Chapter 9 – 0. The President’s Male Prostitute (9)
Made a fuss and ran away. She walked down the stairs, walking down the hallway, which felt like a long one today, and immediately shouted at the bar where the workers were standing in the lounge.
“I’m sorry everyone is resting. Does anyone here know how to drive?”
The beautiful servants were still in the midst of gathering in groups of threes and fives and talking. While enjoying a sweet break with refreshments, they were surprised by my sudden appearance, and soon everyone shook their heads in response to the question.
“Yes, Lord Jungwoo.”
Except for the only one who raised his hand, Adele Schneider.
“Put the car right underneath. I’ll just change my clothes and go right away.”
Normally, I would have listened to the answer and moved, but there was no time for that now. After closing the door that way, I headed straight to the dressing room. The clock hanging in the hallway was already showing between 9 and 10, so I had to move as quickly as possible to save the Moritz couple.
“I can’t take it anymore, Beatrix!”
I was too complacent. That crazy queen was a woman who fed deceit. Come to think of it, she only said she had good spirits, but she never said a word about saving the Moritz couple. Even if I backed down on my attitude toward a woman who could fool others without speaking out, she was a bit shy.
Seo Jeong-woo, you poor bastard.
Returning to the past, I thought I should slowly prepare to achieve my goal. However, despite such a promise, the result is only this. You are now paying the price for your complacency.
“Damn it!”
Bang! He opened the door violently and took off his stuffy clothes. I made up my mind to make this or that decision, but I didn’t know why my breath was so choking.
“Are you thinking of going out?”
It’s a surprise. As I was changing my clothes, I turned around in surprise and saw Adele standing there with both hands airlifted.
“Miss Schneider? Have you already parked the car?”
“No, this is your message. His Excellency the Führer gave the order through Mr. Heinrich.”
“An order?”
“Yes. Today, I am instructing you to never leave Jungwoo outside the official residence.”
Damn bitch, how the hell did you just hit and enter this moment? At this point, wiretapping should be reasonably suspected.
Realizing that there was no time to delay any longer, I finished changing my clothes.
“Let’s go. Get ready to drive.”
“He also told me to tell him that he would punish me if I went out.”
A snort of laughter broke out. Whoever you want I’m not afraid of that punishment. The only thing I fear at this moment is not being able to keep my promise to Otto.
“Where to try!”
If there was a bugging device in my room, the fact that I pretended to be an eagle owl from the black orchestra would have already been exposed. Still, I’ll pass under Beatrix’s connivance, but the problem is Otto and Frieda.
―If I am wrong, please take over.
Now that it has been revealed that even the war hero of Amman Bernhard is a leader of a secret society, it is like a flashlight. The fierce hounds of Beatrix, a country where the Royal Guard was destroyed, are tenacious and terrible enough to make death a salvation.
Damn, that Hitler also recommended Rommel to commit suicide. It’s like you’re pushing yourself like this.
“Jeongwoo-gong, no.”
“Move.”
“Please reconsider.”
“Get out of the way!”
Adele blocked the cramped door and didn’t get out of the way. Impatient, I couldn’t hold back my anger and shouted, but she still looked at me with frighteningly calm eyes and stopped me.
“If you go out, we will die.”
“…… What?”
“It is as I said. I have no family, but all my colleagues have families to support. So please be lenient for them.”
“Did Beatrix really say that?”
“Yes, he said he would execute all of our relatives, not just us.”
Was it I thought it was somehow strange. The image of a woman with a poker face no less than Beatrix hurriedly dissuading him.
“Shit!”
Out of anger, I hit the wall with my fist. So does that mean you have to stay still? But Beatrix had already moved. Moreover, if they find out that I have claimed to be an eagle owl, then I will try to entangle myself even more.
I’ll probably hold on to the lives of others for the rest of my life and ask for affection from me.
“May I ask where you are leaving in such a hurry?”
Adele suddenly asked. Annoyed, I replied bluntly.
“Why should I tell you that?”
It would have made her feel bad if she answered this harshly, but she answered without showing even the slightest sign of displeasure. Furthermore, I made a bombshell declaration that I could not have imagined.
“Because I am an informer.”
“…… I beg your pardon?”
“It was my job to announce the conversation between the two of you at the luncheon and the conversation with Miss Mittemeyer earlier.”
It is a well-known fact that elves have better hearing than other races. If she’s a woman who doesn’t pretend to be like her, then I can overhear her without me noticing.
But why?
Why is Adele Schneider spying on all those conversations?
“Why?”
“Your Excellency is a prudent person. She already recognized that Ms. Mi Teyear was not cruel to him, and arranged for me.”
Scary woman. But doubts still remained.
“Then why are you telling me about it?”
“Snitching was the only way I could help the ball.”
I couldn’t follow the conversation at all. I stumbled and took a step back.
―Then let me know.
– What are you talking about?
– What can I do for you?
The moment my hair turned white, there was one thing that came to mind.
“…….”
It was. Looking back, I threw myself into Adele Schneider. A stone was thrown into her calm mind to facilitate her further action.
“What does it mean.”
“Just as you tried to help me, I meant to help you.”
“Why does giving away my secret help me!”
“Otherwise, the ball would cross an irreversible river.”
It feels like the conversation is always out of sync. Out there, a terrorist plot is in full swing, and my colleague and his wife are on the verge of losing their lives, but this deaf woman is talking as if she hasn’t heard the news on the radio, and that she can’t take it yet.
“Are you going to allow me to go out?”
“No, it’s not just a matter of my life.”
“Then what is it? Instead of talking round and round, try to explain clearly!”
“Please apologize to Your Excellency.”
For a moment I thought I had heard it wrong.
“Every employee of the official residence has a line to report something special to His Excellency. Of course, it is rare for him to receive such calls directly, but if he is on my number, he will definitely reach you.”
But it wasn’t. Adele Schneider skillfully revealed the secrets of her employees that I never dreamed of. So sure. This was the wave of water caused by the stone I threw.
“They all belonged to Beatrix…….”
“Even the stern Adler shows infinite mercy only to the Duke. And for a blunder-prone attendant like me, spilling important numbers is not at all unusual.”
Of course, Adele Schneider is a great maid who makes no mistakes. But there are times when everyone forgets who they really are. As if she, who was so thorough, inadvertently spilled some important number.
“Therefore, take this opportunity to formally apologize to His Excellency. Reflect on the past when you dared to deny his favor and run away with a mere vassal. And today, confess that you have attempted treason by claiming to be the head of a petty secret society.”
“…… What if?”
“His Excellency will surely be generous. He will at least let go of the ban.”
It was amazing. This blunt woman, she was now advising me to promise her future. She knew, at least for now, that it was best for her to achieve her goal without going against Beatrix’s wishes.
And the claim was absolutely correct.
“If it’s the past where you ran away with your husband, that means you know what happened that day.”
“I apologize.”
“I won’t say it’s okay.”
In any case, my defeat was clear. It was also a very grievous defeat. Here, the false Prince of the East was frustrated without even trying once, even with the same opportunity as Genius Ilwoo.
But that wicked woman, Beatrix Adler, must still be intoxicated with a sense of victory.
That was what I had to aim for from now on. In order to do that, what we had to do immediately was to admit defeat and promise the future.
“What would you like to do?”
“Connect me, please.”
I threw the coat I was about to put on.
“But I warn you, don’t ever call her her stepdaughter again.”
“Your Excellency won’t like it.”
“But I wouldn’t insult my person like that.”
That was the cause I was pursuing. I do not trade life and belief. I don’t live like that, even if I have a knife in my throat!
“…… If so, I have a phone in my room, so I will direct you there.”
It was a quick turn. I headed to the basement of the official residence with Adele. Her room, a few pyeong in size, was littered with reagents and tools like an alchemist’s laboratory, so it was difficult to guess what she was doing.
“Sorry for taking you to a shabby place.”
Adele, who was holding the phone in the chest of drawers next to the bed, handed over the receiver. It was a very nerve-wracking room, but now was not the time to be preoccupied with such things. I tried to ignore her various minerals, magic circles, and the results of her experiments, and called the number she gave me.
Turrrr.
Click.
“…….」
Even though he was not in the car, the call came right away. Hagiya, her car with a dedicated receiver was able to communicate without any special line. Even if he sent a jamming radio, it would be enough if he used that outstanding mana.
“This is Seo Jeong-woo. May I speak to your Excellency?”
I heard the sound of breathing over the receiver and figured out who was there. Such strong yet calm breathing is not a virtue that can be found in just anyone.
“Tell me.”
Maybe she was expecting all of this.
“Beatrix?”
“Okay.”
Let’s stop admitting it.
“…….”
She is a woman far ahead of me.
“…….”
But why is my heart so full? Do you feel your heart breaking? Even though I have already experienced death once, I regret that I cannot be her partner.
“Puhh…….”
Even her advantage in knowing her future did not help her win.
“Originally, I called with the intention of praying.”
Does that mean I have to endure such servility?
“I can’t do it, Beatrix.”
“Let’s hear the reason.”
“You are the best bitch I know.”
No, yes or no, it doesn’t matter. Because I can’t eat it anyway, so I’m going to beat it.
“Yes, I am the eagle owl. The sword is the true mastermind behind the orchestra.”
Adele stared blankly at my sudden change. At first glance, she seemed to be interested in it, and also seemed to consider it quite normal. Either way, it was definitely not an accusing look.
“Otto is my henchman. And I am also your collaborator.”
“Unexpectedly. I just knew you would deny it.”
“I am behind him. It was my choice that killed Otto Moritz and Frieda Moritz. That’s what being behind the scenes is. It’s not all about wielding power behind the scenes. You also have to be able to handle the heavy responsibility that comes with it.”
These are facts you already know. The virtues of being in charge of that damn thing.
“I asked you not to touch the Moritz couple. I shouldn’t have done that. It was as if I had lost them the moment those words came out in the first place.”
Beatrix was silently listening to my words. I suppressed my emotions and continued talking.
“Why did they beg you for their lives? The person I really had to pray for was them, not you.”
This is an apology, reflection, and confession. Therefore, it is the Moritz couple, not Beatrix, who receive my apology, and it is myself who seeks self-reflection and confession.
“Yes, Otto Moritz trusted me and followed me. And the result is this There is a price to pay for everything in this world.”
That’s what the adage, if you can’t bite, don’t bark.
“I should have acted smarter. If I couldn’t, I shouldn’t have touched you. Reflect on that I will never forget today’s failure.”
I held the receiver with trembling hands. All that was left was the Queen’s disposition.
“What do you want?”
“I want to go out to finish the unfinished business.”
“Do you promise to come back?”
“I am different from you. This is what I did, so I will never run away. I will take responsibility until the end.”
“You’d better carve today’s lesson deep into your bones.”
Beatrix spoke to me, clearly revealing her displeasure.
“Be back before midnight.”
It was the moment when the ban was finally lifted.
“Take care of yourself.”
Even though I was really defeated.
