Chapter 56
"Please think it over carefully."
The civil servant, dressed like a textbook serial killer, spoke with conviction.
"It's a guaranteed job until the age of 65, with a grade-based salary system. Since it's a specialized position, there are additional allowances."
Why am I sitting here listening to what sounds like a job fair spiel from the Supernatural Disaster Management Bureau?
"If you're prone to being drawn into supernatural phenomena, wouldn't it be better to have financial stability and institutional protection?"
I already have that, thank you very much.
No matter how I look at it, I doubt a Grade-8 civil servant earns more than someone working for a major pharmaceutical corporation! Still, there was no way I could blurt out that I worked for Daydream Inc. I absolutely do not want to end up as a 'person of interest' under the Bureau's watch!
'I should have stuck to communicating by writing.'
I was beginning to regret speaking out loud for the sake of faster, more persuasive, and impactful communication.
Feeling like I was starting to break out in a cold sweat, I opened my mouth carefully.
Since he seemed to think of me as a mere 'civilian prone to supernatural phenomena', I decided to play into that perception.
"This incident was truly terrifying, and I just wanted to do something about it. But I'm not someone capable of resolving supernatural phenomena. Being an agent? That's absolutely impossible."