Comprehensive Hero Dispatch Services, Inc ~Life of Peerless Adventures in Another World with a Beautiful Lady~ - Chapter 16: It\\\'s Safer Not to Approach the Company Until the Entrance Ceremony

Chapter 16: It’s Safer Not to Approach the Company Until the Entrance Ceremony

Despite not having officially joined the company yet, due to having exterminated the “Multi-headed Fire Dragon Hydra,” I was treated as an “S-rank” employee with the title of “Manager,” which was only held by seven people in the company. Ever since that day, Eskaia-san, who should have been a senior employee, had been taking care of everything for me as my exclusive support staff, from preparing meals at the company dormitory to doing laundry too.

Though I tried to be modest, Eskaia-san insisted, “I want to do it,” and so I ended up leaving it to her.

Today, she had driven to my parents’ house. For some reason, Eskaia-san had styled herself as a sophisticated young lady with black hair, black eyes, perfectly applied makeup, and a pair of old-fashioned glasses, wearing a calm-colored blouse and a long navy flared skirt.

“…Shoma? Who’s that?”

“It’s a pleasure to meet you. I am Eskaia Klotzwell, an employee of Shoma-san’s company. I believe I will be in your care, Madam and Reina-sama, in the future. This is a gift from our company president. It’s nothing special, but please accept it.”

Eskaia-san delivered a perfect greeting in the living room with three fingers raised, and both my mother and Reina turned to me for an explanation.

In other words, I couldn’t tell them the truth due to my agreement with my father. How should I cover this up?

“Senior Eskaia here is in charge of company training… She’s been a great help during the pre-employment training. She’s off duty today, but she’s such a good person that she’s willing to drive me around because I’m having trouble with my legs while carrying my luggage. Mom, Reina, please greet her properly.”

“I-I see. I was nervous, thinking you brought her here to introduce her to society as soon as Shoma became a working adult. A laid-back guy like you can’t attract such a beautiful and capable woman. As your mother, I know best why you have no luck with women.”

“That’s right. There’s no way my brother could seriously get a beautiful older sister like her. Ah, I regret being so hasty.”

It seemed that the women in our family had concluded that I couldn’t possibly be popular with women. Indeed, I hadn’t brought any women home, and I didn’t have anyone I could call a girlfriend, but I did have several female friends, so I didn’t think I was unpopular. Probably.

“Oh, um, if possible, I wanted to volunteer to take care of Shoma… Or something like that…”

Eskaia-san blushed and twiddled her fingers, squirming. She was so cute. When she woke me up gently with a perfectly prepared Japanese breakfast of soup and three side dishes this morning, I briefly thought I had gone to heaven instead.

Seriously, I was shocked. Moreover, the breakfast taught directly by the chef was exquisite… Eskaia-san was ready to be a wife… I wonder if she has a boyfriend…

“Eskaia-san. Shoma is laid-back and absent-minded, so if he seems to mess up at work, please give him strict guidance. If someone as reliable as you continues to watch over him, he can work like a normal adult.”

“Of course. I’m not capable enough to match Shoma-kun’s work… I’ll do my best to assist him in making his work easier.”

As the conversation seemed to be drifting towards our worklife, to prevent any further inquiries from my mother and sister, I decided to end the conversation and start preparing to move with Eskaia-san to my room.

“Now, both of you, please scatter as we’re going to prepare for the move! Eskaia-san, my room is on the second floor.”

Taking Eskaia-san’s hand, I quickly ascended the stairs to my room as if fleeing.

My room was adorned with anime posters, manga books, and game consoles, but I always kept it neatly organized, and all the adult-related doujinshi had been converted into image data and stored on my notebook PC, so it was safe. Therefore, the room was basically a Zen Room. [EDN: Zen Room is basically an isolation or a meditation room, implying that the room has nothing physical of value that would expose him or whatever]

“Oh, it’s so tidy. I thought boys’ rooms would be messier.”

“I was just following my mother’s nagging every day, and so it became a habit to keep it clean.”

Eskaia-san, who had entered the room, began to overturn the bed without hesitation.

“Oh, there aren’t any dirty books here. I heard that boys tend to hide such books under their beds, but you don’t have them…”

“There’s no way I’d have them. I don’t need such things. Seriously.”

There’s no way a boy born in the Heisei era like me would hide them in such a place. Everything has already been converted into digital data.

Eskaia-san seemed to have no idea what the word “restraint” meant as she rummaged through my room.

“Um, Eskaia-san, I feel like you’re searching my room too much…”

“Eh!? Ah, I’m sorry. I was just curious about what kind of girls Shoma-kun is interested in… Uhh, n-no, it’s not me, it’s my friend who’s curious!”

Watching Eskaia-san waving her hands in a panic, I couldn’t help but grin a little.

Could it be… Eskaia-san has a crush on me… No, that’s impossible… I realize I’ve been getting carried away, so I should be serious here.

“Let’s stop searching for adult books in my room and help with the move.”

“Y-Yes. I’m sorry.”

After that, the two of us loaded the various items needed for my new life, such as computers, manga, and game consoles, into the car one after another. Then, after informing my mother and sister that we would come back on our next day off, we quickly headed to our next destination.

Bringing a girl home… Is tomorrow going to be a stormy day…? But she’s a beautiful girl who seems capable of working. It would be reassuring to have such a girl looking after Shoma.

(Reiko Hiiragi)

Eskaia-san definitely has a crush on my brother. Could this be… bad news…? She’s so innocent, she might just go along with anything if they end up together.

(Reina Hiiragi)