Tokyo, 1991: Starting as a bank clerk.

"I need a preliminary risk assessment that I can have on my desk by midnight tonight."

A single sentence was uttered.

The meeting room was so quiet you could almost hear a pin drop.

Acting Director.

Moreover, he was personally appointed by the branch manager.

In any bank, this is not a word that can be glossed over.

What's more, the person who said this was Kiryu Yaya, who had been in the industry for less than a month.

Masakazu Yamada's fingers paused slightly on the table.

Section Chief Iwakura narrowed his eyes.

Kiyomasa Ogaki did not immediately express his opinion, but simply looked at Yaya Kiryu again, as if trying to remember the young man's features more clearly.

Kiryu Yaya himself fell silent for a moment.

But he did not refuse.

Because he knew that refusing at this time was not humble, but disrespectful.

So he stood up, bowed his head, and said:

"clear."

Takahiro Matsumoto nodded.

Then he looked at everyone in the conference room and slowly said:

"Gentlemen."

A rumble of thunder came from outside the window.

The branch manager's voice was clearer.

"Prepare for battle."

Chapter 55 Forming a Temporary Team

"Gentlemen, prepare for battle."

After Branch Manager Takahiro Matsumoto finished speaking, the air in the conference room seemed to tighten completely.

Keiko Miyazawa sat on one side of the long table, her face slightly pale, but her eyes were no longer wandering.

Masakazu Yamada, Yuri Chihaya, Tsuyoshi Iwakura, and others stood up and prepared to return to their posts to immediately retrieve data, seal ledgers, and establish a risk review framework.

And just then...

A semi-transparent system interface suddenly popped up in front of Kiryu Yaya.

[The first chapter of the main storyline "The Storm of the Miyazawa Family"—"Risk Review of the Miyazawa Group"—is complete.]

[Task Completion: Perfect]

[Rewards for the task have been distributed]

[Received: Basic Salary Card]

[Basic Salary Card: After binding, €1 will be automatically deposited into your Mitsubishi Bank account daily]

[Note: Funds are stable, legal, and have no source of risk]

Upon seeing this notification, Kiryu Yaya's breath hitched.

€1 per day.

That doesn't sound like an exaggeration.

However, roughly calculated based on the 30th of each month, this is equivalent to an annual income of 360 million euros.

That's equivalent to his annual salary.

In other words, having this basic salary card means his future salary will double.

780 million euros a year!

I can pay off my debt in six months of work!

Kiryu Yaya let out a soft breath and pressed down the system interface.

However, now is clearly not the time to study salary cards.

The most important thing right now is to establish a temporary task force to conduct an emergency risk review of the Miyazawa Group.

Although he was personally appointed as "acting manager" by the Matsumoto branch manager, he was still a newcomer who had been in the industry for less than a month.

Let him direct the senior colleagues in the financing review department?

That's unrealistic.

That's also against the rules.

In the Japanese workplace, seniority and position are paramount. Even if a newcomer like him is given the title of "acting director," it's impossible for him to actually have senior colleagues who have been with him for seven or eight years, or even more than ten years, sit down and become his subordinates.

Therefore, the goal is to quickly assemble a usable team.

We can only start with the same period.

Thinking of this, Kiryu Yaya did not hesitate at all and turned to look at Yamada Masakazu, who was about to leave.

"Section Chief."

Masakazu Yamada stopped in his tracks.

"what happened?"

"I would like to ask you to help me recruit a few people from the same period to form a temporary team."

Masakazu Yamada narrowed his eyes.

"Who?"

Kiryu Yaya speaks very quickly:

"Yayoi Mizuna from the Sales Department, Arima Kishou from the International Finance Department, and Sasaki Kenta from the Logistics Department."

Yayoi Mizuna needs no introduction, and Arima Kishou gives the impression of being incredibly strong.

As for Kenta Sasaki...

Kiryu Yaya couldn't think of any use for it, but he didn't know any other newcomers either.

At such a critical time, it's good to be able to run errands.

Yamada Masakazu stared at him for two seconds, then suddenly chuckled.

"Alright, since the director is acting, then we'll do it your way."

Because of a major case tonight, almost all of the bank's middle and senior management are holding back.

According to the unspoken rules of the Japanese workplace, the leaders are still on the front lines, and newcomers like Kenta Sasaki are clearly not yet out of the loop.

So even though it was already past 7 p.m., Masakazu Yamada was still able to summon them.

As he spoke, he walked directly to the internal telephone and picked up the receiver.

"Connect me to Section Chief Takei from the sales department."

"...Yes, lend me your personal name, Mizuna Yayoi. I'll have her listed in the financing review department tonight."

"Next up: international financing."

"Arima Kishou, transfer him here."

"And Kenta Sasaki from the logistics department will also come along."

"Reason? Branch manager's order."

"Yes, now, immediately, report to the financing review department!"

pat.

The phone hangs up.

Yamada Masakazu turned around and looked at Kiryu Yaya.

"I've arranged for someone to be transferred to you."

"Next, it depends on whether you, as the acting director, can make good use of them."

Kiryu Yaya lowered his head slightly.

"Yes."

……

Five minutes later.

The third floor, the innermost small conference room of the financing review department.

The door was pulled open.