NOVEL WEB chapter 117
Chapter 42, Could it be…
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“Hmm?”
After leaving the training ground, Munen suddenly stopped on the path covered with the leaves of the parasol tree.
With a hint of confusion in her gaze, she scanned her surroundings.
It was class time, so there were no other students on the road.
The surroundings were quiet, only the sound of the wind rustling through the leaves could be heard.
It seemed there was nothing unusual.
“Yet why do I always feel like someone is watching me?”
Munen couldn’t help but frown.
That vague sense of being watched felt like a venomous snake lurking in the shadows, flicking its tongue at him.
“Could there be a pervert stalking me?”
Munen shivered.
“But wasn’t that guy Colin caught?”
Thinking this, Munen didn’t dare to linger any longer, shook her head, and quickly left the place.
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The library during class hours was nearly empty.
“Eh? Junior?”
Senior Anna was dressed in a black librarian’s uniform and a long skirt, her smooth long hair braided and cascading gently over her shoulder, looking just like the gentle older sister next door.
But when she saw Mu En, the slight crescent shape of her eyes revealed a hint of a little devilish nature.
“What are you doing here at this time? Don’t you have class?
Could it be that…”
Anna leaned over the table, her hands propped up, her fragrance wafting gently as she smiled sweetly:
“Did you skip class just to see me?”
“I…”
Mu En felt the pressure of Anna’s “aura,” leaning back slightly, yet his gaze couldn’t help but glance downward.
So big.
So high.
So imposing.
This perspective from above not only allowed him to fully appreciate the grandeur of those two peaks, but it also seemed to hint at a glimpse of the unfathomable depths from the tight seams of her shirt.
“Junior.”
Noticing Mu En’s gaze, Anna’s tone carried a hint of reproach.
She extended a finger, playfully nudging Mu En’s chin up, forcing his gaze to shift away.
“Leering is not allowed, you know.”
“Nonsense, I’m not.”
Mu En’s cheeks flushed slightly as he retorted loudly.
“Honestly.”
Anna straightened up, crossing her arms with a sigh:
“This librarian uniform is already the most conservative in the academy. How can you still look at me with such lewd eyes? Just how hopeless are you, Junior?”
“Who told you to look so good and have such a perfect figure?” Mu En chuckled foolishly.
“Let’s just say you’re complimenting me.”
Anna smiled charmingly, then lowered her head, continuing the work she had been doing before Mu En arrived, organizing some books in front of her.
“So?”
“Hmm?”
“The question from earlier.”
“Oh.”
Mu En reacted quickly, striking a handsome pose as he leaned against the wall, playfully brushing his bangs:
“As the senior said, I’m here just to see you.”
“Really?”
Anna lifted her gaze, casting a meaningful glance at Mu En’s other hand.
“You come to see me, and you bring a gift? Hmm, let me see what you’ve brought. An Introduction to Basic Magic? Hmm, Mu En, you’re really impressive. How did you know this is my favorite book? I love it so much that even though I don’t need to study this subject, I’ve flipped through it dozens of times recently.”
“Uh…”
Mu En awkwardly hid the textbook behind him, forcing a smile: “Senior, you must be mistaken. How could I be so shameless as to disturb you during work hours?”
“Oh, is that so?”
Anna raised her delicate brows:
“If I was mistaken, then Mu En, feel free to do as you please. It’s class time now, and the library isn’t crowded, so you can do whatever you want.
Just don’t disturb my work, okay?”
Anna patted the neatly arranged books in front of her, a mischievous smile playing on her lips:
“After all, it is work time.”
“I’m sorry, Lady Anna.”
Mu En immediately clasped his hands in a gesture of surrender:
“I’m just a shameless scoundrel. Please, forget what I just said and teach me a lesson!”
“That’s more like it, my adorable scoundrel junior.”
Anna giggled, her delicate frame trembling with laughter, causing Mu En’s heart to sway along with it.
“Then let’s go.”
Anna tidied up her books and pushed open the small door of the counter.
“Eh?”
Seeing Anna walk out so casually, Mu En was taken aback, blinking as he asked:
“Is it really okay to leave your post like this?”
“Don’t worry, it’s not like we’re leaving the library. We just need to find a spot where we can see the counter, and besides…”
Anna smiled sweetly at Mu En:
“During class time like this, besides you, the suspected truant, who else would come to the library?”
“…That’s true.”
Mu En scanned the library; aside from a few upperclassmen quietly researching, there was no one else around.
…
After Anna found a spot near the counter to sit down, for Mu En, the bittersweet study time began anew.
Complex knowledge was broken down into digestible fragments by Anna, who excelled at teaching, continuously pouring these insights into Mu En’s mind.
Mu En could clearly feel his own progress.
But for him, the delightful part was not just that.
Whenever he looked up and saw Anna, the senior, seemingly lost in her lecture with every frown and smile, Mu En couldn’t help but wish for time to slow down, even more slowly.
If only this moment could last forever…
“Junior, you smell like a woman.”
After finishing a segment of knowledge, Anna flipped through the book in her hands and said it seemingly without intention.
“Uh…”
Caught in a beautiful daydream, Mu En’s expression suddenly stiffened.
“Is… is that so?”
“I’ve smelled this scent before.”
Anna set down the book, her expression somewhat meaningful.
“It was the same when I visited you in the ward; it must be that student council president.”
Startled, he realized that after that, he had been “intimately” in contact with over thirty men. How could she pick up on that?
“My sense of smell has always been quite sharp,” Anna said with a smile, as if she could see through Mu En’s thoughts.
“So, is it true?”
“Yes…”
“That means, before coming here, you met with that student council president, right?”
“Ah… yes.”
Mu En answered stiffly.
How strange, this feeling of guilt as if he were a scoundrel caught in the act.
He hadn’t done anything wrong!
No, I must…
Just as he was about to say something to change the awkward atmosphere, Anna leaned in, resting her chin on her hand.
A sweet fragrance lingered at the tip of Mu En’s nose.
“By the way, junior, you’re quite the notorious playboy in the academy.”
“Didn’t I say? That’s just a rumor.” Mu En forced a smile.
“While that may be true, you always seem to be close to the well-known girls in the academy.”
“Do I?”
Mu En scratched his cheek.
The girl felt nothing in particular, but she always sensed that there was a boy coveting her body.
However, when the senior suddenly brought this up…
“So, I want to ask…”
Anna suddenly tossed her hair, her eyes, like spring water, slightly curved as she softly asked:
“Do you have someone you like, junior?”
“Eh?”
Anna’s words were so clear and so sudden.
It felt like a professional boxer had suddenly delivered a heavy punch to Mu En’s heart, causing ripples of emotion.
Mu En widened his eyes, instinctively looking left and right.
He didn’t know when, but the other people in the library had already left, leaving just the two of them.
Thus, an immense silence enveloped them.
Wait, wait, wait.
This kind of environment.
This kind of atmosphere.
The senior suddenly asking such a question.
Could it be that she wants to…
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