...RING!...RING!!...RING!!!...
Within a spacious office of a web novels online publishing company known as WeabNovel, a smartphone, which was left on the desk of a Senior Editor, continues to ring loudly to the point that it is already causing discomfort to other employees within the office.
...RING!...RING!!...RING!!!...
The smartphone has been ringing for almost twenty minutes, which gives the other employees the premonition that it will probably continue to ring for another ten minutes until the Senior Editor who owns it comes back from her lunch break and answers the persistent caller.
...RING!...RING!!...RING!!!...
None of the employees dares to call and disturb the Senior Editor from her lunch break. After all, the said Senior Editor has a very aggressive personality that makes all of the employees afraid of her.
It's not that the Senior Editor has a cruel personality. It's just that she wouldn't hesitate to resort to violence if she finds any wrongdoing within the office.
...RING!...RING!!...RING!!!...
Unable to endure the continuous loud ringing of the smartphone, all of the other employees who are staying at the office to have their lunch look at the one person who has been chosen as a sacrifice for the feared Senior Editor.
Pressured by all the gaze from all of her coworkers, both senior and junior, the Assistant Editor was left with no choice but to go to the dungeon in which the boss monster was waiting, or in simple terms, the break room where the Senior Editor has spent her lunch break.
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The Senior Editor was indeed in the break room. However, she's not in there to have lunch but to drink a cup of coffee to relieve her migraine due to her hangover. After all, she had a drink last night together with one of the Authors under her care.
...knock!...knock!...knock!...
A series of knocks came from outside the break room. Without waiting for a reply, the door opened, and the Assistant Editor went inside the break room and then closed the door.
"What is it, Ms. Minna?"
The Senior Editor greeted the Assistant Editor, Minna, with an irritated look on her face which makes Minna gets startled and scared.
"Forgive me Ms. Liana, but your smartphone has been ringing nonstop for almost twenty minutes. Maybe it's something important..."
"TSK!..."
Liana clicks her tongue and cuts off Minna's words before she can finish speaking.
"Ms. Minna, what do you think is more important? The remaining 10 minutes of my precious lunch break or a call which is surely from another Author who will just beg for a deadline extension?"
Liana gave a cheerful smile while asking Minna. On the other hand, Minna understands what Liana's smile meant.
That she will receive more workloads as a punishment whatever the choice she picked.
But if she would be punished either way, then she would drag everyone together with her. That's one of the things she learned from working under Liana for more than two years.
"What's more important is that everyone said that they are being bothered by the person who has business with you. So how about you go and answer your faqing smartphone."
Liana was left in awe after hearing her assistant curse right in front of her, but she managed to gain back her composure in just a few seconds.
"I see... You have been learning very well these past two years, Ms. Minna."
"Of course, I am, Ms. Liana."
The two smile towards each other like there isn't an argument between them.
After a while, Liana gave her instructions to Minna.
"Can you open the door, Ms. Minna?"
"Of course!"
Minna opened the door of the break room and it caught the attention of everyone inside the office. They all see the smiling face of Liana and realize that the sacrifice they sent for the boss monster has betrayed them.
At the next moment, they all heard a loud cursing coming from the break room that echoed within the office of WeabNovel.
"CAN'T YOU ALL FAQING WAIT FOR TEN MORE FAQING MINUTES!"
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PuroShark Writer's Note.
Here are the character concept design for Senior Editor Liana and Assistant Editor Minna.
Look at the comment.