Chapter 55: Exchanging Notebooks (1)
Assuming that what Alfred said before was true, then the premise that Edward gained a lot of knowledge from the game is not valid at all.
For example, the protagonist Brandy's last name, Ulysses, is taken from Ulysses G. Lindbergh mentioned by Alfred.
It is said that this is some heroic bloodline.
But Edward didn't think that a man who poisoned his niece for the throne could be called a hero.
Although I have been mentally prepared, this world and the game world I know may really be two completely different worlds that are just similar.
But Edward was still greatly shocked and felt a little dazed.
Just as she turned around and was about to stagger out of the library.
In front of her, a cute girl with black hair appeared, staring at her with eyes like amethyst.
Elaje appeared behind him at some point, which surprised Edward.
"Wow~!"
"ah!"
The two were startled by each other's reactions, and when they backed away, they accidentally bumped into the bookcase behind them and fell down.
The books originally placed on the bookshelf also fell down due to the collision caused by the two people.
The book, which looked very heavy, fell squarely on the heads of the two men.
"What are you doing all of a sudden?!"
Adelaide complained loudly, holding his head.
"S-Sorry, I kept calling Bartlett and wanted to say hello to you, but you ignored me, so... "
Ailajie also held her little head and answered with tears in her eyes.
Seeing her pitiful appearance, Edward felt embarrassed to blame her any more.
“I-I see…By the way, why are you in the library, Lespinas-san?”
Adelaide asked as he stood up from the ground and held out his hand to Ella.
When Ellajie heard this question, her body trembled slightly.
Then her eyes fell on Alfred.
Alfred had just finished talking to Louise and walked towards the bookcase behind the service desk as if he was looking for a book.
(Ah~ So that’s what’s going on…)
With mixed feelings, Edward pulled Ellaje up from the ground.
According to the plot in the game, Ella became an extremely gloomy girl because of family reasons.
Because he and Alfred have similar personalities, they are attracted to each other and become good friends.
In the final plot of the game, Elaje becomes a little fangirl obsessed with Alfred, and in the end she is even willing to die for him.
(But... there's no point in thinking about the game plot now...)
When recalling the plot in the game, Edward suddenly thought of this.
She felt a little complicated.
If reality had not developed as the game plot did, Adelaide wouldn't have been stuck with Brady.
A boy who wants to make money by gambling and is addicted to it is definitely not a reliable dating partner.
But if the game doesn't develop according to the plot, Adelaide will feel confused and uneasy about his future.
A sweet voice like a silver bell brought her back from her thoughts.
"Uh, Mr. Bartlett, why are you here?"
After getting up from the ground, Ella patted her skirt gently and asked.
“This is it…”
Edward didn't know how to answer, so he turned his head to the side to avoid Ella's sight.
"S-Sorry, I shouldn't ask such an impolite question!"
Ailajieer did not ask any further questions, but instead bowed her head in panic and apologized.
"Ah... that's not what you think. And Lespinas, please raise your head quickly. It's going to be very difficult for me!"
"Okay, okay..."
Because they didn't know what to talk about, the two looked at each other for a few seconds and then fell into awkward silence.
"Well, why don't we put these books back together? After all, we dropped them, and it doesn't look good to keep them here."
Adelaide stammered in his suggestion.
Because the atmosphere between the two of them was so weird, she felt a little overwhelmed and decided to speak first.
“That’s true.”
Ella gave Adelaide a shy smile.
The two of them gently gathered their skirts, squatted down, and began to pick up the books that had fallen on the ground.
"Eh? I didn't expect to meet you two in the library. What a surprise."
Liliana was holding a notebook and talking to the two of them.
She couldn't hide the smile on her face, as if something good had just happened to her and she was in a particularly good mood.
"Ah, is this Christiana? Good afternoon."
Adelaide looked up and greeted her.
The notebook that had been held in her arms slipped off because of her movement, but Edward did not notice it at this time.
"Are you packing up these books? Or I can help."
As Liliana spoke, she also lifted up her skirt and squatted down to help the two pick up the books that had fallen on the ground and put them back to their original places.
After completing this task, Alfred, who was in the distance, happened to be holding a pile of books, and seemed to be planning to go to the front desk to go through the borrowing procedures.
"Well, thank you for your help. I just happened to remember something urgent to deal with, so I'll leave first."
Adelaide had a feeling that Alfred would pass by here soon.
If he saw me, the fact that I had been eavesdropping on his conversation with Louise might be exposed.
After all, the other party is a monster who can give Louise a satisfactory answer based on just a few words.
After thanking Liliana and saying goodbye, Adelaide planned to escape from the library before being discovered by Alfred.
When she was about to leave, she noticed that her notebook had fallen to the ground.
Edward hurriedly picked up the notebook and rushed out of the library.
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Liliana is in a very good mood today.
Not only did she reconcile with Rose last night (in fact, there was no conflict between the two, but because of Alfred, Liliana always kept her distance from Rose).
Tonight, Rose even invited her to her room and prepared dessert together.
The dessert they planned to prepare was chocolate for Valentine's Day.
Neither Rose nor Liliana had ever made chocolate themselves before.
In order to avoid being in a rush when Valentine's Day is approaching, the two decided to give it a try while they had some time in the next few days.
It just so happened that after Rose finished class this afternoon, she still had some student union work to deal with.
So Liliana, who was very free, took the initiative to go to the library to look up recipes for making chocolate, and bought all the ingredients needed to make chocolate.