Chapter 141: Enough already, you damn idiot!!

Chapter 141: Enough already, you damn idiot!!

The company building was quietly nestled in a corner of the urban area.

It was not an overly large building, and the cracks and stains on the walls that had been left unattended spoke volumes about the true nature of this company.

Makkuro Trading Co., Ltd.

The sinister melting pot where every element of a black company had been thrown in.

(Im surprisingly calm.)

The wretched hell that had thoroughly destroyed my life. As I stood at the entrance again, I half-expected traumatic flashbacks and even hyperventilation, but strangely, I felt nothing.

Once, just entering this building would make me feel nauseous

(Well, it works in my favor. Lets call this a long-awaited return to the office.)

I passed through the companys entrance into the smoky interior. I headed for a specific department rather than my own desk.

I passed by familiar faces of colleagues along the way, but there was hardly any emotion. They, too, wore uniformly tired expressions, and there was no cheerful atmosphere in sight.

(With the turnover rate being so high, people leave before anyone can get close. Honestly, I barely remember the faces of any of my colleagues)

Oi, Tanaka! Havent you finished that proposal I told you to do yet?! I said do it in a day!

I-Im sorry! B-but, before that, I was instructed to make an estimate for Motoki Trading Co. yesterday, and I had to stay overnight! I really didnt have the time

Thats because youre leisurely sleeping at night, you idiot! Dont think you can get any sleep as a working adult! Damn it, youre useless!

In a section I happened to pass, hysterical shouting echoed from early in the morning, and a young man was bowing and apologizing, looking like he was about to cry.

And this wasnt particularly unusual. With just a little attention, you could hear dirty shouts echoing from all over the company.

(All the management here are useless, and they just make the lower ranks work. Theyre engaged in personality-denying harassment thats practically on the level of company ethics and internal regulations Looking at it again, its amazing how this is considered normal here. Theres not a hint of corporate ethics or compliance.)

Incidentally, if a capable person did come in, the managers would engage in particularly overt bullying to protect their own positions, and theyd quickly drive them out.

Of course, if they continued this, capable talent would stop coming in, and the performance would worsenleading to the necessity of salarymen.

Like me, someone weak-willed and vulnerable to power harassment, theyd bind them in fear and secure numerous just-work-without-overtime machines as part of their slave plantation, a cost-cutting technique to keep the company afloat.

(Really, why did I stay in a place like this)

As I felt a deep sense of disdain for myself, I walked down the grimy hallway, looking at the unchanging hell around me as if it were someone elses problem.

When I reached my desk, the only thing that flashed through my mind were the wretched memories that made me want to retch blood.

My seat, where I had endured countless shouts and worked to the point of losing my mind.

Looking back now, it was clearly madness to toil away in this small prison day after day, as if I had lost all my human rights.

(Well, its fine. With this, Im finally completely cutting ties with this place that corroded my life.)

Two hours had already passed since I arrived at the office, but during that time, I hadnt actually done the work I used to do at this time.

(Hmm? Ah, I see. Normally, when he shouts like that, Id be paralyzed in fear. Its completely unexpected for him that Im calmly responding.)

Certainly, in my former self, I wouldnt have been able to rebel against him, dominated as I was by fear. Every day was terrifying and painfulno matter how important something was, I would run away from anything that seemed like it might hurt my heart.

(Most of the reason I couldnt quit for so long was mainly because of that Its strange. Even when I used to be so terrified of the managers shouting, now I dont feel a trace of fear.)

Thats undoubtedly because I redid my high school life in that second world.

With an overwhelming burden of regret in my heart, I returned to the past and faced everything without fear.

In doing so, as I gained various things, I naturally came to realize.

That my life as a corporate drone was just how absurd it was.

(Back in the second world, I thought my high school self, who worried too much about the school caste, was foolish But looking at my past self who obediently submitted to this crap boss, I can only think I was truly an idiot.)

When I returned from my reverie, the manager in front of me was seething with anger.

Dont underestimate me, Nihamaaaa!! Who said you can quit here! If I dont approve the application, you cant resign, and of course, your leave request will be rejected! You dare say such insolent things in front of me You must be prepared, right!?

Well, I dont have time for things like that.

To the obese boss who was frothing at the mouth and shouting so much it seemed like he was on some sort of drug, I shot back with words that I was genuinely fed up with.

In response, not only the dumbfounded manager but also the people around us were left speechless with astonished expressions.

Resignation and paid leave are the rights of workers. You do know the company cant refuse that, right? Ive left evidence of my paid leave application, and Ill send the resignation letter by certified mail later, so theres no use arguing about not receiving it. But if you still wont acknowledge my resignation shall we go to the labor standards office or something? Well, if it comes to that, the company is likely to be in big trouble when various violations are uncovered.

Y-You!

When I dreamt of this during the cultural festival in the second world, I could rebuke this crap boss without hesitation because I knew it was a dream.

But now, even knowing that this was undeniably real, I was slamming my anger at him without hesitation.

For me, who had relearned the most important thing in life in that second world, there was no longer a trace of fear for this fool right in front of me.

Phew, well then, Ill take my leave. You can stay there and keep shouting like a thug for the rest of your life. Its really pathetic for someone in their fifties who can only preserve their self-esteem by shouting at subordinates because their life is so empty.

!

The manager, who was now so overwhelmed with anger that he couldnt even speak, was trembling all over and dyed in a deep shade of anger.

But that sort of thing was already beyond my concern.

Ive written down my desired resignation date in the email, so please confirm and notify me of the approval. Well then, as I said earlier, Ill be on leave starting today, so Ill take my leave.

Saying this, I grabbed my bag and left the spot.

Most of the crucial parts of the resignation procedure that had been dragging on until I worked myself to death were smoothly completed in just one day.

The gazes from the people around me were mostly filled with astonishment, but it was already something that had nothing to do with me.

TLN: Thats right! Stick up for yourself!