Chapter 147

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Chapter 147

She had never seen a story like this before: the male protagonist, Lusono, was Marianne’s tutor, but he also had a dark possessiveness towards this innocent and outgoing girl.

The story used various clean and refreshing words to describe Marianne, comparing her to lovely and beautiful flowers. It also repeatedly emphasized Lusono’s dark "desire" – a word that seemed to have different meanings in different contexts. Sometimes it referred to something tangible, other times it referred to an abstract longing, and sometimes it resembled a shadowy synonym. But it always carried a negative connotation – describing how Lusono saw Marianne’s innocent actions as teasing and desired to consume her like darkness devouring light.

Honestly, it didn’t feel very comfortable to read. What could be more fitting for the tragic core of the story than witnessing the destruction of something beautiful? But she felt like she was tasting something sweet and delicious… taking a bite and wanting another, and then another. In the depths of her heart, the usually suppressed dark thoughts were nourished by "desire" and suddenly began to expand, growing larger and larger.

He wanted to possess her, to make her his own, to drag her down from her pedestal using his dark thoughts. But he knew it was wrong, which made him feel even more repressed and twisted.

He even contemplated defiling her using unethical means, making sure she could never return to the pedestal, just so that she could belong to him for a moment. It was immoral, it was incorrect, it was not allowed… but… oh, how he wanted to do it!

She felt ashamed and bewildered by the many things she had in common with this despicable coward, Lusono. But at the same time, she felt a forbidden thrill. Lusono’s "defiling plan" was interrupted time and time again, and his repeated withdrawal filled her with anxiety. She even wished he could ultimately succeed.

The outcome didn’t matter, even if it meant being killed…

But she also knew that such thoughts were scary. With conflicting feelings, she finally saw Lusono "intensely" "possessing" this beautiful girl on the night before their graduation exam. Although she couldn’t fully understand what these two words meant, she felt strangely satisfied.

Especially when she read the sentence, "The girl’s screams gradually softened, and finally she quietly cheered in his arms." She seemed to have experienced too much shock and had to close the book and take a deep breath.

I also want… I also want her… to be happy because of me…

Sylas found it a bit strange that she was only halfway through the book because, in her opinion, this was already the climax of the story. She expected a somewhat sad ending, a just one where Lusono would die fulfilling his wish.

Her mood calmed down a bit, and she opened the book again to continue reading (no wonder this book was as thick as world history).

To Sylas’s surprise, the next morning they woke up in bed embracing each other, and no conversation took place. Lusono silently watched Marianne as she got ready in the morning, helped her get dressed, and her busy father drove her to school in a horse carriage and accompanied her into the exam hall.

Unexpectedly, their interaction was the same as usual, except that Marianne was quieter than usual. They even peacefully had lunch together, prepared by Lusono.

However, after Marianne finished all her exams the next day, no one came to pick her up. Her busy father sent another servant to pick her up. When she returned home, she was informed that Lusono had resigned due to an urgent matter and had given all his books to Marianne—books that were expensive in that era but worth nothing, right?

The story came to an "end" here, not a perfect ending but a complete one, right? But there was still almost half of the content left. Sylas turned to the next page, and the content was very similar to the beginning. She suspected that she had come across a pirated book with the content of two books combined, but careful examination showed some differences. The story switched to Marianne’s perspective, and the Lusono she saw—surprisingly for Sylas—was a handsome and melancholic young man, an old scholar-like person, who was not moved no matter how much she teased him. It even made her doubt her own charm for a while, until there was finally a time when Lusono didn’t reject her embrace, and her confidence was restored a little.

Sylas still remembers that at this time, the young and handsome man thought of her as "lovely like a naive little fool".

Thinking that not only did Xerath reject her hug, but she also attacked her with a small tornado and a Silence Spell, she didn’t know whether to envy Lusono or envy Marianne.

They spent a period of time afterwards, which seemed very affectionate to readers who had already seen the previous plot. Even when Lusono felt that he had "committed an unforgivable crime", Marianne was still happy, until Lusono left abruptly.

"Who’s there!" Suddenly, the closet door opened and Sylas covered her eyes with her hand. She felt embarrassed, as if she had been caught red-handed.

It was Luna. She was surprised and remained silent for a while. "..You’re hiding here crying without taking the exam? What happened?"

Instinctively, Sylas hid the book behind her, but Luna noticed it sharp-eyed and grabbed it first. "You, you, you, you’re not taking the exam and sneakily reading my novel in the dorm room?"

"I…I…picked it up unintentionally, it wasn’t on purpose…"

Luna said with a smile, "Oh my goodness, even a little fairy like you can cry while reading this kind of novel? Come to your big sister, hahaha…"

Sylas sniffed and jumped out of the closet, wiping her tears with her sleeve. She stammered, "D-Don’t…don’t laugh…is it embarrassing to cry? Should I not do it? I’ll be more careful in the future."

"No, no no no… I didn’t mean that. I meant to say, you are a delicate and sensitive little fairy!"

"Don’t call me that, it’s too strange…"

"Let’s not talk about that now, why didn’t you go to the exam?"

"When I see Sauran’s face, I can’t find the motivation to write the test, I just want to punch him."

"Perfect, let’s come back together in the next semester to take the makeup exam. The content of the makeup exam will be much easier than the formal exam, and once we’re done, we’ll have a good idea of the scope."

"Since that’s the case, why don’t we all take the makeup exam together?"

Because even if you pass the makeup exam, your grade for this course will only be 60. I thought someone like you, who is obsessed with getting perfect scores, would write Sauran’s exam properly. The grade is important for students who hope to enter the tower. Having a score of sixty will make the old wizards doubt the student’s study habits, which can affect the student’s impression in the teacher’s mind. But Luna doesn’t seem to be worried about being rejected by any tower.

"Oh."

"Alright, let’s not talk about that." Luna slyly approached Sylas, as if she specifically wanted to see her crying face. Sylas covered her face, refusing to let her see. "Eilan is looking for you everywhere, let’s escape quickly. Have you packed your luggage?"

"Um, it’s over there."

"Okay then, let’s go quickly! I’m not going back until this evening, so in the afternoon, I’ll take you to borrow a book!"

"Borrow a book? What kind of book? I can go to the library myself…"

Luna pointed to the book in her hand and said meaningfully, "Borrow a novel like this, the library doesn’t have it!"

"…Huh?"

"I really like this book. I bought it when I was studying at Blue Star Castle. I had to sneak it past my father’s strict inspection and I dare not bring it home or let anyone find out. So I covered it with a book cover. Promise me you won’t tell anyone and I’ll take you to borrow books. Promise."

"Oh, okay, I promise. I won’t say anything."

Before she could finish speaking, Luna eagerly pulled her and they rushed outside. She hurriedly summoned Leunen, the blue giant water ball, who carried the box behind the ladies, exclaiming, "Watch your step! My ladies!"

"Hurry up! Leunen! Don’t let Eilan see us!"

Leunen felt that his speed was being mocked by human infants, so he angrily wrapped his tentacles around the suitcase and carried two girls on his arms, quickly floating out of the school gate.

"Turn left! Turn left!" Luna quickly got used to riding the water lord mount and drove it carefully. The water lord drove through an alley and stopped at a bookstore. Luna led her to the entrance and made a strange gesture to the shopkeeper. After receiving a special signal from the shopkeeper, Luna led Sylas to a hidden bookshelf. Using one of the many badges hanging from her backpack, Luna made a stroke on the groove next to the bookshelf. She closed her eyes and chanted a spell, and suddenly Sylas felt everything go dark. Shortly after, they found themselves in a different space, with bookshelves and a desk, but clearly not connected to the bookstore they were just in. It was much smaller here, like an ordinary living room, except that the walls were lined with floor-to-ceiling bookshelves. Sitting by the window was a charming middle-aged woman who smiled faintly when she saw Luna.

Luna walked over and greeted the woman, introducing Sylas to her briefly.

"Fenika, that’s my pen name. I can’t hear now," she pointed to her ears, "to keep quiet. But please speak softly when you talk, alright? Put the money in the box on top, and help yourselves, whether it’s making tea or going to the bathroom." She pointed to a small room inside, then sat down and ignored them. She crossed her arms and stared at the paper, writing and doodling with a feather pen, perhaps using her powers to control it.

Luna threw two silver coins with the number "ten" into the box and led Sylas to a bookshelf. She said, "Fenika has cast a Silence Spell on herself to remain focused on her writing, so she shouldn’t be able to hear us speaking now. However, there’s a possibility of her spell malfunctioning and suddenly hearing us."

"Is she a writer herself? Are all the books here written by her?"