The Low-Ranking Civil Servant Wants to Achieve Success-Chapter 19

Kiaros and Fron were rushed for treatment.

Fron barely survived the ordeal at the crossroads of life and death, but she would never be able to move with agility again, the healers said.

Kiaros, however, wasn’t quite as bad.

“Just a few days of medication and you’ll be fine.”

This was because, unlike Fron, he had only grazed the dagger and had some resistance to poison.

“Still, if you had been struck directly, it would have been disastrous.”

The physician wrapped a bandage around Kiaros’s arm as he spoke.

“Especially considering the blackout period...”

Kiaros lowered his head and remained silent.

Despite the Emperor’s repeated warnings, he hadn’t realized just how dangerous the world could be.

If only he hadn’t carelessly uttered the words “blackout period,” Fron wouldn’t have been hurt.

The guilt stirred in the arrogant boy’s expression.

“Fron will be fine after a few months of rest.”

“But she said she wouldn’t be able to move like before...”

“Well, it’ll be hard for her to remain in the Royal Guard. But she still considers it an honorable duty. Don’t worry too much.”

The physician smiled as he spoke.

“Her rough language and all, Fron’s still in good spirits. For those who serve, sacrificing themselves for their charge is part of the job.”

“...”

“Don’t worry too much. Your Highness’s well-being is the most important.”

Kiaros’s well-being.

If not for that mysterious girl, Kiaros might have been caught between life and ✪ Nоvеlіgһt ✪ (Official version) death.

It was the scrolls, which he had dismissed as useless, that had saved him from the assassin’s attack.

Kiaros slowly raised his head and quietly asked his attendant beside him.

“Has anyone from Count Karto’s estate come by?”

“Yes. I informed them immediately, but no one has visited yet.”

“Have you checked the library again?”

“Yes. The librarian doesn’t know who she is. But they said she often comes, and I’ve asked them to contact us if she returns.”

The attendant spoke politely.

“She’ll probably come by Count Karto’s estate tomorrow, or at least the library. Don’t worry, Your Highness.”

“And the goblin...”

“The Emperor is already investigating. There are many strange things about it, but fortunately, we captured it alive, so tracking the culprits behind it will be easier.”

It was thanks to that girl that they were able to capture the goblin.

Had he collapsed there, the guards would have swarmed to him, and the goblin would have escaped.

“The Emperor has sent word that you should focus on recovering and not worry about external matters, Your Highness.”

Upon hearing the attendant’s words, Kiaros sighed softly.

In the midst of his blackout period, he truly understood how distant his Dragonblood heritage was.

I, too... should become someone like the Emperor when I grow up.

Kiaros felt both relieved and burdened by the thought.

“Please rest well, Your Highness.”

The physician handed him a calming medication.

“Everything has been resolved. By tomorrow, you’ll know everything.”

Kiaros nodded and went to bed.

However, the physician’s reassuring words were only half true.

The next day, everything had been resolved, but Kiaros still didn’t know everything.

“Your Highness, the goblin was an escaped test subject. There was a heinous criminal group in the South conducting experiments on monsters.”

“Experiments? A group was experimenting on monsters?”

The Emperor had wiped out the monster habitats, but some monsters had still remained among humans.

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The attendant replied politely to Kiaros’s question.

“Yes. The modified goblin had high intelligence and could understand human language.”

“Hmm...”

“After the Emperor exterminated the monsters, it seems they developed a grudge against Dragonbloods. They couldn’t follow the Emperor, so they targeted you instead.”

It was information Kiaros never would have imagined.

Even though monsters were enemies of humans, to think that a group would experiment on them?

Kiaros asked in astonishment.

“Experiments on monsters... is that even possible?”

“Yes, it’s shocking. The Emperor has already rooted out the criminal group and executed them.”

“Executed...”

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“The crimes they committed in the name of these experiments were far worse. They did countless other illegal activities as well.”

It all happened in less than a day. The Emperor’s efficiency in handling matters was truly remarkable.

As the Emperor always said, speed was crucial in these situations.

Kiaros, too, had learned much about the role of a ruler by watching the Emperor throughout his childhood.

“A few of the remaining members of the group have fled, but they’re being tracked.”

“Ha...”

“We’ve wiped out their base, and all the remaining monsters have been killed, so no one will be able to conduct such experiments again.”

Kiaros was about to ask a few more questions, but stopped himself.

After all, he was currently in a blackout period and was just an ordinary boy. There was nothing he could do to help.

As the Emperor had said, he should focus on recovering his body, which was moving slower than usual.

Instead, he asked the question that had been on his mind for a while.

“So, what about that girl? Have we figured out who she is?”

“Ah, well...”

The attendant looked somewhat uncomfortable as he answered Kiaros’s question.

“She hasn’t shown up at Count Karto’s estate, nor at the library. We don’t know anything about her appearance, so it’s difficult to track her.”

Since this wasn’t the capital, there weren’t many people to send out on the task.

And the few skilled informants available were busy tracking down the remnants of the shadow organization.

“Well, we still have to track her down. She saved my life.”

Kiaros spoke softly.

“There’s no rush, but we need to keep looking for her.”

The Emperor had said there were things to learn from the blackout period.

Kiaros had learned feelings he’d never acknowledged in his short life: helplessness, guilt, and fear.

At the same time, he had learned gratitude. How to be thankful.

If someone saves your life, you should face them and thank them directly!

He still hadn’t properly thanked her. He intended to do so properly, just like the girl had suggested.

The promise to grant her anything was sincere. Kiaros had lived in arrogance, but he wasn’t the type to make empty promises.

But the girl’s wish...

I want to marry a guy with a ton, a ton, a ton of money!

She seemed much more materialistic than he had thought.

In that case, she would probably end up coming to Count Karto’s estate.

He tilted his head and asked the attendant.

“So, who’s the richest young man in the Empire?”

And he quickly added:

“Ah, someone around my age.”

The girl had looked young, so she likely wouldn’t want to marry someone as old as her grandfather, no matter how rich they were.

The attendant gave a knowing smile as he answered.

“Well, if we’re talking about someone your age, Your Highness, then it would be you.”

Kiaros’s eyes widened in realization.

Of course! Among the ten-year-old boys in the Empire, I’m the richest!

It made perfect sense.

The royal treasury was overflowing, and the budget allocated to him was massive!

“Right, right.”

Kiaros slowly nodded.

Now, he had an idea of what to say when he met that girl again.

“Anyway, make sure to keep looking for her. Even after the Southern inspection is over, send my crows after her.”

If the girl’s wish was to marry a rich man...

He would have to make sure she knew it was him and ask if she’d marry him.

Then Kiaros wiggled his fingers and added.

“I’ll make sure to thank Fron directly too.”

The physician, surprised, shook his head.

“There’s no need for that, Your Highness. As I’ve said, Fron was just doing her duty.”

Had this been the old Kiaros, he would have nodded and not thought much more about it. But now, he shook his head and said firmly.

“No. From now on... I’ll make sure to thank anyone who saves my life, face to face.”