The Fake Princess's Soul Contract Duke

Chapter 14: A Letter From Aethergarde

The Sheridan County Library is one of the most complete libraries after the capital's two major libraries. Starting from the collection based on the genre, or based on the city of origin of the books published, all neatly scattered on oak shelves towering on each floor.

Every Sheridan citizen will be able to find whatever they are looking for there, especially coupled with high-class library facilities, comfortable, and well maintained, making them feel at home to read for a long time there. No wonder that on ordinary days, this library is very crowded visited by small nobles and ordinary civilians.

Indeed, Alianora had to admit, that the Sheridan Family's wealth was truly extraordinary. If the one who sponsored this library was just a bunch of ordinary noble families, maybe they should sell their kidneys first.

However, on the other hand the crowd of the library did not make Alianora happy at all, as she also had to put on the mask of the 'honored noble daughter' every time he passed by commoners as well as the little nobles he met there.

"Miss, I think we should be right back."

About four times, since they had arrived, Mary reminded Alianora to go home, but it was all just answered with a page-by-page voice flipped over.

"Mary in a minute, I just need a little more time until I find her."

"But you've been sitting there for about an hour and a half, miss."

Alianora placed an old book that she had finished reading, into a pile of books scattered on the floor, then went to pick a few more from the partially empty bookshelf behind her.

"Oh calm down, we still have a lot of time, today is my day off right? Calm down Mary, wait till I get a little hint. You know this is very important to me, right?"

Actually, whatever it was that Alianora was looking for from earlier was not at all understood by Mary, but she did not dare to ask, afraid if it was considered a presumptuous action, she said, or maybe he just doesn't want to hear something that makes him feel afraid of his nona.

In the end, he could only give up, and sat down on the wooden bench across, patiently waiting for when Alianora would be finished.

Fortunately that afternoon, not many people had come so Alianora could at least monopolize the passage of ancient magic books, and make it easier for her to search. But even so, he still could not find anything.

Alianora started to fret a little.

Of all the magic books and parchments he collected were rare and valuable collections from several countries, everything only contains information that he already knows, such as some explanation of mana, elements, magic levels, some kind of ancient magic, and also some congenital abnormalities related to which circulation.

Nothing explains how a person with an Apostle Soul has a body that has no mana.

In a huff, Alianora threw away the last book she had taken into the mountain of books beside her.

Alianora's vision felt a bit clumsy from reading the small writings for too long, and everything was completely useless. He could not understand why a human could be so foolish as to write something that could be memorized out of his head like this.

Is this what we call the ancient record?

"Haa.I deeply regret the money thrown away for this rubbish."

Alianora muttered while laughing sarcastically.

"Miss, I think the library will close, we'd better get home soon."

Hearing that, Alianora turned towards the giant glass window beside her to find that the afternoon sunlight had long since faded, and the blue sky had turned purplish.

The sounds of people's footsteps had also vanished, leaving a silence around him.

Alianora could only massage the base of her nose while refraining from cursing her misfortune that day.

Is his misfortune also the blessing of the curse of fate?

Cursed destiny.

Slowly Alianora got up from her seat and stepped towards Mary.

"Yes, let's go Mary home."

"Miss, are we coming back here again tomorrow?"

mary said as she walked behind Alianora.

"You know what kind of events my schedule will be tomorrow, don't you? You think I still have time, hm? Besides, what I'm looking for doesn't seem to be here."

"Are you not trying to get to the ib-library, ah that's okay, miss"

"Hoo, what was that? Looks like I heard a good suggestion, hm?"

"It's okay, miss. Forget it."

Alianora just laughed softly at Mari's expression that remained flat behind her.

After several days of living as Thalia, her relationship with Mary is arguably getting closer. At first, Mary was still so afraid of Alianora that it made it a little difficult to communicate with her.

But as the days go by and Alianora's efforts not to look too intimidating, and thank God it all works.

Ah, to live as this Thalia, somehow how many times she had experienced, she still found it too strange and troublesome.

But on the other hand, it was funny for him too, to experience and feel everything from an ordinary human point of view, it was a bit challenging.

Ah, it's also a good thing that Thalia's son-in-law can get the old magic book and make a contract with me, otherwise I'll never experience any of this.

And that's when he remembered.

Hm? Old book? Soul Contract?

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!

Suddenly Alianora flinched and stopped stepping. Mary behind him only looked at him confusedly, and tried to call out to him but she ignored him.

Oh for heaven's sake!

Why doesn't he remember about it!

The chocolate-covered book that Thalia can get out of nowhere, which contains a complete explanation to the steps about her Soul Contract ritual. It was obviously rarer than the books in this library.

The soul contract was a forbidden ritual so there were hardly any books describing even a little about it, in the entire country of the world.

But the book has it.

Oh he must be back soon!

Looking at Alianora who was staring blankly at the floor with wide eyes, Mary felt a little worried. What else is wrong with the nona?

"Miss?"

Alianora surprised him by holding her hand.

"Mary, there it is! I found it, let's go home!"

Then Alianora ran as fast as she could, while pulling Mary who was just gawking behind her.

The two of them ran down each of the vast library corridors, passing through the library attendants who only muttered to them not to run around in the corridors. Alianora did not hear it. His current thoughts were only to quickly get home and find the book.

Unfortunately coinciding with that, a person in a long robe suddenly came out from inside a book passage labeled 'FICTIONAL LITERATURE'. Alianora was surprised but her legs stopped too late, as a result of which she hit the man hard to make the two of them, three with Mary, displaced simultaneously.

"Oh.hey boy, can't you see the road!"

The man groaned while pushing Alianora and Mary away.

And like being electrocuted, the man immediately stiffened. He looked at his hand that had been pushing Alianora carefully, then at Alianora who was already standing.

"Ah, I'm sorry, I didn't accidentally. I'm in a hurry so I'll excuse you!"

alianora answered and then ran out again followed by Mary.

The man continued to look towards the exit with the same surprised look. His dark purple hair flared in the night wind, his face slowly turning serious. "Hm..he, Princess Thalia La Sheridan...?"

*****

It took about 30 minutes for Thalia to arrive at Nauchwanstein Castle because the library was located a little distance from Sheridan city center.

Alianora who was impatient, walked straight to her room. He wasted no time in reporting to Kalisto, for the people of this house never cared if he existed or not. So if he came home at any hour, no one would ask him.

It seems like today is not like that. When Alianora was about to climb the stairs, she met Estelle who ran towards her in a state of excitement. Her face was dyed with shock as she stopped in front of Alianora.

"Sister! Brother from anywhere, why is brother just coming home now?"

estelle said while adjusting her breathing.

Alianora refrained from directly leaving Estelle just like that. He took a slow breath then looked at Estelle with slightly furrowed brows.

"What's up, Elle?"

Alianora's voice was no longer clad in the false tenderness she used to show when talking to Estelle, but perhaps the thing she was going to tell her brother this time was so important that she didn't notice it.

With a single breath, Estelle looked at Alianora's face seriously.

"Sister, the letter from Aethergarde has arrived!"