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Chapter 1
I was an extra.
I didn’t even know which novel I had become an extra in.
It’s not like I had only read one or two novels in my life.
And that was exactly where the problem began.
Being transmigrated is only useful when you know what novel you’re inside. But if you possess the body of a poor extra with no money, no connections, and no knowledge of the story, then you’re basically no different from an ordinary person.
At that time, when I was on the verge of starving to death, there was only one thing I could do.
“Let’s become a stable government official!”
Arithmetic, essay writing—exams in this world were child’s play for someone who received a full South Korean education!
……Or at least, that was what I thought five years ago.
Now, I deeply regretted that choice.
“Do you even realize what you’ve done? Marquis Willis was furious!”
Did the marquis become enraged because I made some huge mistake that harmed the Imperial Palace?
No.
Or was it because I was terrible at my job?
Not that either.
It was because I refused to accept the bribe offered by Marquis Willis’s nephew—and instead reported him.
Naturally, after receiving the Emperor’s wrath, the marquis’s nephew was banned from ever setting foot in the capital again.
“What’s the point of being competent when you act so arrogant all by yourself……”
I stayed silent and simply stood there.
There was no point arguing with incompetent people who treated corruption as something natural.
“Haa…… and before this, didn’t you report that department manager who was about to retire? He ended up leaving without even getting his retirement pay.”
This time, even I couldn’t stay quiet.
“He secretly embezzled several times more than his retirement payment. The amount was far too large for me to ignore.”
“Is that what matters!?”
My direct superior fumed in anger.
“Do you know what people call you? A villainess! A villainess!”
No, since when did refusing to participate in corruption make someone a villainess?
If I could, I would have liked to show them what a real villainess looked like, but in this filthy world where lacking connections was practically a crime, I had no choice but to endure it.
But then—
“Don’t come back starting tomorrow. I’m giving your desk to Isobel.”
That completely crossed the line.
“An officially appointed Imperial official cannot be dismissed without an order from the court!”
“Who said you were being dismissed?”
I stared blankly at him.
If it wasn’t dismissal, then……?
My superior picked up a stack of papers and tapped them against the desk.
“I’ll send you somewhere you’ll never be able to offend Marquis Willis again. Go to the Child Protection Bureau.”
……What kind of ridiculous nonsense was that?
“The Child Protection Bureau?”
I opened my mouth in disbelief.
“My specialty is arithmetic.”
Even before transmigrating, my favorite subject had always been mathematics.
Naturally, the field where I stood out most in the Imperial official exam was arithmetic. The examiners even gave my paper scores beyond full marks.
That was why I managed to enter the notoriously difficult Ministry of Finance as the top candidate without any backing.
Back then, people called me the ace of the Ministry of Finance.
Now they called me the villainess of the Ministry of Finance.
What a strange world.
“Maybe dealing with a bunch of brats will fix that nasty personality of yours. Hurry up and pack your things before I throw all that junk away.”
Son of a bitch.
I cursed inwardly while quickly cleaning out my desk. I barely had any personal belongings anyway, so everything fit neatly into one small box.
After walking for quite a while with the box in my arms, I finally arrived at the Child Protection Bureau—
And the moment I saw it, I doubted my own eyes.
‘This is…… the Child Protection Bureau?’
