The Tyrant Empress is Obsessed with Me

5 – The Tyrant is Too Competent

Without thinking, I entered the lottery and got an SSR ticket. The problem is that this SSR ticket is a one-way ticket to hell.

For now, he sent Lia away, and Ascal had a serious meeting with Kane.

“After careful consideration, unfortunately, she cannot be with us. I am grateful for your valuable time in participating in this assistant recruitment, and I wish you endless…”

“…Why did your speech suddenly change?”

Momentarily flustered, my past life’s trauma surfaced.

Ascal wiped the cold sweat from his forehead with the back of his hand.

“Anyway, you don’t like Lia. But think again. Lia has talent and youth, like you. She stood out among the many applicants.”

Once Kane sticks to someone, he hardly lets go.

Of course, Lia is talented.

The future Swordmaster, Archmage, General, Chef, Painter, Scholar, Writer, Politician, and Tyrant are all talented; otherwise, everyone else would be mere worms crawling around.

However, since Lia was actually Princess Yulia, Ascal couldn’t afford to keep such a ticking bomb close by.

Clearing his throat, Ascal seriously refuted.

“Isn’t her identity unclear?”

“What are you talking about? Lia is from the prestigious Count Synas family. It’s actually quite rare to find someone with such a clear background.”

Pointing out her secretive identity, which was actually the third imperial princess, seemed weak since she had already perfectly concealed her status.

Ascal prepared for the next attack.

“Isn’t her experience lacking?”

“Lia has been outstanding enough to keep the top spot in assistant courses for a year. There are many testimonials to her diligence. In terms of experience, she is second to none.”

No.

Did you attend the assistant class in between?

It’s unfair that a genius also makes an effort.

They’re not an easy opponent.

Ascal contemplated, his mouth watering.

If I argue any further, there is a chance that I will be taken to the safe house.

Perhaps the next attack will be the last.

I need to be careful.

‘I swore I wouldn’t use this method.’

“She’s a woman, after all.”

…..

A brief silence ensued.

Ascal hurriedly continued his words before unintentionally turning into a s*xist.

“Inevitably, physical strength is needed when performing official duties. We already have Soo Shi Ah in Division 3. We need someone who can perform tasks that require strength.”

“I thought you were saying something, hahahaha. You’re too much.”

Caine burst into laughter.

“Why not rely on magic?”

Ah.

I forgot this was a fantasy world.

“And here I was ready to simply concede if you had an issue with women. Just a baseless worry. Lia is proficient in magic as well.”

I should just settle for being a s*xist.

Ascal’s head hurt.

After failing to crush the iron wall, Ascal finally accepted Lia as a probationary assistant through dramatic negotiation.

‘During the probation period, I’ll find some fault and send her away, no matter what.’

Could it be the same feelings that his superiors had who had always found fault with him at his previous job? It was a moment when his feelings were finally realized.

“What should I work on first?”

“Do you have to ask about everything you do?”

Yuria.

The future emperor who was still pretending to be the youngest son of the Sinas family received the position of Ascal’s assistant.

“I’ll start by cleaning.”

Lia bowed her head and began to clean the office.

Ascal didn’t even bother to respond and just skimmed through the documents.

As always, there were only simple tasks that would be finished in ten minutes. Why is the workload at this damn job so low?

“The cleaning is done.”

“Already?”

Not long after starting the document work, Lia approached me and spoke.

‘Did she just do a haphazard job because I asked her to clean?’

Rather, this is good.

I can catch her for being lazy and kick her out.

Ascal checked every corner of the office with fire in his eyes.

‘It’s clean.’

It was surprising.

To manage this level of cleaning in such a short time. Did the future emperor also possess the talent of a janitor?

But it’s troublesome to look at the enemy lightly.

Ascal knew the weaknesses of cleaning well.

Going over to the window, he pressed his index finger against the window frame.

“Look at this. If you don’t clean even these small parts, it’s a problem. If you can’t do these things perfectly, how are you going to handle the official tasks…”

Ascal’s words stopped as he looked at his finger.

No dust came off.

Not even a single bit.

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No.

I can’t give up.

‘I can do it.’

Ascal, having gathered his resolve, rubbed his finger in the corner of the window frame once more.

Having finally stained his finger with a single speck of dust, Ascal spoke again.

“How will you handle official tasks? Do it again.”

“I’m sorry. I’ll clean again.”

“I’ll be stepping out for a moment. Finish up by the time I return.”

To be honest, it was unreasonable.

It seemed difficult to use work negligence as an excuse to dismiss her.

There was no choice but to change the plan to harass the man.

Ascal, who had come up with the plan, approached Sushiya.

“Let’s have a talk outside for a moment.”

The weather was gradually starting to cool down.

Ascal took a long draw from his pipe, the smoke streaming out.

“What do you think of the newly assigned assistant?”

Sushia was a grade 9 administrator.

An assistant for the head of the evaluation department technically received treatment as a grade 7 administrator.

The sudden appearance of this parachutist could be an annoyance.

“…? I don’t have any particular thoughts?”

Ah, right.

That’s Sushia’s character.

Though Sushia was quite competent, she only did what she was told and nothing more. She was the perfect type for a long-lasting administrative career, without being neglectful.

“I have a favor to ask. Harass Lia.”

“Is that your taste?”

“No. Actually, I’m not very fond of her as an assistant, but I’ve accepted her as I’ve had to cater to the whims of the head of department 1.”

“Well, if that’s the reason, I can help you out.”

As expected, Sushia is reliable.

In an act of conspiracy mixed with a feint, they returned to their section 3 office.

“……Did we enter the wrong office?”

But something was off.

It seemed like they had taken the right path, but the office looked slightly different.

It was shined and sparkling as if someone had freshly polished it.

“Welcome back.”

At that moment, Lia, her hair tied back tightly, finished cleaning up and answered.

In less than an hour, she had completely changed the office. It was at a level where she could win a global cleaning competition.

As Ascal was rendered speechless, Sushia approached Lia.

“Hey. Even if it looks messy, there were rules to the arrangement. How can you change it to your liking?”

Well done, Sushia.

Keep pushing her.

You must never find out that the person you’re pushing is the future emperor.

“Whew. No. Don’t do that next time.”

Soosia exaggeratedly stepped over and flopped down loudly on a chair. It was an excellent non-verbal expression.

Ascal hurriedly checked Ria’s complexion.

There was no significant change, other than it seemed a bit darker.

‘Being too desperate is also a problem. Even if Yulia is politically weak right now, there’s no way to deal with her if she goes crazy.’

It meant it was essential to maintain a reasonable balance.

For now, since Soosia seemed to know those limits well, Ascal decided to trust her entirely.

And a week passed.

“Ah? Really? She did that?”

“Yes. She seemed to be lost and was wandering around the office, so when I gave her a snack, she followed me all the way to the entrance.”

“Wow. That must have been so cute. I want to see her, too.”

As Ascal was working at his desk, he looked towards Soosia. She was talking to Ria. But there was a problem.

The two of them seemed too friendly.

‘Soosia, what are you doing?’

Feeling a sense of crisis, Ascal tapped Soosia’s shoulder.

“Let’s talk for a moment.”

Once outside, the two inhaled the smoke from their pipes again.

“What’s going on? Didn’t you say you were going to harass her and drive her away?”

“After talking to her, she seems like a good kid. Can’t we just work together?”

Working together, what a concept.

As if we didn’t already have tickets to hell.

Aren’t you seeing the death boatman waving his hand from afar?

Ascal swallowed those words down and said,

“No.”

“Hmm. Then it would be better if you torment her yourself, Manager.”

A gut feeling seized him.

The power dynamics were subtly changing.

He would become an outcast if this continued. This is why working in an all-female office is problematic.

So, Ascal stepped back.

“Fine, I understand. Go inside. I’ll follow shortly.”

“Yes.”

He was a good supervisor because he wasn’t attached to his honor, but it was also a problem in times like this.

Taking another puff of his cigarette, he was pondering a good solution when he saw a middle-aged man who looked friendly approaching from afar. It was Cain.

“Oh, did you come for a break as well? That’s perfect timing. I have something to tell you.”

“Something to tell me?”

“We’ve received a request for assistance from Lord Yorick. He needs help with his farming work. This should be a job for Team 1, but Lord Yorick specifically requested for you, Ascal. It’s like a favor.”

“Me? Farming?”

“Apparently, he’s one of your supporters. Lord Yorick has quite an influence in central politics. It’d be good to network through this opportunity. Your subordinates can do the farming work, right?”

Farming work was so labor-intensive that even seasoned soldiers would struggle. Moreover, it was still hot during the day even though the weather had eased up. He was planning on refusing, but then,

‘Wait. Labor-intensive, huh?’

Ascal, who came up with a good idea, smiled.

“Understood. For this assistance, let’s have Team 3 take care of it.”