Kamisato Takakado expressed extreme satisfaction with the Shura Anyakonsen-shou's inspection.
According to him, the Shura Anyakonsen-shou had only come for one day, yet everyone's work efficiency had increased by at least fifteen percent.
Afterward, he followed the original plan: he announced to everyone that he was very pleased with their performance, and so he gave the entire staff a raise.
With the Shura Anyakonsen-shou playing the strict "bad cop," he could then step in as the benevolent "good cop." It was truly a timeless tactic that worked every time.
The Shura Anyakonsen-shou gained peace and quiet, while he gained the admiration of the workers and even higher productivity from them.
However, new headaches soon appeared.
The higher the productivity, the more people were needed to consume the output. And the more consumption was needed, the more one had to worry whether subordinates' wages could keep up with rising prices…
To stimulate market consumption, the head of the Kamisato Clan racked his brains.
For example, he stopped providing a staff cafeteria and instead encouraged public employees to eat at the civilian restaurants near their workplaces.
This way, if any restaurant had issues, they could catch it immediately. Food safety standards also saw a stable and steady improvement.
It was hard to say when things would finally settle into a stable, relaxed routine—everyone was just too busy for now.
But as long as things kept developing in a better direction, that was enough.
The Shura Anyakonsen-shou walked along the streets, looking at the Inazuma City districts that had become noticeably livelier than before…
Mm…
If only the way the people of Inazuma looked at him wasn't quite so intense.
The Shura Anyakonsen-shou seemed to have somewhat underestimated his own influence.
Although he played the "bad cop" role among the higher-ups, what the common people loved was precisely the figure who stood up against injustice with a stern face.
As a result, the upper echelons regarded him like they would a tiger.
The middle managers feared him because the Shura Anyakonsen-shou would check their performance. Even worse, their own parents would only side with the Shura Anyakonsen-shou and ask whether they had been working properly.
But when it came to the lower levels…
The poor old man had no idea how he ended up hiding in the little grove where he usually played hide-and-seek with the children.
In any case, a lot of aunties had given him boiled eggs and steamed buns…
Cid looked at the boiled egg in his hand and fell into thought…
No, wait—I ran pretty fast, didn't I…?
How did this whole basket of boiled eggs end up in my hands?
Whatever. That probably isn't important.
Cid peeled open the eggshell.
The boiled egg was actually pretty tasty.
"Old man, so you really did hide here?"
That familiar voice…
It was the adorable Naganohara Yoimiya!
"Hey, I'm just not used to everyone being so overly enthusiastic in welcoming me. After all, I feel like I've still done far too little."
With an adorable child nearby, Cid automatically switched into full "mature old man" mode.
He wasn't surprised at all that little Yoimiya could find him. The news that the Shura Anyakonsen-shou was patrolling the streets was probably big enough to spread quite widely.
As Yoimiya's little sister figure, it was no problem at all for her to track down the old man who had subconsciously hidden himself in the woods.
Little Yoimiya climbed up the tree and sat down right beside the old man.
"You've probably done a lot already, right? I've heard everyone saying that Inazuma now has a Shura Anyakonsen-shou who sweeps away evil—advising the Shogun above and eradicating injustice in the world below."
The old man handed the basket in his hand to little Yoimiya.
"I've still done too little~ Because the old man here can do so much more. But little Yoimiya, can you figure out who the owner of this basket is?"
Little Yoimiya looked at the distinctive cloth patch marked on the basket and easily recognized its owner.
"I know this one. Mrs. Yamada has her own little stall, and they say that if you step within seven steps of her stall, a breakfast portion will automatically refresh in your hand.
She's practically a legendary figure. I never thought even the Shura Anyakonsen-shou would fall victim to her~"