Then there was a period of silent waiting.
Fortunately, the Nakiri family's men were quite efficient and they didn't have to wait for long before they came with a dozen people.
If Su Mo were here, he would be able to recognize some of them. They were the Totsuki graduates who appeared in the original work, Inui Hinatako, Mizuhara Fuyumi, and Kikuchi Enka.
The reason they appear here is not only because they were trained by Totsuki, but also because they themselves have certain interests tied to the Totsuki Group.
At the same time, his background is very clean and trustworthy.
…To be continued….
Chapter 81 Tests and Trials, Alice's Conflict, Try and Die!
When these people arrived, they all looked at Senzaemon curiously.
They still don't know why they were called here.
Senzaemon did not rush to explain, but first asked the servant to bring a stack of confidentiality agreements and distributed them to them, even Hisako.
"What I am about to say is of great importance. Before that, I need you to sign this confidentiality agreement."
"If you are willing to listen, please sign and stay. If you are not willing, I will not force you. Just go back."
Upon hearing this, the candidates could not help but look at each other.
But no matter how confused he was, he still picked up the agreement and carefully read its contents.
When I saw the last line, 'If it is discovered that a person has leaked the information, the Nakiri family has the right to take all measures to prevent further leakage of the information, and the person concerned will bear the consequences of life and death.'
These people are no longer calm.
Although we know that such clauses will not be recognized by law.
But what is the background of the Nakiri family? !
Killing someone is extremely easy in this world, and there won't be any evidence left.
Even if you know that it was someone from the Nakiri family who did it, there is nothing you can do about it.
So, many of these candidates were scared.
Because once you sign it, and hear what Senzaemon is going to say next, you might not even know how you died.
Even if they don't want to leak the information consciously, what if they mention it in their sleep?
A girl who was born into a vassal family of the Nakiri family and knew that she had a little problem of talking in her sleep thought about this.
She quickly stood up and bowed to Senzaemon:
"I'm sorry, old man. My situation may not be suitable for keeping secret, so please allow me to withdraw from this call. I'm very sorry. I will definitely work harder next time to make up for it."
Senzaemon saw this, smiled warmly and waved his hand:
"It's okay. I told you that whether you want to participate in this is entirely up to you. You don't have to worry too much about it. I'm really sorry to ask you to make such a trip."
"It's no trouble, it's all as it should be."
The two exchanged a few more polite words and the girl left.
Afterwards, five more people backed off, apologized politely to Senzaemon, and were also let go by Senzaemon.
Looking at the remaining people, Senzaemon nodded with satisfaction.
This is actually also a small test.
Senzaemon wanted to test these people's attitude towards the Nakiri family.
Those who performed well, such as Feishazi, were the first to sign the confidentiality agreement without hesitation.
Next came three Totsuki graduates including Mizuhara Fuyumi.
The reason why they were so decisive was not only because of the support they had received from the Nakiri family before.
I also understand that this is actually an opportunity.
Although there are risks, it may be an opportunity to enter the core level of the Nakiri family.
And this is indeed the case.
After they passed the test, even if they were not selected this time, Senzaemon had no intention of letting them go back out there to make their own living.
Instead, they will keep them and form a deeper interest bond with them, so as to stabilize them first and be able to fill in immediately when they are needed next time.
After all, letting them wander around outside would create a risk of information leaking.
But no matter what they thought, at least they were genuinely willing to follow the Nakiri family, and Senzaemon didn't care about other details.
It would be better to have a purpose, so that it would be easier to win them over and make them work wholeheartedly for the Nakiri family.
Closer to home.
Senzaemon took the confidentiality agreement they signed and began to explain to them the reason for calling them here.
However, he did not clearly reveal the information about the dimensional city.
It’s just that there is a place that produces rare ingredients in the world and is also very suitable for practicing cooking skills.
Alice Nakiri is now working there to hone her skills and get those ingredients at the same time.
And now, Alice Nakiri has regained the qualifications for two of her past studies.
But due to the requirements for personnel qualifications, he has to choose from among you.
It also explains what will happen after you go there, which is almost equivalent to selling yourself.
However, you will only lose the freedom to choose your camp. If you have the chance in the future, you can also come back to visit your family occasionally like Alice Nakiri.
"This place is the key to the future development of the Nakiri family. I hope you will think carefully before deciding whether to go."
This is the last test.
Without explaining the benefits, he was still willing to follow the decision of the Nakiri family. This was like taking him to a place where he knew he would be selling himself.
Then there is no doubt about this person's loyalty.
Even if it is just out of gratitude to the Nakiri family, it will also bring a lot of benefits to the Nakiri family.
However, after listening to Senzaemon's introduction, the candidates all fell silent.
Even Feishazi, who originally signed the fastest, was the same.
It’s not that she is not loyal to the Nakiri family. On the contrary, she is wholeheartedly devoted to Erina Nakiri.
But it was precisely because of this loyalty that she couldn't help but hesitate.
Because if you go there, you will be sold and no longer belong to the Nakiri family.
Doesn't this mean that she will no longer be able to stay by Erina's side and share her worries?
Although she could come back to visit later, she would definitely not be able to return to her original position, or even...
Will be replaced by others!
When he thought of this, Feishazi couldn't help but shudder.
No! Don't do this kind of thing!
Instantly, Feishazi had the idea of retreating, and immediately raised his hand and said:
"I give up. I can't leave Miss Erina~."
"Well, that's understandable."
Senzaemon was not so harsh towards Hisako.
In addition, the other party gave up out of loyalty to his granddaughter, which made him feel more satisfied.
It's a good thing for Erina to have someone as loyal as Hisako following her.
When Erina Nakiri saw this, she was also moved by Hisako.
However, due to face and the presence of outsiders, he did not say anything. He just looked at Feishazi deeply and kept the matter in mind.
Afterwards, with Feishazi taking the lead, the others also expressed their decisions one after another.
To the surprise of Alice, Erina and Hisako, the three girls, they all expressed their willingness to go!
In fact, they are too immature and have too little social experience to see the tricks involved.
Although Senzaemon did not say what the benefits were, he revealed an important message.
That is……
Alice Nakiri has already gone to that place!
From what Senzaemon said, it was obvious that Alice had sold herself to him.
He was willing to hand over even his own granddaughter like this. If there wasn't some trick, only a fool would believe it!
In addition, they gathered all those people who were closely related to the Nakiri family with such fanfare just to select the candidate for that place.
It is obvious that there is an agenda. The place where one has to sell one's body to enter has benefits that even the Nakiri family is very tempted by!
Therefore, Totsuki graduates like Enka Kikuchi decided to take a gamble and see what the situation was in that place in front of Senzaemon first.
Well, they didn’t take selling their bodies too seriously.
After all, this is the modern era, there is no such outrageous thing as selling one's body.
In their view, it is just loyalty at most.
It doesn't matter even if you sign a contract to sell yourself, because this kind of thing is not protected by law anyway.
If you find any problems, just run!
All I can say is that, without knowing the truth, their thoughts at this moment are so naive and cute.
Minami Rika glanced at them and probably guessed what they were thinking. She couldn't help but find it a little funny, but she didn't say anything.
After all, the conditions in the Dimension City are so good, this can't be considered as cheating them.
If this is considered a scam, then I wonder how many people would be happy to be scammed like this.
"Okay, that's it."
Seeing this, Senzaemon nodded with satisfaction.
He didn't care about these people's little thoughts. After all, they would definitely be grateful to him after passing the dimensional city.
Then he looked at Alice Nakiri and Rika Minami.
"Alice, Miss Nan, they have now voluntarily agreed to join the Dimension City, please make your choice."
After hearing his words, the candidates all looked at Alice and Minami Rika.
At the same time, I also officially learned the name of the place that Senzaemon mentioned.
"Dimensional City? What is that place?"
Just as they were curious, Minami Rika, who had been watching the show silently, also spoke.
She just waved her hand and said, "Don't worry about me. I was just temporarily pulled here to be Alice's bodyguard. I don't know how to cook. Just let Alice choose."
Senzaemon nodded and looked at Alice again.
"Shall I choose? Okay."
Alice Nakiri was slightly stunned, but did not refuse.
After all, she is asked to choose her own helper, so it would be great if she could choose by herself.
So, she smiled and said to the candidates:
"Then please introduce yourselves first, such as your cooking skills and specialties."
"Hey, then I'll take the lead. My name is Inui Hinatako, I'm a graduate of the 80th class of Totsuki Academy, and I was once the second in the top ten."
Inui Hinatako was the first to step forward and began to introduce herself in a very childish and energetic manner.
"My specialty is..."
"Mizuhara Fuyumi, the 79th graduate..."
"Mu, Mujiuzhi Enguo, is the 89th graduate..."
They introduced their resumes one by one, and Senzaemon handed their written materials to Alice Nakiri at the appropriate time.
