Chloe, The Thief Lady

Chapter 4: In The Course of The Night (2)

“This?”

Rayleigh, who was reading a book, raised one eyebrow. He was wondering if his eyes were blurry because the letters looked dark. Unexpectedly, their eyes met, and Rayleigh was quite surprised.

“When did you get here?”

He hadn’t heard anything. Even, that window…

“Did you break the glass?”

“We were supposed to meet but what if it’s locked?”

“How?”

“How did I break it?

Roy, with her eyes folded finely, respectfully pulled out a dagger.

“With a dagger, you broke glass without making any sound?”

“No way, aren’t you asking me just to ask? The knights kept coming and going, so I couldn’t wait outside.”

She was scared. Unlike the words, there was no sense of crises in the small addition.

“… What’s that supposed to be…?”

“Throw a vase in the morning.”

“The reason is?”

“There were bugs?”

It’s clever and witty, but oddly enough in small parts, it’s totally lax.

“I can’t really lie.”

With a small sign, Rayleigh got up from his seat, covering the book he was reading. Since the person who he was waiting for has arrived, do what you’ve been looking forward to…

“Are you quite tall?”

His thoughts were cut off by an unexpected question. Roy’s blue gaze was on his head. She was dressed in flat shoes, but Chloe was quite tall as she was born in the North. At 175 centimeters, when she put on shoes her eye level was on par with quite a few men. A man who looked at her at eye level was rare except for blood, so she was truly admiring him.

“Did I look so surprisingly short?”

Rayleigh cried out at her question expressed in wonder.

“The light was fading, but Theodore was the only knight Arne showed his back to in those days.”

“Oh well.”

At his words, Chloe nodded her head. I wasn’t even curious about the old saga. It was surprising that the prince, unlike the rumors, wasn’t just ‘a pretty face.’ Oh god, I thought my legs were crushed when you put your weight on my pelvis. Chloe only recalled that he had completely overpowered her. It was due to his combined effort and natural build. What is this? It was refreshing, but it felt like she confirmed that he wasn’t just a pretty nobleman.

“If you understand, let’s sit down here. I have documents to look at today.”

“Documents?”

“Then what does this look like?”

In front of the frightened Chloe, a thick pile of paper was pushed by Rayleigh. There was no shortage of papers, that were a little less than a span, to make Chloe gloomy.

“Wait a minute, was it paperwork I would be responsible for? I’m sorry, but I’m blind…”

“You’ll have to read all of this before you go back, so it would be better to move as soon as possible?”

“… What is this, your Highness?”

As if touching a dirty rag, Rayleigh whispered in a friendly voice to Chloe who pushed the paper with only her fingertips.

“It’s a list of all the nobles in the empire, factions, and relations.”

“Oh, no wait a minute.”

“Read now. It’s better if you memorize it.”

“Are you crazy? It’s thickness is one thing…”

“So I don’t want you to memorize it, but make sure you understand it.”

“Is it possible to memorize this many nobles and how they are intertwined?”

“It’s better if you memorize it.”

“There is a lot of this.”

“So, you don’t want to memorize it.”

“…..”

Shut up! Chloe’s eyes sprang up in horror at the loud voice forcing her to memorize it. It was when she clenched her teeth and held the same paper that she had held all day long…

“Oh, didn’t you say you were blind a while ago?”

I really can’t lie. It was disgusting to hear all the comments. Damn Theodore. Was it because of their glossy light skin that they are so evil?

With a long, deep sigh, Chloe quickly began to read the papers, and exactly four hours later, pale tired Chloe got up from her seat, throwing down the last piece of paper.

“Gillot, Gillot, Gillot!!! How the hell are you selling these titles!!! There are more than a hundred titles approved this year alone!!!

“You know what’s more important than selling a title, Roy?”

“What’s that?”

Chloe, who muttered involuntarily, felt terrified at Rayleigh’s smile. You can’t listen!

“No, no, no, wait. It’s okay if you don’t listen to me.”

It was time for Chloe to retreat, waving her hands randomly in the air, as if her back was falling apart. Rayleigh whispered in a gentle voice.

“They all bet on Gillot.”

“Well, what is that?”

“What? It’s the ‘money’ paid to the ‘beauty’ you guard against. Shouldn’t we stop it?”

“Wait a minute, what do you mean now?”

“Bring me the excess money from the guys who bought the titles from Gillot.”

The unbelievable statement made Chloe’s jaw drop. Seeing her reaction, Rayleigh told her.

“Shake it off.”