Wrong Genre! - Chapter 26.1
When Rueg arrived at the office, he first checked the documents that had been placed on his desk. Today, the amount of paperwork was slightly greater than yesterday.
“Your Highness, this is…!”
Rueg looked at Felix with wide eyes.
“You’re about at the level of an assistant aide now, so I thought I could entrust that much to you.”
“……!”
“Of course, it still needs review, so make sure you work carefully.”
At Felix’s words, Rueg nodded vigorously.
Just then, a small letter caught his eye.
“Hm?”
Judging by the seal on the envelope, it had been sent from the Verdic family. And if the seal was brown…
“Schumann?”
He had said he would avoid sending letters as much as possible, since it must not be discovered that he was not Versha. Could something have happened?
Tilting his head, Rueg immediately opened the envelope and began reading. And the further he read, the more his face began to twist.
[Young Master Rueg, this is Schumann.
A generous person from the imperial palace has paid off all of House Verdic’s debts. This must also be thanks to your hard work.
Thanks to you, we were able to purchase enough firewood for all the servants to use, and we were able to pay the overdue wages as well.
However, as good things are often followed by bad ones… Rather than explaining in words, I am enclosing that ‘bad thing’ along with this letter.
I, Schumann, will faithfully protect the Verdic family while waiting for the day you return.
(P.S. If you need to prepare to run away, please inform me in advance at any time.)]
Swallowing dryly, Rueg stared at the still thick envelope. The neatly folded parchment inside made him uneasy.
“N-No. It can’t be…”
Muttering to himself, Rueg unfolded the parchment with trembling hands.
[Olita Stables: 144 gold]
[Ogrik’s Forge: 322 gold]
“…Versha Verdic, you crazy woman!”
Clutching his head, Rueg cried out as he stared at the debt notes. It had already been shocking that she had spent nearly two thousand gold so far, and now she had spent even more!
‘It’s not like she’s fighting a war, so why would she spend over 300 gold at a forge!’
She had already bought a carriage from the stables last time!
Feeling faint, Rueg collapsed into his chair. How long had it been since all the debts were cleared, and now there were new ones again.
“Looks like Versha has done it again.”
Seeing Rueg slump over the desk as if melting, Felix let out a short laugh. His expression also suggested he had expected this.
When Rueg looked at him with a face on the verge of tears, Felix approached and said while looking over the debt notes,
“If you work hard, it’s not an amount you can’t repay. It’ll be a problem if it increases any further, though.”
“……”
“Will you work overtime?”
Felix asked, pointing to the documents on the desk.
If he were honest, Rueg wanted to say, “After work, I’m just going to roll around on my bed!” but reality dragged him back to the desk.
“…Yes.”
In the end, Rueg had no choice but to bow his head and accept another stack of work about the thickness of his palm.
Letting out a long sigh, Rueg stared quietly at the debt notes.
‘Something’s strange…’
True to her role as a villainess, Versha was reckless with the family’s money. Many times, she had bought useless trinkets, saying “Isn’t it interesting?” and left them decorating the corners of Rueg’s room.
But she had never spent on a stable or a forge.
‘Did she get caught up in something?’
Given Versha’s personality, it was possible she had beaten someone in a fit of anger.
It could be seen as compensation after beating up the staff at a stable or forge… but the amount was far too large to be considered simple damages.
‘The original story should be starting soon… Is this connected to that?’
While Rueg was lost in deep thought, Felix finished signing the last document and rose from his seat.
“Verdic.”
“……”
“Rueg?”
“…Ah, yes. Yes!”
Startled out of his thoughts, Rueg jumped to his feet, and Felix quickly approached him. Noticing that he still hadn’t begun working and was only staring at the debt note, Felix continued,
“I’ll be going to see His Majesty for a moment, so organize your thoughts before I return.”
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