346 337. Being able to grasp the future means that efforts have paid off (1/2)

To be honest, I didn't have any upward mobility when I was at my previous company.

As you move up the ladder, you have more responsibilities and more troublesome relationships.

You have to take care of your underlings and respond to the recklessness of your superiors.

But the salary increase is a drop in the bucket.

That was my idol of a promotion.

Maybe not, but that was my preconceived notion.

Yeah, you hear me?

But when I joined the company, I had a very different impression of it.

The ambition of this company.

The upper echelons of the organization, where everyone goes straight for the one goal and pulls it up.

They were unconventional, self-righteous, and often stubborn, but they were still so dependable and above board that it's hard to compare them to any boss I've ever seen.

Today, I'm one step closer to such people.

I'm not wearing my usual gear, but a new, custom-made, luxury suit and tie that Suela and the others picked out for me.

If you're a businessman, you're dressed in the finest equipment.

I thought I would be nervous when I stood here, but surprisingly, I was not.

When I thought about it calmly, I was even more nervous when I received the president's letter of appointment.

What do you mean by a simple greeting now?

They're all lined up in a row.

It's not just new dungeon testers who are here now.

There are also members of the Demon King's Army who assist this section, Dungeon Tester One.

There are clerks from various races, unique shopkeepers and even three of the most powerful generals here just for this occasion.

I knew the two instructors, the demon king and the immortal king, would be there, but I didn't expect Amiri to come as well.

But unfortunately, Evvia was unable to come.

There's no fairness or fairness when three generals are here, but she says that if you're too favorable to them, the other two sections and the third section will be disgruntled.

I was impressed that she said this while looking at Amiri, who was standing in line with her instructor, with a cold eye that made her feel warm in the extreme cold.

Now, with such a gorgeous lineup, our section is ready to begin.

To start it off, I have to give an unfamiliar greeting today.

I'm Jiro Tanaka, the new section chief of the Dungeon Tester Section. I'm sure the people here will recognize me.

Kaido and the other usual party members.

Benny and the other newcomers.

The members of the Demon King's Army, including Suela and Kaylee.

Memoria and the members of the shopping district of Han's.

I was expecting a lot of yelling, but I was surprised to find that they were listening to me seriously.

From today, the dungeon tests will begin under a new system. However, it's only us first-year students who will be under the new system, and as far as newcomers are concerned, that's the norm.

There are us party members and a few less than the rest of the department, with thirty newcomers.

There are ten clerks, led by Kaylee.

Memoria and the other members of the shopping district are 18 store managers of various kinds.

And three generals.

In such an environment, the First Section's goal, of course, is to　The dungeon conqueror before anyone else!

In the midst of all these members, I raise the index finger of my right hand to the sky and declare.

The instructor and Amiri grin at that declaration.

This is not a pipe dream or a dream. This is a job that needs to be done. But I'm confident that this group can do it!

You can suppress the feeling of heat, but the emotions that come over you.

I am aware that I am hot out of my guts.

But I have to tell you right now that the worst part is that nothing seems impossible.

The trouble is that nothing seems impossible.

The hardest thing is to be nervous about the first time, to fail, to have it made into a bad habit.

It's okay to make mistakes. Then we should talk about it together. It's okay to stop. We can stop. We can just go forward again.

That's why I hurl these words at you first.

Failure is no shame.

Hard work is no shame.

It is giving up that is a shame.

If you can't do it by yourself, do it with your friends. This is the place to do it. It's not a place for any one person to carry the load.

There's a limit to what one person can do.

Individuals may rise to prominence, but one-man teams will eventually fall apart.

In order to prevent this, you need a solid foundation.

Please work with that in mind.

It's impossible for me to make it alone.

I'm not going out on the wrong foot, but I'm not going to be condescending.

I'm going to work with everybody with that in mind!

From here on out, will I be the jerk boss I had at my old company or the one who makes me yearn for the back of it?

Right now, this place is a fork in the road.

It's up to me to decide which way to go.

That's all I have to say.

If you close it out, you can hear the applause.

They're clapping and congratulating me.

I must go about my work so that the blessing will not be in vain.

Well, that was a powerful greeting from the senior staff just now.

”So, that's it.

Work begins here.

After the greetings, the dungeon testers remain in the main conference room while the rest of the team leaves.

Kaylee and the other clerks went straight to the office to do some paperwork, while the members of the shopping district returned to the store.

Suela also returned to her room with Himik to go on full-blown maternity leave.

The instructors laughed and watched her leave.

That's how the first section of the dungeon tester got off to a good start.

If you say so, does that mean it was worth taking it seriously?