I Became The Male Lead’s Female Friend - Chapter 62

‘What about this?’

At the time, I was in serious trouble.

‘The cure for infectious diseases.’

Of course, the development of the treatment was going smoothly. Hestia is genius enough to develop medicines without my help, but with my support, the eagle spreads its wings.

The cure is now a test drug. But the problem was then, “How do I spread this?”

I didn’t even think much of it until I went to support Hestia. Back then I just thought that I could earn enough money in the future to build the largest manufacturing facility in the Empire and produce enough medicine to cope with the epidemic no matter how fast it spreads.

But that idea was broken when I grew up and realized the complicated circumstances of adults.

‘If the medicine were spread, I’m sure my existence will be revealed.’

When I was young, I didn’t think it was a big problem, but when growing up, it wasn’t like that. If it’s circulated that I’m the one behind the cure treatment, I will be in a difficult situation.

Not only I but also my family, the reason was the details of the epidemic.

As detailed in the original book, the epidemic spreading in this war was a disease that could not be cured by commercial medicine.

It’s never been in literature and seeing people dying of symptoms nobody in the empire had ever seen before, even the Imperial doctors haven’t got a clue.

But one day, Hestia, who grew up preciously in a greenhouse, appears with a cure for infectious diseases.

Some may praise her as their savior, but others will doubt it…

How can Hestia make a cure that even the Imperial doctors couldn’t make?

‘I can’t even think of an excuse to make.’

And when the Imperial family harbors such doubts, things start to get messed up from then on.

Still, the Imperial family kept an eye on whether the three Dukes were gaining too much power.

But one day, if the Duke’s daughter appears like a hero with a cure for infectious diseases and is revered by the common people, they may suspect this.

‘Isn’t that disease something Averine’s has spread?’

The Imperial family may appear grateful to us, but they may be more vigilant behind the scenes.

“And if I get caught, I might get in trouble.”

That’s why I wanted to hide my existence whenever possible. To do this, we need to find a way to spread the treatment naturally by disguising all situations as ‘accidents’.

‘It’s made more difficult by the fact that I can’t think of anything.’

Because of that, I was troubled thinking while eating, processing documents, and even sleeping.

However, no matter how hard I tried, I couldn’t come up with a good solution. Furthermore, I was busy dealing with what was happening right now.

For example, just today, I had to pick my secretary.

“Can’t I do this later?”

When Dahlia reached the right age, a secretary was chosen by the Duke of Averine’s heirs.

A performing secretary is undoubtedly required for my future. Averine’s heirs were required to study abroad to be recognized as the next head of state.

Not only will the secretary accompany me then, but I also need someone to be my hand and feet when I do business later.

But it’s also not necessary at the moment.

After all, war broke out and my schedule to study abroad was postponed indefinitely, and the temporary assistant my father lent me was enough for an assistant to help me right now.

So it is reasonable that I want to delay selecting an executive secretary. It’s not that I don’t want to see the huge applications piled up in front of me!

“I have to pull things out, even in a way to show something on the surface.”

But vassals don’t see it that way. Recognizing and hiring talented people directly is also a virtue of the state, so they will give a piece of detailed advice.

Even though I knew that half of the assistants initially chosen by the heir wouldn’t be able to go with me until I became a Duke.

I can’t help but sigh as I picked the applications one by one. To say that this was filtered once by the vassals, how many more were there in the first place?

I didn’t even finish the application form today, but I was flipping through the applications not knowing when to review them again.

“What?”

Dahlia found a familiar name.

[Jeron Hayward]

“…?”

I frowned for a moment. I’m sure I’ve heard this name somewhere. Have I ever met him before?

Even so, there were a few social parties I’ve been to, but I couldn’t remember every person’s face that I saw for the first time.

Still, I felt strangely uncomfortable, so I looked for the portrait on the front page of the document.

“Who is he?”

Even his face looked unfamiliar, above all, I’d never seen such green hair in my life.

Thinking that he had a brilliant hair color like the main character in a fantasy novel, I looked at his resume indifferently.

Then my eyes widened, “The head of the Economics Department at the Imperial Academy.”

But below that, a more surprising sentence was written.

“Rebeauvel top investment strategist?”

The Rebeauvel top was one of the most famous business companies in the Empire.

Although their hometown was not in the Empire, it was a fact that even any Imperial person knew that there were quite a few business sites managed by Rebeauvel all over the continent.

Of course, the Empire has been under Averine’s control for a long time, but it has often clashed with Rebeauvel to win business rights in other countries.

Even my father said that they were very picky about the number of people there, so far that he had only met him once.

I could not have imagined how outstanding his skills would have been if he had been chosen as a strategist for such a position right away.

Even though he was only nineteen, but… “Why would he apply here?”

And you’re not applying for Averine’s direct secretary, you’re applying for the successor’s secretary?

Of course, the secretary of the Duke’s successor is also in a pretty good profession, but it’s also famous for being a position where one easily changes jobs until the heir becomes the Duke.

A Rebeauvel’s talented staff would leave that good job and apply here?

But what made it even more questionable was the last word written on it.

[The owner of my heart, I’ve never forgotten you]

“…”

As I looked at the passage with the temporary assistant, I muttered in a self-whisper, “Is he crazy?”

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Jeron Hayward.

He experienced the loss of his first love at a young age, and so he was able to hone his talents through that event.

It was like a miracle. He was treated as a nuisance to his family because he was not good at anything, but he studied economics just because he wanted to be next to the princess and achieved great goals as the head of the academy.

He didn’t know that either. He wondered if he had any talent in this area. He just thought he was brighter than his older brothers, not just a little bit, but quite a bit.

Most of all, he was confident in the investment side.

Looking at the tops of the Empire, large and small, he predicted which top would grow or fall in the future.

And if one invests at the top of the growth curve, the profits will multiply several times over.

Rebeauvel’s youngest son, who paid attention to his talent, even put him in a recommendation letter as a Rebeauvel investment strategist.

But, up to that point, Jeron was in conflict, his final destination was next to Princess Averine.

To do so, he had to apply for Averine’s assistance, but he was desperate when he heard the news that it would take several years to work in the home of Averine, the highest-ranking Duke of the Empire.

‘Then what if I build a career first?’

Isn’t it advantageous to hire experienced workers when hiring people?

So Jeron decided to work for Rebeauvel for a while. If he makes remarkable achievements here, perhaps the opportunity to stand next to Princess will come sooner.

And the opportunity came sooner than expected.

When Princess Averine reached adulthood, she issued a notice saying that she was hiring an attendant secretary.

People thought Averine’s successor would not pick a secretary this time, so was he…

A war broke out and the Duke of Averine was away, and instead, he heard that the Duchess and the successor were supporting the family.

In the meantime, there would be no room to recruit and teach new people.

‘It must be difficult…’

It’s not enough to worry about the safety of her father who went to war, and her family should be pointed out instead of the Duke.

I wanted to be by her side right now. I wanted to put her head tired of worrying about everything on my shoulder and hug her little shoulder.

But Young Duke of Bouser, who was supposed to play that role, was now on the battlefield. With a certain feeling, giving up my heart for Princess…!

How can a child who bewitched the Princess, not be around in the most difficult times?!