Another side

　MAOcorporation has a variety of facilities.
　The main facilities dungeons.
　A dormitory for dungeon testers to live in.
　Underground facilities where there are stores offering weapons, armor, groceries and everyday items as well as food and adult services.
　A training room where the use of weapons and magic is not a problem.
　Of course, an office ostensibly to carry on the business of the company or to do its intended purpose.
　Or warehouses that would challenge the firearms laws head-on.
　The building is equipped with a wide variety of facilities in a building that holds more storage space than its appearance would suggest.
　There are of course facilities that are inaccessible to the general staff and us dungeon testers.
　One example is the research building.
　This is where the monsters, traps, and equipment that are deployed in the dungeon are studied day and night, waiting for the day when they are deployed in battle.
　The excellent staff, composed of various species, calculates the acceptability of the dungeon testers' reports and, if possible, how much money will be spent to realize them.
　Information about the existence of this place is strictly confidential even within the company, and no one is allowed to enter it without a certain permission.

I've heard about it, but I'm still not happy about the progress.
We're still in the trial and error stage, so we're going to have to wait for a while to see if we can make it work.
"I know. It is a relic of a different god's lineage than ours. We'll need a reasonable amount of time. And a reasonable, if not unlimited, budget. I'll let the king know. I'll make sure you get what you deserve.
"Ha, nice to meet you.

　In the innermost room of the research building, a dozen or so researchers and a cylinder sit in the center of the room.
　The beings here are an elite group that was further selected from the word "excellent" in the demon king's army.
　Their motivation, knowledge, and loyalty are worthy of the word best.
　The old dark elf in front of the cylinder is the head of this group.
　Only a few have such a top-class career and ability to bow.
　Being one of the few, he bows his head and calmly responds to Evia standing next to him as to why she came here.
　On the other hand, Evvia, who is listening to the report, is listening to what is being said but does not shift her gaze from the front.
　The cylinder in the corner of the eye is very large.
　It can fit not just one person, but ten.
　Combined with the fact that it stretches from floor to ceiling, the sheer size of the cylinder draws the eye.
　As well as the surrounding facilities, you can see how much money has been spent on this cylinder to understand how important it is.
　You wouldn't have all this equipment if what's inside was just too expensive.
　It's here because it's a problem in many ways.

Still no move.

　From a layman's point of view, it would not be an exaggeration to say that the equipment was excessive, but from the point of view of those who prepared it, it was not enough.
　What is an existence surrounded by such a daunting object?
　At first glance, it could be described as a large key, or what looks like a sooty golden key, floating in a jade-green liquid.
　At best it looks like an antique, at worst it's just a piece of junk.
　You can't call it junk when it's here.
　Evvia, who knows what it is, lets out one regretful sigh and turns on her heel.
　This area has been treated to block transference even within Evia's dungeon.
　She, as its owner, can lift it, but due to the secrecy of this place, she will not lift the treatment.
　That's why I'm going home on my own.

I hate the opportunities that have come around and my inability to take them in stride.

　You're going to be able to find out how you got the key-like object, and you're going to have to laugh at your own skeptical nature for not being able to appreciate how you got the key-like object.
　I understand that this key-like object might determine the future course of the demon king's army, but will it turn out to be good or bad?
　Finally, you turn around slightly and take in the room where the cylinder is located, and without waiting for the door to close, you proceed to the transferable area.
　You will not be in the human resources department or the president's office, where you usually work, but in an area with the same level of security as the research building you just left.

"Status report.

　As soon as you enter, check the current situation with the demon man who was waiting at the entrance.

The Kingdom of Eclair and its coalition of theocracies and Rice are currently at war with the Hanjibar Empire. There has been a lull in the war once a large scale battle took place.
"What about the golem prepared by the Empire?
"You were sent in once and destroyed the kingdom's fortifications and the army on site was destroyed. I'm told that his capabilities are considerable. I will bring you your report.
"Mm.

　This is the Research and Information Department of the Demon King's Army.
　The so-called spies and spies belong to this department.
　It's the busiest department in the current demon king's army, operating both domestically and in other worlds.
　After the domestic rebellion, you are responsible for putting out the fire and finding out the disruptive elements.
　In Japan, I have been in contact with Japanese political and secretive organizations.
　In the direction of Isreal, a coalition of kingdoms and theocracies are fighting against the Empire.
　It's not just a matter of going north and south in all directions.
　We can't even replenish our staff, because we can only be made up of people we can trust to handle the information.
　That's why there's a death march going on here.

"And the south?　I don't think the merchants over there will be quiet.

　I am always gathering information about the enemy country, but the wind is coming to the Demon King's army.
　It will be helpful for the demon king's army if they are exhausted and have an advantage in the future.
　So, one of the elements that will become important is the coalition, the multispecies alliance Hamel.
　A complex nation of merchants and sub-humans.
　It is a country inhabited by sub-humans such as beastmen, elves and dwarves, and it is characterized by the frequent comings and goings of merchants as they deal in rare armor, medicines and materials of magical beasts.
　The war potential of the country is second to none.
　We have a parliamentary system, and representatives of each race are in charge of the country.
　The only disadvantage is that we are a close knit family, so our forces are greater than those of other countries, but we are not monolithic and difficult to work with.

There are strong signs of calm on the ground. Representatives from each country have asked for support and alliances, but it seems that they do not want to get involved in the war and the response from the leaders is not good. The Coalition and the Empire have also refrained from war, as they don't want to let the war continue and allow only Hamel to win. But there are also reports that some of them are showing signs of getting involved in the war.


I see, the key is how far you can keep these bloodthirsty beasties at bay: ......... All right, keep monitoring and investigating, and let the materiel department know that there is no disruption of supplies to the site. Also, notify the materiel department that there is no interruption of supplies to the site.
"Ha!

　One by one, things change in the world out there.
　After instructing her not to miss the flow, Evvia takes her seat in this department.
　In a way, this is her place of jurisdiction, too.
　Of course, there is an entity that runs this place, but that entity is not here either, since I gave her instructions earlier.
　That doesn't mean she's going to surrender.
　Sit down proudly and look over the information that has come up from below.
　It is her role to examine the information and report it to the demon king.

We must also consider our response to Japan.

　Some of the information is about Japan.
　Of course she knew that there was a Japanese demon among the new dungeon testers.
　In addition, it was Evvia herself who allowed her to join the company.
　You can find a lot of people who have been in the market for a long time, but you can't get rid of them.
　He has been using his subordinates to approach secret organizations in Japan to exchange information and goods.
　At present, I am using only inter-organizational connections and paying close attention to contacts with the government.
　Considering the possibility of contact with other organizations outside of Japan in the future, we have to be cautious in our moves here.
　When we invited overseas dungeon testers, we asked the Shinto organization to help us avoid detection to the country.
　We sent them supplies as support money, but we can't stay in this relationship forever.
　The key that we have just visited was also given to us from Japan.
　You will be able to find a lot more information about the company and its products on the web.
　You'll be able to get a good idea of your subordinate's abilities, so Evvia doesn't reprimand them, but she swallows the frustration as unpleasant but inevitable.

"Is this a rookie's report?

　It may seem strange to find a report from a new employee in the Research and Information Department's report, but it is fresh in our minds that dungeon testers were taken advantage of the other day, causing no small amount of damage.
　As a result, dungeon testers are being treated much more carefully than last year.
　Therefore, we are investigating their behavior.
　His daily behavior, words and actions, and work attitude.
　What we are doing is simple, but it is done with the idea of finding the problem children among them.

You need to take care of some of them.

　You can see from the report that there are some people who pay attention not only to behavior, but also to financial or ideological issues.
　It is because the people you are dealing with have the potential to be brave that they are my strongest, she said with a sigh.
　You will be able to get the most out of this article.

The rest will be at .........

　Evvia, who has been working in the human resources department this morning, the research building at noon, and the research and information department, remembered her next appointment and was about to move when she received an incoming call on her phone.
　Twice on vibrations.
　It turns out that the setting is an incoming call from her private address.
　The timing was so good that you decided to take a break and stop getting up to get a cup of coffee instead.

...... That's the guy.

　In the meantime, I opened my computer to handle my mail with her, and when I opened my personal mail folder, I found an email from a man who had risen to the level of a potential fiancée.
　The content of the email is very mundane, and it's something that some people might be able to handle as trivial as the information she handles.

Good work. I got that wine that Evia wanted to drink the other day, would you like to join me for dinner tonight?　I know you are at work, so please contact me when you have a free moment. 　Tanaka Jiro

　She was scheduled for every minute in comparison to Jiro, a dungeon tester with the freedom of time.
　It's a good thing that you're not the only one who has the ability to do this.
　Maybe that's why .
　I was supposed to be working on some other business, but I couldn't resist moving one of my hands, which were busily moving, to send a text message that read

"I'll think about it when we're alone. 　Evvia.

　A mere eighteen-character email was immediately returned.
　An unthinkable action for her in the past.
　People around her had no idea that she was doing such a thing.
　Realizing herself, but feeling her hazy emotions clearing, she loosened her mouth slightly instead of smiling, then rearranged her schedule in her mind and moved to finish her work a little earlier today.


　Word of the Day
　Sneak around, unnoticed