Episode 48 Surprise Visit
Chip 48 Surprise Visit
Saturday has arrived.
After leaving the imperial palace in the morning, I took a carriage and came to the ‘secret bank’ located on the eastern outskirts of the capital.
“I came to see the owl!”
Of course there was nothing inside the building with the owl-shaped sign. But I didn’t care and cried out.
After waiting for a while, half of the floor slowly turned 180 degrees, and the information desk of the secret bank appeared.
“It’s been a while, sir.”
An employee who recognized me greeted me.
“What kind of work are you here for today?”
“I want to deposit 100 gold.”
After I said that, I put the bag of money on the desk.
“Please bring your bankbook with you.”
At the request of the employee, I took out the secret bank account I had kept in my pocket and held it out to him.
For reference, this bankbook had the exact same design as the bankbook issued by the imperial palace, so you couldn’t tell it apart unless you opened it.
“Please wait a moment.”
The employee took a bankbook and a bag of money and headed for the employee-only entrance behind the desk. Soon the staff went inside.
“… ….”
I stared blankly at the firmly closed door before letting out a low sigh. It would be nice to have a place to sit while waiting.
But from the point of view of the secret bank, it was not incomprehensible.
It would be strange if there were only chairs placed in a place known as an empty building.
And people shouldn’t get used to sitting too much.
A while ago, when I came by car, I sat down.
Sometimes you have to spend time standing like this. Cancer, no way.
When about 10 minutes passed, the staff reappeared. In his hand was only the bankbook I had given him.
“Please check the details.”
I opened the bankbook the employee gave me and checked the details.
The amount collected so far is 300 gold.
In the next 9 months or so, 1,200 gold will be collected.
In addition to that, the 100 gold, which is half of my salary, is actually quite a lot left. If you deposit that money into a secret bank account, you will be able to collect up to 1,700 gold.
With that much money, it was not difficult to purchase a decent townhouse based on the Eckhart Empire.
As the book on the culture of Sergel Kingdom, which I am currently studying, told me, the currency value there was not very different from that of our empire.
At least you don’t have to worry about the housing issue!
“Customer. Is there anything wrong with the history?”
Oops, I was immersed in thoughts without realizing it.
I shook my hand lightly and said no.
“Do you need other work?”
“No. This is enough for today.”
“Thank you for visiting our bank today, customer.”
The staff spoke in a polite tone and bowed toward me. The employee went back through the private door behind the desk.
After a while, the desk started to turn sideways. Before long, nothing could be seen where the desk had been.
I guess we can go back after lunch.
I left the building with light steps. The moment I was about to move towards the place where the carriage was waiting,
“Secretary.”
Ilaina appeared and blocked my path.
I was so startled by the sudden situation that I almost fell backwards.
However, thanks to his arms struggling and making a fuss, there was no mishap that made him look ugly.
“… ….”
Ilayna stared this way,
The look in his eyes as if he had something to say, but he didn’t bother to say it.
I’m not sure if I read her correctly because she’s hiding her face with a black hood…….
“Next time, I want you to make a notice and come out.”
“… ….”
She seemed lost in thought, holding her silence. I noticed that I was thinking about the intention of the instructions I gave.
“If you give a warning, you will let the enemy know about your presence.”
“Uh, so…… When you show up in a non-crisis situation, I ask you to do so.”
It seems that he misunderstood my instructions, so I explained my intentions accurately and informed him. Then, unexpected words came out of her mouth.
“I just assumed it was a crisis situation, Secretary.”
“Just now?”
As soon as I asked again, Ile Reina gave a small nod of her head.
What is it? I didn’t feel any danger…….
“The atmosphere itself is not good for the secretary. There were also eyes that were watching the secretary until a while ago.”
“Me? Wherefore?”
I couldn’t help but wonder.
At least the people living in this town wouldn’t know that I was the Empress’ direct secretary.
“It looks like he was trying to commit a robbery. You’d better be careful when you come to a place like this in the future.”
Ileina gave attention with a tone that didn’t feel like her height.
“You mean a dangerous area.”
“Yes.”
I didn’t feel the slightest hesitation in Ilayna’s answer. As she looked at it, she suddenly remembered an important fact.
Ilayna is moving together to protect me first.
But what if I do something suspicious?
How will Ileina act then?
“Ilayna. Can she go into that alley for a minute and talk?”
“Yes.”
I went with her into an alley near her. I looked around and saw that there were few people.
It was a kind of consideration for the girl who would be in trouble if she exposed herself for a long time.
“There is something I really want to ask you.”
“… ….”
“Where and what did I do, do you tell the superiors about it?”
Ileina shook her head once and briefly explained why.
“In the security mission, I focus only on protecting the target, itself.”
“I see.”
I cleared my chest inwardly. That meant that no matter what I did, it wouldn’t reach Cecilia’s ears.
“However, if the Secretary-nim judges that he is acting in a disquieting manner, he will report it to his superiors.”
“I see. Thanks for letting me know.”
Ileina nodded softly and pulled her cloak over. Shortly thereafter, she completely disappeared from sight.
“… ….”
Standing there, I looked at the spot where Ilaina had disappeared.
The thought that it was a good thing to talk to Ileina kept running through her mind.
Thanks to her clear guidance of her own course of action, I can move with a clearer course of action.
‘Anyway, it’s as long as I don’t do anything suspicious.’
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That means depositing money in a secret bank and studying about Sergel Kingdom are not considered shameful actions!
But on the other hand, I also thought that I should be careful when implementing bigger plans in the future.
If that doesn’t work, we’ll have to think about getting Ilayna here.
‘I have a lot to think about again.’
I blew into the air and then moved towards the carriage.
* * *
The weekdays have come again after the weekend.
It has been raining hard since Monday, the start of the weekday.
“The rainy season has already arrived.”
Flora looked out the window after finishing work and let out a regretful voice.
The Eckhart Empire is currently in the month of May, and around this time the rainy season has begun. Fortunately, unlike Korea, the rainy season lasts only about two weeks at most.
“Has the maintenance been done to prevent flooding?”
Cecilia immediately put the practical content into her mouth.
Me and the ladies-in-waiting checked the schedule from the past and replied that they had been repaired.
“But, just in case, we’ll have to send someone in the afternoon.”
“Yes. I will forward it to the relevant department.”
After hearing my answer, Cecilia nodded her head once.
After lunch, I went straight to the city maintenance department and delivered Cecilia’s instructions. And the head of the department came directly to the office and reported to the empress that there was nothing wrong with the river bank.
“Hmm. Good thing. Even so, don’t relax, as emergencies may happen.”
But this rainy season seemed to be going a little longer.
It started raining on Monday and didn’t think it would stop for several days. Occasionally, there were times when the rain weakened, but only then.
Since I can’t go out of the palace, I naturally spend more time in my room.
To be honest, I didn’t really hate the rain.
It’s definitely not because I’m the owner of a sensitive sensibility that likes rain.
This is because the workload has decreased somewhat compared to sunny days. Thanks to that, being able to leave work on time is a bonus!
After work, I had a simple dinner and then continued my life of devouring 『The Language of Sergel Kingdom』.
I repeated the phonetic symbols written under the words several times, and studied hard by writing down the words and phrases on the back of the paper, starting with the language symbols.
Thanks to that, I was able to speak simple phrases in Sergel’s language.
‘Well, at most it’s only at the level of three or four year olds… ….’
Besides, I still forget about half of what I studied when I turn around.
In a word, it was still a long and difficult road to go.
I was absorbed in a book tonight as well. Then a knocking sound broke his concentration.
I jerked my head toward the door.
No one is coming to my room at this hour?
Or is His Majesty urgently calling me?
While I was tilting my head, a voice came from outside the door this time.
“Luke. I have something to talk to you about for a while, so I came to see you.”
Wait, this voice…….
I immediately opened my lower jaw.
Cecilia was the person behind this dignified yet off-white voice!
No, why the hell did you come to this shabby place all of a sudden?
Many questions reared their heads, but now was not the time to deal with them.
“Yes! I’ll leave right away!”
Leaving the open book where it was, I ricocheted like a bullet toward the door.
-Continued