Chapter 4: Interview (2)

“Miss Miaenoah? Where are you? Please answer if you’re nearby!”

“What’s wrong?”

“Ah, Miss Emily!”

Yona’s exclusive maid greeted Emily, who was approaching. Emily sighed.

“Did Yona run away again?”

“Yes. She just went to the bathroom for a moment because she got paint on her hands, and then she disappeared. Have you seen her by any chance? If the Lord finds out about this, I…”

“I’ll look for her. Don’t worry.”

Emily patted the maid who was trembling with fear, sent her back, and took steps to find Yona.

Because Yona, who is not in good health, could not go outside often, she often ran away from the maid.

But Emily wasn’t worried.

This is the inside of the duchy anyway. High-level knights are blocking external threats. Emily even knew where Yona was.

“It’s Friday today, so she’ll be in the third garden.”

She arrived at the third garden. She could see Yona from afar, so she was about to call her.

If it weren’t for the constant laughter.

“Hehe! Sister definitely moved!”

“No, I didn’t. I didn’t move.”

“Now! You moved just now! Then I win, right?”

“Ha. Okay. I lost. I lost.”

“Yay!”

Yona was playing with a woman she had never seen before.

Various thoughts flashed through her mind for a moment, but she just watched quietly nearby without saying a word.

Because it had been a really long time.

Since Yona smiled brightly without any worries.

She had seen her smile many times, but all of them had a deep shadow in one corner.

All because the unknown disease she is suffering from is eating away at her lifespan.

So I didn’t want to disturb this time.

I don’t know when Yona will smile again, so I hope she enjoys this moment as much as possible.

“But who is that woman? I’ve never seen her before.”

She doesn’t look particularly dangerous. There’s no mana in her body. She was just an ordinary woman.

‘Come to think of it, they said they were hiring a new library librarian today, is she an applicant?’

As someone who likes books, she is familiar with the internal affairs of the library.

“She’s pretty. I don’t know if she can do the librarian job properly.”

Emily’s first impression of Rachel was just that she was pretty. There’s no interest beyond that.

After that, Emily turned her gaze and looked at Yona’s smile endlessly.

“I wish she could be happy like that forever. Sigh. The heavens are so heartless.”

A disease for such a kind child. It doesn’t even show signs of getting better because the cause is unknown.

Emily felt so sorry for her younger sister.

Do you know how painful it is that there is nothing you can do as an older sister when your beloved younger sister is sick?

As time passed, it was almost 3 o’clock.

Rachel, who was having fun with Yona, checked her wristwatch.

“Whew. It’s already 2:40. Yona. I think I have to go now.”

“Ah, already?”

Yona made a crying face. She was very disappointed, and tears welled up in her round eyes.

Rachel picked Yona up.

“I’m also disappointed, but I can’t anymore. Actually, this interview is very important to me.”

“But I’m still disappointed. I want to play a little more. Sniff.”

“This isn’t the only chance, is it? Even if I fail the interview, we can meet outside, so stop. Stop crying.”

Yona rubbed her eyes with her cute little hands. She opened her eyes wide and smiled at the words to stop crying.

“Then. Then, if you get that librarian job? Can you play with me every day if you get the librarian job?”

“Uh…well. If I have time and Yona is here. But where is your house? Shouldn’t your parents be looking for you?”

I was a little curious from the first time we met.

Yona is 9 years old.

A 9-year-old in Korea is in the second grade of elementary school, and it’s not an age where parents would send them to the playground alone.

Do they think it’s safe because it’s a duchy? Or are they on bad terms with their parents?

First of all, since she entered the duchy and the knights didn’t stop her, she’s most likely the daughter of a noble family.

That’s why I played carefully so that she wouldn’t get hurt, but you know.

In novels, there are positions that are hated for reasons such as being a child born after killing the mother, or being the child of a concubine, not a legitimate wife.

“Here!”

“Huh?”

“This land belongs to my dad!”

“What? Wait a minute. Wh, what’s your full name?”

“Muelia Miaenoah. Yona for short. Hehe. Good luck with the interview! Let’s play again next time! Bye-bye.”

Yona checked that Emily was nearby and ran to her.

She should have taken her medicine and taken a nap by now, but she ran away secretly, so she’ll be scolded if she gets caught by the maid.

“Sister!”

“Did you have fun?”

“Yes! Hehe.”

“Sigh. Don’t run away next time. If you want to play, you can play with me in the room.”

“But books are no fun.”

Yona puffed up her cheeks. She soon remembered what had just happened and hugged Emily’s leg.

“By the way, sister. I have a favor to ask.”

“You want me to hire the woman you just met as a librarian?”

“Gasp! H, how did you know? Are you reading my mind now…”

“No, so don’t worry. Hmm. Okay. It’s not that difficult. But there’s a condition.”

“A condition?”

Emily grabbed Yona’s armpits and lifted her up. She met her eyes. They’re white pupils like hers, but if you look closely at both sides, they’re slightly black.

Because of the disease.

“A therapist will come in a few months. I don’t know if he can cure our Yona’s disease, but until then, keep taking your medicine. How about it? Will you do it?”

“Ugh. The medicine tastes bad… Yes. Okay. But you have to keep your promise too! Promise!”

“Promise~”

Emily and Yona hooked their pinky fingers together. They said they had to make copies and rubbed the backs of their hands and palms together.

So Emily picked up Yona and headed for the mansion.

I’m screwed.

I’m f*cked.

“No, this…what.”

Honestly, I was curious.

Yona’s external features were similar to Emily’s, and she looked infinitely free on the land of the duchy.

But the reason I didn’t doubt it until the end is simple.

First of all, in the work, Yona is suffering from an unknown disease and should be groaning in her room by now, and because she was eliminated in the early part of the work, I didn’t remember her name.

“I didn’t make any mistakes, did I?”

No matter how normal the Muelia family is, the story changes when the youngest daughter is involved.

Especially since the head of the family is a doting father, if you make a mistake, your neck could be cut off.

It’s the second most powerful place in the empire, so killing a commoner is nothing.

“I thought we played well. You never know what’s going on in a child’s mind.”

Children are the ones who laugh until just now and suddenly cry.

I arrived at the meeting place, hoping I hadn’t been rude.

“If you just hire me…sigh. This isn’t it.”

“12 gold, I can’t resist this. The salary is so high just for being a librarian. Is it because it’s a duchy?”

“Hmm. Of course they’ll choose me, right? Who else would they choose but me?”

There were exactly 42 people waiting in the chairs. It was fewer than I thought.

‘It’s a relief that the competition rate has decreased.’

Here, 1 gold is considered to be the monthly living expenses of a family of four.

About 5 million won. An annual salary of 110 million won.

Moreover, the prices are fluctuating wildly due to the war with the demon king.

But still, people seem to be afraid of working with the duchy.

The announced time has come.

A man in a butler’s uniform guided us from afar.

“Follow me. The interview will be conducted in groups.”

“Excuse me? Wait a minute. A group interview? There are over 40 people at a glance?”

“No, are there about twenty interviewers? Are you kidding me right now?”

The interviewees were in chaos.

No matter how many people are interviewed in groups, the efficiency decreases if there are more than 5 people.

Even if you don’t consider efficiency, you won’t be able to carefully examine everyone’s capabilities if there are 40 people.

“No, it’s different from the information I heard in advance. Are you sure? You’re not kidding, right?”

“Sigh. Then you can leave. Did I force you to take the interview? I hope you haven’t forgotten that this is the Grand Duchy of Muelia.”

Everyone shut their mouths at the word duchy.

The place we followed the butler to was a huge three-story library. When we went inside, there were chairs installed to match the number of people.

“The head of the family will come in when you are seated.”

“Wait, wait a minute, the head of the family? Are you saying that the Iron-Blooded Duke is coming in person?”

“Oh my god. I give up. I’ll withdraw. I can’t stay here unless I’m not afraid of death.”

The hall became noisy at the word Iron-Blooded Duke. Some even declared their withdrawal and left. The butler also did not stop them.

Instead, he just stared at them with a pathetic look.

So, after a while. The butler said a word to those who were making a fuss.

“The head of the Grand Duchy, Delkarmen, the owner of Muelia, is coming in. Everyone, please stand up and show your respect.”

At the same time, the door opened and footsteps were heard.

Step, step, step.

From the moment he opened the door and entered, a huge presence took over the library. We bowed our heads and greeted him.

“”It is an honor to meet you. Duke!””

A greeting shouted loudly like a new recruit. After counting a few more seconds, I raised my head.

“???”

Our eyes met.