The Low-Ranking Civil Servant Wants to Achieve Success - Chapter 87

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Chapter 87
“Huh? Why?”
“Your complexion seems….”
“It’s nothing. My stomach’s just a bit unsettled.”
The moment Kibon heard my answer, his brow furrowed ever so slightly.
Before we could even step into the Minister’s Office, the Scroll Department door burst open with a bang.
“Namiaaaaaa! Tomorrow’s finally here!”
It was Jayden, who had been visiting the Scroll Department Office every day lately. His round eyes drifted toward Kibon, who stood close beside me, and they instantly sharpened.
“Hey.”
Jayden looked up at Kibon and picked a quarrel with obvious displeasure.
“You’re not hurt anywhere, are you?”
“No.”
“You’re not suddenly afraid or scared of attending the banquet?”
“No.”
“Ugh, really. So you’re actually going to attend? Huh?”
“Yes.”
“That someone like you is Namia’s partner, ugh….”
Kibon answered as briefly as possible, clearly unwilling to engage in conversation. Then Victor chuckled good-naturedly beside him.
He lowered his body to match Jayden’s eye level and spoke.
“Indeed, Young Prince. You must be quite upset, caring for our Minister as much as you do?”
True to form, Victor the charisma master was kind even to children.
As if children were his specialty, he smiled warmly and even coaxed gently.
“I was disappointed too. I was also waiting in line to be Namia’s partner, you see. But still, since it was Namia’s choice, I must accept it humbly.”
He even possessed a talent for smoothing over situations. But….
“And who are you? How dare you speak so presumptuously? Why are you even waiting in line?”
Jayden was no pushover of a child either.
“Is it enough just to drool with your eyes? What? How dare you wait in line? You bear-faced thing… get away from Namia this instant.”
“Y-Young Prince? Um….”
“Until Namia becomes our Crown Princess, I’m going to act like a brat to every man around her. Make note of that. Of course, since I’m still an immature child, you all must not treat me carelessly. Understand?”
Victor’s lips trembled momentarily.
Jayden, who had thoroughly unsettled the mature adult’s composure, turned his gaze toward me.
“At the Saint Cairo Banquet, I’ll stick right beside Namia along with the Empress. Remember that.”
Watching Jayden speak so arrogantly, I suppressed a laugh within.
And I answered politely.
“Yes. I’m very much looking forward to the banquet as well.”
I had every reason to look forward to it.
‘I’m determined to awaken Jayden’s special ability at this banquet.’
Jayden still hadn’t manifested his special ability. Normally it awakens naturally at a much younger age.
According to the original story, it only manifests after he becomes an adult, but I intended to make it awaken tomorrow without fail.
‘It’s an ability absolutely necessary to make those behind the scenes eat their words.’
This banquet was important in multiple ways.
Ever since I’d suddenly gained the ability to see the future not long ago, this banquet represented the first time I would reveal my abilities before others.
I forcibly suppressed the nausea that continued to rise within me.
But that day, at quitting time.
It was when I returned to the empty Scroll Department Office after personally checking the scrolls in the warehouse one last time.
If it gets severe, please do visit a hospital.
Along with Kibon’s neat note, various bottles of digestive medicine were arranged on my desk.
“What… what is this…”
Somehow, nearly every type of digestive medicine that existed in the Empire had been gathered to completely fill my desk.
* * *
That night, deep within the Imperial Palace.
Kiaros walked into the underground prison following his Aide.
“Kiii-ing, kiii-iiii-ik…”
A newborn monster cub was thrashing about. A Raven Agent stood before the iron bars to greet Kiaros.
“Your Highness the Crown Prince, we are honored by your presence.”
“…Is this a newly born test subject?”
“Yes. Interestingly, no unusual traits were discovered in the mother who underwent the experiment, but we confirmed that special magical power manifested in the offspring.”
Kiaros stared at the monster cub with an expressionless face.
“Furthermore, when we injected the mother with a special drug, the offspring showed a reaction. Even after the individual was separated following birth, it appears the connection to the experimental results remains.”
“Kiii-aaa-aaa-ak! Kak-kak! Kyaa-aaa-aaa-ak!”
The newborn monster cub, displaying tremendous aggression from birth, shrieked toward Kiaros.
“What of the other test subjects?”
“We were unable to obtain any besides this one. It’s as if only this subject was deliberately abandoned. Strange, isn’t it? It doesn’t particularly look like a failure…”
“In any case, there’s nothing more to gain then.”
After hearing the full report, Kiaros slowly withdrew a dagger from his breast.
Without hesitation, he threw it toward the interior of the iron bars.
The thrashing monster cub made no sound and died instantly.
“Dispose of the mother as well.”
Kiaros commanded with cold eyes.
“They’re far too dangerous to leave alive.”
After that, he turned to leave without any change in expression, then suddenly asked as if remembering something.
“Ah, for mild indigestion, it’s really fine to just take digestive medicine, correct?”
“That’s generally the case, Your Highness.”
One of the Raven Servants answered—the one who had suddenly received the Crown Prince’s orders that afternoon and swept up every bottle of digestive medicine from the Imperial Palace Pharmacy.
Kiaros muttered with a worried expression.
“Could it be a sign of something more serious? Every two hours and ten minutes on average, there was a frown, and the corners of the mouth were lowered about 0.2 degrees compared to usual…”
“…”
“Perhaps I should have admitted them to the Imperial Palace Hospital Ward immediately when they said their stomach felt heavy… No. I think I need to send the Imperial Palace physician right now to meet them…”
“…”
“Answer me honestly. This is an important and serious matter.”
“Hmm… It seems the Crown Prince will need to see the Imperial Palace physician.”
The Raven Agent in black clothes answered with utmost loyalty, his expression grave and concerned.
“For excessive health anxiety regarding others.”
“….”
* * *
The next day.
It was the day the Saint Cairo Banquet was being held.
I left the event preparations to the Team Leaders and returned home briefly after a final inspection.
“Minister! Hurry, hurry! We’re running late!”
The Costume Department Staff were waiting at my home.
I didn’t have handmaidens to professionally dress me. Since I only had one maid for household chores, I had asked the Costume Department Staff to help me prepare.
“Are you perhaps conducting some experiment with digestive aids?”
One of the Costume Department Staff asked with a puzzled expression, looking at the digestive aids that filled my vanity.
“I never knew there were so many types of digestive aids in the world….”
“Honestly, neither did I….”
I had brought all the enormous quantities of digestive aids that Kibon had left behind to my home.
Back then, at Baron Loapi’s Residence, when I ate stew after a long time and got indigestion, vomiting all night…. There was a night when one of those medicine bottles was desperately needed.
Just looking at this enormous collection of digestive aids, the young child still living in my heart felt comforted.
“Anyway, the alterations are all done, so it should fit you perfectly!”
Before long, the staff members gathered around and began dressing me up.
Since the dress and jewelry were extraordinarily expensive, the staff were very kind.
“My goodness, buying this with a salary…. A truly realistic role model.”
“I thought people only received dresses like this through inheritance or as gifts.”
From their conversation, it seemed I was the only one who had bought such a luxury dress with my salary. It wasn’t even a price that workers could normally afford.
“That’s right. I wasn’t really in a position to wear dresses like this before.”
“Oh my, I’m sorry if I offended you….”
“No, not at all. I’m so happy. I feel like my heart will soar. My status has definitely risen, and I’m so delighted that I don’t have to say ‘thank you’ to anyone.”
Indeed, nothing compares to buying with your own money—you don’t have to worry about anyone’s opinion.
I gazed at my reflection in the mirror, my eyes sparkling.
“Please dress me to look like a self-made young and rich person. The more expensive the jewelry, the more prominently you should place it.”
“Yes!”
A moment later, one of the staff members who had been working on my hair asked jokingly.
“Is there any story that could motivate us and ignite our passion? Like an ex-lover coming?”
“Ah, I don’t have an ex-lover….”
I spoke slowly, rolling my eyes.
“There is a man coming—one who pushed me far back when I truly needed him, yet felt hurt when I said I’d be partnering with another man today.”
That was when it happened.
The only maid employed at my home came running and handed me a letter.
“Miss, it’s an urgent letter. It just arrived!”
“Is that so?”
The envelope was from Kibon.

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