READ NOVEL ONLINE After Resignation, I Refuse the Obsession from the Male Leads
Chapter 15
The staff member subtly lifted my official ID necklace and tapped it against their own bracelet, which had a round pendant.
– Beep! – Layla Lowell, confirmation of official ID number 218 complete. – Breakfast 0.8 marks accumulated! The employee smiled brightly at me. “Okay, it’s done. Now enjoy your meal!” “….” “Oh, and the room and management fees will be deducted from your monthly salary, so don’t worry about that!” “….” I see, so there are barcode artifacts in this romance fantasy world as well. I’m so dumbfounded that I can only think of this… …No, how dare you take money from a newbie who just started working? ‘And that from someone who has no choice but to live here?’ Room and management fees?! ‘This damn company!’ Even after working in society for a long time, the realization that I had been tricked made my whole body tremble with anger. I gathered my anger once more and made a vow. ‘I will twist the original plot and get rid of the BM-RP Department early on!’ It’s a somewhat dramatic solution, but why would there be a saying like ‘harsh remedies’ in this world? ‘Because that’s the best option in the end!’ And then, I will gather my salary and severance pay and quit. ‘Okay, let’s get my spirits up.’ For safety’s sake, I’ll have to commute to the department with the male lead and Seamus for a while. Eventually, someone with purple hair approached slowly from the direction of the male officials’ dormitory. “Seamus? Hey…” Thud. …and then, right in front of me, Seamus slammed his face into the column in the hallway. ‘What kind of situation is this…?’ I was startled, seeing him hit the column so hard that it looked like he could get a bruise. I ran over to Seamus, who was staggering while holding his face. “Hey. Are you okay?”“….” Nod…The guy nodded his head very slowly like a broken doll. ‘Looking at his face, thankfully, he didn’t get a bruise.’ Seamus nodded with a blank expression. ‘I didn’t notice it when we were hanging out together, but he must have really low blood pressure.’ I shook his shoulder roughly and whispered. “Hey, hey, come to your senses. We have to get out of the building.” “….” “Please take care of your own body!” But it seems Seamus really can’t function in the morning. “Hey, front! Front!” Thud. His right shoulder hit the pillar for the second time. “Seamus, look ahead!” “Ugh…” It seems that his sleepiness is stronger than any pain. This guy can’t seem to get it together at all. ‘This won’t work…’ If we leave the building like this, I’ll be suspected of beating this guy up. In the end, I put the end of my sleeve close to Seamus’ hand. “Hey, grab my sleeve.” “….” “You have to walk at least. Just until we meet Senior Lupesque over there, okay?” “Mhm….” Seamus groaned softly and barely managed to hold onto my sleeve. This is like raising a purple baby bird. ‘But I owe this guy something.’ If there had been no recording of this guy at the palace meeting, how disappointing the results would have been… Now that I think about it. “Oh, right. Your skull artifact.” “Mhm…” “When did you think about recording that?” “….” At that moment, his eyes, which had been unfocused due to sleepiness, gradually became clearer. “Because of you.” “…Mhm?” “I recorded it because of you.” What did I hear? ‘You recorded it because of me?’ …No way. Did she expect Allison to bother me again? Are you planning to report her on my behalf to the HR department that may or may not exist here? ‘Oh, this is a little touching?’ I suddenly realized why the phrase ‘love for your colleagues’ exists. Yeah, when you’re stuck between a workaholic mentor and mysterious higher-ups, the only ones you can rely on are your fellow colleagues! “Seamus…” “You’ve been so annoying from the start.” “What…?” Why does it suddenly go from being touching to picking a fight? ‘Should I call this guy a grape-hair again?’ While I was agonizing over it, he confessed everything so casually. “I told you, didn’t I? You had lower grades than me and Crosswell, and your practical skills were average too.” “Oh, yeah. That’s right.” “But it’s strange because everything you say seems to be true.” “No, that’s your social skills…” “That’s why I tried to review what you said. I need to know why it’s true.” I’ve never heard such refreshing nonsense before. And instead of telling him to stop talking nonsense, I had a refreshing response from my own mouth. “Seamus, recording without consent invades privacy. It makes me uncomfortable. I almost got goosebumps.” “…But at the Wizard Tower, all the words spoken by humanoid monsters are recorded.” “Hey.” “That’s how we can analyze it.” …My initial admiration had already crumbled, but since I had stumbled upon some help, I decided to explain it thoroughly. “Finley. From now on, recording without my consent is prohibited. Doing so without permission is simply disrespectful among people, and if you want to get to know me, just work together instead.” “But that’s not enough…” “If you can’t figure me out after seeing me for nine hours a day from now on, then there’s something wrong with your analytical skills.” Ugh.” Seamus flinched slightly, as if I had hit the nail on the head. And he muttered with a slightly dispirited face. “That’s… reasonable.” Really? That’s fortunate. And just then, the male lead came to pick us up. “Ah, Senior. Hello.” “…ello.” “Yeah, both of you, good mor…” The male lead awkwardly greeted us but then abruptly fell silent. “Finley, are you holding onto Lowell’s sleeve… or something?” “Ah.” Seamus and I looked down at my sleeve simultaneously. The end of my sleeve was still slightly held. Seamus slowly removed his hand from my sleeve and shook his head. “It’s nothing.” The male lead frowned uncomfortably. “Finley, Lowell. It is against the code of conduct for officials on the palace grounds to engage in romantic relationships.” What are you talking about? I asked, dumbfounded and forgetting my manners. “Yes…?” “If you’re curious, feel free to take a look at the ‘Arfelt Palace Male Culture Regulations,’ Lowell.” “We’re not in that kind of relationship… Ah, yes.” “You may be fined, so be careful.” Ah, now I understand. So that’s why the romance in Beyond the Golden Gate was so damn slow? ‘Because it’s mostly set in the palace.’ Even if I wanted to hold hands and kiss, the fines would make a commoner like me hesitate. ‘But watching others in office romances is quite fun.’ I prioritized a safe resignation and a substantial severance pay over romance, as that was the most important thing in the world to me. And how do I get a big severance pay? “Of course, Senior.” I have to destroy the reason for the department’s existence. I opened my eyes wide and asked the male lead. “What should I do today?” * * * The first morning of picking up the juniors. ‘I don’t know how Lowell is doing.’ Carlyle found it unfair, but he was more worried about Layla among the two juniors. Even though he apologized sincerely, wouldn’t she still be feeling depressed? But absolutely not. “What should I do today?” The expression on Layla Lowell’s face when she asked that was…! ‘Honestly, her eyes are dead.’ However, her spirit seemed to be no less than that of his father, Grand Duke Lupesque. ‘How… could it be… like this…’ Carlyle was at a loss for words at the demeanor of his junior, who possessed such a remarkably professional mindset. That attitude of swallowing what she didn’t like and pledging to do her best in the given task! Carlyle placed his hand on his heart again. ‘Is it a myocardial infarction…?’ He had never felt his heart race like this, even when he was training back in his hometown in the north. ‘Maybe it’s because I’ve never felt this kind of emotion before?’ He nodded secretly, then glanced down at Layla and Seamus’ hands. ‘A behavioral warning… is the right thing to give.’ Why did he want to exaggerate as if there were fines for no reason? 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