Otherworld Company Chapter 16.1: Thank you for visiting the workplace when you grow up

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Jiro Tanaka: 28 years old – Single – No Girlfriend

Occupation: Dungeon Tester (Regular Employee) + Recruiter

Magical Aptitude: Eight (General Class)

Job Title: Warrior

 

 

“Oh, I’m sorry I disturbed you.” (Jiro)

 

 

What the hell am I saying?

 

I scratched my head, then suddenly felt a sense of familiarity with the suit that I’ve been wearing more and more often lately.

 

What makes it familiar is the fact that it has been used on so many recruitments.

 

The stiff strands of my hair as it rubs across the palm of my hand remind me of that.

 

If this is a dream, I want to quickly wake up and either do some actual scouting or dungeon dives.

 

That’s what I tell myself.

 

Unfortunately, the scene from a while ago is not a dream, but actual reality.

 

It wasn’t because of some misgiving or some bad drugs, but because, well, let’s just say that the recruit was about to tie me up, and I was a little carried away.

 

I guess that’s the reason why.

 

I knocked firmly but opened the door before I could hear the answer inside.

 

If I have an excuse, it was because it was not a changing room, nor was it a private room.

 

Furthermore, although it is certain that it is a room that is not used frequently, it is still just a conference room.

 

So who can predict this?

 

The other day, on the same day that I handed my business card, asked if he wanted to work, and set up the interview, a high school boy was pushed down by a college-aged woman in a women’s suit.

 

Who could have foreseen that such a phenomenon would happen at the company where I work? I can’t.

 

Calm down and reexamine the situation.

 

The woman was in tears.

 

And she was pushing the boy down.

 

There’s no other way to put it.

 

That’s the end of me recalling the situation.

 

 

“Ahhhhhhh…” (Jiro)

 

 

From that point on, I wasn’t familiar enough with their side of things to tell her not to push him down.

 

I had stepped into such a scene.

 

If I had seen this from the standpoint of a witness or something, I would have been able to grasp the situation.

 

It could have been a misunderstanding.

 

Or it could have been simply a situation like that.

 

There may have been some circumstances.

 

But all I could do was leave the room, unable to stand the atmosphere.

 

 

“…will tell me what’s going on?” (Jiro)

 

 

In conclusion, there was nothing I could do.

 

I can step in and ask what is wrong with them, and ask what they are doing having an affair with each other in such a situation.

 

It’s funny, I have gone into this interview with high hopes.

 

I remember it was about three days ago.

 

Around the evening, Suela sent a telepathic message to me who had just left the dungeon.

 

 

“Mr. Jiro, there is a call for you. They want to talk to you about the recruitment the other day.” (Suela)

 

“Really!? Suela?!” (Jiro)

 

“Yes, I’ll connect them to you right now.” (Suela)

 

 

Suela told me to go near a phone, and as I had just come out of a dungeon, I picked up the extension that was attached to my room.

 

The first person I spoke to was the boy I had given my business card.

 

I was a little nervous, but the conversation went smoothly with the respectful, mature boy, and I was able to tell him the date of the interview and that he should prepare a resume.

 

I remember being even more pleased because I was lucky enough to hear him say that he would like to have another interviewee with him on that day.

 

I never forgot and didn’t make a mistake there. I immediately checked if the other person has magical aptitude.

 

After confirming it properly, the other person can read the job ad and has a magical aptitude of 7, it was quite the high aptitude.

 

I still remember pumping my fist in a guts-pose right after I hung up.

 

 

“Two people will come to the interview. Next Saturday, at 1 pm, can I ask the receptionist to help them out?” (Jiro)

 

“Yes, there is no problem. I will talk to the receptionist. Good job, Mr. Jiro.” (Suela)

 

“Yes, things are finally going well.” (Jiro)

 

 

Then I went straight to the office and told them about it.

 

I still remember how happy I was with Suela, who was as happy as I was.

 

I had never done an interview before.

 

Even so, I did what I could to prepare in the little time I had.

 

And today, even though I should have been full of energy and stamina on the day of the interview, I felt as tired as if I were going to work the next morning after a long day of overtime work, even though I had only seen a fleeting scene.

 

My mind was telling me to get angry, to give them a warning, to ask what was going on, but my emotions in the face of the scene made me choose to retreat.

 

Seeing is believing, as the saying goes.

 

There is a difference between what you know and what you do in the field.

 

I was reminded of this.

 

And I felt the urge to go on another work-related dungeon raid.

 

 

“Oh, it’s fine, I haven’t seen anything.” (Jiro)

 

 

But I can’t just do that.

 

If I run away here, I will miss an opportunity that has come so near to fruition, and more importantly, it won’t be good for either of us.

 

I knocked three times.

 

And this time, I waited firmly.

 

My ears, strengthened by the magic crest, pick up the sound of movement inside.

 

 

“We-we’re good, please come in.” (Masaru)

 

 

I’m getting nervous.

 

I’m a little nervous because the voice inside the room is, and I am picking it up.

 

I slowly open the door, telling myself to calm down.

 

This time I was relieved to see the two of them sitting properly.

 

However, this was short-lived.

 

As a novice interviewer, I could understand how they could be this nervous, and I could tell that the woman was completely nervous with tears in her eyes.

 

But why is the boy, Tokorozawa, so utterly relaxed and calm like a monk that achieved Nirvana?

 

 

“…Do you want a cup of coffee or something?” (Jiro)

 

 

It is difficult to start an interview in such an atmosphere, so I nodded my head in silence, sincerely hoping that the magic trick would relieve their tension.

 

 

“It’s been a long time since I’ve seen you, Tokorozawa, and I know you’ve never met me before, so let me introduce myself. I am Jiro Tanaka. I’m sure you’ve read the job description, but I suggest you get used to the fact that none of the people here, including the one who took you here, wear special effects makeup, holograms, or robots.” (Jiro)

 

“Yes.” *Nod-nod* (Masaru & Minami)

 

“And this a place where magic does exist.” (Jiro)

 

“Yes.” *Nod-nod* (Masaru & Minami)

 

 

Oh, this is hard to do, oh, it’s very hard to do.

 

The only thing that comes back to me is yes, and that makes me nervous.

 

I want to say out loud, “Please give me a better reply!” (Jiro)

 

If it was a normal interview, I would have finished everything immediately, but if I remember the time I was interviewed, they still had a “decent” response.

 

After all, I had a dark elf making a surprising declaration in my interview.

 

It’s cute that they stare at the coffee I ordered with telepathy as if they were trying to figure out the magic trick.

 

Well. It’s not the most memorable of first encounters. But if you say it out loud.

 

Surprise!

 

This woman, Shiretoko Minami, looks like she’s about to burst into tears.

 

She reacts excessively just by making eye contact with me while drinking coffee like now.

 

I don’t think I can continue doing this.

 

For me personally, I’d certainly like them to join.

 

It was a somewhat eventful encounter, but I didn’t get the impression that Tokorozawa was a bad person just from talking to him a little.

 

If he had brought her here, she was probably not a bad person either.

 

However, society is not so lenient as to hire someone just because they are not a bad person.

 

The first priority is to see if you can keep up with the work and if you have good communication skills.

 

 

“…” (Jiro)

 

 

I thought about it for a while, and then I realized that I was wrong.

 

 

“I have seen your resume.” (Evia)

 

 

Both of them reacted simultaneously, shoulders jerking up.

 

This is different from other companies. Common sense from Japan does not apply here.

 

The other day, Supervisor Evia said to me, that there is nothing fun with a relationship that is only shallow and for appearance.

 

That’s right, I’m not looking for a coworker that I can just work with.

 

I’m looking for a companion who I can trust with my back.

 

 

“Okay! I’m sorry for the abruptness, both of you…” (Jiro)

 

 

Then, I guess I should be the one to show them first.

 

 

“”?”” (Masaru & Minami)

 

“I’ll show you the job I do at this company, so come with me.” (Jiro)

 

 

It’s probably better to start there.

 

The two of them were confused by the fact that I had abruptly cut off the interview.

 

I’m sorry, but it will be better for the future if I show them first.

 

Besides.

 

 

“I’ll show you what fantasy is.” (Jiro)

 

 

 

It was surprisingly fun to play a prank.

 


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