"Reira Sudou!"
"Yes!"
Reira stepped forward and walked toward the center, receiving the appointment from the deputy director.
Hundreds of headquarters staff lined up behind her.
Today is the appointment ceremony for the Men's Protection Bureau. For this reason, she work at the headquarters rather than remotely.
At the age of 30, Reira was appointed as a first-class male protection officer by the Cabinet Male Protection Bureau, and was ordered to be assigned to the 38th branch from March 1st before the new fiscal year.
In this country, the new year begins in spring.
"First Class Male Protection Officer Reira Sudou has just arrived! "
38th Administrative District. An administrative district with a population of 1 million people located in the northeastern part of Akebono Country, with many mountainous areas. At the 38th branch of the Men's Protection Bureau in that urban area, Reira, wearing a suit and wearing a golden First Class Male Protection Officer badge on her chest, went to work in the branch manager's office, meeting branch manager Sachi Mita. She bowed in front of her.
"Nice to meet you, First Class Protection Officer Sudou. I have been contacted by headquarters. I am also happy that you, who is so famous, has been assigned to our branch."
"I'm humbled. I'm honored to hear you say that."
Reira has just been appointed as a first-class male protection officer, but her excellence has been well-known since she was a second-class male protection officer.
All male protection officers are women. Even if a man performs the duties, he is not considered a protection officer. Therefore, all full-time employees of the Probation Bureau are women.
In the first place, men do not work as a profession.
The qualifications required for a first-class male protection officer are not only general academic ability, but also advanced knowledge of laws and regulations, language skills, etc.
Professional academic knowledge such as psychology, home studies, nutrition, basic medicine, education, and male behavior.
Home life skills such as cooking.
On top of that, they also have martial arts techniques, VIP protection techniques, first aid techniques, techniques for handling computers, wireless communication equipment, electrical equipment, etc., and vehicle driving techniques.
And an evaluation test to complete a one-week unsupplied VIP protection training in a mountainous area in the summer.
Only after achieving these goals will they be eligible for first-class appointment.
In order to actually be appointed, it is necessary to have a family environment that allows for "live-in work".
Reira had also acquired marksmanship techniques, anti-terrorist special combat techniques, explosive ordnance disposal techniques, small aircraft operation techniques, small ship operation techniques, and foreign affairs processing techniques.
This is necessary in anticipation of protection activities overseas, and when working overseas, the person is appointed as a ''Special Male Protection Officer.'' The government position of special male protection officer was intended for overseas activities, and it was customary for the officer to concurrently serve as first class male protection officer, whose main duties were domestic. However, in order to be appointed as a special male protection officer, a person must be of an excellent standard as a first-class male protection officer, and there are only about 100 such persons nationwide.
In addition, Reira had passed the four-day Winter Mountain Unsupplied VIP Protection Training Achievement Test, which is extremely dangerous, with many dropouts and a pass rate of less than 5%.
In this country where war has disappeared, the military has been abolished, and talented human resources are concentrated in male protection officers, a profession that the people aspire to and to which the country puts the most effort.
When Reira was a second-class male protection officer in his twenties, he had already met the eligibility criteria for appointment as a first-class or special male protection officer, and all that was left was to wait for his family environment to improve. For this reason, there were expectations within the Protection Bureau for her appointment.
Reira gave birth to a daughter when she was 18 years old, and now that her daughter has graduated from elementary school and entered junior high school, she applied to become a first-class male protection officer because she met the requirements of a family environment.
''It's early days for you to take over, but you will be assigned exclusively to special protection person. From the new school year in April when he turn four, until the end of the year when he turn 18 and become an adult, I will leave you in charge for 15 years. There are no plans for you to be replaced midway through. Your backup is Chikage Rokusho, an advisor to the Men's Protection Bureau.
The protection person is exhibiting special behavior. The Headquarters has determined that there is a strong possibility that the protection person will have an impact on our society in the future.
It's a big responsibility, but it has been determined that there will be no problem with you. Perform your duties to the fullest. Please receive the materials and action plan from the relevant department and start the action plan immediately.
Before that, please go to Advisor Chikage Rokushou immediately after this. I'll keep you in touch. She is already stationed at our branch. That's all."
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After receiving the instructions, Reira let out a breath as she bowed and left the room.
As expected, the story was so abrupt that I couldn't keep up with my thoughts.
Subject to special protection? Advisor?
I wasn't expecting any of this. Moreover, there are no plans for mid-season replacements.
Third-class male protection officers work in groups to support men in an organized manner, and in addition to assisting first-class and second-class male protection officers, they protect and support adult men.
Second-class male protection officers work as a group to systematically support the growth of male minors, and also assist first-class male protection officers. This applies to staff at male infant facilities.
The first-class male protection officer works exclusively with minor males, and is the only one who lives with them alone and raises them. Officially, a child completes the 15 years until adulthood on his own, but in reality, he changes hands two or three times before reaching adulthood. This is because communication may be hindered during the growth stage. As a result, they often work continuously for about five years.
However, this time, she had been working continuously for 15 years with no plans to replace her from the beginning. Reira will devote her entire life to her protection until she is 45 years old. What do the headquarters and branches think?
Furthermore, Adviser Chikage Rokushou is a marquis. Although she is an aristocrat, she is unusual, and she is also a special male protection officer. She successfully passed the one-week unsupplied VIP protection training test. She's an important person herself. I've never met her, but I've seen her from a distance. She stands out because she's tall.
It's no wonder that such a person is my backup. Anyway, I have to go to meet.
"Advisor, First Class Male Protection Officer Reira Sudou has requested a meeting."
"Let it pass. From now on, don't let anyone pass until you receive instructions."
Chikage Rokushou, an advisor to the Men's Protection Bureau, informed her secretary on the extension line and greeted Reira, who came in after knocking.
"This is Reira Sudo, first class male protection officer. I came to greet you on my arrival."
"Nice to meet you, I'm Chikage Rokushou. I'm an advisor to the Men's Protection Bureau who holds the rank of a marquis. Usually, you can call me advisor.
I received a call from the branch manager. You should sit down first."
Rokushou is 50 years old, 20 years older than Reira, and is a tall woman of 185 cm. She has long black hair and her eyes are dark red. They have many red eyes among aristocrats.
Perhaps because she is also an active duty male protection officer, she acts like a soldier.
The two sat on the sofa.
"I've been hearing about your excellence for some time. First of all, congratulations on your appointment as a first-class male protection officer."
"Thank you"
"Normally, I need time to deepen my friendship with you on a special mission, but we don't have much time. Please read through this first."
Rokushou held out a piece of e-paper on a rectangular knee-height tea table.
Reira picked it up and read on, but halfway through she opened her eyes and looked up to ask Rokusho.
"This is definitely true."
"Ah, we have received confirmation from various institutions. There is no doubt.
Therefore, from that time on, we narrowed down the candidates based on the character and personality of the person to be protected, and in the end, you were chosen.
I was waiting for you to be appointed first protection officer, but I'm glad you arrived in time.''
"It's a big responsibility..."
Silence passed between the two.
A single summary report determined Reira's life as a protection officer.
"As far as this protection person is concerned, your direct superior will be me. I also serve as your backup. And my superior is the Prime Minister. And although this is confidential, my superior will be Her Majesty. The Prime Minister will only be responsible for processing the paperwork. So please give me the information. Please be very careful, including information management."
Her Majesty...it means Emperor Yushou.
Reira felt dizzy because the situation was so far from reality, along with the contents of the report.
The report includes Yuu Sakisaka's name as a ''special protection person,'' along with a brief description of her personality, physical information, and family relationships, as well as a report from second-class male protection officers at a male infant facility. The following was written as "Special Notes":
"When Yuu Sakisaka was three months old, he showed signs of understanding his surroundings like an adult. At the same time, he started humming music, and by the time he was six months old, he started to sing lyrics. At first, the lyrics were in a language we couldn't understand, but by the time he was 12 months old, he started humming lyrics in the common language. We could only hear the words, but when we examined the recording data, we found that the content expressed romantic feelings between a man and a woman, and one notable thing was that it included strong romantic feelings from a man to a woman.Yuu Sakisaka was humming a number of songs, none of which had been recorded in our country or abroad.
"...What do you think, advisor?"
Reira asked directly with a serious look on her face. It is necessary to establish a policy.
"From looking at the detailed material in the report, nothing is certain so far. It is hard to say where his songs came from, or if they were just his imagination as a child prodigy.
The only information that can be used as a basis for judgment is that no one knows his songs. I don't place much emphasis on rapid onset. It's possible that it's just an early blooming talent."
After saying that, she paused for a moment, looked into Reira's eyes, and continued.
"All we have to do in our position is to watch over his path. We must not interfere with him. We must not guide him. You were chosen as the right person, and do not interfere with the expression of his spirit.
I believe that if you spend a long time building a relationship of trust with him, the truth will come to light. Her Majesty's thoughts are the same.
As this is an important matter, we must not be in too much of a hurry and miss the task."
Reira was confused at first, but after hearing Rokushou's words, she calmed down a little.
Although he is special, he is still a child. My role primarily revolves around assisting the boy's growth.
As a first-class male protection officer, this is my own duty.
There may be some changes in the future, but most of them are the same as normal boys.
If that's the case, I'll just interact with the target as originally planned.
I have plenty of training and experience.
''I understand the advisor's thoughts. I will fulfill my duties in accordance with those thoughts.
I look forward to working with you"
When Reira answered calmly, Rokusho looked satisfied.
''I think you can do well, but please don't worry too much about it.
However, please be careful not to induce the idea of protection.
Also, special behavior at infant facilities is confidential. However, it is okay for the protected person to tell the public himself. The same applies to his future actions. "
"I got it"
"It is also prohibited to question the protection person. There is no guarantee that he will tell the truth anyway.
Just keep waiting until the person under protection speaks the truth himself.
If our predictions are correct, no one will tell the truth unless a strong relationship of trust is built.
That's why I decided to entrust it to you.
I predict that if you fail, we all will lose chance to know the truth.
Even so, we have decided to remain as your bystanders.''
I can't say anything because my expectations are too high. She mustered up some courage and managed to get her words together.
"I will do my best to meet your expectations."
"Hmm. I'll ask you to report to me frequently. Now, please start preparing right away. If you need anything, just tell the office and it will be sent to you right away. Just in time for the new shool year. That's all."
When the pale Reira left the room, Rokushou took a deep breath, rested her body against her backrest, looked up at the ceiling, and muttered to herself.
"It's finally time. Is God looking at us now?"