Unbeknownst to Me, I’m Secretly Dating the Emperor — Chapter 4

...WHAT WAS THAT JUST NOW?

HE DEFINITELY..

DID HE IGNORE ME ON PURPOSE...?

THINKING BACK TO BEFORE, IT'S ABSURD.

HOW CAN SOMEONE BLATANTLY IGNORE A PERSON LIKE THAT?!

*LINA, WHO STILL HASN'T RECOVERED FROM THE SHOCK

IT'S NOT LIKE WE'RE ON FRIENDLY TERMS WHERE WE'D WARMLY GREET EACH OTHER,

BUT STILL, THIS IS TOO MUCH.

SERIOUSLY WHAT WAS UP WITH THAT LOOK IN HIS EYES?

TREATING ME LIKE SOME KIND OF STALKER...!

Goodness, What Have My Looks Gotten Me~

I'm Attracting A Fly Again~

I'M SO ANNOYED~!

...WHATEVER, IT'LL BE MY LOSS IF I LET IT GET TO ME.

LET'S JUST QUICKLY DO THE GROCERY SHOPPING AND GO HOME.

SINCE WE PROBABLY WON'T RUN INTO EACH OTHER ANYMORE ANYWAY-

KYAAK-?!

WAIT, THAT GUY..

WHY'S HE STILL HERE, WHY HASN'T HE LEFT YET?

He Even Has Company...

I HID INSTINCTIVELY BECAUSE I WAS SURPRISED...!

HM?

...WAIT, NO. IT'S NOT LIKE I ACTUALLY DID ANYTHING WRONG.

ISN'T IT ACTUALLY WEIRDER TO HIDE?

THAT'S RIGHT, CAROLINA. DON'T LOSE YOUR COOL!

LEAVE THE PLACE WITH DIGNITY...!

...?

THANK YOU! GOODBYE~!

THANKS TO THE FRESHLY BAKED BREAD, I'M IN A GREAT MOOD!

IT WAS AN UNEXPECTED EXPENSE, BUT IT WAS WORTH IT.

İMPULSE BUY COMPLETE!!!

ONCE I'M DONE CLEANING THE HOUSE, I SHOULD SPREAD SOME JAM ON IT AND EAT IT.

IF I PAIR IT WITH SOME TEA, WOW-

THIS IS EXACTLY HOW A ROFAN REINCARNATOR HEALS... ♪

AGAIN....

EVERETT ROJAS~?!!

YOU...

...IT FEELS LIKE WE'RE BUMPING INTO EACH OTHER A BIT TOO OFTEN.

WHAT BUSINESS DO YOU HAVE WITH ME?

DON'T TELL ME YOU'RE FOLLOWING ME–

'FOLLOWING YOU'? HOLD YOUR HORSE.

I'M PERFECTLY CAPABLE OF PLAYING DUMB MYSELF, YOU KNOW.

YOU DUMMY!

...AND SO, BOSS.

DO YOU KNOW WHAT MY FRIEND SAID THERE...?

WELCOME, CUSTOMER.

SHALL I GET YOU YOUR USUAL?

...I FEEL THIS EVERY TIME I SEE YOU,

BUT CLOTHES REALLY DO MAKE THE MAN, KYLE.

BELIEVE IT OR NOT, I'M ACTUALLY IN THE MIDDLE OF OFFICIAL DUTIES.

-SO,

WHAT BRINGS YOU HERE AT THIS HOUR, YOUR MAJESTY?

IF IT'S ABOUT THE DUKE OF CAMELOT, I HAVEN'T FINISHED ORGANIZING THE FILES YET.

...I DIDN'T COME BECAUSE OF THAT.

KYLE. DO YOU BELIEVE IN COINCIDENCE?

COINCI- DENCE?

YES.

FOR EXAMPLE...

IF I WERE TO RUN INTO A CERTAIN WOMAN BY CHANCE EVERY SINGLE TIME I LEFT THE IMPERIAL PALACE.

AND IF THAT HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES,

AND EVEN REPEATED ITSELF SEVERAL TIMES A DAY...

WOULD THAT... REALLY BE A COINCIDENCE?

...ARE YOU SUSPECTING HER OF BEING AN ASSASSIN OR A SPY?

I'M NOT QUITE SURE ABOUT THAT.

...HONESTLY SHE DIDN'T LOOK LIKE ONE.

I KNEW IT THE MOMENT I GRABBED HER WRIST.

THAT SHE HAD ABSOLUTELY NO INTENTION OF ATTACKING.

RATHER, WITH A HAND THAT HAS CLEARLY NEVER EVEN HELD A SWORD

SHE SUDDENLY GRABBED ONTO SOMEONE WITHOUT ANY WARINESS AT ALL.

AND LOOKING UP BLANKLY WITH THAT SPACED-OUT EXPRESSION...

FAR FROM BEING AN ASSASSIN OR A SPY

SHE FELT MORE LIKE A PUPPY RAISED WITH CARE BY A NOBLEWOMAN.

...I'LL HAVE TO LOOK INTO IT.

WHETHER THIS IS THE WILL OF HEAVEN,

OR THE WILL OF MAN, THAT IS.

YES.

I WILL DO AS YOU COMMAND.

BOSS~

Excuse me, could we get the menu again~?

AH, YES! I'M COMING RIGHT NOW~

...IT REALLY IS A STRANGE THING.

HOW THIS PLACE NEVER RUNS OUT OF CUSTOMERS.

...ESPECIALLY SINCE THE COFFEE TASTES THIS TERRIBLE. I DEFINITELY CAN'T BRING MYSELF TO DRINK IT TODAY EITHER...

I'm Telling You, The Coffee Here Is So Good, And The Boss Is Delicious.

Just Like I Said~

...SHE KEEPS WEIGHING ON MY MIND.

THAT WOMAN,

JUST WHAT ON EARTH IS HER TRUE IDENTITY?

I'M AN INCREDIBLY BUSY

HERE ARE THE ADDITIONAL VERIFICATION DOCUMENTS!!

CIVIL SERVANT AT THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE...!

I'M SERIOUSLY GOING CRAZY...!

NO MATTER HOW MUCH WORK I DO, THERE'S NO END IN SIGHT!

AT THIS RATE, I'M GOING TO DIE BEFORE MY TIME...!!

I ALREADY DID... IS IT HAPPENING AGAIN IN THIS LIFE TOO...?

...BUT IT'S STRANGE.

DONOVAN IS UNUSUALLY QUIET TODAY

NORMALLY HE WOULD HAVE TURNED THE OFFICE UPSIDE DOWN AT LEAST TEN TIMES BY NOW.

RIGHT NOW, IT'S AS IF HE'S A MAN BEING CHASED BY SOMETHING...

FREEZE!

EVERYONE, STOP WHAT YOU ARE DOING AND BACK AWAY TO THE WALL!

FOR ACCEPTING BRIBES FROM DUKE OF CAMELOT,

I AM ARRESTING THE CRIMINAL WHO AIDED IN CREATING THE SLUSH FUND!

D-DUKE OF CAMELOT?

BRIBES? WHAT ON EARTH DOES THAT MEAN...?

...DONOVAN!

I'M SURE OF IT.

DONOVAN HAS DONE SOMETHING.

AND A MASSIVE, HEINOUS CRIME AT THAT...!