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Part-time jobs for high school students are not so good. No, I’m sure part-time jobs themselves are like that. They don’t hide the fact that they have no choice but to hire them, or that they see them as a piece of work that they can use up as much as they want for minimum wage.
It’s unforgivable. ……It’s clearly an unfair dismissal. ……
“I heard that you were going to start a part-time job ahead of time for the summer vacation.”
Haruie tries to unravel my sad part-time job history with a tone of voice and expression that doesn’t seem to be very interested. I know you’ve always had that tone of voice, but could you at least look at me? I don’t remember you having such a sweet tooth. All you do is stare at parfaits.
“I’m more interested in the fact that we can order a parfait exclusively for couples in the reverse Dreams Come True arrangement than in Hatoyama-kun’s part-time job.”
What’s that, everse Dreams Come True arrangement? your friend is right in front of you, looking like it’s the end of the world, you know? I’m making the face I make when I go to work on my day off, you know? I am wearing the back I had when I lost in the first round of the inter-high school tournament, you know? See, my back is really round, right?
“I’m sorry to call you out on this, but can you take me a little more seriously? I have a face that would ruin the look of a chalet café.”
“It’s no wonder people who use the word “chalet” nowadays fail at their part-time jobs.”
Isn’t that a little harsh? I’m seriously worried about this. I was going to work the whole summer, so I jumped at the chance to get a part-time job, but it didn’t work out on the first day, you know? They thought I was a high school student who didn’t know what I was doing, and unfairly dismissed me. I’m the victim here, you know?
“I’ll listen to you while I eat, Hatoyama kun.”
“If you’d like to listen, I don’t mind if you do it while eating or drinking or whatever…”
Could you please stop smiling so broadly? I know the parfait is delicious, but this is not the time to smile. I’ve said many times that I want to see your smile, but I want you to mourn. No, it’s not like someone died or anything, but my heart is dead.
“I chose to work at Conveyor belt sushi. It’s a little bit expensive, but very sophisticated.”
“A restaurant? A typical part-time job for high school students. I’ve never had one though.”
Well, I guess Haruie is right. I don’t think I could make it in society.
I was confident in my customer service skills, so I took a job as a waiter. I was confident in my customer service skills, so I took a job in the hall, taking orders and that kind of thing.
But I was fired on the first day, so I didn’t know the details of the job.
“You are confident for your first part-time job? Zenkichi kun, you have a high self-esteem.”
“I envy you. I didn’t have confidence until recently.”
Until recently, right? That means you got confidence thanks to me, right? I’m sure it feels good to be appreciated, albeit in a roundabout way.
“So,…… I was doing my job with no problems, but before I left,…… I got a call from the manager.”
“He said, ‘You’re fired’?”
Haruie is as good as it gets, in more ways than one.
“No, well, it’s usually like that. ……”
Even now when I think about it, it makes me angry. I thought for sure I would be praised, but instead I was fired. They said it wasn’t illegal because I was on probation and all that.
“What did you do? I thought Hatoyama-kun was pretty clever.”
“Well, that restaurant has survey forms on the customers’ tables.”
“Hmmm… ……. Did you find a complaint against Zenkichi kun on there?”
You are very perceptive, Haruie-san. With just this much information, it took you less than a second to arrive at the correct answer.
“Yes. people in the hall are staring at me, and the way I look at them is disgusting. …… that’s a complete false accusation.”
“…… hmm? The only thing I can think of is that someone with a grudge against you harassed …… hall, right? If you knew someone, you would have noticed.”
Yes, that’s exactly what I’m talking about. I thought it was just a prank by my high school classmates, but then I thought about it, I must have met all the customers. It’s not that big of a store, and it’s impossible for me not to notice.
“……………I hate to say it, but isn’t that a legitimate complaint?”
“Amamiya,……? What ……?”
“I’m not doubting you, but maybe there was a cute girl there, so maybe you just couldn’t help but look…”
What are you saying ……? I don’t mix my private and public life. If it’s private, it’s still such an insolent …… thing to do on the job.
The handwriting on the questionnaire was clearly that of a man. Well, maybe some women have bad handwriting, but that mess was clearly a man’s.”
Yes, this is just a prank. Because “the look in his eyes is disgusting,” right? If it’s a woman, it’s still a man. I may look at women unconsciously, but I would never look at a man. Yes, this is just a boredom harasser …….
“…. Whatever it is, I don’t think she liked you, Hatoyama. It’s kind of weird that someone you’ve never met before doesn’t like you.”
“It was just a prank. It must have been some weak man who likes to harass new recruits…”
“I’m sure it’s an expensive place, right? Weak men only go to the 100-yen conveyor-belt sushi restaurants.”
Is that so ……? It’s true that the minimum price is 300 yen per plate, but isn’t that about the same as what even weak men go to ……? There were actually high school-aged boys there, too. He didn’t look like a rich man with a lot of money though. ……
“That store is probably the Hokkaido Fisheries Market, isn’t it? That’s the only expensive place around here.”
Surprising that Amamiya-san knows so much about the stores around here. I thought she only went to convenience stores and bookstores.
Oh, by the way, I heard that she’s been going out a lot with her classmates lately. I heard that she takes them shopping, and I wondered if she knew at least the restaurants in front of the station.
“I don’t think only decent people go to that restaurant. There are cheap chains like Kurukuru Sushi and Kappa Kappa Sushi nearby.”
“I mean, it’s not like just because someone is rich they’re normal, or just because someone is poor they’re dangerous…”
“Even so, it’s unusual to be fired on the first day. The Hokkaido Fisheries Market is a legitimate store. Would you be fired for just pranking? It’s hard to say, but… there’s something wrong with Hatoyama kun…”
You’re kidding ……, right? A legitimate complaint, not harassment from a malicious complainer? I had a problem with my work ethic and they cut me off…..? That can’t be …… true.
“Look, everyone in class has been hard on you lately, Hatoyama kun, haven’t they? You must be easily misunderstood, Hatoyama kun.”
Misunderstanding ……? I see, that’s right. It’s just a misunderstanding. It’s not so much that I’m a problem child, it’s the evaluation system around me.
Yes, I’m not a sociopath. There’s something wrong with public ethics and public opinion. Yes, at the end of the day, it’s just a majority or a minority. Since the ordinary people are the majority, the extraordinary ones are inevitably …….
“But me and Haru chan can understand you, Hatoyama kun.”
“Yeah. We don’t understand the mindset of those who persecute you. You are such a good person.”
“Amamiya-san ……! Haruie san, ……!”
Warm ……. Right after I was fired, I felt as if my core was frozen, but now it’s warm and fuzzy. Only these two …… Haruie san and Amamiya-san understand me. …… Only these two people don’t look at me with colored glasses…… and see me for who I really am…….
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