The Interview and the Mission / A Small Interlude and Mobius's Plan

As Saria's cool voice faded, the office door was slowly pushed open from the outside, and a smartly dressed woman carrying a stack of documents walked in.

What's the matter?

"Director Saria, these are all documents that require your signature." The woman placed the documents on Saria's desk and continued:

"Also, the interviewees who submitted their resumes to us earlier have arrived and are currently in the meeting room."

"Are you going for the interview in person, or...?"

I'll go over there.

Upon hearing this, Saria lowered her eyes, pondered for a moment, then stood up and said calmly.

"Yes, is there anything else, Director? If not, I'll go and inform the interviewees." After hearing Saria's words, the woman nodded slightly and said.

"That's all, you can go back to your work."

Saria glanced at the documents on the table and nodded slightly.

"Yes."

After receiving Saria's reply, the woman left the office quickly without lingering.

"..."

After watching her subordinate leave, Saria wasted no more time and quickly pulled out the interviewee's information from a pile of documents on the table, carefully reviewing it.

Saria had already briefly glanced through the document before, but just in case, she decided to review it again to gain a deeper understanding.

As for why she acted so quickly, besides not wanting to keep the interviewee waiting, it was also because Saria had just remembered that Ifrit had a therapy session today, and she needed to take time to accompany her.

Moreover, she herself is not a person who likes to procrastinate.

Then, after carefully reviewing Sakura's resume, gaining a general understanding of her and confirming that there were no problems, he stood up and walked out of the office.

Compared to a written resume, the Security Department, or rather the head of the Security Department Saria, cares more about a person's character and abilities, with character taking precedence over ability.

In fact, it could be said that if a character meets or exceeds the required standard, the ability requirements for Saria can be lowered somewhat.

Rhine Lab Defense Division Rest Room

Sakura wasn't surprised to learn that it was Saria who had come to interview her in person, as it was something she had expected.

The tension I had been feeling suddenly subsided as the moment approached. I quietly awaited the arrival of the "interviewer," a person I knew in a certain sense.

"Please have a seat. Let me introduce myself. My name is Saria, and I'm the head of the Security Department. I'm also your interviewer for this term."

After Saria arrived with a serious expression, she looked at the pink-haired Vulpo (fox) girl standing to the side, gestured for her to enter, and then said solemnly.

However, even someone as serious as her couldn't help but secretly glance at Sakura's spiky ears a couple of times when she saw her.

Honestly, if Saria hadn't seen the information Sakura submitted beforehand, and had judged solely by appearance, Saria would have thought the interviewee was a Cautus (rabbit) race member.

Saria keenly noticed Saria's gaze as she looked at her ears. Although things had gotten much better since coming to this world, she was still somewhat sensitive about her ears.

However, given that she was in an interview and in order to leave a good impression on Saria, Sakura didn't say anything, but simply stated in a very calm and formulaic tone:

"Hello, Section Chief Saria. My name is Sakura, and I'm the interviewee for this interview. Your company's Security Department hasn't publicly announced the specific interview process. Would you like me to give a brief introduction?"

"Unnecessary."

P. S.: So sleepy! Finally finished a chapter. I need to take a few days off. I'm already in Wuhan and will be going back on the afternoon of the 30th. I'll update if I have time on the 30th. (●'?`●) If any lovely readers are dreaming tomorrow, maybe we'll run into each other?

Chapter 76 Interviews and Tasks

"No need." After hearing Sakura's words, Saria shook her head almost without thinking, and then continued:

"I've already seen your information, so there's not much point in introducing it again."

"So what's next?"

Upon hearing this, Sakura was slightly taken aback, and then a hint of doubt slowly flashed in her blue eyes as she looked at Saria.

"You just need to answer a few questions for me. Once you pass, you can take the ability test." Saria explained earnestly and seriously to Sakura's questioning gaze.

"Yes, please ask."

Sakura was somewhat surprised by Saria's answer; she hadn't expected the interview to take this form. But there was nothing she could do; after all, the head of the Security Department was sitting in front of her...

As soon as Sakura finished speaking, Saria immediately asked her first question:

Why do you want to join Rhine Lab Defense Division?

After uttering the question, Saria didn't remain idle. She watched the "interviewee's" every move with serious and focused eyes, awaiting the answer.

The question she raised was so ordinary that it couldn't be more common. Apart from being a bit "sharp" in her words, it was a question that any company would ask.

However, rather than those template-like "perfect" answers, she wanted to hear the real reasons.

However, despite thinking this way, Saria also knew that very few people would give a simple or "naive" answer to this question.

"... because it's relatively suitable."

After pondering for a short while, Sakura told Saria her answer.

Because she understood the person in front of her, she refrained from using superfluous words and used the simplest and most straightforward language to officially begin the interview.

Rhine Lab Ecology Department --

"I never expected it to be someone from the Structural Department, and the very person who proposed that theory not long ago... How interesting!" Muelsyse muttered to herself as she looked at the documents on her desk.

The document in front of her was clearly Mobius's employee file, with her work photo also attached to it.

As Mobius had predicted, after finding out which department she belonged to, Muelsyse decided to give her a friendly "payment."

Of course, while visiting her, Muelsyse also planned to sneak off later to secretly see the little boy that her straight, tough female friend was so worried about.

Even if someone is just a child, someone who can make Saria care so much is someone she's very curious about!

Having made the decision, Muelsyse planned to set off, since it was a visit and it was best to do it as soon as possible.

As for secretly meeting with the child that Saria cares about... such things are inherently "shady," so it's best to do it at night.

She definitely didn't want to be discovered by some inflexible, extremely straightforward woman and then get a lecture from her...

"Knock knock--"

However, just as Muelsyse stood up, looking excited and preparing to "visit" Mobius, there was a sudden knock on the office door.

"Ahem... please come in."

After clearing his throat and composing himself before sitting back down, Muelsyse finally spoke.

"Director Muelsyse, this is a document the Commander asked me to bring to you. She also wants you to come to her office later."

"Okay, I understand. Leave the file here."

After hearing what the visitor said, Muelsyse nodded slightly and said.

"Yes."

The person who came to deliver the documents didn't say anything more upon hearing this. He simply took a few steps forward with practiced ease and placed the documents on Muelsyse's desk.

"If there's nothing else, Director Muelsyse, I'll take my leave now."

"Okay, go ahead... wait!"

After glancing at the documents in front of her and noticing something, Muelsyse quickly called out to the person who was about to turn and leave.

"Is there anything else, Director Muelsyse?"

Are you going to Saria's place next?

Turning her gaze away from the documents, Muelsyse quickly asked.

"Yes, next we need to deliver documents and notices to Director Saria." Upon hearing this, the secretary nodded slightly.

"Alright, go ahead and get busy. I won't take up any more of your time."

Having gotten the answer she wanted, Muelsyse smiled gently and did not try to stop her.

"Well then, I'll take my leave now." With that, the secretary turned and left the office decisively, as she had other matters to attend to.

"..."

"Click..."

After watching the person leave and closing the door behind them, Muelsyse's body went limp, a hint of helplessness flashing in her eyes. She sighed, "There were unexpectedly many things happening today... I wonder what kind of mission requires the Ecology Department and the Security Department to work together."

"Oh dear, I wonder if I'll have time to visit Miss Rising Star today~"

"Never mind, let's go find Saria first."

After saying this, Muelsyse slowly stood up again, straightened her clothes, and left her office to find her friend.

In the lounge--

"..."

The lounge was quiet. The only two people inside were a woman Vouivre, who was deep in thought, and a young girl Vulpo, who was waiting for the final answer.

"... Let's go to the training room and test the combat and defense data." After a moment, Saria stopped her thoughts and looked at Sakura seriously.

So far, Sakura's impression on Saria has been quite good. Although the girl's answers to the questions Saria just asked weren't particularly outstanding, they were still better than many others.

At least it has reached her acceptable standard, so we can proceed to the next step.

If he's also decent in combat, Saria thinks she can accept him after the interview.

"Good..."

Only then did Sakura finally breathe a sigh of relief.

She's finally managed to get Saria out of the way for now... God knows how many brain cells she burned while answering someone's questions earlier.

However, the later tests seemed much simpler to Sakura. Apart from needing to control the strength and the degree of expression, there weren't any major problems. She was confident in her abilities.

"Let's go then."

Sakura then followed Saria to the training room.

"Next..."

"Knock knock--"

Upon arriving at the training room, Saria looked at Sakura as if she was about to say something when a crisp knock on the door interrupted her.

This also surprised Sakura, who was standing to the side.

P. S.: Starting tomorrow, I'll be trying to maintain my perfect attendance record with double updates. To be honest, I haven't had much fun these past few days because some of the people I've been traveling with have been quite unpleasant... Anyway, everyone, goodnight.

Chapter 77 A Minor Incident and Mobius's Plan

"Hmm..."

Having just gotten up and finished washing up early in the morning, Mobius slowly yawned, his expression still carrying a hint of laziness.

She hasn't had a proper rest like this in a long time.

After tidying himself up, Mobius leisurely left his room and headed towards his usual canteen.

The small problem that had been bothering her was resolved last night, so she no longer needed to be in such a hurry.

However, as long as there's no rush, Mobius has just as much work to do today as before.

Today, she not only needs to keep an eye on the movements of the guys in the Structural Department who are involved in the [Diablo Project], but she also needs to conduct a follow-up examination and record data for Ifrit tonight.

If there were enough time in the evening... Mobius would even have an experiment with Bianca that night.

As Mobius walked towards the cafeteria, he overheard a familiar name from a group of people talking at a corner. His delicate eyebrows twitched slightly, a strange glint flashed in his beautiful snake-like eyes, and he paused in his tracks.

"Huh? You're serious? That workaholic in our Structural Department, who hasn't been here long, finally took a day off yesterday?"