A Port Mafia Executive's Guide to Working

My name is Heze Shizunosuke. In my ninth month working odd jobs in Yokohama, I somehow became an executive in a major organization.

At the time, the organization was going through a sudden upheaval. The former boss, who had been conscientious, steady, and dependable, died unexpectedly. The organization had only just clawed its way out of hardship and begun to rise, but now it was back on its knees. The old executives were either dead or had packed up and run, leaving the organization in the hands of a bunch of underage seedlings like us, who were struggling to keep it afloat.

The good news was that I had transmigrated, so mentally I was a little older. The bad news was that I had been underage in both my lives.

Although everyone in our organization was restless, with people defecting or packing up and running away, those were only appearances.

If you ask me, our organization is thriving! The management team is young, and our future is bright!

Sure, our top boss is only sixteen, and he became the leader entirely because he happened to be there when the former boss died and got lucky...

But we also have a second-in-command with enough fighting power to take down half of Yokohama!

Sure, our second-in-command is also sixteen, and he became number two only because all his rivals died. His current job is to guard the top boss...

But we also have a third-in-command who is an adult and can take down half of Europe!

Sure, our third-in-command was recruited into the organization and feels no loyalty to it. And since he recently became a widower, he never leaves the house, spending all his time writing love poems in the basement...

But we also have a fourth-in-command who can breathe!

Sorry, that's me: an unreliable, useless fourth-in-command who would never have gotten the position if the former executives hadn't packed up and run away...

But no worries! Our organization has a system of a leader and five executives who report directly to him, so we still have a fifth and sixth executive.

Sorry, we don't have a fifth or sixth executive. They packed up and ran away, too.

Although I'd become an executive, our organization's KPIs had returned to square one overnight after the former boss died. We were flat broke, so I was doing the work of three executives.

The good news was that our top boss was doing not only the other three executives' jobs, but his own job as leader as well. The bad news was that of the other two executives who were supposed to be working, one was writing love poems, and the other was stuck acting as the leader's personal bodyguard in his office because of security concerns. Worse still, those two were brothers. But there was good news: the second-in-command and I were friends. Even better, the second-in-command and the top boss were sworn enemies.

Great! Time to start a rebellion!

I'd been sick of this job for ages. I hadn't even been at it for long, but ever since Dazai became the leader and promoted me to executive, work had forced me to be separated from the person I had a crush on. I worked nonstop and only got to see them once a month. Rebellion! We absolutely had to rebel!

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In my third month as an executive, the leader changed the rules, increasing the executives' monthly one-on-one meetings from once to twice a month.

The bad news: I now had to write two reports a month instead of one.

But there was good news, too. I now got to see my crush twice a month instead of once.

Well, the boss seemed like a pretty good guy. Maybe a rebellion wasn't absolutely necessary.

Boss Dazai x Executive Ze

Reading guide:

1. This is a parallel if-world about the investigator Ze, mainly featuring lighthearted daily life as a Port executive. You don't need to have read the other story to enjoy this one.

2. The protagonist has a supernatural ability, and the romance is a slow burn.

3. Dazai is a supporting male character.

Theme: Fate shapes character, and character shapes fate.