Chapter 1: Prologue
From early morning, the Scroll Department office was in an uproar.
A middle-aged man—none other than the Minister of Education—had barged straight into the minister’s office without warning.
“You saw the official request we sent your department this morning, right? I clearly called for you to stop by the Ministry of Education.”
Whether he was fuming or not, there was a woman calmly meeting his eyes.
That woman was Namia Roafi, who had somehow become the Minister of the Scroll Department at the age of just twenty-three.
She replied sluggishly, as if it wasn’t the least bit surprising.
“Oh, you did? Must’ve missed it. I’ve been busy.”
The Minister of Education took in a sharp breath.
Sending a rude cooperation request first thing in the morning and then brushing it off with a “must’ve missed it”? Really?
He held back his boiling frustration and protested.
“Sure, you’re a minister too, but you’re much younger than me—and your department is far smaller than the Ministry of Education. Don’t you think it’s disrespectful to make me come here in person?”
“Yeah, I guess.”