The Inner Palace Tale of a Villainess Noble Girl

Deanna asked me to do something, 'I want you to explore how His Majesty felt about turning his eyes to the rear palace'. He then received a letter, adding that he wanted me to investigate the samurai and ladies of the rear house. The irresponsible exploitation of female chiefs and their response to samurai and female officials certainly cannot be missed.

'I'll take care of the ladies and the samurai. I'll explore it with you. "

Elizabeth, who read the letter at first reading, grinned and undertook, a dualis who decided to leave the matter of women's relations to her. If Elizabeth hands poorly more than 'laugh' and 'proclaimed', it could get in the way. It's been a long time since I've seen the look on my angry wife's face.

All in all, the exploratory challenge left for Dualis is' how His Majesty began to turn his attention to the rear palace '. I thought something like that, if Edward asks Alford, it turns out in one shot, then the inquirer wouldn't let him down.

"For once, he's in a position to be near His Majesty..."

It seems Alford is busy all day long and has had a rough day to even get out of the royal palace instead of going home.

And now, even if I can get home every once in a while during the social season, it's a tea party or a night club. As a matter of fact, the Crestors, who seem relaxed, go somewhere every day to gather information under the name of socializing. All the nobles are secretly quite busy this time of year.

Since Deanna wrote to me yesterday, Elizabeth had put out a few newsletters somewhere and was re-scheduling her social appointments as she grinned. Edward with his mother's parts imitated it, and the two apparently set the stage for attending tea parties and nightclubs everywhere starting today. It is truly brilliant.

Speaking of Dualis, on the other hand, he and the grand aristocrat who was given countenance, he's been invited from all over, but at least not for such delicate information-gathering as this one. I am so aware that my face frightens others in vain.

As a result, where he arrived...

"The basis of the investigation is the paper medium, right?

It's in the royal palace, in the library. It's a pile of paper because it's been left alone for a while, so it paired with a corner of a dusty room.

All information about the kingdom from at least a hundred years ago is properly stored in this library as a paper medium. At any rate, we tend to lack up-to-date information, but it would suffice to look into the territorial management of the nobles.... as long as I'm not organized.

"Wow, don't have an avalanche one of these days. Shit...... Next time, Ed, why don't you bring him in?"

Align bundles of paper in order of items while whining and looking at the desired material. It's Dualis' job to organize this room for once. Probably even if it's something nobody cares about.

"-This is rare. You have Mitsuhito."

A cool voice was called from behind Dualis, who was putting out his sperm to clean up. Turning around, he makes only one hand flicker as it is.

"What is it, Keith? Open the window there if you're a hippo, it's just so dusty, all of you."

"You deserve it, that's what happens because you neglect your job. And then I'm not free."

It was the young man with glasses who opened the window to see if he was willing to help, even though he cut off Dualis' words altogether. From him dressed in elegant but tailored clothes, I can feel the goodness of growing up. His name is Keith Heisett. He is the eldest son of the current Baron Heiset and an official working for the Royal Palace.

For the general public of the Kingdom of Elland, the impression is predominant, when it comes to the 'royal palace', a castle inhabited by kings in the king's capital, but the 'royal palace' for the aristocratic class also has a slightly different meaning. It is, of course, a place where royalty resides, but at the same time it has a strong connotation as an administrative body that assists the king in his duties and conducts the government of the country (that is, every word). It is perfectly distinguished from the "inner chamber", a painting whose compartment is mainly called the "outer chamber" and in which royalties, including kings, live. Needless to say, the "Back Palace", where Deanna and the other side rooms are gathered, hits part of the "inner palace".

The place where Dualis is currently located is a room called the 'Documentation Room', where the edge of the outer palace is also the edge and perhaps most nobles will not even be aware of its existence. For once, the title of Dualis is the manager of this room. Typical window clan with no one, room manager equals the only roommate.

"So, what can I do for you?

"Not for you, but in the library. - Where's the dossier about Wang Du's pharmacy?

"Uh, that's back there then. You've been busy lately, haven't you?

"In the first place, it's a business that His Majesty the King was working on."

"I inherited it from His Majesty, it's impossible to talk about it ~"

"But it's a necessary facility for the people.... Oh, there it is"

Consistently not breaking the sober answer, he is able to see, but Dualis was aware that he was tingling. I know this young man, as picturesque as calm deposition, is surprisingly an enthusiast.

"Hey, does the outer palace now also take care of a business that's lagging behind on His Majesty's behalf?

"You won't have a choice because nobody else will but us. This is what the Ministry of the Interior does."

"Uh, those guys..."

"Yeah, because he seems desperate in a power struggle. I'll leave you alone. It's more annoying to get your hands on people you can't use."

"If you do that, you guys won't be able to go home."

"Staying in your room, how many days will it be today..."

"Dude..."

It is an unlikely workload during the social season.

"They're pretty busy with Alford, too, but you guys are probably too. Can you tell me before you die of overwork?

"Thank you for your concern. However, our work is directly linked to the lives of the people. You can't neglect it."

"Because it's supposed to be an internal affairs job..."

I knew the Ministry of the Interior was incompetent right now, but because of that, it seems that the outer chamber is more burdensome than I thought. That's a matter of concern, Dualis shrugged inside.

The Kingdom of Ireland today has two departments: the Treasury, Foreign Affairs and Home Affairs, and the Mediation and Inspectorate. Of these, it is the role of the Ministry of the Interior to arrange and promote domestic undertakings, etc. The Ministry of the Interior, which is the backbone of the country's politics, by its very nature is also the closest of the two bureaux of the three provinces and has many roles to play. If there is incompetence, it is self-evident that the work to be done will spill over.

But I didn't know it fell to fall and was a burden on the outer chamber as a result. Their duty is to follow the entire three provinces, not to cover the incompetence of the Ministry of the Interior.

"Leave the paperwork or whatever it is. Nothing you guys will ever wear."

"Of course, from a high priority job, I'm cleaning up...... because if you poorly put the paperwork behind you, that makes a murmur"

"You're just so eye-catching, those guys.... foreign affairs and finance still better?

"That one... yeah, not yet"

"Then it's better than the worst"

The outer chamber, founded in the name of assisting the work of the three provinces. The handling is, in short, a chore clerk who is pressed for fine chores. But that alone has a lot of work to do, and its contents range from paperwork to manual labour. It was the recognition of the Crestor family, including Dualis, that humans who have served in the outer chamber for a long time are competent.

- Of course, this Keith Heiset, who is young and entrusted with the assistant director of the outer palace room, is also one of the ones not to be leaked in the example.

"By the way, why is Master Dualis here? You won't be in the royal palace for nothing."

"... sometimes even I come to work purely."

"Once or twice a year, the director calls me in, right? This time, the library hasn't been rough enough for the director to build a blue muscle."

Dualis turned the day after tomorrow to the painful allegations, but can't say back to the fact of the matter. After a moment of silence, he opened his mouth reluctantly.

"... I'm doing a little research today. I want to understand the territory of a nobleman who has a daughter in the palace."

"Ho? Was it related to" Red Rose "?"

"Don't call Deanna that. You look like a queen."

"Nevertheless, a junior official like me will not be forgiven, such as calling you 'Between Names' by name"

"Well, not outside. But this is our territory. I don't know about the public perception, but we're not going to give Deanna to me when I'm royal."

"You're making it clear"

Keith smiled bitterly. It's not him who doesn't know how much the youngest daughter of the Crestor family is valued.

"So, what did Deanna say?

"Do you know that His Majesty has crossed in turn here lately into 'Between Names'?

"I see. Paperwork was coming down."

"In Deanna's opinion, it seems that His Majesty's sudden appearance in such an action was motivated by something."

"... Miss Shayla Carrerdo has been taken away by the 'Peony', other than that?

"What, you knew that far?

"One of the roommates is friends with one of His Majesty's Knights of Guardianship."

"I see."

Go to public and private, pick up all the information you can. That is the motto of the outer chamber.

"If you want, I'll hear more about it."

"Can you do that? The Guardian Knight will be busy right now."

"You just have a break. He seems to be restless in the 'formatted royal palace' among the escort knights because he will face the outer palace room during rest all the time. As usual, it should be time for a break."

"Oh, here we are at a good time, me. Can you ask for it?"

"I'll take care of it.... wait here?

"Oh. I'll wait, I'll keep the room tidy."

"That's constructive. The director's hardship will be reduced."

"... you really are relentless"

It's hard to tell because I don't change my expression, but this is quite painful irony. It's also unusual for a court man to say all he wants to say to the Crestor family owner so far. In the sense of preferred, of course.

Dropping off Keith, who left in a courtesy, Dualis thought about getting cleaning tools first, while paying for the rustling dust.