“Be careful, Renée. Ginger never shares a room with anyone because she’s so sensitive. It’s suspicious that she agreed to share with you. She likes to torment people, and since the Silent Dining Hall didn’t work on you, she might come up with something else.”

I recalled Ginger’s furious face, changing colors in anger. Her difficult personality was evident from the first day.

“I wish I could’ve shared a room with you, Renée. If only I had known, I would’ve spoken to the housekeeper.”

Sylvia looked genuinely disappointed.

“There are others besides Ginger you should be wary of…”

As Sylvia started listing maids I should be cautious about, I asked her something more pressing.

“Sylvia, do you know how the war with Pitton is going?”

“Oh, the palace is abuzz about that. Prince Cahill has sent news of victory. The long war is finally over, and everyone is excited. They’re busy preparing for his return, with homecoming ceremonies and victory celebrations planned.”

That complicates things. I planned to escape before the main storyline began with Prince Cahill’s return. Now, it seemed like a tight squeeze.

Biting my nails out of habit, I asked Sylvia another question.

“Have you been to the royal library?”

“Just once, on an errand for the housekeeper.”

“How is it? Big? Lots of books?”

“Of course. They say if a book isn’t in Hillick’s royal library, it’s not anywhere else.”

I needed to visit the library, then. As I was contemplating this, Sylvia added:

“That’s probably why even the librarians sometimes have trouble finding books.”
Sylvia laughed as if she found it amusing, but I didn’t find it funny at all. If even the librarians managing the library had difficulty finding books, just how vast was it? Still, there should be some organization by category, right?

“I heard that the chief librarian’s lifelong wish is to organize the library. Books on politics and economics, which are frequently sought by the royal family, are separately arranged. But it seems they face quite a challenge when unusual books are requested. Last time, it took three days and nights to find a book Prince Cahill needed. I heard the librarians lamenting about how angry the prince was.”

“…What about books on magic or fairies?”

“No, that’s different. Magic is a fundamental part of Hillick Kingdom. Books on magic are well organized, of course!”

Sylvia clapped her hands happily. My hope, lifted by this first positive response, crashed down with her next words.

“The librarians are really proud of that section. They have about 7,000 volumes!”

“7,000 volumes?”

Great, I’ll age before I finish reading them all.

Feeling a headache coming on, I held my forehead. Sylvia’s eyes sparkled with excitement.

“So, Renée, you’re also interested in magic!”

Unlike Sylvia, who seemed thrilled by my shared interest, brimming with fantasies about unreal beings, I inwardly sighed repeatedly.

‘Does that leave me with only that option?’

I didn’t want to get involved unless necessary, but the idea of reading all 7,000 books was daunting. I held Sylvia’s hand as she enthusiastically offered to lend me all the magic books she had.

“Sylvia.”

“Yes, Renée? Do you want to say something? Oh, should I lend you books on ghosts too? There are many famous collections of ghost stories!”

“Let’s talk about those books later. For now, how do I arrange to go out?”

An Indifferent Woman is the One Men Desire the Most

One-line summary: The female lead is actually cold-hearted and extremely rational. She has stage-by-stage relationships and won’t two-time, but there will always be someone who secretly likes her.

This novel has the following triggers, so if you’re sensitive to these, please don’t read:

1. The female lead has had many relationships, but she treated each one seriously and broke up properly.

It’s just that the men unilaterally pestered her incessantly. For the female lead, when she doesn’t like someone anymore, she simply doesn’t like them.

(This applies to her relationships with Male Lead 1, 2, 3, and 4 as well, but she’s loyal in each 1-on-1 relationship!)

2. In this novel, Male Lead 2 and the female lead kiss in a car, and Male Lead 1 sees it and beats up Male Lead 2.

The female lead calls the police and sends both Male Lead 1 and 2 to the police station! Male Lead 1 begs the female lead not to break up with him.

3. Male Lead 1 has a gentle appearance but an obsessive personality.

Male Lead 2 has a delicate and soft appearance, slightly green tea-like (two-faced).

Male Lead 3 is a youthful college student and a smart person who has secretly liked the female lead for a long time.

Male Lead 4 is the female lead’s father’s special assistant, a business elite with deep, hidden thoughts.

4. At the beginning of this novel, the female lead has already broken up with Male Lead 1 (Chapter 4) and gotten back together with Male Lead 2 (ex-boyfriend).

5. Enter with caution if you have triggers!!!