Civil Servant in a Romance Fantasy

The lower one rolls when the upper one points – 4

A cherry blossom petal gently landed on the cookie he was holding in his hand. Blow lightly through your mouth, and the wind blows through the air. It was like seeing pink rain when it blended with other cherry blossom petals.

‘It’s pretty.’

I don’t know how long it’s been since I’ve seen cherry blossoms like this. I wasn’t the type to like flower viewing in the first place. I calmly looked at the pink rain and took a bite of the cookie. Cookies are delicious too.

I turned my gaze slightly and looked at the members. A person holding a sandwich or toast and eating it. Those with high-end appetites might be able to eat it, and they were eating well without distorting their expressions. If you eat well, why are you eating cookies?

Thanks to that, Louise’s cookies, which no one else eats, naturally became my responsibility. These five who grit and don’t eat are amazing, but Louise who makes them stand up is also amazing. Are you saying that if there is someone who eats even one, that’s enough reason to make one? It’s a great belief.

In the meantime, a cherry blossom petal dancing in the air stuck to Louise’s head. Looking at it like that, her hair is really the color of cherry blossoms. Even in this world that boasts free-spirited hair colors, it is rare to have such neat pink hair.

“I can’t tell the difference between a flower and a sister, so now I know.”

‘Oh my God.’

As she reached out to remove the cherry blossom petals from Louise’s hair, she quietly looked away from Tanian as she spoke.

Tanian has lived his entire life in the closed Holy Church. You probably don’t have a talent for heart-throbbing romantic expressions. Still, when I said that I would work hard, I felt miserable that the level was so low.

“Thank you.”

Louise said thank you with an awkward smile as if she was embarrassed to hear that in front of her face. Tanian nodded his head as if he was satisfied with such a reaction. The standard of happiness is really low. Does it mean that life is happy if there is no greed? Of course I don’t want to live like that.

“Because he’s a priest, his expression is old-fashioned!”

Routis laughed and slapped Tanian on the back several times. Is that old fashioned? What is the old school that I knew so far?

“Ryutis, don’t tease me too much.”

I was relieved to see Ainter stop the luteus with a smile. Yes, the old fashion that I know is still alive and well. Alas, I was relieved. Maybe it’s because I’ve been on edge lately, I didn’t even notice a light joke.

“Brother, is it okay if I don’t eat anything else?”

“Oh. This is enough.”

Louisé, who was watching the members’ conversation with a smile, suddenly spoke to me. I’m going to give you the sandwich I was sneakily holding, but this is really enough. After I sat down under the cherry tree and laid out my lunchbox, I was eating cookies nonstop. Can we eat them all before we return to the academy?

“Other things are delicious…”

“I like this the best, so it’s okay.”

So don’t push further. One sandwich costs six cookies…

I naturally turned my gaze to the air and avoided Louise’s gaze. Hey, the cherry blossoms are pretty.

***

I declined the sandwich and stared at my older brother Karl who was taking the cookie back into his mouth. It seems that my brother didn’t notice the gaze because he was looking at the cherry blossoms.

‘It must be tasteless.’

I am not stupid either. I know very well that the cookies I make don’t taste good. Even the members who always treat me with a smile try to awkwardly avoid Cookie when they see me.

Of course, it doesn’t really mean that you can’t make cookies. If that was the case, I wouldn’t have been able to teach the members how to bake. The basics are fine. I just want to go beyond the basics and make my own unique cookie. That’s why I tried various things, and various tasteless results came out.

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Nevertheless, Karl’s brother in front of me always ate the results. Even though it must be tasteless, there is no sign of dislike. As if he rather cheered me on, he ate every day.

‘A good person.’

As I said to Erich in the past, I think of Karl’s older brother as a good person. Even if he looks cold and blunt on the outside, his true nature comes out in his words and actions. When I first met my older brother. The gaze sent by the older brother to Erich was the image of an ideal older brother who was concerned about his younger brother.

I thought that was my brother’s true nature. No matter how thorough he is, he can’t control his unconscious expression, and if he had the acting ability to do that, he would have been kind to Erich on the outside. A person with poor expressions, that was his first impression of his older brother.

And after that, I never thought of my older brother. He said he stayed at the academy for work reasons, but he didn’t think it would have anything to do with me. Just come and go and say hello when you meet. That was just about it. Until you create a club.

When you have gathered the minimum number of three people, but you have not been able to create a club because you have not been able to find an advisor that you thought would be simple. I couldn’t hide my sadness. The confectionery club that I wanted even before entering the school ended up disappearing in vain.

“You don’t have to look any further. I’ll be the advisor.”

How happy I was when my older brother Carl told me that he would serve as my advisor. Looking back, I smiled broadly to the point of embarrassing myself, and bowed my head several times to express my gratitude. Seeing that, the older brother patted him on the shoulder, and then he turned and went away.

My older brother, who became a club advisor, always took care of us meticulously. Even so, he showed no sign of condescension or hardship. Like he did what he was supposed to do.

For me, who was being treated embarrassingly by Erich and other members, seeing him take a step back and watch over me was a great comfort. It was as if the older brother he had longed for had supported him from behind.

From then on, I began to look at my older brother Carl, feeling as if I had an older brother I could rely on. What you do, where you go Is there anything I can give you in return?

“It’s delicious. I can sell it.”

“If it remains, I will take care of it. Put it here.”

I was the one who received the most consideration. In case I was offended, he always ate cookies. Thanks to that, I was able to make decent cookies these days because I gained confidence.

‘…Yes, wouldn’t it be better than before? A little…?’

My older brother says everything is delicious, so I can’t tell if the taste has changed.

As I was about to smile slightly out of gratitude and apologetic heart, I bit my lip slightly as I remembered what happened yesterday. Irina’s question about her older brother reminded her of her, and when she brought up her story, she tried to pass it on. It seemed like he was hiding something, and in the end he didn’t tell me until the very end.

It was a pity that there was a relationship between my best friend and an older brother I could rely on that I didn’t know about, and that they wouldn’t tell me about it. Of course, my brother had no obligation to inform me, but I couldn’t help but feel sad.

As I looked at my brother with dissatisfied eyes, it was only then that Karl’s brother’s gaze turned to me, as if he had noticed my gaze.

“Why?”

“I’d like a cookie too!”

At those words, Karl’s older brother handed me a cookie he had just heard about. I didn’t take the cookie with my hand and bit it with my mouth.

Looking at my older brother’s eyes shaking as if he was flustered, I saw myself smiling. For some reason, my sad heart subsided and I felt better.

***

The inspector’s quarters after returning from a picnic. Exhausted, I sat down on the bed and sighed.

Suddenly, I almost had a 1:5 duel at the picnic area. The eyes of the five were so stingy at Louise’s sudden prank. It would have hurt a lot if the glare had physical force…

‘Why is he suddenly?’

I didn’t know that Louise would suddenly bite the cookie in my hand. Seeing her smile at the same time, I wondered if they had become close enough to play pranks on me. Not particularly bad news, but there are five witnesses.

After washing my face, I lay down on the bed. It wasn’t even a day or two that Louise was active in an unexpected direction, so even if she thought about it, she couldn’t figure out why. Anyway, if we meet tomorrow in the club room, we will greet each other energetically as if nothing happened.

And just as he was about to fall asleep, the communication tool he had thrown on the desk emitted light and showed off his presence. It was purple.

…? Purple?

“This sh*t!”

I hurriedly ran and received a call from the communication port. Then the face of an old man greeted me.

– Long time no see, Inspector General. I heard the news that I was staying at the academy right away, but I was late in saying my regards. A lot of hard work.

“No. Not much to say. I’m just doing my job for the Empire.”

– Indeed. The patriotism of the manager is always admirable.

I laughed awkwardly as the old man burst into laughter.

The old man who made the call is the minister of the Imperial Household Ministry, who is in charge of affairs related to the imperial family and is the number one administrative department in the empire. In short, it is the pinnacle of imperial civil service. On top of that, there is only the royal family, the crazy endgame king.

Although he is not my direct superior in the organization chart, the fact that this old man, who is like the mouth of the imperial family, has contacted me means that the imperial family’s will has come down. It’s coming, it’s coming…

– Yes, I’m glad you look healthy. His Highness, the Crown Prince, was also sorry that the manager was dispatched to a distant land. I wonder if he will experience discomfort in a foreign country.

“Your Majesty’s benevolence reaches the entire empire, so what’s wrong with me?”

– His Majesty’s benevolence indeed covers the whole world, but isn’t it because the order of the empire is maintained because of the hard work of loyal subjects like the general?

“That’s too much praise.”

– Haha, too much praise. This isn’t just my opinion, it’s something that His Highness the Crown Prince also agreed with. He said that the manager’s hard work for the empire must be done, but his loyalty is truly admirable.

The Minister of the Ministry of the Interior laughed lightheartedly like the old man next door, but I felt cold sweat running down my back. I expected it, but it was because the prince’s orders were delivered more directly than I thought.

The true meaning of this word, which seems to be a simple virtue, is as follows. If you interpret the discomfort as the third prince, Ainter’s move, the imperial order as the stability of the imperial family and the succession, and my hard work as the exciting purge work, the correct answer will come out right away.

= Keep an eye on the third prince and deal with it in case of emergency.

‘It must be crazy.’

Fortunately, conditional processing, not immediate processing, is possible. That said, I will leave it entirely up to you. Since he hadn’t seen blood in the meantime, it seems that the crown prince also developed a sense of mercy.

“I am sorry for your undeserved words. I will do my best not to betray the trust of the Crown Prince.”

In response, the Minister of the Palace nodded with a smile on his face.

– I will definitely pass on the loyalty of the manager to His Highness the Crown Prince.

“Thank you.”

– I’m sorry this old man contacted you all of a sudden. Then get some rest.

A communication tool that lost contact and lost its light. I let out a small sigh and threw the communication phrase back onto the desk.

‘Even the crown prince sucks.’

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Now I have to watch Ainter as the 3rd prince, not just a runner in the scramble for Louise.

It’s a headache. Damn it