The Daily Life of the Pandemonium Society (8)
The office of the Pandemonium Society should not have three things.
An unnecessarily messy pile of documents and excessively doped coffee cups.
And Amau Ako.
“This time, what’s the scheme, President Makoto-!!!”
The meticulous senior administrative officer, Amau Ako, appeared in the office again.
The frequency of her showing up on her own, without using the communication network, had increased.
“Today is a miss. Since work is busy, I’ll look for another opportunity.”
Hue hue hue. While fixing my gaze on the documents, I induced Ako to turn around.
Re is re, dust is dust, and Ako is the Prefect Team.
Perfect for the Gehenna Academy’s segregation slogan.
“What are you pretending to be busy about, you fox?! The ones suffering from overwork are me! I, who personally visited the Pandemonium Society, should be the one receiving the apology!”
Without fail, Ako vented her hysteria at me. Even the reversal of victimhood.
Respect for Makoto was once there, but now it’s gone.
After the last secret meeting, did the suppressed leash loosen?
The habit of underestimating Makoto in secret has been fixed, but the suspicion has worsened.
'Since I started assuming that any incident was committed by Makoto, her attitude has become brazen.'
Ako has the victim consciousness of being harassed by me, and she fantasizes about all sorts of conspiracies.
She can't hide her inner thoughts when she sees me.
Ako's suspicion algorithm is simplified to 'Incident → Makoto'.
That is, she's a bothersome woman. It seems her intelligence has also been simplified compared to before.
“Yeah, let's say we're both busy. So, are you going to turn around?”
“Don’t think you can just brush it off! The one with the most severe stress lately is all because of President Makoto!”
Persistent pressure. Like a puppy trying to bite the person it dislikes.
“I’ve explained it many times. The blackout in the Prefect Team building wasn’t a terror from the Pandemonium Society.”
In reality, it was a temporary blackout caused by wiring work.
The truth investigation has already been completed.
“It’s a premeditated conspiracy, but my eyes can’t be fooled! It was something thoroughly planned behind the scenes by the Pandemonium Society!”
But Ako doesn’t accept the truth.
“It’s a conspiracy where I was cornered into buying 100 surveillance cameras with the Prefect Team’s budget!”
Ako trembles as if recalling humiliation.
“Right after that, the Pandemonium Society carried out an irregular accounting audit. The timing is definitely suspicious!”
“It’s a coincidental misfortune.”
“That can’t be! How could that be a coincidence?! Kueueueh-!”
Ako glares at me with a face pinpointing the real culprit.
Ako, unable to contain her anger, nervously snaps.
“By the way, the points from the accounting audit haven’t been formally notified yet.”
That is, Hina doesn’t know about Ako’s escapades.
Like last time, she can cover up the mistake secretly.
“Ugh!”
Ako glares at me with an angry face.
But Ako, whose weakness has been exposed, is the weaker party.
“Although it’s unnecessary budget waste, if the senior administrative officer disposes of the items discretionarily, it could be resolved without punishment?”
For example, supplying surveillance cameras to Schale at a reasonable price.
Of course, after being treated as a junk dealer by Sensei, it would be rejected.
But I can introduce Ako to a suitable buyer.
“The Pandemonium Society headquarters is also approaching the time to replace security equipment due to facility aging.”
Ako’s eyebrows twitched. She bit the bait.
“The facility management staff is troubled in selecting suppliers.”
“Ah, aigoo······!”
“If there’s a route to buy surveillance cameras at a reasonable price, it would be different.”
Ako, having grasped my intention, was in turmoil.
If I use the Pandemonium Society’s hand, I can recover the wasted budget.
But I have to beg Ako for a favor. It’s humiliating for Ako.
“What do you want from me······!? What kind of mischief are you planning this time, really-!”
Ako shouted at me with a half-resigned face.
She acts haughty and aloof on the surface, but inside she enjoys submission.
Indeed, a masochist fetish. You can tell just by looking at her side-breast.
'If pride comes first, I can refuse at any time.'
Ako hesitates but ultimately accepts.
She’s the type who gets pleasure from unavoidable submission.
“It’s a simple request. Proceed with the instructions I gave without any issues until the Eden Treaty.”
The instructions are to establish an emergency preparedness plan optimized for the Eden Treaty.
I ordered Ako to assume the worst that could happen during the signing ceremony and devise countermeasures.
Even if the Prefect Team's executives are wiped out, the command system should be preserved.
“Um······, the safety plan for the signing ceremony and the protection plan for important personnel are already established, right?”
“That’s not enough! Gehenna needs more preparation! We have to consider the worst of the worst.”
The image fixed on Makoto is advantageous in times like these.
Even if she does something weird, she can avoid suspicion.
“Moreover, by increasing the workload, I can exploit the senior administrative officer’s labor force.”
“You should make such remarks in a place without the party involved, you pathetic fox!”
Additionally, it gives me the advantage of harassing Ako.
“Even so, it’s not going too far for an emergency preparedness plan. If Trinity were to point it out······.”
“It’s a ridiculous excuse. Since when have we been so timid about Trinity’s eyes?”
I lightly questioned Ako.
“If I can only save one side from me and the Tea Party, which would you choose?”
“What kind of question is that all of a sudden!?”
“If you don’t answer, the previous proposal will be as if it never existed······.”
“Ah! W-wait!”
Ako frantically stopped me.
Makoto is naturally disliked, and Ako doesn’t like the Tea Party either. It’s not an easy choice.
But Gehenna is Gehenna.
“If I have to choose one side that is inevitably necessary, it would be you······, what’s with that face!?”
“Is that so. The senior administrative officer chose me. On the surface, she acts like she hates it, but she’s pretending, right?”
The process is unimportant. It’s just a means to tease Ako.
I just need to selectively extract the conclusion that Ako chose me.
And torment Ako to my heart’s content.
“Hueueueh!”
Ako chews her lips while her cheeks turn bright red.
She forcibly submits to authority and feels eerie pleasure.
'I guess I was too harsh.'
When dealing with Ako, I unconsciously feel mischievous.
Ako is Hina’s ardent follower, so I get jealous and stop there.
“You fox who only does useless things! It’s really irritating······! I can’t stand the low-quality idea with my eyes open.”
Ako pulled out her counter card for the final reversal.
“Let’s bet! I’ll thoroughly complete the emergency preparedness plan that’s completely useless. In exchange, I’ll bet with you!”
“That sounds fun.”
With this, the goal is achieved.
Having Ako establish the emergency preparedness plan is the minimum device to prepare for the dangers of the Eden Treaty.
Additionally, there might be bonus elements.
“The loser of the bet will obey the opponent’s commands for one hour as their pet dog. How about it?”
They say digging one’s own grave in such a situation.
“As a pet······. If it’s a leash, I happen to have one.”
“Ah!?”
Ako looks at me with a surprised face.
By the way, the leash is from the Prefect Team. It’s a item brought from the Prefect Team by Iroha.
“W-wait! Are you serious? You’re going to make some suspicious conspiracy again!”
“It’s a fair competition. Coin tossing would be good for the bet.”
If it’s coin tossing, I can see that Ako will lose against me.
“What are you saying! You want to gamble on such a major bet with just luck!?”
“······Are you afraid?”
“Kueue!”
Ako, stimulated by the competitive spirit, composed her expression.
“Who’s afraid!? Good. I accept that bet. The loser will wear the leash and become the opponent’s pet!”
Ako accepts the bet confidently.
And that day,
Amau Ako opened her eyes to a new stress relief method.