The Low-Ranking Civil Servant Wants to Achieve Success

Chapter 116.2: 7. The Circumstances of the One Confessing

After watching Namia deal with the High Priest, Kiaros returned to his room.

[I’m going to summon the High Priest every day and boss him around. I’ll add the condition that I’ll let him meet with His Highness privately.]

[A private meeting with me?]

[Technically, it’ll be with me, Your Highness, and the High Priest. And of course, there’ll be no guards present.]

Namia ✪ Nоvеlіgһt ✪ (Official version) had already told him all about the trap she was setting.

[When the time comes,

If the High Priest really is a collaborator of the Reformist faction... then it’s time to stop doubting Namia.

It wasn’t unusual for villains to sacrifice a few minor pawns to earn trust.

But capturing someone at the level of the High Priest—that was a whole different story.

No matter how suspicious Namia might have seemed, that level of result meant she had to be on their side.

As someone responsible for the entire Empire, Kiaros had no choice but to remain cautious.

If he hadn’t been in that position, he would’ve fully trusted Namia a long time ago.

If I could trust Namia as someone fully on the Empire’s side... then there’d be no reason to keep watching her as Kibon anymore.

But that didn’t erase his inner conflict.

Ever since they’d crossed that small line in the temple storage, his heart had been swelling by the day.

She’d told him clearly—she didn’t hate being close to him.

And in that moment, he’d actually started thinking about baby names.

But the problem was... his real identity wasn’t Kibon. It was Kiaros.

Should I just fake my death as Kiaros? And live the rest of my life as Kibon...?

Kiaros seriously considered it. But even if he did that, he’d still be deceiving Namia.

“Haa... I probably can’t confess while hiding the truth, right?”

He was so torn—so hopelessly infatuated and so conflicted—that he ended up venting to his aide.

“What do you think? Be honest.”

The aide followed the order to be blunt and answered plainly,

“I think that would be fraud, not a confession.”