236 231 終わり方に不安が残る仕事は、終わっていないのと同じ (1/2)

When you hear the name ”morning after”, when you are a university student, you are often teased and flattered, which gives you the impression of being a hot topic of conversation and working in a positive way.

However, on the contrary, when you become a member of the workforce, you don't get a good impression.

Even if you go home in the morning from the same party, you have to worry about the next day, and if you drink enough to go home in the morning, you will naturally fall ill.

If you drink so much that you come home in the morning, of course you will be sick. If you take a day off because of that, you will be branded as not being able to manage your condition and time, and if you are married, you may be suspected of cheating.

If you are in a black company, you will be suspected of working all-nighters or excessive overtime, which is against the law.

So basically, you should avoid any behavior that might be considered as going home in the morning.

I'm home.

It's now seven in the morning.

Considering that I left last night at the dawn of the new year, I was literally on my way home in the morning.

I'm a raving morning person and I got home at a time when Suela and the others are probably awake.

If I had more to do, I would have come home later.

I was allowed to go home, leaving the task force Kirie had sent to deal with the situation, and the outsider told me I could go home and that we would discuss the details of the reward at a later date.

I asked Kirie-san if it was okay to explain the situation.

”I'm aware of the situation in detail, so please don't worry about it. I'm aware of the details, so please don't worry about it.

And with a suspicious laugh, he replied, ”I'm done for the year.

If you have any concerns, I'd like to ask you to take your sister home.

I'd rather have you bring your sister home.

”I'm going to finish talking to you and then I'll go home.

I'm worried about the conversation between the two sparkling sisters after that.

I thought it was probably about the treatment of the demoness, but I didn't pursue it deeply.

It seems that what I know is only a small part of what Kirie-san knows, and that part is only a part of what she knows.

So all I did was really just battle.

Even the report became unnecessary when my mother said she was going to clean up after the demoness she called Haruna.

Despite this uncertainty, I didn't take a detour and headed home.

I had to explain to him, but I thought it would be better to let him know I was okay before anything else.

You're taking your time getting home.

”Welcome back, Jiro.

”Oh, oh, I'm home.

That's what I thought, but Himik, who would normally greet me at the door, was not there, is still sleeping?　When I walked into the living room, the person I wasn't expecting to see was sitting face-to-face with Suela, Memoria, and Himik.

Suela greeted me as if she was relieved to see me, and Memoria and Himik also said welcome back, so I said I'm home as well.

And last but not least, I can't stand there forever, so I greet the devil who is not usually in this room.

Good morning, Superintendent.

”Ah, good New Year's morning.

The supervisor had coffee in his hand and was simply dressed in a white sweatshirt and a black turtleneck sweater, since it was not work time.

Normally, I would feel the color of the outfit with its prominent lines, but unfortunately, I can't feel that way.

”Jiro-san, I've explained most of it to you beforehand.

”Oh, okay.

Looking at the expressions of Suela and her friends, I would expect that it is not that big of a deal, but when a supervisor feels it's okay to show emotion, it's only when he feels it's okay to show it, and if you take their expressions as they are, you'll get hurt.

However, judging by Suela's tone of voice, you shouldn't be too nervous.

Also, avoid using poorly concealed or probing words, such as ”What is the purpose of this visit?

Although the supervisor was dressed as a private person, it is clear why he is here.

It was just a fact check regarding my behavior.

This action was clearly a violation of protocol.

Just because it was a family affair and the subject was to save lives doesn't mean that you can violate the rules by following no procedures.

It's a bit of an excuse, but I was going to report the matter to Suela and the others when I told them.

And I was going to take the appropriate action.

At best, you could make it look like you had no intention of running or hiding.

At worst, it could be said that he was trying to be contrary.

But I didn't expect the supervisor to be there at this time.

”You know what you did, to have that look on your face. I've been taken for a fool. It's not like they don't know what's going on in their own dungeon, and if you go out in the middle of the night like that, you're going to be noticed.

You didn't even realize that?　I'm going to drink the coffee that Himikku would have made, squinting at the end as if he were asking me, ”What do you think?

The only thing I can do out of guilt for breaking the rules is to say.

”I'm sorry,

Bow down.

You certainly saved a man's life.

I helped solve some of Japan's most pressing problems.

But as long as I'm not in total denial about it, I'm at fault.

I have to make that point straight.

It's nice to see you've honestly admitted your mistakes, or maybe you're just a little short of being sincere. ...... Well, that's okay. I'm off now too. I'll listen to you for a little while while you finish your coffee. Tell me.

”Yes.

In my previous company, they would have denied my actions without asking me what was going on in my head, but now they listen to me, which makes me feel more comfortable.

But I don't know if it would be accepted.

What I have done is what is called hypocrisy, what sounds good when you say charity, but what I am doing is shirking.

I did what I did because I had the power to help others, knowing that it would mean breaking company rules.

I reported everything I had done since the end of the year to now, knowing that there would be a suitable punishment.

”I see, you've reached out to organizations on this side of the world. Is it true that there was near-magical technology as well?

”Yes, definitely.

”And our ogre-like demons or ...... are categorically similar to the ogre as far as their characteristics are concerned.

The supervisor would occasionally go over the details, but he listened in on the flow of everything from the terrorist acts to the demon riots to the backstory as far as I could tell.

I said I was having coffee, but the coffee never left the table during my explanation, and the supervisor's fingers were on his chin and elbow as he listened.

After a question and answer session from time to time, the coffee went cold and I received a new coffee from Himik when he finished speaking.

That's quite an interesting story. Jiro.

Is that right?

Oh, the more I hear, the more interested I am. I've always been looking for information about Japan, but it's not easy when you're behind the scenes. The organization likes to hide the black parts. We wanted to know, too, and we couldn't find traces of it, but we couldn't. I see, it wasn't easy for us to find them hidden in the hole, but I didn't expect to find their tails here.