[…] I didn’t tell you everything, though.]
Dragon President’s significantly lowered voice.
Yes. didn’t say everything.
Should I say only half the truth?
As for my identity, it was just saying that most of my data were fake and that I was an illegal resident, not from Shintokyo.
Other than that, I did not reveal my real origin or that I am Korean.
Of course, I didn’t even say that I was living well in 21st century Korea, but suddenly I didn’t know if it was a time slip or what, and I fell on the street in the 22nd century Dusk City in the game.
As for the microchip part, there is one supercomputer cyberware in the form of a small chip in my head,
He said that thanks to it, he sometimes showed unusually strong physical abilities or succeeded in things that seemed impossible.
He explained that it was because of it that he was able to cut off the Man Hunter’s arm and activate Schneider’s laser katana with biolock on it.
I just said it there.
He did not disclose the specific chip’s ability, extrasensory perception, or naked cyberdive.
The source of the switch chip, the Milicia Lab, was also not mentioned.
I can’t comment on that part, I just explained that I was only recently aware of the existence of microchips.
It wasn’t wrong. It is true that the existence of fragments of metal in my head was only discovered through the detailed examination that the president ordered.
“Because I can’t tell you everything in the first place.”
I said bluntly.
There is nothing to be ashamed of in that regard.
There is no human in the world who can share one hundred percent of his secret with those around him.
Even if it’s a family, it’s impossible to leave everything behind. No matter how close you are, privacy is absolutely there.
Not to mention co-workers.
It’s okay to reveal some of my secrets and things they’ve been curious about, but I can’t open them all.
Even now, Say did not say a word about the identity of ‘them’, and Tony did not disclose the specific reason why he quit his job as a net diver.
Same in my case.
As a matter separate from mutual trust, revealing that I am a Korean may pose a great risk.
In addition, the relationship with the employees will deteriorate. The perception of New Mecca Korea is not good at all.
It’s strange that Lee Shi-ho, who knew I was Korean but hired him for fun, would most people be terrified and try to move away from me.
That’s a normal reaction.
It’s nice to stop away from it.
Probably, in all probability, they will try to report it to the DCPD. Then it hurts a lot.
The fact that I moved from the 21st century to the 22nd century and that I fell into the world of the game was one more drink from there, and it would be a good thing if I didn’t treat myself like a madman.
It was too sensitive to talk about the power or source of the chip.
It’s not that I don’t trust the people of Dragon’s Rare, but it’s safest to keep secrets alone.
Not only for me, but also for other employees.
A microchip that provides hyper-perception and free cyberdive?
Its existence alone is nothing less than the Holy Grail of the Middle Ages or the mercenary of martial arts. Just knowing that you will not be able to avoid the transgression.
The same was true for the part about the Milicia Lab. There’s nothing good about being tied to Megacorp.
Especially if it was a secretly hidden area like a secret lab.
I am considerate of other employees. In retrospect, rather… .
“I feel like I said too much. I wish I had hidden more.”
All of a sudden, I’m worried now. As I mumbled that, the Dragon President waved his hand.
[Chigau (no). That’s good enough. Maybe we can hide it together… It was well clarified at an appropriate level.]
Having said that, I feel a little reassured.
I feel refreshed after revealing some of the things I had been hiding. After a long time, my mind was very empty.
That’s why even when the dragon boss said he had something to give him and looked inside the armor and held out something, he said, ‘What is this?’ I could accept it with a light heart.
“…!”
I wondered if you had prepared so many gifts, but something unexpected came out.
What he gave him was a small rectangular thin electronic display.
I think I’ve seen something similar somewhere… .
[Turn it on.]
“How do you grow?”
[If you touch the screen once, it will turn on. To turn off, simply tap twice in a row.]
He smiled and pressed the screen firmly with his finger.
Then the display turns on.
『Bar, Dragon’s Lair
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Manager and apprentice bartender—Aaron.
It was advanced. I could feel it as soon as I saw it.
Affiliation, title, and name are written in elegant fonts on a smooth background of silver metal with a slight red tint.
And we call these things nameplates.
[It’s yours. Try it once.]
Without noticing, ‘Did you already give me your name tag when you first went to work?’ didn’t sound the same.
What I received then was an improvised, cheap nameplate.
A name tag made of clumsy plastic material that makes it obvious to anyone looking at it.
In itself, it was nothing more than a tag to let others know that I was a temporary worker and that I was a clumsy newcomer.
And vice versa.
The fact that I was given that proper, high-end electronic nameplate that Tony and Sei always wear on their uniforms… .
[Nancy Teruno (what are you doing)? Come on and try it on.]
“… … .”
I was silent and put my name tag on my chest.
Because it is a good item, there is no need to pin it or fasten it with a string, and it is neatly fixed on the clothes just by holding it.
[Yeah, so. Hey, it suits you well. Is it because you’re wearing a well-colored suit? cool.]
“… thank you.”
[I didn’t put my last name on purpose and only put my name (name), but now that I think about it, I did really well. great. Now, whenever I go to work in the future, I wear this with me.]
That means… .
[Because you too are a full-time employee of our bar from today.]
It means that I got out of a temporary job and became a full-time employee of Dragon’s Rare.
Sit down and swallow your saliva. At the sight of me with only my eyes closed, the Dragon boss laughed.
[What, you’re usually quick-witted, but why are you just staring blankly as if you didn’t know at all? Honestly, it was obvious. What else could be the reason for suddenly calling out separately? That’s why I called you.]
It wasn’t obvious at all.
I really didn’t know about it until I got my nameplate.
I feel like I’ve been given an unexpected gift. I still don’t feel it
What makes this feel so special?
The transition to this full-time job seemed more psychologically surprising than the $100,000 bonus earlier.
[Are you naive or are you pretending to be naive? . Hey, if you’re like you, would you leave a good and good employee on a temporary job, crazy?
An all-powerful ace as soon as he jumps in to solve the store’s problems while ignoring his own safety, even taking care of the boss’s work?]
A word spoken by waving fingers.
[Never leave it as a temporary job. Then what do you do when someone leaves the hall? It must be a full-time employee.]
Dragon boss pushed the helmet straight toward me. That bright yellow electronic lens meets his eyes.
[Hey, Aaron. Aaron.]
“… !”
I’m just calling, and I’m surprised.
Not to mention, Dragon President has never called me by my first name.
He used to call me ‘Nakamura-kun’ or ‘you’ every time.
But suddenly the name is changed, and it is very unfamiliar and awkward.
Why all of a sudden… ?
[Aaron. Since I got that name badge, I got it stamped. You are now a full-time employee, and you are my employee. It’s mine. no one can take it okay?]
“uh… yes.”
He nodded, crushed by the force.
‘You belong to me, no one can take it.’ Anyone who hears it would know that it is a scene from a romance drama.
It’s not the position of a female employee who is obsessed with the boss, what is this?
Anyway, if the head office gives you an order to return, you have to go back… I do not know. That’s what I thought when I went.
The dragon president was satisfied with the way I looked and patted my shoulder.
[Yoshi (okay). very good. Ha, then… Everything you said back then was right.]
“What did I say?”
Please kindly look back and let me know when you are puzzled.
[You were like that back then. After a while, you’ll have to be ready to rob a lot of bonuses. Because you’re so good at your job, I’m sure you’ll be very excited to accept you as a full-time employee.
It’s really just the way it is. Oh, the period has changed a bit. At that time, I told you to prepare in a month, maybe?]
Oh, I just asked.
This man remembered everything. Pretending not to know!
When the dark history was revealed and my face became hot, the Dragon president giggled and laughed.
[What are you ashamed of? It’s a Sugoi (great) thing. It means that it has been reduced to a whopping one-third of the originally stated deadline. Great job, Aaron! After all, we are proud of our store.]
“Boss, please… .”
please stop… .
In the dark and quiet dawn, the dragon boss yells for everyone to leave the street.
I felt like I was going to die of shame. The dragon boss looked at me with interest as I twisted my whole body, and spit it out.
[But you still call me boss?]
“Yes?”
Then you call the boss the boss, what else do you call it?
Frowning at the strange sound, he waved his hands.
[Hey (okay). You may not remember.]
“What… .”
[Don’t bother thinking about it. I don’t know because it’s okay just… .]
to stand up and speak.
[Just be aware that I am very grateful for the faith you have shown and what you have done over the past few days, and I am so happy to get to know you more thanks to you today, that I and all of the other employees feel the same way.]
The dragon boss looked at me from a few steps away and said.
[It was fun to work together, and let’s work together well in the future.]
“Uh, yes.”
[and… We’re friends now, aren’t we?]
Again, this was an odd question.
Not knowing what to say to a question he didn’t understand, he waved goodbye, apparently disappointed.
[Nope. don’t mind. It’s late, and I have to go to work again in the evening, so let’s just talk about it. I’ll go first. See you later.]
“Yes. Goodbye.”
We broke up so abruptly. It was a weird goodbye.
Something’s wrong with me
This was the thought I had after I had finished waving my hands and bowed my head facing the Dragon boss who was leaving after finishing his duties.
It feels like pooping and not wiping the back… Obviously something was missing.
When I think about it, one memory comes to mind.
‘Call me by your first name, not your last name. You can call me Aaron. I’m more comfortable with that.’
first day of work.
Having said that, the answer I got back was obviously… .
‘If I do a job well enough that I’m anxious to accept Nakamura Kun as a full-time employee, I’ll think about it then. Until then, keep calling me Nakamura.’
‘Or, if you get to know me well enough and feel comfortable just calling me Captain–ah, or you can call me Sasha as I did when I spoke with enthusiasm–I’ll call you by my first name, not my last name.’
“… … .”
I don’t think I should just go on like this.
If you look up, you can see Dragon President’s reddish head in the distance.
your feet are so fast When did you go there
… groan can’t do it
Ride up-
I ran through the streets at night at a fast pace.
While the city’s buildings, electronic billboards, and aerial vehicles looked down, I managed to catch up with the Dragon President by running so that my feet sweat.
“Huh, huh… .”
When he arrives gasping for breath, the Dragon boss looks back.
politely asking.
[Uh, Aaron. why did you jump like that Do you have anything to say?]
This bin… . It’s like that, knowing clearly why I ran.
I put out so many teas that I was sad because I didn’t notice earlier, and said that if I hadn’t been able to think of it at the end, I would have been sulking for a while.
If you just tell me in words, where will it go? I’m not even a fanatic… .
He grumbled in his heart and opened his mouth.
Throw the words your opponent has been waiting for.
“I’ll see you after work later, boss.”
[…] … .]
Leader.
The two-letter name is really unfamiliar.
I felt very strange when I used the words Tony and Seiman used to call the Dragon President.
And the expression on the face of the dragon president who is called that way to me… Although it only reads the movement of the metal facial spout, and the display,
It also seemed odd. He smiles broadly with that tickling impression and says:
[I was expecting the other side… this is good too cow (yes). I’ll see you after work, Aaron.]
The Dragon boss messed up my hair with his hands, then walked back.
It looked a lot more cheerful than before.
And after a while, he went so far away that he couldn’t even see his back.
It just felt like a real, proper goodbye.
Now I have to go too.
go home and sleep Sleepy.
“ah… This is the other side of our house.”
Checking the cyberwatch, he frowned. It felt like I had to go back the way I came.
I’m so bored I’m going to die
“… … .”
bum bum.
After walking along the whitish street following the guidance of the navigation system for a while, I suddenly looked up.
When I lifted my head, I felt as if I was standing on a small planet for a moment.
The street lamps and buildings that rise diagonally as if arriving at a small star in 「The Little Prince」 are unfamiliar.
The ceiling seemed to shake and warp like the world viewed through a convex lens.
The night sky in the twisted view by tilting the head to the point of being bent.
Soaring advertising towers, jagged skyscrapers, and glass walls that sparkle as if they are about to fall. The lights come together and pierce the eyes.
“… her.”
It was then that he seemed to understand what the president of Dragon meant when he said that the view looking up from below was not bad.
Disorder in the human-created order, the ray of light emitted by ugly structures facing each other.
The appearance of the messy skylights gathered at one point to become a single light source, the tens of thousands of colors that are difficult to describe in words, glittering with different brilliance.
The dim light reminded me of a star immersed in darkness.
“… .”
I stood still for a long time, looking up, and only when I was about to stumble back and look forward again.
I ended a long day under the artificial starlight made of iron.
Somehow, my steps were lighter than usual.