Mato Kousaka – författare

ENJOYING YOURSELF IS HARD WORK! Iffole’s annual Centennial Festival is right around the corner, and Alina is hell-bent on indulging in the food and fun this year instead of working overtime like she did the last two festivals. But just a few days before the event kicks off, her aspirations are jeopardized when a massive group of adventurers swarm Iffole Counter! It turns out they’ve all been tricked into believing that anyone who finds and clears a secret quest will get a powerful Dia kill. So what’s a girl to do? Simple—give the creator of that baseless rumor a beatdown!

BIRTHDAY BREAK OR BUST! Despite her best efforts, Alina Clover once again finds herself sneaking off in the night to smash dungeon monsters (and walls) to cut down on her over time. But a glimmer of hope emerges when she hears about a new policy being implemented at the office: Employees who submit an effective business betterment plan will be given a day off on their birthday. Alina is determined to snag that birthday break yet is totally stumped when it comes to ideas. Maybe she can get some inspiration at the annual receptionist training seminar…But with this much overtime, will she even get to go?

When Alina is assigned to oversee a battle tournament held once every four years, she knows she's in for one hell of a workload. Good thing Iffole Counter is holding the grand prize, a rare and valuable statue which is, crucially, unbreakable—it’s the perfect thing to take out her frustrations on. That is, until she smacks it too hard, and its head pops right off! Will she have to pay for it? And worse, what if someone finds out a mere receptionist broke the unbreakable? Alina’s only choice is to glue the thing back together, win the tournament, and take home the prize herself!