Duke, Please Let Go of My Ankle! (Web Novel) - Chapter 5.2

“You can wait here.”

“Yes!”

“…”

Temporary dispatched positions were guided to separate locations.

Unlike a group of people that came together, the atmosphere difference between them was noticeable.

Hans sat crookedly and held his chin, and Audrey was jumping on her toes with anticipation as if she had quickly warmed up.

The glances at her clothes seemed to no longer bother her.

“I wish I could move to the department as soon as possible.” ᴬᵘᵈʳᵉʸ

“…It’s not good.”

“I can’t believe I’m finally working with Claude!” ᴬᵘᵈʳᵉʸ

“You’re crazy. Why are you following me all the way here?” ᴴᵃⁿˢ

“Are you sure we’ll work together? Hehe…” ᴬᵘᵈʳᵉʸ

“This crazy woman. People would think I’m doing a love of the century, very much.”

“Brother Claude would definitely look cool when working. Ahhhh…!” ᴬᵘᵈʳᵉʸ

“You’ll be fortunate if you won’t cry after being scolded, I will end up comforting you then.” ᴴᵃⁿˢ

It was like a collective monologue, sitting right next to each other and saying only what they wanted to say.

The conversation could not have worked.

As the peaceful room became noisier, an old man appeared.

“Since we’re almost there, shall I explain now?”

He was in charge of appointing temporary dispatch to each department.

As he peered down at the papers, the man scratched his head, as if troubled. His wrinkled face was filled with embarrassment.

It’s because it was never easy to place aristocratic children without a single resumé in the right place.

If he makes a mistake, he may be subjected to protest documents.

“Hmm… I’m not sure how well you know things. So, why don’t you pick a department that matches your abilities instead?”

“…”

Audrey was the only one who began to shine combatantly.

It was a very nice offer for her.

By all means she tried to go to the same department as Claude.

“Oh… First of all, the Duke Castle consists of seven departments: the Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Works, the Ministry of Culture, Ministry of Social Affairs, Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Magic, and the Knights. The Ministry of Works is in charge of the butler, so there’s no such thing, and if you exclude the Knights, you will be assigned to the other five departments.”

Then, the number of people to be assigned to each department was revealed.

“Let’s see. First, one from the Ministry of Finance, three from the Ministry of Culture, three from the Ministry of Social Affairs, two from the Ministry of Justice, and one from the Ministry of Magic.”

Audrey’s clenched fists began to sweat.

‘The finance department is mine!’

Why’s there only one position in the finance department with Claude?

Audrey, unaware that Hans was gazing at her head next to her with a meaningful eye, was all alone and nervously waiting for the Finance’s turn.

“Next, finance”

“Me!”

A savage hand quickly cut through the air.

Audrey smiled widely. Her eyes, which flicked so quickly that there was no place for dust to enter, were fixed on the person in charge.

But strangely, the person in charge looked straight to the side next to her.

‘Huh?‘

Audrey turned her head in confusion.

And there…

There was Hans with his arms outstretched very high and straight, as if to introduce himself.

“Hey, the young man next to the girl was a little faster. What’s your name?”

“It’s Hans Emilton.”

“Oh, you’re the younger brother of Count Emilton. There’s no one better. You’ll do a great job.”

“…”

Audrey’s smile shrunk in an instant.

Her mouth agape and her chubby cheeks deflated like a balloon without air.

Audrey glanced at the side with a shocked expression on her face.

‘You, why are you here?‘

Her eyes widened as she saw him and could not believe what had just happened.

Sharp gaze, close to weapons, burst out of their eyes, shaking with rage.

But Hans never turned his head until the sound of the square pen stopped.

“Next.”

“Okay, raise your hand quickly.”

“…”

When our eyes met late, the smile on his face was disgusting. It was clear that he was determined to annoy me till the very end. ᴬᵘᵈʳᵉʸ

‘It’s impossible to remove a name that has already been inscribed. Knowing this made me even angrier.’

“I also wanted to work with my brother. I think you should go to the Ministry of Justice, right?” ᴴᵃⁿˢ

“Eh..?”

‘Are you finally crazy?‘

Audrey was genuinely angry.

If we weren’t in Duke’s Castle, I would have grabbed his arm and shook it until all his organs came out of his mouth.

‘What? Now you want to work with your brother?’

You were busy looking at Claude when you had time!

Since when has he been so special to you?

Blood was rushing to her head at that time, causing slight dizziness.

‘Oh, my! Argh!! Your stubbornness was unbelievably proof that you’re trash! How about my early days of happiness?’

“Why didn’t you use magic if you wanted that so badly?” ᴴᵃⁿˢ

“…”

“Well, I’m sorry about this.”

Hans fanned it without notice.

‘No, that’s definitely intentional.’

Even though they walked on their own, Audrey’s face was horribly rotten like a person who was pushed back.

She didn’t want to see his smile as if it had been an hour away.

Audrey sharpened her teeth inevitably and vowed to never forget today and take revenge.

‘To that wicked thief!!‘