The Man Picked Up By the Gods (Reboot)

There was no conversation between me and Mr. Callum until I left the commercial guild and walked for a while.

This place starts with me, and I have to apologize first.

"Mr. Callum. I apologize for being so rude earlier."

"I know as much as the words directed at me are not the true intentions of the store manager. And more importantly, why did you behave like that?

Quiet, but a voice like you held your emotions back. You must be angry with the boulder. But...

"On that occasion, I really hoped you wouldn't pinch your mouth. What I feared on that occasion was that in the unlikely future, the store and its employees would be left in what I would call the" Village Eight Minutes. "

That man who was leading the meeting. I don't know what Wands intends to blow into the participants in the future, but he decided that if he refused to cooperate on that occasion, he might be branded a selfish, non-cooperative management team, or a store. "

I'm not convinced by the explanation. Conditions do not match. That's why I don't cooperate. That's a natural decision in commerce and trading, and it wouldn't be bad for a reason.

But the “emotions” of those who say no are troublesome. If we refuse to cooperate among those who have become “prerequisites” for the spread of that “cooperative" air, that alone could be made “evil”.

"It may sound good to say" do not yield to the pressure of tuning, "but I believe it is almost synonymous with" disturbing harmony ”. It was me who upset the meeting Wands was putting together earlier. And I'm the villain.

Especially when I thought I needed to be that villain, but I don't need two. "

"After all, you are"

Mr. Callum sighs and starts talking to make sure one at a time.

"As I listened to you in the conference room, I woke up too. Sure, the story about that guy named Wands is frigid. Behind the words cooperation and crime prevention, there may be some idea.

I think Village Eight Minutes is too much for boulders, but I also found the idea that even if I just refused to cooperate on that occasion, I was making a few negative impressions on the other participants. Surely you have a bad reputation and you don't get it.

And... the manager first ordered me to shut up on that occasion, and I just kept quiet, confused by the manager's attitude on that occasion. In other words, it was “the store manager's discretion" that decided to refuse to cooperate. That's what the store manager wanted to look like on that occasion.

Attitude in the conference room is a waste of time for that. People say the worse they are, the easier they are to see, and if the first child they meet has a transverse attitude, many adults must have felt disgusted or uncomfortable with what they said anyway. The first encounter would have left a strong negative impression.

Furthermore, at the time of my first meeting, I thought of the manager as "an aristocratic child trying to own a shop on a road trip”. I'm sure the people who were there also looked at the manager close to it. So if the store manager shows me his obscene attitude and his orders to me, I can't go against the store manager with my rights or something. I thought it would be more likely to be in the eyes of the participants that way and more likely to be considered discretionary by the store manager...... no?

"I'm glad you have a good man who understands, even if you don't explain everything."

"Huh! Don't be ridiculous!

Mr. Callum rarely bared his voice. Maybe for the first time. I understand that's what worries me like nothing else, and my own behavior hurts my chest to make me look like this...

"I'm not kidding. Mr. Callum, I trust you. That's why I can leave everything to you in case. With Cleaner Slime and Mr. Callum, the proprietor, and all the employees, I don't need to. Still, I believe the launderer Bamboo Forest can stay open."

"So you think I don't mind cutting myself off? Why do you try to sacrifice so much by yourself!?

"Sometimes that kind of judgment will be necessary. And the person responsible is the person who takes responsibility in times of need. A boss is someone who protects his people. That's what I think. Nevertheless, retirement is a last resort"

"Even so!... Huh? Last resort?"

"Yes, but why do you look so unexpected? I'm not going to do anything in case, but I'm not going to imitate anything like that, throwing everything out from the start."

I think that place is like a trap, if you will. Once you get hammered, you can't get out intact. I hope we noticed the trap and got out, but it doesn't change that we refused to cooperate, and the other participants who agreed with the Wands would have a bad impression. I had an unpleasant taste of resistance, horror, risk and subsequent retaliation for disturbing the sum in my previous life.

So even though I thought you were a little hypersensitive, just in case, cut yourself loose. Stores and employees protect. That would be my role as head, manager and muscle.

But...

"Village Eight Minutes is only a story of possibility. So I don't know what's going to happen next...... I'm not going to be truncated myself while it's not even a big problem. Or worst of all, I didn't sin, so if I gave Mr. Callum the manager's seat, and I spoke to the management in the form of an investor or part of the profits, I'd say it's practically the same as it is now."

Besides, I can no longer operate in Gimru, so I think there is a way to move the head office somewhere else, for example to the city of Gaunago, where the Lordship Palace is located.

Immediately after, Mr. Reinhardt has asked me to open a store in Gaunago when I'm ready, and fortunately, the personnel in the current head office are people who have come to this city from elsewhere, with the exception of Mr. Dolce, who is a security guard.

I think I've been open for almost a year and have just gotten used to it, but I don't think there's any reason why I'd ever be able to work without this city. And if Gimru and Gaunago are on the same Duke of Jamil territory, and I think Mr. Dolce is a regular distance to go home if that's what you want. Of course, your will matters.

There must still be something that can be done and measures that can be taken.

"So, the... right? I understand you're worried about me, but I don't want you to look like that.

Let's face forward than that and do what we can now. That's what keeps the worst from happening. It's only when you think you've made a mistake that you have to see the situation and make the right move to get it back. "

For that, could you lend me your wisdom and strength again?

When I say that, Mr. Callum stops trying to say something, repeats trying to say it, and every time his expression changes subtly. It feels like he doesn't even know whether to be angry or sad.

Eventually, Mr. Callum sighed loudly, very loudly, before

"Store Manager"

"Yes."

"I was the first to ask why, and the manager could have been saying“ in case ”all the time."

"Yes."

"My mistake, I think there was an early one. But! And it's confusing!

"Sorry"

All I can say is that, Mr. Callum sighs again.

"Manager, I regret it. The other day, you said I was here to support you."

"Yes."

"But today I was confused by that man named Wands, who even made the store manager think about cutting himself off, plus as an assistant he also said what I should think first. Sure, I don't have time to turn around, but am I good?

Mr. Callum laughing powerlessly.

But, but

"I know it's weird for me to say this, but Mr. Callum is still young, and he didn't look inferior to those in the conference room, did he?

Or do you think Mr. Callum, as a merchant, has the same ability as Mr. Serge?

"It's outrageous! Master Serge is much more experienced than me and others, even if his mouth is torn."

"I guess. Mr Serge has experienced many successes and failures, and I think he is the one who has overcome them. Compared to him, I, as well as Mr. Callum, would still be an inexperienced young man.

But if you don't have enough experience, you can still build on it. If you don't have enough knowledge, you can study. I think we still have time and opportunity to do that. "

"... right. Exactly."

Mr. Callum nodded as he said so,

"Why not? When I talk to the manager, I often feel older than me."

"Ha."

The word had to be misled with an ambiguous smile, but he didn't seem to care much,

"I'm still immature, but I'm not lying about the word that I'm here to support the manager. I would also like to hear your thoughts on the manager of the store and the person in charge again at a later date for later school, and thank you for your continued support."

"Welcome."

So we bowed our heads almost simultaneously...

"Note that I don't have anything more to say to the store manager, including hitting the fabric stone that cuts me off on my own, so I'll be listening to you very carefully at a later date, right?

"Eh."

"By the way, I have instructions from Lady Serge and even the Duke's family to contact them immediately if anything happens, so I will report this incident"

"Report!? Mr. Callum, you're my man, aren't you?!?

"Yes, but I also have something called personal dating… I just talk to people I personally associate with. It's not uncommon to go to a liquor store and spit foolishness at a friend about his boss's troubled habits."

Sure, it's a common story, and I'm not letting you divulge confidential information, but I mean, are you still angry? Are you serious or are you making fun of me, I'm in trouble because I suddenly showed off my poker face!

"Um, look, preparing for the worst is only preparing for the worst, right? You're still okay, aren't you?

"If so, it's fine to tell you."

"Let's discuss this for a moment"

"You're talking about future responses. At least think I won't be attending that meeting anymore."

This is how I walk down the road to the store arguing with Mr. Callum, who I know is my fault, but sometime got mean.

"- So... that? Mr. Callum, were you planning on visiting us today?

"Are you a visitor? You suddenly changed your mind."

"No, look at that."

Three unrecognizable carriages remained in the open space next to the store.

I don't think so, but I don't feel any particular odd signs.

I left him lurking in the weed just in case. The weed slime also doesn't appear to have detected any anomalies.

"That's weird indeed. There are many carriages for unauthorized parking."

"Shall we just go into the store?"

And when I walked into the store,

"Welcome back, Master Lyoma"

"Oh Lyoma! You look better than I thought!?

"... why?

Mr. Lulnese, a maid of honor at the Duke's house, and Mr. Hughes, escort and security officer.

A number of other acquaintances were waiting in the store after work.