I Became the Vassal the The Tyrannical Is Obsessed With

238 – Chapter 238 Let Go of Your Pride

Episode 238: Let go of your pride

Ever since Montersen contacted Russell directly, he had been waiting for his reply

As time passed, Montersen became very nervous, and because of that, not only the duke’s employees, but even his eldest son Theorde, were busy keeping an eye on him.

Especially when it came to reporting to Montersen, the aide tried to be more polite than usual. It was obvious that in the current atmosphere of thin ice, even the slightest mistake would be severely punished.

“Huh…”

Montersen, who was sitting on a chair in his office, let out a heavy sigh.

“It’s already been 10 days, but why is there no reply?”

He muttered to himself and frowned. At the same time, he recalled the conversation and atmosphere when he contacted Russell.

Montersen made a request when he met him.

Currently, the Eckhart Empire is devastated by the tyranny of Empress Cecilia Campbell Eckhart. She also added that she would stand at the forefront to save such an empire.

-Can this be seen as some kind of treason?

To Russell, who asked that question, Montersen insisted that it was not treason, but an inevitable choice to save the empire. At the same time, he did not forget to give Russell 50 gold coins.

-I understand what the duke meant. However, I cannot carelessly interfere in the internal affairs of other countries, so I will take time to think about it first.

Montersen felt the story turned out better than he had feared. He asked when he would be able to reply, and Russell responded somewhat vaguely.

They said they would reply as soon as possible.

‘No matter what, they make people wait for ten days!’

Montersen slammed his closed fist on the desk. He was confident that if he just waited like this, it would be a waste of time.

It was best for now to somehow get a reply.

Monte Lessen, who had thought about it up to this point, pulled his leash. Then, the aide immediately came to the office.

“Call Owen. Right now!”

“Yes!”

The aid quickly left the room. After some time had passed, Owen came to visit.

“Did you call me, Duke?”

He saluted, and Monte Lessen greeted him with a nod.

“You go to the warlock right now.”

“Is it okay if I get a reply from Mr. Russell?”

“Yes.”

“I will go right away.”

Owen saluted again and then left the office. Monte Lessen crossed her arms and looked at the closed door.

“Russell would respond. “He is the first hero to appear on the continent in a long time.”

He sounded expectant, then raised the corners of his mouth and smiled wryly.

* * *

Cecilia was sitting in her desk chair, looking at the black whistle she had pulled out of her drawer. When she blows this, she was able to call Luna’s leader, Lucia.

“…”

Cecilia was lost in a very trivial worry.

It’s already been a week since I found out that Ilayna confessed to Luke.

Cecilia forbids Ilaina from approaching Luke for two weeks, and instead she attaches another member of her crew, Nelly, to act as Luke’s escort.

But she wasn’t sure if Il Reina would really keep her own orders.

“Ha.”

Cecilia sighed and put her whistle down on her desk. She then gently closed her eyes and touched her forehead.

If it were Ilaina, she would naturally follow her own orders.

… However, the anxiety in the back of her mind did not go away at all.

‘Even if I try not to pay attention to it, it still bothers me…’

There was only one thing that bothered her. The fact that Ileina confessed her love to Luke.

Normally, she would never have suspected Ilaina.

However, this time she was an exception.

Since Cecilia also had Luke in her heart, the way to end this anxiety was to make it clear. But on the other hand, her pride as an empress whispered.

It is unbecoming of an empress to check such personal matters.

“Ugh…”

Cecilia felt her head her throbbing. She pressed her thumb to her her temple her

When her headache subsided, she pushed up her eyelids again,

“…”

A black whistle came immediately into view. It’s as if he’s tempting her to check it out.

I guess it can’t be helped.

Cecilia decided to give in to her temptation. She just needs to check once.

She blew a black whistle. Then, in the blink of an eye, Lucia appeared.

“A peaceful night, Your Majesty.”

Cecilia quietly looked down at her Lucia, who lowered her posture towards her. Then she got up from her desk chair and walked over to Lucia.

“Lucia.”

Cecilia stopped right in front of her and called. Lucia slowly raised her head.

“There is one thing I need to check with you.”

“What is it, Your Majesty?”

Lucia waited for Cecilia’s orders with a serious attitude.

Faced with her serious attitude, Cecilia suddenly felt burdened. It was a feeling she never would have felt otherwise.

‘This is all because of Luke…’

Cecilia grumbled inside her and then moved her lips.

“Is Ilaina keeping my orders?”

“Yes. “I’m keeping watch, but he doesn’t even come near Secretary Nedville.”

“Right…”

There was relief in Cecilia’s voice, and Lucia noticed it.

‘I guess she’s worried about Ilaina because she did something blasphemous.’

And the reason why Cecilia wanted to confirm this was also pointed out with some accuracy. But she had no idea that it was because Cecilia had Luke in her heart.

“Do you have any further commands?”

“There is no such thing.”

“Yes, I will continue to monitor the Duke.”

Lucia disappeared in an instant. Cecilia looked down at where Lucia was for a while and then turned her head toward her window.

Peace came to her mind in return for letting go of her pride as the Empress.

‘As expected, it was good to check.’

* * *

Five days have already passed since we returned from the Kingdom of Hermoa.

“Then, let’s start work today.”

As soon as Cecilia gave the order to begin her work, she took her seat on the throne. Then she and her maids sat down in our respective seats.

Before focusing on the documents, I glanced at Cecilia’s expression her her her her. She was checking her documents and deciding on the order of her work.

She waited a little longer and then she asked. How many people have applied for the position of direct secretary this time?

Eventually, Cecilia organized all the documents. After confirming that, I immediately raised my voice.

“Your majesty. “Can I ask you one thing?”

Then not only Cecilia, but even Flora and Mulia focused their attention on me.

“Yunheohaji.”

Cecilia immediately nodded her head once.

“I wonder how many people have applied for the position of direct secretary in total.”

“!”

As soon as she asked the question, Cecilia’s eyebrows rose. I checked the maids’ faces just in case, and they were showing embarrassed expressions.

Her reaction was as if she had never been asked a question she had never thought about before. This actually made me more embarrassed.

‘They do this even though they already know that I will give up my job and leave.’

After a while, Cecilia cleared her throat and cleared the awkward atmosphere.

“I was already going to tell you, but I forgot.”

… Is it really like that?

There were some suspicious parts, but I decided to trust her words for now.

“There are three people in total. Two from the Secretariat and one from the Foreign Affairs Department.”

“It seems there are not as many applicants as I thought.”

I thought there would be at least five or six people…

Maybe it’s because I was seen rolling under Cecilia a lot.

“Three people is a lot.”

In comparison, Cecilia had a completely different temperature than me.

“That’s right! “I didn’t know there would be three people.”

“I thought there would be about one person.”

Flora and Mulia also gave similar reactions to Cecilia.

Looks like these women don’t want to let me go just yet…

After thinking that far, I suddenly realized a very important fact.

If I resign from my position as secretary, I will naturally become distant from Cecilia. She still reigns as empress, but I return as the second son of the Han Mi-han family.

So should I be sad about that situation?

‘It doesn’t really seem like that.’

As Russell said, if I have feelings for Cecilia, shouldn’t she naturally feel sad about breaking up?

It would be normal if you at least felt like you didn’t want to leave. But right now, I didn’t feel that way at all.

… Maybe Russell’s eyes for the truth are malfunctioning.

“Then, have you planned a separate interview schedule?”

“…”

Not only Cecilia but also her maids responded in silence.

“Your majesty. No way, you didn’t even think about it…”

“What do you think of me? “Ruthless!”

Cecilia suddenly slammed her fist on the desk.

In the past, I was very scared when people did things like that, but now, what can I say… I thought there was something cute about it rather than majesty.

‘Looking at this, it seems like what Russell said wasn’t wrong at all…’

At this point, I shook off the distracting thoughts. At this point, scheduling interviews with applicants was more important than this.

“Your majesty. “I hope to schedule an interview as soon as possible.”

“…”

Cecilia thrust her lips forward for a moment. It was a clear sign of dissatisfaction, but I pretended not to notice. Cecilia let out a brief sigh and cast her gaze in this direction.

“Can it be this Friday?”

It was four days later.

“Yes, Your Majesty.”

Actually, I wish I had done it faster, but I couldn’t because I was afraid that if I pushed further, I would upset the game.

Instead, I decided to ask for one more thing here.

“Your majesty. “May I make a request?”

“What is it?”

“I also want to participate as an interviewer.”

“…”

Looking at Cecilia’s narrowed eyebrows, this also seemed to be a quite dissatisfied request. However, she quickly relaxed her frown.

“Sure.”

“I am very grateful, Your Majesty.”

“However, I will also place a condition.”

Then she raised her index finger.

“A successor will be selected only when all four opinions agree. Do you understand?”

They are imposing difficult conditions…

There was a possibility that all applicants would be rejected using that as an excuse.

However, rather than just blankly watching the interview scene, it might be better for me to participate and somehow persuade them.

Because they say you have to guess to know what’s long and short.

“Yes, Your Majesty.”

I answered with a confident voice.

Without realizing that it was my big mistake.