“For now, Your Excellency...”
The first person to receive the Minister of Finance in the Office of the Documents Department was Anastasia.
Anastasia Cayenne.
A government employee in her ninth year, known for her calm personality.
The team leader who had previously been mocked by the Ministry of Education staff in the café.
“If you had summoned us, we would have come to you...”
I was planning to assign one of the two team leader positions in the Documentation Department to Mr.
Victor Arwin.
‘He went on a long business trip abroad, but he will be back soon.
This morning, I sent a request for his early return…'
The other position of team leader was assigned to Anastasia Cayenne.
She was an agreeable person in many ways.
Although she had the drawback of secretly reading romance novels with strange titles during work hours…
Until now, she has been quickly hiding her book *The President Hides His Identity*.
This was a problem that could be solved with more work in the future.
“H, would you like some coffee?”
However, she was doing her best as a team leader.
She had previously spoken in the café, and was now dealing with the finance minister's surprise and unexpected visit.
The Minister of Finance asked her in a slightly astonished tone:
“What coffee...
Do I look like I have no hands or feet?”
Then Anastasia asked, blinking rapidly:
“So, then, do you want some coffee powder with hot water?”
"What?
What are you talking about?"
“Because, you say you have two hands...”
Anastasia had good reason to mention coffee.
Even though Osun was not part of her team, he had her bring him coffee every day.
The proximity of Anastasia's office to the break room was the main reason for this.
[Haaa-ah.
I'm sleepy.
Anastasia, bring me a coffee!]
[What?
A-I?]
[Is there another Anastasia?]
[I passed the same test as the team leader to work here, and we get paid the same salary!
Bring my coffee too!]
Anastasia's team leader overheard the conversation and interjected excitedly:
[So, my coffee too, Anastine!]
Even the minister who was passing by shouted:
[My name is not Anastine, it is Anastasia…]
[Oh, too long.
From now on, I will call you “Covitasia.” concept?
Ha-ha-ha, covitasia!]
Thus, Anastasia ended up responsible for preparing coffee for the team leaders and the minister daily.
The Minister of Finance, who was unaware of the circumstances, clicked his tongue as if he found the situation pathetic.
“Am I some kind of coffee-deprived lunatic?”
“So... then...”
Anastasia stammered as she spoke:
“We also have m… m… green tea powder and… hot water.
It’s always… always ready.”
"What exactly are you saying?
Who are you?"
“You asked who I am.
Thank you.
Starting today, I am Anastasia Cayenne, leader of the management team.”
“Huh?”
Suddenly, Anastasia stopped slurring her words.
While I was tilting my head in confusion, the Minister of Finance raised his hand and said:
“Never mind this, where is the Minister of the Documents Department?”
I was watching that scene closely from inside the office.
Next to me, Kibon was looking at the documents with me.
He laughed and muttered:
"He is a minister himself.
Doesn't he know that the minister will be in the minister's office?"
“…….”
"…What?"
The foreigner looked confused.
It seemed that his mastery of the imperial language was still weak.
I shook my head and said:
“No, Kibun.
This means: ‘I want the Minister out immediately.’”
“Huh?”
“There's nothing we can do.
I'll translate for you, let's go together.”
“...You mean you're going to translate the Imperial language?”
"Yes."
A confused Kibun led me, and we left the office to meet the Minister of Finance.
Inside, the Minister of Finance, a tall, middle-aged man, was standing excitedly holding a document.
“Hello, Your Excellency the Minister of Finance.
Please come in.”
In terms of seniority, I was far below him.
The Minister of Finance entered the office with confident steps.
After greeting him politely, I first sought his understanding.
“I apologize, but this person here is a trainee.
He still has difficulty with the imperial language, but he wants to learn a lot, so I will translate for him, especially the difficult imperial words.
Since I will write down everything, there will be no inconvenience in communication.
Is that acceptable to you?”
"decent."
I held up a piece of paper in my hand, so that only Kibune could see it.
He still had a confused expression.
The Minister of Finance spoke in a stern tone:
“But in my opinion, it would be better if just the two of us talked.”
“Ah, okay.”
Quickly, I explained the situation on the paper so that Kibun would understand:
**“I will scold you now.”**
Kibon's eyes widened in surprise.
I laughed and said:
“It's okay for me to have the intern here.”
“Okay, as you wish.”
The Minister of Finance continued his speech in a dry tone:
“Before we begin, I should make it clear that I am very strict about principles.”
**“I don’t love you.”**
“I reviewed this quarter’s budget that you sent earlier, and there were some problems.”
**"I've been waiting for your mistake since this morning."**
“From my perspective, it doesn't appear to have been in bad faith, just a fundamental mistake.”
**“You are not fit to be a minister.”**
“You have to realize that the budget is a sensitive issue, and if you make a mistake, you can be fired immediately for embezzlement.
Then you will not even be able to maintain your status as a government employee.”
**“I scared you before by talking about being strict with principles, but if you resign yourself, I will cover it up.”**
“However, there is the prestige of the position, so I came myself instead of sending a subordinate.”
**“I scared you before by talking about being strict about principles, so let’s handle it calmly.”**
While I was translating, Kibun kept looking stunned.
It seemed that he was feeling his lack of the imperial language.
“The place where you made the mistake...”
This was when the Minister of Finance handed over a page of documents.
I slowly opened my mouth and said:
“You are talking about the difference after implementing the second item of the implementation plan.”
“…uh, um…um?”
**“Exactly.
But since you already know that, I’m worried that things might go wrong from now on.”**
Finally, I put the notebook away after I finished translating.
That's all for today's Imperial language lesson.
She spoke with a bright smile:
“I have been waiting for you, Your Excellency the Minister of Finance.”
✧✧✧✧✧✧
[Don't worry, mother.
If things continue like this, I could get a promotion at lightning speed.]
After joining the organization, Juan spoke proudly every time we had dinner.
[The Finance Minister gives great importance to skills rather than status or anything like that.]
[But you are the son of a baron… I heard that there are a lot of people from Viscount families in the Ministry of Finance.
And there are often people from earl families as well.]
Usually, the imperial palace staff were low-ranking nobles or commoners.
However, there were times when high-ranking nobles would join.
They were considered geniuses and valued honor.
[Our minister is the Marquis Arwen.
In the eyes of the Minister, it makes no difference whether you are a baron or a viscount.]
The Minister of Finance was a clear example of this type of person.
He was heir to a Marquis family, but he also wanted to work in national affairs.
The Ministry of Finance was a key department in which not even the imperial family could interfere, and in the civil service community, the Minister of Finance had a clearly superior status to other ministers.
'naturally.
Because it deals with the budget.'
Therefore, a high-ranking noble holding the title of Minister of Finance was a great honor.
[He already knows my name, and he said my report was good.
This means I caught his attention.]
Juan always said this proudly.
The problem is that I was the one writing all those reports.
Juan always brought the Ministry of Finance documents home and left them for me.
[He carefully examines who drafted the initial reports.
Therefore, my direct boss cannot assign work to himself.]
Every time I heard that, I felt internally conflicted.
It wasn't that Juan proudly claimed accomplishments as his own.
I had gotten so used to it since my academy days that it no longer caused me any pain.
I only wish the minister in my department was like him.
'But…'
I smiled brighter as I looked at the Finance Minister in front of me.
'Now, it's time to put those past experiences to use!'
Comment and star encourage me?