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Philen put aside his thoughts about Leila for now and thought about what to do with the rest of the preparations.
Bring Baroness Wizard here. I need her help.
"Yes."
The butler, who was worried inwardly that he might be asking for Cecily's help, calmly accepted it.
How are the wedding preparations going?
"Countess Thebesa continues to take care of that. But"
The butler studied Philen's face and asked carefully.
Young Lady Leila isnt here, I don't know if we can continue preparing for the wedding
That's not your concern.
And there's no need to worry. Because Leila will be back.
Philen beckoned him to leave.
The butler, who politely bowed to him, ca out and was startled to find Cecily standing leaning against the wall.
Yo, Young Lady?
What are you so surprised about?
Cecily smiled and tilted her head.
Her bright blonde hair swayed gently.
Its like seeing a ghost.
Since when did you here
"Why do I have to tell you that?"
When Cecily spoke informally without hesitation, the attendants standing around looked at her in annoyance.
Leila, a counts daughter and officially Philen's fiance, used to speak politely and respectfully to the butler.
It was a treatnt for the elder who had served the Duke of Williot since the predecessor.
However, speaking informally when she's just a mistress? They didn't like it.
The old butler didn't say anything. He bowed his head and asked.
Should I report your arrival to the Duke?
"No."
Cecily raised her leaning body, supported by her exclusive maid.
You dont have to.
Cecily turned back and glanced at the room where Philen was.
Her gaze was quite sharp. Her expression was venomous.
It was as if she had heard sothing she didn't want to hear.
*****
All banquets should be abolished.
Baron Delrond, who had returned after half-day, sat down on the chair and murmured as if he were dying.
I dont know why people keep throwing money for sothing aningless.
Hearing his harsh words, he must be very tired.
Well, he couldn't go ho for two days and he had been working all night, so of course, he's tired.
As evidence of that, the dark circles under Baron Delrond's eyes had grown even thicker.
Feeling sorry for Baron Delrond, I picked up so of the docunts he had brought.
"I'll take care of this, so get so rest, Baron."
But there must be a lot of work for you to do.
"It's okay. Im almost done.
It wasn't empty words, it was true.
I wanted to work on the child care institution report as soon as possible, so I worked a little hard and was almost done with what I had to do today.
Sir, you're my savior
Baron Delrond couldn't finish his words and fell asleep.
I took a blanket and covered Baron Delrond with it, then I went back to my seat and read the docunt he had brought.
It was a docunt about spoils and rewards to be distributed to the war heroes.
The number and quality of spoils changed depending on the contributions.
The person who made a lot of contributions could ask the emperor for any spoils he wanted.
just like Philen.
There were several nas on the docunt, but Philen's na was exceptionally noticeable.
The spoil Philen requested was none other than Cecily.
It didn't feel good to see the nas of those two written side by side.
I wanted to live without knowing each other's news forever, but it was impossible since we were in the sa country.
I'll run into Philen at the victory party, won't I?
I was worried about what he would say when he saw , and what the other nobles, who saw him and , would gossip.
Thinking about it, my eyes were already darkened and my head was throbbing, so I closed my eyes tightly and touched my head.
*****
Baron Delrond awoke when I was almost done with the docunts.
"What ti is it now arghh!
Looking out of the dark window, Baron Delrond stood up from his seat in surprise.
Why is it so dark?
Because it is 8 oclock in the evening?
Then, why aren't you leaving work yet?
Because I'm not done
Baron Delrond, who approached with an angry look, took the docunt I was looking at.
Go ho before its too late, Sir Thebesa.
"I will when I finish"
Please go ho.
When Baron Delrond spoke with a terrifying look on his face, I couldn't refute any further and nodded.
Then Ill see you tomorrow.
"Yes. Be careful on your way ho.
As if being kicked out, I left the office and walked through the quiet hallway.
Ah, wait. Before I left, I should have asked the attendant to prepare a carriage.
Realizing that only after leaving the palace, I let out a small sigh.
I need to learn horseback riding quickly.
It's cumberso to ask the attendants to prepare a carriage every late hour. And it's also a nuisance to them.
After the banquet, I have so free ti, so I should learn how to ride a horse right away.
"Excuse ."
Just as an attendant passed by, I called him.
Im about to go ho. Could you please call a carriage?
"Of course. But I think it will take so ti, could you wait?
How long should I wait?
I think it will take about 30 minutes.
Hmm, 30 minutes?
It was an ambiguous ti to do sothing, but it was a waste of ti to just stand and wait.
Now that this has happened, shall I look for data on the establishnt of a child care institution?
The library was too far away, and the docunt storage room seed just right.
There might be at least one emperor who thought the sa as among all the previous emperors.
"Then I'll be in the docunt storage room. Will you call when it's ready?"
"Yes, I understand."
Thank you.
After asking the attendant a favor, I headed straight to the docunt storage room.
The docunts were well organized, but there were so many docunts that it was difficult to find what I was looking for.
I'll spend all 30 minutes just looking for it.
I'll just need to know where it is and co back tomorrow to see it.
Construction, establishnt, architecture
It was the ti when I was frantically looking around to see related data about institutions other than child care institution.
Click
I heard the door open.
Is the attendant here already?
I turned around to ask him to wait a little bit, but an unexpected person was standing there.
The person standing in front of the door was Kalian, not the attendant.
I looked at him in surprise.
"Your Majesty."
Kalian also looked surprised when he saw .
Why havent you gone ho yet?
I was about to go ho.
"Is that why you're here right now?"
Kalian frowned slightly as if told not to lie.
I really am. I was just looking through the docunts for a while while the carriage was being prepared.
"Carriage?"
Kalian tilted his head for a mont and then soon exclaid as if he had realized sothing.
Co to think of it, you didnt know how to ride a horse.
I apologize. I will learn it quickly.
"Ah, I'm not trying to bla you. I just forgot about it for a mont. By the way, what were you looking for?"
I was looking for data on the establishnt of a child care institution.
If it's that data, you wouldnt be able to find it here. None of the previous emperors ever thought of that.
That ans
It seems Your Majesty has already looked for it, too.
Kalian paused for a mont at my response, then smiled.
I always feel this, that the Lady is very quick-witted.
Is that a complint?
Yeah, I looked for it. Its been more than 10 years, though.
If it's 10 years ago, he would be only 18 years old.
When I was 18, let alone thinking like this, I was in a rush to deal with what was in front of .
The data I researched at that ti must still be there, do you want it?
Yes, please.
If it was given, I would be very grateful. I nodded my head right away.
Kalian took out a box that had been left unattended with a white layer of dust in the corner.
I thought he'd take so wads of paper out of the box and give them to , but I was wrong.
"Here you go."
He handed the whole box.
Is it possible that all the docunts in there are his research data?
My mouth was wide open at the huge amount, which was more than I thought.
Do you want to check the inside?
"Yes."
As soon as Kalian put the box down, he opened it and checked the inside.
Inside the box were a bunch of old papers.
It feels different to see it after a long ti.
His blue eyes quickly scanned the inside of the box.
As you can see, it's not organized at all. In addition, there must be a lot of things that aren't helpful since they're from 10 years ago.
"No. It will be very helpful.
You said that because you havent seen it yet.
Ah, co to think of it, he's right.
I smiled awkwardly and picked up anything I could grab.
The neat handwriting was Kalian's that I had been accustod to.
It is data about the location.
I skimd through it, but all of the selected locations were outside the capital.
Of course, it would.
The land price inside the capital is expensive, and it was a waste to spend it on this kind of thing.
If you see anything you dont know, ask .
Do you rember the contents of the data?
Isn't it sothing you researched 10 years ago?
Co to think of it, it seems I do.
Kalian smiled lightly and shrugged.
When will the carriage be ready?
"He said it would take about 30 minutes, so I think it's about 5 minutes left."
We wont have ti to go to the office.
Kalian thought for a mont and then nodded.
You can take these ho if you want.
But it belongs to the Imperial family, can I do that?
Imperial docunts were basically prohibited from being taken out of the Imperial Palace. This was why Baron Delrond worked in the Imperial Palace instead of going ho.
What do you an Imperial docunts? Its just my personal data.
Kalian snorted lightly.
So you can take it ho and read it. Of course, if you want to."
Of course, I wanted to, so I answered right away.
Thank you for your consideration.
At just the right ti, the attendant told that the carriage was ready.
Kalian was going to take the box himself, but the attendants who watched it couldn't stay still.
Your Majesty shouldn't do this!
Please leave this to us!
Kalian, who had the box stolen by his attendants, clicked his tongue.
Being the emperor changes their treatnt of .
When you were a prince, werent your attendants like this?
Although the treatnt of an emperor and a prince was different, wouldn't these trivial things be the sa?
They weren't.
When I asked out of curiosity, Kalian replied with a playful smile.
At that ti, I was completely ignored.
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