Shankes spat out a response. There was a moment of silence around.
I quickly searched through the documents and pointed to a section.
“Here and here, is this the salary section I looked over carefully? Have you read all the documents carefully?”
“But I still don’t like it. I said I’ll stay here to become a knight, not to run errands for the lady! Ugh!”
This time, Yan teased him with a sweet night. Despite claiming to have many younger siblings, he seemed very skilled in dealing with boys.
Shankes seemed to have misunderstood something. I quickly added.
“You can still be a knight even if you become an aide!”
“…Really?”
“Yeah!”
Shankes squinted his eyes. In the suspicious gaze, I unconsciously swallowed dry saliva.
“Well, in that case…”
“In that case?”
“But I still don’t like it. I’m satisfied with my current position.”
I immediately became crestfallen at the merciless answer.
‘I didn’t expect him to refuse so decisively…’
Of course, there was no problem with accepting the position of a knight, but if he became an aide, he would have to prioritize the duties of an aide over those of a knight.
Perhaps that’s why Shankes didn’t find the position appealing.
‘There’s no one else like Shankes.’
The reason for trying to bring Shankes in as an aide was that I was confident he would prioritize my orders over my safety.
‘If Yan thinks it’s dangerous, he might not follow orders.’
I had no intention of forcing him if he didn’t want it. While organizing the documents, Yan looked at me cautiously.
“Miss, do you have anything to say to me?”
“Huh? No, I don’t.”
Staring blankly at him, Yan narrowed his eyes as if he had something to say, then widened them again and couldn’t keep his face still.
‘Ah!’
Before Yan could misunderstand something else, I quickly spoke.
“I don’t plan on choosing an aide from within the mansion.”
“May I ask why?”
“Well, that’s hard to explain. I’m sorry.”
I explained as best as I could to ensure that Yan wouldn’t feel upset. Sophia and Delma, as well as other knights like Batna, Krishi, and Gazwil, all applied, but I didn’t choose any of them.
After hearing the whole story, Yan’s face finally relaxed.
“I’m sorry, I think I spoke out of turn.”
“No, I’m glad you said that. In the future, I want you to continue being my guard, Yan.”
“It’s an honor.”
Yan’s expression finally softened. I really wanted to choose Yan right away, but if I did, I couldn’t keep my secret.
With a feeling of regret, I folded my thoughts and turned my head again.
I had only chosen one person at most. Even if I couldn’t choose three, I wanted to fill at least two positions.
‘Shankes refused, so who else should I choose……’
“Wait, no, wait a moment!”
Suddenly, Shankes spoke up. I froze for a moment.
“I’ll just do it! Ah, no! I-I’ll do it.”
“Really?!”
“Yeah, I’ll do it, so don’t even think about passing it to someone else! …Yeah.”
Regardless of whether it made sense in English, Shankes immediately wrote his name on the document. I shook hands with him with joy.
“You thought well! Don’t worry, I won’t ask you to do anything weird!”
“Well, okay….”
Shankes accepted the handshake with a somewhat uneasy expression. I happily exited the gazebo with light steps.
‘Finally, all the aides are decided!’
After Dianne left, Shankes scratched the back of his head.
‘This kid is really amusing.’
Even though he outwardly called her “miss,” in Shankes’s eyes, Dianne was still the kid he had seen back then.
Because of that, the position of a special aide that Dianne first mentioned didn’t seem pleasant to him.
Regardless of the amount of money involved, Shankes didn’t care. The current salary he received as a knight was sufficient for him to live comfortably.
In his eyes, the position of a special aide looked like a position for a kid to run errands, no matter how special it was.
However, the reason he changed his mind at the last minute was due to the appearance of his mentor, Yan.
The most honorable and respected knight for Shankes was none other than his mentor, Yan.
Although Shankes thought other knights of Leviche were impressive and remarkable, Yan was the only one Shankes truly respected and followed.
‘Even during this recent subjugation, he handled three large-class monsters alone.’
All the monster heads tied to the reins were processed by his mentor.
The position he so desperately wanted was a position that his mentor desired so much. Rejecting a position his mentor wanted was out of the question.
‘I’ll just do it! Ah, no! I-I’ll do it.’
So, he immediately changed his mind. If it was a position his highly respected mentor desired, without any need to reconsider, it would undoubtedly be an incredibly honorable and revered position.
“Mentor, I’ll work hard as Miss’s special aide.”
Shankes spoke with a determined voice. Yan, who was walking ahead, stopped abruptly.
“Shankes, have you mastered the swordsmanship of Ermundo?”
“Oh, no! I haven’t mastered it yet!”
After Being Cheated On, She Picked Up a Treasure (Female-dominant)
One-line summary: The husband I married on a whim had been secretly in love with me for a long time.
On the day when Jun Shao finally obtained the imperial decree for her marriage, Lan Qu, the person she had admired for six years, defied the decree and ran away.
Her gentleness and devotion, her promise of a lifetime together, were all disregarded by him. Instead, he dreamed of entering the palace to serve the Emperor’s sister as a sixth-rank attendant.
News of this incident spread throughout the capital, and the alleys in front of and behind the Lan mansion were crowded with people who came to watch the commotion.
Jun Shao should have been embarrassed and angry.
But someone stepped in to protect her dignity.
The figure was in a miserable state, yet still possessed an undeniable elegance and handsomeness.
The young lord struggled to climb the wall of the Lan mansion and shouted to her, “If he won’t marry you, I will!”
So, Jun Shao took advantage of the situation and married the person.
She thought the young lord did it to save the Lan family from the crime of defying the imperial decree, but never imagined that from beginning to end, what he coveted was her.
*
After the wedding, Jun Shao felt like she was living in a dream.
Her Wife-master was as beautiful as a fairy in a painting, skilled in the six arts, well-versed in poetry and literature, capable of being gentle and attentive, and also grand and dignified. Most importantly, she was the only one in his heart and eyes.
Jun Shao didn’t know how Lan Shiwu, as a illegitimate son without a father and blessed with beauty, had managed to preserve his purity, recklessly escape, and use his last ounce of strength to ruin his own reputation, all because of his love for her, just to stand before her.
She could only see him gazing at her with eyes full of love, and when she bestowed a name upon him, his eyes shone like stars.
“You have come to me like a weary bird perching on a branch. I shall call you A Qi.”
