I Became a Civil Servant Who Can Use Magic

“Senior Ria. I’ve finished writing the report.”
“Oh~ Already? That’s fast.”

Ria picked up the report.

The document detailed what Loen had seen, heard, and experienced during her month-long confinement in the Partisan command headquarters.

Needless to say, the Inspection Department doesn’t always do just fieldwork. They are also civil servants belonging to a state agency, so they have to perform administrative tasks as well.

Among these, summarizing experiences from inspection assignments and submitting them as reports is particularly important.

This is because follow-up measures are taken based on the submitted reports.

“Hmm.”

Ria, who was reading the report, let out a small hum.
Is this really your first time writing one?

From the title, followed by the systematic structure of introduction, main body, and conclusion. Objective descriptions centered on facts. Concise presentation of only essential information without unnecessary details. Lastly, even suggestions for follow-up measures.

‘She writes better than me?’

Ria looked up and asked Loen.

“Youngest! This is your first job, right?”
“Yes.”
“By any chance, do they teach how to write good reports in the ducal family?”
“No, that’s not… Yes. Actually, that’s correct. I learned it during my successor training.”
“I thought so~”

Loen, who was about to say no, quickly changed her words.

There’s no way she would have learned such things in the ducal family. It’s obviously a lie.

However, if we go back to her past life, the story changes. After countless experiences of being scolded in the military and companies, she had learned how to write reports that ‘don’t irritate superiors’.

Thanks to those memories, Loen was able to write a report that far exceeded Ria’s standards, despite being a rookie.

Of course, she couldn’t reveal this truth to Senior Ria, so she vaguely said she learned it in the ducal family.

“There doesn’t seem to be anything that needs fixing… Good job~ You can go now.”
“Yes.”
“Ah! And. You heard about the duel date being set, right?”
“It’s next week, isn’t it?”
“Yeah. I believe our youngest will win, of course~ So don’t feel too pressured.”
“…”

Loen left the office.
Ead, who was secretly watching her back, received the report from Ria.

The Team Leader’s impression after reading the rookie’s report in full:

“Perfect.”
“Right, Team Leader? I was really surprised! By the way, how’s the early promotion review for the youngest going? Still under discussion?”
“The results will be announced either today or tomorrow.”

From around when the training room came into view, Loen’s ears began to hear sounds mixed with shouts.

Heeyah! Hyaap!

Loen, who quietly sighed, entered the training room, and at that moment, silence fell along with focused gazes.

However, it was really brief. The gazes soon scattered.
The training room was once again filled with the shouts of those who didn’t neglect physical training.

Of course, not everyone was like that.
Some people still watched Loen.

Because her appearance stands out? Or because she’s the Inspection Department rookie?
All wrong.

The reason they’re staring is because she dared! to appear in the sacred training room wearing her uniform.

“In the training room… uniform?”
“Nah, no way. She must be just here for a quick look?”

Contrary to their expectations,
She stretched here and there in a corner, then quietly occupied an empty exercise equipment.

Even then, they didn’t lose hope.

The hope that she would realize something was off and return to the maintenance room located next to each department’s office to change into workout clothes?

“Oh my.”
“As expected of the Inspection Department..”

Some people muttered in disbelief.
It was understandable.

After all, she started exercising while still wearing her uniform..
It’s bound to be unbelievable.

Huff— Huff.
Seeing her continue her movements while even controlling her breathing, it wasn’t just a simple warm-up.

By the way, there’s a reason behind Loen’s such eccentricity.

On her first day of joining the Inspection Corps.
Loen, who received workout clothes right after being introduced to the headquarters’ facilities by Senior Ria.

The workout clothes.. are they made of a material that clings to the body?

Of course. If they’re loose, you can’t check if you’re performing the movements properly!

Ah..

What was called spandex material or leggings in her past life was the official workout clothes of the Inspection Corps.

Loen is already uncomfortable with people’s gazes. And yet…

‘Wear this and exercise in the training room?’

And in front of other people watching?
Absolutely impossible.

However, now that the one-on-one duel with Enforcement Department’s youngest Seraphine has been arranged.

There’s a need to bring her body’s condition to its peak.
For this, exercising in the training room was essential.

Yeah, I know it’s essential, but.
Tight-fitting workout clothes are a bit…

Isn’t there some way?
Loen fell into contemplation.

..
..
And the conclusion after long deliberation.

‘I can just exercise wearing my uniform, can’t I?’

The optimal solution derived by the brilliant mind of a 4-star mage!
It was a perfect plan, as there would be no discomfort if she used the ‘Cleanse’ magic frequently.

So Loen boldly headed to the training room wearing her uniform.

“Hoo. Hup.”

At first, it felt awkward exercising in uniform. But as she continued, she quickly adapted.

As she paid attention to her breathing and gradually increased the intensity, her body soon became invigorated.
Her mood improved with the appropriate pain and refreshment that exercise brings.
As expected, people really should exercise.

Loen, feeling satisfied, moved from equipment to equipment exercising.
Then suddenly she felt something odd.

‘It’s too quiet?’

Looking around, she saw several pairs of eyes directed at her.

Why are they staring? Is it because I’m an unfamiliar face?
Just as she was about to feel burdened, she noticed their gazes were directed at her uniform.

Aha, so it’s because of the uniform.

But wait. When there are people exercising shirtless in just shorts, what’s wrong with exercising in uniform?

Loen was confident.
But she couldn’t help becoming passive due to the discomfort of being stared at.

It must be like this because it’s the first day.
Surely their interest would fade after a few days.
Loen continued her exercise silently.

And.

There was someone quietly watching Loen from the opposite corner.
It was Enforcement Department Team 1’s youngest, Seraphine.

Due to the spaciousness of the training room, they hadn’t encountered each other.
However, Loen’s unique behavior drew people’s attention,
And following that reaction, Seraphine’s gaze finally found Loen.

‘Tough bitch.’
This was Seraphine’s assessment of Loen.

Seraphine had the opposite temperament to Loen.
She liked receiving attention and enjoyed being in the spotlight.
She also knew how to utilize her abilities and status as a duke’s daughter.

She was a noble to the bone.

Also, as the only daughter and youngest of the family,
And thanks to her outstanding magical talent, people were busy praising her wherever she went.
Naturally, her shoulders rose as if to pierce the sky, and her pride became unable to bow its head.

Eventually, Seraphine came to take it for granted that she monopolized people’s attention.

It remained unchanged even after joining the Inspection Corps.

In that sense, exercising in the training room wearing tight-fitting workout clothes was her favorite daily routine.
Because people’s attention was focused on her.

Even if she pretends not to, she can’t help but notice the glances of men stealing looks at her.

‘Physical training, my foot. More than a third of them are probably here just to ogle female inspectors.’

However, today,
A big change came to the training room.
The cause was Loen.

Seraphine sensed the presence of a kindred spirit.

Loen. A fairly good-looking face and also from a ducal family like me. She probably has also lived taking attention for granted.

But still.

‘Exercising in uniform in the training room.’

It was clearly aimed at drawing attention, anyone could see that.
Seraphine approached Loen and spoke to her.

“Inspector Loen, nice to see you. I didn’t expect to meet you here.”
“Inspector Seraphine? Nice to see you too. What brings you here..”
“Consistent physical training is a basic quality of an inspector, isn’t it? So I try to come to the training room every day to maintain my body.”

Seraphine spoke in a clear voice loud enough for everyone in the training room to hear. As if deliberately for them to listen.

Wow, indeed!
People are really diligent~

As such words were exchanged, the corners of Seraphine’s mouth slightly rose.

Loen just blinked.
So what?

Still, since they were both the youngest… She gave an appropriate response.

“That’s impressive.”
“Oh my! I didn’t say it to receive praise.. Everyone here is training more diligently than me, aren’t they?”

Seraphine glanced around slightly.
The men who met her eyes nodded vigorously.

“So it’s not that impressive. By the way, is this Inspector Loen’s first time in the training room?”
“Yes, it’s my first time here today.”
“I thought so~”

Seraphine asked slyly.

“By any chance, didn’t you receive workout clothes from your supervising senior? Really~ what are they doing, not even providing these things. Or perhaps?”
“I received them long ago.”

Seraphine’s eyes widened.

“Then why are you deliberately exercising in uniform?”

Loen was at a loss for words.
How should I explain this…

After pondering, she vaguely made something up.

“Just because it’s a familiar outfit.”
“Ah. I thought maybe there was a tradition of exercising in uniform in the Inspection Department~ Since it’s a place full of such unique people. Anyway, your clothes will be soaked with sweat as you exercise. Will you be okay? The smell will also be considerableㅡ.”

Loen looked at Seraphine with an expressionless face and said.

“You don’t need to worry about that.”

Cleanse.
As Loen activated the magic with a light hand gesture, her uniform instantly became clean.

“This solves it.”
“…”

Seraphine’s face, which had maintained a smile throughout, briefly contorted.

The conversation continued afterwards.
Seraphine with her backhanded comments and Loen with her “So what?” attitude.
The friendship between the youngest members was blooming in the training room.

Seeing Loen maintain her expressionless face until the end, cracks gradually appeared in Seraphine’s smile. So Seraphine brought up a new topic to elicit a reaction from Loen.

“Come to think of it, the day of our duel is not far off. I hope this opportunity becomes a time for both of us to grow further. You know, the process is more important than the result, right?”

Translated directly, it meant “Just you wait for the duel”.

Seraphine was confident in her victory in the upcoming duel. Believing the outcome was essentially decided, she even uttered the hypocritical words about the process being important without hesitation.

On the other hand, Loen remained indifferent.

“That’s true.”

It takes two hands to clap, but this was like having one hand stuck in a pocket. Seraphine, deflated, struggled to maintain her expression.

Finally, bidding farewell to Loen with a bright smile, she promptly turned around and left the training room.

And Loen, left behind in the training room.

‘She talks so much..’

‘By the way, how many sets did I do just now?’
After pondering for a moment, Loen just resumed her exercise from the beginning.