I gained weight.
I don’t get it. I exercised so much.
Oh well. At least I know I’m not unhealthy. Let’s take my weight loss slowly.
More importantly, I have to get ready for an interview.
I sent my resume to a company, and they contacted me yesterday saying they wanted to interview me at one in the afternoon today.
It’s pretty short notice, but if I can get a job, I can’t complain.
I run off to a place that rents clothes, and get a big size suit.
Now I’m ready.
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I’m in front of the company that’s interviewing me, the Honto Corporation.
It’s a medium to small sized business, but it’s been in business locally for over a hundred years, and it’s loved by the locals.
The founder doesn’t like lies, so he faces his work with complete honesty, and holds connections between people very dearly.
Lies break trust, and the Honto Corporation’s name is a pledge to not fool anyone.
That’s what the receptionist makes sure I know, so it can’t be wrong.
Excuse me.
My name is Haruto Tanaka. Thank you for having me.
Yes, my biggest accomplishment is…
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I felt good about the interview as it went. I was nervous, but it went smoothly.
I answered everything with no hesitation or stuttering.
But it went in a different direction once it shifted to my resume.
Do you know our corporate culture?
Yes.
Who is the person in this photograph?
Me?
…When did you take this picture?
Two weeks ago.
I will ask you again. Who is the person in this picture?
…Me. Before I got fat.
You are lying. No one can gain this much weight in two weeks. I asked you about our corporate culture, so I assume you understand why you do not fit in our company.
…I am not lying.
I will not lecture you on why lying is bad, but to trick someone in the first interview…
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You fussy…!!
I hit a rock worm that’s mimicking a rock on the twelfth floor of the dungeon.
I didn’t lie you idiot!!
I kick a big ant and goblin, and finish off the rest of the rock worms.
I’ll pluck that thinning hair right off your head!!
There’s another rock worm mimicking a rock far from here, but I end it with earth thorns.
Go bankrupt stupid company!!
I mistake a rock for a rock worm, and hurt my hand when I punch it.
It splits in half, and reveals magic ore that shines when it reacts to magic energy, but I’m too pissed off to notice.
My rampage ends eventually, when I get tired.
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After the interview, I walked to the train, and came to the dungeon to blow off steam.
They didn’t believe anything I said, so I wonder if they ever had any intention of hiring me.
Yes, my photo does look a little different from how I am now, but editing stuff is common nowadays. They could’ve overlooked that.
…Hn?
No, I didn’t edit my photo. I’m complicating things because I’m angry.
I should’ve never gotten into this shape. I really do need to lose weight, or there might be more problems.
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Rock worms are one meter long hornworms. They have the ability to mimic their surroundings like a chameleon, but they’re not that hard.
Their weapons are their sharp fangs, and they clamp down hard once their prey gets close enough.
These frightening rock worms are easy to spot once you know their characteristics. It would be harder if they were rugged, but for some reason, they lie huddled like spheres.
Anyway, if you keep attacking round rocks, they won’t catch you off guard.
That’s supposed to be how it goes, but I see someone in front of me who was bitten by one.
What are you doing?
The rock worm bit her from the head, and her arms are dangling.
That means she’s dying.
I cut the rock worm in half, and save the person being eaten. She looks to be in her late twenties, and she has a thick helmet, but her face is bare and hurt by the rock worm’s fangs.
I cast Healing Magic at full power, which heals her and leaves no traces of the wounds on her face.
Then I notice she’s not breathing.
W-w-w-what do I do!?
Defibrillator? Mouth-to-mouth? Heart massage?
I don’t have a defibrillator, and I’ve never done mouth-to-mouth or heart massage.
But if I don’t do something, she’s going to die.
I steel myself, and do a heart massage and mouth-to-mouth while casting Healing Magic.
Please don’t sue me.
I’m trying, I really am, and the resuscitation goes well.
She wakes up.
She doesn’t know what happened, but when I tell her, she thanks me vigorously.
She says she can’t thank me properly here, and that we should meet later, so she gives me her business card.
I ask her if she wants me to accompany her, but she says it’s fine.
Executive vice-president of the Honto Corporation
Ai Honda
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What now?
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Haruto Tanaka (24)
Level: 11
Skills: Earth Magic, Trace, Healing Magic, Spatial Grasp, Toughness, Magic Energy Control, Physical Strengthening, Poison Resistance, Storage Space, See Through
Equipment: Agility bracelet, greatsword of fortitude
Status: Fat (All abilities boosted)
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