"That...Yesod, can I sit and talk…?"
X awkwardly bowed her head and looked at her clothes, then looked at the air conditioning in the office. Her eyes didn't know where to put them. It was really difficult for X to face Yesod. Her eyes were so scary that it made X feel very guilty.
The Dean in front of her is a bit strict, and not good at teasing, just looking at it makes him feel a bit cold, the central air conditioner is probably one more unit.
X quickly tidied up her collar, then put the jacket that was lazily draped over her shoulders back on, and smoothed out the sleeves and the wrinkled ones on her waist. Such an action probably can't make up for the loss of image just now, but at least it can prevent the loss from taking a further turn for the worse.
At least, she has a good attitude toward admitting mistakes...
Fortunately, Information Department Yesod Dean is not the type who likes to intentionally pick on people. Although her attitude was cold, after hearing X's reasonable request, she still signaled that she could sit down and talk.
The soft sofa was already very relaxed in the past, but after being stared at by Yesod, X became even more uncomfortable, unable to sit still.
Not having a topic to talk about, not knowing what to say, feeling awkward can dig a hole and then fall back in.
Yesod is not like Malkuth, who is so warm and sunny, and will proactively find topics to chat about, nor is she like Netzach, who has no support at all, and lives a purely lazy life. Her seriousness and seriousness can even affect others. When others see her, they will involuntarily tense up.
X herself doesn't know what he's feeling guilty about, except that her clothes are a bit out of place. She didn't do anything wrong in her work. Whether it was Dean or Angela, she wouldn't have been punished for it.
"Cough... In short, it's a pleasure to meet you, Yesod Dean, I'm new to the Manager, X, and I'll try to get along with everyone in the Information Department well."
X was awkwardly laughing and laughing, calculating a bit of this kind of postponement was not too good, and the cold atmosphere brought no way to chat about the topic for a long time. It's just that Dean's first meeting didn't end like that, the situation behind was so bad, that X herself didn't dare to think.
Even though it is necessary to create a relationship with each Dean. She must lubricate the gears and the gears between them so that the mismatched gears stand up and connect.
There is also friction between the Dean and Dean, and the Manager must properly control each Department, gather functions, cooperate, and become one, achieving the effect of 1 plus 1 greater than 2.
It's just that Yesod may not have understood too much. After seeing X's smile, her eyebrows immediately furrowed even more.
Maybe it was because she saw X being so stupid, or maybe it was because she simply hated X's stupid smile, on the contrary... Yesod spoke up, cutting off X's self-introduction.
"No need to be polite, the Information Department itself serves the Corporation, serves the Manager, I just hope you remember one thing. Every piece of information you read comes from me and the Department pouring our hearts and souls, so please don't take the weight of this intelligence lightly, you need to show respect."
"Treasure this intelligence information as the greatest respect for the Information Department."
Yesod's brown pupils printed the image of X. Her eyes from beginning to end stopped on X's body, never changing position. X has been avoiding Yesod's eyes, not looking at her eyes, and keeping her eyes on Yesod's clothes.
This was not intentional, it was just that X didn't know where she should look, but in this awkward situation, she couldn't lower her head to look at the ground. So she could only avoid the slightly scary eyes and look at Yesod's clothes.
"... You pay a lot of attention to my clothes."
Yesod also noticed that X was still not looking at her. To be honest, it was not polite to keep looking at a woman for a long time, focusing her eyes on her clothes. However, considering that X herself is also a woman, these things should not be important matters.
Yesod just started explaining why she dressed like this, without blaming X for offending her.
"I don't like it too much... Revealing my skin... No, this should be said to be disgusting."
"I don't know why, and I don't know when it started... It was probably like this before I entered the Corporation."
Black gloves and black sleeves cover any exposed skin. And the turtleneck sweater also covers the neck. If it wasn't a little necessary, Yesod would even cover the face.
Yesod's words also made X think of herself. X unconsciously looked at the scar on her wrist. The wound that had been cut and closed many times appeared like a centipede with a ferocious trunk twisted.
X also doesn't know when this injury occurred, or when she did something like this... Probably like this before entering the Corporation.
There is a vague feeling, she can't think of it, but she vaguely feels it is very important, is it her... Did you forget something important?
Just when X had doubts and began to seriously consider this problem, the office door was suddenly opened. The sound of opening the door interrupted X's thoughts, and that vague and inappropriate feeling also completely dissipated and went out of tune.
It was Netzach who rushed in, she was still in that slouchy appearance, hands in her pockets, facing Yesod with almost murderous eyes but not moving. If X had even half of her chiseled appearance, she wouldn't have been such a concubine.
Although the more likely chance of being directly expelled because of being too self-conscious is that... Managers do that, but they don't allow the slightest bit of neglect.
"Yesod, do you have any printing paper left over? Let me borrow it for a bit."
It seems that the paper that Netzach worked on after printing was no longer available. Maybe it was all used up, or maybe it was because she had put it somewhere and now couldn't find it.
"Netzach!
The Corporation's order prohibits borrowing all Department items from outside, should I report you immediately?"
The warfire affected X here, Manager X was still sitting here preparing to watch the show. As a result, Yesod sent AOE to her, and Netzach's eyes drifted towards X here.
"Cough cough, I don't see anything... I don't know anything."
X brought her hand to her head to continue, rubbing her nose in annoyance, then reaching under the table, she got herself a bottle of tea leaves and went on to make some tea. It was as if Dean was indifferent to the girls in the middle of a short interlude, and so... The confusion continued.
"Ah, that's not bad! It seems that 'Viper' Yesod is not in a good mood today, ha ha ha."
Netzach smiled sideways, but seeing Yesod's expression so serious, she moved her body back a little, closer to the door, as if she could step out at any time.
"What, what are you expressing? Does this nickname 'Viper' Yesod sound so interesting to you?"
"I was just joking, okay? Don't look at me like that, go away."
With a bang, the door opened again. Netzach ran very fast. I didn't know if she was embarrassed or simply because she wanted to tease Yesod, she deliberately made a few jokes.
If it's the latter, it can only be said that Netzach did it extremely successfully, at least she was calm as usual under the terrifying Yesod's eyes and ran out of the office before Yesod could get angry. Only X was left sitting on the sofa enjoying the special central air conditioning.
X also wanted to run away, but Yesod settled down opposite her...
Besides, X was quite a distance from the door. If she stood up, she would receive another wave of Yesod's eyes. So X could only unsteadily stabilize her body and sit straight.
—— Netzach, you will pay for what you did!
Just like that, X temporarily held a grudge against Netzach in her mind. She trolled X twice, it was really difficult to control it anymore.
This time, X had to take on the temperature of the central air conditioner alone. With Netzach's teasing, the coldness released by Yesod was super intense.
"That...Yesod..."
X was about to speak but still hadn't thought of how to comfort Yesod, but it seemed Yesod didn't need comforting.
"Manager, are you scared by me? I'm sorry, I just got a little excited, Dean always likes to find pleasure in my body... However, I know very well how much the employee hates me, and I also understand that my nickname is not something to praise."
Yesod's expression calmed down before X opened her mouth, she crossed her arms, and X couldn't see whether Yesod was angry or not.
However, being teased by people was not a fun thing. X thought for a moment and then spoke up to say a few words of comfort. But she still had the smell of alcohol on her body, which made it very unconvincing.
"Yesod, I will re-educate Netzach, so don't pay attention to what just happened."
X is trying to present a trustworthy appearance, but it's just a bit stupid.
Unfortunately, X still couldn't keep up with Yesod's speaking speed, nor did she find out clearly what Yesod was thinking.
Yesod suddenly said that:
"I did it on purpose, I like this nickname, this kind of nickname can tell others what kind of person I am. Do you have any opinion on my nickname, Manager?"
Brown eyes met X's eyes, yellow eyes and brown eyes coincided with each other, unable to avoid....
—— Like her nickname ——
—— Don't like her nickname ——
[ The simulations have started ——]
[Day 2—— Is it a rattlesnake or a cobra?]
[You completed today's work. Because of your excellent performance, you successfully opened the Information Department, but the Information Department Dean seems to be a difficult person to live with.]
[The first time you and the Information Department Dean met, you left a bad impression. The scene was extremely awkward, and the worst thing was that Safety Department Dean caused you even more trouble.]
[You saw the Information Department Dean being teased by Netzach, and the topic shifted to you]
[Do you know where 'Viper Yesod''s nickname comes from? Yesod asks you, do you like her nickname?]
[You answered that you liked it. Yesod seemed to be satisfied with your answer. You smoothly left the office, thinking that this meeting was interesting.]
[When you return to your room, you discover that Secretary AI has been waiting for a long time. She informs you that you were reported by the Dean and must bear the additional punishment of the Safety Department Dean.]
[You have been punished by Secretary AI...]
[Your mental state is broken...]
[Achieved achievement —— Self-cleaning type ]
[Warm reminder: Sometimes it is not possible to solve the problem by always speaking together, not everyone likes sympathy]
[Please choose this time's reward results:
1. Fortitude (+1)
2. Prudence (+1)
3. Temperance (+1)
4. Justice (+1)]
"Puff!"
X directly choked on the water and saw the simulation in the blink of an eye, the body immediately unconsciously trembled. First, I won't discuss what punishment is, but why when Netzach does something wrong, she must bear the consequences.
Sure enough, I still can't be too scared and timid. How about... I can be a little brave.
"Yesod, I feel like you're trying too hard to keep your distance from Dean and the other employees. No matter how you pretend you don't care, you still hope to have friends, right?"
"I don't like this nickname too much, 'Viper', what about 'Snake'? Uh... Of course, this is a joke."
"I prefer to call your names, trust me, I will not bring any prejudiced eyes to discuss these nicknames. I am the new Manager, X, I look forward to becoming friends with you, Yesod."
"Angela said I should learn your serious personality and serious attitude at work, so please give me more guidance. Even though this might sound a bit stupid,… I will try to prove my ability, Yesod Dean."
X held out his hand, waiting for Yesod to return the handshake. Unfortunately, there was none. Yesod just: "Hmm"
"Too many beautiful words, Manager, all words need to have a basis, use data to prove the words. No matter what, I like my nickname, I've been talking to you for too long, I should work."
X could only awkwardly withdraw her hand and extend her hand, apologetically showing a smile. But X is not disappointed, it would be strange if those words could subdue Dean.
Using actions to conquer Dean is more useful than words.