Love Letter From The Future

4. Rynella’s fate is decided by Rynella (6)

“I will be in charge of the Academy Branch of the Imperial Intelligence Service from now on.”

Those were the first words the man uttered.

It was a voice that didn’t even shake.

Those few words that were casually recited felt like a declaration. It was a language that lacked all of those elements except for the facts it was trying to convey.

Emotions, highs and lows, even the context or reasons.

The man deserved it.

He was the owner of the dragon blood letter, and as the emperor’s agent, he was the one who came with the seal of the imperial family. His one word contained the authority of the imperial family.

It was only for the weak to line up the reasons.

A true strongman didn’t care if he delivered the conclusion.

Because I didn’t have to convince anyone anyway.

It was the one who had to understand, rather the one who listened to it. As if to prove the truth, the reserve agents belonging to the academy branch immediately bowed their heads.

“I hope to go along well!”

Even with that fresh greeting, Ian only responded with a nonchalant look.

It was a very tired eye.

Anyone who encountered that golden pupil would be able to feel the man’s terrible fatigue. The depth of the snow was like a swamp.

Neris was especially afraid to meet those eyes.

Ian has always been a scary opponent, but especially today. Neris’ intuition was ringing the alarm.

You can’t fight this guy.

At least that’s how it is now. Neris realized that he shouldn’t offend a man in the slightest, and immediately reflected this in his actions.

Neris politely knelt while cursing at the man inwardly.

It was an example that should be taken by the representative of the emperor.

“… … I follow the orders of His Majesty the Emperor.”

Fortunately, Ian didn’t bother arguing with Neris.

He nodded once with an emotionless expression on his face, and raised Neris with a chin gesture. Neris stood up and politely stood across from Ian.

This was the assembly hall located in the basement of the newspaper department.

The other day, Ian had visited the newspaper department after he raided it, but now, as the emperor’s agent had been appointed to the branch, all members of the newspaper department were seated.

It was a meaningful moment in itself.

The academy branch of Imperial Intelligence was at best a temporary branch.

It was a place where apprentices were trained, and the existence of the branch was so far from the core of the intelligence department that the academy was partially aware of it.

However, to think that an agent of the emperor had been appointed to the academy branch.

Even if the class didn’t match, it didn’t fit for a long time.

Without exaggeration, the man sitting in the top seat and visiting Neris had terrifying power.

Literally, living and killing agents were only part of his mandate.

And conversely, it would also be possible to set people on the road to success with just one word.

This was the reason why the trainees at the academy branch had no choice but to be very nervous.

It seemed that the man was already all too familiar with such longing and fearful gazes. In a voice without any emotion, he gave the first order.

“Let me tell you one thing first. Don’t doubt me for nothing. Because then it could be a big deal. And again, you have to go through training again. Let’s start with the urgent torture-resistance training.”

At that resolute tone, the stiff atmosphere stirred.

The eyes of the trainees, who were sweating cold from nervousness, widened. And they looked at each other, looking puzzled.

Among them, there were also those whose complexion turned pale.

What is Torture Resistance Training?

I didn’t have to go far, I was talking about training not to divulge secrets even under torture. All training courses that blunted the sense of pain and strengthened the mind belonged to this category.

Among the training that agents of the Imperial Intelligence Service disliked, it was by far the best training.

The reason was simple.

Because it was premised on a situation comparable to torture, it was because he had to endure tremendous pain.

No one likes to be sick. Even if there were, it was a taste that only a few perverts shared. Even they couldn’t welcome the excessive pain.

There was no choice but to have a scary feeling for the green trainees, who were still in their 20s, to accept.

Neris, who was preparing approval documents to officially confirm Ian’s appointment, cautiously opened her mouth on behalf of the trainees.

“Hey, Ian… … ?”

The man’s golden eyes stared blankly at Neris.

As soon as he met those nonchalant eyes, Neris instinctively trembled. She broke out in a cold sweat and muttered a curse inwardly.

Guess who isn’t a violent person, his eyes are brutal. crazy guy

Of course, Neris did not have the courage to speak about it.

She stammered in a more polite tone.

“Well, in fact, torture resistance training was abolished at the request of the agents several years ago. Well, of course, I’m not denying its value… This is training that some agents receive out of necessity, and the Marquis of Findleston has banned it, especially in the academy branch with many apprentices… … .”

“… … Neris.”

At the man’s brief call, Neris immediately lowered her head and trembled.

Have you ever been too cocky?

It could have taken a little more time to convince him. Or, in the process of meeting the agents of the branch for the first time, he could get angry at the branch manager for arguing against the emperor’s representative.

After I said it, I regretted it deeply.

But unexpectedly, the situation Neris feared did not happen.

Ian didn’t say anything, just gave Neris a slight glance. Neris, who had been standing there for a moment with a questioning expression on her face, immediately thought of the document I was holding.

Come to think of it, only after getting this document stamped did Ian officially take up his post at the academy branch.

Until then, I didn’t even know what it meant.

Having come to such a conclusion, Neris’ complexion brightened at once.

Having Ian as his superior wouldn’t be as bad as he thought, thought Neris and put the papers down on the desk in front of Ian.

And the moment he politely tried to push the papers towards Ian.

Pak, and bloodstains splattered in the air.

It was before the young relief on Neris’ face had even faded.

I didn’t even notice.

Before I knew it, pure white light was falling down, drawing a trajectory. What existed at the end were the thin fingers of Neris who were holding the documents.

Those few fingers flew into the sky.

Neris’ eyes, unable to comprehend the situation, gradually became dumb.

what happened now?

Before that question, there was an awl poking into Neris’s brain.

Pain as if the brain was being mashed with a hot skewer.

Along with that, the man’s nonchalant voice rang in her ears.

“I told you not to doubt.”

A scream escaped Neris’ mouth.

“eww… Kyaa!”

Neris sat down and grabbed her hand, which was dripping with blood. Exactly from the index finger to the middle finger, two fingers flew off. Neris’s trembling gaze turned to my finger.

sick. And it was scary.

With dark green eyes filled with tears, Neris looked up at Ian.

He, surprisingly, seemed unmoved by any emotion.

The atmosphere instantly cooled.

Some trainees hesitated and took a backward step.

Like it or not, the man ordered in cold words that gave goosebumps.

“… … stand up.”

“Uh, heh… Yes, four!”

Neris, stimulated by nightmares from the past by the sudden pain, almost burst into tears.

But now, first of all, Ian’s fear was greater. Neris staggered, but hurriedly got up and lowered her head.

“Were the orders of the Marquis of Findleston above the authority of the Dragon Blood Letter?”

“Oh no!”

Neris answered right away in a weeping voice.

Silly girl, why did you touch this idiot?

A tear that was wet with regret flowed down one drop. Neris hoped that this time would pass quickly.

Ian looked at Neris’ shivering sheep without saying a word, then took out the imperial seal from his bosom and stamped the document.

I didn’t even need an ink pad.

Because it was already stained with Neris’ blood.

The only downside was that even the shape of the seal soon disappeared as the blood spread. Of course, the man didn’t seem to care about this.

“Okay, this is Ian Perkus, who has officially been appointed to the Academy branch. First, investigate the disappearances in the Percus territory and its surroundings.”

“… … Oh, I see!”

The trainees’ answers were roaring.

Of course, even Neris, the strongest among them, collapsed impatiently at the man’s ax stroke. What about those who are weaker than her and have a lower status?

A determined oath flowed out of instinctive fear.

After giggling for a while and breathing heavily, Neris asked her superior as always.

“Ian-sama, then for what purpose… Kwaagh!”

With a snap, the hatchet emitted light once again.

Now it was Neris’ shoulder. The hatchet thrown from the seat immediately shattered Neris’ shoulder cartilage and burst into blood.

Neris swears inwardly.

Did you mean that you don’t have a question or question?

If so, shouldn’t it be something I should have told you earlier? However, Neris’ anger disappeared like dew at dawn the moment he met Ian’s golden eyes.

Tears welled up in her eyes.

That man seemed uninterested in giving her this kind of pain. The attitude that she had done what she had to do, and her gaze, where she couldn’t feel even a fragment of her humanity, aroused Neris’s fear.

She trembled and immediately lowered her head.

Pak, the hatchet was pulled out by itself, and when it went into the man’s hand, he only let out a light moan. It was difficult for Neris to stay sane after allowing consecutive strikes.

scary.

Please I hope this time is over.

Hoping that such an earnest wish would reach the sky, Neris strongly tightened the hand that was holding her shoulder, which was dripping with blood.

I think that would make the pain a little less.

Thankfully, Ian didn’t seem to have anything left to say.

He slowly got up. The newspaper staff hurriedly bowed their backs to say goodbye.

Neris thought it was fortunate.

It was a car that I thought that if I stayed like this, I might cry unsightly. No matter how you look at it, Ian Perkus was the worst boss ever.

At first glance, the figure of the woman trembling with her shoulders on her shoulders was bleak.

Unfortunately, Neris’s ordeal was not over.

“And the Neris branch manager accompanies me to the Percus territory.”

At that brief instruction, Neris’ breath was choked.

She looked up at Ian, who was tidying up his clothes, with bewildered eyes. The eyes that embraced that sorrowful light were young to the point of watering.

“… … Yes Yes?”

“Chief Neris said he would accompany me to Percus territory. Just don’t reveal your presence outwardly. It’s just for information gathering.”

Neris finally couldn’t hold back the tears that welled up in her eyes.

How could that be?

In just a few minutes of facing Ian, two scars were already formed on Neris’ body. By the way, to accompany you to the Percus Territory, which may take some time?

I couldn’t stand it at all.

So, Neris made a mistake she would never have made if she was sober.

“Uh, why… ah.”

Once again the meeting room fell into silence.