The Reason for Marriage

It was heartbreaking to think of him placing another woman to be his Queen, but sooner or later he would know of the truth anyway. After all, it was rare for a King to choose the woman he loved as Queen, so Iveca didn’t think she had done anything particularly malicious to him.

If he would never see ‘Eve Jean’ again, he would eventually forget her, who was merely an employee of an affiliated organization. Iveca thought it best; she always used to say that romance is self-deception. She once believed she could run away and live a free life with Anriq, but now I don’t think of him at all.

One. The prosperity and well-being of the Amethan Kingdom are the utmost priority.
Two. Be loyal to King Amethan and do your best to protect him.
Three. One will not be blinded to individual safety but believe in the organization’s judgment.
Four. One must cherish each colleague – protect and trust each other even in the face of death.
Five. One must always withhold the secrets that need to be kept.

Iveca shut her eyes as she quietly memorized the pact.

It would be a lie if she said she didn’t want the queen’s position. Even under her lifelong surveillance, she couldn’t stop thinking about revealing her identity to Daniel. It was a choice she longed to choose, but she belonged to the Bureau of Investigation, thus a choice she could not make.

One must always withhold the secrets that need to be kept.

The secrets of the Bureau of Investigation, she must keep until her death.

That afternoon, with all of her memories erased, Iveca was ‘delivered’ to the Count of Esselburn in a lost state as she officially became a member of the Bureau of Judicial Affair.

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One. The prosperity and well-being of the Amethan Kingdom are the utmost priority.
Two. Be loyal to King Amethan and do your best to protect him.
Three. One will not be blinded to individual safety but believe in the organization’s judgment.
Four. One must cherish each colleague – protect and trust each other even in the face of death.
Five. One must always withhold the secrets that need to be kept.

Iveca recalled the last memories that lingered in her mind. Reina, with a dagger pointed at her neck, was completely baffled. She was speechless as she stared at Iveca.

The Bureau of Investigation had constantly placed the prosperity and well-being of the Kingdom of Amethan as its top priority. Perhaps they must have judged that the Great Constitution she had created was not conducive to the prosperity and well-being of the Kingdom of Amethan. Iveca had long expected backlash from the Bureau of Investigation.

The General Attorney Orem had been addressing the issue from the beginning.

‘The Bureau of Investigation is the only affiliated agency with a special authority, and there is an autonomous part that even the royal family could not touch. But if they also have to abide by the law, their behavior will be severely restricted.’

In fact, when the Supreme Constitution was announced, numerous members of the Bureau of Investigation came to the Judicial Affair Bureau.

‘The staff of the Bureau of Investigation are arrogant. They never even step foot in this office, but now there are crowds of them. After all, I would also be upset if my authority got removed.’

‘Besides, the independence of the Judicial Bureau! Originally, the Bureau of Investigation was the most powerful organization among all the agencies, but it must be difficult to accept that you are in a situation in which you need to obey the law.’

There were plenty of reasons why the Bureau of Investigation would not like the Constitution. The Bureau of Investigation was the most concentrated organization among its affiliated organizations. If an institution maintained independence even when the King had to obey the law, it would have been very unpleasant.

Perhaps if the Bureau of Investigation’s authority judged that the Bureau was more necessary to the Kingdom of Amethan rather than the Grand Constitution, there was enough incentive to eliminate her.

“Queen, wait a minute… Please calm yourself down…”

Even Sid, who usually didn’t really show any expression, stuttered in surprise.

“I’m very cold-headed and calm right now,” replied Iveca.

She looked straight at Reina’s green orbs, not sparing Sid a brief glance. Reina’s breathing had become ragged in this unexpected situation. Iveca’s low voice echoed quietly in the space.

“If you don’t want to kill your comrades here, then tell me, Sid. The Bureau of Investigation has a pact. One is to cherish each colleague. Protect and trust each other even in the face of death.”

“My Queen,” Sid pleaded.

“It’s not me, but isn’t Reina still your colleague?”

Iveca’s words were crystal clear. It would have been a lie if she didn’t get a strange jealousy while watching Sid, whose face remained calm despite the circumstance. Iveca, the Queen of a country, was so nervous that she couldn’t control her expression, even though she knew both of them could guess that she wouldn’t hurt Reina that easily.