I Become a Staff Officer in the Demon Army, but I Can Only Do Office Work!

"You're all set"

Small meeting room close to the barracks station inside Demon King's Army General Command and Demon King's Castle.

There gathered were six officers of the barracks station, namely me, Mr. Sophia, Mr. Eli, Mr. Yurier, Mr. Riina, and Mr. Clemens.

This is the first time all six of them have met together, and there are a number of reasons why they have held a meeting in a separate room rather than in the military station office.

One is simply that the barracks station has become narrower.

The other is to tell executives first that the content of the meeting is just the content.

"Well, thank you, Mr. Sophia"

"Yes, then I, Sophia Wolfe, would like to host the meeting. Proceedings for today are as follows -"

Ms Sofia stands up and communicates the content of this meeting as she reads the material at hand pale as usual.

The moderator of the conference I said this to you is always Mr Sophia, so it would be something you are used to already.

I just don't think you need to stand up for anything because you're a MC.

Although this is the case because he said, "It is more calming to stand."

"Let's begin with a review of the current transport system by Mr. Riina."

"Hi-ha, hi-ha!

Mm, speaking of Mr. Riina, I stood up and tried to report it, odd as ever.

When I told him, "You don't have to stand up for anything to report," he said, "Shh, sorry! And he said," Sit again oddly.

It's a little fun to watch when.

Other than Mr. Clemens, we're used to seeing her attitude, but not just Mr. Riina.

"Uh, lessons learned from Operation Perseus earlier and from the post-earthquake and tsunami operations on the South Coast… So, uh, we formulated a proposal for a new transport system, in consultation with the Director,"

This has been said for a long time, around the castle of the Demon King, about the review of the barracks that lay the chain of command in a radial fashion.

Well, in modern times, it's easy to understand, how many modern convenience store chains and systems like Internet mailing can be reproduced in the Demon King's Army.

"In the case of a conventional, demon-king castle-centric transport system, you know, I was giving directives from demon-king castle and transporting supplies to the front line each time. But this works near Demon King's Castle..."

Mr. Riina's voice squished enough to go to the end of the sentence.

"When you leave Demon King's Castle, what can you do?

And, Mr. Yurier.

"Yes...... Fresh foodstuffs have progressed in corruption, and transporting demon statues have been damaged and other accidents without withstanding long-distance transport, and the... Excuse me."

"It's not about Riina apologizing. Besides, you haven't heard much about it, but you're already thinking about the new system, right?

And Eli goes into the follow up, too.

"Yes, for once..."

"Mr. Riina, be confident. That half was Liina's idea."

"Wow, wow, I just got the opinion of the director, fumble!

I shake my hand and deny my own merit, but I remember it.

When the two of us were discussing it, after happily talking about it, "Oh, it's not, it's not like this," you suddenly blushed back at me and gave me a hot air out of my ear, Mr. Riina!

"Cohon"

".................. So, Mr. Riina. As for that new system, what happened in the end?

The MC facilitator threatened me, so I move on.

"Yes. Uh, look at page three of the dossier. The original draft tops the Demon King's Army General Command Station Bureau, which will be dedicated to issuing commands on a strategic level for the entire Demon King's Army Station activity. And on each side, create a barracks station at the operational level, the tactical level..."

"Riina, stop. I have no idea what you're talking about."

"... No, no, Mr. Yurier, there's an illustration on the dossier, isn't there?

"Yes, I am. What has changed..."

I don't think it's that hard to get on.

In other words, set a stage.

Until now, the "Demon King Army Station Bureau" has taken on the transportation of supplies from west to east, from the Army to the Navy.

In the beginning, the Demon King's Army had less work to do because it was a former modern organization, but gradually modernization was advanced by reforms such as the infiltration of documentism and the reduction of the number of demonic statues and demonic stones in form, with more work to be undertaken by the garrison bureau.

When that happens, the workload per bureau member becomes enormous, which induces mistakes.

Furthermore, an overly centralized chain of command would also result in a reduction in the overall efficiency of the military. Damage to supplies and demonic statues is one of them.

So we subdivide the barracks systems, especially the transport and supply systems, into strategic, operational and tactical levels, with their respective commands, and the traditional barracks stations reorganize themselves into organizations that oversee the strategy.

In other words, the station commands of each operational and tactical class are nerves, and the station stations are brains.

Each command headquarters will then have a barracks warehouse and a "depot" that will serve as a relay and delivery base for transportation.

"Fresh foodstuffs and severely damaged demon stones and stuff have been subdivided to reduce the rate of damage. After building this system from the end of Operation Perseus, we have now finally reached a practical level…"

Phew, and Mr. Riina exhaled.

A year later, she did a massive barracks reform. That would be tiring.

"So you're finally saying the problem is solved?

"Yes... and I'd like to say..."

I said, Ms Riina replied while hiding her face in the dossier.

"We haven't been able to secure human resources yet, and we're only moving in one precinct..."

"You took a year?

"Mr. Yurier, rather, it's amazing that we were able to implement reform in one precinct in a year."

"Oh, yeah?

That's right.

"Besides, there aren't so many good clerks rolling around. Not that there are enough civilians in the Demon King's army, of course."

And, Eli.

It turns out that this problem of lack of clerks is quite deeply rooted, which has been a problem since the launch of the barracks station.

While the work is exponential, we can't afford not to secure human resources, and when we try to force it to secure it, it hits the labor cost wall.

Personnel costs may be different if you consider them to be a legitimate consideration for your work.

But more than that, I'm worried that one day we might be able to get to a situation where we're "too short of talent and have to pay the incompetent guy a hefty salary".

If that is happening in both the military and civilian sectors, then I can say that things are even more serious.

"Then we'll have to explore a fundamental solution. In other words, more people are able to do clerical work through education."

"What do you do with it? You hire a guy who's around here like you've been, and you educate him?

"I won't do such inefficient things. It's time consuming, and education from scratch while working at the barracks is more burdensome."

"So what are we gonna do?

"It's easy.... Right, Mr. Clemens, do you understand?

"Yes?"

Until then, I'll ask Mr. Clemens, who kept his mouth shut.

I can't help it because this is the first time she's been on these occasions, but it only makes sense to speak of a meeting.

Attendance alone has no meaning.

Was Mr. Clemens surprised by the sudden questioning, he roared back in haste with his fallen glasses, and he came up with an answer?

"... hiring a cadet school graduate, is it? I do that in the gendarmerie, and I'm a graduate of the cadet school, too. But we're not hiring the station, are we? I know it will be resolved."

And I answered.

Well, I guess that's the whole point.

"Not bad, but there are a few difficulties"

".................. why?

No, no, no, Mr. Clemens, or I hope you don't look so scared.

Because I didn't harass you to dismiss it.

"Mr. Sophia, do you know why we don't hire cadets?

"Yes. There are two reasons I can think of. The first point is that the cadet school is designed to train officers who lead combat units."

Explain it in a light, but slightly toggly way, that Mr. Sophia has the same tone as usual.

In nominal terms, it's the word you said to me, but it's essentially the word you release to Mr. Clemens. Is that under the toge?

"At the cadet school you will learn tactics, strategies and other knowledge that will help you fight. Naturally, I need to interact with the barracks bureau when it comes to supplies, etc., so I will also learn some affairs, but that's all."

"Right. Besides, people who say let's go to cadet school are mostly war freaks (warmongers) who want to go to the front line, so don't you want to go to the extra station station?

Eli also follows Sophia's answer.

This is the same cause that the majority of station officers are occupied by persons of civilian origin.

The guy who volunteers for the Demon King's Army is mostly a brain muscle who wants to put up a medal.

Following Eli again, Yurier also answered badly with her elbows on the table.

"By and large, people from cadet school don't have the same personality, do they? Even if you come to the station - you must be complaining all the time. Especially the convoy. They hate him."

"... what are the grounds for that?

"Nya. Was it about last month? I had a drink at the Eleventh Street liquor store with Commander Urko of the convoy."

"I'm doing this to you, Juliet..."

"Chi. It's a coincidence, Gu-tin. If I was drinking alone, the guy next door would be drinking alone with Commander Urko. So, I didn't know him, so I drank like that."

According to what Commander Urko told Mr. Yurier, about 30% of the convoy members are cadets.

Even if the Orcs and Goblins, who wanted to help themselves in the Demon King's Army, enroll in the cadet school, the cadet school's education seems too advanced for them because of their low original intelligence.

Consequently, most of them leave school because of poor grades on the way. Even if you can graduate without leaving school, your grades are quicker to count from the bottom.

I would never say that the people who said that would be blessed with glorious results in combat units.

They are turned to the convoys for idleness on the border while wearing the stigma of the fallen.

"Nah, a drunken old Urko said he was frustrated that people who graduated from cadet school with outstanding grades would mock him for decades, often harassing him because of his cadet school grades and looks. Especially in departments where the best come together."

"Where is it, that department?

When I heard that, Mr. Sophia, Mr. Eli and Mr. Riina looked at each other, and even Mr. Yurier mentioned Mr. Clemens with his fingers.

On the other hand, the party, former Gendarmerie Clemens, looked out the window out of sight,

"I'm pretty sure there's a lot of people who said that."

and groaned.

Well, I do get the impression that Mr. Clemens, or now looking at the late Gendarmerie captain, seems like a pride in vain.

But since Mr. Clemens is a man loyal to the military everywhere, I also know that he would not have participated in the harassment of that hand.

"Cohon. What is the second reason, Mr. Sophia, for following up and thinking about measures around it?"

"Oh, excuse me. The second reason - and there are some parts that overlap with the first - is that if you try to recruit a graduate from a cadet school, you will also be neglected from combat units, gendarmerie, etc., at the stage where there was such action. They have been nurturing excellence since school, with a considerable budget. If the barracks bureau wants to speak up under such circumstances..."

"You'll hate it. Definitely."

Well, I wouldn't be able to hire you to speak to such an outstanding man.

Given the desperate hiring of the top performers and the fact that many of the intermediate performers will volunteer for combat units......,

"Hiring cadets is unrealistic," he said.

Mr Clemens gave the answer first.

"That's what I mean"

"But in the end, what do I do? When it comes to not being able to attract students from cadet schools..."

"Most of the cadets in the cadet school are battle troop-oriented. If so, we can build a school that brings together station-oriented students."

"... what?

No, what? Not really.

With the simplest solution, if a cadet school is for a combat unit, it means you can build a cadet school for a barracks unit.

Whatever it was before modern times, after modern times, when war reached out to all areas, there was a need to learn a lot from each of those areas.

Educational institutions will therefore be needed for each area and many military schools will be established.

Starting with cadet schools, kindergarten schools, military colleges,

Responsible for infantry schools, cavalry schools, artillery schools, barracks, etc. Heavy military schools, accounting schools, military medical schools, communications schools, etc., also vary in terms of admission requirements and purposes, competent institutions, and places of assignment after leaving school.

"The military continues to evolve all the way from antiquity and gradually becomes a group of experts. Therefore, the existence of educational institutions is important."

"But it's not something you can make as soon as they tell you to make it. Building schools is, of course, a question of securing teachers."

"Sophia's point is best. So start small without greed at first. Depending on the number of applicants and faculty, we will decide whether or not to expand it."

"Dear Director, does the station bureau also run that school and secure the faculty?

"You just can't. Ideally, I'd like to ask the Demon King's Army Director of Education, which runs the cadet school, but given your clutter with the barracks station and your relationship with the combat forces, you need to fold. Perhaps we could start another organization at worst."

Well, we'll discuss and decide on the filling around there again later with each department.

No one in particular disagrees with the establishment of the barracks school, and Mr. Clemens is a pocan in our conversation, and this is by saying it's a matter of decision.

"That sounds kind of like a long story ahead of us. Is transport reform still ahead of us?"

"Ugh... sorry. I knew it was me..."

"What are you talking about, Liina? I was able to run just one precinct there for a year. Well done."

Yeah, yeah, and I shake my head vertically, too.

I didn't expect the shortage of clerks to be so serious a year ago.

Besides, we don't use His Majesty the Demon King's connections when it comes to reform, it's an almost independent achievement.

"That's why I have to reward Mr. Riina. Vacation or special salary, which would you prefer?

"Huh!? Oh, no, that's annoying..."

"Master Liina, Akira says it's okay, so it's a loss if you don't take it. Plus, we're getting results, so it's okay to have a lot of fun."

Plumping... No, I don't mind.

"Uh, well... if you give me a week off..."

"Is it a vacation? It's wild to ask, but do you have plans?

"Yes, no. However, it's been a long time since my sister and I went on a trip..."

Oh, you're Miina. He said he wasn't comfortable with it or something, but did that dissolve it?

But I love that sister so much that Miina and I traveled alone...

"Okay. I'll give you two weeks."

"Ha ha!?"

I want you to have plenty of fun because it's going to be something interesting.