75 74. A simple task to rule the guild.txt (2/2)

Thanks ......

I finish handing in the report that is my business. I wish she would leave now, but as a matter of course she doesn't leave the room. Then, after trying to find some kind of conversation starter, she happily talks to me.

'Oh no, thanks to the master, the request ended so fast!　That's great, Kanami-san!

...... Nope. I'm just telling you what to do, and you're the ones doing the work. It's just that your deftness is what makes you so fast.

I admire that kind of humility, Kanami-san!

No, I'm not being modest or anything: ......

It's me, who arrived as the Guildmaster in a problematic way, even if it's just me.

She has no idea of the subtlety of not being able to imitate bragging about my achievements.

''Kanami-san doesn't wield power, and she doesn't act like she's great!　Equal to all and kind to all!　You are truly the best guild master ever!

'Well, it's only day one, ....... Do you want me to take a little more time to make a decision on those things ......?

'Yes, Kanami, you're right!　I always get ahead of myself and make mistakes!　As expected of Kanami-san. I can't believe you even understand me, who is only one of the guild members!

'Oh, yes. Yes. ......

I was pushed by Seri's momentum and could only nod my head.

When all I can do is give her a raw answer like that, she continues to talk to me without hesitation.

She starts by asking me about my work for the day, and then she asks a lot of questions about me.

She's got her own unique momentum, and I can't help but smile bitterly throughout.

''Tsutsumi, it's exhausting ......''

Halfway through, my true feelings suddenly spill out lightly.

'Are you tired, Kanami-san!　Then let's rub your shoulders!

But it doesn't work at all for Seri.

'No, it's fine. You rest. And let's try to be quiet. ......

That's what I'm talking about, Kanami-san!　Remember to work on your people at all times!　That's so sweet!　The Palinklons want us to work like carriage horses!　It's the difference between heaven and earth!

'Oh, yes ......'

Don't answer any more questions.

Just say a short ”yes”.

That way, the damage will be minimal.

Thus, I continue to receive violence in the name of communication with Seri-chan while working on the documents in parallel.

Just as my stomach starts to ache, the Dimension catches the return of the members.

The sun has completely set and most of the members have returned.

Among them was Teyri-san, who was holding the report of the mission I had just completed in his hand.

I saw an opportunity and got up from my seat.

I see that Teri and her friends are back. I've got some things to tell you, I have to go.

'Oh, is it that time already?　Then I'll go with you--

'Well, it looks like Snow has a few things left to do. If you don't mind, Seri, would you help Snow with that?

I was the one who tried to push Seri-chan against Snow, who was pretending to be working on the papers.

''--?

Snow's ears twitched and he looked at me with wide eyes.

'I understand!　I'll do everything in my power to help you!

Seri was happy to oblige, but Snow seemed to be complaining.

'...... Wait, hey. Wait, Kanamii!

I think I hear something, but I just walk out of the room.

Even Snow sacrificed me and stayed in the safe zone the whole time. If I were to do the same thing, it wouldn't come to pass.

I check Snow, who is clinging to Seri-chan in the Dimension, and feel relieved - as it is, I expand my senses and look for Teili-san.

I find her talking to Palinkron at the doorway.

I head to the doorway as soon as possible. I don't want the two people in the room to change their minds and come over here.

I walk inside the Epic Seeker's headquarters and reach the point where I can hear Palinkron and Teri talking.

'--How's it going?　Isn't Kanami an excellent master?

More than you do. It's more accurate information delivered at a frightening speed. There's a whole process of information gathering that's gone by the wayside. A request that was supposed to take seven days to complete was completed in a few hours. That's a foul play.

'Kanami and Snow are both such gems that if the guys back home know about them, they'll want them no matter what. It's a combination of those two. That's what they deserve.

Of course you are, ....... But they don't have a lot of experience. They don't have the contacts, they don't have the face recognition.

You can make up for it with your contacts and experience. Those two are straightforward. They'll listen to your elders. Don't worry about spreading your face. I've already got a lot of work to do.

'Awesome reminder: ....... You're serious about Kanami, Palinclone. I don't think I've ever seen you this desperate: ......

'Huh. If you look desperate, I'm not quite there yet. Look, I just want to be able to go home in peace, okay?

It's a bad habit.

Deploying ”Dimension” makes you hell-eared, even though you don't want to be.

If there's a distance, it's impossible to do so without a Dimension Multiple Deployment (Multiple), but at this kind of distance, I'll pick up information out of habit.

In order to avoid further eavesdropping, I approach the two of them at a fast pace and talk to Palinclone.

''Palinclone, I'm almost done with the paperwork,''

...... Whoa, Kanami. So how far did you end up?

How much?　Um, almost all of them, but ......

Except for the few things I left for Snow, all of the documents I was given are done.

But when Palinclone hears this, he looks as if he's heard something incredible.

'Ze, all ......?　You mean that pile of papers?

Yeah, that's right. I told you it was the Guildmaster's job to do that. So I got it all done.

”Wait. ...... Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, that's not right. It's not going to end that easily!　I mean, there were some documents just to check, but some of them were some amazingly cumbersome income and expense statements and stuff!

Sure, there was some of that stuff.

The logistics of the guild, its expenses, everyone's labor costs, its income and expenses - it was a variety of number movements that a newcomer shouldn't be looking at, but I got all of that sorted out in one day today.

'Maybe it's because of the different arithmetic we're using ...... itself?　I was good at bookkeeping and math. ......

”Ma, are you serious?

Also, with Dimension Multiple, you can do the rough work of looking at multiple documents at once. Plus, I feel like I'm at a higher level and I can think of more than one thing at a time. ......

Lately, I've begun to feel that my level of thinking is clearly higher than when I was in the original world. Not only the speed of thought, but above all the form of thought itself has been transformed. It's part of that transformation that thoughts have been divided up and parallel work is now possible.

Did Snow really help you with this ......?

No, Snow, well, he wasn't much help: ......

Rather, I did Snow's share.

Snow had taught me a lot of serious things in the morning, but it was all to push me.

Since noon, he's been slacking off.

'No, it's weird that Snow is helping me, this early ....... It shouldn't be that way because of the level you're at ....... No, but depending on Kanami's magical nature, isn't that possible?　Or is it the characteristics of dimensional magic, or is it the 'cost'--

Palinclone listens to me and thinks about it awfully seriously.

I don't interfere with such considerations. Not only is Palinclone familiar with the culture of this world, he is also an expert in special magical techniques. It's best to leave the analysis to him.

'Anyway, it's done. Is that the end of your work for the day?

'Oh. ...... But I guess that's the end of today's work, or rather the end of seven days' worth of work.

What, is that all you got for seven days?

I'm surprised.

Admittedly, I was baffled at first by the amount of material I had to work with.

But I figured it was a day's worth of material for running an organization, so it was only natural that I'd be able to work on it. It was a bit of a letdown to be told that it was seven days' worth of material.

Seeing me, Teri next to me interrupted me.

'Palinclone ....... It's not magic or anything, but Kanami-kun himself, isn't there something wrong with you?

'Don't tell me ....... I'm surprised too .......

Then they look at me with eyes that are unearthly.

''Well, let's see, ...... then, we can just focus on assisting the members?''

No, it looks like the seven days' work is almost done. With this report from Teri, everyone's mission is complete. Thanks to Kanami's help.

Apparently, all the missions I completed today in parallel work were for seven days.

'Um, ......, not less ......?'

'I'm sure Kanami had to sweeten it up a bit less, being a first time guildmaster: ....... Still, it's not a small amount by any means. It was an average guild workload: ......

Yeah, yeah, .......

It's time for me to start realizing the gravity of the situation.

The height of my abilities.

And the height of my commanding ability when Snow's auxiliary magic is present.

It seems that this was an extraordinary situation that could make the guild management seven times faster.

Palinclone made a difficult face and continued his story.

''I'll call the country and ask them to turn in more work next week ....... In the meantime, you can continue to work on the labyrinth. That will be a guild contribution too, in a manner of speaking.

Roger that. ......

I nodded honestly.

With that, Teyri voices a question.

'Palinkron, what about us?'

As always, you are free to spend your extra time as you see fit. You can get a random quest at a public institution, or you can take your party wherever you want.

Okay.

Apparently, I thought it was my first day and I was overstretched.

It's not a bad thing, but the entire guild ”Epic Seeker” has lost its work.

Thus, the policy for the future is decided, and the three of us are dismissed.

After that, it was a bit of a chore to go back to my room, so I made my way to the training grounds.

The members were hanging out there, with nothing to do.

The first thing I did was to apologize to them for overdoing it, but they said it wasn't necessary.

Most people seemed to think it was best to finish early, and rather than blaming me, many of them praised my precision in conducting the piece.

I continued to get to know the members better.

I felt that we had grown closer as we took revenge for the round robin game and taught each other about magic.

While we were holding such exchange events, the sun was setting.

I'm not going to be the only one who has been in a position to do that.