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Imperial Official Residence Building.

“I am Johan Harsen, who has taken the special wizard exam. I will be joining you on the next reconnaissance mission. Please take care of me.”

John, who had passed through the training ground and entered, bowed his head politely and greeted me.

The officers preparing for the upcoming reconnaissance mission to the lair were all at a loss for words.

‘crazy.’

‘What is it, saint?’

‘How could that happen?’

A face with perfectly sculpted proportions. The facial features, which gave off a noble and serene impression, were harmonious as if carefully sculpted by a first-class artist.

Her deep and delicate eyes resembled the surface of a clear, shining lake, and her pupils had a hazy yet sharp feeling, as if they held some kind of story.

He made it impossible for anyone to take their eyes off him. He had an appearance that made one wonder if he was really the same race.

“What are you all doing? You’re not even saying hello.”

At that moment when everyone had stopped, a large, muscular man approached Yohan with a cheerful smile.

“Welcome, Harsen Special Wizard. Can I call you Johan?”

“It’s okay. I feel more comfortable when you treat me so openly.”

“Haha! This guy is a sensible guy.”

The muscular man extended his large hand. John took it without changing his expression.

“Tersis Galectico. The second son of the Marquis of Galectico, and the second vice-captain of the Second Civil Service. Please take good care of me, Johan.”

“Please take care of me.”

Tersis, satisfied with John’s honest greeting, smiled and looked around at those who had stopped moving.

“Then let’s say hello. I have some documents to get approved.”

“Yes, Vice-Captain!”

“Ah, John. The captain is at the palace, so I will greet him at the welcoming party today.”

“Yes.”

Tersis laughed heartily and left the government building.

After a while, other officers approached and greeted John.

“Okay, please take care of me. My name is Casar.”

“Oh, Harsen Special Wizard? Welcome.”

“Welcome!”

There was an aura about John’s face that made it seem like he shouldn’t be approached, which made him feel a bit awkward, but the members of the Second Civil Service welcomed him.

“Please be kind. I don’t know where to put myself because you welcomed me so well. Thank you.”

Then, a knight walked forward and put his arm on John’s shoulder.

“Haha! Don’t keep your distance. You even got to know Vice-Chief Tersis’ name right away. You can call me Merdin.”

“I’m also John.”

As John and the others exchanged greetings, a red-haired woman approached him and smiled affectionately.

“Nice to meet you, Harsen Special Wizard. Can I call you Johan too?”

“… … .”

John’s face hardened coldly when he saw her face. It wasn’t unpleasant for a complete stranger to approach him without hesitation.

‘Violet Ratalene.’

Because she is a woman who ranks 5th among the people to be wary of in the future life.

‘I didn’t expect to meet you here.’

The eldest daughter of the Marquis of Ratalen, and a woman in love with Cassis Lenokhonen.

A woman who causes trouble because Cassis, who likes Francia, doesn’t look at her.

“Nice to meet you. You can call me John.”

“Your personality is as good as your handsome face.”

Violet chuckled.

“How about having a meal together? Anytime is fine.”

She tilted her head slightly and looked up at John. Her red hair flowed down to hang over her shoulders.

“Meal… …you say?”

“Yes. I’d like to have a glass of wine with you.”

Her foxy smile exuded a bewitching atmosphere. But John’s eyes did not waver at all.

“… I will go if you invite me.”

“Oh my, I didn’t know you’d accept it.”

Violet covered her mouth with her hand and sniffled again. Johan felt uncomfortable, but he couldn’t bring himself to refuse the offer.

Even though she was a first-class archmage and had a lower rank than him, he couldn’t ignore her civil servant skills.

‘Because it’s social life.’

If you reject someone outright, you might end up with a bad first impression. It would be better to hang out with them a bit at first and then reject them later.

Oh, I don’t care about how I look to her. I just care about what other people think of me.

“Then, please take care of me?”

“Please take good care of me too.”

Violet smiled meaningfully and gently stroked Johan’s shoulder. Her touch was sinister.

“… … .”

John glanced away and watched her back as she returned to her seat.

‘You were in the 2nd public office building. When I heard the rumors going around the social gathering, I thought you went to the 1st public office building where Cassis was.’

The reason she joined the civil service was not for a cause or something grand like protecting the empire. She simply joined because of Cassis and to get close to him.

‘It looks like things didn’t go as planned.’

To enter the First Civil Service, which is considered the most powerful position in the imperial family, a letter of recommendation from the imperial family is required.

That is also why Crown Prince Fedelian is the head of the Second Public Service Corps.

‘It’s going to get quite annoying after the reconnaissance mission.’

The day the first and second officers meet is during the Magul reconnaissance mission. That’s when Cassis will immediately take a liking to Francia.

Then Violet will start talking nonsense.

‘There is no way to block it in advance.’

You can’t just leave Francia out on reconnaissance missions, and you can’t keep her hidden while carrying her around. It might work at first, but she’ll get caught eventually.

Of course, it is possible that male protagonists like Cassis might not fall in love with Francia.

Because the future can change with the addition of the variable called Johan Harsen.

But John didn’t think that was very likely.

‘The first reason I fell in love with Francia was because of her beauty.’

The next reason is that it is a flower that does not break easily, which is why it arouses the male protagonists’ spirit of victory.

Normally, that would be enough to lose interest, but like crazy people, they don’t give up easily.

‘… I’ll think about this later. I guess I’ll have to say hello first.’

While John was greeting other public officials one by one.

There was a woman looking at his back with a completely frozen expression.

‘John? What happened just now?’

It was Francia.

I didn’t reject the bold approach of the 1st-class Ratalen magician sitting next to me.

Of course I can understand. Since it’s my first day at work, I have to make a good first impression.

but…….

‘Ugh…!’

She couldn’t stand the thought of her man being touched by another woman.

‘I’ll have to talk about it later.’

I should definitely tell her not to get close to other women.

Of course, I don’t think John would abandon me and have an affair.

The problem is… … .

‘What if other women decide to do the same thing as me?’

The problem was the women. What if they were like him, getting John drunk and sneaking him into bed?

John is extremely dangerous when he’s drunk. He’s half-asleep and can’t make sound decisions.

Even when we spent our first night together, he fell for me with just a little temptation and took me, so we can’t be sure that something like that won’t happen.

‘Besides, John is weak to alcohol.’

I get drunk after just one glass of wine. At the party that day, I passed out after four glasses.

You might think that just making them not drink alcohol would be enough – but that’s impossible because there’s going to be a party welcoming a new special wizard.

If it were Johan, he wouldn’t be able to refuse the drinks offered by his seniors. This is a part of social life, and Francia can’t protect him.

If things go that way, the information that he is weak to alcohol will be released, and other women may take advantage of his weakness like he did.

‘That’s when you have to be the most careful.’

I can’t be the kind of mother who would let her child go to the water. Francia steeled herself and vowed to strike out other vixen women.

one side.

While exchanging greetings, John’s sensitive senses sensed the coldness.

A cool sensation running down the back of your neck. The hair on your entire body stands on end.

‘…what?’

John looked around hurriedly. He saw Francia looking at him from behind.

The source of the coldness was her.

‘… That’s because I greeted Violet Ratalene so jokingly.’

There was no way that Johan, who had to be quick-witted since he was young, could not have figured out the reason.

‘Well, Francia would understand this much. It’s a part of social life.’

At that moment, Francia met Johan’s eyes, nodded once, and pointed in the direction with her eyes. It was the door leading out of the civil service building.

‘I guess you have something to say.’

John smiled and spoke to the officers.

“Oh, come to think of it, I left something outside. I’ll go out for a bit.”

“Ah… … Yes. Is that so… ?”

John smiled again and went out of the building.

“ and… … .”

The woman who received the greeting – 1st class magician Ludbeckia opened her mouth without realizing it.

‘He’s really handsome.’

* * *

Behind the Imperial Official Residence building.

Francia checked that no one was around and buried her face in Johan’s chest.

“… Francia?”

John was startled by her sudden contact, but he didn’t show it.

Francia looked up at him and smiled awkwardly.

“Ah, haha. It’s a long-awaited reunion. I wanted to meet just the two of us.”

“Ahh.”

If that’s the case, then I can understand. After all, it’s only been a month since we last met. Johan smiled and patted Francia’s head.

“How have you been for the past month?”

“Not at all… … .”

Francia buried her face in John’s chest again and sighed.

“Really… … there were a lot of annoying things. I was also sad because I couldn’t see Yohan.”

“Haha.”

John chuckled. Her childlike appearance was simply adorable.

“But didn’t it come right away?”

“That’s right. Honestly, I still can’t believe it. How did you learn super magic in just a month?”

“I tried to meet Francia again.”

He continued, saying,

“I must be acknowledged by the Duke as well.”

If you don’t do even the bare minimum in this reconnaissance test, everything will be ruined.

Not only would I not be able to be with Francia, I would also not be able to save my life.

“If it’s John, you can pass the test without any problems. Because it’s John, not anyone else.”

“Thank you for trusting me. I will try my best to live up to Francia’s expectations.”

“Huh, good.”

As Johan and Francia looked at each other and naturally closed their eyes, the sound of footsteps was heard.

“Uh.”

Reflexively, the two turned their heads in the direction of the sound. There was a man holding a cigarette.

“Ahem, I didn’t mean to peek. This is just a place I often come to smoke… … Oh, shit. Why is there a branch here?”

The man began to make excuses as if he found the atmosphere awkward.

“That, it seems like a secret, so I won’t tell anyone. Ahem, I’m a tight-lipped person? Oh, and I also have a lover who promised to propose to me after the next reconnaissance mission. Haha. I admit it’s hot. ”

Despite his excuses, Francia and Johan remained frozen and said nothing.

“Well, I guess I’ll go now. Haha! You can smoke cigarettes somewhere else. Share the good love!”

The man disappeared in an instant with silent footsteps.

“I got caught.”

Francia’s eyes darkened. Johan shrugged.

“It’s not really a secret, is it? No problem.”

In fact, it’s full of problems. If Crown Prince Fedelian finds out about this, he won’t leave Johan alone.

But he wasn’t afraid. How could he possibly handle a special magician who entered his official office? Even Crown Prince Sari knew how to use his brain, so he wouldn’t mess with him easily.

‘At best, he’ll make a fuss.’

Now that he had mastered the super magic and the Book of Disaster, he had nothing to fear. What if a master-level knight were after him?

Francia apologized, pouting.

“… I’m sorry. I was being childish.”

“It’s been a while since I’ve seen you, so that’s understandable.”

John didn’t care at all. Instead, he stroked Francia’s head as if to comfort her and hugged her closer.

“By the way, didn’t you have something to say?”

“Uh, how did you know that?”

“I saw that you had a lot to say in your eyes earlier.”

“Ah.”

Francia blushed and looked away.

“The members of the Second Civil Service will gather soon to hold a welcoming party for John.”

Her expression hardened.

“You have to be careful with alcohol at that time. If other female officers find out that Yohan has a low alcohol tolerance, they will target him like me─”

“Are you aiming for?”

“No, no? Haha. Slip of the tongue, slip of the tongue! Hmm. Anyway, be careful with alcohol?”

John had a moment of doubt about Francia’s words, but he didn’t bother to dig into it. She was in a state of confusion right now, so it was understandable that she would make a slip of the tongue.

“I will be careful with alcohol… ”

“Even if the vice-captain tells you to do a one-shot, you can’t do it?”

“I know.”

John smiled faintly. Only then did Francia loosen her stiff face, as if she felt relieved.

“Okay. I have a lot more to say, but I’ll save that for later.”

“You chose well. You have plenty of time.”

Johan and Francia looked at each other, smiled bashfully, and went back inside the building.

And that night, a party was held at the Second Imperial Residence to welcome John.

… … The female officers of the 2nd Civil Service were quietly watching him.