"If you come to my Orcutt family, status, money, even making you my man is possible. What can't I give you? Why do you choose to go to an earl's family and be a humble butler?"
Fina really couldn't understand. Whether it was her or the eldest prince, why didn't Lane choose either of them but instead chose an earl's family?
"I'd rather marry a clueless village girl and live my life than sleep in the same bed with a female adventurer who is always eyeing the throne."
Lane answered frankly: "I don't want to participate in your intrigues. If I have to be involved, I think I will stand on the side of the eldest prince."
"Do you think I'm not as good as the eldest prince?"
Hearing Lane say this, Fina's voice suddenly turned cold.
"It has nothing to do with ability. I will stand on the side of whoever has a good relationship with me. It's that simple."
Lane shrugged: "Let me say, if you really want to sit in that position, it's better to submit to the king, become the queen, and then use your methods to disrupt the palace and design to kill the eldest prince. Then no one will be your opponent."
"... I really don't understand whether you are on the side of the eldest prince or not."
Hearing Lane say this, the coldness that Fina had just raised instantly deflated:
"Anyway, I will definitely not submit to that old guy. I'd rather die in the struggle at the hands of the eldest prince... No, at the hands of your sword."
Saying that, Fina lay down again on the bed made of two chairs and waved lazily:
"Get out, get out. I don't want to see you now!"
Lane really didn't want to be in the same room with this woman anymore. Hearing this, he immediately turned around and was about to leave.
"By the way."
At this time, Fina, who was already lying down, suddenly spoke lazily:
"Regarding the matter of Marquis Bacassi, thank you. He has been giving me a headache for a long time."
Lane, however, didn't even turn his head and said: "With your methods, it should be easy to drive Marquis Bacassi out of Atel City, right?"
"It's... not the time yet..."
Towards the end, Fina's voice became smaller and smaller and finally disappeared completely. It seemed that she had fallen asleep. Lane: "..."
Leaving the dean's office and closing the door behind him, seeing that there was still some time before the second half of the class, Lane thought for a moment and walked to the grand library of Orcutt College.
Although he couldn't tell Amiya much now, he still had to meet her. At least it wouldn't be considered breaking his promise.
Entering the grand library, it was still as spacious as ever. Lane looked towards the corner where he sat yesterday. Sure enough, that petite figure with pure white hair was still sitting there, quietly flipping through a book.
"Amiya."
Lane walked towards Amiya while softly calling her name.
Hearing the sound, Amiya raised her head. The moment she saw Lane, there was a slight flicker in Amiya's amber eyes.
Then, Amiya pointed to the seat beside her and said with her soft voice: "Mr. Butler, please sit here."
Although Amiya's voice lacked emotion, neither happy nor sad and seemed very indifferent, just this soft voice made Lane think Amiya was very cute.
After sitting in the seat beside Amiya, Lane apologized:
"I'm sorry. Something happened today and I'm late."
"It's about the substitute teaching, right? My sister told me."
Amiya closed the book in her hand and a look of disappointment flashed in her eyes:
"It's a pity. I still have many questions I want to ask Mr. Butler."
Lane smiled faintly: "Don't worry. There's still a lot of time. I will also come to the library often in the future. After all, I haven't finished reading the newspaper yet."
"Yeah. By the way, from what my sister said, it seems that Mr. Butler, your proficiency in magic is seemingly very high?"
Saying this, the curious light flickered again in Amiya's eyes. It seemed that she had been interested in Lane since the first moment she saw him.
"Not bad. Conservatively estimated, I'm a bit stronger than your sister. It's nothing."
Lane felt that he was already very humble.
But Amiya shook her head and said: "My sister's proficiency in magic is among the top in the entire empire."
Lane: "???"
Now it was Lane's turn to be confused.
Her? That stupid woman, her proficiency in magic is among the top in the entire empire?
"...Really?"
Lane still couldn't believe it and asked.
"Really."
Amiya nodded: "After all, she can't even recognize all the words. If her proficiency in magic wasn't high enough, how could she become a teacher at Orcutt College?"
That's true...
At this time, Lane also remembered that when Nanali introduced Rowling, it seemed to be like this.
[A well-known magic tutor in Atel City.]
Thinking of this, Lane couldn't help but raise his hand and painfully cover his chest.
"Mr. Butler, does your chest hurt?"
Amiya tilted her head and asked.
Lane shook his head. His chest did hurt, but it might not be in the way Amiya understood.
The magic inheritance in the empire is really going to have no successors! After a while, Lane finally felt a little better.
Turning his head and seeing Amiya looking at him intently, Lane couldn't help but ask:
"Doesn't a librarian need to attend classes?"
"It's precisely because I don't need to attend classes that I became a librarian."
Amiya replied: "I know everything the tutors teach me. For what I don't know, the tutors also don't understand."
Is this a genius?
Lane remembered that Rowling once said that Amiya's talent in magic was much higher than hers.
Rowling was already a leading magic tutor in Atel City. What level should Amiya, who was only eight or nine years old, be at?
However...
Lane looked Amiya up and down: "What are the tasks of a librarian?"
If it was tasks like moving books, the petite Amiya probably couldn't do it, right?
"Sort and organize the books. But basically, no one comes to the grand library, so it's not very necessary. Use the inspection magic once every morning to confirm if there are any missing books."
Amiya explained: "Every day, there will also be a person in charge who brings some new newspapers or books. Just tell them where to put the books."
"Do you stay in the library like this every day? Don't you feel bored?"
"As long as there are books to read, I don't feel bored."
When saying this, although Amiya still had no expression on her face. But a rare smile flashed in her eyes:
"Besides, now there is often an interesting butler in the library. Amiya feels even less bored."
At this time, the bell suddenly rang in Orcutt College, causing Lane and Amiya to raise their heads together.
It was time for Lane's substitute teaching.