First day of the week, Monday.
When I went to the office, I was called by the director.
Director, what can I do for you?
Sorry for calling you first thing in the morning.
Actually, Id like you to request for therequirements definitionof the system development for the Nancy Jewelry Tokyo Store, but is it fine?
Yes, its fine.
TheRequirements definition, huh. It means Ill inquire about their request for what kind of system theyd like to be developed and put them all together.
Then, lets set up a meeting
Well, yeah, actually, now that you mention it, it seems she wont be able toe, too.
What do you mean?
Nancy-san seems to be busy with various things so we wont be able to set up a meeting easily.
Im sorry, but to proceed from this point, we will have to ask you to talk over there.
Understood.
Busy?
But we were sightseeing in Japan just the other day.
For the time being, I went to the NancyJewelry Tokyo Store where Nancy was.
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The Nancy JewelryTokyo Store was located at first-ss district, Ginza.
Hae~, they opened a shop in a wonderful ce, huh~.
I went through the entry formalities at the back entrance and entered inside.
When I entered inside the office, Nancy was doing the office work by herself.
Hm?What happened to mama-san?
Hello, Nancy.
Ah, Seiji, Im sorry for making youe here expressly.
Are you doing the office work alone?
What about mama-san?
Mama
is visiting various Machokoba to observe.
Machokoba??Whats that?
They seem to be metalworkingpanies of small to medium enterprises doing business inShitamachi.
Ah, itsMachikouba[1], huh!
Still, why is mama-san observing machikoubas?
She thinks that she will find out the secret of Seijis metalworking in the machikoubas and said she will study it.
I see.
She seems to be serious in making that essory without asking for my help.
By the way, Ivee to talk about the matter of the system development,
is it fine?
Ah, that matter, huh.
The system that is being used in the U.S have to be tranted in Japanese in order for the Japanese employees to use from now on.
It will be easy if its you, right?
I see, such a recognition, huh.
Then, its a job of an SE from here.
What about itspatibility with the Japanese data?
Whats that?
The English alphabet has 26 letters, even if we separate the upper and lower case letters, there are only 52 letters, right?
On the other hand, the Japanese has hiraganakatakana and then, theres even kanji; there are more than 2, 000 characters that aremonly used with kanji alone.
Its necessary to re-develop the system to deal with that.
Is that so, its not so easy, huh.
After that, we talked about the matter of the system development and I was able to somehowpile the requirements definition.
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Its necessary to show this to mama-san afterwards to get her authorization, but
when is she going to return?
Well, yes, actually, now that you mention it, she only visits various machikoubas and hasnt returned home at all
so Im in trouble because the office work piled up.
Didnt you hire someone who does the paperwork?
Anyhow, it was sudden~.
I havent got the means to go around that far yet.
Seiji, will you help me?
Wait a moment, I will get a confirmation from thepany.
When I called the director and exined the circumstances,
the director dly approved.
Well, shes an important business partner.
I often heard that its troublesome to be asked for help by the business client in the society, but
Well, I got the directors permission, so its particrly fine, right?
The director allowed me to help.
Thank you, Im saved.
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I only help with the IT paperwork at the beginning, but I, who is good at both English and Japanese, can easily find mistakes on the documents usingInformation Magic.
With this and that, I was able to help with the documents other than the ITs with a considerable quantity, too.
Seiji, you are really excellent, huh.
To some extent.
Wont you resign as an SE and be our office worker?
Ill consider it if I get fired as an SE.
When we proceeded with the work while talking about such a thing,
I found a document which was written in neither Japanese nor English.
Nancy, whats this document?
I dont know.
You dont know, you say. Arent you the manager here, Nancy?
Mama seems to be doing something,
but I cant read that document.
Lets try to useLanguage Acquisition
somehow or other, it seems to be anguage calledDzongkha,
Ill try to acquire it for the time being.
Let me see, it seems to be a document about the import of the nullpo stones.
Eh?Seiji, you can read it?
Well, I must admit
Why dont you resign as an SE and be an interpreter?
Ill consider it if I get fired as an SE.
Somehow or other, theNullpo stonesseems to be something produced inBhutan.
When you say Bhutan, that country of happiness?
Is theNullpo stonemined in that country?
Bhutan, huh
Id like to go there once.
Nevertheless, isnt this document pany secretor something like that?
Is their information security alright?
There may be differences in degrees of enthusiasm,mitment, interest, etc on that area between ITpanies andpanies of other type of industry.
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Thanks to Seiji, the documents that piled up were considerably put in order.
Thank you.
Its good that I could help.
When Nancy and I were shaking hands
*Batan!*
The rooms door was vigorously opened
and mama-san entered.
Oh my!Nancy has a secret date with Seiji, huh~.
Wee home, mama.
Because mama wasnt here, Seiji helped me with the dyed paperwork.
Aah, is that so.
Well, she understands from the beginning and just obviously making fun of us.
Other than such a thing, listen Nancy!
What is it?
The JapaneseMachokobais amazing!!
Mama, itsMachikoubawhen said, you know?
Nancy was also wrong a little while ago, though.
Just you watch, Seiji!
Since I joined hands withMachokoba, I will show you that I will make a jewelry that wont be defeated by you!
Somehow, it feels like it became a confrontation with a rival,
is my profession really an SE?