Reincarnated As The Only Son (18 years old) Of The Arrogant And Wicked Marquis Family. - Chapter 15: Beret And The Red-Haired Brother.①
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Beret And The Red-Haired Brother.①
“I knew there was no one here…”
I opened the entrance door to the library and muttered to myself as I looked at the rattling interior.
It had been some time since lunchtime, but just like yesterday, no one was in sight in the library.
Well, the fewer people, the better.
The fact that I usually lived with fingers pointed at me made me feel at ease and at rest in a place where there was no one around.
Well, first of all, let’s look for Luna.
There were two main reasons for my visit to the library.
The first was to return the book I borrowed yesterday, and the second was to ask Luna to recommend a book for me.
Yesterday, she recommended a romance novel to me, and although it was geared toward women, I thoroughly enjoyed it.
I apologized for taking up Luna’s reading time by having to suggest the book to me, but I was also looking forward to seeing what kind of book she would recommend to me next.
I’ll just return the book later… I’ll see if I can find her upstairs.
It was upstairs where I met Luna yesterday, who was walking around with a lot of books.
If she was moving in a similar cycle, there was a good chance that she was there.
Hopefully I could find her soon…
This library was large enough to play hide-and-seek and had many blind spots. If they didn’t engage each other, they would spend a considerable amount of time finding others.
I voiced my desire and went up the stairs, making plans like, ‘Let’s go around from the romance novel section.’
And then, the moment I reached the second floor.
“…Oh.”
“Hmm?”
I suddenly heard a confused voice.
When I unconsciously turned around to the source of the voice, my eyes met those of a male student who was studying in the reading area.
He had short red hair and beautiful purple eyes. He had features somewhat similar to Elena’s.
Oh, Hmm? This guy looks familiar…
I sensed a blur from Beret’s memory.
All the while, his eyes were locked with mine the whole time. There was no conversation, and the awkwardness continued for a long time.
Oh… This is definitely that thing. It’s like I don’t know, but the other guy does… He said, ‘Oh,’ and now he’s looking at me the whole time…
I could not be sure. But circumstantially speaking, this was natural. There was no other way.
That was why I had no choice but to act in a manner that was not rude.
“Hello, Good afternoon.”
I had to greet him frankly so that I could convey ‘I know who you are.’
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“H-how do you do… Beret-sama.”
The person who returned Beret’s greeting – Alan – had an early bell ringing in his heart.
His whole body was ringing an evacuation alarm.
Wh-Wh-why… Why is the son of a marquis in a place like this…?!
There had never been any information about Beret using the library before.
From Alan’s point of view, he was facing an impossible situation.
“You’re studying at this hour? That’s great.”
“N-no. That’s not true…!”
Waving his hands in the air, he backed away and moved his upper body away from him, denying it.
N-no, I can’t do this. I’ve been told by my sister not to believe the rumors, but I still can’t! Because the pressure is…
Alan, who was horrified by Beret approaching with a smiling face, turned blue.
It was Beret who was bluffing, ‘I know who you are.’ His smile was definitely creepy.
“You don’t have to be so humble. What are you studying now?”
“Ahh… M-management.”
“Management?! Woow, Management…”
“Y-Yes. There are a lot of things I don’t understand…”
T-This person is scary…! I hope he’ll go back soon. There is no one around, and if he does something to me, I’ll…
The bad premonition floated up without stopping.
It was Alan, who was standing around with his life expectancy worn out, trying not to irritate Beret.
“Management is difficult, isn’t it?”
“I-I think so too…!”
“Actually, I heard that the brother of an acquaintance of mine is also having the same problem with management relations… I’m sorry to interrupt your study, but may I take a look at some of your notes?”
“…”
He-he’s going to tear up my notebook by saying that…! Your rumor, I know it…
“No?”
“N-no…! Please, go ahead!”
But I can’t! I can’t say no…!
Just like a lizard cutting itself to protect itself.
With trembling hands, he handed him the notebook. He gave the precious thing, the fruit of his study, to… Beret.
And here was the thing.
What happened was something completely different from what Alan imagined.
“I’m sorry to interrupt you, Thank you.”
“!?”
Alan witnessed the Marquis bowing his head.
What? Did he just… apologize? That Beret-sama thanked me…!?
I did not mishear. As if to prove it, there was a man carefully rolling up the pages and reading the notes.
It was a shock as if he had been hit on the head with a hammer.
Beret read the notebook. Alan looked at him in bewilderment.
“That’s great, really. Because this notebook shows me how hard you’ve been working.”
“Ehh…?”
“Neatly organized and color-coded so that you can read it over and over again. I don’t mean to be self-deprecating, but I won’t be able to copy this…”
“…”
He was at a loss for words when Beret said it with a serious face and a mysterious expression on his face. I guessed that he was not being flattering or sarcastic, but that he really meant what he said.
“If you’re studying so much, you must be able to fight some of the battles in terms of knowledge, right? From what I’ve seen, you’ve got it down to a pretty broad range.”
“T-that’s not true…”
“Really? Well, I’m not exactly well-versed in it either… but I’m sure this hard work will pay off. Thanks for the note.”
“N-no… Thank you for your kind words.”
“No, I’m just saying what I feel. I hope my acquaintance’s brother is doing as well as you…”
Seeing Beret, who was neither high-handed nor mean-spirited, praised and worried about his acquaintance’s brother, changed his impression of him.
W-what my Nee-sama said was true…
“Sure, I’ve only heard bad things about him, but he’s… kind. He’s a nice guy.”
“Yeah. What can I say, Beret is a pitiful person. I guess it’s just that the nobles want to discredit the marquis, so they make a big deal out of it and spread bad rumors.”
Alan was reminded of what Elena had said last night.
“By the way, what you’re struggling with is not so much with the knowledge aspect, but the foundation aspect.”
“I-Is it the foundation….?”
“Yes. The concept, the sales plan, and other things that you have to think about. You have an idea, but you are trying to gain more knowledge in order to find out if it’s really the right thing to do.”
“!!”
“Was I right? I thought so, from your notes.”
When he guessed and smiled, the word fear was gone from Alan’s mind.
Instead, what sprouted was a feeling of ‘I might be able to rely on this person…’
“Uhmm… B-Beret-sama …If you don’t mind, I was wondering if you could hear what I’ve come up with…”
If you had the courage to make a request, you would be easily granted permission.
“Ehh? Sure. I may not be able to help you, but I hope that’s okay.”
“T-thank you so very much…!”
“Well, please excuse me sitting in front of you”
“Ahh, I’ll draw the seat for you…!”
“No, I can do it on my own if it’s this much. I like to discuss things.”
“…”
With these words, Alan realized even more that Elena’s words were true.
I’m really sorry. I was wrong…
Apologizing from the bottom of his heart, Alan turned serious and faced Beret.
The two people facing each other didn’t know.
There was a girl holding a business management book with multiple notepad stucked in, her head sticking out and staring at them.
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