Kiaros could not believe the scene before his eyes.
Jayden was shy and didn't approach him intimately, but he was always polite and respectful to him.
But… Jayden now was different even in his looks.
“Where is the Minister of the Manuscripts Department?”
Kiaros always felt sorry for Jayden even though he never did anything wrong to him.
He was embarrassed that he was the crown prince instead of the cute and intelligent Jayden who was born without love.
“Brother, have you come?
Please have a seat.”
“There is no need for all this formality.
Be comfortable with me.”
“No, I have to be polite.
Is the work too stressful?
You look pale.
Take it easy.”
“It's okay.
By the way, what are all these stacked books?
Have you read them all?”
“Yes.
Um, when I'm alone I get bored... and reading books makes the time go by quickly.”
Even at that age, Kiaros himself did not mix with the public, but Jayden was always on his mind.
Those sad looks that look so mature...
‘Wasn’t that impudent letter he sent to Her Majesty the Empress written under Lydon’s pressure?’
Meanwhile, Namia quickly left the minister's room.
She stood in front of Jayden and saluted:
“I greet Your Highness the Prince.
I am Namia Rawabi, Minister of the Manuscripts Department.”
“Hmph.”
Jayden looked at Namiya smugly.
Kiaros felt dizzy at Jayden's expression, which he had never seen before.
Jayden moved his eyes for a moment, then spoke hesitantly, as if embarrassed:
“I heard Lydon came here before.
Um, to hurt you.”
“Ah, yes.”
Namiya answered politely, then smiled sweetly and added:
“But here, the team leader dealt with him and I was fine.”
Anastasia was holding a cup of coffee and blinking in surprise.
Namiya gestured exaggeratedly with her hands and continued:
“She used a harmful powder that she always carried to blind him, and when he resisted, she showed no mercy and burned him with fire.”
Um, since Jayden himself described coffee powder as “bad,” that’s not wrong…
Anyway, Jayden blinked in surprise.
He looked at Anastasia with a different look and let out a fake cough:
“Kh-kah, hidden warrior then.
It reassures me that you are not injured.
I came because it worried me.
And...”
Then he looked at Namiya again and said:
“Let's talk, both of us.”
“Okay.
Will you go into the minister’s room?”
Kiaros did not follow Namiia so he stayed in the minister's room.
He looked in amazement at Jayden and Namiya as they entered.
Jayden glanced at Kiaros who was disguised as Kibune and asked:
“Who is this?”
“Ah, my secretary.
An intern came from abroad.”
"truly?"
Kiaros looked at Jayden's cute cheeks and round eyes and tried to calm himself down.
He was a lovely kid as usual.
'Yes, he might have been upset because they offered coffee to a child.'
Originally, he is a sweet and polite child.
His heart was so weak and warm that he came to check immediately when he heard that Lydon had attacked Namiah...
At that moment:
“What are you looking at?”
Jayden rudely challenged:
"A young trainee like you doesn't stand up to greet me?
Even if you are a foreigner, don't you know that the empire has its own rules?
Even your minister gets flustered in front of me.
How dare a petty trainee stare at me like that?
Aren't you going to do it right?
I'll…"
In that moment, Kiaros's world was shattered.
* * *
Kibun looked quite shocked by the child's stinging tongue.
I forced Kibun to get up and salute:
“I apologize, Your Highness.
I will apologize on his behalf.
As the minister, I got up, but he remained sitting and watching because he is still a stranger to the culture of the empire.”
“An outsider to the Empire’s culture, really?
So he’s useless?
But why all this work on an intern’s desk?”
Jayden clicked his tongue suspiciously.
I answered quickly so that the blame wouldn't fall on Kibun:
"I...
I'm exhausting him too much.
He's not yet adjusted to the empire and I'm giving him too much work.
Due to the lack of staff, I have no choice..."
“He looks strong, so wear him out more.
Young people buy suffering, right?
Give him more work.”
This child even had an authoritarian nature.
Kibun shuddered as he looked at Jayden.
He doesn't seem to care about most things but gets annoyed by rude kids?
Jayden crossed his arms arrogantly and sat down:
“Thanks to you, I spoke well with Her Majesty the Empress.
It is late, but we have decided from now on not to hide our feelings and to coexist in peace.”
“This is wonderful, Your Highness.
Really wonderful.”
I smiled happily and Jayden looked at me carefully.
Then he quickly looked away and fake coughed:
“Um, thanks to you.”
“Thank you for the compliment.
I will pass this down as an honor to my family through the generations.”
“Good.
Um, I frankly told Her Majesty the Empress that I was rude.
It seems that my previous letters hurt her a lot.”
“Ah…”
Jayden continued sadly:
“So I admitted that I was a bad-mouthed and immoral child.”
“Oh my God, really... and what did Her Majesty say about this objective confession?”
“I was very happy.”
What?
“She said that if a little boy’s reputation is bad from now on, the scoundrels who covet the position of Crown Prince will not dare to approach me.”
Ah…
Well, happy ending anyway.
“So I will be myself in front of Her Majesty the Empress from now on.
She also decided to do whatever she wanted freely.”
“Understood...”
“But... for a while I want to remain a polite child in front of His Majesty the Emperor and His Highness the Crown Prince... because they do not know the real me.”
Jayden smiled shyly as he moved his fingers.
It could have been nice but Kibun looked at him with cold eyes.
He seems to really hate rude children.
There was silence for a moment, then Jayden spoke again:
“Lam, I heard that you discovered the problem with the inventory of sound insulation scrolls first and reported it.”
“Yes.
It is my duty.”
“It is not an obligation.
It is a matter of honor.
So...”
Jayden smiled at me and said:
“Anyway, I want to participate in the Saint Cairo banquet event that you have planned.”
Ah, he finally said it.
She smiled happily.
good.
Everything is going according to plan.
As his relationship improved, it was natural for him to want to participate.
“Her Majesty the Empress wants to participate too.
She said she would like to make memories with me now.”
“Yes.
This is an honor for the Manuscripts Department.”
I suppressed my urge to cheer.
Instead she smiled sweetly and nodded.
For the Imperial Family to participate in an event with the Manuscripts Department at the Saint Cairo banquet!
‘With this opportunity, I will raise the reputation of the Manuscript Department!’
I will do my best for the show even if I have to work non-stop!
The budget is now generous enough.
My heart skips a beat thinking about an event that will amaze everyone.
I said gently, making an internal vow:
“We will make it soon and guide you both.
It is not difficult.
I will give you the scroll and all you have to do is activate it together.
It will be a beautiful memory for you both.”
Of course I'll have to work nights to prepare that.
“Lam, lmao.”
The talk about the event was over, but Jayden didn't get up and fake coughed.
Looks like he has something else to say.
I waited without pressing the embarrassed child.
“Um, I…”
After a while, Jayden spoke, pretending to be indifferent:
“I heard you rejected my brother.”
What, this is what he wanted to say?
I nodded gently.
At the same moment, Kibun coughed in surprise:
“Kh, kh!”