Library Chapter 3

I’ll pay you back, so go away

Mrs. Marian looked at me in disbelief.

“How can an outsider enter the magic library? There’s a magic barrier and the door can’t be seen, so how?”

Carlix glanced back at me and kindly explained.

“I thought she was a thief and caught her.”

No, it was useless to say it was kindness.

At Carlix’s words, Mrs. Marian looked at me with a fearful expression.

“If she’s a thief, you mean she tried to steal a spell book?”

“No! That’s not it!”

I was trying to explain, but Carlix cut me off.

He went closer to Mrs. Marian and lowered his voice.

“I heard she came to see Director William.”

“Oh my God…”

It was easy to see that the story was about me. It was because Mrs. Marian kept glancing at me and my hands with a face full of excitement.

As I went down the stairs with the bookfinder, Mrs. Marian’s gaze was nailed down on the compass.

Seeing the needle move, she was moved to tears.

What? Was the bookfinder that impressive?

“Oh my God! The bookfinder actually works! It’s been a long time since a bookleader has appeared.”

Mrs. Marian muttered in an emotional voice. Then, she came up to me with a girlish expression on her face.

“Excuse me, may I know the Lady’s name?”

“I’m sorry, but I’ll let you know later. I have something urgent to do right now.”

Now, there’s more to it than the name of the family. I smiled as if I were being excused and quickly headed to Verdi’s men.

One of them, who may have been hit hard from the stair attack, sat there like a sick chicken with short quick breaths.

I asked straightforwardly.

“Where is Viscount Verdi now?”

The man coughed with a red face while staring at me.

He ignored my words and tried to spit on the floor as if he didn’t intend to answer.

At that moment, anger soared to the top of my head.

You’re trying to ruin someone else’s life with that kind of attitude?

I grabbed his neck and pushed him against the wall.

“Wait, wait!”

He looked at me with surprised eyes.

“Be quiet, you’re in the library. I’m asking you again. Verdi, is he here?

“Ker, eek, ugh, outside the library…he is…”

The man managed to cough up some words.

I let go of his neck as if I were throwing him away.

When I looked back, I saw Mrs. Marian, who had her mouth covered, and an employee who dodged my eyes.

I’m usually not violent. It’s just that my fate got twisted because of this possessed spirit.

So who wouldn’t be angry in this situation?

Carlix watched me with an interesting gaze.

“Lady Erika, what order are you going to give me now?”

He then asked with sarcasm, raising the corners of his mouth.

“Just stay still like a wall. That’ll do.”

“What are you going to do?”

“You’ll know when you see it.”

~*~

The back of my head stung too much.

It makes sense, of course. Behind me was the great Grand Duke.

As soon as I left the Royal Library, all eyes were on me.

In particular, the beautiful young children were busy looking at Carlix with envious eyes while screaming silently.

I was a little scared because people were also looking at me, but it was a useless worry.

They seemed to see me as a maid or a passerby even when I walked alongside him.

It’s a good thing I possessed a supporting actor at times like this.

After walking for some time, I saw a carriage waiting in the distance with Verdi standing in front with a crumpled face.

Verdi, who was nervously looking around, found me and glared at me.

“Erika, how dare you run away!”

But soon, he closed his mouth. He obviously saw the Grand Duke with me. As expected, he was a cunning and quick-witted guy.

“What brings you here…?”

Verdi approached me with a salesperson-like smile, and gently pulled his ‘beloved sister’ to his side as if he were escorting me.

“Get in the wagon.”

He smiled softly with his eyes, but whispered low while grinding his teeth.

Before I could say anything, Verdi took a step forward and said hello to Carlix. It was a polite greeting.

“It is an honor to meet the great Grand Duke Carlix Reinhardt. My name is Verdi Diel.”

Carlix didn’t even look at Verdi, but kept an eye on me asking ‘what are we gonna do now?’.

It was one look.

I approached Verdi and said calmly.

“Stop it. I’m not going anywhere.”

Verdi, who turned his head to me, frantically distorted his face.

He gripped my wrist strongly and whispered threateningly in a dreary voice.

“Don’t test my patience, Erika. If you don’t want to suffer more, just get in the wagon.”

I shook off Verdi’s hand with all my might and then slapped him hard in the face.

Verdi’s face turned red. The hand that tried to grab me stopped in mid-air.

Soon, he began to tremble.

“Oh my God…”

He couldn’t control his anger and threw his hand to my face.

“Oh, no way am I going easy on you!”

I shot a look at Verdi without batting an eye.

Then, Carlix grabbed Verdi’s arm.

“How dare you slap your hand in front of me.”

“Hey, this is our family’s problem.”

“It has nothing to do with me, so hold on. Is this your only excuse?”

Carlix stared at Verdi with cold eyes. Even though it was just a glance, Verdi lowered his head.

“Oh, no. How dare I do that in front of the Grand Duke. But… Why are you with Erika?”

Carlix turned to me instead of answering. It’s now time for the fox to borrow the tiger’s power. (T/n: It’s an expression; she’s referring to herself as the fox and Carlix as the tiger.)

“Verdi, I’d like to formally introduce you to Duke Reinhardt who will protect me in the future.”

Verdi opened his eyes in disbelief.

“Well, are you sure? The Grand Duke as Erika’s guardian?”

Carlix took a look at me and raised his chin a little.

“Are you saying she’s lying?”

I’m glad that the male lead is sensible.

When Carlix asked coldly, Verdi hurriedly bowed his head.

“Oh, no. It’s all because I was embarrassed. It would be an honor for my family if you would be her guardian.”

I lifted the hem of my dress and approached Verdi with an elegant smile.

“Then it’s settled. Even if I don’t get married, he will take very good care of me, who is weak. And…”

I pretended to dust Verdi’s uniform shoulder. It was a colorful uniform with gold embroidery on expensive fabric.

To waste the family’s property already, my anger rose.

I grabbed his scarf which was full of colorful lace like a leash.

“What are you doing?… Eek!”

Verdi, who was strangled, looked helplessly.

“Get out of my face right now. Don’t ever look for me again. Did you think I would listen to you for another day?”

I raised one corner of my mouth.

“I’ll be back soon.”

Verdi’s face was stained with dirt. I put down the scarf as if I were throwing something dirty away.

Verdi, who had lost his strength, curled up on the floor and breathed heavily.

I’d suffocate him if I could, but now is not the time.

Verdi ran away in the carriage with a frightened look on his face.

He shared the same blood as Erika, but he’s pathetic.

Clicking his tongue while looking at the fast-moving carriage, Carlix looked interested.

“Miss Diel, why didn’t you order Verdi to be killed?”

Grand Duke, are you enjoying this? Why do you keep telling me to give you orders?

“I think that will cause the Duke trouble.”

“If you can find the magic book, then that’s not a big deal to me.”

As Carlix spoke with a relaxed smile, I had a somewhat ominous feeling.

“Could you even try to kill Verdi?”

“There’s nothing you can’t do. Didn’t he succeed in inheriting the legacy of your father? When he dies, there is no lord, so you can claim the Viscount title for a while until a new successor is appointed.”

Can the male lead hurt people? Besides, it would be troubling if I got deeply involved with the male lead.

“I will deal with my family’s affairs on my own. I’m sorry if you were offended by me telling a lie earlier. Also I will retrieve the magic book since I made a deal with the Duke. I will keep my promise.”

I didn’t say thank you. Because it was a deal anyways.

Carlix suddenly stopped in front of me. The blue eyes that looked down at me, as if searching for something, stood out.

“It’s amazing. There were a lot of people who wanted to borrow my power, but this was the first time that someone refused my help. I wonder why you’re so confident.”

At that moment, I was speechless.

Is this a romance cliché?

No, I don’t want to be more involved with a human being who’ll send me to the execution table in the future. I just couldn’t help it earlier.

Please just go to the heroine.

At that time, the capital city police on horseback stopped in front of the Royal Library.

As soon as they got off the horse, they ran to Carlix and saluted politely.

“Unidentified people stormed into the Royal Library and made a scene. Thoroughly investigate and find out who’s behind it.”

“I’ll take your orders!”

“Commander, did you call me?”

Soon after, the military police gathered Verdi’s men, who had lost their minds. I checked them for a moment, and kept an eye on Carlix.

“Are you ordering them to reveal the person behind this, to investigate Verdi?”

“It’s just a natural investigation. It’s illegal for people to break into the Royal Library, where only aristocrats can enter, and a rude rat could be caught during the investigation.”

Recognizing my gaze, Carlix turned away with a cough.

Oh, you’re more loyal than I thought.

A smile came out of my mouth. Carlix looked at me and paused for a moment. He squinted and gave me a suspicious look.

“What’s wrong with you?”

In the novel, even if a female character smiles, the male lead will fall in love, but it doesn’t work for an extra.

At that time, an antique wagon stopped in front of us. The wagon has the same pattern engraved at the entrance to the library.

A young man in a silver robe got out. His long brown hair was tied together and he wore glasses. It was an intelligent and gentle appearance.

That’s a familiar description.

“Oh.”

That guy!

I’ll pay you back, so go away

Mrs. Marian looked at me in disbelief.

“How can an outsider enter the magic library? There’s a magic barrier and the door can’t be seen, so how?”

Carlix glanced back at me and kindly explained.

“I thought she was a thief and caught her.”

No, it was useless to say it was kindness.

At Carlix’s words, Mrs. Marian looked at me with a fearful expression.

“If she’s a thief, you mean she tried to steal a spell book?”

“No! That’s not it!”

I was trying to explain, but Carlix cut me off.

He went closer to Mrs. Marian and lowered his voice.

“I heard she came to see Director William.”

“Oh my God…”

It was easy to see that the story was about me. It was because Mrs. Marian kept glancing at me and my hands with a face full of excitement.

As I went down the stairs with the bookfinder, Mrs. Marian’s gaze was nailed down on the compass.

Seeing the needle move, she was moved to tears.

What? Was the bookfinder that impressive?

“Oh my God! The bookfinder actually works! It’s been a long time since a bookleader has appeared.”

Mrs. Marian muttered in an emotional voice. Then, she came up to me with a girlish expression on her face.

“Excuse me, may I know the Lady’s name?”

“I’m sorry, but I’ll let you know later. I have something urgent to do right now.”

Now, there’s more to it than the name of the family. I smiled as if I were being excused and quickly headed to Verdi’s men.

One of them, who may have been hit hard from the stair attack, sat there like a sick chicken with short quick breaths.

I asked straightforwardly.

“Where is Viscount Verdi now?”

The man coughed with a red face while staring at me.

He ignored my words and tried to spit on the floor as if he didn’t intend to answer.

At that moment, anger soared to the top of my head.

You’re trying to ruin someone else’s life with that kind of attitude?

I grabbed his neck and pushed him against the wall.

“Wait, wait!”

He looked at me with surprised eyes.

“Be quiet, you’re in the library. I’m asking you again. Verdi, is he here?

“Ker, eek, ugh, outside the library…he is…”

The man managed to cough up some words.

I let go of his neck as if I were throwing him away.

When I looked back, I saw Mrs. Marian, who had her mouth covered, and an employee who dodged my eyes.

I’m usually not violent. It’s just that my fate got twisted because of this possessed spirit.

So who wouldn’t be angry in this situation?

Carlix watched me with an interesting gaze.

“Lady Erika, what order are you going to give me now?”

He then asked with sarcasm, raising the corners of his mouth.

“Just stay still like a wall. That’ll do.”

“What are you going to do?”

“You’ll know when you see it.”

~*~

The back of my head stung too much.

It makes sense, of course. Behind me was the great Grand Duke.

As soon as I left the Royal Library, all eyes were on me.

In particular, the beautiful young children were busy looking at Carlix with envious eyes while screaming silently.

I was a little scared because people were also looking at me, but it was a useless worry.

They seemed to see me as a maid or a passerby even when I walked alongside him.

It’s a good thing I possessed a supporting actor at times like this.

After walking for some time, I saw a carriage waiting in the distance with Verdi standing in front with a crumpled face.

Verdi, who was nervously looking around, found me and glared at me.

“Erika, how dare you run away!”

But soon, he closed his mouth. He obviously saw the Grand Duke with me. As expected, he was a cunning and quick-witted guy.

“What brings you here…?”

Verdi approached me with a salesperson-like smile, and gently pulled his ‘beloved sister’ to his side as if he were escorting me.

“Get in the wagon.”

He smiled softly with his eyes, but whispered low while grinding his teeth.

Before I could say anything, Verdi took a step forward and said hello to Carlix. It was a polite greeting.

“It is an honor to meet the great Grand Duke Carlix Reinhardt. My name is Verdi Diel.”

Carlix didn’t even look at Verdi, but kept an eye on me asking ‘what are we gonna do now?’.

It was one look.

I approached Verdi and said calmly.

“Stop it. I’m not going anywhere.”

Verdi, who turned his head to me, frantically distorted his face.

He gripped my wrist strongly and whispered threateningly in a dreary voice.

“Don’t test my patience, Erika. If you don’t want to suffer more, just get in the wagon.”

I shook off Verdi’s hand with all my might and then slapped him hard in the face.

Verdi’s face turned red. The hand that tried to grab me stopped in mid-air.

Soon, he began to tremble.

“Oh my God…”

He couldn’t control his anger and threw his hand to my face.

“Oh, no way am I going easy on you!”

I shot a look at Verdi without batting an eye.

Then, Carlix grabbed Verdi’s arm.

“How dare you slap your hand in front of me.”

“Hey, this is our family’s problem.”

“It has nothing to do with me, so hold on. Is this your only excuse?”

Carlix stared at Verdi with cold eyes. Even though it was just a glance, Verdi lowered his head.

“Oh, no. How dare I do that in front of the Grand Duke. But… Why are you with Erika?”

Carlix turned to me instead of answering. It’s now time for the fox to borrow the tiger’s power. (T/n: It’s an expression; she’s referring to herself as the fox and Carlix as the tiger.)

“Verdi, I’d like to formally introduce you to Duke Reinhardt who will protect me in the future.”

Verdi opened his eyes in disbelief.

“Well, are you sure? The Grand Duke as Erika’s guardian?”

Carlix took a look at me and raised his chin a little.

“Are you saying she’s lying?”

I’m glad that the male lead is sensible.

When Carlix asked coldly, Verdi hurriedly bowed his head.

“Oh, no. It’s all because I was embarrassed. It would be an honor for my family if you would be her guardian.”

I lifted the hem of my dress and approached Verdi with an elegant smile.

“Then it’s settled. Even if I don’t get married, he will take very good care of me, who is weak. And…”

I pretended to dust Verdi’s uniform shoulder. It was a colorful uniform with gold embroidery on expensive fabric.

To waste the family’s property already, my anger rose.

I grabbed his scarf which was full of colorful lace like a leash.

“What are you doing?… Eek!”

Verdi, who was strangled, looked helplessly.

“Get out of my face right now. Don’t ever look for me again. Did you think I would listen to you for another day?”

I raised one corner of my mouth.

“I’ll be back soon.”

Verdi’s face was stained with dirt. I put down the scarf as if I were throwing something dirty away.

Verdi, who had lost his strength, curled up on the floor and breathed heavily.

I’d suffocate him if I could, but now is not the time.

Verdi ran away in the carriage with a frightened look on his face.

He shared the same blood as Erika, but he’s pathetic.

Clicking his tongue while looking at the fast-moving carriage, Carlix looked interested.

“Miss Diel, why didn’t you order Verdi to be killed?”

Grand Duke, are you enjoying this? Why do you keep telling me to give you orders?

“I think that will cause the Duke trouble.”

“If you can find the magic book, then that’s not a big deal to me.”

As Carlix spoke with a relaxed smile, I had a somewhat ominous feeling.

“Could you even try to kill Verdi?”

“There’s nothing you can’t do. Didn’t he succeed in inheriting the legacy of your father? When he dies, there is no lord, so you can claim the Viscount title for a while until a new successor is appointed.”

Can the male lead hurt people? Besides, it would be troubling if I got deeply involved with the male lead.

“I will deal with my family’s affairs on my own. I’m sorry if you were offended by me telling a lie earlier. Also I will retrieve the magic book since I made a deal with the Duke. I will keep my promise.”

I didn’t say thank you. Because it was a deal anyways.

Carlix suddenly stopped in front of me. The blue eyes that looked down at me, as if searching for something, stood out.

“It’s amazing. There were a lot of people who wanted to borrow my power, but this was the first time that someone refused my help. I wonder why you’re so confident.”

At that moment, I was speechless.

Is this a romance cliché?

No, I don’t want to be more involved with a human being who’ll send me to the execution table in the future. I just couldn’t help it earlier.

Please just go to the heroine.

At that time, the capital city police on horseback stopped in front of the Royal Library.

As soon as they got off the horse, they ran to Carlix and saluted politely.

“Unidentified people stormed into the Royal Library and made a scene. Thoroughly investigate and find out who’s behind it.”

“I’ll take your orders!”

“Commander, did you call me?”

Soon after, the military police gathered Verdi’s men, who had lost their minds. I checked them for a moment, and kept an eye on Carlix.

“Are you ordering them to reveal the person behind this, to investigate Verdi?”

“It’s just a natural investigation. It’s illegal for people to break into the Royal Library, where only aristocrats can enter, and a rude rat could be caught during the investigation.”

Recognizing my gaze, Carlix turned away with a cough.

Oh, you’re more loyal than I thought.

A smile came out of my mouth. Carlix looked at me and paused for a moment. He squinted and gave me a suspicious look.

“What’s wrong with you?”

In the novel, even if a female character smiles, the male lead will fall in love, but it doesn’t work for an extra.

At that time, an antique wagon stopped in front of us. The wagon has the same pattern engraved at the entrance to the library.

A young man in a silver robe got out. His long brown hair was tied together and he wore glasses. It was an intelligent and gentle appearance.

That’s a familiar description.

“Oh.”

That guy!

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