I’m a Rookie, but I’m an Experienced Professional - Chapter 9

—————
This chapter was translated by Lunox Team. To support us and help keep this series going, visit our website: LunoxScans.com
—————

Chapter 9

It had already been ten days since I joined the City Planning Department.

“Everyone gather in the conference room.”

Team Leader Toma Harens called all the employees to the City Planning Department as soon as he arrived at work.

We’d had several meetings, big and small, during this time, but he had never called me even once.

“I said everyone should gather, so why are you just sitting there?”

So I thought I’d be excluded this time too, but the team leader frowned deeply as he looked at me.

What’s this? Did he suddenly have a change of heart?

That can’t happen.

I need to get fired quickly!

I was bewildered, but I entered the conference room for now. The other employees were already sitting around a long oval wooden table.

Among them, the only empty seat was at the head of the table, obviously the team leader’s spot.

So where am I supposed to sit?

Should I have brought a chair?

“Don’t block the way and just stand over there.”

While I was looking around, Alan Kranter smirked and pointed to a corner of the conference room.

The other employees and the team leader said nothing about this.

Ah, so they’re telling me not to think about sitting down and just stand there like a folding screen watching the meeting.

‘Thank goodness.’

I was worried they might have the terrible idea of accepting me as a member of the City Planning Department, but this was really fortunate.

I finally felt relieved as I stood in the corner.

“Now then, let’s start with the status reports.”

“The triangular roof installation in A District is complete.”

“B District is scheduled to begin triangular roof installation starting Monday next week.”

“C District will also start work from Monday next week…”

When Toma Harens spoke, the employees reported while looking at documents. They also cleverly blocked the map spread on the desk so I couldn’t see it.

‘They’re even ostracizing me from this.’

It was the kind of blatant bullying I’d often seen in the real world, but I actually felt good because it clearly showed they didn’t acknowledge me.

“Eileen, was it? What do you think would be a good way to solve this problem?”

I was keeping my head down, trying to suppress the laughter that was about to escape, when the team leader suddenly threw a question at me.

Having no idea what they were looking at or what conversation they’d been having, I could only blink without being able to answer anything.

“Tsk, she was acting like a know-it-all, but she’s just an empty wagon making noise.”

“That’s right. The triangular roofs and waterways were just lucky coincidences, but the lord and everyone else seem to be overestimating her.”

“Isn’t this exactly what they call a cow catching a mouse while backing up?”

The other employees began criticizing me as if they’d been waiting for this moment.

Alan Kranter was especially excited as he tore into me.

Even if I wasn’t elite, I’d never been told I was lacking or insufficient anywhere.

Moreover, weren’t these the very people who had proposed the ridiculous method of covering roofs with grass and leaves to block rainwater?

But hearing such nonsense made me feel terrible. I wanted to flip the table and ask where they got off spouting such garbage.

That would probably get me fired for sure…

“Then I’ll have to hold your father responsible for raising his daughter wrong.”

The moment I remembered the lord who had threatened me using Tabin, I shook my head.

Flipping the table would get me fired, but that would be getting fired for my own fault.

Then the lord would place that responsibility on me and my father.

So instead of that, I had to make them judge that I was incompetent and fire me on their own.

“You’re right. I was also thinking it was strange that the lord would evaluate someone as lacking as me so highly.”

So rather than getting angry, I acknowledged what they were saying.

It hurt my pride, but my life was more precious than that.

When I smiled and agreed with them, the team leader and employees looked at me as if they couldn’t believe it.

“To admit that with her own mouth. Is she crazy?”

“Right. I knew she wasn’t right in the head from the first time I saw her, but I didn’t know it was to this extent…”

Tap tap-

When the employees started murmuring again, the team leader tapped the table to quiet everyone down.

“Well, at least it’s fortunate that she knows how lacking she is.”

“That’s true.”

“Then you’ll need to study, won’t you?”

Huh? Study?

When Toma Harens gestured, the employee sitting to his right hurriedly left the conference room.

“Take this.”

When he returned, he placed a large box in my arms. It was full of blueprints.

“What is… this?”

“These are blueprints that were used when constructing buildings in C District. Among them, some were approved and some were rejected.”

Toma Harens smiled meaningfully.

“Sort the approved blueprints from the rejected ones and bring them by tomorrow. If you’re going to work at the City Planning Department from now on, you should at least be able to do that much.”

[1-3. Gain recognition from the City Planning Department team leader.]

[Reward: 5,000p]

As soon as he finished speaking, a Main Quest appeared before my eyes.

Why do I have to gain recognition from such a person!

Rage welled up from deep in my chest.

“I under… stand.”

But unlike Sub Quests, Main Quests had no choice options, so I gritted my teeth and accepted it.

* * *

“They’re all strange…”

I looked through all the blueprints the team leader gave me, but no matter how hard I searched, I couldn’t see any blueprints that looked like they would be approved.

“Did he deliberately put only rejected blueprints in here to mess with me?”

Knock knock-

Just as reasonable suspicion was setting in, I heard a knocking sound.

“Excuse me for a moment.”

It was the annex building manager.

“May I ask how long you’ll be staying here? I need to start locking up soon.”

Come to think of it, it was already past 8 PM.

I had no idea so much time had passed while examining the blueprints.

Only then checking the time, I looked around. The other employees had already left work.

Usually they work late, but today everyone left early.

If it weren’t for this damn Main Quest telling me to gain Toma Harens’ recognition, I would have left work long ago too.

“I’m leaving work now.”

Since I’d finished checking the blueprints, I gathered my things and left the office.

“Hey.”

I left the annex building and was heading straight to catch a carriage when I heard someone calling me.

“What?”

There’s no one around though?

“Did I hear wrong?”

Did I work too hard for the first time in a while and start hearing things?

It seemed to be because of the eerie and gloomy atmosphere that made it feel like ghosts could appear at any moment.

“Let’s hurry back.”

Just as I was about to quicken my pace, suddenly an arm shot out from the darkness and grabbed my arm.

“Aaahhh!”

I screamed and swung my bag wildly.

With a dull thud, all the belongings inside my bag came tumbling out onto the floor.

“…More violent than you look.”

This voice, could it be….

“L-Lord?”

It really was Callix Crowbell.

A human scarier than a ghost had appeared!

“I’m sorry, I’m sorry!”

I apologized reflexively while picking up the items that had fallen to the ground.

But one pen had rolled all the way to his feet.

The lord kicked the pen with his toe as if handling something dirty, rolling it toward me.

“Pick it up.”

Just like the final boss from a novel, look at what he’s doing.

As expected, nothing good would come from staying near this guy for long.

I resolved to get fired as soon as possible and leave this place, picking up the pen and the remaining items.

“The carriage is ready, my lord.”

When I had finished gathering everything, Noah Roheim appeared.

“Miss Eileen?”

“Hello.”

Noah Roheim’s eyes widened slightly when he belatedly noticed me.

“Are you getting off work now? The stagecoach to the city gate should be stopped by now.”

“It’s only 8 o’clock, and the stagecoach is already stopped?”

When I asked in surprise, Noah Roheim sighed.

“Oh my. You didn’t know, I see. The stagecoach only runs until 7 PM.”

How could that be. Having lived in a world where public transportation ran actively even at dawn, I never thought the stagecoach would be stopped.

‘Then how do I get back?’

If I walked, I’d arrive at the city gate around midnight, but at that hour the gates would be closed and I wouldn’t be able to get out.

“My lord, since you happen to have business near the city gate, how about taking Miss Eileen with you and dropping her off near the gate?”

While I was pondering what to do, Noah Roheim said something strange.

“Fine.”

The lord, who I thought would naturally refuse, accepted his suggestion.

Riding in a carriage alone with the final boss. Just thinking about it made me feel suffocated.

‘I’d rather sleep rough waiting for the gates to open.’

Wait a minute. In that case, I could just sleep in the guard room here.

Tabin would worry if I stayed out without notice, but he’d understand if I said it was unavoidable because the stagecoach was stopped.

“Actually, now that I think about it, I still have work to….”

[Surprise Quest appears☆]

Just as I was about to refuse Noah Roheim’s suggestion, a system window appeared before my eyes.

[Q. Please enjoy an intimate carriage date with the lord!]

—————
This chapter was translated by Lunox Team. To support us and help keep this series going, visit our website: LunoxScans.com
—————