Over the next few days, Fang Li continued to lead an extremely ordinary life.
Every morning, Fang Li would engage in morning practice in the courtyard, and then chat with Emilia, who also came to the courtyard to converse with the minor spirits. After that, he would return to his room to read books, thus enhancing his understanding of the world's magic systems.
When mealtime arrived, either Rem or Ram would come to Fang Li's room and invite him to the dining hall for a meal.
As for when he finished reading a book, Fang Li would then go to the forbidden book repository to exchange it for another, continuing the same routine.
He did this, not because Fang Li truly wanted to learn magic, but simply to increase his understanding of various mystical systems.
Perhaps, this could help Fang Li uncover the essence of his soul.
After all, in this world, there is no shortage of magic closely related to the soul.
Moreover, since there was nothing much to do in the mansion, Fang Li used this method to make efficient use of his time.
It wasn't something particularly burdensome.
Magic books aren't textbooks; the various magical knowledge recorded within them is intriguing even when read with a modern mindset.
No, rather, precisely because people live in a modern world devoid of any fantasy, they become interested in something as ethereal as "magic."
So, if it were anyone else, they would likely also be curious about such books and read them.
Given this, such a life wasn't unpleasant.
On this day, Fang Li was once again reading a new book on magic in his room.
As Fang Li immersed himself in the text, the door suddenly opened.
"Guest."
Rem entered from outside the door and bowed to Fang Li as she spoke.
"It's time for your meal."
Hearing this, Fang Li raised his head from the book, not looking at Rem but instead gazing out the window.
"Is it already that time?"
Closing the book in his hand, Fang Li yawned, stood up from his seat, and walked towards the door as usual.
Rem stood at the doorway, eyes closed, reducing her presence like a dutiful servant, waiting to guide Fang Li to the dining hall.
"Hmm?"
At that moment, Fang Li suddenly stopped yawning and furrowed his brow.
Just as Fang Li was about to step out of the room, allowing Rem to enter his field of vision.
"Guest?" Rem seemed to notice something amiss, opened her eyes, and looked at Fang Li.
The next moment, Rem was startled.
Because right in front of her, Fang Li was staring at her.
With a pair of ice-blue Mystic Eyes.
"――!"
A chill rose from Rem's heart.
That was the reaction every person who came into contact with the gaze of Mystic Eyes of Death Perception, which could perceive death, would have.
It was an instinctive reaction.
This reaction caused Rem to involuntarily take a few steps back, her face showing a hint of surprise.
Then, Fang Li suddenly spoke up.
"Where did you go today?"
Without any reason or warning, this question entered Rem's ears.
Rem couldn't help but stand there dumbfounded, but instinctively answered.
"Rem went to the village for some purchases today."
Not far from Roswaal's mansion, there was indeed a village.
The necessities of life in the mansion were generally purchased there if there were no special requests.
"Is that so?" Fang Li said indifferently. "Did anything special happen?"
"Anything special?" Rem hadn't fully processed the sudden turn of events and answered subconsciously, "Nothing special happened. If you're asking about surprises, Rem was accidentally bitten by a small dog."
"A small dog?" Fang Li closed his eyes.
When he reopened them, the ice blue hue in his eyes had disappeared, returning to the initial dark color.
Seeing this scene, the chill in Rem's heart gradually subsided, and she finally came to her senses.
When Rem finally reacted, she noticed something else.
Her palms and back were completely damp with sweat.
(What... What was that all about?)
Rem's gaze became cloudy and uncertain.
But, in the next moment, Fang Li's words turned Rem's cloudy and uncertain expression into an uncontrollable surge of emotions.
Fang Li said to Rem in such a manner.
"You better go ask the little spirit girl in the forbidden book repository for help."
"If you don't want to die."
Leaving these words behind, Fang Li left the room and headed towards the dining hall.
"Die?"
Rem stood there, stunned, unable to snap out of it for a while.
...
Afterward, Fang Li had a meal together with the people in the mansion in the dining hall.
At the noble's table, it was customary not to speak casually during meals.
Therefore, the process passed in silence as it had for the past few days.
Until it ended.
"Well then, I'll go back to my room to read."
Just like before, Fang Li left these words behind and returned to his room.
His decisive actions made even Roswaal sigh.
"He truly is someone who does as he pleases. How can I make him look at me a little more?"
If it were someone visiting for the first time, hearing those words would definitely lead to some misunderstandings, wouldn't it?
"Well then, I'm also going back to my room."
Emilia also stood up, carrying Pack, who was yawning on her shoulder and returned to her room.
"Oh my, everyone seems so cold to me."
Roswaal chuckled teasingly but didn't linger, heading straight back to his room.
In the end, only Rem and Ram were left in the dining hall.
"Well then, Rem," Ram said to Rem, "Let's start clearing the table."
"Okay," Rem naturally nodded.
However, Ram stared straight at Rem, as if she had discovered something, and bluntly said,
"What's going on?"
Hearing these words, Rem knew that her sister had sensed her inner turmoil.
And this led Rem to have a thought.
(She truly is my elder sister.)
However, Rem hesitated about whether she should tell Ram about this matter.
After a while, unable to resist her elder sister's inquiry, Rem helplessly confided her thoughts to Ram.
...
In the room, Fang Li continued to flip through the books in his hands, reading the magic book in front of him at an unhurried yet steady pace.
But at a certain moment, Fang Li's door was opened.
The person who entered was Ram.
However, Ram's attitude was not as composed as before. She looked at Fang Li with a serious expression and questioned him without any trace of politeness.
"What's going on?"
...
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