Chapter 367 – This is How Office Life Is (1)
Finally, it was May 4th.
Park Mira was meeting Kim Shinwoo, one of the many newbies who decided to join today.
As soon as Kim Shinwoo realized she was his senior, he quickly bent his waist and greeted her.
“Hello, senior! I’m Kim Shinwoo, who just joined!”
“Uh.”
He looked like a typical newbie.
At this point, he seemed no different from other newcomers, but…
One must never let their guard down.
Who knows what schemes hide beneath that seemingly innocent grin?
His lively manner of speaking sent a slight shiver down her spine, wondering what cruel words might come next.
That bastard Kim Shinwoo was truly an unpredictable lunatic.
“First, organize these documents according to the categories.”
“Yes!”
She assigned him a simple task for now.
No matter how much of a pain in the ass Kim Shinwoo was, he was still a newbie.
In fact, he hadn’t even completed his oath yet.
Thus, there wasn’t much for him to do in the guild at this point.
At most, it was just busywork like organizing papers or making copies.
Moreover, she couldn’t assign any important tasks to someone who hadn’t even sworn in yet.
Unfortunately, that was the basic company policy.
But Park Mira thought it was alright nonetheless.
She trusted herself to thoroughly grill even such a rookie.
The title “Rookie Slaughterer” wasn’t earned for nothing.
“Shinwoo, could you come over here for a moment?”
“Yes!”
Just a few minutes after instructing him to organize the documents, Park Mira called Kim Shinwoo over.
The reason was simple.
He had already made a mess of things.
“Is this how you organized the documents?”
“Yes!!!”
With a vigorous smile on his face.
But how long would that smile last?
Thinking that, Park Mira slammed the documents onto the desk.
“What criteria did you use to do this?!”
“Just as I saw it!”
“Just? As you saw it? Ha!”
Clearly, Kim Shinwoo couldn’t possibly know.
She never told him any proper standards.
Of course, she never intended to share them.
“It doesn’t meet any criteria. You actually think, at all?”
“So what should I do?”
“Why are you asking me? If you can’t handle it, why not let the team leader handle it? He’s pretty good at this.”
It was unreasonable chatter, but she didn’t care.
Park Mira had a decent standing as Kim Shinwoo’s mentor in the guild.
Meanwhile, that bastard Shinwoo was just a lowly newbie with no real skills to speak of.
He would probably be panicking alone and end up getting scolded again.
Just when she was thinking about that,
She wore an uncontrollable smile, but then…
“Team Leader!”
“What is it, Shinwoo?”
Something strange started to unfold.
That bastard Kim Shinwoo wasn’t going to handle it by himself.
He darted straight to the team leader and…
– Crash!
“It’s a delivery!!!!!!”
He dumped a pile of documents all over the team leader’s desk.
He even covered the documents the team leader was working on.
The team leader stared at him in shock.
“……What is this?”
“The senior told me to let you handle this, team leader!!!”
“…….What?”
The moment she witnessed that scene, Park Mira thought inside her head.
Ah.
Mother.
That fucking crazy bastard, really.
As soon as the team leader heard Kim Shinwoo’s words, he shot a look at her without a word.
That gaze contained every curse word neatly.
It was serious.
“……You want me to do this?”
“Ah, no. I just said it like that… really…”
“Yes!!! The senior said you’d do well at this, so it’ll be fine if you handle it!!!”
The team leader couldn’t bring himself to say anything to Kim Shinwoo; instead, he addressed her grimly.
“Mira, am I supposed to manage this?”
“……I’ll teach him.”
“Do it properly. At least instruct him before you throw him into it.”
She felt a surge of frustration but couldn’t press Kim Shinwoo too harshly.
He hadn’t sworn in yet.
‘That bastard, once he swears in, it’ll really be hell!’
In this situation, she couldn’t push him too hard.
If she wasn’t careful, Kim Shinwoo’s review would surely pop up on the guild evaluation site.
No, it would be a relief if that was all.
What if Shinwoo caught wind of some special activity in the guild and exposed it to the outside world?
That would be a real disaster.
Also, if a newbie quit right after joining.
There was no denying that Park Mira, as his senior, would face repercussions in performance evaluations.
‘Endure, endure, endure, fuck.’
She mentally braced herself and began teaching Kim Shinwoo how to organize the documents.
At least he seemed to have a bit of common sense; Kim Shinwoo listened quietly to her explanation and started organizing the papers.
Had he not done that, he wouldn’t have even gotten hired.
“Shinwoo, how much have you organized?”
“I’ve already organized 10 pages!!!”
Quite some time had passed since she made him work, yet only 10 pages?!
Seriously, did this idiot even intend to work?
Thoughts swirled in Park’s head.
‘Or does he have some scheme?’
But there was no need to get angry right away.
She could just take indirect shots at him instead.
“Wow, organizing 10 pages is really impressive! Why not ask the team leader to treat us to lunch this time~?”
No matter how stupid he was, he should’ve caught that hint.
That she meant he was still slacking.
But instead of realizing that, Kim Shinwoo brightened up even more.
“Oh, so you’ll tell him, right!!!”
“……Uh? What are you saying…”
Before she could stop him, he scampered over to the team leader again.
“Team leader!!! The senior said you’ll treat me for lunch!!!”
“I, I…? All of a sudden…?”
“Yes!!! The senior told me to just trust you!!!”
Park Mira was on the verge of going insane.
How long had he been here to already pull that nonsense not once, but twice.
‘No, that fucking bastard!’
As the team leader tried to turn with a blank expression, he quickly became quite hurried.
No wonder.
“Should I get it to-go!!! Just give me your card now, and I’ll go get it!!!”
“Wait, we’re all going together, you idiot!!!”
That bastard Kim Shinwoo was tugging at the team leader’s necklace wallet.
It was as if he were trying to forcibly drag a stagnant dog out for a walk.
“When are we going to eat?”
“Soon…”
“Then it’ll be too late!!! I’ll just go get it to-go!!!”
“Let go! That’s a company card!!!”
The moment Park Mira caught sight of the team leader’s expression, she understood she was really screwed.
And simultaneously, she began spinning her mind in overdrive.
Does this bastard actually know what he’s doing?
No, fuck. He definitely knows.
There’s no way he could mess things up so perfectly otherwise.
Not just for her, but also for the team leader all at once.
“Everyone, let’s hurry up and head out! Let’s have lunch a bit early today!”
Ultimately conceding, the team leader stood up straight from his seat, urgently shouting to the guild members still present.
Some guild members showed reluctance.
“Team leader, I still have work to do…”
“It’s fine! I’ll take care of it, so let’s hurry!!!”
The team leader was pulling all of them, desperately wanting to get out.
It was certainly not a bad choice.
Otherwise, it would be obvious that Kim Shinwoo would go get it to-go, saying he had to treat everyone, carrying the load on the team leader’s card.
It would be much safer than letting that madman handle the card.
In the end, lunch was hijacked ahead of time.
Everyone stood up, glancing around nervously as they slowly made their way out.
They headed towards the usual budget-friendly Chinese restaurant.
“Boss, we’ll have all jajangmyeon!”
Furthermore, the team leader quickly ordered the cheapest dish.
Determined not to lose the upper hand this time.
To make it even sweeter, Kim Shinwoo wasn’t at the table, so it was a golden opportunity.
That way, they could save the team leader’s face while minimizing expenses.
‘But where the hell did that bastard go?’
Just a moment after raising that question,
Around the time the food was about to arrive, Kim Shinwoo slipped back into view and sat right in front of her.
“Shinwoo, where did you go?”
“I had to go somewhere for a bit.”
More than likely, he just went to the bathroom.
Just as Park Mira was about to dig into her jajangmyeon, a huge plate of food suddenly landed before her.
“……Huh?”
It was none other than sweet and sour pork.
Not even as a free serving, but the biggest size available.
“Oh, this place does it well.”
To add to the oddity, it wasn’t just at their table; there was one at every other table too.
Everyone wore puzzled expressions, making it clear that no one understood what was happening.
Ultimately, her impatience got the better of her, and she rushed to call the boss over to demand an explanation.
“Boss? What’s going on here?”
“Oh, that’s it.”
The boss said with a warm smile, pointing at Kim Shinwoo.
“That gentleman over there ordered extra.”
At this point, Park Mira truly wanted to rip her hair out.
It was Kim Shinwoo again.
Ah.
Fuck.
Kim Shinwoo, it’s you again? You bastard?
Thanks to him, the team leader’s face turned pale in an instant.
Meanwhile, Kim Shinwoo continued to grin as he began eating the sweet and sour pork.
“Thanks to the team leader, I’m having a great meal! Thank you!”
“……Eat up… fuck…”
The team leader was showing the greatest restraint he could muster.
As that smile twisted on his face, Park Mira’s heart sank more and more.
Thinking about how she’d get scolded later only made it worse.
But since they had sweet and sour pork now, she figured she might as well eat.
Which was when that bastard Kim Shinwoo didn’t just stop there with his nonsense.
“I’ll pour it!!!”
That bastard Shinwoo, apparently a “pour-it-on” type, doused all the extra sweet and sour sauce over the pork.
It was already battered and fried!
No, it wasn’t just pouring.
“Shinwoo, aren’t you going to have any jajangmyeon?”
“I’ll eat the sweet and sour pork first!!!”
“……”
He was just digging in.
At this point, Park Mira found herself clutching her head.
Internally cursing her fate as she wondered why she hired this uncontrollable idiot.
It truly felt like madness.
At the very least, he could’ve sworn in before making a scene.
But that was the critical mistake she had made.
“……Where did the sweet and sour pork go?”
“I ate it all! I was worried it’d get cold!”
“……Huh.”
It was gone.
Whoever taught him that, in such a short time, he could devour so much?
It was so absurd that Park Mira was on the verge of bursting into laughter.
“Haha….ha…ha…”
“You look great when you smile, senior!!!”
Once again, Park Mira’s agony began.
Should I kill him?
Endure, my inner Rookie Slaughterer.
Or maybe it wouldn’t be a crime to kill him at this point?
As her thoughts spiraled deeper…
“Did everyone enjoy the meal?”
“……Huh?”
Before she knew it, the meal time had ended.
“Wait a minute!”
“Mira, aren’t you a bit slow?”
Unable to contain her boiling emotions, she shot a glare at the team leader as well.
‘You guys are just too fast, you fucking bastards.’
However, she could never voice that thought aloud.
Because quite a bit of time had indeed passed.
Her repetitive agonizing thoughts had surprisingly eaten up a significant amount of time.
In the end, all Park Mira could do was:
“Uh, actually, I’m not feeling well today.”
“……Then it can’t be helped. Everyone, get up.”
Clutching her rumbling stomach, she could only stand up.
That bastard Kim Shinwoo.
I will truly kill him.
So she vowed silently to herself.
