【Corporate Novel: Chozaburo Kunisada】 Revised Episode 3: The Filling King Falls 【Free】

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Corporate Novel: Chozaburo Kunisada Episode 3
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【Corporate Novel: Chozaburo Kunisada】
Revised Episode 3: The Filling King Falls

A man clutches his blood-soaked arm and writhes in agony.
“Ughhhhhhhhhhh”
Blood drips onto the floor, staining it red.
The time goes back to 5 hours ago.

On the morning of the second day, Kunisada wakes up.
“I slept well. The time is... 8:33!? I'm late, I must call first.”
“The phone number for Manufacturing Section 2 is... this one. ...Hello, good morning, this is Kunisada.”
“Hello, this is Hanakawa from Phoenix Paint. Kunisada-kun, what happened? What, you're late? ...Please come in carefully without rushing. Well then, click.”
“This is bad, right after joining the company. I must hurry.”

Kunisada arrived 30 minutes past the start time.
“Section Chief Hanakawa, I'm sorry, I'm late.”
“Kunisada-kun. This is not good, right after joining the company.
Please be careful next time.”
“There are many people in this company who have lost trust by being late all the time...
“It is hard to build up trust, but it is lost in an instant.”
“Yes, I will be careful!”
(I never overslept in junior high or high school, but to think I'm in this state on the second day. I swear here to use the alarm function instead of overestimating myself.)

“Kunisada-kun, it seems there is a day-shift meeting today, so please head to the meeting room.”
“Yes, I understand.”

Kunisada arrived at the meeting room.
All the day-shift workers of Manufacturing Section 2 were seated.
“Good morning, I'm sorry I'm late.”
Yamabe glares at Kunisada.
“Kunisada, you're late. Being late is a problem before even talking about whether you can do the job or not.”

“Y-Yamachan, isn't there a better way to say that? Kunisada-kun is still a newcomer, after all.”

This person is...
Tetsuji Kitahara.50 years old. Manufacturing Section 2.
In the past, he was active in shift work in Manufacturing Section 2,
but he had frequent money troubles due to drinking, gambling, and womanizing.
His work mistakes became noticeable, and he was demoted to the day shift.

“Kitahara, you shut up. You are too soft on both your juniors and yourself. You're still in debt and are sloppy.”
“I can't just watch a newcomer being scolded like that. Yamachan, if we don't finish the meeting quickly, we can't get any work done.”
“I know that without you telling me. The main topic. We will have a meeting on preventing a recurrence of yesterday's toluene spill incident. Kata-chan, lead the meeting.”
“Roger!”

This person is...
Daisuke Kataura. 41 years old. Manufacturing Section 2 day-shift sub-leader. Known as the“Filling King”
because his filling work is faster than anyone else's. Absolutely obedient to Leader Yamabe. Uses feminine speech. It seems he has dolls named “Lisa,” “Patricia,” and “Susan” waiting in his dresser.
(As an 18-year-old, I don't really understand...)

Yamabe, Kataura, Kitahara, Wakita, Tani, Inuyama, Oshiro, Hori, and Kunisada, 9 people in total, were present.

“Once again, this is everyone. Since Samejima-san's return is undecided, you three newcomers should do your best to aim for independence.”
(Samejima-san, I want to work with you...)Kunisada recalled his conversation with Samejima.

“Now, for the main topic, Inuyama-kun, why did the toluene spill from the drum?”
Inuyama answers.
“Yes, I usually wash the line with 140kg of toluene, but I forgot that I had increased it to 200kg this time, so it overflowed from the drum.”

“I see. Both the toluene and the rags are a waste. Raw materials and consumables are both important assets of the company. Right, Yamachan!”
Yamabe answers.
“That's right, you also wasted time. It's embarrassing to hear that from an instructor.”
(That's a nasty way to put it, is a meeting something where you just keep getting talked down to like this...)

“Then, Inuyama-kun. How could you have prevented the toluene spill?”
“Yes, I should have set the weight to stop automatically after line washing, just like with product filling.”
“That's right. If you had used your head a little instead of being lazy, this wouldn't have happened. Right, Yamachan!”
“That's right, the shift workers should have been able to do it easily. Your risk prediction is inadequate.”

At that moment, a pipe chair was slammed onto the floor with great force, and a tremendous sound echoed.
The next moment, Tani grabbed Kataura by the chest with his right hand and lifted him up.
“You bastard, I've been listening quietly, but you keep blathering on about things that are obvious, it's sickening, Kataura!!”
“I-I can't breathe, l-let go.”
Inuyama tries to calm Tani down.
“Tani-san, it's my fault for making the mistake. Violence is bad, so please let go.”
“Even so, this isn't a meeting or anything.”
Tani lets go of Kataura and sits in his chair.
(Tani-san, he has incredible strength. He lifted Kataura-san with one hand. The pipe chair is bent so much...)

“Yes, I will report to Section Chief Hanakawa and Leader Toyotomi that the recurrence prevention measure is to set the weight every time to drain the solvent. I'm ending this, so everyone get to work.”
Yamabe said this unilaterally to everyone and left.

“That bastard, if he does something similarly stupid again, I won't let him get away with it.”
Tani couldn't contain his anger and kept glaring at Yamabe.
(Tani-san, you're the best.)
Kunisada couldn't help but smile.
When he looked at Oshiro, he was smirking for some reason.
(That guy, he's enjoying this situation.)

Everyone headed to their respective workstations.
“I’m in charge of training you today, Kunisada, so please take care of me.”
“I look forward to working with you.”
(So it’s Kataura-san today. After what happened earlier, this feels a bit awkward.)
“I’ll be doing things as usual, so Kunisada-kun, please just watch and learn.”
“Understood.”

(Samejima-san is on a completely different level of speed compared to Inuyama-san. It’s quite efficient and there are many points to learn.)
“Kataura-san, your tempo is really good and you’re always moving.”
“That’s right. Time is limited, so I move as quickly as possible to save time. You know what they say, ‘Many a little makes a mickle.’”
“I-I see, that’s very helpful.”
“If the three new hires don’t keep up this kind of pace, it’ll cause trouble for everyone else.”
“Yes.”(That’s a lot of pressure.)

Kataura filled the drums with product one after another and
kept moving forward.
“There are a lot of drums today, so I’m going to stop for a moment and take a lunch break here. Wait for me, Yama-chan!”
Kataura ran over to Yamabe.
“That person really likes Yamabe-san, doesn’t she?”

Kunisada was talking with Oshiro during the lunch break.
“Kunisada-kun, how’s Kataura-san?”
“Her filling is incredibly fast, it’s a great reference.”
“I heard from Tani-san that she’s apparently called the ‘Filling King’.”
“Really!? That sounds like Yu-Gi-Oh!”
“That’s a card game.”
“Jokes aside, if I can do it at the same speed as her, I’ll be at the top class. I’m going to try doing it by watching and imitating her!!!”
“Well, it’ll be fine! You’ll be able to do it soon.”

Kunisada found Kitahara and called out to him.
“Kitahara-san, thank you for protecting me this morning. You saved me.”
“Ah, Kunisada-kun. Yama-chan and Kata-chan are both mean, it’s a pain, isn’t it? You’ll be fine if you’re just careful about being late next time. I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve been late, hehe.”
“I-I see, is that so.”
“They’re both mean, but they’re good at their jobs. Kata-chan is the Filling King, so it’s fast when you watch her, right?”
“Yes, it’s very helpful.”
“She never makes mistakes either, so make sure to have her teach you a lot.”
“Yes, thank you very much.”

After the lunch break ended, Kunisada watched Kataura’s work at the site again to learn.
“Once you get the hang of these drums, they’re easy to move. They weigh about 22kg when empty and about 200kg when full. You tilt the drum and roll it, but once you learn the angle, you can roll it easily.”
Kataura, who was explaining, lost her balance for a moment.
“Eh?”
Kataura fell over along with the drum.
A loud impact echoed through the factory.
“K-Kataura-san!”

Looking closer, her arm was caught between the drum and the floor.
Kataura was writhing in pain, holding her blood-stained arm.
“Ughhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!”
Blood dripped onto the floor, staining it red.

(This is bad, I have to call someone...)
“Kataura-san, I’ll go call for help!”
Kunisada ran through the site.
“Anyone, someone, please help Kataura-san!”
Kataura found Yamabe.
“Y-Yamabe-san! Kataura-san fell with a drum and got injured!”
“Eh? Kata-chan? ...Let’s go.”

Kunisada and Yamabe headed to Kataura.
“Kata-chan, are you hurt?”
“Yama-chan, my arm got caught in the drum and it’s cut wide open. I’m going to report it to Section Chief Hanekawa and go to the hospital.”
“Go to the designated Shimono General Hospital. Don’t get it wrong.”
“Understood!”
Kataura left while holding her arm.
(Yamabe-san doesn’t seem very worried. Even though they’re close, that was a surprisingly detached conversation.)
“Kunisada, you’ll be doing the filling here with Kitahara, so wait until he comes.”
“Yes, understood.”
Yamabe left after finishing her instructions.

After a while, Kitahara approached.
“Kunisada-kun, that was rough. I can’t believe Kata-chan got injured. Full drums are heavy and dangerous, so please be very careful when handling them. If you’re about to get caught, just let go and move away.”
“Understood!”
Kunisada wiped the blood off the floor with Kitahara, finished the line cleaning, and completed his second day.

On his way home, Kunisada met up with Hori.
“Good work! How are you feeling?”
“Deshi, I slept well yesterday and I’m fully recovered!”
“I see, that’s good.”
“It seems Kataura-san got injured.”
“Yeah. Even a veteran Filling King can have a major accident if they have a moment of carelessness. We have to be extremely careful too.”
“Deshi, I’ll be careful.”

Toyotomi approached Kunisada and Hori.
“Hori-kun, Kunisada-kun, good work. It was tough today with Kataura-san getting injured. Like I said before, there are dangerous tasks, so please be very careful.”
“Yes, thank you very much.”

Two days after joining the company, Samejima and Kataura have left.
Even so, we must carry on.
Oshiro, Hori, and Kunisada move forward.
And what kind of people are the shift leaders
other than Leader Toyotomi?
Continuing to Episode 4.

Thank you for reading until the end.
Episode 4 is here.