After finishing work, I sprawled out in my room.

“Ugh, tired.”

After a day of tension, I felt completely drained.

Originally, office life is a series of tension, but today felt even more so. It was because Klaus’s gaze didn’t leave me.

“Ha…”

Still, it wasn’t unpleasant. No, on the contrary.

The fact that someone I liked was continuously looking at me, even if the intention was merely curiosity, was a happy thing from the perspective of someone harboring unrequited love.

There were some risky moments when my true feelings almost came out. Due to Klaus suddenly sitting right next to me, I failed miserably in maintaining my expression.

I almost turned my head and inadvertently almost kissed him.

Although it was mentally exhausting, it was still the best company welfare.

“Ugh, I’ll just lie here a bit longer before taking a bath.”

I unwound the bandages on my injured hand. Fortunately, there was no pain, and the redness had mostly disappeared, so it seemed fine to go about normally from tomorrow.

While lying on the bed without changing clothes, a small knock was heard, and a letter envelope was pushed under the door.

“Hmm? A letter?”

I went to the door to examine the letter. The recipient’s name was undoubtedly ‘Muselle,’ but there was no sender’s name.

However, instead of a name, a drawing of long legs made it easy to identify the sender.

“Lumie!”

Honestly, I was more scared than happy. It was because there were too many secrets between us. I was locked in the library and even embraced Klaus.

After taking a deep breath, I opened the envelope.

“Hmm.”

Although it was a short letter, the image of Lumie being unable to make up her mind came to mind.

Lumie was currently refraining from entering the palace, and she seemed quite anxious about Evangelin, her biggest competitor, being so active.

Even though Evangelin herself deliberately engaged in helping the poor to catch Klaus’s attention, if left alone, Klaus would soon become interested in Evangelin due to her actions.

Moreover, I also had the intention of discussing the issue of helping the poor with Lumie. It was a decision I made during a previous conversation with Evangelin over drinks.

Now, what should I do to calm Lumie’s anxiety and successfully twist the original work?

I sat in front of the desk, tilted my head back, and muttered like a chant.

“Remember, the original work. I have to recall it.”

I really should have one more proper binge-watch. I regret not doing it sooner.

In the original work, Evangelin mainly engaged in helping the poor by providing meals. Klaus coincidentally learned about it and had deep discussions with Evangelin about the ‘duty of the privileged.’

The crucial point here is that Evangelin did not simply look down on the poor.
The point was that his philosophy about the people he governs had succeeded in moving Klaus.

Therefore, the focus that Lumie should concentrate on is this internal aspect.

“Sigh, can it be done?”

Words are easy, but it won’t happen overnight. Originally, one’s thoughts or philosophy naturally accumulate throughout one’s entire life.

If asked whether Lumie’s philosophy or worldview could move Klaus’s heart, honestly, I couldn’t give a positive answer.

For one, Lumie had a lot of dissatisfaction with life in general and no time to look around.

Therefore, the immediate thing I could do was to teach Lumie a suitable philosophy.

Please remember at least the basic economic theory you learned in school. Then, studying from now on might be relatively easy.

“Phew…”

I stayed up late into the night creating documents for Lumie to memorize sweetly.

The content was a modified version of Adam Smith’s ‘Invisible Hand’ theory to suit the circumstances here, summarizing its pros and cons concisely.

In addition to this carefully crafted ‘cheat sheet,’ I also wrote a message to Lumie.