I’m a Rookie, but I’m an Experienced Professional - Chapter 10

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Chapter 10

What the hell is this crazy quest?

I should just ignore something like this.

[Reward: 3,000p]

[※There will be a penalty if you fail.]

As if reading my mind, the system message changed.

No, why does a sub quest have a penalty!

[This isn’t a sub quest, it’s a surprise quest.]

[By the way, surprise quests have time limits. 10, 9…]

“What? Wait a minute!”

In my urgency, I ended up blurting out what should have stayed in my thoughts.

“What are you doing?”

Then Callix Crowbell asked with a clearly displeased expression. His gaze was so menacing that cold sweat ran down my spine.

“Ah, well…”

Even while thinking of an excuse, the system window’s countdown continued.

My heart grew anxious and I couldn’t organize my thoughts.

[4, 3, 2,…]

“Please take good care of me until we reach the city gate!”

In the end, I had no choice but to accept the quest.

* * *

As expected, riding in a carriage alone with Callix Crowbell was extremely suffocating.

I kept looking out the window because I felt like I’d make eye contact with the lord if I looked straight ahead.

The stagecoach I usually took went around in circles through residential areas and markets to pick up passengers, but the lord’s carriage cut straight through the city center.

Then a completely different scenery from what I saw on the stagecoach unfolded.

The buildings were much more luxurious, and the streets were clean without a single piece of trash.

‘This must be the area where rich people live.’

While I was looking around, what caught my eye was a triangular roof.

‘How did they make that?’

Could it be that they saw what I made and copied it?

If so, they stole my technique without permission, which was very unpleasant.

‘Wait. Shouldn’t I be happy about this instead?’

The reason the lord placed me in the City Planning Department was because of that triangular roof.

If he found out they could make the same thing without me, getting fired would be much easier.

“How is the work at the City Planning Department?”

Just as I was hoping to get fired quickly, the lord suddenly asked.

I didn’t like the silence, but I liked him talking to me even less.

“Yes. It’s fine.”

“I heard the City Planning Department employees are giving you a hard time.”

Noah Roheim must have reported it.

“Rather than giving me a hard time, they’re doubting my abilities. I can handle this much, so you don’t need to worry.”

Since the lord’s intervention might mess up my plan to get fired as soon as possible, I repeatedly emphasized that it was fine.

“You said it was your first time working, but you talk like someone who’s done it for years.”

“Is, is that so?”

I spoke without thinking, but it must have been too obvious.

I should be more careful from now on.

‘But how am I supposed to enjoy an intimate carriage date?’

It couldn’t mean to have affectionate skinship or conversations like real lovers.

In the first place, the system had been giving me architecture-related quests until now, so why did something like this suddenly appear?

“Have you lived in the Hunters’ Village continuously from birth until now?”

While I was thinking about the quest’s intention, an unexpected background check came.

“Ah, yes. That’s right.”

“Then why didn’t you step forward before?”

“Yes? What do you mean…?”

“The rainy season. There was damage last year too, and the year before that, but you stayed quiet and only stepped forward this time. What’s the reason?”

Well, it’s because I possessed this world’s body this time.

Words I couldn’t say rolled around in my mouth.

Even if I said it, there was no way he’d believe me.

“I tried to prevent it several times before, but I failed each time, and this time luck happened to be on my side. Yes, it was all luck.”

Until now, I hated people who dismissed my skills as luck and ignored me the most, but I emphasized it hoping this person would please believe that.

“Luck is also a type of skill.”

“Haha, is that so.”

I’ve felt this before, but this person is generous with praise in unexpected areas.

“I hope your luck continues to work when you’re working at the City Planning Department too.”

“Ah, yes. I’ll do my best.”

I couldn’t say I had no intention of continuing to work, so I answered appropriately.

Then the lord’s lips, which had been in a straight line, curved up slightly.

What? He was someone who knew how to smile like that?

[Surprise Quest Success!]

[We’ll give you 3,000 points as a reward!]

Suddenly, a quest success notification window appeared before my eyes.

This counts as success? What exactly are the criteria?

It was absurd, but I couldn’t get an answer even if I questioned it.

Most importantly, since I wasn’t losing anything, I decided to let it go.

* * *

“Are you done separating the blueprints?”

The next day, Toma Harens called me over as soon as he arrived at work and asked.

“Yes. Here they are.”

I put down the box containing the blueprints on his desk.

Then Toma Harens looked at me as if he was dumbfounded.

“What are you doing? I clearly told you to separate the approved blueprints from the rejected ones.”

“They’re all rejected blueprints, so I didn’t separate them.”

He wanted to make me suffer by giving me all rejected blueprints and telling me to sort them, but he must be surprised that I figured it out.

If he acknowledged me like that, the main quest would be successful too.

“Ha, that’s an interesting thing to say.”

I was thinking about what equipment to buy with the points I’d collected so far when Toma Harens chuckled.

“Since you don’t know anything, did you decide to just push forward saying everything’s wrong?”

What he meant was that there were approved blueprints among these.

That was even more surprising. I opened my eyes wide. I checked several times, but no matter how I looked at it, there was nothing worth approving.

“Which ones are the approved blueprints?”

When I asked out of genuine curiosity, Toma Harens pulled out four sheets from the pile of blueprints.

“These.”

I examined the blueprints he gave me again.

How could these possibly get approved?

Even after rubbing my eyes and checking again, I couldn’t understand it at all.

“This blueprint has foundations that are too thin—if it rains and the ground sinks even a little, the entire building will tilt. And this blueprint has ridiculous column spacing. With gaps this wide, it absolutely won’t support the weight of the upper floors.”

I pointed to each blueprint one by one, identifying the problematic parts.

Then Toma Harens’ face turned red and blue.

“What does a newbie who just started know to be spouting off like this?”

“You have no experience, so don’t step out of line and just do what we tell you.”

Incompetent bosses spouting such nonsense to save face—it’s the same whether in novels or reality.

I had planned to act incompetent to get fired, but seeing truly incompetent people made my blood boil.

I can’t even do that.

“If even a newbie like me can spot the problems, it’s truly unfortunate that a team leader with so much experience couldn’t detect them.”

The real ‘Han Seon-ah’ had to endure dirty and petty treatment because she needed to work at the company long-term, but the novel’s ‘Eileen’ had no such reason.

“And while we’re on the topic, I have a question. On my way home yesterday, I noticed quite a few buildings with triangular roofs installed.”

As soon as I brought it up, Toma Harens’ face visibly hardened.

This must be exactly the expression a thief makes when caught red-handed.

“It seems like someone copied the triangular roof I created… Could it have been you, Team Leader?”

Bang—

“Who copied what!”

Toma Harens slammed the desk and shot up from his seat.

“I analyzed and created it in my own way. I made it much better than what you made!”

“That’s called copying.”

“I said it’s not!”

Anyone could see it was true, but he stubbornly insisted otherwise—it was absurd.

“I had no idea you were someone so impossible to reason with. I feel sorry for the employees who have to work under someone like you, Team Leader.”

As soon as I finished speaking, I heard someone clearing their throat behind me.

They all just couldn’t say it, but they must have been thinking the same thing as me.

“My word is law here! If you don’t like my methods, get out right now!”

“Why should I? If you don’t like it, fire me yourself.”

“You, you…”

Toma Harens glared at me with bloodshot eyes but couldn’t finish his sentence.

It was amusing to see that he wanted to fire me right now but couldn’t because of the Lord.

“You’re not going to fire me?”

When I provoked him, Toma Harens threw the blueprints at my face.

“Get out of my sight right now!”

Ah, I failed to get fired again this time.

“I’ll take that as you telling me to leave work early. I’ll head out first then. I’ll see you next week, Team Leader.”

I bowed politely, then grabbed my bag and left the office.

“That crazy bitch…!”

“Calm down, Team Leader.”

Toma Harens’ roaring voice sounded incredibly sweet to me, as it seemed to indicate that the day I’d get fired wasn’t far off.

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