episode_0068

On a leisurely morning, as always, I was lounging around in the director’s office.

Unfortunately, I can’t lie down on the sofa, so I can’t lounge around with all my might.

smart-.

The door opened with a familiar knocking sound, and Mariela came in.

“Director, a request has arrived.”

“Request?”

“Yes, the Prime Minister used the right to request.”

“Hey, is it homework this time?”

Two requests per year are granted to the Prime Minister by the Management Bureau.

If this right of request is exercised, the Bureau must carry out the Prime Minister’s request, and refusal is not possible.

When I first established the Management Bureau, I proposed it to the Prime Minister in order to maximize the budget and privileges, but now that I think about it, I think I lost money.

In any case, we call the requests given by exercising the right to request homework, and can be seen as the only work in the management bureau that is not related to pixies.

“Fortunately, it was related to an organization we had been keeping an eye on.”

Mariela sat on the sofa opposite.

And then I made eye contact with Bir, who was sitting next to me.

“…What’s happening again this time?”

When I’m in the director’s office, or wherever I am, most of the time, Bir stands neither too far nor too close, or hides himself altogether.

This is so as not to disturb me when I’m working, but today Bir is sitting proudly right next to me, on the sofa that is actually my exclusive use.

Usually, this only happens when Bir is dissatisfied with something.

Mariela knew that, so she asked what was going on.

“He said he was upset because he was away from me too much these days.”

“……Ah.”

Mariela nodded as if she understood.

Even though he was talking right next to him, Bir continued his silent protest without any change.

*

Mariela laid out the documents on the table.

“Do you remember the pseudo-religion in the northern part of the empire that we reported on a while ago?”

“Pseudo-religion… I remember hearing it.”

Unlike Mariela, who remembers it from a while ago, I feel like it was a long time ago because of Retry.

“This request is to disband the pseudo religion called Paradise Church.”

“Hmm… Why did they leave this to us? As usual, the police and St. Mary’s Church can join together to stop him.”

“The detailed reason is not stated, but it is said that the police cannot move due to political issues.”

“Well, there are a lot of excuses for this or that. All you have to do is just push it away.”

Why do political issues come up when trying to catch a criminal organization?

It’s so annoying I’m dying.

“As instructed by the Director, the Intelligence Department has been keeping an eye on Paradise Church, but there has been no suspicious movement so far.”

“Really? Then isn’t it just a new religion?”

“It may seem that way on the surface, but the ideology they believe in is quite dangerous.”

Mariela rummaged through the documents on the table and picked one up.

“Paradise Church, as its name suggests, is a religion that seeks paradise. It is believed that an unidentified being called a ‘Guide’ will descend to earth, open the gates of paradise, and guide believers.”

“Like any other pseudo-religion, it is optimized to divert attention from reality. But it doesn’t sound particularly dangerous, right?”

“The paradise they talk about is a reinterpretation of the ‘hell’ mentioned in the scriptures of the Virgin Mary. In other words, they are a religious group that wants to open the gates of hell on earth.”

Opening the gates of hell.

You’re literally saying you’re going to open the Hell Gate.

Fuck, this is so fucking bad.

“Ugh… How can peace not last long?”

If it had been real, I would have just treated it as a mental illness and ignored it.

But this is the world view in the game.

God exists, and there are otherworldly abilities.

He has the ability to kill people or turn back time with just his voice, but wouldn’t he be able to open the gates of hell?

‘Plus, the demons led by Rusk are brought from hell, right?’

Rusk, who invaded Earth with some demons from hell, destroyed the southern continent and caused great damage to the central continent.

Thanks to Lufia, we were able to block the demons, but if only a few of them were that bad, they wouldn’t be able to handle it if the door was opened openly.

“First of all, I know they are dangerous. Looks like a solution is needed.”

In fact, there is no problem if you leave it alone.

What if the earth is destroyed? Rupiah will turn back time and solve the problem.

If you can’t block the door after it opens, you can block it before it opens.

But you shouldn’t leave it to Rupiah.

Because I have to solve the ‘event’ myself.

‘Whose event is this?’

First of all, Rusk comes to mind in that hell is involved.

However, given that it is centered around pseudo-religion, it is highly likely that it is Ariel.

Either way, the fact that it rolls around like a dog is the same.

“Ah, that’s annoying. No matter how much I use the request, I can’t do this with my bare mouth.”

I got up from my seat and picked up the phone.

*

The prime minister answered the phone when he heard a few ringtones from the direct line.

“What’s going on?”

“Sir, let’s talk about the request.”

“Is there any more information you need?”

“No, I roughly estimated it, and it was a fairly large project, so I think some repairs would be necessary.”

“I exercised my right to request, but I’m told I’ll get paid. I have no conscience.”

Do you know now that I have no conscience?

There is no remuneration for the right to request.

Because it’s literally just a right.

However, if I make a fuss because I don’t want to do it, it will be embarrassing for the prime minister.

So, there is something to be gained, even if it is small.

“I would like it to be male to male. Please give me something. I think that’s the only way I can stay motivated.”

“Hmm, man to man… . Yeah, that’s good.”

Oh yes, no matter what, the old man takes great care of my convenience.

“Instead, since you asked as a man to man, I will also listen to your request as a man, not as a prime minister.”

Such a damn old man.

What value is there for a young man without the status of prime minister?

I tried to ask for an increase in the budget, but they drew the line like this.

“Then, please give me some information about your daughter who is hiding in the Bureau. Isn’t this something you can accept as a head of a household?”

I didn’t know what to do instead, but I couldn’t think of anything else, so I asked about the Prime Minister’s daughter.

“Hmm… . It is also the duty of the head of the household to maintain peace in the family… .”

“There is no need to tell us directly. Just give me a hint.”

A knock on the desk was heard through the receiver.

You seem to be having some concerns.

“Okay, I understand. I’ll give you a decisive hint, so please handle the request without saying anything.”

“Whether it is possible?”

Yes, the trick was successful.

First of all, I made a profit.

“Do you know Philia?”

“If it’s Philia… . Isn’t this a special article? You know, how could you not know someone so famous? Although I have never actually met you.”

The Imperial Knights are roughly divided from low to high, with a special rank at the top.

As they are the highest-ranking powerhouses within the monster group of knights, it can be said that special knights are among the strongest in the world.

Filia is considered the weakest of the special knights, but at the same time, she is the most respected knight after Lufia.

The reason is because it is the only one among the special classes that got to that position without any gifts and only through training.

Rupiah, as well as other express drivers, are highly dependent on gifts.

Although his pure combat power is considerable, he would not have been able to reach top rank without the gift.

However, Philia is, in a sense, the most unique monster that proudly holds its place among such monsters.

Therefore, it is engraved in the public’s mind as a symbol of hard work and serves as an example for many hard workers.

The pretty appearance is a bonus.

“My daughter is Philia’s disciple.”

“……Yes?”

I thought you were going to tell me that you resemble Philia or something, but you’re a disciple?

“You asked. There was no way I would have sent my daughter to a job where she could die at any moment.”

“Ha… . It was because he was strong enough not to die.”

“Hehehe. That’s right. If I hadn’t joined the management bureau, I would have already become a senior engineer.”

Certainly, if you are at the level of a senior knight, you will be able to survive even in a fairly critical situation.

However, accidents that occur in the management bureau cannot be avoided even by high-ranking engineers.

Since the Prime Minister does not know the detailed circumstances, he is probably assessing the risk as low based on the fact that there have been no deaths so far.

In reality, I’m rolling around like a dog.

No, this isn’t that important.

The fact that he was Philia’s disciple is a crucial hint.

Because the Prime Minister’s daughter can be clearly identified.

But I didn’t know until now that Philia had a disciple.

The fact that the fact that such a famous person had a student did not spread means that they deliberately hid it, and since it was a person-to-person relationship, there would be no official records worth looking into.

In other words, the crucial hint is correct, but there is no way for me to find out.

It’s similar to the awkward situation where you know there’s buried treasure, but you don’t know where it is.

“I won’t say anything else now. This is a request from man to man. Hehehe.”

“Ha… . is it so. There is no right to veto anyway.”

He looks like such a smart old man.

*

I hung up the phone and sat down on the sofa again.

I was exhausted and wanted to lie down, but I couldn’t because Bir was sitting there.

No, it doesn’t mean I can’t lie down.

I just lay down on Bir’s lap.

Bir’s eyes widened.

To be exact, it only got a little bigger.

There was no other reaction, so I decided to just keep lying down.

This is pretty comfortable, right?

“……”

Mariela looked at me with a subtle gaze.

The look in his eyes made him wonder if he was sane to lie on another woman’s lap when he already had a lover.

“Director, there has been a rumor going around recently related to you. Do you know?”

“…It’s a rumor. I have one guess.”

A mating rumor unintentionally spread by Ker.

It seems like it has already spread as much as it could and has reached Mariela’s ears.

“Is that rumor true?”

It’s surprising that Mariela is also interested in such gossip.

Rather, wouldn’t it be sexual harassment if you asked me that?

Well, Mariela and I are not in a relationship to discuss such things.

“It’s true. Rather, it’s natural, right?”

We’ve been together for 3 years.

Rather, it would be normal for the response to be, “Now is it time?”

“Of course… Did you do it? hmm… . I see.”

Mariela muttered again with a subtle expression.

“I am usually weak, but at night… . I see.”

“What? Wait, what’s the rumor?”

“Oh, isn’t it? Then I guess it was just a rumor.”

“To say it’s a complete rumor… . Oh, okay, what was the rumor?”

Rumors can change as they are spread by word of mouth, resulting in results that are completely different from the original.

That’s why I asked Mariela because I wanted to know what the rumor she had heard was, but she couldn’t easily open her mouth.

“I’m just telling you exactly what I heard. It has nothing to do with my personal thoughts–”

“Okay, okay, I know, so tell me what it is.”

What on earth did you hear that made you do that?

Mariela took a deep breath for a moment and then let it out rapidly.

“The director is like an animal at night, so Lufia needs to rest all day when it’s over… .”

“……”

At this level, it’s not deteriorated, it’s just something newly created, right?

“This is so much nonsense that I have nothing to say.”

“Of course, right? Director, you have the power to do that–”

“Uh-huh, don’t add useless comments.”

Even though I’m not particularly interested, my pride is strangely hurt.

“What do you know?”

“That’s right, because it seems like you can tell just by looking at it. Or, would you like to prove it yourself?”

“Huh… I accept this. I’ve grown a lot.”

“Huhuhu. Sure.”

In the past, whenever I made a sex joke, he would ignore me with a look of extreme disgust.

“Will we take steps to prevent rumors from spreading?”

“No, just leave it alone. Because it’s worse to prevent something like this.”

Mariela nodded as if she was convinced, and then asked me carefully.

“What exactly was the situation that caused such a rumor to spread?”

“…Ker smelled me and asked if I had mated. The voice was so loud that all the staff in the cafe could hear it.”

“Is that the end? But why did it change like that..?”

Yeah, I’m curious too.

“Ah, perhaps the word mating has been changed to mean like an animal?”

“It seems so.”

“Then where does it relate to Rupiah…? .”

“I was talking to one of the management staff and said that Rupiah was resting at home.”

“Ah, I see. Those two things combined led to such a rumor… .”

“But why are you analyzing this?”

“Ah… .”

Mariela is a little strange than usual.

Do you feel like you’re lost somewhere?

“More than that, the director was also victimized by Ker.”

“…I got hit too?”

“There are several victims other than the director.”

What does this mean again?

Kerr was a habitual criminal.

“It seemed like the body odor that remained after mixing the body couldn’t be washed away even with washing. That’s why employees call Ker the ‘purity detection dog’.”

“Hollysh*t.”

A purity detection dog, crazy.

Was something like that happening in a place I didn’t know about?

I feel dizzy.

“For your information, I didn’t get caught.”

“Uh… . I’ll pretend you didn’t hear it.”

Don’t report your virginity to your boss.