The immortal black snake just wants to live simply

But it's definitely not this kind of curiosity, like looking at a rare object.

……

In a control room at the top of the building, the nominally highest-level manager of the building, the [Secretary] of the Capte Group in Sargon, was slightly hunched over, facing the person who had just entered the door. Young film men pay their respects.

This middle-aged man who was well-dressed and always had a straight face in front of his subordinates had a flattering smile on his face at this moment. Like a loyal dog eager to show his loyalty, he condescended to this man. The a bit too young [boss] reports:

"[Boss], this is the financial report of the Sargon Region for this year. Please take a look at it."

The secretary maintained a hunched posture, keeping his tall body as low as possible over Capt's head, and respectfully handed a stack of sorted information to the other party with both hands.

He watched as Capt picked up a corner of the folded information like quantum speed reading, and then finished scrolling through the large stack of information in less than ten seconds, but he didn't feel the slightest dissatisfaction that his work results were being looked down upon.

He just stood aside, waiting quietly... waiting for [Boss]'s next instruction.

then……

He felt a biting chill and...a hungry grunt.

"...Alec, I'm very disappointed."

It was sharp and thin, not like an ordinary person, but more like a cat's purring sound, which reached the ears of Sargon [Secretary], making him afraid to breathe.

He didn't even dare to raise his head to read Capt's face.

As soon as the employees in the monitoring room noticed the solemn atmosphere, they left very wisely.

Watching your boss being scolded by your boss...how low of emotional intelligence do you have to do this?

slip away.

"..."

Alec didn't dare to say anything. He didn't even have the courage to explain or argue.

He just became more and more stooped, trying his best to show his submission.

Capt had no expression on his face and slowly put his right hand on Alec's left shoulder while opening his eyes slightly.

Those purple cat eyes revealed a strange light, and countless timeline fragments were condensed into videos, depicting the present to the owner of the eyes through the future.

A cold voice sounded from Alec's ears.

"This quarter, what percentage of taxes have been set by those greedy royal chiefs on the group's products?"

Hearing the boss finally use a question, Alec replied tremblingly:

"...Same as last quarter, boss."

Then, as if to prove that he was not without achievements in this area, he added in a low voice:

"Those greedy natives are not satisfied with the wealth that the group has brought to them, and they actually plan to join forces to further put pressure on the group. But boss, please don't worry, I have sent people to lobby some of them, and will do so without causing any trouble." If you are suspicious, deal with a few greedy and stupid lords, and the interests of the group will not be harmed in any way..."

Before Alec could finish speaking, he suddenly felt a sting in his shoulder. Warm and fishy liquid flowed from his shoulder and gradually soaked the left half of his clothes.He turned his head and was horrified to find sharp claws protruding from the tips of Capt's fingers, while purple fuzz continued to grow on the back of his hands.

"...will not suffer any losses?"

At this time, Capt's voice was completely distorted. Purple fluff continued to proliferate from the body surface, and the muscles swelled, bursting the clothes, pushing away the computers, desks, chairs in the room... until the huge cat's head was blocked by the ceiling. Huddled underneath.

Alec looked at his boss who was no longer human in fear, but he just raised his head and immediately lowered it again.

Because Capt's hand on his left shoulder had turned into a sharp claw holding his head.

"Meow! (Not enough!)"

"Meow! (Not enough!)"

"Meow! (Not enough!)"

The giant cat opened its maw of the abyss and roared like thunder.

Alec felt as if he was not facing a boss, but an extremely hungry monster... Even the monster's huge amount of saliva dripped on his body, completely soaking his upper body.

He couldn't move anymore.

"Meow! (It was the group that brought the fine wine of Letania to the boring palace of the king, it was the group that brought Colombian machines to the mediocre land of Sargon, it was the group that gave them more exquisite food, more convenient Tools for an even higher life!)”

"Meow! (It is the group that makes wealth bloom everywhere here, and allows those markets to still grow tenaciously under the ignorant rule of the kings and chiefs! It is the group that brings fertility and prosperity to this land!)"

"Meow! (The initial payment of taxes was just a temporary compromise by the group to open up the Sargon market... The group has no obligation to pay taxes to those idiots who are enjoying the benefits!)"

"Meow~ (You did not meet the standards that a [secretary] should have, Alec, but I, your boss, have decided to give you one last chance...)"

The giant cat lowered its huge head and bowed its body, but its bloated body still occupied every aspect of the room, leaving only a small space for Alec.

The sharp fangs doubled Alec's pressure, and the fishy smell that hit his face almost made him unable to breathe.

At the same time, Alec felt the giant claws holding his head gradually exerting pressure.He felt that his head was about to be crushed.

'Am I going to be eaten?' '

At this time, Alec's whole body was completely wet with the saliva left by the giant cat.

And Capt doesn't care about Alec's mental activities... Capt can't use the black snake's mind reading.

But [subjective prediction] still allows him to know how to train each subordinate in the most appropriate way.

"Meow! (Listen up, Alec, I'll teach you one last time...)"

"Meow~ (Whether it is a greedy royal chief, an ignorant native, a vulgar and ridiculous tradition, an ambitious speculator...)"

The giant cat's body gradually shrank, and its voice gradually became normal.

And these words, together with fear, will be completely burned into Alec's heart.

"As long as it hinders the development of the group..."

"Then swallow them whole."

As soon as he finished speaking, Alec felt the pressure on his shoulders suddenly relax, and at the same time his chin was gently lifted by a delicate hand.

This tall man still didn't straighten up, so he could be easily picked up by the short Capte.

Alec looked at Capt in front of him in surprise, who was wearing the same clothes as before. At the same time, he noticed with the corner of his eye that everything around him remained the same, with desks, chairs, and computers all placed in their original positions in an orderly manner. .

The feeling of being wet and sticky with saliva, and the burning pain caused by the sharp claws scratching the skin on his left shoulder were gone.

It's like, everything is just an illusion.

"Alec, my secretary..."

Capt resumed his smiling look, leaned close to Alec's pale face, and said meaningfully:

"You are willing to listen to me and not only give the group's dedicated debt collector - [Shy Killer] adequate compensation, but also pay more attention to the psychological and social aspects. I am very happy, because our Capte Group is the leader of this group. The most humane business organization on earth.”

"But... don't forget, what did you rely on in the first place to get to where you are now."

"I don't care about the bets made by you old employees and some members of the board of directors, but don't take the bet seriously, and don't slack off your job because of these innocuous little entertainments."

"Instead of trying to please the so-called [boss lady] candidate to ensure one's status, gain the [boss's] appreciation, and seek further opportunities..."

Capt released his hand that was holding Alec's chin, patted Alec's left shoulder as if wiping dust, put it against his right cheek, and whispered affectionately:

"Then why don't you just work hard to please me?"

……

"That's right! I want to do something that I, as a [boss], cannot refuse or interfere with - that is to apply for paid leave for employees!"

"About the temporary postponement of debt collector No. 007's task for one week, I believe you can handle your [boss's] occasional willful requests~"

Capt deliberately made a small joke to ease Alec's panic for the rest of his life, and then turned around and left the room.

And Alec looked at the [Boss] with a brisk pace and always seemed to be in a happy mood.

Although the moodiness of the [boss] is basically the consensus of the management of Capte Group, but when faced with it, we can realize how much greed and impermanence is hidden in that young and easy-going body... and we are afraid of it and awe of it. .

'...The boss is right. I was blinded by the temporary wealth and power. I spent too long thinking about how to please him, but I forgot how I got his appreciation in the first place. '

'The boss has always known about our bet...that's right. Who can hide it from the eyes that can see through the future? '

'The special treatment for Debt Collector No. 007... no, let's keep it for now. After all, Debt Collector No. 007 itself is the trump card of the Capte Group's Sargon branch. '

'It's just that I don't have to trouble other employees to pay attention to it, and I don't have to let them silently remember that they have an invisible colleague day after day. '

'As for that bet...'

Alec touched his left shoulder.

I don't know when three scratches appeared on it, and the skin could even be seen through the clothes.

His heart trembled again, and at the same time he kept cursing his former self in his heart... and those colleagues who revealed the bet to him.

Really dizzy!

An existence like [Boss]...

How can you care about the love between your children?

Until Capt completely disappeared from sight, Alec's legs and feet went weak, he broke into a cold sweat, collapsed on the ground, and could not get up for a long time.

He sighed heavily.

But it is……

It's just a way to control people.

A means that is difficult to resist, disobey, or even escape.

……

"I'm sorry, Miss Manticore. As [boss], it's really my fault that I can't provide a comfortable working environment for my employees."

"Mr. Alec's intention is good. He hopes that you can have a wider social circle and enhance your sense of belonging to the group... Unfortunately, he is not a professional psychiatrist after all, and he also does not know much about your Origin Stone skills. learn."

"He has good intentions but does bad things, which increases your psychological pressure... As a highly valuable employee of the group, any harm to you is harm to the group, and your affairs are the group's affairs. "

"It just so happens that I have two tickets to Columbia Amusement Park presented by the Dagu Group. Although it's a pity that it's not a reserved ticket, it's still fun."

"Miss Manticore, would you like to spend some time with your poor boss to find the childlike innocence you lost when you were young?"

"Don't worry, I will still pay you your salary."

……

At the entrance of the Colombian amusement park, Manticore, wearing a white dress and carrying a small bag, looked inside blankly.

The crowds of people and the unfamiliar rides made her feel a little scared...especially when she heard the screams coming from the jumping machine, which was even more difficult to understand.

The amusement park is very unfamiliar to the manticores living in Sargon.

But fortunately, the familiar people around him still gave Leo a sufficient sense of security.

Capt, who was next to Manticore, was wearing a purple T-shirt, sunglasses, a peaked cap, and cropped jeans, and he slowly introduced the amusement park to Manticore.

Capte was able to repeat it to Manticore even with his eyes closed. After all, this was the amusement park that Mobius had booked when he took Ifrit out to play... and all the staff of the amusement facilities at that time were Mobius wearing a doll hood.

Even because of this, a terrifying message came out of this amusement park, that is, as long as you step into the amusement park at [-]:[-]:[-] on August [-], you may enter an amusement park maintained by only "one" staff.

Logically speaking, Capt should find some local entertainment in Sargon, which is more suitable for native Sargonites like Manticore.

But [Subjective Prediction] told him that bringing Manticore to this amusement park would make him have more fun.

"Old...Mr. Capet."

Seeing Capt using his left and right index fingers to pull the corners of his mouth downwards, making a frustrated expression, Manticore quickly changed his words.

"What do you want to play? What preparations do you need me to make?"

"... Get ready. No, Manticore, you don't really think that I asked you to come here because I want you to be my bodyguard, do you?"

"……Eh?"

Looking at Manticore's stunned expression, Capt chuckled.

"Please, if I really want to find a bodyguard, then I shouldn't find No. 007, who knows little about modern facilities, but I should find No. 021 or other [debt collectors] who originally live in Colombia... Do you understand?"

"Yes, but..."

Seeing Manticore stuttering again, Capt, who had already roughly understood what this socially fearful Miss Mantico wanted to say through [Subjective Prediction], decided to transform into a ruthless attacker and directly press the skip button.

"There is nothing wrong with it, and you don't have to feel flattered. There is no need for the group to let an employee have no entertainment activities to relax his mind except work."

Manticore opened his mouth to refute, but Capt interrupted directly:

"I know what you want to say. You are very comfortable staying in the Sargon Building of the Capte Group. You can spend your salary to watch movies by yourself, eat hot pot by yourself, read books by yourself, or even just be in a daze by yourself. ?”

"No, no, maybe some people can really nourish their souls from solitude, but you are obviously not."