New Employee Training
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After the kiss with Taira Yukiko, we grew even closer. I tried to push things further by sliding my hand toward her chest, but she gently reminded me that it had only been forty-nine days since Taira Saburo’s passing. Taking my hand in hers, she breathed heavily and whispered into my ear.
If I had been nothing more than a horny bastard, I would have kept pressing her. But I decided to take one step back now so I could advance two or three steps later. Following her lead was the smarter play.
I whispered the words into her ear and gently bit her earlobe. Taira Yukiko shivered slightly at my sudden move, but I needed to leave an impression like this so she would look forward to what came next.
Work was piling up more and more. The new employee training was drawing near.
The Taira Group recruited new hires twice a year—once in the first half and once in the second half—both timed to match the university academic calendar. The first-half recruitment happened during spring break (in Japan, the school year starts in April, so spring break runs from February to April), while the second-half recruitment took place during summer break.
To explain in more detail: the first-half training began recruiting in February, followed by document screening, tests, and interviews. Results came out in mid-April, training started in early May, and it lasted a full four weeks.
The second half was similar. Recruitment started in July, results came in August, and training ran for four weeks starting in October.
At first I thought four weeks seemed excessively long, but after looking at the training plan, I understood why. It covered everything from basic orientation to specialized education tailored to each new hire’s future role. There were also plenty of recreational activities—full-day trips to Disneyland, company dinner experiences, and other fun events. Most importantly, there were countless mental training sessions scattered throughout. If you weren’t paying close attention, you might not notice, but nearly forty percent of the total training hours were dedicated to fostering loyalty and devotion to the company.
On top of that, there were many events that offered prizes through quizzes, all based on material from the mental training sessions. It was practically brainwashing—clearly designed to instill absolute loyalty in the new employees.
In today’s world, industrial espionage was rampant everywhere. This was probably their way of thoroughly educating employees so they wouldn’t fall for sweet talk from corporate spies.
Anyway, as April arrived and the new employee training drew closer, overtime increased dramatically and so did outside work. Shinone Misano had appointed me as the person in charge of external duties, which meant my workload was roughly 1.3 times heavier than everyone else’s.
Of course, the busiest person of all was the team leader, Shinone Misano. She was so swamped that even her beloved late-night “sessions” had been reduced to about once a week. I had been steadily gaining experience points from her, so losing that source was a bit inconvenient. Still, a thirsty man will always find a well.
I started a physical relationship with one of the female employees from another department whom I’d gotten to know at the gym. Her name was Kawaji Emiko, and she worked in New Employee Education Team 1. She had slightly tanned skin and dyed her hair a bright brown. She was a very sensual woman who had been on the track team back in school. Even now that she worked at the company, exercise remained her hobby, so she used the fitness center at the Human Resources Development Center.
We would exchange glances every day after work at the gym. Eventually I approached her, and things progressed naturally. After our workouts, we would grab some beer (alcohol sales were allowed after business hours) from the convenience store inside the center, drink while sitting on a secluded bench, and then have outdoor sex leaning against a tree.
Despite her bronzed skin and bright brown hair, she had apparently spent her school days focused only on sports and studying. As a result, she was surprisingly clumsy at sex. Still, the moment we started, she would get so excited by the thrill of outdoor sex that her juices would flow endlessly. She clearly had talent. Plus, thanks to all that exercise, her body was firm and tight, and the way her pussy squeezed was exquisite.
Today, after another overtime shift and a light workout, I was once again enjoying a passionate session with Kawaji Emiko at our usual spot. It was a densely wooded area just behind the gym—perfect for outdoor sex. There was almost no chance of being caught, and we could enjoy the cool evening air at the same time.
Kawaji Emiko had already climaxed several times while we were together. I pulled my cock out of her pussy as she leaned against the tree with her ass pushed out, then slid it into her mouth. She gulped down my cum in heavy swallows, drinking it as if it were some delicious beverage. Maybe because she used to be an athlete, she always insisted that the protein in semen was too valuable to waste and made sure to take every drop orally.
“I enjoyed it too. How are things in the New Employee Education Team? Pretty busy, right?”
“We’ll get even busier once the training actually starts. Right now the support team is the one getting slammed.”
After sex, there was no lingering affection or pillow talk. We simply chatted about work while straightening our clothes. That made sense—we weren’t in a relationship based on love. We were purely sex friends who met only for physical release.
“Oh! I heard a rumor that a new assistant team leader is coming to Education Support Team 2?”
“Really? The team members will be thrilled.”
It was about time they filled that position. Everyone was already overworked, and with one assistant team leader missing, the rest of the team had to shoulder the extra burden. They needed to hire someone quickly. I just hoped it wouldn’t be another problematic person like that bear-like guy from before.
“Do you know who the rumor says is coming?”
“From what I heard, it’s a woman named Suzuki Chisami. She’s two years senior to me. I looked into her a bit because I heard she’s already been internally selected as the new assistant team leader for your team.”
This was exactly the advantage of my Golden Pillar trait. In games, when you sleep around with prostitutes, they often voluntarily gather and share useful information. The same principle applied here. It wasn’t that Kawaji Emiko was a prostitute, of course—just that my trait made her instinctively bring me information she thought would be useful to me.
Since Kawaji Emiko was twenty-six, someone two years her senior would be around twenty-eight. That wasn’t particularly helpful information, so I pressed her again.
“And?”
“They say she’s extremely strict. There are also rumors that she’s connected to the Taira Jiro faction…”
Could Taira Jiro have sent her? To keep an eye on me? Or maybe to gather information on Taira Yukiko? The unexpected news left my mind spinning.
“Thanks. That was helpful.”
“I’ll let you know if I hear anything else useful~! Hmm… see you the day after tomorrow. Tomorrow’s my rest day at the gym.”
True to her athletic background, Kawaji Emiko made sure to rest when she needed to. Unlike Shinone Misano, she was quite modest about sex. She was satisfied with doing it once every two or three days. Shinone Misano, on the other hand, needed it at least three times a day to feel satisfied.
After parting ways with Kawaji Emiko, I walked home slowly. Between overtime until eight, working out, and having sex, it was already half past ten. Once the training period really began in earnest, I’d probably finish even later and wouldn’t even be able to go to the gym. Without thinking, I looked up at the sky. A crescent moon hung overhead, and the surface of the pond in front of the house rippled in the wind, scattering moonlight in every direction. The atmosphere was quite nice.
When I got home, I saw Taira Yukiko reading the newspaper in the second-floor living room and greeted her.
“I’m back, Yukiko.”
Ever since the kiss, I had stopped calling her “Mother.” It was my own way of declaring war—my announcement that I intended to make her mine. Taira Yukiko never commented on the change in how I addressed her.
“Welcome home. Go wash up quickly.”
“Give me one hug to say I worked hard, and then I’ll wash.”
“Don’t say weird things…!”
Her words were firm, but the way her face flushed told me she wasn’t entirely opposed to the idea. I wanted to taste her body right then and there, but I held myself back like a wolf patiently waiting for its bleeding prey to collapse from exhaustion. I wanted to completely erase Taira Saburo’s influence and make her entirely my woman.
“Just kidding. I’ll wash up and go to bed.”
Leaving the blushing Taira Yukiko behind, I grabbed a change of underwear and simple loungewear and headed to the bathroom. The tub was still filled with the water she had used earlier. It had been kept warm, so it was pleasantly hot. When I first possessed this body, Japanese bathing culture had felt awkward, but now I was completely used to it. Since I would be the last one bathing, I didn’t bother rinsing the tub. I simply stripped off my underwear and stepped into the bath. I had already taken a quick shower at the gym, so there was no need to wash again.
It really was warm. I could faintly smell Taira Yukiko’s scent lingering in the water. I closed my eyes for a while and simply enjoyed the hot bath.