Unbeknownst to Me, I’m Secretly Dating the Emperor — Chapter 1

JUST BECAUSE YOU REINCARNATED INTO A BOOK DOESN'T MEAN EVERYONE BECOMES THE MAIN CHARACTER

THERE ARE SAINTESSES WHO WIN LOVE AFTER COUNTLESS HARDSHIPS,

AND VILLAINESSES WHO SEIZE POWER WITH CONFIDENCE,

BUT ALSO EXTRAS WHO BECOME NONE OF THOSE THINGS,

LIVING THE LIFE OF AN ORDINARY PERSON.

BUT THAT'S NOT SUCH A BAD THING, IS IT?

A STABLE JOB,

A SMALL BUT COZY HOME.

A PRECIOUS FAMILY,

AND A FRIEND I CAN OPEN MY HEART TO.

AND

LINA, WAIT A SECOND.

JUST WAIT, HOLD ON....

EVEN A CUTE AND HANDSOME BOYFRIEND,

SO PRECIOUS THAT IT WOULDN'T HURT TO PUT HIM IN MY EYE.

...WAIT? WHY?

ARE YOU PLANNING TO ONLY HOLD HANDS THE WHOLE TIME WE'RE DATING, THEN KISS ME AT THE WEDDING?

THAT'S NOT IT....

THEN, DO YOU NOT WANT TO KISS ME?

NO, THAT'S ABSOLUTELY NOT IT!

BUT THERE'S STILL SOMETHING I HAVEN'T TOLD YOU-

IT'S OKAY.

WHATEVER IT IS,

I'LL HEAR IT LATER.

RIGHT NOW, JUST...

GIVE YOURSELF TO ME.

AH.

KYAAA...?!

..Mm,

..Mm

Mm..

...LINA

I'LL GIVE IT TO YOU.

TAKE ALL OF ME.

...AH.

I DIDN'T MEAN FOR THINGS TO PROGRESS THIS SUDDENLY.

...WELL,

DOES IT MATTER?

A SMALL- CITIZEN LIFE WITH NOTHING ESPECIALLY REMARKABLE,

ASIDE FROM MY BOYFRIEND'S LOOKS. BECAUSE IT WAS ORDINARY AND SAFE,

I THOUGHT IT WAS AN INCOMPARABLY SATISFYING LIFE...

..I DEFINITELY USED TO THINK THAT.

WHERE ARE YOU GOING, LINA?

UNTIL I FOUND OUT...

DON’T TELL ME,

ARE YOU PLANNING TO DEVOUR THE EMPEROR AND RUN?

THE TRUE IDENTITY OF MY LOVELY BOYFRIEND!

REGENCIA EMPIRE IMPERIAL PALACE MINISTRY OF FINANCE

...MISS CAROLINA DIAZ.

ARE YOU,

MESSING WITH ME RIGHT NOW?

UPHEAVAL IN DAILY LIFE,

ALWAYS COMES IN AN INSTANT.

SIR DONOVAN, IS THERE SOME KIND OF PROBLEM?

PROBLEM?

YOU CALL THAT A QUESTION?!

LOOK CAREFULLY AT THE DOCUMENTS YOU SUBMITTED YESTERDAY!!

THE RAW TAX DATA FOR THE ALBRO ESTATE IS COMPLETELY MISSING, ISN'T IT!!!

HIS MAJESTY'S TRIUMPHAL CEREMONY IS LESS THAN A WEEK AWAY!

HE'LL BE RECEIVING REPORTS FROM EACH DEPARTMENT BEFORE OFFICIAL DUTIES BEGIN,

ARE YOU PLANNING TO DISGRACE THE NAME OF OUR MINISTRY OF FINANCE?!

...NO, OF COURSE I HAD NO INTENTION OF DOING THAT.

I'LL COMPILE IT AND SUBMIT IT AGAIN BEFORE I LEAVE WORK TODAY.

BEFORE LEAVING WORK?! SAYS WHO!

GET IT SORTED BEFORE LUNCH!!!

LINA, ARE YOU OKAY?

HM? ABOUT WHAT?

WHAT DO YOU MEAN, "WHAT"? I MEAN THAT CRAZY BASTARD DONOVAN!

MINISTRY OF FINANCE EMPLOYEE Connie

HE'S THE ONE WHO TOLD YOU TO LEAVE OUT THE ALBRON MATERIALS!

I HEARD IT LOUD AND CLEAR, SO WHY IS HE TAKING IT OUT ON YOU?!

EXACTLY...

You Really Are Too Kind, Lina.

SHOULD WE GO TO A PUB AFTER WORK LATER, TO CHEER OUR- SELVES UP?

UH... SURE, SOUNDS GOOD~

YAY!

THEN HANG IN THERE UNTIL WORK'S OVER!

YEAH, YOU TOO, CONNIE.

HONESTLY, I WASN'T ACTUALLY THAT UPSET.

COMPARED TO MY PREVIOUS LIFE...

<OVERWORK & INSANE BOSS>

So, Can You Finish It Before The End Of The Workday?!

<WORKPLACE BULLYING>

NEW

I'M FILING A COMPLAINT ABOUT UNANSWERED UNRESOLVED CIVIL COMPLAINTS AND NEGLIGENCE OF DUTY. IF YOU REJECT IT FOR LACKING DOCUMENTS AND THAT'S THE END OF IT, WHY DO PUBLIC OFFICIALS EVEN EXIST?

NEW

SO ALL THE TAX THIEVES WERE GATHERED IN XX CITY..

I'LL KEEP FILING COMPLAINTS UNTIL IT'S RESOLVED. YOU THINK I'M JOKING? I DEMAND AN APOLOGY FROM THE PUBLIC OFFICIAL WHO HANDLED MY CONSULTATION RUDELY. WHY DON'T TENANTS RECEIVE LAND COMPENSATION MONEY?

NEW NEW

NEW

<DEALING WITH MALICIOUS COMPLAINANTS>

THIS MUCH IS NOTHING.

Exactly, Exactly

NOT LONG AGO,

I SUDDENLY REMEMBERED MY PAST LIFE AS AN ORDINARY CIVIL SERVANT.

AFTER COLLAPSING FROM OVERWORK AND STRESS,

I REALIZED I HAD REINCARNATED AS “CAROLINA DIAZ” A CHARACTER INSIDE A BOOK.

THOUGH I’M AN EXTRA WHO ISN’T EVEN MENTIONED IN THE ORIGINAL STORY,

MAYBE BECAUSE OF THAT, IT’S ACTUALLY NICE HOW STABLE AND PEACEFUL MY LIFE IS.

YOU COULD SAY IT’S ACTUALLY NICE BECAUSE MY LIFE IS THAT STABLE AND PEACEFUL.

STILL, AT LEAST I WON'T HAVE TO WORK OVERTIME TODAY~!!

Nice~!

THIS BOOK WAS ORIGINALLY A LOVE STORY BETWEEN A TYRANNICAL, WARMONGERING EMPEROR AND A SUNNY SAINTESS HEROINE.

THE HEROINE, WHO WAS UNJUSTLY KILLED,

MEETS THE MALE LEAD IN HER SECOND LIFE AFTER RETURNING BY THE GRACE OF GOD,

AND AFTER A CONTRACT RELATIONSHIP, THEY FALL IN LOVE FOR REAL AND FIND HAPPINESS-

THAT KIND OF ROMANTIC LOVE STORY, BUT...

.....FROM AN EXTRA'S POINT OF VIEW, ROMANCE IS THE LAST THING THAT MATTERS.

Salaried Worker

Lifetime Pension

Ordinary Citizen

WHAT'S IMPORTANT IS JUST TAKING CARE OF MY OWN IMMEDIATE SURVIVAL!

IF THERE'S ANYTHING I WANT FROM THIS NEWLY GAINED LIFE,

IT'S SIMPLY TO WORK NORMALLY, RETIRE SAFELY AT THE PROPER AGE,

AND SPEND A PEACEFUL OLD AGE WITH MY RETIREMENT SAVINGS.

IT'S NOT LIKE I HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO INTEREST IN DATING,

BUT WHAT CAN I DO WHEN THERE'S NEITHER THE CHANCE NOR THE PERSON?

I'LL BE LUCKY IF I DON'T DIE YOUNG FROM OVERWORK LIKE IN MY PAST LIFE...

Time To Get Up~

I'M SORRY, LINA...

I'M DEFINITELY WORKING OVER- TIME TODAY....

THAT CRAZY BASTARD DONOVAN DUMPED MORE WORK ON ME AGAIN...

THERE'S NO WAY I CAN FINISH IT IN TIME...

I MIGHT HAVE TO STAY UP ALL NIGHT...

GO ON AHEAD, LINA... HURRY...

O-OKAY...

Love You!!!

I ENDED UP WITH SOME UNEXPECTED FREE TIME.

SHOULD I STOP BY THE PARK ON THE WAY AND LOOK AT THE CATS?

I SHOULD BUY SOME DINNER TOO...

Huh?

FREESIAS?

THEY'RE HARD TO FIND THIS SEASON.

...SHOULD I BUY A BUNDLE AND PUT THEM AT HOME?

HELLO.

THERE ARE FREESIAS OUT- SIDE-ARE THEY FOR SALE?

OH MY, YOU RECOGNIZED THEM.

They're Flowers From The Northern Part Of The Capital.

THOSE ARE ALL THAT'S LEFT. SHALL I BUNDLE AND WRAP THEM FOR YOU?

YES, PLEASE.

TAKING THE LAST OF THEM SOMEHOW MAKES ME FEEL GOOD. I CAN PUT THEM BY THE WINDOW.

THE COLOR IS PRETTY TOO, SO WHEN THE SUNLIGHT COMES IN,

IT'LL BE JUST...

SHOPKEEPER.

DO YOU PERHAPS

HAVE ANY FREESIAS HERE?

UPHEAVAL IN DAILY LIFE

ALWAYS COMES AT UNEXPECTED MOMENTS.

AND SOMETIMES, THAT UPHEAVAL...

...WOW.

HOW CAN SOMEONE BE SO....

A LIFE THAT IS NOT ORDINARY,

THERE'S A BEAUTIFUL PERSON, RIGHT?

IT CAN ALSO SHAKE THINGS UP