Original subtitles

Assemble!

Big Four, almighty generals of the Demon King's army!

Knight of Assault and the Powerful Flame, Ulmandra.

(Knight of Assault and the Powerful Flame, Ulmandra)

Conjurer of the Ultimate Storm, Sylphid.

(Conjurer of the Ultimate "Storm", Sylphid)

Earth Barrier Knight, Genome!

("Earth" Barrier Knight, Genome)

And finally…

With our great strength and faith,

the newly chosen Big Four ruled the world as one.

A soul summoned from a realm beyond our own.

One fit to become the guardian deity of water.

Descend upon this land, resurrected under this sky.

Reveal thyself here.

Overseas Expatriate, Uchimura Denosuke!

(Over"seas" Expatriate, Uchimura Denosuke) Overseas Expatriate, Uchimura Denosuke!

What?

(Headhunted to Another World: From Salaryman to Big Four!)

I am Uchimura Denosuke.

A regular salaryman.

(Uchimura Denosuke)

After enduring a grueling job search, I was finally hired.

I was excited and worked hard.

But my coworkers at the time were steadily climbing the corporate ladder,

while my superiors never acknowledged my efforts.

Then, one day…

(Notice of Personnel Change) I was suddenly transferred abroad.

I was suddenly transferred abroad.

It must be that overseas factory construction project.

It appears that the manager secretly imposed it on him.

Oh, how tragic.

It is like a sea grave for losers, the Sargasso Sea with no way back.

We need more people and machinery.

Can you send resources from HQ?

No additional expenses are allowed!

There must be something I can do abroad.

I stuck to this belief

and worked hard to get to this point.

A never-ending stream of challenging problems

and an overwhelming amount of work were my daily companions.

Just as things were beginning to go well…

To another country again?

(Leading Companies Long-established Companies Feature)

Why am I working?

Why have I worked so hard all this time?

Okay!

(Episode 1: Tips for Passing Another World's Job Entrance Exam)

What's going on? Where am I?

Is this hell? Another world?

Or some kind of purgatory?

Welcome, Uchimura Denosuke.

How do you know my name?

It is I who summoned you here.

I want you to serve as one of the Big Four, the Overseas Expatriate.

Wait, does he mean my job title, Overseas Expatriate?

Demon King?

Big Four?

Who? Me?

Why would he choose a demoted salaryman?

Uchimura Denosuke.

Transferred overseas after five years with the company.

Proved successful in starting up local operations

by learning a new language

and teaching the local residents.

Did he even complete the background check?

I knew as soon as I saw your achievements.

You were the perfect specimen to join my army.

It's nice to have someone recognize my hard work,

but work for a demon army?

This is like falling off

the human ladder,

never mind

the corporate ladder.

As a Big Four, you shall receive full benefits!

Big Four benefits?

You'll have the salary and authority equivalent to a director in your world.

Equivalent to a director?

You'll choose your own employees and have your own office!

Those are actually really good terms that I can't refuse!

Refuse, and I shall return you to your world.

I have no right to force your decision.

He even respects employee rights!

This Demon King seems really progressive!

What do you think, Uchimura?

Why do all this extra work?

- Uchimura, go apologize to the client. - You only need to be quiet and do what you are told.

- The involvement of higher-ups will cast a negative light. - Thanks for the hard work. I'll take over from now on.

- Everything will be okay as long as you humbly apologize. - By tomorrow morning, have all of the data organized.

My supervisor has never acknowledged my work.

Which means I consistently fall short of what the company demands.

Someone who does not add value to the company is worthless garbage.

I do not think Your Majesty needs

garbage like me as an underling.

So you should probably just retract your offer.

Forget the nonsense spouted by your superiors, Uchimura!

They are fools who can only appreciate what they can see!

They cannot know what goes on behind the scenes to make such achievements possible!

Their foolishness is absurd!

But I have witnessed

your diligence!

I wanted you!

I will help you reach your full potential!

Listen, Uchimura!

It's not your place to decide your worth!

Nor is it your employer's!

It is mine!

I believe you can do the job, which is why I summoned you here!

Now make your choice, Uchimura Denosuke.

Perish working under the thumbs of the incompetent

or be recognized as worthy of serving me!

But I…

I object.

Ulmandra.

Please forgive my insolence, Your Majesty.

I don't think

this pathetic human has what it takes to serve as one of the Big Four.

Your Majesty, I feel the same way.

A mere human simply cannot handle it.

They are right.

I see. So Sylphid and Genome also object?

Then we shall

test him.

Test me?

I'll declare you a Big Four following a trial of your abilities.

That should remove any room for objection, yes?

Wait, Your Majesty!

I don't have any…

I see, how interesting!

It's said that beings from another world have special powers!

Allow me to test yours!

Try and stop my death kick!

Death kick? Is this kick going to kill me?

Don't get ahead of yourself, Ulmandra!

Why did you stop me, Your Majesty?

You have a bad habit of getting upset

and losing sight of yourself!

Look closely.

He lost consciousness from the energy wave just now.

Seriously?

It was merely energy.

It's almost as if he's a regular human.

He is indeed a regular human.

Oh… Can this man use magic or channel a special power?

No, he's just an ordinary human.

So you're trying to make a normal human into a Big Four?

Correct.

That's wildly unacceptable!

I object even though it is your choice,

Your Majesty!

The demon army is made up of evil spirits!

Demons and demihumans stand against each other for dominance.

A powerless human won't last more than a minute

before someone gobbles him up.

Although it's you demons who are fomenting the opposition.

You've no right to say so!

It's the demihumans who always pick fights for no reason!

This is exactly the kind of opposition I'm talking about.

Your condescending attitude is frustrating.

There are indeed grudges within our army.

It has always been this way.

- Indeed, - What exactly are you bragging about?

- Uchimura lacks a robust body or any special powers. - I'm really fed up…

But what I value about him is his intelligence.

I can't do it!

There's no way I can stop her death kick!

She'd rip off my arms

and my organs would come gushing out!

- I'd end up like a weird sculpture! - Calm down.

I didn't summon you here for your physical strength.

Let's do this.

I have chosen the perfect test for you!

An entrance exam for another world, huh?

Listen, Uchimura.

(Demon King's Territory, the Capital) The demon army is seeking

(Rampage Kingdom's Territory) to join forces with different races near our territory.

(Ogres) Such as the Salamanders or the Werewolves.

(Sylvania Imperial's Territory) However,

(Minotaurs) negotiations with the Minotaurs aren't going smoothly.

Minotaurs?

You shall negotiate

with the Minotaurs as your test!

An issue of life and death all of a sudden, huh?

Show me your negotiation skills

by gaining the trust of the Minotaurs

and making them a part of the demon army!

This difficulty exceeds a GXXgle entrance exam!

For details, ask the previous person in charge, Ulmandra.

That's all!

I can't believe this.

Stop dragging your legs and walk faster, Weakling.

My senior is putting huge pressure on me!

You can't possibly pass anyway.

This is power harassment, isn't it?

But, as Miss Ulmandra said,

as a useless salaryman with no magic or special powers,

how could I possibly become one of the Big Four?

Forget the nonsense spouted by your superiors, Uchimura!

I…

I have always wanted to work for a boss who needs me.

I believe you can do the job, which is why I summoned you here!

To achieve something under a boss who needs me.

So,

I want to do my utmost

to meet the expectations of His Majesty.

We're here.

This is Minotaur chief's room.

Uh…

Isn't it kind of big?

You'll understand when you meet him.

First things first,

Minotaurs are inherently vicious.

Don't let that guy trample you into a thoroughly dead human carpet.

I don't know what kind of person is waiting behind this door,

but I'm going to pass this test!

No freaking way!

Is this the embodiment of violence?

(Headhunted to Another World: From Salaryman to Big Four!)

No, this can be considered another world harassment.

In short, "another hara"?

It turns out that it cannot be fixed without strength, huh?

No choice, I'll give you a hand.

Let your eyes wide open to see how to talk things out.

Miss Ulmandra…

Lord Tarius,

please be sure to talk with us today.

Thank god.

Having someone who knows the client should help.

You jerk!

We've already given you this massive room!

What more do you want?

Why don't you just understand?

If this keeps dragging on, I feel like losing my temper too, okay?

Oh my, this lady has no idea how to negotiate!

What the heck?

At first, the Minotaurs were

also very excited about the merger.

Initiating talks with Lord Tarius also went smoothly.

The merger will then continue under these terms.

No.

Huh?

No!

- He suddenly rejected with a burst of force. - Then the negotiation breaks down! You sure about that?

Negotiations were then resumed several times at different times,

with him repeating the phrase "No."

In addition,

he brought in a ton of rubbish and scattered it around the room!

That guy

is to blame for everything!

Anyway, that's how it is.

I'll leave the rest to you.

The handover was too sloppy.

Leave it to me, you say?

He's like a building!

Can I even communicate with this guy?

There! You see?

Negotiating with him is this difficult!

I knew you wouldn't be able to do anything!

(Izakaya)

Welcome.

Sir, the usual, please.

Okay.

(Demon King)

Leave it to me, you say?

- He refused to negotiate. - Here you go.

What should I do next?

Thank you.

Refused?

And speaking of that, this situation seems a little familiar.

No!

- They keep saying "no" too. - No!

- I thought it wouldn't work out, so I almost gave up. - No!

No!

- But… - No!

(Menu)

(Oden)

I am going to

solve this!

As I already said,

his attitude is still set in stone.

Not to mention, that guy has just arrived in this world.

He simply can't do it.

You think so?

Let's just wait and see for now.

Uchimura, what are you doing with that trash?

I want to have a good talk with Mr. Tarius.

That's impossible.

He acts as big and haughty as he is.

You saw it too, didn't you?

He has no intention of negotiating!

Miss Ulmandra.

You're too quick to give up.

We haven't even got started yet.

Huh?

It does not matter how big he is when it comes to negotiating.

There is a clear cognitive gap between us,

which is why negotiations are not going well.

If you want to close the gap,

you have to talk to him by making eye contact

and working hard to build trust.

Please just wait and see.

I'll make sure the negotiations go through!

This man

lost that pathetic look he had on his face.

Are you in there, Uchimura, Lord Tarius?

In just one night, this place turned into a mountain of trash!

- Uchimura and he did not come to an agreement! - Take this!

Good morning.

- Miss Ulmandra. - You!

How dare you stain the sanctity of our castle?

And where is Lord Tarius?

He wouldn't have gone back, would he?

No.

He's with His Majesty right now,

wrapping up the details of the merger agreement.

The merger agreement?

What's going on?

Following yesterday's negotiations,

the Minotaurs have decided to merge with the demon army.

What did you say?

Mr. Tarius said he'd agree to our terms last night.

In only one night?

Impossible!

I was having so much trouble with him.

Why? How did you pull it off?

As the saying goes,

"Know your enemy, know yourself, and you shall not fear a hundred battles."

You have always thought

Mr. Tarius refused to negotiate?

That's because…

No.

Huh?

No!

From Mr. Tarius's point of view,

the negotiation seemed to be going well.

Out of nowhere, a memory from my past sprung back to me.

A foreign company's executives kept saying "no"

while we were negotiating.

Whatever I did, they wouldn't change their minds.

And our talk just got more emotional

as it went on.

Just as I was about to give up on that negotiation,

they looked

relieved out of the blue

and offered to shake my hand.

Why?

They saw being passionate and having an argument as a positive thing.

As a result, they were keen to keep talking terms with me.

It was more of a proactive mentality.

There are some countries and cultures

where an emotional discussion is more appreciated than a more measured one.

This is the cognitive gap.

The cognitive gap?

So at first, when he looked so mean…

Yes.

He spilled the beans as soon

as I met his eyes after we had a thorough conversation.

When he heard you say the negotiations failed,

he was perplexed since he couldn't put his finger on why.

And one more thing.

The Minotaurs' most basic rule is that

when they stay out, they should bring straw with them.

Basic rule?

Yes.

They are too big to ruin someone else's bed, after all.

Unfortunately, his straw was taken away,

so he had no choice but to sleep on the floor.

He hadn't been getting enough sleep lately.

So the straw was his bed.

The fact that he can't express himself

- made him look angry because he is so anxious. - Why don't they get it?

To put it simply,

my attitude is to blame. I should have considered his perspective more.

No!

Lord Tarius.

We are both to blame.

I didn't realize I was being so rude.

Sorry.

Uchimura, thank you.

It's all thanks to you.

Don't mention it.

Looking forward to working with you.

The cognitive gap…

I can't believe you picked up on that.

Being able to pick up on things others normally wouldn't

is Uchimura's power.

Your Majesty?

Uchimura, you have successfully passed the examination.

This marks the official start of your position in the Big Four!

You have overcome a difficult trial, so I doubt we will hear any objections.

Right, Ulmandra?

Now, Uchimura, raise your right arm.

Right arm?

This is the mark of office for a Big Four.

Take it!

You don't have to be afraid because you're new.

Work the way you want to,

based on your ideas

and beliefs, Uchimura.

Your Majesty.

Thank you.

Hey, Uchimura.

Eh... What?

Raise your arm too, you fool!

Knight of Assault and the Powerful Flame, Ulmandra.

Overseas Expatriate, Uchimura Denosuke.

In my race,

this gesture means, "we accept you as our own."

Don't forget.

Miss Ulmandra…

Don't get the wrong idea.

You're not a full-fledged Big Four in my eyes.

Right.

I can definitely use you.

I'd like you to help on some other negotiations!

Uchimura!

All right!

Let's go, Miss Ulmandra!

Learning to help each other, to support each other.

This is integral to making the army even stronger.

Though,

our forces are not fully developed or perfected yet.

Uchimura is the light.

That light will spread throughout the army.

Eventually,

the entire army will shine!

We can understand each other

as long as we look at each other.

It works the same way when you kill fish.

Would you like to be stewed

or sliced into sashimi?

Or perhaps…