122 – Scene 122# Report Card
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Meikahel University Library, The Wall of Truth.
Under the endless bookshelf, a breathtakingly beautiful woman was reading a book.
“Um… … .”
Her white hands twisted the ends of her shiny silver hair.
Even the face that sometimes frowns, Princess Isaac Hell, Bella, who was charming, closed the book she was reading.
“It’s not even in this book.”
Having said that, Bella stretched.
She looked through the books in the library for hours, but didn’t find the book she was looking for.
‘I didn’t expect it to be easy… .’
The Great Wall of Truth, the magic library that boasts the largest collection of books in the country.
In this place where there is no missing book, Bella looked at books about curses as soon as she got them for several days, but there was no result.
What she is looking for is not an ordinary curse, but a curse that is powerful enough to be passed down from generation to generation.
It was a curse that came down on the Rubelberta family.
‘but. If it was a common curse, the Count wouldn’t have given up so much.’
Bella buried her face in the book.
As far as she knew, Tristan was a capable man.
The young head of the Ruelberta family, who has great influence in the empire based on their enormous wealth.
In other words, the bad reputation of being the worst villain feared by everyone was also a testament to the great influence he had.
It was a curse that even Tristan could not solve.
There was no way Bella could find the book and solve it in just a few days.
“Ugh… .”
Even so, the energy was drained.
I read quite a few books, but I didn’t feel like I was getting any closer to the identity of the curse.
no. It’s hard when you’re already out of energy.
‘Calm down. It’s just the beginning.’
Bella raised her head and patted her cheek.
It was daunting to have to go through the books again, but luckily she wasn’t alone.
“Blanche. Was there any useful information in the book over there?”
But there was no answer from her loyal escort knight sitting next to her.
“Blanche… ?”
When Bella turned her head, Blanche stood still. While holding on to a thin magic book.
Bella tapped her on the shoulder, and then Blanche looked at her.
“it’s okay?”
“miss… . sorry.”
“Yes? What is it all of a sudden?”
“As you asked, I was looking through a book about curses… .”
Blanche gritted her teeth as if indignant.
“From the first book, it’s not an easy bet. I wonder if it would be like this when dealing with the archmage… .”
“big… Are you a wizard?”
“Yes… . This is absolutely not the realm of ordinary wizards.”
When Bella sneakily checked the name of the book Blanche was reading, it was ‘Basics of Curse’.
“Keugh… . If it was a real battle, this kind of humiliation for a book that couldn’t even be a fist… .”
“… … .”
Just because someone uses powerful magic doesn’t mean he’s well versed in theory.
For Blanche, who specializes in martial arts through magic enhancement, magic is no different from breathing. However, it must be that he did not understand the principle of breathing.
Bella put the book down and stood up.
“Blanche. It seems like we can’t see the end if we both search for it. I ask for help.”
“Yes?”
Bella looked around.
Near the tightly packed bookshelf, she noticed a wriggling object.
Bella approached the bookshelf and spoke to the object.
“there… .”
“This, second-class librarian Myohyu!? Didn’t you cheat?!”
A hairball jumped up.
It was a kitten wearing an apron.
The cat, who jumped up and looked around, seemed relieved to find Bella.
“Whew, whew… . I knew they were seniors. Is there something wrong with the customer?”
“Wow, wow… . It’s cute… .”
“What did you say?”
“hot?! Not that!”
Bella, who had been looking at the young Myohyu as if she were cute, suddenly came to her senses.
“I’m looking for a book about curses… .”
“Now all the books in the guest’s field of vision are books about curses.”
“There’s a curse I’m looking for, but no matter how much I look for it, I can’t find it.”
“What curse are you looking for? If you tell me, I will help you.”
“Ah, that… .”
Bella was speechless at Myohyu’s question.
If possible, I hoped that no one would find out that I was investigating this curse.
It was also the reason why he brought only the heavy-mouthed Blanche.
However, this would just take too much time.
After hesitating, Bella finally opened her mouth with a feeling of grabbing at least a straw.
“eminence… Curse.”
“There are many types of high ranking curses. It would be nice if you could tell me specifically what it is.”
“… … It is a curse so powerful that it can be passed down.”
Blanche flinched at Bella’s words, but she didn’t notice.
“It’s a big deal… .”
The tail of the Myohuu, lost in thought, moved here and there before stopping abruptly.
“No matter how much I think about it, I’ve never heard of such a curse. Perhaps the Director would know, but the Director is currently absent. I’m sorry I couldn’t help.”
“Nope. Nope. it’s okay.”
It’s a bit daunting, but I’m glad I checked it out.
“Maybe I haven’t heard of it because I don’t have time. I’ll ask seniors who have free time.”
“No!”
“grave… ?”
Myohyu tilted his head at Bella’s sudden cry.
“no. that is… . Could it be something I couldn’t find? No need to ask others… .”
“Is that so?”
“Yes Yes! of course.”
“If it’s a guest, I’ll know.”
At Bella’s insistence, Myohyu put the contact bell back into her apron.
Seeing this, Bella was relieved inwardly.
It was then.
“ah.”
Myohyu muttered as if he remembered something.
“Come to think of it, I heard there are books in the underground library too.”
“Are you in the basement?”
“That’s right. I heard from seniors that there is a special library in the basement of the Great Wall that has old and damaged books and books that need restoration.”
“Hey… .”
There was such a place even in this great wall of truth.
Bella got a little interested.
“Then there might be some rare books there?”
“Probably so. But that’s a no-entry zone.”
“Eh? No entry?”
“That’s right. I heard that it’s a place where you can’t go there without permission. Unless you’re high up, you can’t even approach it.”
“… And the daughter of the duke?”
“Even the young lady of the duke can’t do it. It’s a place that even the chief librarian can’t go to. If you don’t have a special reading pass, you won’t be able to enter even if His Majesty the Emperor comes.”
“Hmm… ? Then who has the special reading pass?”
“Of course there is only one. I am the owner of this library.”
“master?”
Myohyugi lifted the book next to him and raised the wings of the book.
The black lion pattern was clearly stamped there.
A mark indicating who owns all the books in this library.
And it was a pattern Bella knew very well.
*
“My bastards just… !”
That evening, in Wendy’s room, a cat with long whiskers, Myoheil, was struggling.
“I’m going to go to Mondry right now and ask him. I’m going to have to take away the seat of the head of the Cremont family. It was an unsuitable position for him in the first place!”
“Okay, it’s okay.”
“Yonsuk! what’s okay! You’re second place, that’s quite the story!”
The reason Myohail was uncharacteristically resentful was because of his grades.
What was placed on the bed was Wendy’s midterm exam report card.
The midterm exam results were announced this morning.
But, contrary to everyone’s expectations, Wendy took second place.
“Master. Calm down. I-I’m really fine… .”
Wendy’s voice as she answered came from the closet in the corner of the room.
Right after the grades were announced, Wendy couldn’t remember how she got back from school.
Wendy just went into the closet and crouched down without changing her clothes.
Myoheil, who was looking at the scene from the bed lamentably, shook his head.
“Inseok-ah… . Why is a guy who says he’s okay doing that?”
“I-I’m comfortable with this… . sniff… . A place like this suits a kid like me.”
It was her classmate Xia Ryumin who took first place. And it was Wendy who took second place.
Considering her origin and background, second place was a surprising result.
It was because he was proudly ranked second, beating many aristocratic students. I knew that, but Wendy felt like going into a rat hole.
“Sniff… . Master… . Uh, what? Bae, I’m not familiar with seeing the Count… .”
Tristan said he would be looking forward to her.
If I win first place, I will grant any wish.
Wendy studied and studied incredibly hard for that one fact.
But the result was this.
“The Count must have expected it… .”
Tears poured out.
In the closet, Wendy hugged her knees and cried.
“It’s black for me… . You must have expected a lot… .”
Tears kept coming out of my sad heart.
“I’m so sorry that I can’t stand it…” … .”
“My disciple… .”
Myohail couldn’t see him, but he couldn’t bear to talk to Wendy.
Because I knew how hard she worked for this test.
Wendy, who had been crying quietly, said in a hoarse voice.
“I’m sorry… . Master. I want to be alone today… .”
“… … Got it. Take a good rest today. I will come to wake you up tomorrow morning.”
“Yeah… .”
Concerned, Myoheil took one look at the closet and jumped up the window.
And in an instant, it disappeared into the darkness outside.
Silence continued in the room.
Her little shoulders trembled as if weighed down by grief.
“Huh… . Black.”
Wendy cried and cried in the closet. To the point where I wish I could cry and die like this.
how much did you cry
It sounded like something was ringing in her ears.
“Sniff… ?”
smart.
It was a knock.
Wendy poked her head out of the closet.
As I was about to ask who it was, I heard a low voice.
“Wendy.”
“… !”
The owner of the voice was her owner, Tristan.
It was the timing that made me wonder if it could be this bad even if I was unlucky.
Wendy eventually chose silence.
She couldn’t possibly see him right now.
In the closet, Wendy prayed.
‘Please just go home today. Count… .”
yes. Cry only today, and tomorrow you must bow your head and apologize to him.
Even if Tristan fires her from the exclusive maid position… . Wendy was prepared to accept any punishment.
But not now.
Right now, at this moment, I didn’t know what kind of face I should treat the Count.
Because it was so difficult for her… .
Silence ensued when Wendy didn’t answer.
There was no response from outside the door, so I wondered if Tristan had stepped back… .
“I will go in.”
Her earnest wishes were put to shame as the door was opened.