Secondment, secondment: first they borrow you, then they transfer you. If they borrow you without ever transferring you, that's just bullying.
Asai Riri had worked hard to get into a laid-back agency, but a secondment order that came out of nowhere shattered her peaceful lie-flat life.
Forced to transmigrate, she opened her eyes in a new world with her secondment papers in hand.
[Jujutsu Headquarters]: We may be lousy at personnel management and careless with human lives, but we really are an officially recognized organization.
"Didn't you know? You're actually a jujutsu sorcerer."
Her new boss patted Asai Riri on the shoulder and lectured her earnestly. "Our headquarters needs capable people like you. You'd be wasting your talents as a mere librarian."
Asai Riri: I really don't mind being overlooked.
"May I ask if I can return to my original workplace once my secondment ends?"
"That easy librarian job you had? That library's been converted into a youth center."
So that's it? My dream job is gone just like that?
"But don't worry. Our agency rewards every colleague who makes an outstanding contribution. We'll find you a suitable position afterward."
"So what will my duties be?"
"First, let's stamp out some feudal dross. You'll be the silver bullet our headquarters uses to blow up the Three Great Families!"
Three years of secondment, then another three.
After fighting the Three Great Families and kicking the headquarters around in the jujutsu world, Asai Riri finally carved out a clear sky in the wasteland. She took stock of her life and sought out the boss who'd hired her all those years ago.
And at last, she got a new secondment order.
[Ability Operations Bureau]: We're the least noticeable of the Three Factions, but we really are an official organization.
[Konohagakure ANBU]: A special administrative post in the Land of Fire's military. Why shouldn't it count as an established position?
[Japanese Public Security]: Me? A fully permanent government post.
The ever-late Arahabaki: "Hello, is there someone named Asai Riri at your agency?"
"She's my most important friend."
PS: Arahabaki Chuuya is an original take on the god.
Theme: Keep your heart turned toward the sun, and look forward to the future.
