The aroma of coffee can weaken the smell of alcohol on the body, and a cup of coffee is always a good choice when it comes to work, helping to calm the mind.
However... Angela didn't add sugar like X requested.
It was probably because AI Secretary was in a bad mood, so fresh milk and sugar weren't added to her, even the sugar bottles were confiscated by AI Secretary. X can only be forced to taste this coffee, but does not dare to complain.
A red tie at the neckline, although it's not necessary, but X was a bit insecure, so she added a tie to her own collar to cover what Netzach left on her body.
If it was... The other Deans saw it... It wouldn't be good.
X sadly took a sip of the coffee that Secretary AI made. Without excess sugar, the coffee had a pure taste and a special flavor, a pure aroma. For those who love coffee, the bitterness is the most valuable. If you drink too many sips, you will be addicted, even if you want to stop, you will not be able to.
Of course, if she can't resist, then she can only adapt, adapt to the bitter taste on her tongue.
Even though it's only been four days, X feels like it's been a long time. Luckily, not all of Dean had big problems, Malkuth was still the same as always, full of energy and full of confidence to encourage X.
"Good morning, Manager! You have to try harder today too!"
Enthusiastic smiles can always make her feel better. X saw Malkuth's full vitality and no longer felt bitter. She thought more than once, how nice it would be if her own AI Secretary were Malkuth.
When AI Secretary is in a bad mood, X's coffee won't contain any sugar, and her lunch will turn into mustard. Why is this Secretary?... It's completely that.
If it's Malkuth then good...!
"Yes, of course. Ay, Malkuth, does the Control Department have a mission for me today?"
X was carefully prepared to complete the task assigned to her by Deans. After all, she was an 'Excellent' Manager.
"Hm... Have you noticed the Qliphoth Counter before? When you handled meltdown, you were extremely good. After a while, not only did you know that there was a little bit of... There will also be... A little bit of something else."
"Abnormal energy fluctuations, Qliphoth Deterrence weakens... the Abnormalities will begin to grow agitated, we call him 'Ordeals'. But today is still very safe, you don't need to worry."
Malkuth is explaining more about the Corporation's mechanisms, but this was because he was about to do it later. Although there were some 'words' inside that revealed some information, X didn't pay too much attention.
In the final moment of switching screens to the next Dean, Malkuth, who had always been smiling, suddenly retracted her smile, her expression cold.
She lowered the volume and said the last sentence: "When 'dusk' falls, I hope you can endure... Manager." X didn't hear it either.
Next is Yesod, she directly avoided those chatter and got straight to the point.
"Manager, based on the work you completed before, I believe you can do well this time too. You have understood the instinctive behavior of Abnormalities, but do you know the meaning of the instinctive behavior of Abnormalities?"
"Being noticed, being observed, is to make Abnormalities feel recognized... These Abnormalities take humanity as food, not just the need to eat, but more so the concept of satisfaction."
"Via Insight Work, we can indirectly handle the Abnormalities. Therefore, we need to conduct research on their living beings."
Information Department Yesod assigned X a new mission, related to the Insight work, similar to the previous Instinct work, essentially to collect information about Abnormalities, better to explore Abnormalities.
X as usual turned towards Yesod and made an Ok gesture. Yesod was still the same as before, not responding and turned directly over, X was now used to it.
If one day Yesod really responded to her, X would definitely be scared.
And next Dean is Hod.
This adorable little girl with her wavy hair looked very energetic, although she was still a bit nervous. Yesterday she introduced herself, and today under X's attentive gaze, she nervously introduced herself once again.
"Good morning, Manager! I am Training Department Dean Hod, I... I am in charge of managing the Training Department, we compile employee's handbooks when needed and at the same time conduct training for employees."
"That... Manager, in short, I hope to be able to help. Only practice can reveal the truth. I hope that today's Corporation's employees can work successfully. I believe that you will manage well in this situation to avoid casualties!"
Hod expressed her own hopes, and X also showed that she understood this.
"No problem, Hod, today I will take extra care of those new employees. They will soon become proficient at work."
As long as overtime is continuously extended, every employee can get enough training opportunities!
This is not X being cruel or exploiting employees or anything... It's because only employees who master these skills can survive well in later life. If the intensity of training cannot keep up, later on they will become a burden or problem to the Corporation.
Lobotomy Corporation has a set of standards, employee stats are divided into [ Fortitude ][ Prudence ][ Temperance ][ Justice ], and there are 5 levels: I, II, III, IV, V.
The Corporation will evaluate the employee's stats level at the end of each working day. When the employee is judged by the Corporation to have advanced to a higher level, he or she will be considered promoted.
In relation to valuable employees, it is natural that the higher the level the employee is, the more valuable the employee is, and the Corporation will also 'value' them a little more.
X usually only commands those elite employees, and only those employees are qualified to receive direct command from the Manager.
In a certain sense, being able to hear X's sound should be considered a kind of honor for the employee.... Under the circumstances that they are emotionally stable.
Humans are dependent, and when acting, they still need a Manager to supervise and a Dean to urge them.
Compared to quantity, quality is indeed more important, those truly dangerous Abnormalities are not something that quantity can solve...
An employee whose quality is not up to standard will be started just by seeing those monsters. If they can't be used, they can even form a trivial chain reaction that causes even more trouble.
It's also very natural... Those Clerks will not be counted as official casualties and brought back to the records.
As for them, perhaps even their colleague and somewhat familiar Department Dean would remember their names.
Back to the main story, the last Dean talked to X was Netzach, Safety Department Netzach.
This time Netzach's dressing was very formal, the knots were very well fastened, and the collar was also perfect. Although she still had the feeling that she was not trustworthy, at least it looked like she wanted to work.
It's possible, roughly, maybe that X's words actually worked. X had no way to determine whether Netzach still had any alcohol left on her body, but Netzach must have cleansed her body. After all, that messy dark green long hair looked a bit more gentle, no longer like weeds growing haphazardly in a sea of weeds.
But I feel like my attitude is still the same as before, but it's a bit... The more you hide, the more you reveal, too deliberately using the opposite word to make Netzach seem inappropriate.
"Ey, X... I now want to give you a mission that cannot be completed, that is, don't let employees panic... nor any employees suffer casualties, ha ha, no matter how you think about it, it is difficult to do it. "
Looking closely, Netzach's face was still a little red, but this was not the effect of alcohol. After all, she had promised that X would not drink alcohol while working... Is that possible to be shy? It's very unlikely, it's hard to imagine that Netzach would feel shy at times.
"I will do my job well, Netzach, I only hope that you will also do your job well and easily complete your duty. Don't forget the agreement, do you remember?"
And X didn't pay much attention, the little things that happened in the morning had no effect on her at all, she didn't care about anything outside of work at all. It doesn't matter what Netzach thinks, as long as she can complete the job well, that's all.
She will complete the mission Dean gave her, X is just worried that Netzach will become addicted again, for now Abnormalities are very safe, just need to pay more attention. Completing today's Energy Quota without any employee casualties or under panic situations is not difficult...?
The only major variable is the new Abnormalities aka [T-01-68] .
Located at the Training Department's Containment unit, [T-01-68] is a humanoid Abnormality, proportions are quite balanced, suitable for 'Humanoid' standard.
Its general appearance is similar to humans, but its head is a large white butterfly. This white butterfly can even flutter its wings from time to time, as if it were a real butterfly.
It wore clothing that appeared to be very human from a human perspective. It's a black suit, although it has no accessories, it still exudes a mysterious, elegant and solemn feeling, extremely solemn.
But it has 5 arms, two at each shoulder and one coming from its neck.
Even though it was wearing a black suit, the collar and sleeves of the suit were pure white, without a hint of mixed color.
Its two arms behind its back are holding an extremely large black coffin, the coffin has a butterfly engraved.
Although X doesn't care much about appearance, it has to be said that this time Abnormalities are a bit more normal than those ugly things.
But... she felt like it was going to be more troublesome, more dangerous.
HE level Abnormalities is higher than TETH level Abnormalities, so it must have a higher danger coefficient. At this level, Abnormalities can easily kill one or two employees.
And when some situations become severe, they will even cause a certain degree of destruction, causing the Department to lose many employees. Therefore, X as a Manager, needs to pay extra attention to HE level Abnormalities, to prevent them from disturbing employees, to avoid causing a chain reaction.
After all, in the Corporation, the most troublesome things are always not the most dangerous things on the surface, but those seem insignificant little details, a small mistake can turn into a big disaster.
X understands that, it's just that sometimes if she wants to harvest intelligence, it also requires a high price. And she wants to explore new Abnormality under such a situation without any intelligence, casualties can only be said to be inevitable.
Unless-
[The simulations have begun ——]
[Day 4—— Mercy Undertaker]