I Became a Civil Servant Who Can Use Magic

A few hours after the massive explosion caused by the meteor’s fall.

The grand duchy’s knight order appeared at the explosion’s epicenter.

Gulp.

In the quiet stillness, the sound of someone swallowing echoed.
The knight commander heard it too.

Normally, he would have reassured them not to be tense,
but this time he couldn’t.

Because he felt the same as his subordinates.

“What on earth..”

He dismounted and took a step forward.
There was a crunching sound under his feet.
It wasn’t soil, but the sound of something dry breaking.

The vast plain that was once full of lush trees and green grass waves…
had turned into a desolate wasteland without a single blade of grass visible.

“Everyone dismount and search the surroundings!”

At the commander’s order, the knights scattered in all directions.
The search continued.

After a while.
Someone shouted loudly.

“We’ve found something!”

In the crater dug downwards by the explosion, a stone structure that looked like a base was discovered.
The knights gathered and all dug down together.
Soon, the shape of the structure became clear.

“This is a Partisan base, isn’t it?”

The identity of the stone structure was none other than the Partisan command headquarters where Loen had been confined.

“What on earth happened here..”

The knight commander muttered blankly.

Before even recovering from the shock of the meteor fall, the grand duchy was engulfed in another confusion with the discovery of the Partisan headquarters.

The capital of the Goldpiece Grand Duchy.
The vast mansion of the Grand Duke, located deep inside.
Two inspectors barged into this place that was no different from a palace in reality.

“Pl-Please identify yourselves..”

Ead tapped her chest with her finger.
The guards who discovered the golden lion emblem quickly stepped aside.
In fact, they had already recognized the Inspection Corps uniform. Identity confirmation was merely a formality.
“To think they’re holding a banquet so carefree without knowing what’s coming for them.”

Ead, who was walking, muttered lowly as if it was pathetic.
Loen, who was following behind her, also nodded.

As Ead said, despite this commotion,
the Grand Duke’s second son was holding a banquet in the annex as if nothing had happened.
Along with his supporting forces.

‘What confidence they have.’

Thanks to this, the difficulty of the purge dropped significantly.
Because there was no need to run around here and there.

They would be gathered together in the annex like a well-prepared meal.

Thud, thud.

Loen and Ead arrived at the main entrance of the annex.
It’s called an annex, but. It was a large mansion three stories high.

The butler in charge of greeting guests at the entrance discovered the inspectors and hurriedly bowed his head.

“In-Inspectors. What brings you here..?”
“The guest list for the banquet.”
“Pardon?”
“Hand it over.”
“He-Here it is.”

Ead nodded slightly.
Loen picked up the list.

And checked one by one.

The second son is naturally a Grade 1 purge target.
This person is Grade 3.
This person is Grade 2.

..Why is this person here?
Anyway, not a purge target.
…

“Classification complete. Let’s go in.”

Crash!

Ead kicked the door. The main entrance broke with a loud noise.
Her body flinched.

“……The door is weak.”

The butler’s mouth fell open.
I mean, if you suddenly smash the door.

Ead walked in naturally as if nothing happened.

Silence fell over the banquet hall inside the annex where a splendid chandelier sparkled.
The laughter and music that could be heard from outside the door had suddenly stopped.

Loen walked to the center of the banquet hall.
Ead took her position near the entrance.

A woman with a fierce impression and a girl with a cute appearance.
Intruders with a heterogeneous combination.

Normally, they would have pointed fingers and shouted ‘Do you know where this is!’ but.
Not this time.

Because everyone there recognized the intruders’ uniforms.
How could they not know. It’s the uniform of the Imperial Inspection Corps no less.

The inspector with long straight hair and red eyes positioned in the center of the banquet hall.
She quietly scanned her surroundings. A chilling coldness flowed from her eyes.

Everyone hurriedly lowered their gaze to avoid eye contact.

The nobles’ bodies froze with tension.

And.

‘Where did the Team Leader go?’

Loen’s body gradually stiffened too.

Because she couldn’t see the Team Leader anywhere around.
Wasn’t she walking together with us just now?

When she turned her head 180 degrees, only then did she see the Team Leader.

Why is she at the main entrance..?

Ead, who met Loen’s eyes, grinned.
It was a smile meaning figure it out yourself.

“..”

A once-in-a-lifetime crisis came to Loen.

Me, surrounded by people.
Everyone’s gaze directed at me.

Loen’s mind went blank.

It’s different from dealing with the Partisans.
They were ‘enemies’ to be eliminated, so their gazes didn’t bother me.
In other words, it means I didn’t see them as people.

But now it’s different.

Among the nobles here, only half are included in the purge targets.
The rest were just ordinary nobles.

They are people by Loen’s standards.
So their focused gazes were quite burdensome for Loen.

Decisively…

‘I don’t know how the purge procedure is carried out, Team Leader.’

Usually, these things have procedures.

Hello. I am so-and-so. Then I will hold the purge ceremony. Snip. Lastly, there will be a speech. Now I conclude the purge ceremony.

You know, things like that.

I didn’t know any of those things.
Because I was dragged to the viscount’s territory before learning anything, and then immediately dragged to the grand duchy.

The Team Leader was still nailed near the main entrance.
The distance was far, so it was difficult to ask for help.

To raise my hand here and say ‘Team Leader, please help me?’…
Isn’t it a bit embarrassing? Such a thought occurred. In the end, I had to get through it alone.

Whew.
Loen took a deep breath.
Let’s start by distinguishing the nobles first.

“From now on, those whose names I call, please move to the inspector standing near the main entrance.”

Loen looked at the list and called out those who were not purge targets.

… Count.
… Viscount.
… Count.

“That’s all.”

As Loen finished speaking, the nobles whose names were called moved in a group towards the main entrance.
The remaining ones whispered quietly while watching each other.

“Suddenly inspectors?”
“Shh! Speak quietly.”
“Looking at those remaining here.. it seems..”

The Grand Duke’s second son, who had been sitting quietly in the seat of honor until now, stood up.
Damn it.

I thought no way when the inspectors suddenly barged in.
I was just watching the situation quietly just in case.
Looking at the noble group divided into two, I became certain.

‘Where did the information leak from? No one except the Partisan corps commander would know this in such detail.’

The second son bit his lip.
And glared at the inspector in front.
The inspector also turned her eyes to look at him.

The moment their gazes met, the second son hurriedly lowered his eyes.

Because he read a warning in her red eyes.
It was a clear, fierce warning that she wouldn’t stay still if he moved more.

‘If it comes to that… I have no choice but to reveal my power.’

Contrary to the second son’s thoughts, Loen just looked because the noble sitting in the seat of honor suddenly stood up.
That was really all there was to it.

Around that time, Ead moved.

“All nobles gathered near the main entrance, please go outside.”
“Th-Thank you.”

As Ead spoke while subtly revealing her aura, the nobles expressed their gratitude and left outside.
They too felt that the situation was not ordinary.

After confirming that all the innocent nobles had left, Ead revealed her true colors.
Now I can run wild to my heart’s content.

Ead swung her hand and summoned dozens of flame swords.
One side of the banquet hall was filled with burning swords.

Ead, who summoned the swords, stepped forward and recited their crimes.

“The crime of betraying the empire by colluding with the anti-imperial Partisan forces.”

At those words, some nobles flinched greatly.

“The crime of making forbidden contracts by allying with demons.”

At the second statement, the second son made a hand gesture to someone.

Step, step.
The faint sound of heavy footsteps was heard from inside.

“Lastly, the crime of going against His Majesty the Emperor’s order and attempting to plunge the grand duchy into chaos.”

Ead’s intense and resolute voice filled the banquet hall.

“I will execute the purge here.”

Ead, who stopped walking, folded her arms and stared intently at the second son.
It was to watch the opponent’s desperate struggle.

Meanwhile, Loen also secretly started casting magic.

Step, step, step-

Along with the sound of armor clashing, knights wrapped in silver armor all over their bodies appeared.
Dozens of knights lined up on both sides of the second son.

Ead’s eyes narrowed.

On the other hand, the nobles, emboldened by the appearance of the knights, expressed their complaints towards the inspector.
As expected of nobles. Their attitude change was quite skillful.

“Do you have evidence that we allied with demons?”
“Even if you’re an inspector, this is too much. To suddenly come and do this, I mean really.”

Loen took a step forward.

“Team Leader. How about, shall I calm them down a bit?”
“Yes.”

Loen, who stretched her arm forward and clenched her fist, shouted “Attention!” to draw attention.
By the way, since these were purge targets, they weren’t people by Loen’s standards.
So their gazes weren’t burdensome.

Snap!

Under everyone’s gaze, Loen flicked her finger and said.

“Flash.”

Flash magic imbued with light attribute filled the interior of the annex with light.

“Aagh!”
“Grrrr..”
“Kyaagh!”

There’s a strange scream mixed in the middle?

While the nobles were staggering and covering their eyes.
Smoke started rising from the bodies of some nobles and knights standing next to the second son.

They were hit by flash magic but smoke is rising from their bodies?
Loen tilted her head.

Could this be…
Vampires?

Inadvertently, something not even in the confidential documents.
It was the moment when the identity of another demonic force allied with the second son was revealed.