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Rumbling—

Among the several phones in the director’s office, the one located at the head of the table rang.

It is the Imperial Prime Minister’s direct line, also known as a hotline.

“Yes, it’s Zeke.”

“day tax.”

“Of course.”

Of course you are the old man. It’s a direct transfer.

“Thank you for your hard work on this matter.”

“Yes, you worked hard.”

“Is that young man named Robben useful?”

“I will listen carefully. Because I’m holding the leash.”

“Then the Defense Bureau also became part of this line.”

The political structure of the empire includes not only the ruling party and the opposition party, but also a ‘line’ between each member of parliament. In particular, heads of administrative agencies who do not belong to a specific party fall into this line.

The existing director of the National Defense Bureau, the raccoon old man, was not in line with the prime minister. So, they openly checked me, the prime minister, and made a fuss.

However, since I am holding the leash on Robben, who has become the new director, he has practically become the Prime Minister’s line.

“From now on, you will bake and boil it yourself. The head is a flower garden, so if you coax it enough, it will grow on its own.”

“It’s still a long way off from my birthday, but I can’t believe I received a gift like this. I’m so happy, hehehe.”

I have no interest in politics at all. The reason I put Robben in the position of director was purely for my convenience.

Now that Robben has become director, my goal has been achieved, so I can roughly hand it over to the Prime Minister and he will use it as he pleases.

“I received such a big gift, so I guess I should give something in return.”

“Please increase the budget. Our finance director is about to fall down with a vase.”

“Do you want to increase it further?”

The Prime Minister asked back as if he was dumbfounded.

Considering the size of the bureau, the current budget could actually be considered excessive, but what can we do about the shortfall?

“Recently, a pixie caused a ruckus. In addition, the number of fixies under management has increased, and the number of employees has also increased, so it is time to slowly increase the budget. At that time, corruption broke out in the Defense Bureau, so I think it would be okay to take it from there?”

“Huh… It’s not that easy, but wouldn’t it be difficult for you to save some money? I see that the labor costs for employees are considerable… ”

“This is a job where you never know when you might die, so you have to pay a lot of money.”

“Hmm… I understand that there were almost no deaths among the bureau’s employees… ”

“That’s because I’m competent.”

Only recently has the pixies been able to successfully attack the area and it has become relatively safe, but in the past, it was no different from a battlefield. Dozens of people died every day, and every time that happened, a retrieval had to be done.

Thanks to this, very few people have died so far, but there are quite a few employees who have left the company due to serious disabilities or mental aftereffects. Because retry also has its limits.

The only way to keep employees in this dangerous workplace is money and welfare. So, I added all kinds of allowances and bonuses to the fixed civil servant salary, doubling the actual salary by two to three times.

It’s not my money anyway, so there’s no reason to save it.

“Budget… I will consider it positively.”

“Isn’t that turning around and rejecting it?”

“Hmm, I said I would look into it.”

It’s so difficult for this old man to raise the budget… I guess.

If you spend your tax money incorrectly, people will criticize you from all directions.

Of course, that is the Prime Minister’s matter and not my business.

If you don’t upload it, we’ll go on strike.

“By the way, when will you come to Tarkis?”

The Prime Minister changed his words. A question I ask every time I occasionally contact you. It’s not like my parents are waiting for me in some hometown, but I ask them to at least show their faces sometimes.

It’s not a heartwarming reason like he cherishes me like his own child. It was purely to introduce him to his daughter.

Is it for political reasons or just because I like it? The Prime Minister wants to make me his son-in-law. He’s so persistent that he doesn’t give up even when I tell him I’m dating Rupiah.

What’s even more shocking is that the daughter usually dislikes this kind of arranged marriage, but the daughter is said to be more proactive.

I’m really going crazy.

Anyway, I’m not a heroine, so there’s no reason for me to get involved with another woman, so I just refuse every time.

“I decline to introduce your daughter. Isn’t it time to give up?”

“Hehe… Since you say that, I guess you don’t know yet.”

“Yes?”

Normally, I would have insisted that we only meet once, but something completely unexpected came out.

“My daughter praised you a lot. They said he was more handsome than I heard.”

“Wait a minute. Sir, what is that… ”

“I heard you get along quite informally with your employees? Thanks to you, I’m glad that you seem to be getting along well with my daughter.”

What the fuck?

“Young Master, isn’t it? Oh no way. There was no way I would have sent my daughter to a job where she could die at any moment. Right?”

“There is no parent in the world who can beat their child.”

Who the fuck is it?

From what you’re saying, does it seem like you’re an employee who joined the company fairly recently?

No, if this old man is like this, he may have already planted it years ago and is only now speaking out.

“It was the scariest news I heard this year.”

“You made the Director of the Management Bureau scary. It’s a life’s achievement, hehehe.”

Sick. If I had known this would happen, I would have known the details of the Prime Minister’s daughter a long time ago.

I didn’t even hear what it looked like because I didn’t want to give them any room in the first place, but I never thought the escape route would be blocked by the iron wall I built.

“Please take good care of my daughter from now on. They say you have a lover, but isn’t there something like that? It’s called an office wife.”

“The Imperial Chancellor should not encourage adultery. Are you senile?”

“The time has come.”

“What would become of me if I admit that?”

“No matter what, he will be my son-in-law.”

“I will hang up.”

I hung up on the elderly old man.

Anyway, doing that damn thing means the business is over.

“Ugh… The Prime Minister is acting like that and the country is in shambles.”

Should I have joined Robben’s coup?

*

*

After the phone call with the Prime Minister, Mariela came and reported on the cleanup.

All of the core personnel of the Rud Zetas, including their leader Kenzo, have been wiped out, and Mr. Leger’s Fresco family is planning to eat up all of their territory.

The Liberator has also suffered a great blow as its core personnel have been wiped out, and will remain quiet until it gathers its strength again.

There was a lot of additional content, but my mind was preoccupied elsewhere, so I couldn’t really listen to it.

‘How does the bet work?’

The bet I made with Mariela was to guess the gender of the mastermind. However, if the person behind it is Robben, I win, and if it is Banshee, Mariela wins.

Banshee wouldn’t have taken the lead in everything, but Robben wouldn’t have been able to do it on his own.

First of all, Mariela doesn’t know about Banshee’s Gift, so she probably only knows the mastermind as Robben. Whether it’s Roddy or Robben, you’d think they lost anyway because they’re both men.

‘I should just stay quiet.’

There is no remorse in my conscience, which has already been ruined.

“This is the end of what to report.”

Before I knew it, the report was over. I skipped everything from the middle, but looking at Mariela’s expression, it seemed like there was nothing particularly important or dangerous on the agenda.

I listened to the sound of Mariela organizing documents as ASMR and thought about my future schedule.

‘I stopped by the North Sanctuary and also met Ryuka, so now all I have to do is go to The Sunny Land with Veronica.’

In order to get as much rest as possible before the next incident occurs, you need to quickly get rid of your backlogged schedule.

In that sense, when should I go to The Snowy Land?

I’ll have to think about it slowly.

*

*

Mariela returns to the director’s office.

While I was rolling around on the sofa and enjoying the solitude, the window opened.

Why do they leave the door open and go in and out through the window? Anyway, Bir returned.

“I’ve been there, master.”

“It came quickly.”

I thought it would come this evening or tomorrow at the earliest, but it came back fairly quickly, as if it had flown through the sky.

“Good job, Bir. Thanks to you, things went smoothly.”

From assassinating the head of the National Defense Bureau and manipulating the scene to threatening the deputy director and exposing corruption. Bir was able to cleanly handle the problem, which would have gone completely wrong if even one thing failed.

Bir responded to my compliment by simply bowing his head.

“Yes. Well done, I should give you a reward. Is there anything you want?”

“What you want… ”

Bir thought for a moment and shook his head.

“I’m not sure what I want. Instead, I have a question.”

“What is it?”

“…Master, I don’t know what I can do for you to continue to need me… I’m curious.”

I was wondering if you wanted to know my three sizes, but what kind of question is this?

This is a strange situation where the person on the receiving end is asking what they should do, even though they clearly said they would give the award.

Are you anxious about being abandoned?

“I don’t have it?”

Bir’s eyes widened at my simple answer.

It’s been a while since I saw Bir’s surprised face. I saw a precious scene.

“Don’t misunderstand. Bir, because it means it’s okay for you to do nothing. Just following orders like this in the first place is something I should be thankful for.”

If you say this to other heroines, there is a high possibility that they will make you feel embarrassed. However, this is a necessary statement for Bir, who often becomes serious alone and treats himself as a tool.

“…Master, are you saying that you need me even if I don’t do anything?”

“No, it’s not a question of whether it’s necessary or not… yes. Bir, if possible, would you like to remain by my side?”

“Yes. I will serve you master until the end of my life.”

“It’s not because I need it, it’s just because you want to do it, right?”

“Because I want to..?”

Bir rolled his eyes with an expressionless face.

Then, as if he had come to a conclusion, he nodded and said.

“Yes. It seems so.”

“Me too. The reason I keep you by my side is not because I need to, but because I want to.”

“……”

Bir’s expression subtly distorted for some reason, and then he frowned.

“What’s wrong?”

“The face… It moves as it pleases, and it prevents it from moving.”

“Want to try not to block it?”

Bir’s face slowly relaxes. And the corners of the mouth rise little by little.

Bir was laughing a little.

“Oh, Bir, you laughed!”

“Ugh… uh? Did I laugh?”

At the moment when I was purely happy because I felt like I had cleared a difficult challenge,

[Bir’s strategy progress has increased. (100 -> 125%) Acquire 125 strategy points]

‘What?’

Why is this going up?

Isn’t 100% the end?

I opened the final goal again.

[Make all heroines’ strategy progress to 100%.]

First of all, the goal itself has not changed and is clearly stated as 100%.

‘no way… Is it really like a hidden achievement?’

In short, it’s free points, right? It’s a mess.

He listens well, doesn’t cause accidents, does all the housework, cooks well, gets things done well, and even gets free points.

“Ha, this guy is truly amazing.”

I suddenly hugged Bir and roughly stroked her head.

Bir’s favor stack has steadily accumulated, and now he has changed from a useful guy to an amazing guy.

Maybe I’ll fall in love just a little longer?

“Ah… that… Thank you.”

Bir stiffened and expressed his gratitude.

*

*

Interview room on the 3rd floor of the office building. I’m having coffee time with Kyra, the head of human resources.

The cafe employees who had gone on vacation had not yet returned, so the two of us were sipping canned coffee.

“You didn’t manipulate the order, did you?”

“No. The list was created through a fair method.”

“Hmm… ”

The coffee time list is managed by Kyra. So, it would be possible to tweak the order as much as you like.

I’m not sure if it was really done fairly. If it were Kyra, I think she would have committed fraud knowingly or unknowingly.

“What are you doing this weekend, Director? Are you going to have a leisurely time like usual?”

“Well, there is nothing in particular. why? Should I ask you out on a date?”

“If I apply, will you accept it?”

“No.”

Kyra pouted at my firm refusal.

What a date. There’s no way that would happen unless I go crazy.

If you clumsily go on a date with one person, and other employees protest, you may end up having to take turns going on dates like coffee breaks.

Kyra said in a grumpy voice.

“I’m planning to go out this weekend.”

“No different from usual.”

Kairang, Sophie, and Erica, collectively known as the HR trio, always go out together every weekend.

He plays so well that I feel like he is truly living a happy life, and on the one hand, I am even envious of him.

I thought I would have fun like that when I went to college, but the reality was that I was trapped in this trash game.

“It’s different this time. I’m going to Disneyland. Perhaps because it was the off-season, there were a lot of tickets left.”

“Hmm? Are tickets sold out?”

“Didn’t you know?”

Kyra looked puzzled, as if he was genuinely asking something obvious.

‘The only amusement park I’ve ever been to in my life was Lotte World, so how could I know?’

Sometimes, when it comes to light that I’ve lived in poverty like this, I feel really unfair.

‘Then, are the facilities inside really different from Lotte World? I just thought there was a roller coaster, a Viking, something like that.’

The Snowy Land, which I thought was just a place to hang out, has turned into an unknown space.

It gets annoying when you make a mistake and Veronica complains that it’s invalid.

“Kyra, have you been to The Sunny Land often?”

“I’ve been there often. Not often, though.”

Since you’ve been there often, you probably know better than me.

From buying tickets to arranging transportation to planning schedules, I have to hand it all over to Kyra. While I was leaving, I also passed on Birr, who would secretly follow me anyway.

When you don’t know something, you should pass it on to someone who knows better.

As the annoying things disappeared one by one, I thought it wouldn’t be a bad idea to go to Snowy Land.

The only thing I’m worried about is that this game doesn’t let me heal.

In particular, in the case of Veronica, she is approaching 100%, and going out with the two of them naturally means that something will happen.

Although this is the end of the strategy, it is still A grade. Something big-scale will happen like this coup.

‘Was the slogan of Thesney Land a fantasy land where dreams and hopes live?’

A grand party taking place in a fantasy land.

I’m really looking forward to it.