No Moral

ng made my head ring and hurt.
My throat felt extremely dry, and I felt a heavy thirst.
With a hoarse voice, I said, “Water… Give me some water.”

She then quickly poured water into a glass and handed it over to me.
Because the water had suddenly entered my dried throat, I coughed.
Daisy, who saw me coughing, gave me a worried look and asked, “Are you alright, my lady?”

“Yeah,” I replied.

Daisy then seemed relieved and began chattering, “Whew! I was so scared watching you the past few days! My gosh, how can a human not speak and only do what is absolutely necessary to survive?” 

‘I wasn’t doing it consciously, so I’m not sure either.’

“Anyway, you’re awake right on time! Today’s the day the results are coming out!”

Surprised, I asked, “What? The results?”

“Yes! Lord Harrant is reading the results as we speak!”

I felt my senses return as I was shocked by what she said.
As I began to guess the outcome of the exam, the door burst opened, and my father asked, “Marina, oh dear baby.
Are you alright?”

“My beautiful daughter who’s just like me! Are you okay?” questioned Mother.

It was my parents.
The way they quickly came over and caressed me made me guess the results.
I was so happy that I began to laugh until I choked, “Ugh, ugh.
So… did I get in?”

“Get in? You did more than that! You got first place! First place! Oh, and the Chancellor thinks highly of you.
He announced that he’s going to appoint you as the Director-General for Policy Planning, the Chancellor’s cabinet!” said Mother

It felt like I was dreaming, but my aching body was telling me otherwise.
Then my mother continued, “You are to report to the palace in three days, so we should get going now.
Come on, get ready! At least your skin looks refreshed from your sleep.”

I was then readied by my mother and quickly packed a formal dress and a few other things.
Then my parents, my knight Rey, my servant Daisy, and I headed for the city of Constantia again.
After three days of passing through various estates and continuous travel, we finally arrived at the capital.

“We can finally enter the capital again! We’ll be back to our glory once you get promoted to the Secretary-General of the Chancellor!” declared Mother.

That was very true.
But where will I reside once I get there? As if expecting my questions, my mother began to explain one thing after another, “You’ll live at my brother’s place until you buy your own house.
I’m sure you were good with my brother’s kids, remember?”

I almost replied, ‘Oh, you mean servants number one, two, and three?’ out loud, but I managed not to.
As expected, I was going to stay at my uncle’s place.
I smiled and answered, “They always respect what I have to say.
They’re good kids.”

“Is that so? That’s good to hear.
You should be proud just like the central government officials from now on.”