143. Diplomatic Corps Escort (1)
The next day, morning.
I headed to Subangsa headquarters to receive my vacation.
As I enter the hallway, juniors from other departments are staring at me.
“Suho.”
They showed their respect by giving me an angled salute.
‘What is it? Different departments wouldn’t normally salute each other….’
“Suho.”
I roughly accepted it and went into the defense office.
Seniors with familiar faces were hard at work inside.
When they saw me, they raised the corners of their mouths and greeted me.
Some even gave me a thumbs up to encourage me.
“Welcome, Bale.”
Among them was Miya.
She peeked her face out from her own partition and smiled softly.
“Are you busy?”
I grinned in response.
Then, the female knight with short black hair motioned for me to come inside.
“No-. “Compared to you playing in the field, it’s leisurely.”
I entered the senior’s cubicle.
And then, I faced a desk piled high with work documents.
“You’ve had a hard time so far, right?”
Miya speaks while organizing documents.
I answered her question leisurely.
“I did something wrong.”
“There is something, even escorting Princess Tina and being treated well by elders. “Everything was reported to this senior.”
Miya grinned like a cat and waved a document.
In it, every mission I had undertaken so far was written down in detail.
“hahahaha… “I did it because everyone told me to do it.”
‘I don’t know since when the Subangsa took charge of this kind of work….’
Somehow, I feel like my field of work has become broader than when I was in my previous life.
If I had known it would be like this, I would have gone somewhere else….
“I came to ask for leave from the general. Are you inside now?”
“Oh, if it’s a report, skip it. “He has now gone to the central imperial palace for a diplomatic corps party.”
I sighed with relief when I heard that there was no superior.
Afterwards, I stretched out and enjoyed some free time for the first time in a while.
“That’s good. It would have been troublesome if you had asked me to do something else for no reason after we met.”
Miya looked at that figure with her strange eyes.
Then, he chuckled and said.
“Are you still the same?”
“What is it?”
When I asked again, Miya tapped her head with her fan.
“When you are in charge of such an important event, everyone thinks it is an opportunity, but you always bother me.”
Miya said in a voice that she felt resentful that she was always stuck in her office.
For her, I tried to put on a tired expression for her.
“Don’t even talk about it, I was always anxious because I was afraid something would happen.”
I remember all the unexpected situations that have arisen while I have been in charge of events.
From being locked in the closet with Irina to the hot spring incident with Lydia….
I don’t know why I took charge of it and went through such things.
“Well, no matter how successful you are, if you do it continuously, it will be tiring.”
Miya nodded her head, saying she understood.
‘Prosecution is guaranteed, but death penalty is also certain.’
I quietly closed my eyes, remembering Irina’s s*xy smile and her emperor’s lightning.
“So, since all the important work is done, are you going to take a vacation?”
“Yes, the diplomatic corps is returning tomorrow. “I’m just going to sleep for a week.”
I answered, just thinking about the cozy bed.
“Yes, the main office will probably be relaxed starting tomorrow.”
Miya opened her vacation list with a relaxed expression.
Then, she looked through the unit names written in a row.
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“Now, veil, veil…. “Where’s your name?”
The senior hummed like a cat performing magic.
Then, the moment I found my name.
“Uh… ?”
She tilted her head.
“Bale, weren’t you on regular duty tomorrow?”
“Yes, just patrolling and that’s it?”
Miya pointed to the letters next to my name that said ‘vacation on hold’.
“You’re banned from vacation?”
“Yeah… ?!”
I frowned and pressed my face to her list.
And then, I looked down at the sentence that said, ‘For detailed inquiries, please contact the administrative department.’
“Why is this like this… ?”
“I don’t know. I guess I’ll have to make a suggestion to the administrative community to find out.”
Miya got up from her seat. She said
She then pointed towards the window.
“Do you want to wait here for a moment? “I’ll send Jeon Seo-gu.”
“Yes, thank you…” .”
‘I guess they only put it on hold for a moment because they were entertaining the Senate… ?’
While Miya was heading to the window.
I put aside my complicated thoughts and looked around at her seat.
She smoked less these days and her ashtray was clean today.
There were only candy bags piled inside instead of cigarettes.
‘It tastes like lemon.’
You can also see various business documents placed on the desk.
It seems like a lot of work has been added after Camilla caught my eye.
Thanks to this, there were four coffee cups on her desk that had not yet been removed.
“It must have been difficult.”
Of course, it is a good sign that you are close to success.
‘You never know.’
When Camilla returns to her Imperial Order, she will take her with her.
That would be a great promotion, enough to save even a collapsed family.
Because you are going to the highest ranked knighthood.
‘Aren’t you doing separate training? In order to adapt to the Imperial Knights, I will need to strengthen my personal strength.’
I flipped through the document.
Then, one particularly crumpled document caught my eye.
‘Training log.’
There, the extensive training she had received from Camilla so far was written down.
Before she knew it, she had reached the upper level of Sword Expert.
It contained Camilla’s advice to take Alixer to increase her status.
But….
‘It must be difficult with the salary of a defense engineer.’
Indeed, under Camilla’s advice, there was a line written where Miya had calculated the price of the alixer.
Currently, she is sending most of her salary back home.
Thanks to this, it would take several months to buy even a low-level alixer with the remaining money.
“….”
I closed the journal quietly.
Finally, I was looking through the work plan.
The work record written about me caught my eye.
「Bail Mikhail, ordered to lead the cleaning of the Northern Imperial Palace. (Excluding departures)」
「Bail Mikhail, city volunteer order. (Excluding departures)」
All reasons were listed as ‘other’.
By nature, low-ranking juniors like me are in charge of these chores.
However, she skillfully removed all the work I had to do.
‘Is that why there was always no contact from the higher-ups…? ?’
I looked down at the traces of my senior who had erased my name from the list of candidates by drawing it straight with a pen.
Then, she raised the corners of her mouth and closed the document.
“….”
Because I realized that Miya had been secretly taking care of me all along.
“Vail, are you asking me to come to the Western Administrative Area for a moment?”
The senior who threw the ball came back to me leisurely.
“She needs to come and talk to me in person. “You must be bothering me.”
The woman in her black uniform patted her sore shoulder.
“Really?”
“Yes, it seems like an error, but let me just look at it.”
Miya said she was tired and she yawned.
Her cat-like pointed fangs caught her eye.
“I really want to go with you, but I’m busy right now so I think it’ll be difficult.”
“It’s okay, I think you can tell just by looking at your desk.”
I smiled and patted her shoulder.
Then, the senior opened her eyes slightly and answered.
“I was trying to clean it up-. Do you know how difficult administrative work is?”
Miya was embarrassed by the mess of her desk, so she spread out her hands to cover it. She seemed to think that as a senior, she did not show dignity.
“I know-.”
I thought that was cute and laughed.
Then, she waved her hand and headed out of her office.
“Then, I’ll go first.”
I turned the doorknob and looked at the senior with dark circles.
And then, she smiled and greeted me.
“I won’t be able to see you for another week. “Please go through the trouble for me.”
I smiled brightly as if my vacation had already been confirmed.
Then, the tired black cat responded with a sullen expression.
“In the beginning, there was almost nothing to do.”
When I closed the door, Miya looked at her desk again.
After the sweet rest, she felt like she had returned to reality.
“Ha…. I want to go on vacation too….”
She let out her sigh in a sorrowful voice.
And while she was organizing her desk with her tired hands.
“Yes… ?”
A sparkling glass bottle caught my eye between the cooled coffee cups.
“What is this…?” ?”
Miya tilted her head like a cat.
A softly shining purple liquid.
She held the bottle carefully as she saw the color for the first time in her life.
“This can’t be right…” !”
The female knight soon realized.
She knew that the potion she was holding was an alixer that only the highest class of the empire could purchase.
The price is a whopping 20 times that of a low-level alixer.
It is known that even to apply for a job, one must be recommended by a high-ranking person.
“Who on earth left it behind?”
Miya hurriedly looked around to see who had left her place.
“… !”
Then suddenly she realized.
Today, all the superiors went to the central imperial palace.
The only person who visited her place was her man who came a while ago.
“Veil….”
Miya looked blankly at the door of her office.
Then, she raised the corners of her mouth and smiled softly.
「――――――.」
After a long time leaving the north, I arrived in the western part of the capital.
This place is quiet as ever, and the river flows freely.
‘Every time I come, it’s a place I can’t get used to.’
Starting with street trees cut at regular angles.
Luxurious carriages and elegantly walking women.
Everything is burdensome.
However, I am now a man with some financial resources.
This is because they own large-scale farmland and mansions here, where land is expensive.
“For the first time in a while, let’s take a look around the territory.”
I went to the watermelon farm for a while with a relaxed expression.
“….”
I turned my back and looked at my farm from afar.
It’s summer, so the watermelons are in full bloom.
It was the only farmland in this luxurious, wealthy village.
“Ugh… This is it!”
A round watermelon full of eggs.
The thick fruit is being carried by rugged men from the north.
“Our chief, you’ve gained a lot of muscle.”
In the past, when he was running a loan business in Northon, Orn had a huge drinking stomach.
He became muscular due to farm work and showed off his sharp jawline.
He became an excellent farmer, carrying huge watermelons one by one with both hands.
“Oh, look at that… ?”
As the farmer placed the watermelon on the cart, a woman waiting nearby caught her eye.
She shyly handed the juice to him who carried her fruit.
“Thank you, pretty girl.”
When the rugged man saw the woman, she had a very noble expression.
He lowered her knee and accepted her glass gracefully.
At that time, he was a gentleman of the Orndo Empire.
“….”
I frowned at the sad expression I had never seen before.
However, I soon smiled and looked at him happily.
“I’ve become a Westerner without even seeing you.”
I looked at the territory leisurely again.
This time, it was the mansion that Irina won at her auction.
“Ho….”
The structure is roughly formed by stacking bricks.
Because it was the last work of an imperial expert, many people were put into it.
It will be completed by the end of this year.
‘I could go and live at that level.’
Considering the villa I currently live in, it is a much better place.
But suddenly….
I felt strange when I saw Leah’s villa standing next to the mansion.
‘Let’s reconsider moving in…’ .’
I looked at my achievements accumulating with satisfaction.
Then, I turned around and headed to the western administration office, which was the purpose I came here for.
As I entered the elegant building, I saw a female lady sitting at the hall counter.
She has long hair and glasses.
She made eye contact with me, and she greeted me with a smile.
“What brings you here, driver?”
The Knights of Gwangmyeong definitely had a different atmosphere from other places that looked down on me for being a defense knight.
Indeed, it is true to Leah that talent is hired solely based on ability.
“This is Veil Mikhail of Subangsa Temple. “My senior contacted me a while ago about vacation issues.”
“Ah, it’s Lord Veil… !”
When she saw me living here, she chimed in.
“Nice to meet you, I’ve heard a lot about you.”
She looked a bit surprised, as if she was seeing me as a celebrity.
Then, she soon reported to someone that she was using electromagnetic magic.
「Yes, you are here. “I will upload it soon.”
After finishing her spell, she stood up.
Then, she politely pointed to the stairs to the second floor.
“You can go to the manager’s office on the second floor.”
“The director’s office… ?”
I tilted my head at the sudden call from my superior.
Then, the female knight responded with a pure smile.
“Yes, there is someone waiting inside to solve the problem.”
I gave him a suspicious look for a moment.
Then, he quickly nodded.
“Well, I understand.”
But it’s not the western office.
If it had been there, it would have been obvious who called.
I just went up the stairs to the second floor.
And then, I knocked politely on the door of the director’s office.
“Please come in.”
I went inside feeling reassured by the man’s dull voice.
But….
Immediately my eyes widened.
“… !”
As expected, there was a large administrative chief standing in the office.
However, he was resting and maintaining his posture reverently, as if he had returned to the days of a lowly knight.
Because….
“You got here quickly, Bale.”
Because sitting in his seat was a woman whose rank was much higher than that of the director.
“Have you wanted to go on vacation so badly?”
Brilliant golden hair.
The sensual body visible underneath and the white uniform covering it.
“Well, Your Highness….”
Lea, the commander of the Empire, elegantly drinking tea while wearing a monocle.
She looked at me with relaxed eyes.
“But, I’m sorry. Unfortunately, your responsibilities still remain.”
The princess smiled softly like a hunter who had trapped a wild animal.
“What responsibilities do you mean?”
When I asked again, the First Princess of the Empire pointed to her badge in front of her desk.
This was written on the badge:
「Exclusive escort for the diplomatic corps」
Leah lifted her body from the leather chair.
Her luscious pelvis danced with each step she took.
“The elders and Princess Christina want you as an escort for the diplomatic corps.”
The princess spoke with mature eyes.
It was as if she had no choice but to comply.
“So, you will have to join the guard with ‘me’.”