Chapter 9: CH 7

In reply to the comment, yep, I binged the first arc too. The neighboring prince appeared very wise, we will see if he will turn out to be an antagonist later…….hehehehehe.

-Mr.Graverobber

PS. He will show up in a few chapters

The forbidden section of the library was like a treasure trove for Olivia.

There are mountains of precious books that can not be found at general bookstores inside. The old books that are too fragile to be handled normally were put in a showcase and there are rows after rows of such showcases in the center of the room. The books on the shelves along the wall also have a unique scent of old books.

‘Fuwahhhhh’

Olivia felt like she could break into a dance.

This place is usually locked away and the only key is being managed by the King himself. The full manuscript of the [Record of Majesty] was probably stored here as well.

Cyrus must have taken it out from here before lending it to her.

After they entered the forbidden section, Cyrus locked the door from the inside with a smile as this place can not be allowed to be accessed freely.

“I have permission to use this place until the evening so you can read as much as you like here. The reading space is behind that door in the back. It’s not very large but you should be able to see the rose garden in the courtyard from the window so it has quite a view.”

Cyrus explained so but it seemed that Olivia’s attention was barely on him. She rushed to the bookshelf with fleeting steps and began examining the books on the shelf to see what she can read in the limited time she has here.

As to not disturb her, Cyrus heads to the bookshelf on the other side of the room and pulls out a couple of books from it.

While he was in the middle of that, he smiled as he glanced at Olivia who is pulling out one book after another from the shelf. With already seven books in her arms, it seems that she is troubled because she can’t carry anymore.

“Here, I will help you carry them. They must be heavy right?”

When he took the books from Olivia’s hand, Olivia thanked him with a big smile before pulling out three more books from the shelf.

On the other hand, Cyrus carried the books he received from her and headed to the reading room in the back.

Inside the small room in the back of the forbidden section, a dark brown rectangular desk was placed by the window with 4 chairs placed around it.

The rose garden is visible from the lattice window, showcasing its colorful roses in full bloom.

The roses were so beautiful that anyone would sigh in admiration at the sight but Olivia, who had already set her eyes on the books in front of her, immediately sat down and started reading them.

On her opposite seat, Cyrus sat down while pretending to read his book and peek at Olivia’s face.

Looking at her, Olivia is like a young child that was given a rare toy.

Perhaps because the books she took out were pretty old, Olivia is turning the pages a little more carefully than usual.

In that room where the only sound audible was the flipping of the book pages, time had slowed down for Cyrus and he felt almost intoxicated by the atmosphere.

He is now alone with the girl he likes in a small isolated room. He clearly felt that his heart was beating faster than usual but unfortunately, his presence is almost completely absent in Olivia’s mind.

Feeling a little discontent by that, Cyrus decided to open his mouth.

“You don’t have to be in such a hurry. I can bring you back here again you know.”

Hearing that, Olivia immediately looked up and she smile at him like a rose in full bloom.

“Is that true!?”

Cyrus was dissatisfied a little as it seems that she is giving more importance to the book rather than him but if he can see that smile then he felt like this is good enough for him for the time being.

“Of course.”

While vowing that one day he will tilt that scale to his favor, Cyrus happily nodded to Olivia.

“……she smiled.”

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Alan stood still with his eyes wide open.

After being told about the state of Tiana’s education, Alan continued his stroll while trying to make sense of it all. Then, when he was strolling near the library, he spotted Olivia from its window.

When Wattle suddenly told him that Olivia is a genius, Alan was left to wonder why he has that impression of her.

Olivia has always been the type that doesn’t show much on her face. She was not expressionless by any means but he has never seen her expressing herself much before either. Certainly, he has seen a faint smile on her before but Alan has never known her to be someone who would show a big smile to others.

However, right now, in front of him, Olivia is smiling like a flower.

Seeing his master looking so confused, Alan’s aide, Bucks tilted his head.

“Is there something wrong with Olivia-sama, Your Highness?”

“Something wrong? Don’t you see? She’s smiling! Look! There!”

“I can see her just fine, Your Highness…….I simply do not understand why it is so strange for Olivia-sama to smile.”

“Why? It’s the fact that she’s smiling, that’s why!”

Still, it appears that Bucks does not share Alan’s surprise as he continues to confusedly cocking his head.

‘She’s smiling! That Olivia is smiling! ……..this is the first time I see her like this……..’

If it was a fake smile then he’s sure that he has seen it many times before. Since she was his fiancee, she always accompanied Alan to welcome parties for foreign dignitaries. Olivia has a good outward appearance so she was well-liked by them. He remembered seeing her fake smile a lot during those parties. However, this is the first time he saw a sincere smile from her like this.

“……that woman, she can smile after all……”

“Your Highness, is that not a little too rude…….?”

“Shut up! You’d never understand my feelings!”

Olivia has never acted irreverently toward Alan. Rather, he thought that she was quite obedient as his fiancee. However, he still can not remember any moment that she would smile at him so naturally like that.

For some reason, deep inside, Alan felt irritated.

“Isn’t that room in the forbidden section?”

“It would appear so.”

Bucks nods.

“It appears so? That place shouldn’t be accessible without the key right!”

“Perhaps His Highness Cyrus asked for permission for her?”

“Why would he go out of his way to–…..”

Alan stopped mid-sentence. In the past, he remembers that Olivia once asked him for permission to enter the library’s forbidden section. At the time, Alan simply laughed it off and ignored her saying ‘What would you do in a place that only has books that you can’t even understand?’.

“…..she’s reading the books there?”

It is not clear from where he is standing but it looks like Olivia has a book in her hands. No, he doesn’t even need to think more about it. If she can’t understand the content of the books inside the forbidden section, why would she request access to it in the first place? It was because she wanted to read them that she asked for his permission.

Once again, Wattle’s words came to his mind.

“Olivia is–…….”

Alan almost put it to his mouth but before he finished saying it, he turned back and walked away at a fast pace.

“Your Highness?”

He felt Bucks’s presence chasing behind him but Alan did not look back.

Correction———He couldn’t.

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