"Miss Meiren, there is a visitor who wishes to see you."
It was Sebas, Meiren's veteran butler, bringing the message.
"Do they have an appointment? If not, they'll have to come back in two days."
"No, they don't, but it is Alan."
The young adventurer who had protected them from the Heidecker gang.
"Show him to the receiving room at once."
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"Thank you for seeing me on such short notice, Meiren."
Since there was no reason to teleport and trespass illegally, I had properly checked in at the trading company's front desk to see if a meeting could be arranged.
"Not at all. Alan is always welcome."
I spoke with Meiren in the receiving room at Gambard Trading Company's headquarters.
"Actually, I have a small favor to ask. I have an acquaintance who'd like to work at the trading company, and I was hoping you might hire them for a while. I noticed you had job postings up, so—"
"Oh, yes — ever since business picked back up, we've been so short-handed we could use every pair of hands. Grandal had cut staff to the absolute minimum to save on labor costs. So this would be a huge help."
Cutting staff to turn a profit...
Ugh, my department in my past life got the same treatment...
Darker than dark magic, honestly.
"Glad to hear I can be of some help."
"But I suppose we should at least run a basic screening?"
"Of course. As long as they pass the interview, that's all that matters. I'll bring them by another day, then."
"Would it be possible to bring them right after this instead? For a screening, Sebas and I should be more than enough."
"Sure thing. Just give me a moment."
She's busy and probably wants to wrap this up quickly.
Don't worry — the reward will more than make up for the effort.
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"Huh... what is this? Why is their paperwork so fast? The calculations are quick, the numbers are flawless. They can even come up with sales strategies and inventory management methods..."
"Miss Meiren, it's unbelievable that someone with this much business acumen was left unemployed anywhere. And there are three of them. I'd recommend hiring them immediately."
Thank goodness.
After all, these were people with no talent for business until I used my [Reverse] to give them that talent.
It would be a problem if they couldn't do at least this much.
"Honestly, I never expected to find such a treasure. Thank you, Alan."
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"They want to join Gambard Trading Company for good?!"
"All three of them said so. What do you think, Shaal?"
The three I had borrowed from Shaal were still technically members of the shadow information guild "Sky View."
I hadn't mentioned that to Meiren, and the agreement had only been for temporary employment.
What happened after that would be up to them.
"Those guys were supposed to be useless deadbeats... What did you do?"
"They just happened to have a knack for business, that's all. So, what's your call?"
"...I was planning on dumping them anyway. Doesn't matter to me."
The three parted ways with "Sky View" on good terms and joined Gambard Trading Company.
Gambard Trading Company swiftly regained the momentum of its former glory.
The prices that Grandal Jewelry Company had jacked up returned to reasonable levels.
On top of that, various gifts of gratitude kept arriving from Meiren.
One simple note read: "Thank you for introducing such... unique individuals."
Ah, right — those three had been putting on an act during the interview, hadn't they?
Honestly... my bad.
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Rank: Orichalcum