Unbeknownst to Me, I’m Secretly Dating the Emperor — Chapter 10

...HOW UNUSUAL.

TO THINK I AM WALKING DOWN THE STREET WITH THIS MAN.

WHEN WE RAN INTO EACH OTHER A FEW TIMES,

I NEVER IMAGINED WE WOULD GET ENTANGLED LIKE THIS....

...MISS DIAZ.

YES?

DO YOU USUALLY TAKE THIS PATH?

IT SEEMS QUITE DARK AND DANGEROUS FOR A WOMAN WALKING ALONE.

OH, IT'S FINE. I'VE LIVED HERE FOR A FEW YEARS, SO I'M USED TO IT.

...FOR A FEW YEARS ON A PATH LIKE THIS?

...GRISEL PARK CEMETERY IS RIGHT NEXT TO IT, TOO.

no problem~

TRUE, BUT THAT'S EXACTLY WHY THE RENT IS SO CHEAP.

Raising Money For Rent Is Just Wow...

TO A COMMONER, A MONTHLY RENT INCREASE

IS FAR MORE TERRIFYING THAN A DARK NIGHT PATH.

A FRIEND WHO LIVED NEARBY ACTUALLY MOVED OUT BECAUSE THEY WERE SCARED OF THE CEMETERY.

I'M NOT REALLY THE TYPE TO BE SCARED OF THAT THOUGH.

...THAT'S A RELIEF.

IT SEEMS THERE IS NO ONE...

WHO WOULD TURN INTO A GHOST AND HAUNT YOUR DREAMS.

UM...

YOU'RE A KNIGHT, AREN'T YOU, MR. LOHAS?

LOHAS?

YES, IF YOU MENTION THE NAME EVERET LOHAS, THAT SHOULD DO.

COULD IT BE BECAUSE OF WHAT HAPPENED BACK THEN?

...WELL, THERE'S NO URGENT NEED TO CORRECT HIM.

WHAT MADE YOU THINK SO?

WELL, YOU SEE...

YOU GRABBED MY WRIST WHEN WE FIRST MET.

SOMEONE WHO MOVES THAT SWIFTLY MUST BE A MILITARY OFFICIAL...

AND IF YOU BELONG TO THE EMPEROR'S GUILD,

I FIGURED YOUWOULD HAVE RECEIVED A TITLE LIKE A KNIGHT.

YOU PROBABLY FOUGHT ALONGSIDE HIS MAJESTY IN THIS WAR TOO, RIGHT?

THERE MUST HAVE BEEN MANY UNSPEAKABLE THINGS.

PERHAPS SOME OF THOSE EVENTS

OCCASIONALLY KEEP YOU AWAKE AT NIGHT, MR. LOHAS...

BUT THANKS TO THAT,

I WAS ABLE TO SLEEP PEACEFULLY EVERY NIGHT.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

...YOU ARE.

...SURPRISINGLY A FLATTERER.

...IS HE BLUSHING?

IT WASN'T FLATTERY.

I MEAN IT.

I'M SURE EVERYONE IN THE EMPIRE THINKS SO.

WE'RE ALMOST THERE.

YOU CAN JUST LEAVE ME HERE.

STILL, SHOULDN'T I SEE YOU TO YOUR DOOR?

A LADY CANNOT LET AN OUTSIDER KNOW HER RESIDENCE.

THOUGH YOU COULD FIND OUT ANYWAY IF YOU WANTED TO,

Since It's An Information Guild.

I HOPE YOUR HOME IS NOT FAR.

YES, GET HOME SAFELY, MR. LOHAS.

AH, MISS DIAZ.

IF WE MEET NEXT TIME,

COULD YOU CALL ME 'SIR' LOHAS?

YES.... WELL.

I WILL, SIR LOHAS.

HE SEEMS MORE OBSESSED WITH TITLES THAN I THOUGHT.

IS IT BECAUSE HE'S A FORMER KNIGHT?

ANYWAY, I'VE DONE MY PART-

I CAN ONLY WAIT FOR CONNIE TO RETURN SAFELY

UM... LINA?

WHAT'S THE MATTER, HEATHER?

WELL, THE THING IS.

AN INSPECTORATE KNIGHT IS LOOKING FOR YOU IN FRONT OF THE OFFICE.

...WHAT'S GOING ON?

ARE YOU MISS CAROLINA DIAZ?

...YOU WERE LOOKING FOR ME?

YES, I HAVE A MESSAGE TO DELIVER.

ORDERS HAVE BEEN ISSUED TO CONFIRM THE SAFETY

OF MISS CONSTANCE, WHO IS CURRENTLY DETAINED IN THE IMPERIAL PALACE DETENTION CENTER.

Oh my god! So we are going to see Connie?

YES. HOWEVER, I WAS COMMANDED TO MOVE IN SECRET.

PUBLICLY, YOU HAVE BEEN SUMMONED FOR QUESTIONING AS A WITNESS.

SO PLEASE PACK YOUR THINGS AND COME OUT RIGHT NOW.

NICE!

HE TOLD ME TO WAIT UNTIL ALL THE DUKE OF CAMELOT'S CORRUPTION WAS EXPOSED,

BUT HE MOVED FASTER THAN EXPECTED.

IT SEEMS HE KEPT HIS PROMISE TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY BACK THEN.

HEY, CAROLINA.

LEAVING WORK ALREADY?

...NO, SOMETHING CAME UP SUDDENLY.

REALLY? WHAT IS IT?

DID YOU GET TANGLED UP IN CONSTANCE'S BUSINESS TOO?

I SAW THE INSPECTORATE KNIGHT COMING FOR YOU.

IT SEEMS CONSTANCE DRAGGED DIAZ INTO IT TO REDUCE HER SENTENCE.

OR MAYBE SHE'S GOING FOR A VISIT NOW THAT THE SENTENCE IS FINALIZED.

IF SHE GOT LIFE IMPRISONMENT, YOU'LL NEVER SEE HER AGAIN, RIGHT?

...PATHETIC FOOLS.

NOT CONTENT WITH GOSSIPING AMONG THEMSELVES, NOW THEY COME TO PICK A FIGHT DIRECTLY

JUST IGNORE THEM. NO NEED TO DEAL WITH EACH ONE.

DIAZ, BE CAREFUL!

DO YOU KNOW HOW MANY HIGH- RANKING PEOPLE ARE INVOLVED IN THIS CASE?

THERE'S EVEN A RUMOR THAT 'COUNT RENKELS' IS INVOLVED!

RENKELS APPARENTLY MADE A MOVE TO DEAL WITH THE DUKE OF CAMELOT,

AND IF YOU GET BLINDLY CAUGHT IN THIS POLITICAL FIGHT—

THAT'S QUITE INTERESTING NEWS.

I MUST CERTAINLY

PASS IT ON TO MY AUNT.

BECAUSE THAT COUNT RENKELS YOU MENTIONED

HAPPENS TO BE MY AUNT.

I WONDER HOW AMUSED SHE WILL BE TO HEAR THE NEWS....

I SHOULD GO TELL HER RIGHT AWAY.

WHAT?!

WAIT...!

WAIT, CAROLINA!!!!

Is That True?!

HMPH.

JUST WAIT UNTIL CONNIE IS RELEASED FROM DETENTION.

I'LL DOUBLE THE CHARGES AND SQUEEZE THEM UNTIL THEY CRY

By The Way,

I KEEP HEAR- ING MY AUNT'S NAME LATELY.

IT'S TRUE THAT MY AUNT IS A MASSIVE POWER IN THE EMPIRE...

...BUT WE AREN'T ACTUALLY ON GOOD TERMS.

Well, Nothing Bad Will Happen~

WE ARE HERE.

MISS CONSTANCE IS STAYING IN THE INNERMOST CELL.

...IT'S COLD AND DAMP.

TO KEEP HER IN A PLACE LIKE THIS WITHOUT EVEN A BLANKET.

I HOPE SHE IS WELL AND UNHURT...

...LINA?

!?

CO....

CONNIE?!