The Daily Life of a Salted Fish Assassin in Anime Crossovers

The first to arrive was not Shizuka Sakaki, but another girl named Yuno Koharu.

When Jiang Hang saw the young woman walk into the meeting room looking nervous, he didn't pay much attention.

In fact, he had already planned to hire Shizuka Sakaki as his assistant, but it was still necessary to go through the motions.

Moreover, he remembered that the girl wrote on her resume, "I want to be a special person."

Although her resume doesn't seem particularly special at first glance—she's an ordinary country girl who got into an ordinary university in Tokyo, and after graduating, she wanted to find a job and stay in Tokyo like any other normal person.

If there's anything particularly special about this young woman, it's probably that she's been rejected by more than twenty companies in a row. Of course, this wasn't mentioned on her resume; it was just something the agency provided in her personal profile.

Sure enough, it was probably the pressure from the previous twenty-odd failed interviews that made Muchun Yuno seem overly nervous when Jiang Hang questioned her.

She almost made a mistake even in the most basic self-introduction.

Jiang Hang was slightly disappointed. Was this all the girl, who boldly wrote on her resume that she "wanted to be a special person," could achieve?

“I noticed you wrote on your resume that you want to be a special person... What kind of person do you think qualifies as a ‘special person’?”

Jiang Hang asked the girl one last question.

He had actually given up on this girl, but to his surprise, after hearing Jiang Hang's question, the girl seemed to fall into her own memories.

“That’s a memory from my childhood… In a palace hall somewhere, many citizens offered their blessings to me, and a sparkling crown was placed on my head. The feeling of happiness and joy… even now, I can’t tell whether it was a dream or reality,” the girl said in a happy tone, as if she had completely forgotten that she was at an interview.

Only after she finished recounting her memories did the girl, Yuno Kiharu, notice that the young interviewer sitting opposite her was looking at her with a strange expression.

"???"

Oh no, I accidentally blurted out my true feelings again. The interviewer must think I'm a weirdo now!

Oh no, I messed up the interview again!

A mournful cry escaped Yoshino Kiharu's lips.

This was her thirtieth job interview. Yesterday, her family called to say they wouldn't be sending her living expenses next month. Right now, she had less than 1,000 yen in total, including in her bank account. If she couldn't find a job soon, she wouldn't become anything special; she would starve to death in the city.

If the girl's heart was filled with desolation, then Jiang Hang's heart was churning with turbulent emotions at this moment.

When he heard the girl's recollection, he felt that her words sounded strangely familiar, and when she finished speaking, he finally remembered.

Yoshino Kino, this name is really not very distinctive, he almost missed it again. Isn't she the female protagonist of Sakura Quest, another youth anime with the theme of "working girls" that PA Works, the animation production company of Shirobako, released after Shirobako?

However, compared to Shirobako, Sakura Quest is far inferior in both reputation and popularity. Basically, after its broadcast period, no one discusses this anime anymore.

Although Jiang Hang quite liked PA Works' art style and had followed Sakura Quest all the way through, he couldn't recall the main character's name for a few years. Fortunately, the other person's mention of the "King's" memories brought it back to him.

Chapter 10: Secretary Mu Chun is going to become Assistant Mu Chun!

The story of Sakura Mission isn't too complicated: a girl who longs to stay in Tokyo suddenly receives a request and travels to a once-prosperous but now declining tourist town, where she becomes the "King" (promotion ambassador) and tries to revitalize the local economy.

Jiang Hang remembers that when the Sakura Mission was airing, the TV series In the Name of the People was also very popular. Because of the meme that Secretary Dakang valued GDP, the character Kiharu Yuno, who went to the countryside to revitalize the economy, was given the nickname "Secretary Kiharu". At that time, the barrage comments would often include things like "Secretary Kiharu, you have to think about our village's GDP".

Looking back now, it's quite an interesting thing.

However, memories are memories, but for Jiang Hang now, this is undoubtedly a choice he never dared to even think about in the past.

After recalling Yuno Kiharu's identity, he used Hawkeye to confirm her identity. As expected, she was also emitting a red glow in Hawkeye's view. However, compared to the rich red glow on Conan's side, the red glow on this girl was much dimmer. He wondered what the difference was between the two.

He was certain that if he didn't interfere with Yoshino Koharu's life, she would naturally follow the path of "Secretary Koharu" in the anime. But what would happen if he chose to have her as his assistant here?

With this in mind, Jiang Hang touched his chin with his hand and asked the other person a question.

"Ms. Yuno Kino... do you know what position you're applying for?"

Just moments ago, Yoshino Koharu thought she had no chance, but after hearing Jiang Hang's words, she seemed to have grasped at a lifeline.

"I know, she's an assistant at the 'Pioneer Detective Agency.' I...I...I usually enjoy reading detective novels like Sherlock Holmes, and I'm very...very interested in deduction. Besides, being a detective is a very 'special' profession for many people..."

Even Jiang Hang could tell she was lying at a glance. Mu Chun Yuno probably only knew the name Sherlock Holmes. Jiang Hang believed that as long as he asked her a question or two about Sherlock Holmes, he could expose her lie.

However, he did not do so, but instead believed what she said for the time being.

"Are you mentally prepared?"

"Mental preparation...?" Yuno Kiharu was taken aback for a moment, then nodded vigorously. "I'll do anything that needs to be done!"

This "I'll do anything you ask" statement in a typical interview is tantamount to telling the interviewer "I don't actually know anything." This suicidal statement is only possible because the interviewer is Jiang Hang; otherwise, Mu Chun Yuno would have been out of the running long ago.

"It's not about what I'm asking you to do. What you need to do is very simple. What I'm saying is that yesterday I just assisted the police in solving a robbery case worth 6 million yen, and the three suspects arrested were from an Italian gang. They were armed with real guns..."

Jiang Hang saw the girl opposite him suddenly change her expression.

"As a detective, I will definitely be dealing with all kinds of murder cases frequently in the future. It is normal for me to be able to investigate cases at crime scenes up close. As my assistant, you will also be following me to face all kinds of murder scenes in the future. Do you think you are up to the task?"

The girl's face immediately turned pale.

She hadn't really thought about this question before. She had just received the interview notice and came to the interview with a try-it-out mentality. She never expected to hear these things from Jiang Hang.

Is this what a detective's life is like...? This is terrifying! Aren't most detectives supposed to be responsible for cases like finding lost cats and dogs or searching for evidence of infidelity? Why does this person describe it as such a horrific case as a gang robbery and murder?

"No...no problem. My adaptability is actually quite good. If I try a little harder, it's definitely...no problem."

Yoshino Koharu said this with complete uncertainty.

"Alright, come to my firm tomorrow to sign the contract. It'll be a one-month trial period. I think you know the firm's address. If there are no problems, you can go back now. If you can't adapt and don't want to do it, just let me know." Looking at the hesitant girl, Jiang Hang made his decision.

Anyway, the system just said yesterday that it can do whatever it wants, and it will make Ran know Conan's true identity sooner or later. So it's not strange that it can rewrite the plot of another anime from the beginning.

If Yoshino Kiharu really can't do this assistant job, he can just send her back to that place.

As for Yuno Kiharu, she habitually assumed that the other party was telling her to go home and wait for the results, so she stood up and replied, "Okay, I understand... Wait, I got the job?"

Yoshino Kiharu's eyes widened. When did job interviews become so easy? She had been nervous for so long, even imagining a bunch of terrifying things in her head. She thought she had no chance, but in the blink of an eye, she was hired.

She thought about what Jiang Hang had just said repeatedly, confirming that he meant to sign the contract tomorrow, and not to go home and wait for further notice.

She just inexplicably... found a job with a salary that most of her peers would envy?

"It's just a trial period. If you don't feel it's suitable, you can cancel the contract at any time," Jiang Hang reminded him from the side.

Although the word "trial" was added, it was clear that Yoshino Kiharu was still floating when she walked out of the meeting room.

Jiang Hang didn't mind. He figured he'd take her to the crime scene in a few days and she'd know whether she was comfortable or not.

There are still a few more interviews to go. Apart from Shizuka Sakaki's interview, Jiang Hang decided to speed up the interviews for the others.

Basically, after the interviewees finished their self-introductions, Jiang Hang would ask a few standard questions, and then directly begin asking them questions based on cases from detective novels.

These interviewees probably never imagined that applying for a front desk assistant position at a detective agency would require them to be well-versed in the plots of detective novels. After Jiang Hang casually asked a few questions, these interviewees were all defeated and eventually left the meeting room with their heads down and dejected.

Although he felt a little sorry for the other interviewees, Jiang Hang had known Yuno Hajime and Shizuka Sakaki on screen for several years.

Chapter 11: Feeling Like I've Reached the Pinnacle of Life

When it was Shizuka Sakaki's turn, perhaps because the previous interviewees all left looking dejected, she, as the last interviewee, couldn't help but start to worry about the difficulty of this interview.

Shizuka Sakaki is 20 years old this year. After graduating from high school, she began training to become a voice actress at a voice actor training school.

After two years, she successfully graduated from voice acting school, but unfortunately she has not yet signed with an agency.

In addition, she has to go to a specialized voice actor training center every week to continue her studies, so she has to continue to find a part-time job to make a living.

She was originally planning to work at an izakaya (Japanese pub), but last night the agency called and said that her resume had been selected by a detective agency and they wanted her to come for an interview today.

As a half-baked fan of crime dramas, Shizuka Sakaki is still quite interested in the detective profession.

Thinking that she might learn a lot in the special place of a detective agency, and that it might provide some reference for her future voice acting career, she still came for the interview.

However, it seems that the previous few interviewees did not have a good outcome. The first interviewee, the pink-haired girl, was probably quite shaken, as she was unsteady on her feet when she came out. The interviewees who came out after her also looked incredulous and questioning their lives. I wonder what kind of questioning they went through in the interview room.

Thinking about how those interviewees aiming for full-time positions were all failing, she, who was just hoping for a part-time job, couldn't help but feel a little nervous.

"Relax...relax, it's just a simple interview, there's nothing to be afraid of...just think of it as an audition..." Shizuka Sakaki comforted herself in this way.

However, after imagining the scene as an audition, Shizuka Sakaki became even more uneasy.

She had just participated in an audition not long ago, and the result was that she was completely outshone by a group of professional voice actors. Coupled with her excessive nervousness, she was just cannon fodder.

Upon entering the meeting room, the interviewer was an exceptionally young man.

So young! Looks about my age. To open a detective agency in Tokyo at such a young age, you must be a very capable person.

Moreover, his gaze was so sharp that it felt like being stared at by an eagle... Just feeling Jiang Hang's gaze made Shizuka Sakaki feel uneasy.

Meanwhile, Jiang Hang, with his Eagle Vision activated, indeed saw a faint red light beside Shizuka Sakaki. This red light was even fainter than the red light on Yuno Koharu, let alone compared to the Detective Boys.

The main characters in the animation appear in red in Hawkeye... Is it because of their importance or role in the plot?

Jiang Hang was thinking this, while Shizuka Sakaki was also introducing herself in this somewhat eerie quiet environment.

However, this guy seemed even more nervous than Yoshino Kiharu, and judging from his self-introduction, it was as if he treated this place as an audition.

To ease the other person's tension, Jiang Hang spoke in a very calm tone: "I saw it on your resume; you want to become a voice actor, right?"

"Yes, yes, this is my dream!"

Perhaps remembering that she was still in an interview, Shizuka Sakaki quickly added, "Of course, I will definitely work hard while I'm at work, and I will take care of my personal matters after get off work."

Jiang Hang waved his hand dismissively. He wasn't really concerned. Anyway, he probably wouldn't be spending most of his time at the agency in the future. As long as no clients came to the agency when he wasn't there, it was fine for Sakaki Shizuka to practice at the agency if she wanted.

Furthermore, even when he was at the agency, he wouldn't mind if the other person wanted to practice things like moaning...

Ahem, there's no need to say such things. He straightened his mind and continued to ask the other person, "I've heard that people who become voice actors are all monsters. For a voice actor, they should be able to control their voice at will, right?"

"Huh...?" Shizuka Sakaki felt this was a little different from the interview she had imagined, but she quickly replied, "I can't reach that level myself right now. I've heard that amazing voice actors can, but generally speaking, the basic requirement for a voice actor is that their voice has distinctive features..."

Jiang Hang nodded. Indeed, as long as a voice actor has a distinctive and memorable voice, making a living in this industry shouldn't be a big problem. Voice actors who can use dozens of voice lines are probably still quite rare in the voice acting industry.

He seemed to have thought of something, and then suddenly asked the other person, "By the way, do you know Kaito Kid?"

"Phantom Thief... Kid? Ah, that's the urban legend that's been circulating lately, right? The one who sends a warning to the victim before stealing. Sounds pretty impressive." It seems that in Shizuka Sakaki's mind, the existence of Phantom Thief Kid is equivalent to an urban legend. After all, phantom thieves are not something that ordinary people like her would come into contact with.

“Kaito Kid isn’t some urban legend, but he’s really quite amazing. Maybe I can take you to see how he commits his crimes sometime in the future,” Jiang Hang said. “He uses magic to steal all sorts of gems, combined with superb disguise skills, and the ability to simulate various voices without any props... I originally thought that voice actors could do something like that. If you can reach that level, you should be considered a great voice actor.”

"A voice-changing technique that simulates various voices... Phantom Thief Kid..." Although she was still somewhat skeptical of Jiang Hang's story, she did manage to memorize his name, and such an ability was something she dreamed of as a aspiring voice actress. She immediately began to look forward to Jiang Hang's promise to take her to see Phantom Thief Kid commit his crimes.

However, such things were still a bit far off for Jiang Hang, who was still a novice. He woke up Shizuka Sakaki, who had started to dream, and brought the topic back to the detective assistant.

He repeated what he had told Yuno Kiharu about what she might encounter after becoming his assistant, so that she could be mentally prepared. He wouldn't force her if she was unwilling or unable to adapt.

As expected, although Shizuka Sakaki was startled by what Jiang Hang said, she eventually agreed to give it a try.

On this day, Jiang Hang successfully gained two anime characters he liked before his transmigration to serve as his assistants.