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IWTGHFW CHAPTER 56

IWTGHFW

Episode 56


But the situation didn’t last long.
At first, Rozen had watched on with interest, but he quickly grew bored.

ā€œViscount Pesilian and Young Master Pesilian bribed the maids to cover up Sir Finence’s crimes.
On top of that, they even tried to pin those crimes on Count Poison.
For bribery, falsifying evidence, and whatever else the Ministry of Justice’s investigation reveals, they will be imprisoned.
Their trial date will be set once the investigation is complete.ā€

ā€œY-Your Highness!ā€

ā€œSince this was an attempt to cover up Finence’s crimes, Finence himself is not without blame.
Sir Finence will also be detained in his quarters, and the Ministry of Justice will investigate him as well.
As for Sir Reinolf, he attacked his senior knight and committed insubordination, but considering it was to chastise a knight who had broken the code of chivalry, his punishment will be six months’ pay deduction.ā€

ā€œYour Highness, that’s unfairā€”ā€

ā€œHow dare you!ā€

Rozen, who had been rattling off the punishments, barked the words, making Count Rev—who had been about to object—shrink back.

Normally, Rozen concealed his energy, but in truth, he was born to rule.
Everyone who met the Crown Prince for the first time said the same thing—
that when they stood before him, they couldn’t even lift their gaze properly.

That’s how much he radiated the aura of a ruler.
Now, as he showed it without filter, Count Rev couldn’t bring himself to argue further and instinctively lowered his eyes.
The oppressive presence was on a completely different level from the sickly Emperor.

ā€œAre you saying you dare oppose me?
What argument could you possibly have?
The evidence is right here in front of you!ā€

With that, Rozen threw the rest of the documents—those Marquis Orion hadn’t had time to read—straight at Count Rev.
Thud.
The pile hit him in the chest.
He looked up, ready to protest, only to meet those cold golden eyes and quickly avert his gaze again.

Until now, Rozen had tried to balance the Emperor’s faction with the nobles who supported him.
Even changing the council’s seating to a round table had been an expression of the Crown Prince’s willingness to hear all opinions.

Sometimes it was hard to meet his gaze, sure, but he had never acted this outrageously.
Yet here he was—for the second meeting in a row—spitting out words like some tyrant.

The Emperor’s faction exchanged looks.
Clearly, something had changed in the Crown Prince.
If they didn’t prepare themselves, they’d be swept away.

Of course, Rozen, sharp as ever, noticed the glances.
His crimson lips curled into a smile.

ā€œWith noble corruption overflowing, how can I, as Crown Prince, just stand by?
From this moment, a full-scale investigation into the assets of all nobles will be launched.
The Audit Bureau will oversee it, and we won’t just investigate nobles—high-ranking imperial officials and even members of the imperial family will be thoroughly examined.ā€

ā€œYour Highness! That’sā€”ā€

ā€œIf there’s dirt to be found, they’d better look forward to what’s coming.
There will be no mercy.ā€

With those words, Rozen left the chamber with Marquis Orion in tow.


ā€œPardon? A secondment?ā€

I had gone to the Crown Prince’s office to inform him of Captain David’s resolution, but I got an unexpected reply.

Rozen nodded and signaled to his aide—Yen, was it?
The man, who always seemed to dislike me, handed over a document with a sullen look.

ā€œTemporary secondment agreement…?ā€

ā€œWe’re forming a special task force.
The plan is to conduct a massive property investigation targeting nobles, high-ranking palace officials, and the imperial family.
Officially, it’s to restore public trust in the imperial family after the recent noble corruption scandals.
What do you think?ā€

ā€œThe reasoning sounds fine, but… if you’re investigating nobles, officials, and royals, it’ll take years to finish.ā€

ā€œI said ā€˜everyone,’ but really, we’re only going after a few big fish.
Let’s be real—no one’s hands are completely clean.
If we take down the ones with the biggest scandals, the rest will quietly clean up their own messes.ā€

Wow.
Say what you want about his blunt way of speaking—when it comes to getting things done, the Crown Prince is scarily efficient.
When the leader charges ahead like that, it actually makes things easier for everyone below.
All the responsibility lands on him, and we just do the work.

ā€œSo… I’m joining this special team?ā€

ā€œRight. The Audit Bureau will lead it, but I’m picking capable people from across the entire imperial organization. Yen will be on the team too.ā€

I glanced at the man sitting beside me, and he gave a brief nod.
I nodded back, thinking it was just a greeting—only for his face to twist like he’d bitten into something bitter.

From the sound of it, the Crown Prince, now backed by the Metailer Marquisate, intended to reform everything from the ground up.
His goal seemed to be overturning the Emperor’s faction vs. Crown Prince’s faction power struggle and creating a truly unified noble society.

ā€œBut… the Marquis hasn’t officially announced his support for you yet. Is that okay?ā€

ā€œSir Ron isn’t the type to change his mind.
And once word gets out that the Metailer family has sided with me, that’s all I’ll need.
Anyone complaining now will just be crushed with force.
Oh, that reminds me—we should add a few knights to the task force.ā€

His tone was getting more casual, but I didn’t bother pointing it out.

I picked up a pen and signed my name in the space at the bottom of the form.
Since it wasn’t a permanent transfer and Ron had already agreed, a short-term assignment to the special team sounded fine.
It’d even look good on my rĆ©sumĆ© later.

The only downside was that annoying purple-haired guy snatching the form from my hand with a snap.
I let out a long sigh.


While I was packing up my things in the office, I felt a heated stare.

ā€œSorry. A replacement will come in a few days, so hang in there until then.ā€

Mien sighed and shrugged, resigned.
I knew from experience that handling the Knights’ administrative work alone wasn’t hard—just endless.
With the constant mountain of paperwork, you start to wonder whether you’re the paperwork or it’s you.

Since Mien had already been doing nearly everything alone lately, I’d asked the Crown Prince to send a replacement while I was away.
He’d agreed, so someone should arrive soon.

When I stepped out with a box full of my belongings, Reinolf was waiting outside.
His face looked worn from his long detention and trial ordeal—but somehow, the maids still swooned over what they called his ā€œdecadent charm.ā€

ā€œI heard you’re being seconded.ā€

ā€œYes. It’s a new special team.
It’s a project team, so once this job is done, it’ll be disbanded.ā€

ā€œā€¦Thank you.ā€

ā€œFor what?ā€

He had plenty of reasons to thank me—I’d cleaned up after him countless times.

But hadn’t he also stabbed that Finence guy who bad-mouthed me?
I thought we were square after that.
Besides, I’d cursed him to hell and back when I thought his story about his sister was a lie.

Honestly, I felt more guilty toward him than anything these days.

Reinolf’s eyes deepened.

ā€œI remember everything you’ve done for me, Ail. All of it.ā€

Uh… knock knock?
I’m not moving away permanently, you know?
It’s just for a few months.

Why’s he looking at me like I’m leaving forever?

ā€œI’ll accept your thanks when I’m back. You’ve just returned—go take care of your work.ā€

ā€œIf anyone bothers you there, tell me.ā€

ā€œAnd if I do?ā€

ā€œI’ll help you get revenge, as much as I can.ā€

Pfft.

I couldn’t help laughing.
I mean, he was clenching his fists while saying it—it was kind of cute.

He might seem mature, but at only twenty, Reinolf still had a boyish side.
Though, stabbing someone over an insult probably didn’t count as ā€œboyish.ā€

Still, after over six months in this world, I realized a lot had changed.
The guy who used to ignore me completely was now offering to help me get revenge.

I set the box down for a moment and reached out to ruffle his short blond hair.
He really was like a little brother sometimes.

ā€œTake care. And don’t cause trouble—you’ve already stacked up months of pay deductions.ā€

With the previous penalty from fighting Heppy, Reinolf probably wouldn’t see a proper paycheck this year.
Though now that his sister was back, maybe it didn’t matter… or maybe it did—one more mouth to feed meant he’d need to work harder.

After saying goodbye to the red-faced Reinolf, I headed for the carriage I’d reserved.


The special team’s office was in the main palace.
Thanks to the Crown Prince’s order to make it ā€œthe best environment possible,ā€ the office was spacious, well-lit, and fully equipped—from furniture to office supplies to snacks.

I’d thought I’d be the first to arrive, but when I opened the door, I saw a familiar back.

ā€œCaptain David!ā€

ā€œAil, good to see you. We finally get to work together.ā€

I already knew he’d be joining the team, so it wasn’t a surprise.
As we unpacked our things and chatted, the other members trickled in.

Yen, the Crown Prince’s aide, was there, along with top members from both the Audit Bureau’s inspection team and accounting team.
The Crown Prince had wanted to add imperial knights as well, in case the nobles staged an armed protest, but Yen had opposed it.
Honestly, what did he think we were going to do that needed knights in an investigation team?

Still, although he gave up on the knights, instead…

ā€œO-Oh, Marquis Orion?!ā€

One of the inspectors gasped as Marquis Orion walked in.
I nodded in greeting at the familiar face, and he acknowledged me in return.

ā€œGreetings, everyone.
I am Grindel Orion, head of House Orion, and I’ve been appointed leader of this team.ā€

 

…Instead of knights, the Crown Prince had done this.

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I want to go home from work

I want to go home from work

ķ‡“ź·¼ķ•˜ź³  ģ‹¶ģ–“ģš”
Score 10.0
Status: Ongoing Type: Author: Released: 2022 Native Language: Korean

Synopsis

"What's your dream?"

Ever since I was a kid, whenever someone asked me that, I always had the same answer:

"A rich bum."

To fulfill my childhood dream of being a wealthy slacker, I’ve been working for 16 years straight!

Finally, I set my D-day and have been counting down the days to throw my resignation letter in my boss’s face...

"Ail, aren’t you leaving work?"
"I should. I really should… but there's just way too much to do. Hahahahaha."

Suddenly, I find myself starting over in a world I've never even heard of.
And I’m a brand-new 20-year-old recruit?!

Well, it can’t be helped. I’ll just have to run toward retirement all over again!

 

A new office life begins, using my Korean work experience as my only weapon.
This time… will I be able to retire in peace?

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