Chapter 425

"It's okay!" Olivia said this with a smile, then waved to Orson and showed two slips of paper in her hand.

"I asked for leave from Teacher Triss early this morning. Anyway, you will be fine for this morning's class, right?"

"You can actually get a leave from her?" Orson was also surprised when he heard Olivia say this.

Although Triss usually looks very approachable, she is not ambiguous about the issue of asking for leave. Even a top student like Orson who has already completed all the subjects to be studied needs to go through layers of review before asking for leave from Triss. Only after confirmation can he get the leave slip.

Of course, although Triss's process of giving leave is very strict, as long as you let her know that you really need to take leave, whether it is half a month, a month, or even a semester, she will approve the leave, as long as you come back for the exam.

"Hehe, after all, I am very good, there is nothing I can't do~" Olivia said.

In fact, Olivia had implicitly expressed to Triss today that she wanted to spend a day alone with Orson to improve their relationship.

Triss naturally knew the gossip between the two, so she agreed with a smirk. After all, both students were top students in the class, and asking for a day off would not affect their grades. She was even happy to see the children in her class digest it internally.

Then Triss asked Olivia if she needed emotional counseling from the teacher.

Of course, it was impossible to count on Triss, an old single dog who had never been in love for so long, and Olivia also declined the proposal.

"Okay, then tell me, where are we going today?"

"Let me think..." Olivia thought for a while, and then said: "How about the Imperial Library? It should be the place where I first met you. Although I don't know what it means to you, Orson, it is still quite memorable for me."

"Okay, let's go there." Orson thought for a while and nodded.

After reading all the books in the Imperial Library a few years ago, I haven't visited it again. I don't know if the library's collection has increased over the years.

Then, the two of them went through the school procedures and came to Saint Laurent City, which is also the largest library in the entire empire.

At the entrance of the library, a silver-haired girl wearing glasses was sitting at the front desk reading a book. When she saw the dark in front of her eyes, she also knew that someone was coming, so she raised her head and smiled politely.

"Hello, both of you, please show your access cards."

Then, after seeing the face of the visitor clearly, she was stunned for a moment.

"Um... are you Orson?"

"Uh, hello." Orson greeted the other party. "Miss Dorothy, I haven't seen you for so many years, you still look the same as before."

"Orson, you look much more mature." The girl named Dorothy covered her mouth and looked at Orson with a nostalgic smile. "Thinking back, when I first met you, Orson, you were probably only as tall as my waist. Now I can only look up at you."

Orson and Dorothy first met in the Imperial Library, which was at least ten years ago.

Dorothy ten years ago was still the same as now. In the past ten years, the years have not left any traces on Dorothy's face.

"Little friend, why are you reading here alone? Where are your parents?" Ten years ago, when Orson first came to the Imperial Library to read, Dorothy was already the librarian.

Of course, such a large library naturally cannot have only one administrator. She only needs to be on duty at the front desk one day a week, and the rest of the time is free to allocate, but she also allocates most of her time to reading.

When Orson heard Dorothy's words, he did not respond to her, but continued to read silently alone.

Dorothy sat next to Orson and looked at the list of books Orson read.

Different from the fairy tales and legends that children of his age like to read, the book Orson was reading happened to be a novel that Dorothy liked very much.

This novel is full of the darkness of human nature. A series of behaviors such as splitting and betrayal that revolve around the struggle for power deeply expose the darkest side of human nature.

However, is it really good for a child of this age to read such a book?

Dorothy looked at Orson in front of her and asked softly again: "Well, although it is a bit rude to disturb you, what is your name, little friend?"

"... Orson." After a long time, the other party uttered two words. "Can you please stop disturbing me, big sister?"

The child's tender voice showed a sense of alienation that kept people away from her.

Dorothy suddenly felt that she was hit, and an inexplicable desire to win and lose burned in her heart.

She must become good friends with this iceberg-like child.

Then, she said: "I also like the novel you read. Can you tell me why you read it?"

This way of chatting up seemed a bit too explicit, so that Orson ignored Dorothy at all.

"Old Bronte never realized that his most capable child was actually his most neglected youngest daughter. What do you think about this?"

After saying this, Orson paused for a moment, and then he slowly said, "A tree that stands out in the forest will be destroyed by the wind. The youngest daughter gathered her strength, hid her wings, and waited for the right time to move, so she was able to succeed in the end."

"It seems this is not the first time you have read this novel." Dorothy smiled after hearing Orson's words.

"Hello, my name is Dorothy, and I am one of the custodians of this library."

"Anyway, since you like reading this kind of books, I can become book friends with you in the future and discuss the contents of the books together."

"Orson." The other party replied coldly.

In the following years, Orson often came to the Imperial Library to read books, and often discussed the contents of some books with Dorothy, especially those about history and politics. Dorothy also knew Orson's identity.

At first, she thought Orson was reading these books in order to inherit the family business, but later, after occasionally talking about literary and artistic books with Orson, Dorothy discovered that the other person did not not understand literature and art, but he knew it too well. No need to discuss.

In the end, Orson read almost all the books in the Imperial Library and compiled a reading guide at Dorothy's suggestion, which became famous throughout the country.

It was after that that Orson never saw Dorothy again.

When they saw her today, Dorothy was sighing with emotion, and then she suddenly saw another girl standing next to Orson.

"Is this your girlfriend?"

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"Uh... no." Orson shook his head.

Just when Dorothy heard what Orson said and took a breath, Orson suddenly continued: "It's the fiancée."

"Ah, that's good...Ehhhhhhh?!" Dorothy's eyes instantly showed a hint of shock, as if she could see his pupils vibrating.

"Wait...wait a minute, although I don't care much about outside gossip, but this is a bit too fast, isn't it?! You are only twenty years old this year, right? Are you going to get married soon?"

Looking at Dorothy who fell into panic for a moment, Olivia chuckled.

"Well, Miss Dorothy, this matter is more complicated to explain, but I was actually engaged when I met you."

"That's it..." Dorothy felt inexplicably depressed after hearing this.

"Anyway, I would like to ask, have there been any new books in the library in the past few years?"

"There are indeed new books, but..." Dorothy thought for a moment, and then said: "For you, Orson, there may not be that many 'useful' books. After all, the books published in recent years are still under study. In terms of direction, it is nothing more than those things that have been thoroughly studied. If you want to see it, it is in the fifth area.

"Okay." Orson nodded after hearing this, and then walked towards the library with Olivia.

Dorothy looked at the backs of the two people and pouted.

She thought that Orson had come here specifically to see her after so many years, but she didn't expect that he brought his fiancée here for a date.

Dorothy even for a moment wanted to run to Imperial College to sue Orson for skipping class and dating.

However, I really miss it.

Ten years may be only a short period of time in her life, but for humans, it has already changed so much.

Dorothy is indeed not human, but her species is not yet known.

She is not a witch or an elf. Her true race is the dragon race that has been missing in the Western Continent for a long time and has not appeared for thousands of years.

And it is also an extremely noble silver dragon among the dragon clan.

Before becoming the administrator of the Imperial Library, she also spent some time as a librarian elsewhere.

Her purpose is to read all the books in the library while witnessing the local customs and customs during the trip.

And for her as a dragon, ten years is just a period of time during the journey.

She relied on her knowledge to settle down in the Elf Kingdom, which was generally xenophobic, and lived there for more than a hundred years.

After a hundred years of learning the knowledge of the elves, she left the elves and moved to several human cities before finally settling down in the city of Saint Laurent.

In the past ten years, apart from reading boringly day after day, the only person who could add color to her peaceful life was Orson, who also read silently.

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On the other side, Orson and Olivia walked into the library. Olivia turned her head to look at Orson after seeing that she was far away from Dorothy.

"Orson, that sister just looked so beautiful."

"Ahem, he looked like this ten years ago." Orson said this. His original intention was to let Olivia know that the other person's race was not simple, but Olivia misunderstood him.

"Ten years? Tsk, tsk, tsk, so she's just playing with it?" Olivia keenly captured the time information in Orson's words, and then said with a smile, "Then am I just cutting it off halfway?"

"Don't talk nonsense. Miss Dorothy and I are just book friends. She is a very knowledgeable person." After Orson said this, he suddenly remembered something and paused.

Sensing Orson's movements, Olivia turned her head to look at Orson in confusion.

"What's wrong?"

"I suddenly remembered something." Orson said, shaking his head. "Forget it, let's talk about it later. Let's talk about it now. Olivia, what kind of books do you like?"

"Me? What I usually like to read most are knight-style novels." Olivia tapped her chin with her finger and then spoke. "After all, the usual intrigues between nobles are already tiring. I must read some lighthearted books to relax."

"Hmm... In that case..." Orson thought as he took Olivia to the third area of ​​the library.

"There are many similar books here in District 3. Olivia, do you want me to choose one for you, or read it yourself?"

"Hmph... Orson, come and help me choose~"

After hearing Olivia's words, Orson rummaged around on the bookshelf for a while and finally found a book.

"You should like this book, Luke's German Epic." Orson said, handing the book to Olivia.

"Okay~" Olivia agreed, and then she and Orson sat at a desk by the window, and the two of them read a book together.

Whether intentionally or unintentionally, Olivia chose a location not far from the entrance, and there was no one around. It happened to be an angle where Dorothy could see the two people when she raised her head.

Indeed, Dorothy was a little tired from reading. When she raised her head to look out the window and relax, she happened to see Orson and Olivia sitting together not far away, reading a book together.

The sticky feeling of the two people cuddling together made Dorothy, who had been single for who knows how many days, feel a numbness in her scalp, followed by an inexplicable sense of irritability.

She lowered her head and continued to read the book, but after only a few glances, she couldn't help but look up to watch the interaction between Orson and Olivia.

This way I can’t even read the book well.

But I can't go up and disturb the sweet interaction between the young couple, otherwise Orson might be disgusted with me.

She didn't want her few book friends to disappear.

So the morning passed like this, and Dorothy finally stopped even reading. Instead, she sat at the front desk with a cup of tea, watching the interaction between Orson and Olivia expressionlessly.

Especially the scene where the two of them wanted to open the book at the same time, then their hands touched each other, then quickly separated, and then looked at each other and smiled. Dorothy couldn't help but go up and tear up the books between the two of them.

Finally, after reading the short "Luke German Epic", Orson saw that the time was close to noon, and he was ready to take Olivia away from here.

"Have you finished reading?" Dorothy said expressionlessly as she watched the two people walking towards her.

"Uh...ah, yes." Orson saw Dorothy like this. Although he didn't know what happened to the other party, he always felt that it had something to do with him, so he nodded awkwardly.

"Then walk slowly and come and chat with me when you have time." Dorothy said this and waved to Orson.

"Well, Miss Dorothy, where do you live now?" At this moment, Orson suddenly asked.

"Eh? Why do you ask this?" Dorothy was stunned for a moment.

Olivia on the side heard Orson's words, and a pair of hands quietly touched Orson's waist.

"Mainly, I have something to ask you, Miss Dorothy."

"Okay, my family lives at No. 38 Shimian Street in the west of the city. When will you come, Orson? Let me know in advance and I will prepare some food for you."

"That's not necessary, I just have some questions that I would like to ask for answers to." Orson said, smiled, and then pulled Olivia out of the library.

As soon as he walked out of the library, Orson felt a pain in his waist.

Olivia finally couldn't help but take action.

"Is it ridiculous to hook up with other girls in front of your fiancée? Is it ridiculous? Is it ridiculous? Is it ridiculous?" Olivia said coquettishly.

The romantic atmosphere that had just been cultivated by reading a book with Orson disappeared in an instant with Orson's actions.

"Ahem, Olivia, please listen to my explanation." Orson said this and explained: "Didn't I just say that Miss Dorothy is very knowledgeable? It just so happens that I have encountered some problems recently and want to seek answers. I think Miss Dorothy should know."

"Okay." Olivia accepted Orson's statement.

After all, Orson is a complete utilitarian. He takes the initiative to find people, and he definitely does not strike up a conversation because they are beautiful, but has other motives.

Now Orson told Olivia the purpose of finding the other party, and Olivia reluctantly accepted this statement.

"But..." There was a hint of worry in Olivia's words. "Since this is a problem that you can't solve, Orson, can you really solve it by asking for help from others?"

After all, in her opinion, Orson's knowledge is ahead of most people in the empire. If it is a problem that even he finds difficult, then it is definitely not something that ordinary people can solve.