I’m the Only One Who Can Put the Tyrant To Sleep

Chapter 12 ‘Because the Duke is famous for holding banquets more often than anyone else! He’s certainly a high-ranking aristocrat.’Add to that the fact that the Empress trusts the Duke of Spiegel to be on her side, and she can think of no better place to send her daughter in peace.‘Of course, if Floria goes, I will follow.’It was an unexpected harvest. It was an opportunity to see the Duke of Spiegel, which I had only seen in the novel.‘Duke Spiegel secretly held meetings with the nobles at every banquet. If you’re lucky, I might see something more.’“Evelyn ate this, too!”“Yes, Princess.”I raised the corners of my lips as I put the pure white candy that Floria was giving me. ***** “What are you doing?”Marriott looked up as she was organizing the paperwork with an excited face.It was Evanse, a rookie maid who had just come in to talk to her.“It’s a secret.”Marriott narrowed her eyes and looked at Evanse.“What makes you look at me like that?”“Nothing.”With a cool response, Marriott continued to file the paperwork.I’m just annoyed that she’s been paying so much attention to me since last time.‘I talked too much last time.’Evanse must have been trying to find out something about me and the Empress.‘Doesn’t it look like she wants to somehow connect with Your Majesty?’And Marriott thought the reason was purely Evanse’s greed. Of course, Marriott had no intention of helping Evans.‘I’ve earned this, and I’m not going to give it away!!’Evanse, unlike other newcomers, approached her warmly, but sometimes made a strange expression.What if I got too friendly with her and he took all the credit?‘Even if it’s not Evanse there, it’s not something I can tell anyone.’Marriott was now clearing its books. Of course, it was a forged ledger.The very books Evelyn had told him to prepare. Proof of Marriott’s siphoning off snacks, fabrics, and the budget allocated to the crown prince’s palace.‘I can’t show it to anyone except the Empress. Oh, and the maid named Evelyn.’She liked Evelyn. Contrary to her cute looks, she was a fairly logical kid. She seemed to have a special relationship with the Empress and Princess.After parting ways with Evelyn, she did some background checking and found that she was the princess’s favorite maid.Come to think of it, at that time, wasn’t it Evelyn who came to the bedroom with the Princess after hearing that the Emperor was in critical condition?‘I had no choice but to wait outside the bedroom, but that girl was inside.’She must have been fifteen at the most, and for such a young child to be in the Emperor’s bedroom, she must have had a strong background.After the calculation, Marriott was now completely trusting Evelyn.‘That child is a good talker.’Now it was only a matter of time before I caught Duke Spiegel’s eye.“Ah, come on, don’t do that.”As Marriott smiles softly, Evanse approaches.They were in the dorm rooms where the maids were staying. It was called a dormitory, but it was a luxurious room with several large rooms.Evanse whispered, approaching right in front of the table where Marriott was sitting.“Don’t do that, please tell me. Is this something Your Majesty the Empress asked for?”Instead of answering, Marriott embraced the papers scattered on the table as if protecting them.“It’s a secret, go away.”“Hmp….”Evanse took a few steps back, but still didn’t take her eyes off Marriott.“Or is it something to do with that maid?”“Maid?”“The maid who appeared in the hallway? She had a pretty cute face.”“Evelyn?”“That was her name.”As if not wanting to talk any more, Marriott took the documents.And after opening the drawer with the little key she always keeps with her, she put the documents in it.Evanse, who was still looking at the scene from a few steps away, said at once.“By the way, you’re amazing.”“Amazing in what?”Marriott finally asked, looking intrigued.“Well, I mean, I know you don’t have a great background, but I think it’s pretty amazing that you’ve become as successful as you have.”“Successful?”“Your Majesty also believes in you, and you are actually a senior.”Marriott didn’t deny it. Suddenly, the corners of her lips were slowly rising.“Right. Your Majesty the Empress does trust me a little or a lot.”“I see. You’re amazing, really. I wonder when…”Evanse sighed heavily.“Actually, I don’t even have a good background, and I don’t know what I’m going to do to survive in this terrifying imperial palace…”Evanse, with a worried face, added that she couldn’t help it.“You may have noticed it already, but if I were like Marriott, I would have noticed it from the start.”“What are you talking about?”“Actually, I… I’d like to be in Her Majesty the Empress’s eyes.”Marriott unknowingly resisted the laughter that was about to leak out.“Is that so?”“So, you’re actually my role model, Marriott.”“Role… model?”“Yes. I’ve been looking up to you ever since I was first assigned here.”“Hmm….”“Because it’s a position I could never have dreamed of in my entire life.”Marriott, whose shoulders were raised, began to comfort Evanse without realizing it.“Hey, you can do it too. Don’t be so hard.”“Really? Can I be like Marriott?”“Well, if I do say so myself, you’re the sharpest maid who’s come to the Crown Prince’s palace recently. As you said, I’m a senior, aren’t I?”“Yes.”“That’s why the other maids are a little afraid of me… Well, it’s hard. I suppose. Experience is the difference between heaven and earth.”“That’s right, that’s right.”“In that aspect, you’ve got what, guts?”Evanse put her hands together and made a shocked expression.“Miss Marriott…”“But first, you might want to take off those thick-rimmed glasses. They make her look sullen!”Evanse casually ducked her head to avoid Marriott’s hand, which reached out as if to remove the glasses.“So, are the documents in the drawer that you just did the work from Your Majesty ordered?”“What? Ah, this is…”Evanse raised an eyebrow as she looked at Marriott, who had already loosened her guards.But the eyes hidden behind thick glasses were not smiling at all. ***** Marriott has been diligently collecting evidence.“What do you think? Will this work?”We met in the back of the building and surreptitiously exchanged ledgers.What she’d done was more sinister than I’d realized. It wasn’t just stealing a few snacks.‘This is embezzlement, embezzlement.’If this ledger is revealed, there will be a huge uproar in the Imperial Palace. Marriott would be fired, and her family would suffer.Worse, the ledger showed that she had taken money from the Crown Prince’s palace and sent it to the Empress’s palace.‘If this ledger is revealed, we may suspect the relationship between the Empress and Marriott.’If it turned out that the Empress was involved, the aristocrats would be furious. They might even try to dispose of her.‘That’s difficult.’That’s not what I want, because it would endanger Floria, and it would be beneficial to the aristocrats.All I want is to deal with the aristocratic faction and make the Empress and Princess on our side.‘Of course, Caesar should ultimately ascend to the throne.’I don’t know how to convince the Empress without usurping the throne… yet, but that’s the ultimate goal anyway.“Hmm? What do you think, is this enough to satisfy the Empress?”“Hmm… Not bad.”I smile at Marriott, I put the book in my arms.“I will deliver it to Your Majesty the Empress immediately. It shouldn’t take a long time.”“Really? Make it work for me, okay? I beg you.”“Sure. You’ve been through a lot. I will contact you again.”After saying something I didn’t mean, I hurriedly parted up with Marriott. Now that I’ve got the evidence, there’s no reason to meet with Marriott anymore.If I don’t contact her, Marriott will be nervous.But she can’t openly talk about the affairs. Because she’s the person who was behind it all.‘If the rumors spread for nothing, it’s your own loss.’Now, the point I need to worry about is when, where, how, and… It was about how much to reveal.‘I didn’t know I would have to worry like this.’The problem was that what Marriott did was worse than I expected. It was an unexpected challenge for me.‘Still, the ledger is in my hand. I can handle Marriott at any time.’I shook my head and moved quickly, then stopped.There was one more unexpected problem. It was none other than a place to hide the ledger.The only places within my reach were the princess palace, the small dressing room in the palace allotted to me, or my home.‘All is dangerous.’Even if the ledger was discovered, it had to be a place that had nothing to do with me.So that if Marriott were to accuse me of being behind this, it would sound like an excuse.‘Where would it be?’While searching for a place, a name suddenly came to my mind. ‘Katana Detective Agency’.‘Shall we see each other again?’I thought it would be better to check in advance whether the person I really thought was the right person, and if so, how I could use him.‘I’d also like to measure his skills.’