Chapter 84: Roderick really wants to trigger the game event (5)
"Isn't this too shameless?! Didn't you say you only knew how to ask questions? Why did you suddenly ask me to run errands and put these books away?!"
The boy became inexplicably angry and slammed the front desk and yelled.
(I didn't say that from the beginning, did I?)
"Didn't you ask me to ask questions, junior? If you're not willing to help, just tell me where these books should be placed in which bookcase, and I can put them there myself later."
Louise said in great distress.
But she still tried to be as friendly as possible to avoid further provoking the other party.
"This... is not the case at all? It must be that guy, damn it, it must be that guy... You must not want to pay attention to me, so you deliberately ask such tricky questions, right?!
How can a normal person read and understand such a complicated instruction manual in just one hour?! Please make the instruction manual simpler for me. Are you deliberately making things difficult for me?! "
Like a customer complaining about a monster, the boy kept banging on the table and shouting.
It was getting late now and it was completely dark outside.
But there are still many students studying in the library, and many people's attention is attracted by the boys.
(Oh, this is really troublesome...)
Even Louise has completely lost her patience now.
But based on past experience, she judged that the boy in front of her would most likely continue to act up until he went into seclusion in the library.
As for tomorrow, he might not stop either...
Louise was thinking about how to deal with the situation in front of her to prevent this troublesome boy from causing a bigger commotion and causing trouble to other students.
Alfred pushed the now empty cart back to the service desk.
"You are Roderick E. Zimmerman, right? What can I do for you?"
He didn't know when he appeared behind the boy, put his arm around his shoulder and asked.
Alfred smiled as he finished speaking, narrowing his eyes slightly.
The oppressive feeling he exuded frightened even Louise, who was the runner-up in the fourth grade, and her body couldn't help but tremble slightly.
(A-Al-junior is a little scary, but he’s also very handsome…)
Before she knew it, Louise felt her cheeks getting slightly hot.
(It’s like he’ll appear in a story, saving me… ah, what am I thinking, how can I look at Al-chan like that, he already has Rose-chan?!)
While Louise was struggling with her conscience, the library fell into a long-lost silence.
The air around them seemed to be frozen. Even the students who were far away from the three people were observing the situation silently.
As for the boy named Roderick, he was so scared by Alfred that he couldn't move.
Perhaps his mind has gone blank at this moment?
"Hmm? Didn't Zimmerman ask for help? Why are you suddenly silent? I can help you. Or... are you deliberately causing trouble for Louise? This kind of thing is not allowed, right?"
In the second half of the sentence, Alfred deliberately lowered the volume of the threat.
Only Roderick and Louise beside him could hear his voice.
"Ah! I, I...just wait for me, I...I will definitely teach you a lesson, you bastard!"
Roderick was a little slow to react and screamed, then immediately fled the library in panic.
"So, what exactly happened just now?"
Alfred returned to his usual frivolous attitude, as if he could handle anything with ease, and looked at Louise and asked.
"Eh? Pfft, you scared that junior named Zimmerman away without knowing what was going on. Isn't that a bad idea?"
Louise couldn't help laughing.
"I know he's here to cause trouble. Isn't that reason enough? So what happened? Could it be that he's causing trouble for you, Senior Sister, because of me?"
Alfred's face darkened slightly and he said apologetically.
"Brother Al, do you have any grudge against him?"
"Hmm~hmm, not really."
Alfred shook his head slightly, also looking very troubled.
"But for some reason, that guy seemed to be very hostile to me. However, the name of the Elect family is not very popular with some nobles, so I didn't pay much attention to it at first. I am really sorry for causing trouble to you this time."
"Junior brother, aren't you a little too narcissistic?"
Louise laughed mischievously.
"I think that boy seemed to come to me specifically. After all, he said a lot of strange things at the time, and they all seemed to be directed at me.
"Weird words?"
Seeing that Alfred was very interested, Louise tried to recall it.
"That junior said he had finished reading the manual, and he wanted me to ask him questions like I asked you yesterday. Isn't that weird?"
"Indeed..."
Alfred's attitude in response was not positive, as if he was thinking about something.
This made Louise very concerned.
"I didn't understand what he meant at first. He was still mumbling something like 'Could the incident have been triggered by that bastard?' Um...could he be referring to you, Junior Al?"
"I'm confused, but maybe he really hates me."
Alfred smiled wryly.
(Could Junior Al understand what that boy said? Is there really no grudge between them?)
Louise couldn't help but wonder.
But this question was very sensitive, she didn't know how to start, and she didn't want to force Alfred to answer.
"Senior, after the library closed, did you go back to the dormitory alone?"
Alfred inquired.
"Ah... Phew, this place is so close to the dormitory, you don't have to worry about me, junior~ And this is not the first time I have encountered this situation, so it's no problem at all."
Louise was stunned for a moment, then realized that Alfred wanted to take her back to the dormitory, and said happily.
"Or, junior, do you really care about me and are afraid that I will be touched by bad boys, so you want to send me back to the dormitory?"
"If possible, do you think you dislike me as your protector? If you do, I won't cause you any trouble. But I might end up hiding in the dormitory and crying."
"Junior, you are a boy, right? You actually said you wanted to cry. I feel ashamed for you."