Civil Servant in a Romance Fantasy

I didn’t ask you to come to my house – 1

The Imperial Household Ministry ranks first among the administrative departments of the Empire. It’s a department that takes care of the imperial family’s affairs and acts as a secretary, but if it’s not number one, that’s even more strange.

Rather, if the emperor were to raise another department to first place, they would all rush to the imperial palace and beg for it to be reclaimed. Since the status of the palace is directly related to the authority of the imperial family, it is a show to test loyalty.

And since the palace boasts such status and authority, people who do not belong to the palace are very reluctant to go to the palace building. The emperor personally congratulates him when something good happens, but when something bad happens, he beats it with excitement through the palace.

‘It’s gone.’

But I ended up in the palace. Of course, it’s fortunate that I didn’t come here to offend the emperor and get beaten up, but I just avoided the worst. I am now going to be ridiculed by all the people under the emperor.

I took a quick look around the government building and saw many dazzling carriages. A carriage that ministers of each department ride. But the numbers aren’t unusual. Could it be that I am the last one?

‘Damn it.’

Although they are nobles with heavy hips, they moved quickly, probably because it was a problem involving the prince. Still, there were still 30 minutes left until the meeting time, but I didn’t expect to gather already.

As I hurriedly entered the government building, a person joined me as if I had been waiting.

“I’ll see you.”

“Have you all gathered?”

“His Highness, the Crown Prince, hasn’t come yet.”

It’s fortunate. It is better to be stigmatized as a manager who is later than a minister than a subordinate who is later than the crown prince.

“This is it.”

The place we arrived after receiving the guidance was the conference room. It’s a huge space for a place where only a little over 10 people gather. However, considering the titles of each person gathered here, it is only natural.

I took a deep breath and knocked on the door of the conference room. Now, when I open this door and enter, I become the weakest.

– Smart

“I am the head of the inspection department.”

“Come in.”

At the reply of the Minister of the Palace, I carefully opened the door and entered. Then, nine pairs of gazes caught in an instant.

A normal welcoming look, an uninspired look, a displeased look, and a tired look. Thanks to the high-ranking people who greeted me with different eyes, my mind is already dizzy.

“Is the Inspector General here?”

A gray-haired old man full of wrinkles opened his mouth as he adjusted his glasses. An elder of the Empire’s political world who holds the position of mayor of Jedo Ausen.

“I thought you wouldn’t be able to come because you’re being dispatched, but you’ve come.”

“How could I miss a place discussing major events?”

“I thought you were absent because you didn’t come until the end.”

The mayor’s eyes were full of displeasure as he snorted lightly. He was a person who received the post of mayor with the meaning of spending his last years comfortably in politics after spending his entire life as a member of the imperial family. But he must be in a bad mood to suddenly be brought to this place.

“Haha, wasn’t the Inspector General in the farthest place? The Inspector General must have come in a hurry in his own way.”

The mayor nodded slightly at the Foreign Minister’s defense. The mayor just made a noise out of displeasure, not really blaming it.

“That’s right. I didn’t think of that. Excuse me, Inspector General.”

“It’s okay.”

After that, the mayor closed his eyes and slightly lowered his head. Are you sleeping? I’m sorry, old man. You look very tired, but you made me come to this place.

“Don’t stand, sit down.”

“Oh, yes.”

At the beckoning of the Minister of the Palace, who was watching the elder’s complaint, he was seated at the very end. When I greeted the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport who was sitting next to me, he nodded his head calmly. As always, it’s a face you can’t tell inside.

“Yes, Director of the Inspection Department. How was your academy life?”

Approximately 30 minutes until the start of the meeting. The prince will arrive on time like a knife, so ten people must remain silent. Whether it was to break this awkwardness or to share information about outsiders, the Foreign Minister broke his silence.

“It was an unforgettable time.”

“That sounds interesting.”

“Aren’t you a preschooler? You’ve seen things you haven’t seen, so you won’t be able to forget them.”

“Puhuh-“

At the words of the minister who spoke in a sneering tone, the Minister of Home Affairs burst into laughter, then shut up again. Turning his gaze slightly, he pretended not to be himself, but the voice was clearly that of the Minister of Home Affairs.

“Gee, you might think so.”

Seeing the Minister of Foreign Affairs smiling lightly made my heart hurt a little. What do you think so?

“Don’t do it too much.”

Still, there was also a beautiful conscience that put the brakes on the two ministers.

“It is not a sin to be short of learning.”

Read at readwn.com

No. It was more of a jerk.

At the words of the Minister of Justice, the Minister of Home Affairs began to shake his shoulders.

However, since I had a significant stake in the meeting, I kept my mouth shut. I can’t ask for responsibility, but anyway, I’m the trigger for the meeting.

‘Bastards.’

Those who are always busy with work and have boring and difficult daily lives. It’s amazing how they don’t miss out on the chance to legitimately tease someone and make use of it like a ghost.

And 30 minutes later, when the door to the conference room opened, all the people who were already seated stood up and bowed. Because it’s obvious who came in.

“It’s okay, everyone sit down.”

Before the ministers could say anything, the prince waved his hands and sat in the seat of honor. The ministers exchanged glances at the appearance of the crown prince, who skipped greetings, then sat down quietly.

“I’m sorry to call you here when you’re all busy with work. Something unexpected happened.”

“This is also for the empire, so how can we talk about busyness?”

“I am always satisfied with the loyalty of the Minister of the Palace.”

The prince nodded, thought about something, then opened his mouth again.

“Did you say three?”

“Yes. This is Prince Leutes Robens, Prince Later Ostia, and Tanian Enes.”

“Oh Inter has made her great friends.”

An awkward silence fell upon the prince’s words with a smile. It’s a creepy word for a person who erased the older brother of Inter’s brother to put it in his mouth.

“Chief of Inspection Department.”

“Yes, Your Highness.”

“Is Ainter doing well?”

“I am concerned about studying hard but reluctant to move my body.”

“Oops. If you don’t move normally, you’ll get sluggish.”

That was enough. ‘I won’t do anything strange like when you kept it in the imperial palace and watched it.’ The prince ended the conversation as if satisfied with the answer. In fact, Ainter is innocent of this incident and is a bigger victim than I am.

Because he is a guy who lives in Jedo in the first place, he is in a position to go to Jedo during vacation, but all of a sudden, princes from other countries come to Jedo too? You can argue that going to another area to play is a club activity, but going to the island together can be seen as casting Rotting You Brother on the crown prince.

Thanks to that, Ainter’s words have drastically decreased lately. However, in order to oppose a trip to Jedo, the crown prince’s state of affairs must be disclosed, but the royal family’s shame cannot be disclosed to outsiders. It’s unfortunate.

“You talked too privately in front of you guys. Excuse me.”

“How can you be rude when you know that the love you have shown for the 3rd Prince extends to all the people?”

‘Wow.’

I was sincerely impressed. You have to have a tongue like that to be a minister in the palace. How can you say something like that in this situation? Perhaps it is because he is a person who connects the administration and the imperial family, his speech is unusual.

“It’s been a long chat. Let’s begin.”

Thanks to that, the crown prince declared the opening as if he was satisfied.

Discussions about the rough framework came and went. It is a matter for the ministers to return to their departments and throw the detailed issues to the working-level staff. Isn’t it possible for the minister to touch everything from one to ten?

At this meeting, the tasks to be undertaken by each department and the approximate size were adjusted. Escort troops and military bands have to enter the system, but it is difficult if the roads in the system are jammed, and it is a problem even if the budget is insufficient to decorate the route for the members to come. In this case, there is no such troublesome thing if we match each other.

“It doesn’t look like it’s our department’s business.”

“The Secretary of the Interior will know that, not me.”

“Isn’t this the War Ministry’s job?”

Aren’t words still coming and going that bother me just by hearing them?

Anyway, while the ministers and mayors of each department put their heads together and reported to the crown prince, there was only one thing I was doing.

‘We’re splitting up again here.’

I was observing the table pattern.

Read at readwn.com

No, what. I am not a minister, but a director, so what right do I have to speak? In the first place, my immediate superior is directly fighting with other ministers over the budget.

In addition, there is nothing the Inspection Department can do about outside personnel protocols. The fact that I was brought to this position did not mean that I was asked to express my opinion at the meeting, but that I was meant to keep my seat because it was the starting point.

‘I am Groot…’

I am just a civil servant who came running after being told to come from above.

“But are you still staying at the academy?”

I kept looking at the table pattern, and when I heard the word academy, my eyes turned to it. The Home Secretary was rubbing his chin as if he was in trouble.

“Because it’s vacation, there will inevitably be an escort, so I wonder if it’s right to have them stay at the academy.”

“So is he. The number of people to protect has decreased as well, but I can’t help but feel anxious.”

The Minister of War received the Minister of the Interior’s concern. Of course, as the people who were expected to return home remain at the academy, they are in a situation where they have to reorganize their power to escort the academy during the vacation. From the perspective of the Minister of War, it must be both annoying and unsettling.

“You don’t have to stay at the academy.”

When the Minister of War tried to bring up the subject of reorganizing the escort force, the Crown Prince spoke another word.

“If you come to Jedo anyway, wouldn’t it be better to stay in Jedo during vacation?”

At the unexpected remark, the mayor’s pupils through the glasses trembled for a moment.

“Not to mention security, it would be convenient to use the system’s teleport magic circle even when moving.”

“You are right.”

The Minister of the Palace Ministry, who had noticed the mayor, eventually supported the prince’s opinion. Actually, that’s not wrong. Since it is the vacation season, it is much safer to stay in the system than the academy dormitory given by the escort power.

In terms of traveling to the empire, which is the cause of foreign bastards, it is much more convenient to have a system that is connected to quite a few large cities than an academy without a teleport magic circle. That’s not exactly wrong.

“We will prepare a place for the distinguished guests to stay.”

“There’s no need to do that. When you come to the island, you have to greet them as the owner, but it’s a hassle to have a guest who says he enjoys traveling deep inside.”

In the imperial palace, there is also a room for receiving VIPs. At the words of the minister of the palace that he would prepare some of them, the prince shook his head and looked at me.

“Director of the Inspection Department. You were an adviser to the club to which the distinguished guests belonged.”

“Yes, yes. It is.”

What, what are you trying to say?

“From my memory, I know that there is not only Count Krasius’s mansion in the island, but also the inspector’s private residence.”

“Yes?”

What are you talking about…?

“Anyway, from the point of view of the distinguished guests, wouldn’t the friendly inspector’s mansion be better than the imperial palace?”

That’s all for damn, the crown prince.

Read at readwn.com

No, what kind of bullsh*t is that? No matter how much the ropan is the original world, this is over the line. Why do you keep royalty in my house?

“It’s a brilliant idea indeed.”

My teeth trembled at the words of the Minister of the Palace. What’s the point