Hey, I'm back.

　I met an angel called Amana-chan in the additional area of responsibility, which healed me (although I was reluctant to be dependent on her), and I was able to do the rest of the work with plenty of energy.

　So I came back to the office of Umineko Transport, where I work, after finishing my delivery for today.
　It was a little after eight o'clock.

　My co-workers and my seniors and junior staff in the office were looking very pale.
　Up until yesterday, I would have been just as sullen, but thanks to Amana, I'm on a high horse.

I'm not sure why you're so energetic, Yamato.　You were more or less dead when you went out to deliver...?
Well, they worked on the delivery, or something like that.

　The one who posed the question with a blue face was a colleague named Mitsuya Arikuma.

　He is one of the few peers from when he started working at Umineko Transport, and although he looks like a delinquent at first glance because of his blond hair and slightly sharp eyes, he is, on the contrary, a serious guy with a serious personality and a sincere work ethic.

　However, like me, he doesn't have a girlfriend.

　He replied to Miya while keeping Amana's existence a secret.
　It didn't bother me right after I was healed, but it could have become a normal matter of getting cheered up because a little girl in the first grade worked on me.

　There's no need to be foolishly honest about it.

　But when Sanya heard those words, she glared at him while scratching her hair.

It's a very good idea to have a good idea of what you're talking about.
Wow, that's awful and inexcusable...
'If it was going to change, it would have been better to have been a younger sister,' or some s*xual harassment.

　It's not because I was close with my seniors, it's just that I didn't like Miya, that's a bad quality.......
　

'You're an idiot. If you commit an indecent act with that, it's a great obstruction of business and indecency charge.
Oh, Sakai, huh?

　As I was pitying my colleague, who in a way encountered the complete opposite of me when I met with Amana, a woman with reddish-brown hair cut into a long bobbed cut and wearing glasses - Mao Sakai - interrupted our conversation.

　It's not just a matter of time before you'll be able to get your hands on a new one.

　She is popular within the company because of her good looks, but she is just as disciplined as she appears to be, which is why she has been rejected countless times by men....

　Sakai turned to me and smiled faintly.

''Thanks for the delivery, Ka(⋅)zu-kun(⋅). I'm going to have to borrow a phrase from you, Miya, but you're in good spirits as if you were a different person this morning.
"Sankyu. Well, unlike Sanya, I was able to pull off a good-natured part, so it was easier than I thought it would be.
'Wow, I'm so jealous!

　Sanya comes to me with a look of envy.
　However, Sakai glares at Sanya as if to shoot him in the eye.

Kora. If you're going to be a courier, isn't it common knowledge that you can't choose your customers?　You'd better do something about that blonde hair and that look in your eyes before you envy me.
Wow, a negative physiognomy...
'Well, well. Sakai said that if the vendor's attitude and appearance was bad, the customers wouldn't feel good about it either.
Kazu, you're following Mao's side, not mine, right?
I told you not to put your name on it.　And Kazu-kun has a point.
Hey, hey.
I don't know if he's ever really felt sorry for himself...

　She sighed and lowered her eyes at Sanya, who half listened to Sakai's complaint as she spoke.
　Both of them haven't changed since they joined the company........

　I'm still on the side that has softened considerably even with this, so it's still better....

　Incidentally, the reason Sakai calls me 'Kazu-kun' is because she thought my name was 'Kazu' instead of 'Yamato' for a long time.

　It's an unfamiliar reading, though, so I don't blame her.

　As we got to know each other better, I told her she could call me by my name, but it turned out to be a mispronunciation, which caused a bit of a stir.

　At any rate, Sakai is popular, so at one point my coworkers were jealous of me because they thought I was hot for a girlfriend.

　...I jokingly asked him if he wanted to go out with me for real, but he looked at me skeptically, so the rumor never became true.

　Since then, a lot of things have happened, and although we still call each other the same thing, we've been able to clear up any misunderstandings.
　Some of them still think of me as a rival.

　Well, let's leave it at that.
　As I was watching the hustle and bustle between the two of them, I suddenly felt a hand on my shoulder.

　Surprised, I quickly turned around and.....　

''Sagawa kun~?　You look like you're doing well~?
Hi, Hinomoto....

　A slightly overweight man with black hair mixed with white hair, which gave the impression of mature age, was smiling with a commanding smile.

　The man is Hinomoto Isao, the head of Umineko Transport's Administration Department.
　The Administration Department mainly handles logistics, delivery and inventory management, but it also performs substitute work such as arranging and scheduling deliveries and staffing in accordance with the shippers' requests.

　Hinomoto-san is in charge of the delivery arrangements and schedules for the couriers, including me and Miya, so we've known each other for quite some time....

　This, when you call someone something like 'fuda kuun~'.......this is the worst pattern.

I thought today's delivery schedule would be reasonably tight, but~ it seems there's still room to spare~
Hahaha....Ki, I just felt good today, I can't be sure if it's the same tomorrow or not, but...
"It is natural for this industry to be hard. Since an employee like you, who is able to work positively, is very precious to me, I try to keep my schedule reasonable.
That would be greatly appreciated....

　Scary, scary, scary!
　Don't smile and try to intimidate me!

　

　I've never seen anyone say "I can't do it" in the face of this intense pressure.
　Let me tell you, this is not power harassment in any way.
　As he says, the delivery schedule is designed to suit each courier's physical strength, and he doesn't begrudge the request for pay.

　Of course, if I tell them my schedule is too tight, they'll even readjust it properly.

　He's helped me distribute the pressure that arose when a senior colleague quit, and since he's been a big help to me on a regular basis, this kind of request (pressure) is a factor that I can't refuse.

　As a result, I was forced to add to my delivery volume while I was drooping my head to the point that the tension that I came back was suddenly spiraling downward.