Unbeknownst to Me, I’m Secretly Dating the Emperor — Chapter 33

HUH...?

...THIS ISN'T...

EVERETT...?

BUT HIS HAIR COLOR IS THE SAME...

AND EVEN HIS EYE COLOR IS SIMILAR...

UM...

IF YOU DO NOT MIND, I WOULD APPRECIATE IT IF YOU LET GO OF MY HAND.

I-I'M SO SORRY...!

YOU LOOK SO MUCH LIKE SOMEONE I KNOW,

I MISTOOK YOU FOR HIM FOR A SECOND.

I APOLOGIZE AGAIN IF I OFFENDED YOU...!

...I SEE.

IF IT WAS A MISUNDERSTANDING, IT IS FINE.

Wow...

...HIS ENTIRE IMPRESSION CHANGES WHEN HE SMILES.

LOOKING CLOSELY, HIS VIBE IS COMPLETELY DIFFERENT FROM SIR ROJAS.

IF SIR ROJAS IS A PRICKLY WOLFDOG, THIS GUY IS...

SOMETHING LIKE A LARGE DOG FROM THE COUNTRYSIDE?

?

UM, I APOLOGIZE, BUT...

I AM IN THE MIDDLE OF A MISSION,

SO I SHOULD GET GOING. IS THAT ALRIGHT?

OH, OF COURSE! I HELD UP SOMEONE WHO WAS BUSY.

I'M SO SORRY FOR STARTLING YOU.

KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK!

"LOOK SO MUCH LIKE SOMEONE I KNOW," HUH...

...I WAS TOLD THAT IN THE PAST, TOO.

AND THAT ONE PHRASE BACK THEN...

...COMPLETELY CHANGED MY LIFE.

5 YEARS AGO

BORDER REGION, SHURAK

...THEY ARE HIS IMPERIAL MAJESTY THE EMPEROR'S SOLDIERS.

EVER SINCE HIS MAJESTY STARTED STAYING HERE DUE TO THE WAR,

NOBLE FIGURES HAVE BEEN PASSING THROUGH FREQUENTLY.

IT IS AN HONOR THAT THEY REST THEIR WEARY BODIES HERE, BUT...

I am terrified of making a mistake..

...STILL,

HOW IT'S NOT EVERYDAY I GET TO SEE SUCH NOBLE FIGUR-

OH NO...!

I HEARD THAT IF A NOBLE LORD EVEN MAKES EYE CONTACT WITH A COMMONER,

HE WOULD CUT OFF THEIR HEADS FOR BEING DISRESPECTFUL...

IS THIS HOW I'M GOING TO DIE...?

HEY, YOU GUARD.

...SUCH RESEMBLANCE.

FOLLOW ME FOR A MOMENT.

...I HAD NO IDEA BACK THEN.

THAT AFTER BEING CALLED OVER LIKE THAT, I...

...WOULD TAKE ON THE ROLE OF A SHADOW KNIGHT,

AND BE TASKED WITH ACTING AS HIS MAJESTY'S BODY DOUBLE.

...HOWEVER,

THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I HAVE HEARD "YOU LOOK LIKE SOMEONE I KNOW" SINCE THEN.

WHO ON EARTH DID THAT LADY CONFUSE ME WITH?

BESIDES, I AM PRETTY SURE SHE CALLED MY NAME AT FIRST...

ROJA-?

AH! I-I'M SORRY.

I MISTOOK YOU FOR SOMEONE I KNOW FOR A SECOND...

...I HAVE NEVER SEEN HER IN THE INNER PALACE BEFORE.

WHO WAS SHE?

...WILL I BE ABLE TO RUN INTO HER AGAIN?

MISS DIAZ!

OVER HERE, OVER HERE!

MISS LUCY! YOU'RE ALREADY HERE?

OF COURSE, I COULDN'T BE LATE TO SUCH AN IMPORTANT OCCASION.

LET ME FORMALLY INTRODUCE MYSELF.

I'M LUCY HAYNES OF THE 5TH INSPECTION DIVISION.

AND AS YOU ALREADY KNOW, MISS DIAZ...

I'M ALSO A MEMBER OF BLUE HAWK.

YOU'LL BE ASSIGNED TO THE 5TH INSPECTION DIVISION, JUST LIKE ME.

OUR DIVISION HANDLES SENSITIVE MATTERS,

OR CASES THAT REQUIRE MOVING IN SECRET, BUT...

...THAT'S ACTUALLY JUST THE PUBLIC EXPLANATION.

IT'S ONE OF BLUE HAWK'S COVER WORKPLACES.

I KNEW IT.

I HEARD THERE ARE A FEW OTHERS BEING DISPATCHED BESIDES ME,

ARE THEY ALL BLUE HAWK MEMBERS AS WELL?

OH, NOT EXACTLY.

IT WOULD LOOK SUSPICIOUS IF ONLY YOU WERE DRAFTED FOR A DISPATCH, MISS DIAZ,

SO WE SELECTED EVERYONE ELSE WITH SIMILAR QUALIFICATIONS.

WE WOULD'VE REQUESTED DISPATCHES EVENTUALLY EVEN WITHOUT YOUR SITUATION, BUT...

THE INSPECTION TEAM IS ALSO ON THE VERGE OF DEATH FROM OVERWORK, SO YOU COULD SAY WE TOOK FULL ADVANTAGE OF THIS OPPORTUNITY.

MEANING THEY JUST KILLED TWO BIRDS WITH ONE STONE.

WELL, THIS IS IT.

THEN, MISS DIAZ.

WELCOME TO BLUE HAWK.

...SO THIS IS BLUE HAWK'S OFFICE.

AND THESE PEOPLE RIGHT HERE...

ARE THE OFFICIAL MEMBERS OF BLUE HAWK...!

...SO YOU'RE THE NEWBIE COMING IN TODAY?

AH, HELLO. I'M-

KYLUS KEPT SAYING "MISS DIAZ, MISS DIAZ" AFTER EVERY SINGLE SENTENCE...

...SO I WAS WONDERING JUST WHAT KIND OF PRECIOUS NOBLE LADY YOU WERE.

...?!