species intertwined. I admit I made an unreasonable request, but it was impressive how he managed to gather so many works in such a short period. When I asked him to do it.

“Eh, Leader, are you changing jobs to that kind of thing, Gozaru?”

South asked me with an unusual serious face. I immediately denied it and explained the situation, which he seemed to understand.

“Thanks to that, we’re likely to gain some pretty good backing, so it’s no exaggeration to call this an opportunity.”

“The negotiations are yet to come, though.”

“Ah, but once we get past this hurdle, it will be much easier to move forward with work.”

Negotiations with Japanese magic organizations and dealings with high nobles of the continent. It has become a two-front operation, but I am pleased that the available options have increased based on that.

Today’s quote: Be careful not to spread yourself too thin, while securing your options.

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