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### Chapter 63
The Minister of Education hit the table hard.
“I have already become a minister, so how do I deal with this?
In principle, she and I are in an equal position.”
As he spoke, anger seemed to take over him, and the Minister of Education gritted his teeth.
Lydon Hale shrugged his shoulders and said:
“Isn’t your Excellency the imperial family?”
At Lydon's words, the Education Minister narrowed his eyes.
Because he roughly guessed what Lydon intended to say.
“I think I can solve this for you.”
It was clear, even without mentioning it, that there was a “reward” for this.
It is an evaluation of job performance.
“You know that.”
Lydon said, stepping with the foot of his shoe on the papers scattered on the floor.
“Prince Jayden Polaroid only listens to my words.”
Shadows darker than those on the Education Minister's face cast Lydon's face.
The Ministry of Education was a desirable place.
There he used all kinds of vile tricks to become a team leader.
However, he had to wait another ten years to become a candidate for the ministry.
In that process, he always had to pay attention to evaluating his performance.
‘But a young woman suddenly attracts the attention of the Tower Lord and becomes a minister?’
Moreover, it seems that it was admired by the Minister of Finance and received a large budget.
‘Whatever irritates me must be removed.
This is an opportunity to easily improve my rating.'
Lydon laughed maliciously.
“Hmm.”
The Minister of Education raised his eyebrows and nodded, but he spoke ambiguously.
“The power of the imperial family is indeed an important thing, but...”
Then Lydon said with shining eyes:
“Am I not protecting His Highness Prince Jaden from his already lowly mother?
We can take this as an extension of that.”
* * *
Kiaros's face was serious.
I glanced sideways at him and barely swallowed a sip of tea.
With human instinct, I can't help but feel nervous in front of a dragon.
'Sorry to bother you while you're busy...'
However, inside I was speaking in an informal language.
This is also human instinct.
'But your brother is in bad shape now.
You must know the truth.’
After looking at Jayden's rude message for a long time, Kiaros sighed deeply.
Then he placed the cards on the table forcefully.
“First, I will tell you the contents of the papers that Miss Namia Rawabi brought.”
The Empress looked at Kiaros with a hesitant look.
I have never seen the Empress so shrunken before.
“The sound insulation scrolls in the Separate Palace are being consumed very quickly.”
“Scripts…sound insulation?”
“They are scrolls given to the imperial family to maintain secrecy.
They have been modified to be activated by simple calculations, and you are supposed to have them as well, Your Majesty the Empress.”
There was a type of scroll that could be easily activated by tearing it apart after the maker had finished the calculations.
Usually, about five manuscripts were kept for each member of the imperial family.
‘But the staff at the Separate Palace kept requesting additional scrolls from the inventory team.’
I quietly pointed to a corner of the wall.
There was a pile of shredded manuscripts piled up.
“Ah, I didn’t know what this was… I sometimes only used it to practice paper cutting, what was it?”
These were manuscripts that we made with effort and sweat...
I tried to control my facial expressions.
Then, Chiaros continued explaining.
“Jaeden is still young, and he doesn’t have conversations that need to be confidential.
But the stock of soundproofing scrolls is running out faster than the Crown Prince’s Palace.”
“W-what…”
“Jaden has no friends.
The only visitors to the separate mansion are family or Ministry of Education employees responsible for teaching him.”
Kiaros raised his eyebrows and said calmly:
“Since we did not use the scrolls in the Jayden Palace, this means that the Ministry of Education personnel are using the sound insulation scrolls in the separate palace during lessons.”
“They…”
The Empress blinked her eyes, looking confused.
“Do members of the imperial family need sound isolation during education?”
“Of course not.”
Kiaros replied in a low voice.
“This means that something hidden from the outside is happening during education.”
“But!”
The Empress grabbed the hem of her dress and shouted:
“A, Jayden is doing very well in his studies, isn’t he?
He has a good relationship with the employee responsible for his education, there are no signs of abuse on his body, and unlike me, he is very elegant and polite wherever he goes!”
But her scream was more like a desperate wish than an affirmation.
It seems like she wants to deny it first.
But…
'Even nonsense I can't say.'
Kiaros seemed to think like me, so he remained silent.
After a long silence, the Empress added, trembling:
“Your Highness, please… If something bad happens to Jayden, then please, of course…”
She couldn't finish her words.
I sighed when I saw this huge woman flopping around in confusion.
In an atmosphere of embarrassment, I said quietly:
“Your Majesty, even His Highness the Crown Prince does not know exactly what is happening.”
Frankly, I am astonished that Chiaros deduced all of this from the papers alone.
For him to come to a conclusion without even hearing my explanation after seeing the statistics is truly genius.
She took the Empress's hand and said gently:
“So, how about we go together to see, Your Majesty the Empress?”
Then, Kiaros frowned and interrupted me:
“Going now won't reveal anything.”
His voice was as usual, decisive and unflustered.
“Even if the Ministry of Education is really doing something to Jayden, they won't admit it easily.
We have to collect evidence first.”
I answered in a decisive and unflustered voice:
“According to Article 33, Paragraph 2 of the Palace Knights Law, a Palace Knight can, with the permission of a member of the Imperial Family, conduct a targeted investigation or set a trap for a suspicious person.
If Your Majesty the Empress, in her capacity as a Palace Knight, conducts a targeted investigation with the permission of Your Majesty, the Manuscript Department will assist in every possible way.”
There was silence for a moment.
The Empress definitely did not understand, and Chiaros frowned and asked:
“Conducting a targeted investigation and trap on Her Majesty, as a Palace Knight?
And the Scrolls Department will support that?”
Understand every word accurately.
The Empress advanced with eager eyes:
"What do I do, huh?
What do I do!
In the end, I have to intervene myself for my son's sake!
Haha!"
“I'll explain.
Um, but...”
I looked at Kiaros.
He was a great help in moving the Empress's heart, but he was no longer necessary now.
He'd be busy tracking anyway, so it was time for him to leave.
“You're so busy, you can go…”
The Empress interrupted me, waving her hand:
“Let's do it with His Highness the Crown Prince too!
My weak and pure heart will only be at peace if His Highness is there!”
What?
Isn't it real or logical?
I frowned, but the Empress whispered to Chiaros:
"We have to be as close to the target as possible.
I did well, didn't I?"
Of course I heard everything.
Kiaros placed his hand on his forehead.
The Empress whispered again with eager eyes:
"Struggle!
Seizure!
Don't forget.
War!
Plunder!
Imprisonment!"
I pointed out carefully:
“The last part is a crime, Your Majesty.”
Kiaros sighed deeply as he looked at her, then said to me:
“Looks like we need at least one sane person, so I'll join in.
What do you think, Miss Namiya?”
“…At least one?
I’m here.”
Kiaros did not answer.
However, since this is the wish of the Imperial Family…
The three of us decided to move.
“But, in what way?”
Kiaros looked at the documents again and asked:
“The documents do not contain a clear method.”
“Oh, because I wrote it with my secretary.
I didn’t write down the method.”
I didn't tell Kibun how to handle it.
I just tasked him with collecting data.
At my answer, a strange expression appeared on Kiaros's face for a moment.
“Why?”
He looked at me carefully and asked slowly:
“Do you not trust your secretary?”