![]() The young man’s hand paused, and he exhaled heavily. Still, it went to show that the duties of the general clerk were quite exhaustive. And now with Toshitsugu’s own expanded responsibilities, the boy’s absence meant that Toshitsugu and the rest had even more work piled on their plate. During that time, the paperwork had accumulated to the point of being problematic. In the autumn of last year, Masahiro had taken a leave of almost one month. However, once they had a general clerk, all the paperwork seemed to be directed automatically to him, and Toshitsugu and the rest were able to focus on other matters. ![]() In the past, members of the Bureau would share responsibility for this paperwork, or someone would notice it piling up and delegate the work. He sighed, massaged his stiff shoulders and grumbled uncharacteristically, “With just one clerk missing, how could so much paperwork accumulate?”Ībe no Masahiro had joined the Bureau of Onmyou as a general clerk the past summer. Beside him was a pile of documents that simply refused to shrink. “Urgh … it’s almost the end of spring, and yet….”įujiwara no Toshitsugu glanced sideways briefly as he kneeled at his desk, ink brush hovering above a piece of parchment. PenumbraleChapter 1 Spring was drawing to an end.
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