Formerly, the Fallen Daughter of the Duke: Volume 5 [Parts 1 to 2] by Ichibu Saki

Author:Ichibu Saki
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Light Novel, partial, fantasy world, romance, nobility, magic academy, j-novel heart, shojo, otome game, strong female protagonist
Publisher: J-Novel Club (generated)

The scene reformed moments later, in a grand library of whitest marble. Everything from the walls to the bookshelves was white as snow, lending the cavernous hall a most magnificent grandeur. The domed glass ceiling was so high one could be forgiven for assuming it was simply not there. If Claire craned her neck, she could make out the clear blue sky above, but the glare was so bright that her poor night-blind eyes had to squint.

Where is this? she wondered. I’ve never seen this library in my life.

Presently, a familiar voice interrupted her trying to make sense of the scene.

“Here it is, Claire. This is what you were looking for, is it not?”

“Col-or me sur-prised. Gil-bert has his mo-ments af-ter all.”

“Oh, shut it, you beastly bird. I’m just as much of a scholar as Miss Claire here! I’m perfectly capable of hunting through a few archives.”

“Ah, look at you. Work-ing hard in the hopes Sir Lu-i even-tu-al-ly no-tic-es your charms. Brings a tear to one’s eye. You do know she turned you down?”

Yes, Claire decided. The inane bickerers off-screen were undoubtedly Gilbert and Pooh. The content of the exchange aside, the third party to the conversation was evidently Claire—not the Claire lying on the bed watching the “film,” of course. There must have been another Claire off-screen too.

Of all people, what possessed me to dream of Prince Gilbert? Claire wondered. Gilbert was not an individual who occupied much of Claire’s thoughts, save for when she received the occasional letter from him begging her to put in a good word with Lui.

I wonder if that was whatever I was looking for, she thought, turning her attention back to the screen. What could I have been searching for in the first place?

Naturally, the individuals within the projection paid no heed to her curiosity.

“I must say, Claire, I’m impressed,” came Gilbert’s voice from somewhere just out of sight. “You’re still researching curios after you finished your thesis? I could never. I lost all my drive the moment we dodged that dreadful bad end.” (Here, Pooh put in, “You nev-er had drive to be-gin with.”) “Frankly, some part of me wishes I could forget I ever learned the truth about this world we live in. I respect you, Claire, I really do.”

The off-screen Claire made some response that was too quiet for on-the-bed Claire to hear. She only caught Gilbert’s reply of, “Yes, I suppose this is nothing more than dodging another bad end.” Muffled mumbling. “But it’s just—” More mumbling. “And it might pull in Lupty, you know. I simply pray everything works out in the end.”

I missed half of that, Claire thought. What’s all this talk about avoiding bad endings?

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