45-Work and work ②




 Yuto returns to work, unable to take a break, and starts pushing a wheelbarrow loaded with debris.
 Yuto is not a craftsman, so he mainly does this kind of miscellaneous work, but his roots are serious, so he does his best.
 Then, before you know it, a large silver-haired man is sitting on the rebar yard, looking relaxed and relaxed.

''Yuto's husband. You're so energetic~ working in a place like this.

Hmm? Oh! Gaston! Don't come in here without permission! My master will be pissed if he finds out.

That's okay. Did you forget? I have a useful ability called positioning, you know? There's no reason for anyone to be suspicious.

 Positioning ... it is the ability to twist your position in relation to the other person. For example, it can give the other party the illusion of being the most trustworthy friend, despite the fact that they have never met before.
 Originally it was a special ability of the now deceased and unaffiliated Edmund Stan, but Gaston sucked the blood of the person with the ability and took this ability away from him. The main purpose of the ability was to infiltrate and spy on people, mainly for the purpose of infiltration and espionage.
 I heard later from Gaston that this man, Edmund Stan, was quite a scoundrel, and used this positioning ability to do bad things to the rich and beautiful young girls and other people he noticed.

''Oh, I see....why? What are you doing here? I'm busy over here, as you can see!

 Gaston is a big man with dull silver hair and over six feet tall and very conspicuous, but this positioning ability allows him to get in anywhere without a physical partition.
 And ... Gaston is a vampire.
 Vampires are a proud and solitary race with extremely powerful magical powers and abilities, and have chosen to blend in with human society. However, they have now also abandoned the act of bloodsucking to avoid hostility with human society.

 Gaston and Yuto had been friends now since the incident at the World Ability Agency's recent rookie test.
 Gaston is a vampire that has an extremely rare ability to suck the other person's ability along with blood, even among vampires. Gaston's existence is said to have lasted more than 1500 years, and his power is said to be of the quasi-magic class.

 At the time, Gaston was present at the deathbed of his beloved rank SS Satori ability Sophia Sutherland, sucking her blood and gaining her Satori ability.
 It seemed to be a miracle of her heart for Gaston, but Gaston lost his sanity, unable to bear the loneliness of losing Sophia.
 He then attacked five people, including Edmund Stan and four other people with abilities belonging to the World Organization of Gifted Persons, and took possession of their abilities.
 So Gaston became practically as powerful as the Demon God class, and he broke into the World Ability Agency's rookie rank examination that Yuto participated in and attacked him. Its purpose was to suck the blood of the participating rookie ability holders and take away their abilities.
 At that place, Gaston encountered Yuto and got into a fight... Gaston got angry with Yuto, and Yuto cornered him and nearly killed him, and after Yuto saved his life, Gaston became Yuto's friend.
 And now, Gaston comes to check on Masato quite often.
 With his chiseled and keen eyes, Gaston smiles at Masato, "You don't have to talk like that.

''You don't have to talk like that. I came to check on your husband! Even though it looks like this, I'm my husband's contractual demon..................but I'm a friend~'

'Gaston, by any chance, did you notice the fight with the Land God earlier?

 Gaston didn't answer the question, but looked over at Yuto's work area and sighed lightly.

''Mister you haven't gotten any work from the agency yet? I'm sure your husband can handle any job lightly. Isn't that the way you want to be paid? Even for a husband, living in a tent forever will destroy your body, won't it?

''Yes, that's true.......but there's nothing we can do about the ones that don't get requests. Maybe the requests are few and far between and they don't get passed on to us...

No, the agency is overbooked and understaffed at the moment. I'm sure if your husband doesn't get the job, he's simply forgotten about it.

'What! Really? Gaston, how did you know about the... oh! You didn't sneak into an institution! God! You're a wanted man, so you're always advised not to take that kind of bypass...

 Gaston is listening to Yuto's sermon and looking towards the entrance of the work site.
 There is a woman in a suit getting out of a black car and talking to the foreman about something.

'Whoa, mister! Do the rest well. Then!

Hey! Gaston! You hear me.........and then he disappeared. Taku!

 Yuto stared at the spot where Gaston had been and made a bitter face beside the single wheeled wheelbarrow.

'Hey you?'

"Huh?

 When Yuto was spoken to from behind and turned around, a woman in a suit was standing there. The woman, who appears to be in her mid-twenties from the looks of it, is looking at Yuto quizzically.

''Uh, is there something about me........''

'This strong spiritual power - are you a gifted person? Do you belong to an institution?

 Yuto is surprised to see this woman who has noticed his wasteful spiritual power. The woman then shifted her gaze and when she spotted the large rock that Yuto had restored during the break, she approached it and went around the rock as if to investigate.

''Did you do this?''

 Without looking at us, the woman would check with Yuto.
 Yuto didn't know what she meant by that. He thought it was either about the matter of the battle with the human outsider just now, or about the restoration of the large rock and the shifting of the earth's veins, and when he thought about it, he decided to affirm it, since both were things he had done.

''Ah, yes......... Um..........

Excuse me. My name is Shima Kakizushi. I'm currently the secretary to the head of the Japanese branch of the World Ability Agency. And you are?

'Yes. My name is Du Du. My rank is D.

''Oh, a rank D at such a young age is admirable. Did you take the rookie exam in May by any chance?

Yes!

Yes.

 Shima frowns while receiving that with a smile.

''Doudu I've never heard of you...''

 As the secretary of the chapter's head, Oomine Hisae, Shima thought she had a list of abilities in her head that belonged to the Japanese chapter.
 But Shima doesn't know this boy.
 The May rookie exam in May was, according to many things, the exam where there was an unprecedented incident of a vampire, an S-class outsider, attacking the test taker's party at the end of that exam.
 Because of that, the paperwork for assignment information to the newcomer's various chapters in the post-processing process would normally have been made official immediately, but it had been pushed back to June. From Shima's recollection, they were due to arrive next week.
 However, the new recruits assigned to the Japan Branch have been determined and there are not many, if any, of them. Therefore, even before the papers arrived, Shima had heard their names and ranks, and their abilities verbally from Hisae, who was the head of the branch and the organizer of that rookie test, and had put them in his mind.

(How could Oomine-sama have forgotten... well it's inconceivable.)

 Shima thought about it, and spoke to this boy in a natural way so that he wouldn't realize that his suspicions had arisen.

''I just detected a powerful inhuman ward being set up here, what did you do?''

Yes? Yes, but....

 Yuto replies, thinking that he answered the question earlier.

'Can you elaborate?'

Oh, I see.

 Since Shima asked him that, Yuto honestly told him just what happened to the white tiger that almost lost its power, which was probably the land god earlier.
 As Shima listened to the story, the natural expression on her face fragilely crumbled and her face became a mixture of surprise and doubt.

''The story is true!

'What? Yes ... yes, but...

Oh, I'm sorry.

 
 However, it was not surprising that Shima was surprised.
 Because, according to Masato's story, even though the other party was on the verge of losing its power, it was a being that had come to the point of gaining divinity.

 Gaining divinity is an outsider who has received faith, including awe and respect from people for many years.
 Needless to say, such an outsider is extremely powerful. That's what Yuto says he has dismissed.
 Moreover, he did not stop at restoring the large rock that is the dependence of the human race that has gained its divine status, but moved the path of the earth's veins, albeit only slightly.

(There's no way he could do that with a rank D! (The only person who could do that would be a rank A or higher ability.

 Shima thinks so, but she doesn't think the boy in front of her is lying either. This is because the boy's story can be explained by this boy's story, including the unknown aspects of what he had just examined himself.
 Shima tries not to be alarmed by the boy, but makes a soft face while being wary of this boy who is himself unidentified.

''Du Du, can I see your rank certificate? I'll report to the agency later. It's a very noble thing you've done. Even if you hadn't been asked to do it, you've acted in a way that meets the agency's ideals, so maybe we can make sure there's some kind of reward.

Really?

 Yuto unexpectedly jumped up and down with joy at Shima's wonderful offer and grabbed both of Shima's hands.

'Yeah, yeah, it's true,'

 Shima is a little pressured by Yuto's reaction. Up close and personal, I can see Yuto's expression full of joy.

(Ah, I might be surprisingly like....not!

 Shima, who doesn't actually admit that she likes younger people, inwardly shakes off her thoughts.

 The actuality of this is that it's a very good idea to be able to have a good quality of life.
 Shima's face twitches at the fact that he had put his important and important confidential rank certificate with his loyalty card, but when he receives the certificate from Yuto, he cautiously confirms it.

(This is indeed........real. And it belongs to the Japan Chapter.......and the date of issue is also from this year's rookie exam)

 Shima checks Yuto's rank certificate with a serious face.

(Couldn't it be that Oomine-sama really misremembered it.......)

Okay, I'll check. Thank you, Mr. Du.

 Saying that, Shima returned the rank certificate to Yuto. When Yuto received it, he looked at Shima as if he had made up his mind.

''Um, Kakitate-san,''

What? I'm not questioning anything.

"Huh?

'Oh, it's nothing. More importantly, what is it?

'I wish I could, but I was wondering if you could get me a job at an agency? Of course, I know a lot of things are impossible for my rank to do, but...

'What? How many of those things are there? There's so many requests at the agency right now, they're even saying they don't have enough competent people?

'What! Really?!

''Yes, and moreover, at your age, Dou Dou Dou, rank D is an admirable person. I should be able to ask you for a favor from me... but you haven't heard anything from me?

'Yes......... Maybe it's just that when I took the exam, all these amazing people around me... I got the lowest grade, so they forgot about me...

It can't be...

(I don't think that makes me forget about it, but...)

'Alright, Mr. Du Du. I'll go back to the agency and see if there are any other jobs I can pass on to you. Then I'll give you a call.

'Oh, thank you! Ah! But I don't have a cell phone, so please use the mail...

'What? Really? Do you have a home phone?

It's not even...

 Shima is surprised that he doesn't even have a cell phone nowadays, but if you look around, you can see that this is a construction site. Yuto's outfit also clearly shows that he is working here part-time.
 Shima thinks that there is something about Yuto, and Shima is also an adult, so he agreed without prying too deeply into the matter.

I'll mail the request to the registered address.

'Yes! I understand!

 Yuto wanted a cell phone too, so it was wishful thinking. He agrees with a big smile on his face.
 Shima is caught off guard by the younger man's smile.

The first thing you need to do is to get a new one. Not! Then, Mr. Dou Dou Dou, I'll contact you again. As soon as you get a cell phone, you must contact me, okay?

'What? Yes, sir.

 Not the agency? For a moment, Yuto thought about it, but he replied that he was the person who was the secretary of the branch president, so he must be managing the abilities of those who belonged to the branch as well.
 Shima nodded with a smirk and returned to the agency's car that was waiting outside the construction site.
 For some reason, Shima's gait seemed buoyant, even to Yuto, who was watching from behind.
 Yuto tilted his head and thought that he must have been in trouble due to the lack of manpower.

 A little, Shima, whose cheeks blushed, was the secretary of the World Ability Agency's Japanese branch head, Oomine Hisae, a talented woman who herself boasted an excellent rank B as an ability holder.
 ........But now she was just a troubled person with a full-blown fondness for younger people.......

''Did it work? Husband. Good for you - now you'll get the job.

'Oh, Gaston, where have you been? Huh? That was good... oh! You didn't think you brought Kakitate-san here on purpose?

 Yuto says, a bit accusingly.
 This is because, although Gaston is supposed to have died during the rookie exams, he is a confirmed vampire who would be a wanted man if he were to be found out that he is alive.
 Gaston has a history of murdering four people with abilities from the World Ability Agency and attacking newcomers to the rookie trials.
 In the process, he also defeated two of the three assassins sent by the vampire community who were angry with Gaston's behavior.
 If he was still alive, there was no way these two powerful organizations would allow him to do so.
 Nevertheless, Gaston claims to be a friend of Yuto's, and comes to check on him occasionally. What's more, he always tries his best to be of help to Masato.
 So while Masato is grateful to her for this, he is also worried about Gaston.
 Gaston starts to talk through the fact that he's about to go into lecture mode with Masato.

'Well, I couldn't imagine my husband being attacked by a land god, but it turned out okay. But it was good, wasn't it? Because if we don't, he'll be dry before the agency gets the job.

'Hmmm... sure... but Gaston...'

What is it?

Can you please not go over the edge? I appreciate this time, though.

''It's okay~ Yuto's husband. Besides, I'm my husband's friend, so it's only natural that I work for him, right?

You idiot!

What?

 Gaston had only thought that Yuto would be happy with whatever he said, so he was surprised when he was suddenly loud and angry.

'I'm glad and grateful that Gaston is doing something for me as a friend, okay? But Gaston's forgetting one thing.

Can I help you with what?

It means that Gaston is an important friend to me as well...

Eh....

So, Gaston. I'm Gaston's friend, and I don't want Gaston to do anything dangerous. You have every right to be concerned!

Yes?

 Gaston looks down, but that doesn't mean he's depressed.... Gaston's shoulders, with his large body, are trembling a little.

''Totally, I've finally heard people talk about it. It's a good reminder that you don't use your satori ability on us, but if that's the case, you should try to listen to people...

'Hi, Yuto's husband! Yikes.

Hey, hey! Stop hugging me! Don't cry like that, already~!

 Gaston, who had been a bloke for most of his 1500 years of life, was vulnerable to this kind of treatment....