師匠とバイトMaster & part-time job
下校した僕は電車の中でばったりと師匠にあった。
「おう、正太郎か。奇遇じゃな。今帰りか?」
「ええ今日は進路相談だけだったので。何処かにお出かけです…か?」
僕は師匠の服装を見て生唾を飲み込んだ。
『なんで師匠の私服はエロいのばっかりなんですか…。』
「ああ、さっき仕事の面接を受けて来たのじゃ。我が家には収入が無いからな。いつまでも爺の貯金に頼って暮らしてはいられまい。」
「め、面接?そんな格好で面接に行ってきたんですか!?」
「そんな格好とはなんじゃ!これはダーリンが可愛いと言って選んでくれた服なのだぞ!」
「だからって、仕事の面接にその服で行っちゃ駄目でしょう!怒られなかったんですか?」
「バカめ!そんな事は当然先方に確認の上で着ているに決まっておろう!『できるだけ普段着ている可愛い服装で来てください』と言われたから着て行ったのだ。」
僕は悪い予感がして恐る恐る師匠にたずねた。
「いったいそれは何の仕事の面接だったんです…?」
師匠は僕に腹を立て、本に視線を戻した。
「マッサージの仕事じゃ。整体なら少しは心得があるからな。勤務時間も融通が効くし、給与も破格。こんな好条件の仕事はなかなか無かろう。ネットでこの仕事を見つけた瞬間に即応募じゃ。武術と一緒で好機は一瞬。迷いは即敗北へとつながる。よく憶えておくのだな。」
師匠は得意げに僕に説教して鼻を鳴らした。
あー、それはあれですね。あの、そっち系のマッサージですよね…間違いなく。
「そ、それで師匠…。面接結果は…?」
「当然、即採用されたわ。是非今日からでも働いて欲しいと頼まれたが、今日はお前の稽古があるから忙しいと断った。明日からさっそく研修が…。」
「研修とか馬鹿言わないでください!今すぐ辞退の電話を入れてください!今すぐに!」
周りで聞き耳を立てていた男性陣は僕の大声に驚いて全員ビクッと震えていた。
聞けば師匠は今日印鑑を忘れてきたので、契約書はまだ書いていないらしい。
師匠がハンコを忘れていなければ、僕はそのマッサージ店に通いつめ、師匠に貯金も精力も搾り取られる事になっていただろう。
As I was leaving school, I bumped into my master on the train.
"Oh, Shotaro. What a coincidence. Are you back now?"
"Yes, I just finished. Are you going out somewhere today...?"
I swallowed my saliva at the sight of Master's attire.
'Why are Master's private clothes always so erotic...?'
"I just came from a job interview. We have no income, so I have to work. I can't live on your grandfather's savings forever."
"'I-interview? You went to a job interview dressed like that?"
"What do you mean, "dressed like that"? This is the outfit my darling picked out for me because he thought it was cute!
"But you can't go to a job interview dressed like that! Didn't they scold you?"
"You idiot! Of course I wore what they asked me to wear! I wore this because they told me to wear something as cute as possible, which I usually wear."
I had a bad premonition and asked Master fearfully.
"What job interview was that...?"
My master, annoyed by my persistence, turned her attention back to the book.
"That's massage work. I know a little bit about chiropractic. This job has flexible working hours and the pay is unbeatable. It's hard to find a job with such good conditions. The moment I found this job on the Internet, I immediately applied for it. As in martial arts, opportunities are fleeting. Any hesitation will lead to immediate defeat. Remember that well."
My master sniffed and then began to lecture me.
Oh, that's..., You know, that kind of massage....
"So, Master.... What was the result of the interview?
"Of course, I was hired immediately. They asked me to start working for them today, but I refused, saying that I was busy with my apprentice's training today. My job training starts tomorrow..."
"Job-training is outrageous! Please call them to decline employment now! Right now!"
The men who were listening around me were startled by my loud voice.
I heard that Master forgot her seal today, so she hadn't written the contract yet.
If Master hadn't forgotten her seal today, I would have gone to that massage parlor and let her squeeze out all my savings and semen.