I’m a Rookie, but I’m an Experienced Professional - Chapter 6

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Chapter 6

When Tabin heard the news that I would be working at the City Planning Department, he was overjoyed and bought me new clothes and a new bag.

Even when I said I didn’t need such things, he insisted on putting them in my hands, so I had no choice but to accept them.

The villagers also gave me various gifts like shoes, fountain pens, and notebooks.

On my first day of work, they all even came out to the village entrance to wave goodbye.

“This is driving me crazy.”

I was grateful that they were happy and celebrating for me as if it were their own achievement, but I felt more burdened than anything else.

Because I had no intention of working hard.

My goal was to show the Lord that I was actually a useless person and get fired as quickly as possible.

The Main Quest only said to accept the Lord’s proposal, not that I had to work hard at the City Planning Department.

There was no content about continuing to work either.

‘So it shouldn’t matter if I get fired.’

Even if I wanted to quit, I couldn’t because Tabin’s life was at stake.

Getting fired was the best option available.

Then I needed to escape from this place as quickly as possible.

‘What about Tabin and the villagers?’

I knew full well they would die meaningless deaths if they stayed here, so leaving them behind weighed on my mind.

But I couldn’t take all the villagers with me when I fled.

“Let me think about this slowly.”

There was still time before Callix Crowbell would participate in the monster extermination.

Monster extermination was held once every five years, and the next one was two years away.

Before then, I needed to think of a way to escape from Belheim, and if possible, take all the villagers with me.

“Getting fired comes first.”

How could I show them that I was incompetent?

While I was pondering this, I had already passed through the city gate.

Normally, you had to undergo thorough inspection to pass through the city gate, but I passed right through because I had an identification pass.

“Let’s see, I was told to take the carriage with the blue band here and get off at the final stop.”

Just then, a carriage with a blue band arrived at the station.

Even though I would have to wait an hour if I missed this one, I deliberately didn’t board it.

I wanted to be late on my first day and make a bad first impression.

I leisurely looked around while waiting for the next carriage.

Last time when I went to the Lord’s castle, I was riding in a carriage the whole time, and I was too confused to have the leisure to look around the city.

“What a sight, what a sight indeed.”

Belheim, which I was now seeing properly for the first time, was such a mess that I couldn’t bear to look at it.

The road surface, which had been overturned by strong rain and wind and hardened that way, was such a mess that it was amazing wheels could roll on it properly.

The buildings were packed so tightly together that it seemed like not even sunlight, let alone wind, could get through.

“If any house catches fire, the entire street would burn down.”

The fire safety facilities probably weren’t properly equipped either, so what were they thinking building like this?

“Ugh, the smell.”

I was clicking my tongue when suddenly I hurriedly covered my nose at the stench that hit me.

Household wastewater was left untreated in every alley, creating a terrible stench.

Rats and insects were also swarming.

“Living like this, they’d be prone to infectious diseases.”

Come to think of it, most medieval cities were vulnerable to infectious diseases.

The Lord’s castle and its surroundings were cleanly maintained, so I thought the city would be the same, but it wasn’t.

“Well, the Lord’s castle is maintained with magic, as they said.”

Then couldn’t the city also be managed with magic?

Why don’t they do that?

Is the city too large? Or are there no magicians skilled enough?

Then they should use other methods to completely renovate everything…

“What am I doing, having such useless thoughts.”

I need to work poorly and get fired, so what’s the point of thinking like this?

“This is why occupational hazards are scary.”

I clicked my tongue and boarded the carriage with the blue band that had just arrived.

At first, many people were boarding, but gradually more people got off, and by the time we reached the final stop, I was alone.

The other officials had already gone to work, so that must be why.

When I passed through the Lord’s castle, the clock hands were pointing to ten o’clock.

“I’m an hour late on my first day, so everyone must be quite angry, right?”

Just thinking about it made me happy. I hummed to myself as I headed to the City Planning Department.

The City Planning Department was located at the end of the eastern corridor on the third floor of the annex building.

“It was supposed to be a brown door with a blue sign… ah, here it is.”

The blue sign had “City Planning Department” written in large letters.

But how do I know how to read and write the letters of this world?

“Must be a privilege of being possessed.”

I looked at the letters that were unfamiliar yet familiar, then smiled brightly and opened the door.

“Hello!”

A useless new employee who appeared with a smile, not even knowing she was late on her first day.

Just thinking that such a person had come in as my successor made my stomach boil with anger.

“What? Why is no one here?”

I had entered hoping the employees would react the same way, but the office was completely empty.

“Did I come to the wrong place?”

I went outside and checked the sign again.

“It is the City Planning Department, right?”

But why is no one here?

Oh, maybe they’ve already gone out to the field?

“That could be it.”

Everyone’s busy restoring the city that was damaged by the rainy season.

“Then I’ll just sleep until people come back.”

I was tired from waking up early after a long time anyway, so this worked out well.

I sprawled out on the soft sofa and closed my eyes.

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“You must be tired from working overtime continuously without even weekends, so let’s make it 11 AM for tomorrow’s start time.”

On Sunday, just before leaving work, Toma Harens told the employees.

On the surface, it seemed like he was being considerate of his tired employees, but that wasn’t the case.

The employees, who knew it was to mess with the new employee starting tomorrow, grinned and agreed.

And so, Monday morning.

The faces of the City Planning Department employees, who came to work two hours later than usual, were full of smiles.

“The new employee. When she came to work and saw no one in the office, what do you think she did?”

“I think she probably panicked and cried? She might have even gone straight to the Lord to tattle.”

“Ha, our Lord hates crying people more than anything in the world.”

“Exactly. I hope she got fired right away.”

The sound of giggling echoed widely through the corridor.

They expected the new employee to either not be in the office, or if she was there, to be at a loss for what to do.

“…What is that?”

Contrary to their expectations, the new employee was sprawled out on the sofa, sleeping comfortably.

She was even snoring, so everyone looked down at the new employee as if they were dumbfounded.

“Hey. How long has she been sleeping here?”

“I don’t know either. She was already asleep when I came ten minutes ago.”

“Hah, anyone would think this is her own home.”

They had tried to give her a hard time, but instead felt like they were the ones who got played, leaving all the employees with deeply furrowed brows.

“Let’s wake her up for now.”

The employee who spoke shook the shoulder of the sleeping newcomer who was snoring.

“Mmm, just five more minutes.”

In a situation where she should immediately get up and bow desperately with hands and feet, she wanted to sleep more.

It was so absurd that they were left speechless.

“What’s everyone gathered there doing?”

Just then, team leader Toma Harens, who had arrived at work, asked, and all the employees pointed in unison at the sofa where the newcomer was lying.

“Team leader! Look over there! The newcomer is hogging the sofa and sleeping!”

“We woke her up but she won’t get up! Good heavens, does this make any sense?”

“Even if she’s the Lord’s parachute hire, she’s being way too presumptuous…!”

“Quiet, quiet.”

Toma Harens waved his hands to silence the employees who were chattering like sparrows.

Then he approached the sofa, grabbed the bottom part of it, and flipped it over.

“…Ahhh!”

The newcomer who rolled off the sofa let out a single scream.

“Sleep well, newcomer?”

“…Who?”

The newcomer looked up at Toma Harens with eyes still heavy with sleep and asked.

“I’m Toma Harens, team leader of the City Planning Department.”

“Ah, you’re the team leader!”

The newcomer stood up with a bright smile and extended her hand toward Toma Harens.

“I’m Eileen, starting work at the City Planning Department today. Please take good care of me!”

Good heavens. In a situation where bowing until her waist touched the ground wouldn’t be enough, she was offering a handshake first!

All the employees gasped at the newcomer’s unheard-of audacity.

Toma Harens also frowned so deeply that his beard shook, then pointed at the door with his thick finger.

“We don’t need an employee like you, so get out right now.”

Now she must have grasped the situation.

The employees expected the newcomer to cry and beg for forgiveness.

“Are you saying you’re going to fire me?”

But surprisingly, the newcomer smiled brightly as if she owned the world.

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