The good news is that Dazai Osamu left the next day, and only took away the canned crab meat and half a box of instant crab sticks in the kitchen, so the loss was close to zero.
Bad news, colleague A is causing trouble, an incoming group of people with special abilities are eyeing them covetously... Hojo Natsuki has to work overtime again.
Working overtime, I accidentally spent the new year at the Port Mafia headquarters. When I was working at my desk, it was still the old year. When I looked up, I found fireworks in the night sky outside the window, which was a tribute to the burning new year.
"You're turning twenty this year, Natsuki-kun." Mori Ogai handed over a beautifully wrapped gift box with a kind smile that belonged to a capitalist. "This year, I'll ask you to protect Port Mafia and Yokohama."
Hojo Natsuki didn't know his birthday, and Chief Mori naturally didn't know either, so they always used New Year's Day as the standard.
"Thank you Mr. Mori - so what's in this?"
"Why don't you open it now and take a look?"
"Then let's go back and take a look." Hojo Natsuki stopped, "Leave it for a while, it will be more like a surprise when opening a gift."
—He always finds some hypocritical excuses for his procrastination and laziness. This time, it will probably be left there for ten days to a year, until the cleaning lady finds the unopened gift box during her regular cleaning.
Mori Ogai didn't expose her, but nodded, and even added in a very considerate way: "Natsuki-kun is still used to delaying gratification."
Chief Mori and cadre Hojo had identical hypocritical smiles on their faces and exchanged a few flattering words with each other. The sound of fireworks outside the glass curtain wall gradually died down, and the two men fell silent at the same time.
After a long while, Mori Ogai asked, "How have you been lately, Dazai-kun?"
Xia Shu answered fluently: "I don't know, I don't think he will die."
Mori Ogai: "Not long ago, Dazai-kun's disciple Akutagawa led people to find his safe house and burned it down."
Xia Shu pretended to be surprised: "Really? I don't think I've heard of it."
Mori Ogai: "But Dazai-kun escaped, and we couldn't find even a trace of him."
Xia Shu sighed: "That's such a pity."
"Natsuki-kun." Mori Ogai looked directly at the black-haired young man who was too lazy to even act, and said helplessly, "Sometimes, I feel like you may have never grown up."
Xia Shu nodded: "You can tell a person's future from the age of three, that's it."
"But Dazai-kun." Mori Ogai mentioned the name again, smiled and shook his head, "When you first brought him back, I felt like there was another cat in the house."
It turned out that there was a kitten living in the cardboard box, sharpening its claws on the corrugated cardboard and chasing its tail all day.
Dazai is here, and two unpleasant kittens live together in a cardboard box.
Mori Ogai's voice was steady, but his expression was inquiring: "... But now Dazai-kun has gone to find another cardboard box, what about you?"
Hojo Natsuki looked at him in shock: "Why should I live in a cardboard box? I must live in a villa! Just tell me, give me a raise, I have a cybernetic son to support."
This spontaneous reply made the originally stagnant atmosphere become relaxed.
Chief Sen coughed twice in a fake manner and said, "Port Mafia is in financial trouble recently. You know this. How about this, in the middle of the year, if..." He drew a pie in the sky skillfully and asked, "What is a Cyberson?"
Hojo Natsuki said expressionlessly: "Mr. Mori, if you don't want a pay raise, don't ask so many questions."
He successfully dealt with Chief Sen's temptation with little effort; although there was still no salary increase, he had a relatively less busy New Year.
However, morning mushrooms do not know the new moon and full moon, and office workers do not know the spring and autumn. In the process of chasing tasks, before they knew it, the progress bar of the newly arrived New Year had run almost halfway.
Hojo Natsuki is still playing the Traveling Frog, while riding in a car, before going to bed, in a meeting... The fragmented time for slacking off is like water in a sponge, as long as you try hard, you can always squeeze it out.
During the six months of his hard work, Qinwa grew from a 21-year-old Xiaogua to a 23-year-old Xiaogua, and his promotion in the organization was smooth.
[[Lyric Frog] kills [Siberian Giant Squirrel]!
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[[Kinto Frog] kills [Yamaguchi-gumi's Bald Donkey]! ]
[[Lin Frog] Killed...]
[[Piano Frog] has killed more than 1,000 enemies and obtained the golden achievement [Shark Goes Crazy]]
[[Qin Frog] obtained the golden achievement [Top Killer] (true)]
The meaning of this "[Top Killer] (True)" is probably to distinguish it from the previous "Top (School) Killer".
As expected of a Dongda student, he loves what he does and is successful in what he does. It seems that his current job has nothing to do with his major, but if you think about it carefully, Qinwa studied chemical engineering, so how could he not run away with a major like Tiankeng? It is reasonable for him to change his career right after graduation.
Being a killer doesn't seem to be a respectable profession. Hojo Natsuki now can't figure out whether the killers in the Croaking World are considered mafia or e-sports players (?), but it doesn't matter. Qinwa relied on his own efforts to get promoted smoothly within the organization and successfully reached the top - he is the eldest son and is virtuous. From his status to his ability, it is natural for Prince Qin to ascend the throne.
Therefore, Hojo Natsuki would manage the simulated business from time to time so that Prince Koto could inherit the throne smoothly and comfortably in the future.
Rumquat is the most useful professional manager. As long as you give it a bottle of [Frog Witch's Secret to Rejuvenation], this old man will be like a chicken with blood, and will conscientiously contribute another ten years to the organization. The same is true for Pisco... Therefore, in terms of industry, Xia Shu basically has nothing to worry about.
What he values most are the three SSRs in his hand—the Miyano family, and he always has to take care of them from time to time.
During the past two years, Elena Miyano and Atsushi Miyano gradually discovered that although the new boss behaved strangely, he never meant to hurt them. He even gave them the green light several times and helped them solve urgent problems. He also did not care much about the research and development progress of the Silver Bullet. Every time they reported, the other party would just listen to it in a general way and then send it off.
The Miyano couple were scientists who were passionate about research. They previously worked at Hakubato Pharmaceutical. They were attracted by the research conditions promised by Karasuma, so they accepted Karasuma's olive branch and joined the organization's research institute.
Later, Karasuma became seriously ill and became even more frantic as he was dying. He threatened the Miyano couple with the lives of their two daughters, asking them to speed up the drug research process. This made the Miyano couple feel disgusted with the leader and the organization. However, these not-so-deep disgusts were quickly swept away by the new leader, like the fallen leaves on the trees in late autumn.
"Boss is a nice guy." Miyano Elena thought so, and turned around to see the frog-head mask man wearing a big gold chain and sunglasses, "... but he is really weird, ah."
The Boss is playing a Hell-level puzzle with Shirley. The puzzle has irregular shapes and no clear distinction between patterns and textures.
The little girl with the frog mask and short hair sat in front of the coffee table, facing a pile of puzzle pieces, and was playing very seriously and obsessively.
That's right, unknowingly, the puppy Boss controlled by Hojo Natsuki developed a friendship with the Miyano couple that was at the level of "being a guest at their home".
Outside the screen, he didn't feel anything was wrong, and was even addicted to the devilish puzzle.
[Sulliqua]: Finished! This time it only took 53 minutes!
Hojo Natsuki cheered: "Yeah!"
—He already treated Shirley as his illegitimate daughter raised in the organization (? ).
Every time he switched back to the development mode from the management simulation, he always felt like he had gone to a cat cafe without telling his cat. He felt inexplicably guilty, afraid that Qin Wa would smell something wrong. Fortunately, people's hearts are separated by the screen (and the frog headgear), so Qin Wa only felt that his attitude was occasionally a little subtle, and did not think of him as having an illegitimate daughter.
"I'm sorry, Koto Frog." Hojo Natsuki thought as a matter of course, "Although Shirley is cute, you are my favorite Quaker. As the only successor of the Frog Organization, you will forgive Daddy, right?"
The frog didn't hear it, and the frog didn't know.
If it knew, things wouldn't be so simple.
The main reason why Hojo Natsuki didn't fail was that he was too busy and didn't have time to rub the little frog all the time. Therefore, even if the frog noticed something was wrong, there was no further evidence to prove its guess.
It was actually an idle game. Hojo Natsuki never considered whether the frog would be lonely when he had no time to accompany it. After all, it looked like a very independent creature - at worst, there was a simulated shooting range. If it had no one to accompany it and didn't have to go to work, it could still indulge in CS!
This self-evident thought ended when Xia Shu accidentally overheard the conversation between his assistant and the leader's deputy secretary in the tea room.
"So you have two cats?"
"Yes, I work overtime every day, and I'm afraid it will be lonely..."
"Huh? I thought cats were the type that didn't cling to people. Can they get lonely too?"
"No, cats basically only pretend to be indifferent in front of people. In fact, I checked the surveillance and found that the cat at home would come to the door when it heard footsteps in the corridor, so I brought another one back..."
Hojo Natsuki: “…”
He was silent, thinking.
Having my little brother Fu Gua is not enough, after all, he is just a driver - do you want to find a like-minded playmate for Qinwa
Ask the frog for its opinion first.
Hojo Natsuki asked seriously: [Are you lonely when I'm not around? ]
[Gin]：…
[Gin]: What are you crazy about
I see. This is me being arrogant again. I’m too embarrassed to admit it.
Hojo Natsuki has always been good at using his own purposes to imagine the other person's psychology. For example, he thinks that Qinwa has him in her heart, so all of Guagua's actions become "I love you but I can't say it out loud"; now he thinks that maybe he should find a like-minded partner for Qinwa, and everything Qinwa says has the subtext of "I'm so lonely".
—Prince Qin’s friend, is he the prince’s study companion
Hojo Natsuki was amused. He opened the business simulation and began to search carefully in the [Recruitment] column of the organization.
Qinwa likes to play CS, so the specialties should be [Firearms] and [Sniper] first, and the age difference can't be too big...
The list was generated, which was several pages long, and Xia Shu picked out the most special one at first sight.
Others are—
[Lloyd Meow]
[Alva Wang][Kawamura Ta Yukiguka]
Only this one stands out.
[Muroboshi fish (Akai fish)]
[Silver Bullet (Large)]-[Careful Recruitment]
“[Cautionary Recruitment]” is specially marked in red, so it is hard not to notice it.
Then pull to the right for a brief introduction to the properties.
[Sex: Male]
[Species: Merman (Mermaid)]
[Camp: FBI]
Hojo Natsuki: “?”
What on earth is this, "Muroboshi Fish (Akagi Fish)", "Fish-man (Mermaid)" - and it comes from the American FBI
In other words, it is an undercover agent sent by the FBI, disguising itself from a mermaid to a fishman, and going by the alias of Akai Yuyu to Moroboshi Yu, in order to infiltrate the organization
As for the "Silver Bullet (Large Size)", does it mean that it joined the organization in order to steal the secret recipe of the Silver Bullet
There is also a [Sniper Skill S] in the introduction.
Hojo Natsuki's eyes lit up: "So cool!"
Wonderful, very wonderful.
The proton sent by the neighboring organization on his own initiative, since it has sniper skill S, will be sent to be the tutor of Prince Qin first. If the prince is not satisfied, he will be exiled to the Clover Plantation!
So, Hojo Natsuki took the initiative to open the panel of [Akai Fish], wanting to further confirm its various attributes.
As expected of being the most special one, Akai Yuyu actually comes with her own appearance animation!
A cute black-haired mermaid sat on the shore, her tail winding like a skirt, and her scales sparkling with gorgeous light in the sunset.
The little mermaid turned her head, and to match her beautiful tail, she had a delicate face like a fairy tale protagonist, with a pair of lively emerald cat eyes and a faint mark of the ocean between her brows. She was cute and pretty... From then on, the male mermaids in the story had a face.
As soon as Hojo Natsuki saw its face clearly, a black-robed witch with a hooked nose appeared in front of the little mermaid.
[Witch]: Have you thought it through
[Witch]: Give up everything in the past, give up the name "Akai Yuyu"
[Witch]: Drink this potion, it will make you grow legs and allow you to go to the beach on the other side of the ocean
The black-haired little mermaid hesitated for a moment, then raised her face, with an unquestionable determination on her round and delicate face.
It nodded, took the potion handed to it by the witch, and drank it all in one gulp!
Akai Fish fell to the ground. It looked extremely painful, with beads of sweat dripping down its face, as if it was undergoing an unprecedented torture.
Finally, the transformation was successful and it grew legs.
[Witch]: Can you walk? If you are not sick, take a few steps.
Akai Yuyu looked at the silver legs that had grown on her and tried to walk on the beach. It seemed a little unfamiliar and difficult, and every step felt like walking on the edge of a knife.
Hojo Natsuki: “…”
Wait, wait a minute!!! Help! This is not right!
It's fine if she grows legs, but why is Akai Yuyu's cute face replaced by a fish face?
It is not the little mermaid who is the arsonist of hearts now, it is... it is the kind of silver crucian carp that is caught from the river, with an eye on one side, and the fish tail has turned into two stick-drawn legs!
Mermaids evolve into fishmen?! No, no!!
[Witch]: The fishman headgear is a gift
Akai Yuyu nodded seriously again.
Hojo Natsuki: “…”
Help! There is no need to give this as a gift! Akai Yuyu, why did you accept it! !
It's really eye-catching!
[Witch]: From now on, you will go by the alias Yu Zhuxing... That organization...
The witch didn't finish her words, deliberately leaving the audience in suspense. The screen gradually went dark, and the animation ended.
The system finally jumped to the attribute panel of [Zhu Xingyu (Akai Yuyu)].
In the photo, the cute Akai Fish with thick black hair has turned into a silver crucian carp that walks upright, with only a few wisps of sparse hair left, and a shabby knitted hat covering it. In the background of the photo, one can still seem to see its original handsome and cute mermaid appearance.
Hojo Natsuki was so shocked that it took him several minutes to calm down.
Okay, let's assign this guy to work under Qinwa.
Frogs live in ponds and fishmen live in oceans. Both are amphibious, so they must get along well, right
(End of this chapter)