Civil Servant in a Romance Fantasy chapter 6

Entering the Academy – 1

The center and symbol of the academy. The main building of the academy, which is said to have been built by the Apels Empire in the past by mobilizing all architectural techniques and famous artists of the time. Even today, hundreds of years after the academy was built, the main building remains one of the top five most beautiful buildings on the continent.

The bard saw the main building and pulled out a song on the spot, and the painter drew a masterpiece. It is not uncommon for such anecdotes to appear in this main building. It seems that the name exists separately, but it doesn’t matter if you don’t know it. Everyone calls it the main building anyway.

I looked up vaguely at the main building.

‘I should have been here four years ago.’

A collection of architectural techniques and arts? One of the best buildings on the continent and a muse for many artists? What do you mean? I would have gladly entered the main building if it had been a shack or a ger. What matters is what’s inside, not what’s outside. I feel uncontrollable rage when I think that things that could not focus on the inside of the main building and were possessed by the outside must have visited this building so far.

Four years ago, no matter what the head of household said, I had to enter the academy without looking back. If I had attended school for at least three full years before graduating, I wouldn’t have lived like this even if I ended up becoming a civil servant after graduation. I can tell you. Attending the Imperial Academy would have changed my life…

“When I’m messing around, tears don’t come out, but all the tears come out.”

Of course it doesn’t come out.

Keeping in my heart half the strange thrill of coming to the place I longed for, and half the exasperation that it had flown to me for work, I stumbled for a moment as soon as I got off the carriage and stepped on the ground. Whoa, Shiva!

As soon as I got my balance right, I looked back at the coachman. Thank god. The news that the manager, who was in his early twenties, was already incapacitated, almost hit the Ministry of Finance.

“This baby, why are you so dry? It’s only stuck in the office, and the muscles are missing.”

‘Was it real?’

Remembering the minister’s words, I stuttered my legs. Strange, I don’t think so. Is it because I’m stuck in my office? Is your body unable to adapt to riding in a wagon for a long time? Whatever the reason, it’s not particularly good news.

‘Woo-wook, bitch.’

I was fine when I was in the wagon, but later I got motion sickness. Is this land sickness or something? When he started to fight motion sickness with such a flashy back drum, the coachman approached and bowed down.

“I’ll just go back now.”

“Ah, you worked hard. Go back safely.”

“Yes. Manager, please stay healthy.”

Once again, the coachman bent down, climbed into the coachman’s seat, and left quickly. The coachman’s role was just transportation, so it was better for him to leave as soon as possible when his business was over. I don’t think the Three Kingdoms would have a seizure with just one coachman, but if you stay longer than necessary, they’ll send suspicious glances. It’s annoying if someone who shouldn’t be staying in a place he shouldn’t be. I know because I’ve been through a lot.

I looked at the wagon leaving suddenly, then turned my attention to the main building. I’m really alone now It’s time to start the 21-year-old civil servant’s life as an academy inspector. Wow, that’s something I never really wanted in my dreams…

I trudged into the main building and tried to find the principal’s office, when someone burst out in a hurry. Oh, are you drinking?

The man who came running wearing a blue cape, symbolizing an academy faculty member, caught his breath for a moment and then smiled.

“My name is Raymond, Vice Principal of the academy. Are you the inspector who is coming this time?”

“Yes.”

“Oh, I’m late to meet you on time. I’m sorry. The morning meeting took longer than expected, so it’s over now.”

The Vice Principal asked for a handshake with a smile on his face, so he accepted it.

“It’s rare that the original meeting ends on time.”

“Thank you for your understanding. I felt uncomfortable making a precious person wait.”

“I just arrived too.”

Really just arrived. I came right after I said goodbye to the coachman, so even if I had come earlier, it would have taken the same amount of time for me to return to the main building. I think it would have been better if it was a little later to calm down. I think I’m going to vomit now…

***

As Carl didn’t seem to really care, the sympathy was relieved, and the slightly awkward smile became more natural. Even the inspector, who would come on a regular basis and disappear after doing his duties routinely, could be determined to overturn the academy if his sarcasm was offended.

Even the inspector who came this time was an emergency inspector directly sent by the Minister of Finance in preparation for this splendid freshman lineup. He wasn’t an inspector who left after seeing him for a week at most, but a person who had to stay with him for at least a few months. Of course, he was so heartbroken that he was late for the first time he had to greet such a person.

The vice-principal, who relaxed a bit, asked Carl a question.

“I heard that the Minister of Finance sent it directly. If it’s not rude, may I ask your name?”

“Did the name not be delivered?”

“Isn’t it customary for the Inspector General not to reveal who he is until he arrives at the academy? He said that if he knew who he was, he could conspire with them in advance.”

“I see. It’s my first time working as an inspector.”

At those words, the principal looked at me in a puzzled way. Even if it wasn’t, he was concerned about his youthful appearance, but he said he didn’t know much about the work of an inspector. Since he is said to be a person directly designated by the Minister of Finance, it would not be a strange figure, but he could not help but question it.

“I’m Carl Krasius, Director of the Inspection Department.”

“Oh, it’s an honor to meet the renowned manager in person. You’ve taken special care of this. I really appreciate it.”

He was a sympathy that he naturally tried to pass, but he couldn’t hide his agitation, such as the trembling around his eyes. His crazy old man unleashed a monster on the academy. As the thought passed through his head, the vice-principal suddenly lost his words and quietly moved faster.

Inspector General Carl Krasius. He had been immersed in the path of an educator for the rest of his life, rose to the position of vice principal, and stayed only at the academy. But he was never a person I wanted to see in person. The fact that the person who eats the rust of the empire met the head of the inspection department out of nowhere means that there is a high probability that one of the greatest disasters in life will happen.

Even though he knew that he hadn’t come to kill him, the vice-principal, who was sweating little by little, arrived at the principal’s office and reverently knocked on the door like an ardent believer who had discovered the door to heaven.

“Principal, I’ve brought the inspector.”

“Come in.”

At those words, the principal quickly opened the door.

“You can go in. It was an honor to serve the inspector.”

“I was also honored to meet Jisung, the representative of the academy.”

When the vice-principal smiled awkwardly and confirmed that his knife was going in, he quickly evacuated to the vice-principal’s office. He said they would meet often in the future, but it was a big psychological shock to meet him today without any preparation.

***

An old man with gray hair and a long beard. The old man, the principal of the academy, looked at a young man entering the principal’s office.

‘Did the Inspector General come?’

A young man with dark hair and black eyes. He even wears a black uniform, the symbol of the Inspection Department, and is a completely black person.

“It’s been a while, Inspector General. Has it been two years?”

At the principal’s greeting, which he handed over with a smile, the inspector general nodded slightly and opened his mouth.

“I saw you at the inauguration ceremony, so it’s been that long. Have you been well, principal?”

“The young guys are working hard, so the old man didn’t even bother. So he was doing well.”

“I’m glad.”

The inspector general, who sat down naturally, stared at the principal without a word. As the jet-black eyes turned to him, the principal swallowed saliva involuntarily. The head of the inspection department in front of us was a person directly sent by the Minister of Finance for the freshman disaster that the academy suffered this time, but he was a person superior to the principal even if he was excluded from that position.

The academy principal is also treated by the director of the Ministry of Education, just like the director of the inspection department, who is the head of the Ministry of Finance.

At that time, the principal’s assistant left the car in front of the principal and the inspector general. A quiet movement that I didn’t even know existed. The secretary, who usually has a brash personality, was instinctively shrinking and holding her breath.

‘Even after that, he’s about the age of a graduate last year.’

To the point of laughing out loud. Even if you are a graduate of last year, you can still see the children laughing and chatting around the academy. But I am the same age as those children. Cognitive dissonance is coming.

“This tea was brought in from the United Kingdom of Juven. It is famous for its unique scent. I hope it suits the taste of the Inspector General.”

Anyway, the secretary served tea, so it’s perfect for refreshing the atmosphere. At the principal’s recommendation, the inspector general looked down at the tea, took just one sip, and then set it down again. Then, staring at the principal again, he opened his mouth.

“I’ve heard about the difficulties the academy is going through.”

“It is a welcome thing for those who want to learn to cross borders and gather at the academy. It’s not difficult, but… I’m afraid we won’t disappoint those eager students.”

“Is that so?”

The inspector general nodded his head and continued his silence. He didn’t have anything to say, so he seemed to ask you to talk on your own. Then he has no choice but to hang out with him. Unfortunately, it wasn’t him, the academy.

“You don’t know how reassuring the Director of Inspection is to come to the academy. I was so anxious that the number of security personnel was reduced compared to the gathering of valuable students. But now I feel relieved.”

“That’s too much praise.”

“It’s too much praise. Doesn’t anyone know the name of the Inspector General? I still vividly remember punishing the county of the county half a year ago and the marquess of Asilon a year ago.”

The inspector general was staring down at the teacup, as if he had no interest in the public affairs that made him wonder if the person listening would be rather ashamed. Still, the principal did not stop. I was planning to list the actions of the Inspector General and connect them with ‘So I would appreciate it if you could use that ability for the sake of order in the academy.’

“Especially in the north two years ago…”

At those words, the inspector general’s gaze shifted from looking at the teacup to the principal.

‘Oops.’

It’s a waste. He mentioned things that he should avoid mentioning because he said things he remembered to get as much attention as possible.

The inspector general, who looked at the principal who kept his mouth shut in bewilderment, quietly raised the corner of his mouth. His eyes weren’t smiling, so anyone could see that he was forced to smile.

“I made a mistake, Inspector General. Maybe because I’m old, I do this sometimes.”

“Anyone can make mistakes. Don’t worry.”

I didn’t deny that it was a mistake. At that, the principal laughed bitterly and the inspector general rose from his seat.

“There’s no need to neglect your duties for the empire. So, the headmaster doesn’t have to worry.”

“Thank you.”

“Then let’s go out first.”

“Yes, I understand. I will tell you where to stay.”

The inspector general nodded wordlessly, then turned around and walked out of the principal’s office. The principal, who was watching that, sighed and leaned back in his chair only after confirming that the head of the inspection department had left.

“I’m old too. To make such a mistake.”

The secretary cautiously asked the principal, who complained while wiping the sweat from his forehead with a handkerchief.

“If it’s a mistake… You mean the north?”

Since the secretary also has eyes and ears, she could know what the inspector general was responding to. But I don’t know why he reacted. Why is he reacting to the north?

The principal shook his head at the question in the secretary’s eyes.

“Forget about that. You’ll find out if you look for it, but I’d recommend not looking for it.”

“Ah, yes…”

“Yes. That’s how it should be. He doesn’t want to reveal it, but digging it out is not moral.”

The principal’s words were like advice to the secretary, or like a promise he was ruminating over himself.

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North. A land where a war of subjugation continued for two years due to the massive rise of nomads four years ago. And the inspector general was one of the people at the center of it.

***

‘Oh, I feel like I’m really going to die.’

I rushed out of the principal’s office and was looking for the bathroom. The body, which had been showing signs of being strange since getting off the carriage, reached a crisis when talking to the vice-principal, and approached its climax by the time he entered the principal’s office. I focused all my attention on calming my stomach because I thought I would jump right into the end if I made a mistake.

So I can’t even remember what the principal said. I reacted instinctively to the word northern, and only then did I focus on the principal.

‘The damn old man said useless words.’

It’s a word I’m reluctant to mention even now, two years later, but it’s not something that can be hidden forever. It wasn’t anything to hide. So, I legitimately used it as a justification for leaving. I’m sorry to the principal who must have been flustered, but since I was also flustered, let’s roughly draw it.

So where is the bathroom? Why is it so wide