But this was fine too.
"If so... the position of Minister of the Imperial Capital Security Department just happens to be vacant..." After giving it some thought, the Minister offered a very good and suitable position.
"...All right."
Rita considered it carefully. The Imperial Capital Security Department was not to be underestimated, setting aside those civil officials with no real authority.
The Imperial Capital Security Department was already an extremely powerful armed force. It was equivalent to the Imperial Capital's police headquarters, and the position the Minister was offering was that of its chief...
This was the head of the Imperial Capital's law enforcement department. He truly was not being stingy.
It counted as one of the positions Rita wanted.
This series of demonstrations of her strength had not been in vain.
"Rest assured, the appointment will arrive soon. From now on, the Empire's safety will be entrusted to Minister Rita!"
Seeing that Rita was satisfied, the Minister congratulated her with a broad smile.
This way, he had drawn Rita into his camp. All he had paid was the position of Minister of the Security Department, a post he had originally planned to give to some subordinate who had been currying favor with him in a few days.
Of course, that was only the Minister's own assumption...
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Rita had reached a friendly agreement with the Minister. Though in his eyes, it was merely that Rita disliked the word "loyalty," so they had replaced it with a more pleasant-sounding term.
But no matter what, as long as she worked for him, that was basically the same as joining his faction.
Having achieved her first goal with the Minister, Rita did not hurry to leave. So when he invited her to enjoy a meal with him, she thought about