Civil Servant in a Romance Fantasy

Smile Fair – 3

Carl’s older brother told him to be comfortable with his subordinates, but how could he do that to someone he’s never met? Unlike the foreigners who came to help at the request of Brother Karl, this person was even more embarrassed because he seemed to have been caught passing by.

So, he secretly whispered to his subordinate, his sister, to rest comfortably. Then, as if moved, she nodded, and she took out a skewer from the envelope she was holding so as not to be taken away by her brother. The twinkling eyes were a little burdensome.

“Do you want to eat this?”

“It’s okay. I ate a little while making this and that.”

“Really? It’s delicious.”

“Then I will eat it.”

Karl’s brother came up behind her sister before she knew it and took the entire envelope, not the skewer, that her sister was holding. To be honest, her older sister looked a bit pitiful as she watched the envelope leave her arms with a devastated expression on her face.

“I brought you to work. What are you doing?”

“Chief, I think ordering outside of work is a really bad thing.”

“If you twist it, you should have been promoted before me.”

“Heeing…”

Unconcerned with the dejected look of her older sister, her older brother rather held her older sister’s head with one hand and pressed her down. The more she did, the more her sister’s expression melted and her body trembled.

“Ah, it hurts, it hurts…”

“Louisé. Don’t look at it, just order it without hesitation. If you leave it alone, it will come and go.”

“Okay, older brother.”

I answered with an awkward smile at my brother’s words. After hearing my answer, I felt a little hurt when I saw her older sister staring at me sadly as if she had been betrayed by someone she trusted.

‘We saw each other for the first time today…’

It’s questionable when he formed such trust with me when I first saw him.

“If it’s difficult for you to handle, I’ll use it. Is that okay?”

“Yes, of course. You are the one brought by my older brother.”

While doing so, I looked at my brother’s back as he grabbed her sister and headed to her corner. The older brother who abused her non-stop and the older sister who drooped her shoulders.

‘You look friendly.’

At the same time, there was a deep intimacy between the two. My older brother frowned and mistreated me on the outside, but inside I could see comfort. A reckless look that was not seen in the club. Her older sister also saw her playfulness and friendliness over her crying face.

I’ve never seen an older brother like that. My brother showed a kind and considerate appearance in the club, but he still showed some moderation and goodness. But now, he seems to have put aside restraint and lines and show his older brother as he is.

That’s my older brother’s real face. A look that doesn’t show me.

‘First look.’

I bit her lip lightly. A corner of my heart felt frustrated at the thought of not knowing the person I was really grateful for and the person I was indebted to.

It was the same when I met her princess not too long ago. The older brother seemed to draw a line against her princess, but at least the princess seemed to really like her brother. Unlike me, my older brother before coming to the academy was a high-ranking person, so he must have been friendly with the princess.

I felt frustrated at the thought that there were more aspects of my older brother that I didn’t know about. My older brother is a very grateful person, he is a valuable advisor to the club, and I am my own…

“Ah.”

I shook my head and brushed off the thoughts that flowed in a strange direction. What am i thinking right now It’s only natural that you have friends with your brother. You are under no obligation to tell me everything.

In order to repay the kindness I received from my brother, I had a strange thought for a moment because I wanted my brother to rely on me.

‘Really… Strange.’

Why? The stuffiness seemed to turn into throbbing pain. I tried to look away from my brother.

***

Even if I thought about it, I was more eager to be the head of section 1 than usual, but it is the duty of a manager to maintain discipline between superiors and subordinates. Considering that the chiefs must have loosened up while I left the Inspection Department, this should be enough.

In the first place, no matter what I say, half of it is a guy who doesn’t listen properly and spills it. So if you want to inject 100, you have to put in 200 to make it worth it.

“Hey, manager.”

“Why again?”

At the words of section 1, I answered with a frown. I’m anxious now when he calls me. You talked about the 3rd prince earlier, but what about this time?

“Who is he? I don’t remember him.”

Following the gaze of Section Chief 1, I turned around and saw Louise cutting the bread and handing it to Villars.

“Here is the club manager.”

“I know that. But compared to the members, he’s a very ordinary kid.”

In a way, the question of section 1 head tilting his head was natural. Even Erich, the weakest of the members, is the second son of the imperial count family. As an officer of the inspection department, he is in a position to grasp at least simple personal details.

On the other hand, Louise, the general manager, is the daughter of an ordinary baron. No matter how much supervision was granted, it was difficult to figure out even the baron’s daughter. If it wasn’t for the original work, I wouldn’t even have known that there was a Baron Naiard.

“You’re just a normal kid. It’s nothing special even if you brush it off, so don’t worry about it.”

“I’m not even the 2nd section manager, so why are you doing that?”

When I see it, that bastard or you are there.

However, in spite of my stinging gaze, Section Chief 1 secretly looked at Louise and exclaimed.

“Wow, but it’s really pretty. I’ve never seen that pink hair before.”

“It’s not a common color.”

“Still, it doesn’t look very good with red.”

“…….”

At those words, I quietly closed my eyes. Is that what this bastard thinks of when she sees someone else’s hair color? When I overcame my mixed feelings and opened my eyes again, I saw Section 1 still looking at Louise.

“Come closer.”

“What?”

He poured out 400 nags instead of 200.

The second rush started while I was guiding the first section manager. Nothing much has changed since the 2nd rush. Just like before, guests are pouring in.

The only thing that has changed is that Section 1 is standing by my side like a totem.

“You see rare people here.”

“Haha, I didn’t expect to see you again at the academy either.”

The aristocrat shaking hands with me turned to the first section manager next to me. Section Chief 1 smiles brightly, but still doesn’t open his mouth. I begged Shinsin to stay still and never say a word, but he still complied.

Having section 1 standing next to you is a kind of notice. It’s not strange that the director of the inspection department is at the academy, since the reason has already spread, but on the day the academy opened, the head of section 1 is with the director of inspection? Clearly something is going on.

Those who think it is a mere coincidence that the head of the inspection department and the head of section 1 are side by side cannot survive in the social world. Just standing side by side is enough to give the nobles a notice and warning that something is about to happen.

‘I’ll take care of myself.’

If, very, if, even if they failed to intercept the third glory and succeeded in entering the academy, the nobles would have already guessed something would happen and strengthened the escort. If so, you can significantly reduce the amount of attention you turn to the nobles.

It is difficult to officially reveal that the third glory is approaching the academy. If the information leaks out for no reason, the third glory could disappear, the academy would become confused like the academy, and there is a high possibility of an uproar on the side of the three countries. So I have to make a warning about this cumbersome detour.

Finally, since the head of the first section is actually an academy graduate, there is also a justification that the head of the first section came to enjoy the fair rather than public work. Anyway, the external justification is simple participation in the festival, so there is nothing to be afraid of.

And this justification was actually eaten by the Three Kingdoms, including Villars. It wasn’t exactly what I was aiming for, but the image of Section 1’s carelessly walking around while packing food was decisive. It was because I strongly planted the perception that I really came to play.

‘Thank you, Villar.’

I’m so glad you’re an honest knight who doesn’t twist things around. I’m a bit sorry that I seem to be cheating, but there’s nothing I can do about it. It is only natural that civil servants put their own interests ahead of loyalty.

While I was thinking that, the person in front of me changed. The noble who has returned will inform the other nobles that Section 1 has arrived, and the news will spread quickly among the nobles. The noble’s mouth is the heaviest, but at the same time it is the lightest. In this case, it’s usually the latter.

“Oh, long time no see. It’s the first time I’ve seen you in the council.”

If this nobleman goes back, he will spread it well.

Shake hands with me once with a smile and look at Section 1 with meaningful eyes once. All the nobles who showed the same reaction were sent back, and one last person remained.

‘Who are you?’

But the first person I saw came out. Faces, names, all of them do not exist in memory. It doesn’t matter if it’s your first time meeting, but it’s a really awkward situation if you’re just passing by and saying hello.

I don’t know if they know how I feel, the other person greeted me with a smile first.

“Chief, how are you? I don’t know how long it’s been since I last saw you at the cafe.”

Ah, it’s you.

I was relieved because the word cafe immediately came to mind.

“By the way. It was a cafe in the south of the island, right? It was great.”

“Haha. The cake there was really good.”

“If I get a chance, I’d like to stop by again. I want this, because I don’t have time.”

“Director, when the time is right, I have to match it. Please tell me when it’s convenient.”

Then a casual handshake and goodbye. I looked at the back of the returning young man and looked down at the hand that was shaking hands. A small piece of paper settled in my palm before I knew it. The paper had small letters written on it.

[ An hour later, on the second floor of the main building. ]

Café, Southern Islands, Cake, Running out of time, Be on time. It was a kind of password that changed periodically. A password exchanged by the Intelligence Department when contacting someone.

‘How long are these guys going to go around like this?’

Sometimes it is pitiful to stick to tradition even though times have changed. It would be cumbersome for these guys to go around like this, but the intelligence department should be a fairly conservative group.

Even the intelligence department has many elders who are still alive with their eyes open, so even the head of the intelligence department can’t get rid of the tradition carelessly. No matter how cumbersome a tradition it is.

‘Unfortunately.’

Anyway, it’s always the intelligence chief who dies. Along with condolences to the head of the intelligence department, he naturally put the piece of paper in his hand into his mouth and swallowed it.

Of course, the same is true of contact parties suffering from the tradition of the Ministry of Information. I would have to stop doing this only if the head of the intelligence department succeeds in breaking down the evil habit.

‘The texture is filthy.’

Please, at least use good paper.