Chapter 6: It’s true that I’m grumpy.

Governor’s office.

“First, I apologize. It’s all my fault as the person in charge.”

The governor apologized, holding his hat in one hand and bowing at a right angle. Dignity and etiquette were evident in every action, so it seemed to be his way of showing authority without saying a word.

From his perspective, bowing his head to the other person first had great meaning, but Kitty had lived a life very far from such a life, so whether the governor bowed his head or not, it seemed like pretense.

Who is he? Is it deception? Is he part of the gang? What is he up to?

Kitty, with a complicated mind, took out a cigarette from her pocket, put it in her mouth, and lit it. It was rude enough, but there was no reason to bother with it.

Even though nicotine had circulated through her blood vessels three times, her heart was not soothed at all. On top of that, extreme thirst was added, so she roughly drank the black tea that she had never touched before, feeling like she had nothing to lose.

“Ugh Bitter.”

Kim Chun-sik, although it wasn’t black tea, usually enjoyed black coffee. He was familiar enough with bitterness, but for some reason, as soon as the black tea touched his tongue, he felt his tongue curl up from the bitterness.

As he was hastily looking for something sweet like candy because of the more bitter taste than expected, he suddenly heard a sound of someone suppressing laughter in front of him.

“Haha… Oh my. To call a kid like this a witch.”
“What’s so funny?”
“It’s not scary at all, no matter how you glare at me with that expression?”

Ugh-

Kitty felt something rising in her chest.

You’re laughing when I almost lost my head because of your corrupt subordinates?

Heat stretched to the top of her head. If I get out of here alive, do you think you’ll be safe?

“Just… just let me go.”

That seemed to be the case. In the first place, the reason why Kitty was dragged here was not a very trivial reason.

The military is an organization that is best optimized for hiding incidents.

Even in South Korea, where the media is active, the Ministry of National Defense can cover up a few people while blowing its nose if it sets its mind to it, let alone Kitty, who is an orphan.

Kitty just wanted to get out of this f*cking place.

But the man smiling brightly in front of her didn’t seem to have any intention of doing so.

“Where are you going? You’re still a suspect.”

Kitty was dumbfounded. Did this seemingly carefree man know what he was saying?

‘…No. He looks like a pretty high-ranking person to be called stupid.’

Kitty immediately prepared a simple thought experiment to find out the man’s true intentions.

As I thought earlier, this man seems to be sitting in a fairly high position. The attitude of the people and the man’s confidence represent that.

He must be quite knowledgeable or have a strong background befitting his position. He is probably has seen and heard a lot.

Then he must also be aware that keeping Kitty here is an act that can be criticized. Then why is he holding on to me while making strange excuses?

‘Does he want something?’

“Is there something… something you want.”

Kitty carefully asked the man called the governor, following the conclusion she reached after a simple thought experiment.

Then the governor smiled brightly and clapped his hands!

“As expected! You’re quite smart. I didn’t think the rumors were true.”

Kitty didn’t understand the governor’s fuss because she thought it was a conclusion that anyone could reach if given enough time.

But the governor’s fuss was subtly credible.

It’s a very difficult situation to adapt to a sudden change in the situation. Just being trapped in the underground prison is enough to make you cry, but she is even grasping the speaker’s intention without crying.

So the governor wanted Kitty very much. As a matter of fact, people are precious in the frontier village.

He believed that if he raised her well, she would be successful in either way.

“I heard you’re an orphan, do you have a house?”
“Um… I eat and sleep at the restaurant in the center.”

Tsk-

Too bad. It’s the easiest way to tempt her with food, clothing, and shelter.

“Then do you have money? If you’re with me, I’ll give you pocket money…”
“Ah. It’s not much, but I’m earning steadily from lectures.”

Um. Yeah. That’s probably right.

The rumors said that she was giving private lessons at a very cheap price. So that’s why people call her professor?

“Then… then how about power? If you just ask me, I can bury one person…”
“Are you crazy?”

Ah. It’s not easy.

This is a bit too much for me too….

“Then how about this? I’ll have you adopted into the Prasia family! You’re becoming a noble, Nobilla!”

Late night restaurant.

“Are you stupid?”
“Ah, why-“

The restaurant owner looked at Kitty while sitting down on the sofa.

What kind of fool in the world would turn down such a golden opportunity? He had quit drinking since coming here, but the restaurant owner felt the desire to find alcohol again and the텁텁함 when he drank it.

“What kind of world would reject that kind of offer? If it were me, I would have gone! That’s for sure!”
“Really? Um… It’s different for everyone.”
“Hoo… Okay. What’s the reason? Let’s hear it.”
“Reason? The lecture hasn’t ended yet.”

Was it because Kitty’s reason was so obvious? Or was it because she was talking in such a nonchalant tone? Whatever it was, the restaurant owner couldn’t help but feel angry.
“You… you stupid guy! Do you think it’s wise to turn down that offer for just that reason? Someone…!”
“Uncle.”
“Why!”
“The lecture hasn’t ended yet.”

When Kitty said in a low voice, goosebumps rose on his arm. Feeling something crawling up, the restaurant owner unconsciously rubbed his arm with his hand.

The restaurant owner was one of those who prided himself on living roughly while going through all kinds of hardships, but he had never experienced such coldness from Kitty, and it made the temperature drop.

Hate is like that. It’s not a momentary emotion, but a stubborn lump mixed with all kinds of things. It’s also the hate of someone who has died once. It was by no means an exaggeration that the restaurant owner was showing such behavior.

“It would be comfortable, who doesn’t know that kind of life. Money overflows even if you don’t do anything, and you’re treated with respect.”
“Knowing that…”
“But that’s not mine in the end, is it?”

At Kitty’s words, the restaurant owner looked at Kitty with a blank expression.

“What… You have an expression that you don’t understand. Then how about this? I refused because I thought I wouldn’t be able to see your face if I left like this. Do you understand now?”
“What? Geez… That’s enough! Stop talking nonsense and sit down. Let’s eat.”

The fed-up restaurant owner put several plates of bread and other food on the table and filled Kitty’s cup with orange juice.

“Don’t you have coffee?”
“You frowned so much while drinking it last time… Isn’t that mean you can’t drink it?”
“That’s true. It hasn’t been to my taste lately.”
“Lately?”

The restaurant owner tried to think of Kitty, who was looking for sweet juice as soon as she came, but soon stopped.

And for a while, the two of them just put food in their mouths without saying a word. The clanging sound of the dishes seemed to represent their restless hearts.

Kitty was the one who opened her mouth first in such a precarious situation.

“Are you angry?”
“No. I just don’t understand it from my point of view.”
“What?”
“You’re being mean. Didn’t I tell you earlier?”
“I know. I’m just kidding. But I’ve never lied. Everything I said earlier is all sincere.”

The restaurant owner was the first to stop eating from both sides.

“What is it.”
“…You’re being mean. Do I have to say it with my own mouth?”
“I don’t remember well. Can you tell me again?”

The sound of eating from one side completely stopped.

And another sound began to fill the restaurant, and it was similar to the sound of a teapot releasing steam.

“…Ah….”
“What did you say?”
“Ah…Uncle….”
“I can’t hear you well.”

“I said I refused because I thought I wouldn’t be able to see your face!!!”

Going back to the past, back to the Governor’s office.

“Then how about this? I’ll have you adopted into the Prasia family! You’re becoming a noble, Nobilla!”
“No.”
“Do you know what I just said?”
“Yes. My answer is the same.”
“Huh… Is there a reason?”
“The lecture hasn’t ended yet.”

He had always been more accustomed to holding the hand that came to him to gain the power of the family. He was not used to reaching out his hand.

From his point of view, he was saying it after putting down his pride for the first time in his life. But he was coldly rejected.

But the part that shocked the governor even more was the trivial reason that the lecture had not ended.

So at first, he thought it was a euphemistic expression. If that wasn’t the case, the kid was just mocking the noble.

The governor, who was groaning, and Kitty’s eyes met for a moment. And the governor saw something burning in Kitty’s eyes and realized that she was sincere and why she had rejected the governor’s offer.

Because the desire for power was blazing like a flame in those green eyes.

And there’s one more thing I see… I don’t know this well.

The governor usually has a rather harsh evaluation of himself, but he actually has a great eye for people, thinking that he is somewhat excellent at seeing people.

Most humans of this kind don’t know what they want. But they will definitely achieve it later.

So the governor wanted Kitty even more. And he was curious.

“Let’s talk honestly. What do I have to do to get you to come under me?”

In the aristocratic society where schemes and tricks are rampant, revealing one’s honesty is tantamount to suicide.

The reason why the governor, who had learned that way and lived that way, was doing this was because Kitty was a being that he really, really wanted and was curious about.

“Well… I don’t lie. It’s really because the lecture hasn’t ended yet.”
“Really for that reason?”
“Um… If I had to pick another reason….”

“The point is that I can’t see your face if I go to the capital?”