The Low-Ranking Civil Servant Wants to Achieve Success - Chapter 7

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Chapter 7
‘But the fact that I’m just a lowly clerk who can barely exchange words with the Crown Prince is too massive an obstacle. Unless I became a Minister myself….’
In any case, I didn’t think my competence would become known in various circles through this incident.
‘Of course, Luca, who works in an organization that values ability above all, wouldn’t guess that.’
In the original story, Luca rescues the protagonist Young Prince Jayden from the Imperial Palace thrown into chaos by war and escapes with him.
And with remarkable medical skill, he heals all of Jayden’s knight attendants.
‘In any case, at least he’s not someone involved with the forces behind the war. Even though he exits quickly, he’s still a benevolent extra after all.’
I, who couldn’t even become that benevolent extra, blinked slowly and continued speaking indifferently.
“Who would care about scroll activation anyway? Our department is the kind of place where even the New Intern who came saying he was interested in the Scroll Management Department quits after just one day. What are you expecting?”
Then Luca furrowed his brow and asked.
“An intern came to your department?”
“Yeah.”
I muttered while recalling the New Intern who flaunted his pretty face even while wearing glasses.
“But he was a real piece of work, only knowing how to assert his own rights.”
“What?”
“The first task I gave him was to move two boxes fifteen minutes before quitting time, and he refused, can you believe it? I mean, really. He was so full of himself when he demanded document access permissions.”
At my words, Luca chimed in with an angry expression.
“He really is a piece of work. A guy like that needs to taste the bitterness of organizational life.”
“Exactly. If he’d stayed under me longer, I would’ve rolled him around until he cultivated the proper attitude of a responsible member of society.”
But there was no need to see him anymore.
Yesterday morning, I processed his resignation and cut off his access permissions.
‘Just to revoke that one permission, I had to rush through the paperwork on a busy morning when I had external business.’
With everything already hectic, I was honestly a bit annoyed.
But since it was security-related work, it was natural to handle it first.
“Phew… Well, I should get cleaned up now.”
I stretched with better condition than ever before.
I was planning to head to work right away.
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Kiaros had been receiving reports from the White Knight Order Commander since dawn.
“Your Highness, the Scroll Management Department is apparently preparing to discipline Namia for mishandling inventory.”
“What?”
At the word discipline, Kiaros furrowed his brow.
Since he had been beside Namia when he infiltrated as an intern, he had overheard her conversation with the Team Leader.
[Team Leader, aren’t six defensive scrolls too few?]
Moreover, Kiaros had even gone to the warehouse himself. There were definitely six defensive scrolls.
‘The fact that it suddenly became 172 scrolls was probably….’
Namia, who requested parchment and ink for scroll production be brought in bulk right before quitting time.
Namia, who was clearly standing there having been awake all night yesterday morning.
As Kiaros fell into thought, the White Knight Order Commander spoke carefully.
“It appears the department believed six scrolls were sufficient since only about five scrolls have been sent with escorts in recent years.”
He tilted his head with a bewildered expression.
“To be honest, I thought six scrolls would suffice. I’ve never seen defensive scrolls in action before. But seeing it firsthand, six scrolls clearly wouldn’t be nearly enough.”
Kiaros was equally unfamiliar with scrolls.
‘After all, there aren’t many people who understand scrolls in detail. Those who do know tend to be inside the Magic Tower anyway.’
Magic was the domain of the Magic Tower. And the Magic Tower was an extremely closed organization.
Moreover, the Tower Master was a notoriously difficult, temperamental, and petty person—best left untouched.
Kiaros spoke quietly.
“I suspect Namia Loapi might have created 166 scrolls that night without sleeping.”
“Is it possible for one person to create 166 scrolls in a single night?”
The White Knight Order Commander blinked with a dazed expression before adding.
“Still, the fact that 172 scrolls were activated is remarkable in itself. I’ve never witnessed such a sight before.”
“Hmm.”
“Are scrolls normally that easy to activate? But if Namia were such an exceptional talent, she would have already entered the Magic Tower…”
The White Knight Order Commander scratched his chin with a confused look. Kiaros furrowed his brow, staring intently at the report.
“Hmm.”
A brief silence fell.
Thinking the matter regarding scrolls had concluded, the White Knight Order Commander subtly broached a new topic.
“Still, we ought to bestow a reward, shouldn’t we? Of course, His Highness likely handled everything himself, but regardless, Namia was the only one who properly fulfilled her protective duty.”
He had no inkling whatsoever that Kiaros was in his dark period.
“Following precedent, wouldn’t it be appropriate to grant an Imperial commendation?”
The White Knight Order Commander’s suggestion was certainly reasonable.
However, Kiaros ignored the White Knight Order Commander’s words and issued an order.
“First, inform the Tower Master of this matter and bring back their opinion.”
The White Knight Order Commander then furrowed his brow and questioned uncertainly.
“The Tower Master? Really? They likely won’t care anyway…”
“If there’s something I can’t fully understand, I should at least hear an expert’s opinion.”
Even I didn’t understand it, but Namia was my lifesaver.
So I wanted to face her directly and express my sincere gratitude.
“And the moment Namia regains consciousness, report it to me immediately. I’ll visit her myself.”
I found myself recalling those sparkling eyes I’d seen that night, wanting to see them once more.
“I’ve arranged the Imperial Medical Ward for her, so she’ll likely rest there for about a day.”
He ran his hand through his hair and settled into his seat.
The unexpected assassination attempt had kept him far too busy.
He’d barely slept the previous night, but thanks to that, he’d finally found time now.
He intended to personally review the documents from the Scroll Management Department.
It seemed likely that some nefarious force was hidden within that department.
‘I truly have too much to do. Still, I wonder if I can review some of it before Namia Loapi regains consciousness.’
However, the moment he placed his hand on the summoning circle atop his desk under the name Kibon Altes to summon the documents.
As if mocking him, a decisive message appeared on the document summoning circle.
【You lack the authority.】
‘…Huh?’
【Kibon Altes, authority revoked due to resignation on October 20th.】
‘What…?’
October 20th was the day of the attack.
He sat frozen, unable to form words.
【Processed by – Namia Loapi】
Since it was the final entry, the name ‘Namia Loapi’ remained unchanged.
Kiaros stared intently at that name.
‘This is absurd.’
So she created the scroll overnight, then processed the resignation and revoked his authority the very next morning?
He’d assumed that dim-witted woman didn’t even understand what authority she’d been given!
He’d even considered using this as leverage to dismantle the entire Scroll Management Department!
‘What… what exactly is this woman?’
Being generous, he’d anticipated she might process the resignation.
But he’d assumed there would be three days of leeway before his business trip the next day.
Yet she’d done it immediately, deliberately processing it the very next day and cutting off his authority without hesitation!
‘How did someone this meticulous spend three years and seven months as the newest member of the Scroll Management Department?’
He’d thought her foolish, yet she recited legal clauses flawlessly. He’d thought her incompetent, yet she handled scrolls masterfully. He’d thought her irresponsible, yet she was thorough with security.
Kiaros sat frozen, his expression utterly dumbfounded.
That was when it happened.
“Your Highness.”
The Aide who had stepped out briefly returned with a report.
“Namia Loapi has regained consciousness.”
“Is that so? Then I should head to the hospital ward right—”
“Ah, no, Your Highness.”
As Kiaros rose to his feet, the Aide hastily added,
“The moment she regained consciousness, she immediately reported for duty at the Scroll Management Department!”
“What?”
Kiaros pressed his forehead in exasperation once more.
And why must she be so diligent about it!

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