Nothing Beats Cold Drinks in an Air-Conditioned Room in Winter (Continued)

In reality, the relationship between a secretary and a boss is more work-related, while the assistant is closer to the boss in matters of personal life.

Therefore, male bosses might hire male secretaries, but rarely male assistants.

As for the reason... well, it's because female assistants are more meticulous and won't make mistakes.

Regardless of whether others believe it or not, Shinji himself believes it.

However, theory is always just theory; in reality, specific problems must be analyzed in specific ways.

Just like now, even though Ryougi Shiki is speaking with Ryougi Shiki conviction, Secretary Ophelia isn't buying it at all.

"Miss Ryougi, this is my desk."

Ophelia stepped forward. Although she didn't say much, her resolute expression made her stance clear.

"Miss Farnese, you must be joking. You're a secretary in the assistant's position? Won't things get chaotic?"

Ryougi Shiki blinked and let out an innocent chuckle.

Hearing her words, Ophelia looked at Shinji with a resentful expression, her big, watery eyes seeming to say, "Boss, she's bullying me."

"Cough cough..."

Shinji rolled his eyes, a troubled look on his face.

If only one of Ryougi Shiki and Ophelia is present, Shinji can guarantee that they will act according to their own wishes.

But if both of them were present, Second Master really wasn't confident he could convince them to follow his orders.

It's exponentially harder to appease two women than one, because the competitive nature among women makes them unwilling to take the initiative or back down.

Even during the days when he slept with women all over the Clock Tower, Shinji never tried to seduce two women at the same time.

[Thankfully, Sakura and Lizzie didn't come up, otherwise it would have been even more lively.]

Shinji grinned, looking at his Little Secretary with an embarrassed smile.

"Hmph~~"

Ophelia unusually expressed her extreme dissatisfaction with a cold snort, which was both a provocation to Ryougi Shiki and a sign that Shinji didn't want to cause trouble.

"Ophelia, from a work arrangement perspective, what Ms. Ryougi said is indeed more reasonable."

Shinji said, forcing himself to speak.

One reason he didn't explicitly oppose the Ryougi Shiki was that he had already planned to separate the work of the secretary and assistant.

Previously, with less workload, Ophelia's secretary and assistant could handle the work together without much trouble. But now that the workload is increasing, the Little Secretary is finding it difficult to keep up.

Shinji originally planned to hire another person after the New Year, and then have Ophelia take over one of his secretary or assistant duties.

However, man proposes, God disposes. Who would have thought that a Sister Shiki would fall from the sky and become his assistant?

It's truly Alaya's blessing... what a load of rubbish!

"Sigh~~"

Shinji let out a long sigh. He hadn't expected his usually obedient Little Secretary to suddenly become so assertive.

"Hmph~~"

Ophelia snorted again.

Shinji glanced at Ryougi, then pulled Ophelia aside and whispered, "Stop whining, it's all for work."

"Boss, do you even believe that yourself?"

Ophelia said in an annoyed tone.

For an ordinary woman, it wouldn't be a problem; Ophelia would definitely obediently give up her seat.

But this Ryougi Shiki is really no good. Although it's only the first day they met, even without using her Mystic Eyes, Ophelia can tell that this woman has ill intentions towards her boss.

More importantly, her boss's attitude towards this vixen wasn't very good either, and Ophelia was afraid that if she didn't keep an eye on her boss, he would lose his virginity.

Losing her virginity was one thing, since it was uncertain whether the boss still had any. What Ophelia feared was that this shifty-eyed woman, Ryougi, was taking advantage of the situation to move into the Matou Family. Wouldn't she then become the maidservant in the powerful family, constantly bullied by the mistress?

Therefore, Ophelia must ensure that this woman named Ryougi Shiki does not have any opportunity to be alone with Shinji.

"Then what do you suggest we do?" Shinji asked.

"Should we have her work outside?"

Shinji rolled his eyes. "Do you think that's possible?"

The secretary has access to a lot of core company information, Shinji would never give this position to someone like Ryougi Shiki, whose background is unknown.

The Ryougi Family was aware of this, which is why Shiki's position was assistant rather than secretary.

Besides making it easier for his assistant to get closer to Shinji Matou, it also shows that he has no intention of interfering in Type-Moon Company.

"No, boss." Ophelia shook her head again. "This woman is too dangerous. I'm afraid you won't be able to resist the temptation."

Seeing Ophelia's serious expression, and then glancing at Ryougi Shiki, Shinji shrugged and took a step back, as if to say, "You two can discuss it yourselves."

Ophelia approached Ryougi Shiki with a frown.

She was about to speak when Ryougi Shiki, who had already guessed what she was going to say, swallowed her Ryougi Shiki back down.

"I know Miss Farnese is very fond of Shinji," Ryougi Shiki said with a smile, "But personally, I think work is work. It's wrong to mix business and personal matters."

"You..."

Ophelia was speechless with anger, but being poor at words, she really couldn't refute anything.

I can't exactly say, "I think you look like a vixen, so I'm sent to work outside," can I?

Seeing the two women locked in a stalemate, Shinji suddenly had a brilliant idea.

He called out directly to the two women, "Come and help me out!"

Ophelia and Ryougi Shiki followed Shinji curiously out of the office.

Then, under Shinji's direction, the three of them moved the desks from outside into the room.

A few minutes later, it was all over.

Shinji was still sitting at his own desk. To his left was Ophelia's desk, and to his right was Ryougi Shiki's.

This was Shinji's sudden inspiration.

The best way to break the deadlock is to think outside the box.

Since the Maginot Line is so formidable, let's just bypass it.

Nobody says a secretary's desk has to be on the outside. Wouldn't it be better to have them all on the inside, surrounded by women?

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Shinji sat alone in his office, taking big gulps of an iced soda.

Drinking cold beverages in a heated, air-conditioned room on a cold winter's day is the best thing, second only to eating iced oranges while snuggled up in a kotatsu.

Ophelia and Ryougi Shiki were not in the office; they went to the small conference room next door to hand over their assistants' work.

Shinji wasn't worried at all about the two of them fighting; his assistant wasn't some kind of killing god from another Parallel world who could even kill gods.

Having been truly raised as the eldest daughter of the Ryougi Family, Shiki-nee was practically powerless.

Because of her intelligence, Sister Shi is the type of person who would never choose to solve problems with force.

However... judging by the time... it should be about time...

Sure enough, just as Shinji finished the last sip of his cold drink, there was a knock on the office door.

"Excuse me, are you in your office, Director/Director Makoto Kirito?"

A woman's voice, filled with gritted teeth, came from the doorway.

"Lizzie, come in."

Shinji said helplessly.

The door opened, and not only Chloe, but also Sakura and Artoria walked in one after the other.

Chloe glanced around the office and glared at the man, demanding, "Where are they?"

"Ophelia is on her belt... Ms. Ryougi has gone to hand over her work," Shinji replied.

"Not here? Good!"

Chloe nodded in satisfaction, then walked over to Shinji and looked down at him.

"Tell me, what exactly is the situation with that Miss Ryougi?"

Sakura closed the door, stood silently behind the desk, crossed her arms, and stared straight at Shinji, waiting for his explanation.

As for Artoria...

Well, after entering the room, King of Knights skillfully rummaged through the office cabinet and pulled out a box of premium cookies meant for entertaining guests, then sat down on the sofa and began to eat them heartily.

Shinji was quite envious of this kind of lifestyle of "ignoring everything else and focusing solely on snacks".

[Damn it, I wish I had an endless stomach like that!]

Magecraft don't worry about their weight, but since they are still human, they can't eat without limit like Heroic Spirit.

"Shinji?"

Chloe raised her eyebrows.

"I really have nothing to do with her!" Shinji quickly raised his hands to show respect to the French soldiers.

Unfortunately, Chloe never fell for his tricks.

"It's alright? Then why are you even calling Shinji brother?!"

Chloe continued her menacing questioning, pulling a suspicious-smelling vial from her pocket and slowly waving it around.

"A misbehaving child needs external force to behave."

"Don't hit me! I'll talk! I'll talk!"

Shinji dared not gamble on what medicine was in the small bottle.

It could be just ordinary cold medicine, but it's more likely to be Flora's confession drug, or even an exclusive computer accessory.

"Liangyi was arranged by my grandfather."

Shinji decided to pin the blame on Zouken, since none of them would go to their grandfather to confirm it anyway.

"Shinji? You're not going to tell me she's your fiancée, are you?!"

Chloe shook the bottle even more vigorously.

"Fiancée? Brother, I've never heard you mention anything like this before! You've been keeping this from me!"

Matou Sakura is showing a subtle tendency to transform into a darker version of herself.

"No! There's no such thing as a fiancée," Shinji quickly explained.

The two female Magecraft's expressions softened slightly.

Then, the next second, they turned as black as the bottom of a pot.

"I don't want a fiancée. Giving up an entire forest for a single tree would be too stupid."

"You really are silly, brother," Sakura said, covering her mouth with a laugh.

"Heh~ Potions are too easy. I'd better just get straight to the point."

Chloe rolled up her sleeves without hesitation. "A famous Director died suddenly in his office, Shinji, do you think this news could make the front page?"

Shinji said ingratiatingly, "Sister, I'm afraid of pain..."

"It's too late~"

Chloe refused.

Shinji probably planned to provoke the other party into beating him up from the very beginning.

Rather than bottling it up inside and risking turning into a cleaver-wielding woman someday, it's better to let it all out now.

Anyway, the other side is well aware of his ambition to become the Sea King.

After typing this, my anger subsided, and I was able to communicate normally afterwards.

Only...