The Tyrant Won’t Let Me Go - Chapter 48

Even after meeting that woman, my daily life did not change much.

 

On the contrary, it was hardly different from usual.

 

The day after I heard her say I was Jack Marr’s daughter, it quietly passed by as if nothing had happened.

 

At the time of her arrest, the men escorting Cedric took an oath not to divulge anything about me and the woman.

 

Thanks to this, people simply knew that I had met Cedric by accident and was walking down the shopping street together and subdued a vagrant who ran with illegal drugs.

 

Also, the only people who heard about Jack Marr were Cedric and Rukia, who were together at the time of the interrogation, so that fact did not spread outside.

 

The people who bought her for a fortune might take the opportunity to spread the story to people.

 

‘But if they find out that the woman has been caught, they’d definitely save themselves for the time being.’

 

Of course, I was a little shocked when I first heard the secret of my birth through her mouth, but not anymore.

 

After a while, I was able to think about what to do next time they did something similar.

 

To sum up, now I’m having a very peaceful daily life, and I’m confident that I won’t be swayed by such tricks anymore.

 

“Hmm, why don’t we take the new knights with us when we head to the southern border this time?”

 

Sir Turka said, tapping the desk with a quill that had not yet been dipped in ink.

 

As the month was coming to an end, after regular training was over, I was making plans for the next month in the lounge dedicated to the knights with him.

 

What I’m talking about today won’t be the final plan, but it will give us a rough idea of the direction on how to plan it.

 

Hearing Sir Turka’s words, I glanced through the list written in black ink and frowned.

 

“Well, it seems a little tight. And in the border expedition, there are a lot of knights strong in long-distance attacks, and among the newcomers, Henry was the only such knightㅡ”

 

Just then, the door to the lounge swung open.

 

“Is Commander Minerva here?”

 

Hefan, the blacksmith of the Imperial Palace, shouted loudly in front of the door.

 

Shera and James, who were in the lounge, help him whining between the doors as he was too big, and he walked straight into the lounge.

 

At first, I didn’t see him, but now I see a very small man next to him.

 

“Huh? You…”

 

Pretending to know, the little man groaned and stretched out his arms.

 

“Guest! No, boss!”

 

He was the owner of the jewelry store I stopped by with Cedric.

 

And for some reason, he seemed to find out who I was, unlike before.

 

“Hefan, why is that person with you…?”

 

“Commander Minerva, is she here?”

 

Just then, someone else ran into the already open door.

 

Hefan and the jewelry store owner, and other knights blocked my view of sight, so I had to look behind them to see who the owner of the voice was.

 

It was none other than Rukia, who was soaked in sweat running in excitement.

 

“Commander!”

 

Upon finding me, he ran quickly, grabbed a table lined with documents with both hands, and knelt down on his knees.

 

“Commander, listen to me. You are truly my savior.”

 

“What?”

 

All of a sudden?

 

“Oh, to be exact, you’re the savior of my safe, which was empty and full of spider webs until last month, but that’s probably it!”

 

“No. What are you talking about?”

 

“Thanks to you, I might get a lot of bonus this month!”

 

Rukia shouted in a very excited voice with his eyes twinkling.

 

“So what happened was…”

 

At that moment, while looking anxiously at Rukia, who was spitting out words like a rapid-fire gun, the knights began to buzz from behind.

 

“I greet you, Your Majesty!”

 

“Yes, thank you.”

 

As soon as I heard the familiar voice like a benevolent monarch, I sighed like a habit.

 

“Oh, Commander Minerva, there you are.”

 

After discovering me, he approached with a smile.

 

As Cedric walked in, Hefan and the owner of the jewelry store, along with Rukia bowed and greeted him.

 

“Did you guys come to see the commander?”

 

Rukia and Hefan answered Cedric’s question at the same time.

 

“Yes, I just wanted to say thank you…”

 

“Thanks to the commander, one thing worked out really well.”

 

“I see.”

 

I stood up and greeted Cedric, who nodded.

 

“I greet you, Your Majesty.”

 

“No, you don’t have to be this formal between us.”

 

Then I heard people screaming from behind the lounge.

 

Upon closer inspection, it was not our knights who were shouting, buzzing outside.

 

Outside the door, the ministers who could be called Cedric’s close confidants gathered around and looked at our side with fervent eyes.

 

“Your Majesty, why are the ministers… Didn’t the meeting just end?”

 

“Oh, I told them I was going to the Knights’ lounge to see the commander, and everyone said they would follow me because they were on their way anyway.”

 

No, why?

 

There were so many things I wanted to ask, but for now, I smiled at the ministers and greeted them with a light glance.

 

Then, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, who was standing in the front, waved his hand and opened his lips and spoke.

 

“We’re just waiting for your Majesty here! You don’t have to pay attention to us, Count Minerva!”

 

“Ah… Yes.”

 

Even if I don’t want to care, I couldn’t do that if you stick to the door and look this way.

 

“No, Minister of Foreign Affairs, what are you talking about? Just stay still.”

 

The Minister of Defense lowered his voice to the possible and scolded the Minister of Foreign Affairs.

 

Then, the Minister of Foreign Affairs hits the Minister of Defense as if it was unfair and protested.

 

“Then do you want to openly say that we’re here to see if His Majesty and Count are doing well as we wish?”

 

I’m sorry, but I have better ears than others, so I can hear everything, ministers.

 

And when did you start weaving me and Cedric?

 

[Hey, now, at least, even the ministers wanted to connect you with him?]

 

Caliberne said absurdly.

 

‘I didn’t know either, but I guess…’

 

[These people’s eyes are sincere, but they look like mothers who are desperate to send their sons to marry.]

 

“Thank you. I guess they’re here for the magic stone and investigation of illegal drug distribution.”

 

“Yes!”

 

Hefan and Rukia both nodded at Cedric’s words.

 

“Commander, did I ask where you got the magic stone last time? Actually, I was thinking about a way to supply good magic stones to the knights at a cheaper price. So I went to the place where the Commander told me and met this person.”

 

Hefan patted the owner of the jewelry store on the shoulder and said.

 

“That was really lucky. I was really curious about the owner of the store because the mana stone that the Commander gave was such a high-quality mana stone that I’ve never seen before, but fortunately, I could reach him.”

 

Oh, the quality of the jewels there was good.

 

So I was walking around like it was a regular sweet restaurant that only I knew secretly.

 

“And recently, we were researching a technology that could also use ordinary gems as magic stones, and this gem was perfect for that. So, I decided to make an exclusive contract with this person.”

 

“Really?”

 

“Yes. Now, knights would no longer have to go around to buy magic stones that fit their swords. They could also purchase magic stones much cheaper than before!”

 

Sir Turka, who was quietly listening, said with admiration.

 

“Wow, that’s really good…?”

 

“Right!”

 

The owner of the jewelry store next to Hefan, who shouted excitedly, approached me and bowed his head.

 

“Thanks to you, I got a new opportunity. Thank you so much!”

 

“Oh, no. I just went to buy you jewelry sometimes because I liked it, and I don’t think I did anything…”

 

“No, if it weren’t for the commander’s eye, I would never have found a place like this.”

 

Hefan shook his head resolutely.

 

“Uh…”

 

“That’s right! Thanks to the commander’s good eye, we could capture all the drug distributors that were rampant in the capital!”

 

Rukia intervened while he was stuttering because he didn’t know what to say.

 

“You don’t know how many pieces of information I got from investigating the vagrant that the Commander suppressed. Thanks to you, I’ve heard that I did a great job.”

 

Ah, when the interrogation stopped and resumed that day, was the information obtained after that day huge?

 

“This month, my safe won’t be lonely and empty without anything. The drug distribution would also calm down for a while, and the drug’s quite dangerous because it was highly addictive.”

 

“Oh, I see, it would have been dangerous if I hadn’t caught it.”

 

After hearing Rukia’s explanation, the ministers whispered.

 

“It’s always been like that, but you’re still talented.”

 

“He’s the one that your Majesty predicted.”

 

No, don’t be amazed.

 

The atmosphere here was turning weird. Unsurprisingly, Cedric was smiling.

 

That’s the expression that comes out when there’s something he’s planning inside.

 

‘What else are you going to do?’

 

“As expected, Commander Minerva is doing a really good job. Don’t you think so?”

 

Cedric said as he glanced at the ministers.

 

Ahh…

 

Now I knew what he was trying to do.

 

Realizing that, I hurriedly spoke humbly.

 

“No, it’s all just a coincidence.”

 

“He’s competent and humble.”

 

Cedric grinned and covered his mouth with his hand.

 

Even so, the corners of the mouth that’s rising wasn’t covered.

 

“I thought I was lucky to be able to renew my contract with someone like you.”

 

“…No, you’re exaggerating.”

 

“So, how about renewing the contract once more after the contract period is over?”

 

No…!

 

Oh, my!! What a terrible student I raised?