LIGHTNOVELONLINE After Resignation, I Refuse the Obsession from the Male Leads
Chapter 14
This evil laughter leaked out like someone who had lost their mind while engrossed in their thoughts.
“Keugh… hehehe.” In other novels, the possessed often have grand reasons for twisting the future. To avoid death, to save a loved one, to avenge their family, etc. But me? I want to quit safely, so I have to twist the original! BM-RP department? Three years of mandatory work? ‘Get lost!’ But I’m already in a situation where I’ve signed the employment contract. How do I resolve this? ‘If the department disappears, there’s no need to abide by the terms of the employment contract, right?’ Unlike other departments, the BM-RP Department is a newly established organization with a very special purpose. While the public goal is to ‘eradicate and punish the distribution of black magic’, the true objective is to eliminate the groups that exploit it. ‘That’s related to the original incidents.’ There are three major events that occurred in the original work, 《Beyond the Golden Gate》. First, ‘It’s the kidnapping incident.’ The mastermind said this in front of the Prime Minister. [It means that those behind it have become strong enough to breach the palace’s barriers.] The second one is the black magic artifact smuggling incident that will erupt in the hospital during the second half of this year. Third and last. The southern resort contamination incident that will break out in the third year. The truth behind the last incident was barely visible… ‘Because I died before I could read that part.’ I’m really disappointed, but please plan it out for me with the sentiment of scratching my head with a handy tool. ‘An incident occurs? Don’t make me laugh.’ I’ll crush that seed from the very beginning and make sure it disappears. And if I catch the mastermind, I’ll be completely free! “Ho…hohoho.” I let out a crazed laugh, my shoulders shaking as I suppressed my emotions. I felt a little better after making such a constructive plan. ‘Ha, should I go get the male lead who’s downstairs?’ Maybe it would have been better to just persuade Director May from the start with the male lead’s aura… “Hoo, heuk!” But when I straightened my curled-up body and turned around, I was so startled that I almost screamed. The male lead was staring at me intently from outside the door. ‘When on earth did you come here?!’ I was so upset when I came up here that I didn’t even close the door properly! “Male l—no, Senior? Why aren’t you waiting in the reception room…? Heuk!” At that moment, the male lead knelt on one knee and looked up at me. “Lowell.” Even though we live in a world where nobles and commoners work together, the class system still exists. They automatically bow to the upper class, the order of promotion is predetermined, and it’s all arranged who will occupy the better positions, and so on. ‘The class system is still subtly embedded.’ No matter how much we both had dark circles under our eyes, the male lead was from a Grand Duke’s family, and I was still a commoner orphan. But… ‘This is a pose I only saw in textbooks.’ The ‘oath posture’ of kneeling on one knee. Since long ago, it has been the etiquette used by nobles in the empire when making noble oaths. ‘Wait. Why are you doing this to me now?’ Is it really possible for the male lead’s knee to be so cheap? Wait a minute. Did I clean this floor before coming to work this morning? “Saying sorry just with words means nothing. I know that too.” “Yes?” What are you talking about? No, that’s enough. Please get up! “Senior, your knees are getting dirty…” “But I need you.” The male lead was looking up at me directly, and even though I thought I had gotten somewhat used to this face, my heart still skipped a beat. I realized for the first time how radiant his deep red eyes looked when they were filled with emotions other than thoughts of work. If you just look at his neat features, he looks like a cool person, but inside he has a persistent passion. “I will protect you with the name of the Lupesque family.” That’s why he looked even brighter, and for the first time, he looked like a male lead in a romance novel. To the point where the dark circles were ignorable. I was momentarily captivated by his overwhelming appearance, but then I looked down at the dirty floor and realized the reality. “For now, I understand, so can you please stand up…?” “If you listen to me, I will stand up.” “Yes, yes, yes, I will listen, so please stand up!” The pants he was wearing must be quite expensive, and it pains me to see them getting dirty because of the floor! I bit my lip as I watched the male lead brush himself off and stand up. ‘How many more hands must he have…’ The male lead has to go to such lengths because he’s worried that his junior might run away. ‘Honestly, I do feel a bit frustrated with the male lead too.’ I decided to give him a slight pass, as it reminded me of my past. Isn’t it surprising? Office workers are such arduous beings regardless of their position. * * * …that same night, after guiding Layla back to the palace dormitory. Carlyle returned to the BM-RP Department, the only place where the lights were still on. As expected, Edgar didn’t leave work either. Also, as expected, he didn’t like Carlyle’s decision very much. “You’re not going to take her out to the field?” “Yes. I’ll just let Lowell stay here.” “…Haha. It seems you’re not in a hurry, huh?” The always-smiling fox-like face of Edgar changed as if a mask had been stripped away His sly smile twisted into a mocking sneer. “You weren’t desperate at all. I brought her here so that she could be dragged around right away.” “….” “Did I mean for you to back down when I told you to be a good mentor, Carlyle Lupesque?” “Edgar. I know that.” Carlyle couldn’t stand it anymore and stopped using formal language. Within the palace, there are hierarchical relationships to follow, but he and Edgar have always been on such terms that they would call each other ‘this damn kid’. “I can’t take someone who hasn’t trained their physical stamina at all. It takes time to train them.” “Then how do you plan on using the power to see the core?” “I’m thinking of requesting the Magic Knights Department to create an artifact.” “Hmm.” “Sharing visuals or connecting voices with the people out in the field shouldn’t be too difficult.” It was a function that could be quickly created if he requested it from the ‘Production Team’ under the ‘Magic Knight Department.’ Edgar nodded slowly at the reasonable answer. “It’s a bit messy there…Yeah, Lupesque. Go ahead and do that.” “Thank you, Minister.” “But as much as you’ve done well, I’ll test Miss Lowell.” “I told you not to do anything stupid, Edgar.” As Carlyle released a faint aura to give a warning, Edgar responded with a bitter smile. ‘I wonder if anyone would call him a wolf.’ It was a secret that the Lupesque family was cursed, but Edgar knew about it due to his ‘ability to read thoughts.’ However, there was something very interesting about ‘Layla Lowell.’ ‘So she knew my intentions all along.’ 『To easily find the black magic artifact he wants. 』 『But is it because he’s the mastermind?』 ‘Mastermind.’ Isn’t that a strange word to use? What an interesting character. ‘What on earth is Layla Lowell’s true identity?’ At that moment, Carlyle spoke again. “Edgar. And this is about the temple donations.” “Hmm? Donations?” “Yeah.” Carlyle frowned as he recalled the scenery he had seen while bringing Layla along. “The donations being delivered to the orphanage are suspicious.” * * * Chirp chirp chirp… chirp chirp chirp… The morning sparrows kindly informed me that my life was being changed. ‘The birds that live in the palace sing so clearly and beautifully.’ In the end, I was led by the male lead’s hand and moved into the palace dormitory. ‘Director May didn’t seem as angry as I expected.’ I thought she would show that she didn’t like it because I couldn’t help her after work, but she didn’t do that at all. It felt a bit unsettling, but the dormitory room itself was quite nice. There was also a balcony with a view of the capital city! ‘I’ll sit here later and pour a beer.’ Moreover, when I went down to the cafeteria on the first floor of the dormitory, the menu was… oh. ‘It’s okay!’ Perhaps because nobles also stayed in the dormitory, the standards were high. However, just as I was about to grab ‘Set A: Today’s Hamburger Steak and White Rolls’… The dorm staff hurriedly approached me. “You must be the newly arrived Layla Lowell. Is this your first time in the cafeteria as well?” “Oh? Yes, that’s right. This is my first time using it.” “Then, you know that all of this is a salary deduction, right?” “Yes?” I would greatly appreciate your continued support by leaving a positive rating on NU so I can continue translating this novel. Thank you.
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