I won't pick up the trash i threw away again

Chapter-67

When I suddenly heard Kalian's voice from behind, I looked back in surprise.

Kalian, who I didn't know when he came, was standing right behind me.

"Your Majesty!"

I was so surprised that I forgot that I had put the data on my lap and jumped up from my seat.

As a result, the data fell and scattered on the floor. Some even went all the way to Kalian's feet.

I tried to pick up the data in a hurry, but Kalian was faster.

"You're more clumsy than you look."

Kalian clicked his tongue, picked up the fallen data, and held it to me.

I bowed politely, receiving the data.

"I apologize."

"Apologize for what? I was the one who surprised you."

Kalian answered indifferently and picked up the data on the table.

Those were records of nobles who were granted titles in the past.

He chuckled as if he realized at once what I was looking for.

"Have you been looking for precedents for women being granted titles?"

I didn't do anything embarrassing, but I was embarrassed for no reason, so I blushed slightly and nodded my head.

"You made a vain effort. Never in the history of the Empire has a woman been granted a title before."

As expected, is it?

It was a fact I already knew, but when it was confirmed, I sighed.

"So you'll be the first to set a precedent."

Then I looked at him, startled by his next words.

Kalian's eyes bent beautifully.

"Why are you so surprised?"

Why am I surprised? Is he asking that because he really doesn't know?

"Is it surprising that I granted you a title?"

"...are you really going to grant me the baron title?"

"Then? Does it look like I said something I didn't mean?"

His eyes were still smiling, but there's a little dissatisfaction in them.

It would be disrespectful for me to doubt his words.

"It's not like that."

I answered right away, fearing that Kalian might misunderstand.

"I just haven't signed the document yet."

Upon conferring the title, I had to put my name on the list of noble families and sign the document.

The place where the documents were kept was the archives room here.

"And I think the nobles will be very opposed to it..."

"Why does it matter if the nobles are opposed to it? It's the emperor's authority to grant titles."

That's true, but I couldn't answer because there's a part that bothered me to move on.

"I know what you're worried about."

Kalian put down the data he was holding and said.

"You don't have to worry about that. Because I have plans."

What kind of plan?

I wanted to ask, but I couldn't ask anything because I was afraid to hear him saying something that implied I doubted him again.