Chapter 5: A-chan want to have some rest
"So, this is the location?" Looking at the address sent on the phone, Anemachi in her blue collar shirt stands in front of the small office building checking again and again, confirming that she isn't at the wrong venue. "Well let's hope this will end up well then."
With her shoes stepping into the white tiles floor building and the auto door opening before her, the cold air from the building blows onto her face immediately, cooling down her body that is heated up by the hot summer. Entering her eyes is a female receptionist around her thirty that is sitting on her chair, now doing some paperwork presumably. Walking forward, Anemachi looks for help
"Excuse me, I'm told to meet Motoaki Tanigo here at this time, would you mind helping me a bit?" Asking politely, Anemachi checks around the floor while asking for direction.
There isn't much to say really. The layout is quite small for this floor with some doors leading to some unknown room here and there, most probably for hosting important guests and meeting, a storage room too perhaps. Some fake plants around for decoration purposes and a drinking machine at the corner can be seen too, used to make the boring lobby more lively and serve the guest that is staying here.
"Hmm? Meeting shachou-san? Give me a minute please." The receptionist raising her head from the mountain of documents on her desk, takes a quick glance at Anemachi who is standing in front of the counter. "Such a young girl, did that single uncle finally decide to lay a hand on a girl...? Just make sure you know what you're doing I guess."
"Uhm, I don't have that kind of relationship with him...I'm just here to discuss with him about my future employment." A bit dumbfounded by the receptionist's imagination, Anemachi tries to clear some misunderstanding before it gets worse. However the reluctant nodding she receives implied that someone isn't really buying that. Sighing, Anemachi waits patiently.
'Oh, so he is the CEO of the company huh.' Looking at the female going through paper after paper, Anemach can kinda see how urgent the company requires new staff. 'I hope I won't get thrown with too much work after this.'
"Hmm alright, Anemachi-san right? Head to the third floor and ask some people around for shachou-san's office, they will show you the way." Checking through the files, the receptionist allows Anemachi to enter the office. "Just remember to scream if something bad happens alright? We will try to help you if possible."
Giving some friendly reminder, the receptionist gives Anemachi a supporting look.
"Uhm, thank you?" Looking at the receptionist returning back to her mountain of paperwork, Anemachi awkwardly walks towards the right side where she can spot a small staircase heading up another floor. She now wonders if she is in danger right now of being sexually assaulted.
"Neee." With the old door giving off a sharp cracking sound, Anemachi unexpectedly announced her presence to the now busy office.Entering her eyes is a small and cramped workplace with a white-themed color set up. Having around seven people, most are busy staring at their screen while a few are moving around handing each other important looking files.
"Excuse me, would you happen to know where shachou-san's office is?" Asking a female in black t-shirt who is now carrying a file moving around, Anemachi can't help but notice her obvious dark circles under the pale blue eyes when she turns her head with purple hair around "I have an appointment with shachou-san now."
"Hmm? An appointment?" The female tired eyes look at Anemachi in her formal clothes for a few seconds, obviously not in her best state. "Appointment with shachou-san, appointment with shachou-san...Ah I can't sleep yet, not here." Shaking her head, the female tried to not succumb to the darkness.
"Uhm, do you need some help...? You don't look fine." As the female begins repeatedly closing her eyes and lowering his head, also some visible shaking from her body, Anemachi feels a bit worried. "You look like you need some rest, do you want to sit down for a while?"
"Uh no need, just miss my compulsory coffee for two hours." Slapping her face a bit, the female finally got some consciousness back. "The office is at the right hallway second door, you can't miss it. But before that, mind helping me for a cup of coffee? You are going to work here right, Anemachi is your name if I remember correctly."
"So, wanna help out your future colleague a bit?"
And with that, Anemachi now finds herself pouring a cup of hot coffee for the mysterious female in front of her which she refers to herself as A-chan.
"Just call me A-chan." Is what she says.
"But, is it really okay for me to be late? Won't shachou-san be mad at me...?" Anemachi although an airhead, still knows that being late isn't exactly the best first impression you should give to your boss. "I think I should be going already."
"Ah no need to worry, just accompany me a while will you? I need a break after working for 18 hour non-stop." Sipping the coffee and feeling the caffeine entering into her bloodstream and eventually exciting her neurons, A-chan can finally see the world in color again. "So, do you know what position you will be working in or what you will mostly deal with in the future?"
"Eh, I hope so...Well the position I interview for is manager. So I'm expecting to deal with people's arrangements and paperwork mostly." Entertaining her supposed future colleague, Anemachi with some worries sits down on the chair opposite to A-chan. In the staff's break room which is located in a small corner, there is a concerning amount of coffee packaging togethers with some others snack on the counter. Serve to satisfy some needs of the staff for their hard work "But if I may ask, is it always so busy here? The atmosphere is so tense..."
Not far away from them is a staff which is right now arguing with his colleague who has submitted the wrong file to the higher authorities from what Anemachi can hear from their loud conversation. Meanwhile, the other staff with an emotionless face continue to work on the screen in front of them, paying no attention to the heat up argument and allow it to develop. If this is the usual working environment Anemachi might consider quitting it now before she sunk too deep here, it looks quite toxic to her.
"Not really, just that the company has been expanding right now after our recent jump in popularity of our talent. Some arrangements had to be done and many people have been contacting us for collaboration and stuff, a mess really. But it shouldn't last for a long time." Taking another sip from the coffee in the cup, A-chan looked at the pink-haired girl in front of her calmly, brain going through many thoughts.
'So how should I drag this girl down into this hell with me?' Thinking in her mind, A-chan is determined to not let the girl in front of her run away from this job like the other four before this. If that damn CEO can't recruit people properly, she will do it herself.
Working overtime after overtime, her working hours has reached a staggering 60 hour per week which has affected her drastically mentally and physically. The company expansion has become so fast that they aren't able to catch up with the pacing, and the investors pressuring them isn't helping either. And now they are particularly lacking in people who can help in assisting the talents.
Considering the nature of their work, they are looking for young females with some experience in society who are able to keep secrets. Though the pay isn't bad, but the long working hours, huge workload and lack of holiday scare off a lot of people already, and now A-chan is determined to hold the person in front of her as a 'working slave'.
"So you are taking this job already right?" Asking a question, A-chan tested the attitude of Anemachi about the job. "Though it doesn't look like it, but many people are looking to get this position if I remember from all the resumes, it has been a hassle for us to filter every single one of them really. It's lucky for you to be able to get this job, so appreciate it alright?"
"Oh, is it?" Hearing the statement, Anemachi didn't give much thought to it. "Well I most probably will, but I still want to see the exact term of the contract."
"Ah I see I see, understandable." Nodding, A-chan is determined to pull her in. "Actually I can help handle it, I happen to have the copy of the contract on my hand, so might as well do it now."
"Oh you can?" Looking at A-chan taking out a few pieces of paper from her bag that is beside her, Anemachi didn't realize the oddness of the coincidence. "Well if you can do it too I don't see why not, might as well not bother the busy shachou-san."
"Yes, yes indeed. He is a busy man, so don't bother him too much." Handing the contract to Anemachi, of course it's already been edited by A-chan to look like an incredible offer. Although it's illegal, but A-chan has already lost her sanity enough that she might as well go far ahead.
"WOW! 30 hour a week, 500,000 yen per month...One month of paid leave and an annual company trip each year!?" Screaming out loud, Anemachi is excited. "Sign me up now! I will gladly join this company and pour all my heart inside."
She doesn't seem to notice the suspiciously good pay and treatment it seems.
'All according to keikaku.' Pushing her glasses, A-chan ignores the fact that she just committed a corporate crime by luring a girl into a hell known as Cover Corp by offering a false contract. Underneath the normal eyes is a demon craving for souls to be consumed. "Well then, here is a pen if you didn't have one."
"Oh yes, thank you!" Grabbing the pen from A-chan hands, Anemachi quickly signs the contract full of hope and promises, afraid that the deal will run away under her watch.
Meanwhile, a certain man is wandering around for help.
"A-chan! Did you see a pink-haired girl around here? There should be someone here at this time already." Coming from the hallway, a familiar male voice began searching for A-chan for help, wanting to engage in the hopefully new manager. "I need your help for this."
"Oh you are here A-chan...?" Realizing the presence of A-chan in the breakroom, the men come in without much thought. "Can you find- "
Looking at A-chan who is now giving off a creepy evil laugh and Anemachi who are sitting on the chair confused of A-chan reaction, Motoaki Tanigo realizes something may have happened when he isn't here.
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