66 62 仕事は静かに進め結果を引きずり出す (1/2)

Tanaka Jiro, 28 years old, with a girlfriend

Her Suela Hendelberg

Memory Tris

Occupation Dungeon Tester (full-time)

Magical aptitude 8 (general class)

Post Warriors

Time is limited.

We can't stay here forever watching the happenings.

In order to act quickly, I accompanied my guide to her, Amelia Miyagawa.

She is stepping and doing the same breakdancing as she did then, but with her newfound talent as a brave woman, she stops her sharp movements with a natural movement and stands on her head with one hand without any signs of instability, then she notices me and looks at me.

You can also use your own personal computer.　People over there can go to ...... hmmm, dare?

”Good morning brave souls.

That's what usually happens.

I greeted the guide with a straightforward greeting, and she responded to me with a response that was definitely a first contact.

I thought it would be absurd to ask her to remember me since I hadn't introduced myself or anything.

I've only spent so little time with him that I don't remember him unless the conditions were similar.

It's amazing to be reminded of a relationship that is barely recognizable as an acquaintance.

”Hmmm, is that reaction a sign that you know me?

We may not have gone to the level of acquaintance, but we've met once late at night in a park in Tokyo.

I'm not sure what to do and I was wondering what to do, and I don't remember, but my reaction made me wonder if I'd encountered it before, and Amelia stopped standing on her head and stood up normally and put her left index finger to her cheek, trying to remember.

I was somewhat disappointed.

I thought I'd be more alert, but I'm grateful for the surprisingly smooth start.

Having saved me the trouble of explaining, our guide quickly steps back to avoid getting into the conversation and begins to take a look around.

There is no danger of being seen here except in one direction, which is at the edge of this courtyard.

You should be a little more cautious of the girl in front of you who is trying to talk honestly in such a place, even if the man you don't remember is talking to you.

Really!　Tokyo de ...... Tokyo!　Did you say Tokyo!　You know Tokyo, brother?

That's because I'm from Japan. Of course you do.

I was slow to notice.

I was not aware of it until later, or perhaps it was more accurate to say that I was careless.

You will be surprised to hear that you met him in Japan.

”It may be hard to tell because of the color of your hair and colored contacts that change the color of your eyes, but didn't you receive a glass of juice from the guy who was caring for a drunken businessman a couple of months ago?

”...... Ah!　Nn？？？？

I can't change the color of my hair back, but I can take off the color contacts.

As you stare at my face for a few seconds with your eyes back to black, Amelia's expression changes to one of surprise as she reacts by pointing her finger at me, as if her memory matches my face, and then her expression changes to one of wondering why I'm here.

”You look like you're wondering why you're here,

”You know what?

Your face is easy to recognize.

It's a girl with a constantly changing face.

In a word, it's work.

Amelia's expression darkens with disappointment at the simple words.

Was she waiting for help or was she expecting something else? ......

”Didn't you live up to your expectations?

Sorry.

”Thought you were coming to help?

”Un.

”Then don't apologize. You're not wrong, I came for you guys.

”What?

”We have limited resources, but we are preparing to mobilize a small number of people to get you back to Japan. Well, it's going to take some time, but at least we'll get you back to Japan.

I explain step by step to show that it's not a lie or a dream.

I can't tell you how many people to move, because I don't know where my ears are, but her face lights up as she outlines and touches that preparations are already underway to return.

But there's a problem.

”Problem?

Yeah, there are at least two countries that may be blocking your return.

”Why!　They said if we beat the bad guys, they would let us go.

The expression on your face momentarily diminishes at the word ”problem”.

The world would be a more peaceful place if you kept your promise to the world because we protected it.

I don't know when the backdoor was created, but Amelia, or rather the students who were summoned, interpreted the conditions set by the state to their advantage.

The students will be returned to Japan if they train and defeat the world-threatening demon king golem.

You think this story is built on good deeds of helping others.

Unfortunately, I don't think that would be so convenient.

”It may not be wrong, but it's not right. How many people would let go of the hen that laid the golden egg for one egg? Most people, you know, use it up until it can't lay any more eggs and then eat it in the end.

A country is not built on good deeds.

A man's work cannot run without profit.

I paid the enormous expense of a brave man to call him up and it ends with a single use.

Can the great organism of the state be convinced?

No, it couldn't be.

You're only looking at purpose and result.

?”?

”It's understandable, of course. Some people think it's important, but it's also rather disrespected in the workplace.

Let's point out the differences first.

Amelia responds to my point by tilting her head and saying she doesn't understand.

I think about how to get across to her in a nutshell and choose my words.

It's a process. You don't see the process. You think the process of defeating the demon king will be solved by the ability to acquire 'peacefully' through training and discipline. On the other hand, the people of the state are different. The 'real benefits' will dictate your actions and demand results.

It's probably just a difference in perception.

Words such as ”impossible” can easily be swung up and down according to various scales.

Students from Japan often think that by swinging swords, practicing magic, and defeating the strong, they will become strong.

That's certainly not a mistake.

It is one way to become strong.

That perception is common knowledge to Japanese students who know war only through distant information media such as the news.

But this world is different from Japan.

In this world, monsters and other creatures, bandits attacking, and

”It's cruel, but you guys will be instructed to kill people in a little while.

”Huh?

It would be a great experience for a soldier to invade to fight.

You don't hear me.

No, you wouldn't want to recognize it.

I might not be able to satisfy Amelia's wish to hear back, but we can't stop here and talk some other time.

It's a difference in perception. You try to achieve results in the process of eliminating behaviors that your common sense abhors. But the inhabitants of this world, realizing this, will think: ”Why go the 'long way'? Why take the 'long way' to get results when this would be 'faster'?

The greatest hindrance to war is common sense.

There is perhaps no emotion more obtrusive to war than the abhorrence of killing.

But the countries that do not want us to become murderous pleasure hunters will say this.

And it's easy to see why they're so quick to get their desired result.

And then they will say, ”You know what you're going to say. Please use your power to defend your country. Bring down the bad guys with your own hands.

Try to fit your career path to your own schedule.

They will prepare excuses to forgive themselves for it.

Excuses have similarities with drugs.

The fetters of common sense and the drug of excuses make people think that this is inevitable and gradually release the behaviors that were suppressed by common sense.

And once a person makes an excuse, he or she does not feel bad because he or she did it that time, but because he or she can't help it, and naturally acts with a minimum of avoidance even though he or she feels bad.

And this is to help people, and if you defeat them, there are people who will be happy to see you.

If you think your actions are right, you will find that your common sense will be rewritten and it will be too late.

...... is the reason why I rushed to reach out to you when you were summoned, so I wouldn't let you kill people.

Demon whispers are sometimes as gentle as angels, or as compassionate as the weak, and they make one's good intentions work in the wrong direction.

If you don't know what you're talking about, you're going to have to go on with your story to bring Amelia back to reality.

This is not a corporate story to tell from here.

This is about my personal feelings.

It's my personal feelings that got me here instead of coming home from hiding, when it would have been best for me to go into hiding.

The benefits to the company and the damage to the other side were just a way to work through those feelings.

I set the stage for what I wanted to do.

The reality is not as kind as the story.

By the time the brave man is done and the story ends with happily ever after, there is an unseen darkness.

Maybe it's a good story. You may not believe it. But believe me here and I'll get you back to Japan. And I will do it with all my might.

What's with the summoning of the heroes.

I don't like the way you kidnap kids who know nothing about your country and talk only about what suits you.

I don't like the way you hide your mocking face with heavy make-up on the side you are involved in just because it's convenient.

I'd regret it for the rest of my life if I chose to leave these people alone, never mind the situation in the world where the unspoken rules are intervening.

Then you'll regret doing it.

It's better to regret doing it than not doing it.

Yes, this is hypocrisy.

But that doesn't make me feel bad for feeling that way.