The Low-Ranking Civil Servant Wants to Achieve Success - Chapter 187

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Special Episode
Guessing the MBTI of the Characters
One day, Kiaros’s Aide said something to Kiaros.
“Your Highness, I bought bread because I was feeling down.”
Name: Kiaros Polariud
Position: Crown Prince
Likes: Namia’s commands
Dislikes: Victor Awin
MBTI: IXXJ
“Is that so?”
Kiaros looked up from his documents and replied to his Aide.
“Enjoy it.”
The Aide blinked and sighed.
“They say you can judge a person’s character with this kind of question.”
“Is that so? What does my character seem like?”
“Well, I can tell you’re indifferent toward me. That’s why it’s difficult to understand you at all.”
“That’s true.”
Kiaros answered plainly. It was the truth, after all.
That was when a knock sounded, and Namia entered.
“Your Highness, I was wondering if you could review one official document for me…”
Kiaros smiled softly and nodded, then commanded his Aide.
“You heard? Leave.”
“Yes. Then I’ll go eat my bread.”
The Aide understood Kiaros’s desire to be alone with Namia all too well, so he bowed and left immediately. Namia tilted her head and spoke.
“Hmm? Bread?”
At those words, Kiaros asked impulsively.
“Ah, I bought bread because I was feeling down.”
Name: Namia Polariud
Position: Crown Princess
Likes: Power, honor, principles, integrity
Dislikes: Those who don’t uphold principles
MBTI: EXXJ (Note: Changed from I to E after becoming Crown Princess)
It was a sentence that could test a person’s character. In truth, without even knowing what was being tested, Kiaros had only hoped it wouldn’t be “enjoy it.” That would have meant Namia was truly indifferent toward him.
Indeed, Namia’s eyes widened. She stood dazed for a moment, then murmured.
“It’s impossible that Your Highness the Crown Prince bought bread himself. Because all you would need to do is call any Attendant and say in one sentence, ‘I want to eat bread, so bring it.’ This is clearly a lie. But why on earth would you tell me such an absurd lie? I can’t figure out the reason…”
Kiaros failed to understand part of Namia’s character. At least he confirmed that she would never give an ordinary answer to such a test.
Noticing Kiaros hesitate for a moment, Namia’s brow furrowed. She spoke with her arms crossed.
“Why did you lie? I really don’t understand, so tell me right now.”
He could no longer hold back and stood up abruptly, pressing his lips to hers. The test began in a mess and ended in a mess.
* * *
And so Namia came to learn about the test: “I’m feeling down, so I bought bread.” The problem was, she still had no idea what it was supposed to reveal.
Since it had nothing to do with state affairs, Namia didn’t think it particularly important.
However, that afternoon when Fron Polariud, the Empress, came to visit, I found myself curious to hear her answer to that question—the one that supposedly differed from person to person.
“Your Majesty the Empress.”
“Hmm?”
“I’m feeling down, so I wanted to eat some bread.”
Name: Fron Polariud
Title: Empress
Likes: Swords, sparring
Dislikes: High Society
MBTI: XNXP
Notably, I’d included the detail that the Imperial Family wouldn’t bother buying bread themselves. Fron’s eyes widened as she drew her sword.
“Who?! Who is it? Who made you feel down?! I’ll teach them a lesson! While you’re slicing bread, I’ll slice them up! Once I start breaking their spine one vertebra at a time, they’ll figure out the reason themselves!”
As a result, Namia had to wipe cold sweat from her brow and explain the entire situation. What she managed to confirm was simply: ‘People really do react differently.’
“Wahaha, is that so?”
Fortunately, Fron took it in good humor.
“There’s something like that? I should try it on His Majesty the Emperor!”
Of course, Fron herself didn’t know exactly what the test was either. In fact, she’d forgotten to even wonder about its meaning and hadn’t bothered asking Namia.
And so Fron headed straight to the Emperor.
The Emperor, having just finished a meeting and moved toward his office, spotted Fron and hurried over.
“Fron? What’s the matter?”
“Ah, Your Majesty.”
Fron spoke cheerfully.
“I’m feeling down, so I wanted to eat some bread.”
Name: Fedwin Polariud
Title: Emperor
Likes: Family
Dislikes: Political marriages
MBTI: ESXX
“…What?”
The Emperor clutched at his chest with an expression suggesting he’d suddenly lost his breath. Then, gasping, he spoke.
“My Fron is… feeling down? Who on earth made my Fron feel down? And the fact that she’s saying she’ll tear into bread instead of tearing into that person’s throat—why is that so adorable? Just imagining my Fron eating bread while feeling melancholy makes my heart melt. In the old days, I would’ve drawn my sword and charged off immediately… By putting her in the position of Empress, have I really broken my Fron’s spirit like this? That’s rather sad….”
Everyone passing through the corridor witnessed the scene. Servants, nobles, distinguished guests—all murmured to themselves, “True love, it’s true love….”
In the end, Fron blushed and let out embarrassed squeaks before accidentally breaking a vase.
* * *
At that same moment.
“You know that test that’s trending lately? When someone says ‘I’m feeling down, so I bought bread,’ and you respond to it. I absolutely love that kind of thing….”
Anastasia was chatting with her husband.
“Apparently, T-types respond with things like ‘What kind of bread did you buy?’ or ‘Why are you eating bread if you’re feeling down?’ while F-types respond with ‘Why are you feeling down?’ or ‘Did something happen?'”
“Really? What’s the difference between T and F?”
“Hmm.”
Anastasia hesitated for a moment before answering.
“F represents the Emperor and Empress. And T represents the Crown Prince and Crown Princess.”
“Ah!”
Her husband immediately understood.
“But there’s one more person. Jayden Young Prince.”
Anastasia smirked, exchanged a knowing glance with her husband, and they both exclaimed simultaneously.
“Completely T!”
The two of them giggled and lowered their voices to whisper.
“But he still hasn’t achieved emotional maturity….”
“But he still hasn’t been socialized and doesn’t understand consideration….”
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The Emperor had now learned about this test as well. Of course, he didn’t understand the exact details, but he grasped that despite it being a simple question, people’s reactions varied greatly.
“In any case, this is quite a heartwarming test, isn’t it? Don’t you agree, Fron?”
By the Emperor’s standards, everything Fron said possessed the characteristic of being endearing and warming the heart.
“Then we should go to the last person now!”
With such anticipation, the Emperor turned toward his youngest son, Jayden, who hadn’t yet been asked the question. Jayden was reading a book while holding the puppy Kibon, and he greeted his father warmly.
“Oh, Your Majesty!”
“Jayden, you were reading a book! Hahaha.”
The Emperor, patting the head of his adorably featured youngest son, cleared his throat once and spoke.
“My treasure, my jewel…. Seeing you makes all my worries disappear. Truth be told, I was feeling melancholy and wanted to eat bread.”
Name: Jayden Polariud
Position: Young Prince
Likes: Being the subject of verbal abuse, Kibon (dog form)
Dislikes: Being the target of verbal abuse, Kibon Altes
MBTI: XNXJ
Jayden blinked and looked at the Emperor. Then, tilting his head, he replied.
“Then you won’t need to eat bread, will you?”
“…What?”
“You said all your worries disappear when you see me. Since bread isn’t good for your health, you should just watch me read instead. I learned that managing stress through eating isn’t really a good habit anyway. Also, my blood vessels are young, but Your Majesty’s blood vessels have already aged considerably. As the youngest child, I’m always worried about my parents’ health.”
The title of the book Jayden was reading was “Health and Aging — Food is Everything.” Beside him, Kibon barked loudly.
In conclusion, the Emperor realized that this test was not a “heartwarming test” after all.
– Special Episode Complete –

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