(Why is the Prime Minister so determined to refuse to send an Interior Medical Officer......)
After leaving a small room just outside the royal palace, where he met Voltz, Sharon walks alone in an unpopular corridor.--Behind the faceless face, busily spinning your head.
(Wait a minute, is the reason for "no human resources"...? That means you can't choose from the Interior Medical Officers who are now dispatched to the backyard?)
Sharon is a female chief executive, so he should be in a position to work closely with the internal affairs doctors as the chief executive of the inner palace, which is the royal living space.However, the only official royal family she currently spends in the inner palace on a daily basis is Refania, and she of the healthy body herself prefers not to go to a doctor in vain.
In addition, His Majesty King Juke, Lord of the Inner Palace, does not use the Inner Palace very much in the first place.Except for visiting Sheila's room, there is almost no time for him to stay in the inner palace privately.Naturally, the Inner Palace has a splendid room dedicated to His Majesty the King, but Juke spends most of his day in the Outer Palace and sleeps in a dorm room near the King's Office when he doesn't visit Sheila's room.Sharon will not enter the outer palace, as the King will have a different person in charge when he spends time there.
As a result of a combination of circumstances, Sharon has never been involved with an internal affairs medical officer since assuming the position of chief executive officer last fall.In the meantime, as the chief of staff, I thought it would be better to say hello to her when she took office, but Riphanie was stopped by saying, "I don't particularly need a medical officer in the inner palace right now, so it's easier to stay calm than to go and get tangled up in vain by saying hello."
(... yes. If you think about it, Riphanie is also at a distance from the medical officer.Even when we talked about the necessity of dispatching a medical officer in this case, we were understood and did not have a very good face.)
Riphanie and Voltz. "The Second Royal Family." The Duke of Mondria's brothers and sisters are all at a distance from the Home Doctor... no, "I refuse!"
"- Your Highness!!"
Sharon stops her legs and looks back without changing her expression, surprisingly speaking from behind.... of course, the only thing that doesn't change is the surface, and the heart isn't so calm.
"This is Baron Logan.Thank you for your patience. "
"Ah, ahh."
Sharon looked coolly at the majestic man who seemed upset for a moment, probably because he was greeted calmly.Born into a certain Marquis trio, he held a government position in the royal palace centered on the Ministry of the Interior from a young age, and was awarded the position of a one-generation "quasi-bar" based on his achievements. He sounded splendid as far as his career was concerned, but in fact, he was just a three-legged hijab that was picked up by the ancient ginseng aristocracy.Sharon is an old-fashioned nobleman in both his parents' and daughters-in-law's households, and he is the same age as Baron Logan, so even if he doesn't like it, he has been in the social range for a long time, and he has a long history of seeing his face, but he doesn't want to come near him even if he is wrong.
Since the quasi-born title is a one-generation title, it cannot be connected to the descendants.To connect, it was necessary to develop the house while being a quasi-bar and to acknowledge that the house itself was beneficial to the country and the royal family, but it was not as easy as it was to say.This is said to be ironic after the enactment of the "Throne and System", but in the present Kingdom of Elland, it is easier to be "aristocratic" from the civilian population than to be born after the second son of a noble family and seriously encourage him to work in the royal palace.It is so difficult to "promote" a Baron from a Baroness to a Baron.
Born and raised as an aristocrat, of course, Baron Logan has no intention of ending his throne in a single generation.It's not a bad thing to have a sense of ambition, and I hope you like the very idea of going for the baron.
"So, Baron Quasi-Bar, can I help you?"
"Ah, yes! Madam Magnum, I wonder how you found no reply to your letter from the Marquis!The Marquis is in a very bad mood for so many inquiries!! "
... so you can only treat yourself as an incompetent and troublesome person because you're already over forty adults and still trying to stand up with a sluggish run.I don't want to confront you in such an unpopular corridor... but it turns out that you dared to go far away and choose a less crowded route to avoid the statue you want to export to the rear palace.
(If you really want a baron, the quasi-bar should face the country and serve the royal family.....)
As far as the semi-national rank is concerned, it will be easier for you to get nominated by a loud aristocracy, but not when it comes to formal aristocracy.The King and the Prime Minister, as well as all the ministers and all those who participated in the deliberations, need to be recognized for their achievements.Although it was not a world that was sweet enough to run around forever, he was spoiled and raised as the youngest son of the three boys, and it seemed that he couldn't understand it.
Until you become a quasi-bar, even if you are treasured with the privilege of light standing and youth, until you become a successor of nobles only for one generation, if you become only capable of being with others because of your birth, nature and credibility will diminish.In his case, he's bloodshot at running errands and despises his official duties.Nowadays, all the people who "use" him are cliffy people who don't have so many other people to ask.... the "Marquis" who is now on the table is just one of them.
After fully understanding what Baron Logan was calling out about, Sharon dared to tilt his neck.
"Yes, which Marquis would you like me to contact?"
"Brr...."
For a moment, the breathtaking Baron Rodin stepped forward the next moment, high in footsteps.
Marquis Schlazard! For some time now, like every day, you should have sent a letter of inquiry to the Imperial Palace!! "
"Ah... yes, indeed. If it was a letter from the Marquis de Schlazard, you would have received it."
"Then why didn't you reply!"
Sharon is heartbroken by a question that has only one answer.... while I realized it was useless, I begged you to think a little with your own head, and then slowly turned to the Baron.
"Baroness Logan. The back palace receives a variety of inquiries, day and night, both inside and outside the Royal Palace.Of course, we will read through all of them, but it is common sense for any official to know that the response and response will take place in order of importance to the Kingdom and the Royal Palace.However, even now that I am busy due to the absence of "Red Rose", there is no reason to prioritize the "inquiry" from the Marquis of Shruzad, who is not even the parent of the side room, which is just a personal question of the Marquis of Shruzad, which has nothing to do with the operation of the rear house.We're not free enough to do such a long time. "
"Nh....!"
"Not to mention, the inquiry from the Marquis was about the nature of a maid.You can easily find out by consulting the roster of maids kept at the Ministry of the Interior, even if you do not bother to write or ask.Therefore, I have decided that there is no need to reply. "
This is something you can understand without explanation if you work as a civilian in the Royal Palace once.I know very well how Baron Logan is not taking his job seriously.
When the conversation ended, Warrant Baron Logan said to Sharon, who was about to turn his heel back, "Wait!"I stopped in a hurry.
"Anything else?"
"I checked the maid's roster, but I still don't know, so I'm asking!You don't even know that kind of thing, so you don't mind..... "
"--Just in case.Nevertheless, remember that there is a neat difference in status between you, the associate baron, and me, the former Lady of the Marquis de Magnum.I'm telling you this, chief, but if this is a social occasion, it's a formal protest against your rudeness. "
In a noble way, he said, "Speak your identity."When they were young, they were sons and daughters of the Marquis, and their identities were not so different, so even if Baron Logan made a disrespectful remark to Sharon, he would not be blamed if he raised his eyebrows, but now they are not.When he was awarded the Baron of the Quarter and Sharon married the Marquis de Magnum, the difference in status between the two became decisive.Sharon is not obliged to speak to Baron Logan unless she is summoned to do so.
According to Sharon's cold-blooded remarks, the Baron de Logan finally realized that he was not a good opponent for the old rampage.Hold your tongue tightly, twitching your mouth a few times, and then open your mouth uncomfortably.
"... my mouth has become lighter because I've been familiar with it for a long time. I didn't mean it."
"Is it on the left? - So?If I'm done talking, I'll go. "
"No, no, wait. That's the maid's trait.The contents of the maid's roster are too thin. "
"Even if they say it's too thin.The maid's character is everything on the maid's roster.I can't answer any more questions. "
"But! There are too few details about that maid compared to other maids!No family name, no date of birth, only "Magnum Marquis" in the kinship column... yes, the Magnum Marquis!In other words, I wonder if a maid named "Karin" is your blood relative!! "
I suppressed a sigh that was about to leak unexpectedly with the power of my will.It is obvious bad luck that the pride of the opponent is wasted.
"... not my blood relatives, distant from the Marquis de Magnum."
"Eh, isn't it an abuse of authority, such as giving priority to relatives?"
"I don't give special priority to that.Even though the backyard still lacked manpower, I hired him as a maid who relied on relatives to find work.I had good manners and it seemed okay to work for the royal palace immediately. "
"When, in other words, do you know the details of his personality!?"
"- Even if I did, I will not tell you anything more than what can be queried in the maid's roster.I will not divulge my personal information to unrelated outside parties, whether I am a sidekick, a lady, or a maid.You probably don't know that an insider leak in the inner palace is a serious breach of the service policy. "
I declare the same thing more clearly.... of course I had to protect Karin, but even if this wasn't about Karin, Sharon's answer would have been the same.
-The "tragedy" repeated many times when the personal circumstances of maids and maids were not being strictly observed, and the rules of the inner house were significantly changed, mainly with reference to Refania, who became the first queen, in order to make them a complete "past".The subject of the information breach was not only the concubine and the side room, but also the female officials, maids and servants working in the inner palace.All those who spent time in the inner palace, regardless of their status or position, were better off without revealing their unwanted information to the dark. At the same time, it was strictly forbidden to disclose the information of their companions to the outside without their permission, just as it was forbidden to the Shogun and the side room.
Sharon's "core" will never waver as a person who has lived through an era of transition in order not to inflict the same suffering and regret on the young people of the future.
The expression of the Baron de Logan distorts sharply in response to the inextricable island.
The next moment, he stuck in Sharon with his big crotch.
"" Irrelevant external "?! That maid named" Karin "had nothing to do with the Marquis of Shrazad!"
"Baroness Logan..."
"There's no way Marianne had anything to do with the Schlazards!Is it a coincidence that such a rare beauty exists between two people at the same time!! "
"Quasi-Bar!!"
You should have known, but Sharon's reason collapsed brittly into his "name", which jumped out of his mouth.... younger generations can hardly believe it, but Sharon is originally not that calm.Emotional ups and downs are rather intense, which is why since I started working at the Royal Palace, I have suppressed my feelings by the power of my will that I do not need more than necessary for the official's work.
Therefore, once the control (limiter) is off,
"Shut your mouth now.You must not have the right to speak the name of the subordinate who tortured her! "
"Did you suffer? What are you saying? I am a meritorious man who brought her together with the Marquis.It was my work that made Marianne the Marquise, with all due respect. "
"When did he want it?Maria never wanted to marry.I was proud and passionate about the maid's work and felt honored to dedicate my life to the royal palace... to Her Majesty Auster and Her Royal Highness Princess Refania.Because of what you did, Maria...! "
"Don't be silly. The joy of a woman always lies ahead of marriage.Not to mention the fact that Marianne was able to marry the superior Marquis de Schlazard.I was lucky among the women of that time. "
"How many times have I told you not to mention her name?You don't know Maria, you don't know what kind of life she wanted, and you don't deserve to talk about her life.--You don't even know that the pushed "joy" and "luck" knocked Maria into the abyss of despair!! "
Apart from the size of the body and the color of the eyes, "Karin" and "Melon" came back to mind when she was young.More than twenty years later, still fading, as vivid as yesterday.
― ― She was a star-like daughter with an unwavering passion in her quiet expression.A fairly beautiful sight makes the viewer desire asylum, but if we go a little deeper, we can quickly see that "she" is not weak enough to be protected by others.Even though there was no glare that blinked like the sun, the stars in the night sky kept shining with their own power, "she" was as strong as ever.
Such, "she." The wave of cruel times and the desire of a foolish man mercilessly struck her daughter, who was truly proud to walk her life on her feet, rather than being a nobleman.When I had to leave the royal palace without getting the future I wanted, something did make a sound in Sharon and collapse.
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"... I have nothing more to say.Excuse me, Baroness. "
"Ma-wait!!"
The arm extending from behind grabbed Sharon's right arm.I twisted and tried to escape, but unfortunately in Sharon, who was not as familiar with self-defense as Diana, it was difficult to shake the man's power.
"You're not tired of being rude, are you?Please let go of that hand now. "
"Shut up! You will be disrespectful to the Marquis de Schlazard!The Marquis ignored every single letter..... "
"It's strange to expect an immediate response to a personal inquiry to the Royal Palace.In addition, it is also a good place to get out of common sense, such as asking the posterior shrine about the personal information of the maid while being a third party.No matter how many times you write, there's no way you can answer that. "
"You're telling me to leave with my bare hands!"
"For the convenience of the Baron, that's outside my jurisdiction.I don't feel the need to think about it.The Marquis de Schlazard's "every favor," without scrutinizing it, is what you deserve. "
"I, uhh... let me say!!"
While the gripped arm is in severe pain, it is slammed to the floor with a strong force.In his blurred vision, Baron Logan, whose face was distorted by anger with a red and black face, saw his feet swinging up.
That's right, it's impossible to avoid from this posture, and some injuries close your eyes in preparation and make your body harder to prepare for impact -!
"Gu... ooh"
……
Without counting beats, what I heard from above was the groan of Baron Logan.Then there is the sound of heavy objects falling down.
To check the situation, slowly wake up and open your eyes, and there you are.
"... Madam Chancellor, you seem to be much more straightforward than I thought.I don't personally dislike it, but it wouldn't be a good idea to beat these people upright. "
A man of unknown age, dressed in black, with a light of reason in beautiful obsidian eyes, stood with a smile close to a bitter smile.The atmosphere is so calm that it doesn't bother me that the Baron Logan is lying down at his feet.
I've never seen this face before, but I've heard this voice several times.Sharon blinked slowly several times and called out his name.
"Lord Sola, are you there...?"
"Yes, it's the left. - If you don't mind, give me your hand."
He reached out in natural motion and was helped as a matter of course.While the clothes were being soiled and molded, Sola forced the Baron Logan out of the corridor into the shadows of the garden plants.
― ― Sola smiled softly at Sharon, who was in the right position.
"It looks like you didn't hurt your arm or leg when you checked in."
"Yes, there is no particular problem.- Thank you, Lord Sola. You saved my life. "
"Absolutely not. Instead, I should thank and apologize."
With some complicated expression, but without distracting his gaze, he shot Sharon straight through.
"--I apologize for the inconvenience caused by my son's selfishness..."
"That kind of thing...."
"I told you to think of another way if you had anticipated this in advance.... I can't believe I didn't think of it as "two melons" before I dressed up as a woman, and I neglected to confirm it in detail.
Breathe in for just a moment into the words that were spoken.
Sharon also confronts Sola and Kai's raising parents.
"How well does Sola know about Kai's traits?"
"Very little I know… I have only been building hypotheses by listening in a fragment to the stories of the people of the rear palace since the departure of the National Embassy. ---Just..."
"... just?"
"I knew from the time I met her that her home would be a wealthy home where she wouldn't have to eat.The clothes that wrapped the child were also of high quality, and the cage was well made and distinguished from luxury goods at a glance.A nobleman, a wealthy merchant... or, in any case, a "historic famous house" tied to an old custom, enough to leave a child in the woods for a long time to be born with one eye colour.
After a long silent breath, Sola once again corrected her posture.
"May I ask you one question?"
"Of course, what will happen?"
"... that kid, that much. Is it so similar that you should know it at first glance?--Perhaps your birth mother, a woman. "
It's not easy to live like this.The appearance of "Karin", all the way to her manners and expression, was the "her" of the day.It's as if I went back twenty years just around "Karin".
--- I think you took Sharon's silence as a positive reflection of the past.Sora slowly lowered her eyes and laughed just around her mouth.
"... somehow, I had a feeling that she looked like one of her parents.When she greeted Count and Countess Crester face-to-face, Elizabeth's expression in particular was described as such.But perhaps Elizabeth didn't really think she looked like him. "
"Is that... because of the difference between men and women?"
"Of course, there is a difference between the sexes... because the normal girl has a noisy expression and has nothing to do with such a gentle appearance.It was a very competent maid, but when I think of him as usual, the con artist still feels like a conscientious person. "
... in other words, even though the appearance itself was very similar, the signs created by the expression and manners were quite different, so it was a specification that I didn't feel very similar as an impression.Sharon, on the other hand, had little contact with the usual chi, so it was difficult to judge, but from the tone of the voice coming down from behind the ceiling from time to time, I certainly didn't think it was very similar to "her."
Sighing and killing, Sharon strives to spin his words calmly.
"... the work of Suzuran-sama and Suzuran-sama must have been so perfect.The more you raised him to say so, "Karin" was an excellent maid from every point of view.- Just like she was a long time ago.
Really?
"It was a long time ago. After all, it would have been nice if we could have separated it from the past."
Twenty years and a little. It should never be a short time.I thought there was enough time for anger and pain... to heal the unbearable reality.That's what I thought - I could go back.
And yet... the moment I saw "Karin", nothing faded past my chest.Both the former ghost-boiled Baron Rodin and the Marquis behind it certainly exist at this moment.
I still felt like I was still in the regret of "that day".
"Actually..."
As the gentle wind blows through, the soft voice of Sola echoes.
"I've never really thought about who her real parents were and under what circumstances they were left behind in the woods.Given the circumstances surrounding finding her, it was certain that her biological parents had abandoned her upbringing. "
"That's...."
The words of Sola, whose voice is soft but whose contents are never gentle or soft.... yes. Whatever the reason, it turns out that Sora picked up Kai as soon as he was born.There is no room for excuses or advocacy.
Even if Sharon knew how "she" was at the time, and only slightly, he had a shard to extrapolate his mood.Even if regret can't be made into the past because "I realized" that I had it.
The truth and thoughts of the past should be exchanged between the two of us, and Sharon has no right to enter there.
― ― Sola laughed a little bitterly in front of Sharon, who looked for words to speak but found nothing but to shut up.
"But - at the same time, it was also clear that the close adult woman of the child... perhaps her mother was anxious for his" life ".Shameful story, I was looking at the world quite diagonally at the time, so I remember how stupid and contradictory the parents of this baby laughed at me when I wished I could live with this helpless life. "
"No... let's get this straight.If you want to live, you should not let go.If you had to let go, you should have entrusted it to a trusted third party instead of throwing it in the woods.It's a slow murder to abandon a baby as soon as it's born, because you can't even live alone. "
"I fully agree with your opinion.--I don't care about him, but I still can't forgive the real parent who nearly killed him.I was able to be the father of the child because my real parents abandoned him, but this is not the case. "
"Hmm...."
"However... while I've been asking about you around the back house for a while, especially the chief of staff, I realized that the situation seemed more complicated than I thought."There seems to be more frequent letters of resentment from the Marquis."
"Did you see that coming?"
Inquiries from the Marquis de Schlazard initially arrived every other day, but before that, they finally arrived twice yesterday, morning and evening.I just read it carefully and left it to confirm that there is no change in the content, but there is an increase in the kind of grudges that have been left behind.... this is not special because it's "Karin", and I can't be honest with a fool when asked "Tell me the details of a particular maid", so there's no backlash about leaving him alone, but it's troublesome if he takes more force than he did today.
"... I didn't expect Marquis Schlazard to have enough room to 'use' Quasi-Bar Logan.From now on, we have to tell the girls to be careful when walking around the palace. "
"It is very difficult for me as a father to bother you any more about my son, Madam Chancellor, and everyone in the back of the house.― ― Please consult with the Cresters and let them protect you from danger as much as possible.
"Such... this is due to the personal circumstances of a nobleman who has nothing to do with the problems of the rear palace.I can't afford to be a burden to busy people. "
"Whatever happens, if something important happened to someone in the back of the house while I was away, she would be deeply saddened.It's only natural to protect you for Princess Sumihiro.--Besides, I can't necessarily say that this disturbance is "irrelevant" to the problems of the backyard. "
... it seems that, regardless of Sharon's intentions, Sola has already decided what she wants to do.It is empirically clear that nothing is said to this person, so Sharon quietly lowers his head and shows understanding and gratitude.
"... thank you, thank you very much"
"Ok - by the way, is there any reason why the Marquis Schlazard and I are so obsessed with the 'Karin' that has appeared unexpectedly?"
"That's right... I have some episodes that come to mind, but I'm not sure.I'm also gathering information, so I'll let you know if I know for sure. "
"Thank you, but seeing things in their entirety and not seeing them makes the difference.Thank you so much for sharing your information. "
Eyes of obsidian crossed and nodded slowly.
Never again, ever again. Now it's time for no one to go to the "tragedy" scene.
Sharon has a quiet and deep determination to confront the resurrected "past" in order to spin a definite future.