その日、出社してすぐ俺のデスクの電話が鳴り響いた。「えっ…左慈が退職代行で飛んだ？はい、分かりました…。」それは無断欠勤していた新入社員の左慈が退職代行を使って会社を辞めたというものだった。今どきの若者は自分で退職することも言えないのか、と腹立たしく思っていた俺の元に左慈からの退職届が届いたのだが、封筒の中にもう一枚、「アンタの奥さん最高だったよ」と妻の不倫を匂わすような言葉が書き殴られていて…。

That day, as soon as I arrived at the office, the phone at my desk rang. "What… Zuo Ci quit using a resignation service? Yes, I understand…" It turned out that Zuo Ci, a new employee who had been absent without leave, had used a resignation service to quit the company. I was annoyed that young people these days couldn't even tell their employers they were quitting on their own, when Zuo Ci's resignation letter arrived. But inside the envelope, there was another note scribbled on it: "Your wife was the best," hinting at his wife's infidelity…