Responsibility
One day
"Earthquake!"
The ground suddenly shook.
At first, I thought it was an earthquake, but it wasn't.
I hear a tremendous explosion in the distance.
"Wince, where is it from?"
"It's from the factory!"
It seems to be coming from where Yukikaze and the others are.
---------
"What happened!"
"Shiro!"
Yukikaze has an unusually impatient expression
"Um, that's..."
"No, let's check the damage rather than the situation!"
"Y-yeah!"
The cause was immediately apparent.
A special furnace used in the airship had exploded.
Fortunately, there was no one nearby, as it was supposed to be kept in storage until the next month.
"…Who manages the furnace?"
Wince looks a little angry
"I'm very sorry!"
One of the engineers bows his head and apologizes
"Yukikaze. Is this furnace difficult to manage?"
"Yeah... since we're casting magic stones, if there's a mistake in the manufacturing process, there's a chance it'll explode."
"Hmm… Wince."
"Yes?"
"Don't get too angry"
"Eh? But we almost had a casualty, you know?"
I know that
But what we need from now on is not that
"Can you explain how this happened?"
"That's... i-it's my lack of supervision..."
"I see... maybe next time you'll be more careful?"
It was Wince who reacted to these words.
"No, no, Shiro-san. That's not the end of the matter!"
"I know, responsibility is necessary. That's why I order you. Please summarize the content related to this accident in a document and submit it to me. Please be as detailed as possible."
"I-I..."
"You need to take responsibility, but more than that, we need to investigate the cause. If you want to quit this job, do so after submitting the data."
"...Y-yes"
Saying so, the engineer left
"Ginkei, are you there?"
"Yes?"
All I can hear is his voice.
I don't know if they know why I'm calling out to him, but they can't see him.
"I need you to keep an eye on it."
"Him?"
"No. It's the three guys who were smiling when he left."
Yes
The ones with the really nasty smiles on their faces.
"Wince, can I ask you something?"
"You want me to keep an eye on him?"
"Yeah"
-------------
Over the next day, I found out
The three guys who were smiling at him were in need of money. They were playing with women.
And the guy in charge of the furnace was well paid.
So they short-circuited it and assumed he had done the negligence and tried to take over for him.
"I didn't know something like this had entered the Imperial Capital..."
"I'm sorry, Shiro. It was my fault for not supervising."
This time, Yukikaze felt responsible.
"There were no injuries or deaths, so there was no problem, right? What was broken could be rebuilt again."
"Yeah…"
"What you need is to make the most of your mistakes next time. Don't forget them, and don't let them drag you down."
Well, one day, I had a small chance to suddenly remember my old mistakes and embarrassing things, and I said to myself.
[Damn it! I wish I was dead!]
"Yukikaze, find the cause of the furnace's explosion."
"Eh? That's because the manufacturing process..."
"Please keep a record of what kind of mistakes were made in the manufacturing process. It's important, right?"
"Y-yeah! I'll do my best!"
"Good~"
I pat Yukikaze's head.
She seemed to cheer up a little. She smiled.
"Haa, I'm glad it didn't turn out to be a big problem."
"Thank you for your hard work. Also, I'm sorry."
Even Wince starts apologizing.
"Why are you apologizing?"
"I didn't know the circumstances and tried to hold the person in charge of the furnace to take responsibility."
"Ah, that? That's a mistake too, isn't it? You just have to learn from it."
"Yes, I will…………"
Wince is waiting for something?
……………Ah!
"Good~, good~!"
She looks really happy when I pat her on the head.
Well, that's it
"The three criminals were expelled from the capital. Just in case, check with Giran too."
There is no room for forgiveness.
They intentionally caused a dangerous accident for personal gain.
And tried to put the blame on others, so it's only natural.
"Is it enough to banish them?"
"What would you do if it was Wince?"
"For the time being, I'm going to cut off both their arms."
Yeah, it's not something you do, for the time being
"How about using them as experimental subjects for drugs?"
Ginkei also gave its opinion
"I don't think they should be punished inhumanly."
""Too bad""
Afterward, the details of the accident are reported to Giran.
The punishment Giran imposed on the three of them was
It was very heavy yet light
Their names and deeds will be spread in detail all over the continent. That's all.
There is no physical punishment for them, but life from now on will be hard
Perhaps no one will put them in important positions.
No comments:
Post a Comment