Chapter 91: The Director of the Accounting Bureau Comes On Strong
Chapter 91: The Director of the Accounting Bureau Comes On Strong
Everyone was staring at the Director of the Accounting Bureau.The Director’s face was tense, showing an expression of pure terror I had never seen before. She had deep wrinkles between her eyebrows. If you frown that much, the wrinkles will stay, you know?
Well, since my interactions with the Director have been short, maybe she normally has a scary face and only shows a gentle one when I’m around. Anyway, while bathing in everyone’s gazes, the Director strode briskly toward me.
She stopped right in front of Anise and me.
"Lord Robbie, is it true that you spoke with Lord Richelieu? I heard that the Accounting Bureau was mentioned during that conversation."
She asked with an utterly serious expression. Just how sharp are the Director’s ears that she could hear me from all the way over there?
Internally intimidated by the Director, I answered with a calm face,
"Yes, we did talk. But was there something wrong with that?"
"No, it’s not that something is wrong, but I thought it meant that Lord Richelieu is paying special attention to the fact that you are working here."
It seems the problem is that the Prime Minister is paying attention. Still, I can only tell her what actually happened.
"It might be, or it might not. Honestly, we only chatted briefly, so there wasn’t much substance to the conversation. He told me to come see him when I have time because he wants to talk properly."
"Eeeeeeh!!"
Not only the Director, but everyone listening to my story let out a cry. The Director’s face went beyond pale and turned completely white.
"Um... is the fact that I talked with Lord Richelieu really that surprising?"
I felt like I had touched on some incredible taboo and asked timidly. The Director nodded jerkily,
"Lord Robbie, since you are a prince, you may not know this, but Lord Richelieu is said to be an incredibly frightening person. Anyone or any department he glares at gets thoroughly investigated down to the smallest detail. If there is any shady behavior, then...!"
"That sounds tough. But Director, you haven’t done anything like that, right?"
"Yes, of course not. But even so... Ahhh, Lord Robbie! The fact that Lord Richelieu knows you are working here is basically the same as him having his eye on this place! Could it be that we’ll suddenly get an audit one day? Ahh, scary! Should I report this to the Knight Commander?"
The Director’s voice — a mix of lament and fear — caused a stir to ripple through the entire Accounting Bureau.