Just A Reincarnation Story (Summoning Japan Edition)

Chapter 13: Late Night Meeting

Tempestamens 10, 1614 Central Calendar, 22:00

San Redentore District, Runepolis, Holy Milishial Empire

Ministry of Ancient Sorcerous Empire Countermeasures

After the successful testing of Meteos' miniature turbojet engine, Robin set out to write a report for the Ancient Ministry that very night. And with the help of her two apprentices, Walman and Meteos, as well as energy drink, she managed to finish the report by the night of the next day and the report was delivered to her boss in the MOASEC building, located at a secluded corner in the San Redentore District, north of Runepolis.

As Robin was standing facing her boss in his office, waiting until he finished reading the summary of her report, her mind began to wander somewhere. Although her stance was rigid and her face looked impassive, Robin is actually trying her best to fight the urge to sleep, having not slept at all since yesterday. Her boss, a raven-haired man by the name of Arsene Lippin, is still looking at the report's contents without uttering a single word.

'Can we just finish this already and let me go home? And who in the right mind setting up AC in the tenth month!?' she yelled inwardly.

Indeed, the air conditioner in the top corner of the room is giving a soft greenish glow, indicating that it is active and giving the room a cool temperature on its lowest setting. However, the thing is active in the middle of Tempestamens night, where the air in Runepolis is getting colder as the season began to transition into winter. It is clearly not helping Robin in shaking off her drowsiness.

Her boss occasionally sipped into a cup of warm tea on his desk while flipping another page of the report submitted by her and glanced at the magic pictures spread on the table. Robin felt the cold air went past her thick longcoat, causing her to try to bury her face underneath her scarf. Meanwhile, her eyelids were starting to droop.

'Crap...! Come on, Robin, think of something... something funny!'

Her mind raced. Then she suddenly recalled one incident involving Meteos and Walman when they decided to help Annette in the Training Ground with her magnetism magic.

"Pffftt...!"

Remembering the sheer ridiculousness of that incident made Robin shake uncontrollably, trying to hold back laughter as she pinched her left thigh with her hand. Her face was contorted into a weird expression, her lips twitched uncontrollably while her cheeks are puffing. However, she began to lose in the struggle as muffled noises began to flow from Robin's quivering mouth.

The noises Robin made drew Lippin's attention as he glanced up from the report.

"Hm, is there something wrong?"

"BHA—I mean... n-no, sir!"

He squinted at Robin for a while. Seeing that her boss' attention is now on her, Robin felt a blush creep into her face and lowered her head in embarrassment. She coughed into her hand awkwardly before trying to stand at attention once more. Well, at least her sleepiness is somewhat gone now, but by the heavens, that image...

Lippin slumped in his chair and finally asked Robin a question.

"...So, Robin, what do you think of this?"

She shook her head to purge that specific mental image from her mind, schooled her expression, and answered her boss.

"Ahem...... Sir. Within one month, a group of students has managed to solve a problem that our best engineers at the Ancient Ministry cannot do for years. Like the three instances before this, the idea brought by the person of interest must not be ignored and I believe that this will benefit not only our organization but also the Empire as a whole."