Chapter 80: Roderick really wants to trigger the game event (1)
"Ah, ahahaha, what on earth are you talking about, teacher? I've always tried my best."
(Well, in terms of acting.)
Alfred touched the back of his head and responded somewhat awkwardly.
"Oh, forget it. I don't think you're the kind of kid who would do unnecessary things in a real battle, so warning you like this is useless."
Webster smiled bitterly and clapped his hands to attract the attention of other students.
"The competition is over, let's continue with the class."
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After having a simple dinner in the student cafeteria.
Roderick came to the Illya Arya Library with his head free of bandages.
(Really... it's all that damn bastard Brady's fault. We were clearly in a training ground protected by a barrier, so why did I get hurt so badly? Isn't this a bit too weird?)
He covered the brace on his neck and complained angrily.
There is a special magic barrier in the training ground. According to common sense, even if you fall directly from a height of three to five meters, you should not be injured in theory.
But Roderick and Brady were unlucky enough to sprain their necks and suffer some head injuries.
Although the wound on the head has been healed by Tiffany's magic, it has now fully recovered.
But a sprained neck injury seemed a bit troublesome, so she suggested that they both wear a neck brace and take it off after observing for two days if there were no other problems.
(This is so embarrassing. This is simply showing off to others that I encountered a huge embarrassment at the training ground this afternoon...)
In some strange ways, Roderick had an unusually high self-esteem.
Just by wearing this thing around his neck, he felt like an ornamental animal in a zoo, being made fun of by his classmates.
This made him feel extremely ashamed.
Muttering various complaints in his mind, Roderick walked through the rows of study seats and came to the reception desk where the librarian was.
"Hello, senior. This is my first time at the Illya Alia Library, so I don't quite understand the labels for classifying books here. Could you give me some help?"
Roderick recalled the lines said by the male protagonist in the game, and stammered to Louise who was writing something at the desk.
By the way, the protagonist of the game, Blady, didn't stutter when he said this.
It’s not like Roderick couldn’t remember his lines.
He was simply nervous about talking to a pretty and cute senior, so he stuttered when repeating his lines.
I don’t know if it’s because of this, but Louise’s reaction was much colder than Roderick expected.
"Is that so? Junior, can you tell me what books you are looking for, or what information you are looking for? I can tell you the specific location of the books directly."
Louise raised her head and rubbed her eyes a little before responding.
Her tone sounded gentle, but it also gave people an indescribable sense of indifference and alienation.
This made Roderick feel a little uncomfortable.
"Um, I heard there is a guidebook here. Can you lend it to me first?"
He continued to ask.
"Is that so? Well, remember to return it."
Louise gave Roderick a social smile and said.
After handing the instruction manual to Roderick, she immediately started to busy herself with her own work and no longer paid attention to Roderick.
"Eh?!"
(That's all? What about the following conversation? Shouldn't you be curious about my initiative to borrow the guidebook, tease me a little, and say something more to me?)
Roderick stood at the front desk of the service desk in a daze, holding the instruction manual in his hand.
Louise didn't hear his stupid shout, she just focused on writing what she was holding.
(What is going on here…)
Roderick came to his senses and waited for a moment.
Seeing that Louise still had no intention of taking care of herself, he began to feel a little overwhelmed.
Because the direction was completely different from that in the game, he didn't dare to talk to Louise easily, and he didn't know how to trigger the event and let Louise ask him questions about the instruction manual.
Roderick hesitated for a while and decided to sit down closer to the service desk with the guide book.
For the next hour or so, Roderick kept observing Louise's condition.
If anyone asked for help, she would kindly and quickly provide the necessary guidance.
Then Louise acted as if the other party was no longer interested and buried her head in her own work.
Not only towards Roderick, Louise also has a strange sense of distance towards other students.
Whether male or female, she seemed unwilling to engage in conversation beyond what was necessary for work.
This calmed Roderick's originally unhappy mood a little.
"W-what? She's just a cold beauty who keeps her distance from strangers, right? It's a little different from the game, but Louise is quite interesting this way..."
While Roderick was pretending to read the instruction manual, he was actually secretly observing Louise's every move like a perverted stalker.
A blond boy with an annoying smile greeted Louise.
Unlike her cold attitude towards others, Louise immediately put down the work in her hands and talked to the blond boy in a very warm and intimate manner, revealing a sweet smile from the bottom of her heart from time to time.
If you observe carefully enough like Roderick, you will find that Louise's cheeks are slightly flushed because of embarrassment.
(Why, why?! Why would this damn guy appear here!)
Roderick couldn't help but tighten his grip on the instruction manual, roaring in his heart.
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After dinner in the student cafeteria, Alfred accompanied Emilia to the shopping street.
It seemed that because he remained invisible throughout the day, although he was following Alfred, he had no chance to chat with him.
Emilia felt a little dissatisfied and had a tantrum.
In order to appease the upset Emilia, Alfred accompanied her on a shopping date in the college's shopping district as Emilia requested, and bought her a lot of snacks by the way.
After sending Emilia, who was in a good mood after getting some snacks, back to the dormitory, Alfred came to the library.
He was looking for Louise.
On the one hand, it was because of Michelle's commission.
On the other hand, Alfred himself also wanted to do this.
He came to the front desk with the book he had borrowed yesterday and had finished reading to go through the procedures for returning the book.
"Ah, I didn't expect you to be here, Al. Have you finished reading these books?"
Louise stopped what she was writing and asked Alfred in surprise.