episode_0075

Five men and women are gathered in a dark room.

“An order came from Nicaea.”

Men and women in their 20s to 50s of various ages and gender ratios are gathered here.

“The goal is… to assassinate Emperor Theodora and take Princess Joy to Nicaea.”

When a man in his 50s said that, there was a strange silence in the room.

“I don’t think it will be easy. Only high-ranking servants may enter the Gold Area except for cleaning.”

When the woman in her 20s answers, the woman in her 40s agrees.

“And when you enter the gold area. Unless you are a member of the royal family, guards search your body strictly.”

A man in his 50s says that.

“I don’t think it will be easy, but the contract must be kept.”

They are a group of assassins who signed a contract with Nicaea.

This is a group that does dirty work for the Kingdom of Nicaea in return for a large sum of money.

A man in his 40s comes between them.

“Then. How about splitting Zhao in two, poisoning the emperor, and then immediately kidnapping Princess Zhao? If we only kidnap Princess Joy, there will be no need for weapons.”

At those words, a man in his 50s gets lost in thought and shakes his head.

“No. It is impossible to poison the emperor. Here are Mary’s foxes.”

Princess Mary’s favorite maid.

They previously took assassin lessons and are quite famous people in this industry.

“They will inspect the food in advance, and if they are caught, the vigil will be tight at that time.”

When everyone quieted down at those words, a man in his 50s continued to speak.

“First of all, we will have to assassinate and kidnap at the same time. Because kidnapping Princess Joy is not work.”

At that time, a man in his 30s comes forward and speaks.

“The current emperor spends a lot of time in the Archduchy and the Gold Area, except when doing official work. There are a lot of guards in the Grand Duchy, so assassination seems risky. How about the Gold Area instead?”

A woman in her 20s comes forward and speaks.

“It is impossible to lurk in the gold area. If there are only a few people who write an entry list and leave, it will be a problem.”

A man in his 50s comes forward and speaks.

“How could a bribe not work?”

At those words, a woman in her 20s shakes her head resolutely.

“I think it will be difficult.”

As the man in his 50s pondered over those words, a man in his 20s came forward and spoke.

“Then let’s look into it a little more and make a plan.”

“That would be good. Let everyone know. In history, there is no such thing as a person who cannot be killed. So… everyone, do your best to prepare.”

Everyone nods at those words.

***

A cafeteria in Roman.

“Lucius! Thank you so much. Working at the Ministry of Education? It’s every academy student’s dream, right?”

When Müller thanked me, I nodded.

“That’s right. It was difficult to persuade His Highness the Archduke.”

I decided to play around with this a bit and get some drinks tonight.

“I thought you’d forgotten about us because you’ve been doing well recently. As expected, Lucius! Are you loyal?”

I swallow my tears internally at Maximilian’s words.

It was really… it was so hard that I was dying.

I say this because I feel bad seeing Maximilian saying such scandalous things.

“Ho? You don’t want to work at the Grand Duke’s Office?”

Maximilian says, embarrassed by my words.

“Ah~ I’m sorry. Did my words offend you? It’s my fault. I already think I’m going to die because of my student loans… Please help me! Lucius.”

Maximilian said, almost crying.

“Okay! Don’t cry, you bastard.”

The brown-haired Müller, who is over 180 cm tall, and the impressive man with black hair and large glasses who appears to be only 170 cm tall are Maximilian.

These two people will be the employees of the new Ministry of Education.

“The Archduke will come in a little while. So, are you able to work unconditionally, kindly, and for a long time? I’m going to ask you if you have good physical strength, but when I ask you, I just nod my head.”

The two of them say what I say as if it were obvious.

“It’s natural to bet on the front… but what does it mean if you have good physical strength on the back?”

When Müller asks what I said, as if he is puzzled, I sigh and say,

“That’s it…”

Because I have to go to work even after staying up all night for several days.

However, if you keep saying this, he will run away right away, so he turns around and tells you.

“If you work at that department, you will receive hospitality from many places… so you must have good physical strength.”

What is it like to go out to receive entertainment?

When you work until dawn, where is the bird that goes out to receive entertainment?

In fact, sometimes high-ranking people who visit the Grand Duke’s office send me love calls asking me to have a drink…

No joke, I don’t have time to go.

After working all night for 6 days a week, on my day off…

I’m busy sleeping at home all day.

“Really? Well… a lot of very high-ranking people will come to the Grand Duke’s Department. Then have you been to many noble houses?”

Brother Müller says, his eyes shining, as if he was taken aback by my words.

I’ve been there. I have been to many places for search and seizure.

In fact, high-ranking nobles who have committed embezzlement or tax evasion are subject to search and seizure by the Grand Duchy.

“Of course. Do you remember the foul at the academy?”

Paul, who runs the richest company in the empire, is the youngest son of a duke and is a bully who bullies his peers at the academy.

“You know! Don’t even talk. This isn’t the only thing I’ve suffered from him.”

Maximilian speaks in a voice full of anger at my words.

“Oh… I still get hot just thinking about that bastard.”

Even professors found it difficult to stop foul language from harassing students at the academy.

The reason is because he is the son of a powerful noble family.

Professors, who are overwhelmingly commoners, try to protect themselves as much as possible, and all they do is listen to professors from this race that are slightly free from imperial law.

However, when I tried to kick him out, I was told that he had received a bribe from the president, so I heard that he is still in school.

“That foul dad is going to die when he sees me?”

In fact, Paul’s father, Heinrich, visited recently in connection with tax evasion.

It’s a visit. Because I didn’t want to be accused, I came on my own and offered a bribe to the Archduke, but instead decided to steadily pay the taxes and fines that were all overdue.

If you combine tax evasion with bribery, even nobles cannot avoid prison.

If you are unlucky, your territory may be confiscated.

The Archduke didn’t want to make a big deal out of this, so he sentenced me to a large fine, and as I was coming out, I ran into him.

-You look young. He must be similar to my son.

-Ah… I knew Paul from the academy.

-Hehe… I didn’t know Paul had a great friend like you. Please come visit the Duke’s house sometime.

Paul’s father must be happy by now because I heard that the fine has increased significantly since I went to the Archduke to inform him of the Duke’s request to see us separately.

Well, I saw him a few times at the imperial palace after that, but he couldn’t impose any restrictions on me.

Because the Archduke is behind me.

“Well… because it’s that major study area.”

The grand duke who rules the empire.

The head of that institution, the Archduke.

As seen from the outside now.

The empire thinks that the archduke rules by ruthlessly pressuring the emperor, but in reality, the archduke is pressuring the emperor and teaching him how to govern the country.

“Phew… I’m nervous. Aren’t you nervous, Müller?”

Müller speaks as if he is shaking at Maximilian’s words.

“I’m nervous… There’s no way I’m not nervous…”

I smile at their appearance.

“Everyone told me not to worry? I said it well.”

I told you well that you are a great slave.

It’s hard to hide my smile because I think my job will be a little easier if these two come in.

However, Brother Müller speaks in a condescending manner without even realizing my feelings.

“If I become minister, I will treat myself properly.”

The dream is too ambitious… How much are you willing to suffer if you become a minister?

It is said that Minister of Finance Frank was extremely upset at a recent cabinet meeting.

– As I said, this is how we brought in the money for the establishment of the Ministry of Intelligence. Contrary to your concerns, the Grand Duchy’s finances are still plentiful.

I heard that the Archduke harshly threw a bombshell at the Minister who opposed the establishment of the Ministry of Information due to financial soundness.

-Let’s lower the tax ceiling amount proposed a while ago, and let’s go for a plan to unify the types of taxes.

Due to a sudden large number of orders, we have to prepare a new tax reform plan from that day… I guess this isn’t usually difficult.

“Huh?! Over there is the imperial carriage.”

After listening to Brother Müller, I look outside and see a gorgeous imperial carriage.

And soon, I make eye contact with the Archduke who enters the cafeteria.

“Your Highness comes here.”

My words attract the attention of the audience to us.

“So, you’re saying these are the empire’s hidden talents?”

Devian says, extending his hand to Brother Müller.

Müller holding hands.

“Meet His Highness the Archduke! It’s called Müller.”

“Okay, nice to meet you. If this guy is Müller, then you must be Maximilian.”

The Archduke said so and extended his hand to Maximilian.

“Meet His Highness the Archduke!”

After the greeting, the Grand Duke sits down and speaks.

“Give me the resume you have prepared.”

When the two people submitted their resumes, the Grand Duke glanced at them lightly and said,

“So, they both graduated from the academy?”

The two people nod their heads at those words.

“Good. I heard Maximilian is a magic engineer. What did you mainly study?”

Maximilian speaks in a loud voice at those words.

“I studied the topic of heat control using magic circuits at the academy!”

The Archduke’s eyes light up at those words.

“You’re amazing at such a young age. I heard Müller graduated from the academy with excellent grades.”

In fact, although Müller is not the academy’s top graduate, he has never missed the top rankings.

After quite a bit of conversation, the Archduke smiles brightly and says:

“Good. I will hire both of you in the Ministry of Education.”

Just like that, the two new slaves, no, two people also came to work at our Grand Duchy.