Yumiya

[Nakajima Kimiko]

The Yumiya Group Corporation (弓矢株式会社) - originally Mirai Motor, Ltd. (未来原動機有限会社) and Nakajima Pharmaceutical (中島医薬品) - is a multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan. Its main Board of Directors is currently occupied by Chairman Sasakawa Gin, Secretary Nise Monomi, and Chief Executive Officer Nejima Reito. Initially nothing more than a joint venture between two former up-and-coming rivals within the Japanese market, it has since evolved into a full-fledged worldwide company primarily involved in the development of chemical, medical, mechanical, and technological devices for the benefit of the public. Since its creation, it has become mainly renowned for its dedication to the betterment of the human condition through the use of advanced technology, which is reflected in the vision shared by its many products, such as the revolutionary YUMI-App general prosthetic, the cybernetic YUMI-Eye replacement, and the YUMI-Arrive video game console, the world's first complete introduction to the realm of virtual reality.

While the corporation remains at a valid position within the main market, one that is becoming increasingly more prominent over the course of time due to its many buyouts of external shares, the bulk of its operations lies within the private military market, namely in the realm of biological armaments and next-gen warfare. With Mirai's expertise in all that is physical and Nakajima's knowledge over the realm of modern alchemy, the two former companies combined into Yumiya have provided several pieces of equipment to various military groups within the Living World. The most of these products range from high-tech ballistic weaponry, explosives and mechanized vehicles, to self-surgery appliances and medical enhancers, all of which have proven to provide much superior results in comparison to those brought about by conventional items used by Human armies throughout the course of both the current and past centuries.

The economic upsurge brought about by the success of these products has allowed Yumiya to grow at an exponential rate, which has effectively lead to the completion of numerous projects that should have not been feasibly possible in this current day and age of the Living World. It was thanks to one of these projects - a research initially conducted by Mirai before its merging with Nakajima - that the group was able to learn of the spiritual matter that is reishi, and to ascertain the existence of spiritual beings and of the various activities of their associated organizations. Due to that project's favorable outcome, the corporation has since made contact with several key partners who have decided to contribute to its growth by providing them with various test subjects - most commonly Hollows - and intricate knowledge of the inner workings of the Soul Society, all in exchange for monetary compensation that Yumiya could provide without any notable difficulties. It has also accomplished several more "impossible" projects to note, such as the Soldat program.

As of today, Yumiya is mainly composed of four distinct entities, all of which are specifically dedicated to one of its branches of production and manufacturing. Every new employee hired by the corporation must choose to be part of one of these entities upon their recruitment, regardless of their race or past affiliations. They go as follows:

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{YUMI-ALCH}

Yumiya Alchemical, commonly reduced to YUMI-ALCH, represents the chemical division of the Yumiya corporation. In accordance to the company's financial records, it is the second most important division among the four entities which together form Yumiya. It is also its most secluded. For a time after its inception, the division went by the simple name of Yumiya Chemical Solutions, during which it mainly focused on providing various substances to a plethora of business partners across Japan and the rest of the Living World. However, after it received a ludicrous amount of funding from an unknown source, its Research Director - Nakajima Kaito, the former leader and founder of Nakajima Pharmaceutical - decided to spearhead a single project that would revolutionize the division for the rest of its existence: the discovery of reishi. Since this phenomenal achievement, Medical Director Hirabayashi Morina believed it best to change the division's name to its current title, for it had become certain that it would no longer only dabble in the realm of simple chemistry.

The YUMI-ALCH division is responsible for the creation of all Yumiya products which revolve around the use of biological compounds. While some of these products are rather plain and forgettable, and so can be both manufactured in public factories and distributed on the market without potential legal repercussions, the majority of them are more so designed to act as bio-weapons to be used in warfare. Considering this, many of these products are brought about through the course of several experiments that, due to their extreme and unpredictable nature, are undergone within vast underground laboratories heavily secured by the YUMI-ARMS division. The most popular of these products are mutated Hollows that have been subjugated by the division through the use of mind-altering substances, allowing unknown parties to force them to work for them in order to avoid the biological collapse of their bodies. Another product which is becoming increasingly popular as of late is the Organic Network Incident (often abbreviated to O.N.I.), a type of beast brought about by the failure to create a Soldat, a being also produced by YUMI-ALCH that Yumiya prefers to solely keep for itself.

The hierarchy of this division goes as follows:

• Researcher: A Rank 1 position that every employee occupies upon their entry within YUMI-ALCH. A Researcher can be of any Class, but most will find themselves at or below Class 4. Due to their lack of knowledge over the division's inner workings, they do not have much authority or power to speak of, and are instead solely there to follow the instructions granted to them by their superiors, regardless of their qualifications. Because of this, they also are typically assigned to a team of other Researchers led by a Senior Researcher, which leads them to often have to participate in experiments. While this definitely makes it one of the most dangerous positions in the entire corporation, one could see this as an opportunity to rapidly prove themselves as capable enough to occupy a higher position.
  
  
• Senior Researcher: A Rank 2 position that marks the beginning of an employee's advent within YUMI-ALCH. A Senior Researcher usually is at or below Class 3, and mainly oversees the activity of other Researchers - namely those that they have chosen to be part of their team - in order to accomplish projects led by a Head Researcher. They can begin their own personal projects and studies, and even assign members of their team to these personal projects if need be, but they will not have access to as many resources as usual. With that said, they can voice their opinion during the course of main projects, and thus potentially affect their progress over the course of time.
  
  
• Head Researcher: The first of the two Rank 3 positions of higher importance within YUMI-ALCH, and the most prevalent. A Class 2 Senior Researcher can become a Head Researcher after having successfully led several personal projects of notable importance within the division. Should they be recognized for their utmost effort to bring about new advances within the world of alchemy and chemistry alike, their responsibilities as of then will take on a more significant approach in comparison to their previous duties. From there on, they will have to lead several main projects with access to greater resources, and make sure to properly lead much of the division's scientific personnel with an expert hand.
  
  
• Research Director: The second of the two Rank 3 positions of higher importance within YUMI-ALCH, and the most exclusive. Upon having thoroughly proven themselves to the rest of the division, a Class 1 Head Researcher can attempt to become the Research Director, the greatest position that an employee can reach within the division. The Research Director is responsible for the handling of the entire division, from the lowest Researcher to the highest Head Researcher, and must thus make use of expert leadership, coordination, and imagination so as to bring about many projects that will hopefully be successful with the aid of several experiments. They must also prove themselves to be well-versed in bureaucracy, as they must report all of their division's results directly to Yumiya's Board of Directors.

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{YUMI-AID}

The Yumiya Aid & Healthcare Foundation, commonly reduced to YUMI-AID, represents the medical division of the Yumiya corporation. In accordance to the company's financial records, it is the least important division among the four entities which together form Yumiya, as its products are not considered to be as valuable within the private market. Nevertheless, to the eyes of the public market as well as the corporation as a whole, it is effectively the second most popular division right under YUMI-ANA, mainly due to the quality of its services. Having once taken the form of a private pharmacy brand purchased by Nakajima Kaito, the founder of Nakajima Pharmaceutical, the division has since evolved into a full-fledged international medical team that provides services to all who require it, whether they be civilians, third party VIPs, or Yumiya personnel. With that said, due to his complete abandonment of medical practices in favor of the world of biology and chemistry, Nakajima eventually found himself becoming disconnected from YUMI-AID as he focused on leading YUMI-ALCH. Due to this, his previous position as Medical Director has since been occupied by reishi specialist Hirabayashi Morina. 

Much of what YUMI-AID provides take the form of various services typically provided by Living World pharmacies and hospitals, such as drug prescriptions or the tending of wounds and diseases. They take care of those who are in need and make sure that they are able to live another day, even if they do not necessarily possess the means to pay for such procedures. Some may believe this to be shockingly generous, especially considering the nature of Yumiya products on the private market, though it is precisely because of these products that they are able to coordinate their business in such a way, as the revenue the other divisions provide to the corporation allow them to simply ignore all costs which come from YUMI-AID. Then again, it might also be because of the supernatural nature of some of the tools used across their facilities, as the efficiency of these tools has proven itself to be nothing short of miraculous. A notable product sold onto the private market across the world by YUMI-AID is the YUMI-AQUA, an injector that inserts positive reishi - coined "holy water" by Yumiya marketers - directly into the body so as to cleanse all wounds as quickly as possible.

The hierarchy of this division goes as follows:

• Nurse: A Rank 1 position that every employee occupies upon their entry within YUMI-AID. A Nurse can be of any Class, but typically, they will most often be at or below Class 4, depending on their expertise in the field. As the lowest healthcare practitioner in the division, their responsibilities primarily revolve around providing adequate medical assistance to those who are in direct need of it as per the demands of their superiors. They will sometimes be required to attend several hospitals owned by Yumiya across their native country so as to act as a normal nurse, so to speak, but for the most part, they will be asked to instead attend a Yumiya facility in order to take care of minor situations within it alongside other Nurses. Their general targets are the Human populace of the Living World and lower Yumiya employees. It is hard work, but for the most part, it pays off... mainly because of the salary.
  
  
• Resident: A Rank 2 position that marks the beginning of an employee's advent within YUMI-AID. Starting at Class 3, a Nurse can request a Doctor to recognize them as a Resident in order for them to begin achieving higher medical tasks. If their request is approved, they will be personally assigned to this aforementioned Doctor's team and be required to follow their lead, albeit with a modicum of autonomy in comparison to Nurses. From there on, they will be able to ascend the ranks of residency, from Junior, to Senior, and then Chief. By the time they have reached this last rank, they will have been introduced to a few confidential research projects that they may find themselves able to contribute to, assuming that they are capable of understanding how to properly use reishi.
  
  
• Doctor: The most common Rank 3 position within YUMI-AID. A Class 2 Resident is to be officially promoted to Doctor after having sufficiently contributed to each of the confidential research projects that has been revealed to them over the course of their career. After having reached this position, they will abstain from most minor healthcare situations to instead focus on treating more complex cases that cannot usually be solved by even the greatest of Human physicians. They will also be able to grant their attention to several key medical projects being undergone by both YUMI-AID and YUMI-ALCH, and work in tandem with the researchers of the chemical division to create superior healthcare products.
  
  
• Medical Director: The final Rank 3 position within YUMI-AID. With enough achievements under one's belt, a Class 1 Doctor can call for a meeting between their colleagues in order to prove to them that they are sufficiently qualified to become their leader, the Medical Director. Their promotion is to proceed following the majority vote in-between all Doctors of the division. At that point, the Medical Director is to immediately focus entirely on the managing of all medical personnel across YUMI-AID and the success of medical research projects. Unless explicitly demanded to participate in medical procedures, they will typically abstain from all surgeries or any form of healthcare cases. The Medical Director must also report all progress achieved as well as the results recorded throughout each of these projects to Yumiya's Board of Directors.

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{YUMI-ARMS}

Yumiya Armaments, commonly reduced to YUMI-ARMS, represents the mechanical division of the Yumiya corporation. In accordance to the company's financial records, it is the utmost important division among the four entities which together form Yumiya, which is often considered to be surprising due to the fact that it was the very last division to be created after the founding of the corporation. Originally a side project to be accomplished by Mirai Motors. Ltd prior to its merging with Nakajima Pharmaceutical into Yumiya, it was first cancelled shortly after the merging, as Nakajima Kaito believed that such an endeavor would instantly lead the newfound Yumiya to ruin. However, after the first being to be born from the Soldat program assured Nakajima that they were going to lead the project to victory with absolute certainty, it was revived and since turned into what it is today. How the division has allowed to become so prevalent within Yumiya, no one within the corporation could really tell. With that said, they believe that the sheer willpower of their Commander - the aforementioned Soldat, an unnamed American mercenary who today refers to himself by the alias "Punch" - is the very energy that has allowed to retain its course even to this day.

As to be expected from a division who boldly presents itself as an armaments group, the YUMI-ARMS division once primarily revolved around the manufacturing and distribution of offensive hardware across the Living World. With that said, over the years, Commander Punch has since expanded it into a paramilitary group which is formed of expert fighters and soldiers that are conditioned to always be ready to fight, whether it be against prisoners that they are meant to guard or proper targets which they are tasked to destroy. Due to its new nature as a force to be reckoned with, it often finds itself partnering with other divisions in order to properly achieve its duties, namely YUMI-ANA, as they provide them with the parts required to further the performance of its gear. Such can be witnessed in their products, which range from augmented ballistic weaponry, to firearms that are capable of shooting concentrated reishi beams, and then great armored suits to be wielded by expert pilots. An example of these products is the up-and-coming YUMI-LAU, or the Yumiya Light Augmented Unit, which is a straightforward, yet ingenious mech that is being progressively adopted by multiple military groups of the Living World.

The hierarchy of this division goes as follows:

• Machinist / Officer: A Rank 1 position that every employee occupies upon their entry within YUMI-ARMS, shortly followed by another. A Machinist can be of any Class, but most will find themselves at or below Class 7. They also occupy what is most probably the least respected position in the entire Yumiya corporation. Treated like fodder more than anything else, they are tasked to follow each and every order given to them by their superiors, even if the task itself is denigrating and humiliating. What the automated cleaning and manufacturing drones provided by YUMI-ANA cannot accomplish on their own, they must do in their stead, even if doing so may prove to be a danger to their life. However, at Class 6, a Machinist is to be immediately promoted to the rank of Officer, after which they are fully detached from all mechanical activities in order to be granted duties that are more in-line with the division's paramilitary goal.
  
  
• Senior Officer: A Rank 2 position that marks the beginning of an employee's advent within YUMI-ARMS. At Class 4, an Officer will find themselves automatically promoted to Senior Officer. At a glance, their duties do not entirely differ from the ones that are typically associated to an Officer. Like the majority of the soldiers working under the banner of YUMI-ARMS, they must follow the chain of command, and thus accomplish every task that is granted to them by their superiors. With that said, Senior Officers have slightly more input than a standard Officer. They can be part of meetings held by High Officers, introduce strategies that may be useful to the division in certain operations, and even provide suggestions for what projects the division will accomplish in the upcoming trimesters.
  
  
• High Officer: A Rank 3 position within YUMI-ARMS which distinctively showcases the military prowess of an officer. At Class 2, a Senior Officer is to immediately be promoted to High Officer. As a reward for their bravery, their strength in combat, and their ingenuity for mechanics, they are given the choice to separate themselves from most military encounters in order to prioritize the management of troops and of Machinists. With that said, the grand majority of High Officers prefer to remain on the field anyway, which Yumiya finds to be just as valuable. It is a High Officer's duty to make sure that every Officer and Senior Officer succeeds in their duties as well as they possibly can. They must also keep an eye on their soldiers' training as well as their overall health, as only death awaits warriors who refuse to better themselves.
  
  
• Commander: The highest Rank 3 position that one can reach within YUMI-ARMS. A Class 1 High Officer who believes themselves to be sufficiently qualified to lead the entirety of the YUMI-ARMS division all by themselves can request the current leader of the division, as in the Commander, to replace them. While this ritual is typically accomplished through paperwork and mutual agreements in other divisions, the YUMI-ARMS division handles this differently, as the High Officer must be able to beat the Commander in combat in order to replace them properly. By doing so, they officially prove that they are the strongest in the division, and thus the most fitting officer to lead them above every other option. Following this victory, the Commander may begin their duties as leader, and thus create both military operations and general projects containing duties to be granted to lower officers of the division. All consequent results of these activities must be directly reported to Yumiya's Board of Directors.

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{YUMI-ANA}

The Yumiya Analog Group, commonly reduced to YUMI-ANA, represents the technological division of the Yumiya corporation. In accordance to the company's financial records, it is the third most important division among the four entities which together form Yumiya. It is also its most popular on the public market due to the entertaining nature of its casual products. While it is considered as a single division by the members of the corporation, it is actually composed of several computer hardware and software development companies that were once separate from Yumiya altogether, but struggling to make ends' meet. Due to the uniqueness of these companies' products on the public market, however, the corporation's Board of Directors decided to invest in their shares until they eventually found themselves under the acquisition of the conglomerate. Many rumors have surrounded the volatility of these acquisitions, the most of which having begun to spread shortly after the disappearances of several Chinese government officials who objected to a few of these purchases following several meetings held with the current Administrator of YUMI-ANA, Chiba Chimon. In spite of this, the rumors eventually died down, and today, these disappearances have long since being completely forgotten from the public zeitgeist in favor of the new sensation produced by the division every year.

In essence, YUMI-ANA is the division which is behind every single piece of technology which is being currently employed across all Yumiya facilities. With the aid of several manufacturing plants and offices as well as several more factories, they create a plethora of devices to be sold across the Living World, ranging from the more complex central processing units and motherboards to be installed in computers, to the more innocent video game consoles and other entertaining devices. On the public market, it is currently wildly acclaimed for its successful foray into the world of virtual reality with the YUMI-Arrive and its cyberspace environment, the YUMI-UNI, which is steadily becoming more and more popular in the course of everyday life for many Humans. What is left unknown to the populace, however, is that many of the products produced by YUMI-ANA are not manufactured with the aid of normal metals and plastics, but rather reishi and other spiritual compounds produced by YUMI-ALCH, which is what allows them to be so advanced. This observation is made much more evident with a single glance at the many products the division distributes to the private market. One of these products, a device that is quite appreciated by the likes of national military groups, is the YUMI-IMI, an augmented reality module which allows one to create a complete imitation of any scene imaginable, with realistic effects and modifiable variables to be set for perfect replication.

The hierarchy of this division goes as follows:

• Developer: A Rank 1 position that every employee occupies upon their entry within YUMI-ANA. A Developer can be of any Class, but most will find themselves at or below Class 4. For the most part, Developers are more so desk workers than anything else. They focus on coding and software developing throughout many work cycles, and will not often have enough time in their schedule to be able to do much else, aside from eating and sleeping. Nevertheless, if they are lucky, their assigned Moderator will give them a chance to participate in a few confidential projects. While it is far from being the most dangerous position within Yumiya, and it is most definitely not the least respected of them, this position remains one of the least coveted, as those who are not used to this kind of workload tend to crack under the pressure and decide to resign before they can go far enough within the ranks of the division.
  
  
• Senior Developer: A Rank 2 position that marks the beginning of an employee's advent within YUMI-ANA. The majority of Developers are automatically promoted to Senior Developers once they reach Class 4, as at this point, they will have proven that they are capable of handling the typical responsibilities that await them within the division. A Senior Developer will typically act as a manager of Developers throughout the life cycles of projects initiated by Moderators. They must oversee their work, review them, and make sure that everything is working correctly. Although this may seem as though they possess more complicated responsibilities in comparison to a Developer, the typical Senior Developer will create moderating tools or assign other Developers to accomplish their monitoring duties in their place, which gives them more free time for their personal works. A selfish solution to a long-lasting cultural problem, but one that Yumiya values quite extensively.
  
  
• Moderator: The most coveted Rank 3 position in the eyes of most employees within YUMI-ANA. Once they have reached Class 2, a Senior Developer will automatically receive an electronic mail informing them that they are now potentially eligible for the position of Moderator. A form will usually accompany this e-mail which asks several questions regarding the Senior Developer's expertise in YUMI-ANA's line of work, the mechanical and spiritual details of its products, and what they could potentially bring to it all. This form may be filled at any given time, to the leisure of the Senior Developer. Once the form is filled, it will then be sent to the Senior Developer's own Moderator. If is approved, they will immediately be relieved of all of their current duties to instead be assigned a team of Developers and Senior Developers in order to accomplish several projects of higher importance. They may also benefit from a much more fluid schedule, something which many employees of YUMI-ANA greatly covet. 
  
  
• Administrator: The most important Rank 3 position within the entirety of YUMI-ANA. A Class 1 Moderator who have proven themselves to be sufficiently adequate for the inner workings of the division can decide to hold a meeting between each and every other Moderator of the division in order to call for a majority vote in favor of their succession. Should this vote be successful, they will be assigned to the position of Administrator, the person who is ultimately responsible for the overseeing of all activities undergone by YUMI-ANA. They must ensure the success of each of these activities, keep employee morale to a maximum, and prevent any information about the division's use of spiritual elements within its materials to spread to the public. The Administrator must also directly report the results of these activities to Yumiya's Board of Directors once they are available. 

Upon reaching the highest position of leadership within one of these groups, an employee can then decide to either remain within that position until their inevitable retirement or send a request to the Board of Directors in order to become a part of it. In total, three Rank 4 individuals can occupy the Board at any given time: the Chairman, the Secretary, and the Chief Executive Officer. Due to the multinational nature of Yumiya, becoming a member of this prestigious triad is considered to be exceedingly difficult for one who is not well-versed in the art of bureaucracy, as internal office politics are rumored to be most overwhelming at this stage of the corporation. This is especially the case for normal Humans, as the advent of knowledge over the worlds that were once unknown to the corporation has pushed the Board to favor spiritually-inclined individuals to occupy their positions. Nevertheless, even if they are denied, an employee may follow different paths in order to convince the Board to assign them to one of their positions... some of which may be less respectable than others.

Alternatively, another path is available to an employee who refuses to join any of the previous divisions: Yumiya's marketing team. Should they decide to follow this path, the employee will be able to become a Representative, a member of the corporation whose sole purpose is to interact with its customers, both on the public market and the private market. Representatives must contact third party affiliates as many times as possible, present the products of each division in accordance to the affiliates' needs, and ascertain which will be most suited for them. They must also be able to guarantee that the affiliates' experience with these products remains positive after the sale has been achieved, mainly by conducting meetings with them and monitoring the performance of each product sold. A new employee will typically be tagged as a Rank 1 Rookie Representative from Class 8 to Class 4, before they can then be promoted at Class 3 to the position of Rank 2 Senior Representative, and finally, Rank 3 Head Representative at Class 1. With that said, due to their disconnection from the main product lines, they will never be eligible for the positions occupied by the Board of Directors.