新卒で営業部に配属され俺の部下になった左慈が入社3ヶ月で無断欠勤になり、そのまま辞めてしまった。退職代行を使われそのことを知らされた俺はZ世代の若者の非常識さに頭にきていた。そんなところに左慈からの「退職届」が送られてくる封を開けると「アンタの奥さん最高だったよ」と殴り書きされた紙が入っていた。奥さんというのは他でもない俺の部下であり妻である今日子のことか…？左慈に親身になる妻を思い出し呆然とする俺…。

Zuo Ci, a new graduate assigned to the sales department and my subordinate, went absent without leave after only three months and then quit. I was informed of this through a resignation service, and I was furious at the lack of common sense of this Gen Z youth. Then, a letter of resignation arrived from Zuo Ci. When I opened the envelope, I found a note scribbled inside that read, "Your wife was the best." Was the wife he was referring to none other than my wife, Kyoko, who was also my subordinate…? I was stunned, remembering how caring my wife was towards Zuo Ci…