Episode 3
“hot.”
I was startled and flinched.
I was so surprised that I forgot about my numb butt for a moment.
Dresses worn for work were practical and practical. If I had grown up to attend a banquet, I would have worn whalebone-studded shapewear and blown up my skirt, but right now I was at work.
Therefore, she was wearing a simple dress that would not be a hindrance even if she was sitting at a desk working all day or having her step measured when she was in a hurry.
A hand tried to brush under the pleated waist.
The wrinkles in my clothes were gently fluttering, and I could feel the sense of another person beyond them that I had not touched.
The thick fingers showed off his masculine charm.
The wrists and elbows, with their delicate muscles hidden, were elongated, as if they had been stretched out from a standard humanoid. In the real world, even the most popular game characters were not as perfect as Clyde.
The faint feeling gradually grew bigger in her.
He conveyed his presence to her through the lack of skirt. Without being rude enough to grab her buttocks, I felt that Clyde was touching me, or rather touching me, through the fluttering hem of her dress.
It seemed as if I could even faintly sense warmth.
It was such a short moment that I couldn’t actually feel my body temperature, but I had the illusion that my burning buttocks were similar to the heat I was getting from him.
Their gazes became intertwined in the air.
As if they had pressed the pause button on the video, neither he nor she moved.
Edith could not look away, as if she had been forced to stare at his features.
It felt awkward, and I didn’t know what to do when a hand reached below my waist, but I just stayed still.
There was only silence in the space between them as they inhaled and exhaled three or four times.
“ah… … . excuse.”
A voice as smooth as silk actually made it less realistic.
Clyde’s masculine beauty, which all the characters except the main character fell in love with and praised, was not limited to his appearance.
The soft yet dignified tone of voice stimulated my hearing.
“ah… … .”
I just blindly followed the exclamation.
Edith was a person with an honest inner world who looked at appearances before personality when looking at a man of the opposite sex, so she was unable to speak while her eyes were fixed on his face.
The man’s hand slid along the folds of her skirt.
The flexible curve of his wrist was so graceful that it felt natural, as if he was simply reaching out to comfort her, rather than trying to touch her sore bottom. It was a moment when Edith, standing still with her back sticking out, looked strange.
But we knew each other even if we didn’t show it.
A strange current stayed for a while.
While she straightened herself by brushing off the hem of her skirt, Clyde vainly covered his mouth with his fist and looked away.
“You’re a face I’ve never seen before.”
Three days ago, on the day of his commissioning, many people greeted him at once, but he did not seem to remember.
“I was appointed as secretary the day before yesterday and started working. Edith Ketzmaurice of the Long Green Horn, eldest daughter of the 3rd Duke of Pedleton, greetings to Your Majesty.”
When I revealed his full name, including his family name and territory, his eyes widened as if he knew something.
“If it is the territory of the Long Green Horn… … .”
Edith sometimes saw expressions similar to Clyde’s elsewhere.
People reacted in various ways to the failing Duke family. While some felt sorry for them or tried to avoid them, others just seemed surprised.
The Ketsumoris of the Long Green Horns have not been to any imperial events for a while. This was because all valuable items had been sold off, making it impossible for them to maintain even the basics of respect at the banquet.
Aside from her everyday clothes, the only clothes left were the musty-smelling dress her grandmother used to wear, and the only accessories she had were replicas.
The bigger problem than just spending a few hours at an outside event was that there was no way for the Ketsumoris family to repay them as much as they enjoyed other people’s banquets.
After being treated well at a banquet, one had to send a gift or prepare a dinner to show gratitude, but Edith’s family, who were almost penniless, could not do that.
There were a lot of rumors in social circles that the Ketzmorris family had gone bankrupt.
As if reflecting a movie of the past, the mansion, located on a hill where great nobles were concentrated, had an overgrown garden and a rusty iron gate. Some people said that the mansion was still in good condition, while others said that it had been sold to someone else.
Almost all of the employees had left, the duke was at the gambling house on a random day, and his daughter Edith was at the academy, so it was natural for people around to gossip.
Still, Clyde didn’t mention the rumors and simply treated her as a new clerk.
“I didn’t know you came into my person. “It’s been so long that I even forgot your face.”
“It’s been a while since I’ve been to the imperial palace, so my memories are vague. “Everything seems unfamiliar.”
“Then I don’t remember either?”
“I’m so sorry, but that’s true.”
The possessed body seemed to have its left and right brains playing separately.
When it came to learning and logical thinking, I was as sharp as Edith in the original work. I fully remembered old and simple events. On the other hand, emotions were reset and I had to redefine my likes and dislikes for people, and no memories containing emotions remained.
Therefore, there were two possible situations in which I had memories with Clyde but nothing came to mind.
There is no room to remember it because it passes by without much notice, or it is a memory filled with special emotions.
“It’s a shame you don’t know me. “There will be opportunities to meet often in the future.”
She explained situations that might cause misunderstandings.
“I’m only working here temporarily for a few days.”
“Temporary?”
“I originally applied to the Ministry of Government Affairs, but the personnel manager mistakenly assigned me to the wrong position. “It was agreed that we would return to our original position soon.”
Clyde tilted his head crookedly when he was told that he was not an official servant of the Crown Prince’s palace.
“okay?”
The atmosphere was unusual. I guess I felt a little bad.
She thought it could be taken to mean that she did not want to be in the Crown Prince’s palace, so she spoke carefully in her own way, but it did not seem to have much effect.
Royal family members in a reigning position tend to have a habit of not wanting to give up what they have in their hands, so I thought Clyde might have a similar mentality.
I tried to recall the contents of the novel I had read, but it was of no use as a reference because none of his limbs had a clear plan for escape.
As Edith held back the pain in her still-throbbing buttocks and showed royal courtesy, Clyde gazed intently at the top of her neatly trimmed platinum-blond hair.
There is no point in making eye contact carelessly.
She lowered her gaze and waited for action.
I was nervous for a short period of time, so I automatically swallowed dry saliva.
The crown prince’s office was large enough to resemble a large drawing room. There was a huge gold-plated desk and a soft chair in the front, a sofa and low table in the left space, a tea table set by the window, and books and documents lined up around the wall.
Clyde took long strides and crossed the carpet with the lion pattern symbolizing the imperial family.
The way he sat on the edge of the desk and crossed his arms was very crooked.
An ominous premonition passed through Edith’s mind like lightning.
“Then, will you help me out until I get reassigned?”
Asking your superiors to help you is like saying you must follow orders.
“I will do my best.”
“I need to prepare for the meeting, but I haven’t been able to figure out all the documents piled up here. There must be a lot of work. So, please understand to some extent, summarize it, and report it orally.”
The head tilted upwards and pointed at the desk.
Edith’s eyes widened in an instant as she followed the direction of the nod.
The pile of documents in the corner of the desk was almost as high as the tower.
Are you asking me to read and organize so many things right away? Could it be that this command is real?
In that case, in short, fuck you.
What kind of resentment do I have to subject a subject like this to a subject I don’t remember meeting and barely know each other’s name?
Although he enjoyed working in the office, the fact that he didn’t want to work in the Crown Prince’s palace seemed to have upset Clyde’s stomach.
“hurry.”
The corners of his mouth curled ironically while urging him to do so were artistically cool, but at the same time, they were unlucky.
I had no choice but to go to the edge of the desk, cold sweat rolling down my spine.
If you want to roll, you should roll.
The secretary, who is the lowest of all servants, cannot go against the orders of His Majesty the Heavenly Crown Prince.
Fortunately, Edith was a character born with a brilliant mind.
The fact that the hardware is great is a big advantage. Thanks to this, I was able to understand most of the contents within a short period of time after reading the document, and as I moved on to the second volume, my speed increased and I was able to skim through it quickly.
But when I turned the third volume of the report, something strange happened.
It was an ordinary piece of paper with no special features, but as soon as it was flipped over, an unusual light emitted as if it had been coated with a fluorescent substance.
The text that should have been written in small letters was not visible, and the easy-to-read Korean letters stood out in large letters.
[Clyde always kept Edith, his closest servant, by his side. She was someone who rose from a difficult family background and demonstrated outstanding ability and resourcefulness at the crown prince’s palace.]
“Oh, this is… … .”
This was the first time in my four years of being possessed that something like this had happened.
As I gasped in surprise, Clyde next to me squinted at the report. Judging by the puzzled expression on her face, it seemed like this was a phenomenon that only Edith could see.
“What’s going on?”
Hangul disappeared in an instant.
“Oh, no.”
This was a passage from a novel. It was a completely unimportant part that was skimmed over and skipped over. However, if this were to appear in Edith’s vision, wouldn’t it mean that there was a special hint?
no way… … . Does this mean that you should not fuss and just follow what is written here?
Or does it mean that no matter how hard he struggles, he is destined to become the crown prince’s confidant?
I was confused, not knowing which direction the future would take.
I was wondering whether it would be possible for me to plan anything with my own will.
No, there is no need to rush to judgment based on just one paragraph.
She shook her head, confused.
Meanwhile, Clyde just watched with his arms crossed. While Edith was concentrating on her papers, she was startled and watched with amusement as she muttered and fiddled with herself.
Sometimes he frowned like a devil with a pointed tail and made secret plans.
Before long, the chamberlain appeared and told Clyde.
“Your Highness, it is time for the meeting.”
“Ask everyone to wait a moment. “I’ll be there soon.”
If you’re grumpy, it’s too much.
Why on earth are you doing this?
He waited until Edith finished reading the documents, making the high-ranking nobles and ministers who were crowded in the conference room next to the office wait.
