I, the Villain, Want to Save Myself, But the Yandere Heroines Disagree
Chapter 49 - Is This Your Girlfriend?

“But, it seems we still have class today. Is it really alright for the two of us to just skip class?”

“It’s alright!” Olivia said this, showing a smile, then beckoned to Orson, revealing two slips of paper in her hand.

“Leave slips. I asked Teacher Therese for leave early this morning. Anyway, you’re fine with the morning class, right?”

“You were actually able to get leave slips from her?” Orson was also surprised upon hearing Olivia say this.

Although Therese usually seemed very approachable, she was uncompromising when it came to taking leave. Even a top student like Orson, who had already finished previewing all the subjects to be studied, needed to go through multiple levels of review to ask Therese for leave, and would only receive the leave slip after confirmation.

Of course, although the process of getting leave from Therese was strict, as long as she knew you genuinely needed to take leave, whether it was for half a month, a month, or even a semester, she would approve the leave, as long as you returned for the exams.

“Hehe, after all, I’m very capable, aren’t I? There’s nothing I can’t do~” Olivia said this.

Actually, Olivia had subtly indicated to Therese today that she wanted to spend a day alone with Orson to deepen their relationship.

Therese naturally knew about the gossip between the two of them, so she agreed with a mischievous smile. After all, both students were top students in the class, and taking a day off would not affect their academic performance. She was even happy to see the children in her class ending up together.

Then Therese even asked Olivia if she needed the teacher’s relationship counseling.

Of course, relying on Therese, an old single dog who had lived for so long and never been in love, was certainly impossible. Olivia also politely declined the offer.

“Alright then, tell me, where shall we go today?”

“Let me think...” Olivia thought for a moment, then said, “How about the Imperial Library? That should be where I first met you. Although I don’t know what it means to you, Orson, for me, it holds quite a bit of commemorative significance.”

“Alright, let’s go there then,” Orson thought for a moment and nodded.

After finishing reading all the books in the Imperial Library a few years ago, he hadn’t visited again. He wondered if the library’s collection had increased over the years.

Subsequently, the two completed the procedures to leave the school and arrived in Saint Roland City, at the largest library in the entire Empire.

At the entrance of the library, a silver-haired young woman wearing glasses was sitting at the front desk reading a book. Seeing a shadow fall before her, she knew someone had arrived, quickly raised her head, and showed a polite smile.

“Hello, both of you, please show your admission cards.”

Then, after seeing the faces of the arrivals clearly, she was startled.

“Um... you’re Orson?”

“Uh, hello,” Orson greeted her. “Miss Dorothy, it’s been so many years, you still look the same as before.”

“Orson, you, on the other hand, seem to have matured quite a bit,” the young woman named Dorothy covered the corner of her mouth, looking at Orson with a nostalgic smile in her eyes. “Thinking back, when I first met you, you must have only been about waist-high to me. Now I actually have to look up to you.”

Orson and Dorothy’s first encounter was also at the Imperial Library, which was at least ten years ago.

Ten years ago, Dorothy was still the same as she was now. In these ten years, time had not left a mark on Dorothy’s face.

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

Of course, such a large library could not possibly have only one librarian. She only needed to be at the front desk one day a week. The rest of the time was free to allocate, but she also allocated most of her time to reading.

And Orson, upon hearing Dorothy’s words, did not respond to her. He just continued to quietly read his book alone.

Dorothy sat beside Orson, looking at the books Orson was reading.

Unlike the fairy tales and legendary stories that children his age liked to read, the book Orson was reading was precisely a novel that Dorothy liked very much.

This novel was filled with the darkness of human nature, revolving around a series of actions such as betrayal and conflict that unfolded in the struggle for power, profoundly exposing the darkest side of human nature.

However, for a child this age to read this kind of book, was it really alright?

Dorothy looked at Orson before her and again asked softly, “Um, although it’s rude to disturb you, little one, what is your name?”

“...Orson,” After a long while, two words squeezed out from his mouth. “Could you please not disturb me anymore, big sister?”

In the child’s tender voice, what was conveyed was a sense of distance that pushed people away.

Dorothy immediately felt a blow. A strange competitive spirit burned within her.

She absolutely had to become good friends with this iceberg-like child.

Subsequently, she spoke, “I also like this novel you are reading very much. Can you tell me why you are reading it?”

This way of striking up a conversation seemed a little too blunt, so much so that Orson didn’t pay any attention to Dorothy at all.

“Old Bronte never saw clearly that his most capable child was actually the youngest daughter he usually neglected the most. What is your opinion on this?”

Upon saying this sentence, Orson’s movements paused noticeably. Then, he slowly spoke, “A tree that stands out in the forest will be destroyed by the wind. The youngest daughter built up her strength, hid her wings, and acted when the time was right, which is why she could ultimately succeed.”

“It seems you haven’t read this novel for the first time,” Dorothy heard Orson’s words and smiled.

“Hello, my name is Dorothy. I am one of the librarians here...”

“In any case, since you like to read this kind of book, I can become a reading friend with you in the future and discuss the content of the books together.”

“Orson,” the other party replied coldly.

In the following years, Orson often came to the Imperial Library to read and frequently discussed the content of books with Dorothy, especially historical and political ones. Dorothy also learned Orson’s identity.

At first, she thought Orson was reading these books to inherit his family’s business, but later, after occasionally talking about literary books with Orson, Dorothy realized that it wasn’t that he didn’t understand literature; on the contrary, he understood it too well to need to discuss it.

Finally, Orson had read almost all the books in the Imperial Library. Based on Dorothy’s suggestions, he compiled a reading guide, which became famous throughout the country.

It was also after that that Orson and Dorothy had not met again.

Seeing him today, Dorothy was feeling nostalgic. Then she suddenly saw another girl standing beside Orson.

“Is this your girlfriend?”

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