SWNAMSWAS – CH 59

That evening.

As soon as I finished work, I took out the alcohol I had hidden away.

Then, after briefly checking my surroundings, I gulped it down.

"Kuuh……!"

Unlike the fruit wine I had drunk in the Grand Duchy, it was bitter and lukewarm.

But right now, taste wasn't what mattered.

'This much is just right.'

I wasn't drunk, but pleasantly tipsy.

Thanks to that, it seemed I had gained the bit of courage I had been lacking.

Now was the perfect moment.

I knocked politely on the door of the office, where the light was still on.

Soon, permission came from inside.

"What is it?"

The Grand Duke was alone in the office.

If the adjutant or butler had been there, it would have been quite awkward, so this was fortunate.

I folded my hands neatly and spoke.

"I have…… something to tell you, Your Highness."

At those words,…