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<p>Created page with &quot;==Interlude 3: A Certain Possibility&#039;s Story== “I can’t take this any more, what are parents these days even thinking...” As the director of the human resource departm...&quot;</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>==Interlude 3: A Certain Possibility&#039;s Story==<br /> <br /> “I can’t take this any more, what are parents these days even thinking...”<br /> <br /> As the director of the human resource department left, I let out a long and heavy sigh.<br /> <br /> Nakata Hiren, that was the name of the previous student that came to be interviewed. (TL note: The Kanji for this is中田悲恋, where 悲恋 means “Tragic love”)<br /> <br /> I’ve been in the human resource business for over twenty years, so the change in attitudes and personalities of students over the years has been especially evident for me; but in more recent times these changes seem to have moved on to their names as well.<br /> <br /> Taking the ones I’ve met this year for example, there are people like Hanto Han, Katou Katou, Ishikawa Butaboku and so on, all these names so ridiculous that I’m having a hard time believing that their parents actually chose them for them. (TL note: Hanto Han has repeated Kanji - 飯鬥飯; the Kanji for Katou Katou is 加藤加糖, the pronunciation is the same despite the difference in Kanji; Ishikawa Butaboku is a parody of famous japanese poet Ishikawa Takuboku)<br /> <br /> Well, I know you can’t judge a person’s personality or character through their name alone, but I just can’t shake the thought of “Should these people really be allowed into the company?”<br /> <br /> To be honest, all these cases are making me so irritated that now I don’t even bother looking at the name roster for the interviewees any longer.<br /> <br /> “No, that won’t do.”<br /> <br /> Yes, what’s important is the “person”. My job is to judge people, and not their names.<br /> <br /> I slapped my cheeks a little to try and perk myself up.<br /> <br /> “Next, please.”<br /> <br /> “Hello, nice to meet you.”<br /> <br /> A handsome-looking young man stepped into the room whilst greeting me cheerfully. His gait was nimble and firm, not bad for a first impression.<br /> <br /> “Hello, could I have your name, please?”<br /> <br /> “I’m Amakusa A. Kanade.”<br /> <br /> “...I’m sorry, could you please repeat that again?”<br /> <br /> “Amakusa A. Kanade.”<br /> <br /> “...Is that your real name?”<br /> <br /> “Yes. My name is Amakusa A. Kanade.”<br /> <br /> “...I’m really sorry, but could you just say it for me one more time? Just once more.”<br /> <br /> “Amakusa A. Kanade.”<br /> <br /> “Please leave.”</div>

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