Miss Devil (Missデビル 人事の悪魔・椿眞子)

"All characters and other entities in this drama are fictitious."

No!

Who...

are you?

I am...

Oh, no.

"Saito"

Darn. It's already this late?

"Kyoa Home Insurance new employee, Hiroshi Saito"

The other way.

Who is it?

"Home"

Hello?

He answered...

It's your first day of work, right?

Do your best.

Can I go to Tokyo next time? To Disneyland.

What are you talking about?

It isn't in Tokyo.

You're joking. Really?

I'm busy now.

Do your best, the star of Nagano!

Don't burn out and become a shooting star.

- It's so funny! - What is?

Hey, give him a break.

"Hiroshi's father, Osamu Saito"

Have you had breakfast?

Good grief. I'm hanging up.

Darn. I said I was late.

I am Hiroshi Saito, 22 years old.

I graduated from my university in Nagano in spring

and moved to Tokyo.

I just started working.

I'm delighted about my new life, and I'm excited.

It naturally makes me walk faster.

To begin with, the university I graduated from

was one in the country that nobody knows.

"Venue of Initiation Ceremony"

Being employed by such a famous company is,

to say the least...

a miracle.

This is the most long-standing insurance company in Japan,

Kyoa Home.

No matter what happens, I'll definitely...

I'm sorry.

"Kyoa Home Insurance new employee, Tsuyoshi Kusakabe"

Are you a new employee?

Yeah.

Don't daydream here.

Sorry, did I keep you waiting?

Good morning.

Good morning, Ms. HR Department Head.

Just call me by my name.

Yes.

"HR Department Head, Chihiro lto" - Ms. Ito.

Your new life finally starts today. Are you nervous?

No.

Oh... Yes.

Are you or are you not?

Sorry, I've always been an anxious person.

Okay, relax your shoulders and take a deep breath.

See?

Good luck. I'm counting on you.

Yes, Ms. Ito. Thank you.

About the ceremony's programme.

It starts at around 9:30 a.m.,

after that, at 10 a.m.,

you're scheduled to say a few words.

All right.

"Managing Director, Tomoharu Osawa"

And the chairman?

"Secretary, Mizuki Motohashi"

He'll be absent this year too.

I see.

"Kyoa Home Insurance Main Office Building"

It reminds me...

of various things.

Is it cherry blossom?

Matsuo Basho?

"Kyoa Home Insurance Chairman, Kanji Kitamura"

Well done, Shiba.

Spring is nice.

The air is fresh, and flowers blossom.

It makes my heart feel younger.

- Hey, Shiba. - Sir?

Do you know what youth is?

"Secretary, Ryo Shibasaki" - Youth? - Yeah.

Youth?

It means there is a future.

Indeed.

Many young people joined our company this year as well.

That means our company's future is expanding.

The ceremony will begin soon.

You should attend it if you care about it.

I have already retired.

I won't be useful in any way even if I attend.

Hey, Saito.

- Guys, long time no see. - Long time no see.

You really don't look like you're working.

Me too?

Say something. You're so mediocre.

Why not? It's Saito's character.

Girls don't like that though.

Are you praising or dissing him?

What? I am praising him. And you, Sekiuchi...

What? Me?

My fringe doesn't look right.

You are narcissistic, Sekiuchi.

You actually said something back!

I tried my very best.

I have to say that the prospect of the insurance industry

is extremely harsh.

Decrease in birth rate and population

and the ageing society

cause the market to shrink now.

We, Kyoa, are Japan's most long-standing...

We shall effect a bold reform that nobody had ever carried out.

Only people who can overcome it will survive.

It's no exaggeration to say so.

Well then, lastly, I would like to introduce someone.

Our training for new employees will start tomorrow,

and this year, we have invited an expert from outside to come.

She had worked at Ethan and Logan, a consultant company in the U.S.,

and she now works as a freelance human resources consultant.

Please welcome Ms. Mako Tsubaki.

She is gorgeous.

Her figure is awesome.

What?

The lady is gorgeous...

and has an amazing figure.

She captured everyone's heart in a mere instant.

I am Mako Tsubaki.

I look forward to working with you.

But...

she is actually like a devil.

"Miss Devil"

"Kyoa Home insurance"

Episode 1 Wow, she is really beautiful.

This is our HR Consultant, Mako Tsubaki.

Sorry for making you come a long way here.

I was being unreasonable

and said I had to see you once no matter what.

But still, you're like... How should I put it? A dev...

No, I mean you're like an angel.

We've left the training of the new employees entirely to her.

- Entirely? - Yes.

That means, as the HR Department Head,

your department has been responsible for the training every year, right?

A new wind blowing isn't bad for the company.

Oh, wind.

Oh, I see. Is that so?

Well then, I'm counting on you.

Starting tomorrow, I will do my best to meet your expectation.

Okay.

"Kyoa Home Insurance Group Tama Training Centre"

Our two-week training started on the day after the ceremony.

Hi, everyone.

The main office's HR Department

sent me here to join you as an observer.

I'm Okitsu.

"HR Department, Shuhei Okitsu" - Everyone.

I'll tell you what an observer does.

Well, just consider me as a helper.

By the way, when you start working,

there will be words like "observer," "evidence," and "authorise".

Nobody knows what they mean, but they work like they do.

But this is what a company is.

A bunch of party poopers. It looked like my joke wasn't funny.

Your turn.

You are going to work for your company,

so I would like you to do something meaningful.

Meaningful?

What?

It is...

to write a resignation letter.

Resignation letter? Is it a joke?

It's the opposite. We're going to start our job.

Now, all of you are nobody,

but you have only one greatest right.

What is it?

It is to resign from your company of your own free will.

When you ensure that right,

you can finally be on equal terms with your company.

To the company, a resignation letter is your farewell note, so to speak.

Please learn how to die first.

She said something shocking.

In this training camp, among the 50 new employees here,

only 10 will stay.

What the heck?

You are firing 40 of us?

Is it the company's plan?

This is my own decision.

It's the conclusion I reached

after looking at Kyoa Home's current business condition and your ability.

Ten is the suitable number.

Excuse me, Ms. Tsubaki, you're an outsider.

I think you don't have as much authority to do so.

The Managing Director gave me his consent.

Are you saying that Mr. Osawa's decision is wrong?

No, it's not like that.