Chapter 22 (1/2)

She, despite being a virgin, had a narrow-minded mindset that a platonic relationship without Eros isn’t real love.  It could also be said that it was an imagination that was expected from an erotic novelist.

However.

“My thoughts changed.”

If it was Ray, she thought that she might want to start trivial dating. However, if she stayed still obediently, she wouldn’t be able to achieve the ‘D’ of dating. It was because Ray had appeared just that indifferent towards her.

After she sufficiently expressed herself, she would act. This was what Vivian, who had never once dated, felt, and thought after she listened to Carden’s misfortune. While she felt a little guilty to make her friend’s love life into a novel……

“Seeing as how you aren’t avoiding my gaze, it doesn’t seem like you’re acting while understanding what you’re doing…….”

Hm? At the low murmurs, this time Vivian tilted her head to the side in confusion. What does he mean by gaze? Didn’t she have to meet his gaze to avoid it in the first place?

She complained inwardly to herself, I only barely found out that your eyes are blue.

“I’m not looking directly at Sir Scholar’s eyes right now either.”

Vivian exaggeratedly bent her waist and put on a play of peering into his robe as she asked jokingly. “Can you even see in front of you?”

At that Ray answered instead with what sounded like a burst of soundless laughter. It seemed like he found her comment rather preposterous and perhaps a little absurd as well.

As he didn’t appear to be offended, Vivian laughed along with him.

“I won’t bother you any longer, so please tell me one thing. The romance novel you’re trying to return, did you enjoy reading it?”

Vivian pointed at Cinderella Scandal that Ray had borrowed earlier. Just as one could assume from its title, it was about a female protagonist from a bankrupt household who debuted into society and rose to the title of a Duke’s official wife.

Cinderella Scandal was considered the textbook of romance novels. The plotline of the novel wasn’t particularly to Vivian’s preference, but it was important to her as the first romance novel she had read.

“I didn’t read it to enjoy it.”

“You said you had no interest.”

“I was merely curious to see if it could be applied to my current circumstances.”

“Ah…….”

At his unexpected words, Vivian made an expression that suggested the world was about to collapse.