The Antagonist: The World Ends Theory
Chapter 50 - Indoor Room

"I want to know what's going to happen after this. The problem is that Allen and I are better. And in the story in the novel, the conflict begins because they are in a dispute. So, is my change in status to fugitive in Ranunculus the result of changing the plot?"

Clara talks to herself, she is currently lazy to eat breakfast outside because Meiger has not returned from Vinca. So Clara asked Jean to bring her breakfast to the room.

"Antagonist is antagonist. Even now I became bad in the eyes of many before the conflict reached its peak. Unfortunately me..."

CRICK

"Miss, here's breakfast."

"Whoah! Thank you, Jean."

"No problem, Miss."

Jean placed a tray containing Clara's breakfast on the large table.

"Thank you for the food! Hey...am!"

Without further ado - the stale Clara put the first mouthful into her mouth. Nero cuisine is the best, Clara immediately felt that the pleasure of the world can be obtained through food made by Nero.

"As usual, it doesn't disappoint. Jean, aren't you having breakfast?" Clara, who focuses on food, now turns to Jean.

"Hjp? I had breakfast Miss, with Nero in the palace kitchen. You see, if you want to work the important thing already have energy, right?"

"You should sleep longer and have a more nutritious breakfast, not just bread!"

"Miss doesn't have to worry about me-"

"Of course I'm worried!"

"Eh?"

Just one sentence from Clara left Jean speechless in a thousand languages.

Okay, he's been devoted to the Hortensian Emperor for a long time. Moreover, Jean does not want to dream too high because at this time the existence of Avrim is fake. Her brother is dead.

"What matters! Right now if you're with me or not you need to take care of your health!"

"....."

"Jean, you know what?!"

"ah! Yes Miss!"

"Good - good." Clara nodded - nodding, trying to act cool in front of Jean.

"But Miss, I still don't understand. Why are you worried about my health? I'm not who who but Miss's waitress, am I?"

A soft smile was imprinted on Clara's lips. Her loving eyes made Jean unable to turn away. He's a little nostalgic here because of Clara's behavior.

"Jean is a precious person to me, certainly after Avrim."

"Did? La...then what about Miss Wayne?"

"Hem? He's my best friend."

"Young Duke Master?"

"He's my chatty, scathing boss."

Jean chuckles a little when she hears Clara vilify Hendrick. Even if Hendrick hears it, then the story ends Clara.

"Miss can get karmic if you do."

"Do what?"

"Switching the Young Duke. Ah, he'll be Duke in early winter. Just counting the days..."

"When without me.. will he be okay?"

"yes too. What I heard from Aunt Avrim. Previously Miss was pretty close to Young Duke, right?"

"Yeah..."

Looks like I'll send a message to Allen to ask him how he is, Hendrick and the old Duke as well as the Duchess...

"Hey Jean, did you know what Duchess Wayne was before she married Duke Wayne?"

"Eh? I honestly don't know about that, Miss. All I know is Duchess Wayne's first name is Eleanor."

"I was curious."

"If Miss is curious, Miss can ask Her Majesty. The answer is likely huge."

"Well! That is if His Majesty wills! He always hid a lot of things from me. Even Lavoisier I haven't got the exact answer."

Clara pondered, deep in her mind she was so curious. But whatever the power, Meiger was very unable to cooperate at that time. Even with just a little snapping Clara immediately felt daunted.

"Indeed a ruler huh..."

"Jean, I'm going to the library, you don't have to come with me because I won't get lost again. For now you just have to keep quiet while lazing around." After finishing breakfast Clara stood up and tidied up her tangled dress.

"Hey? My job is to escort Miss-"

"If you get out of my room just one step. Then I will report to Your Majesty that you have violated your code of conduct as a bodyguard."

"Yes Miss..."

Jean resigned and chose to follow Clara's advice to be quiet and lazy - lazy. If he stays, then a long complaint will be made by Clara to be able to scapegoat Jean here.

"Miss." Call Jean before Clara comes out of her room.

"Yes?"

"...Nothing - nothing." Said Jean.

Hngs? How strange...

Clara then came out of her room.

DEG

"Eh? This bad feeling...! Ughhhh!"

BUGS

Clara's body staggered and fell to the floor. He tried his hardest to maintain his consciousness. He leaned his body against the imperial palace hallway wall. Grip his chest tightly.

The last time he felt this was when Clara was in the palace hall of Ranunculus Kingdom. During his meeting with the King and Grand Duke Harold was accompanied by Duke Wayne. And suddenly there was a dark cold that entered his body.

Cold sweat began to pour all over her body, Clara gritted her teeth in hopes of reducing the bad taste in her. After a long period of silence, fortunately the cold stopped possessing him.

"It's a nightmare. I don't want to experience it anymore..."

...❀...

Clara now felt that her body was refreshed. He started exploring the library, maybe Clara forgot that she had kept a lot of interesting books in the desk drawer. Well, this is the effect of Jean's absence nearby.

"Hm. hm. la la la! Oh yeah!!! Na na na -..."

Although her voice was discordant, Clara continued her singing until she finished. Luckily there were no guards in this library, otherwise Clara would have been kicked out of here.

"Well, it's important to read only history 'is it?"

SREK

"Ouch!"

Inadvertently Clara nudged one of the shelves, she automatically held the bookshelf so as not to fall. The problem is that if it falls, Clara's position as a 'zolep man' will be threatened because of it.

GREKS

"Did? 'GREK' was that what???"

Unexpectedly, the library shelf rotates 180° clockwise. Shows a mysterious room that is not colonized by light in it. Though Clara thought that behind the shelf there was only a wall, there was a hidden room behind it.

"Does it matter if I enter it? What if the ending was the same as when I was trying to get around the imperial palace? I get goosebumps when I'm reminded..."

After all that worry, Clara's decision finally fell on 'eliminating curiosity'. Or it could be said that Clara took a step into the mysterious dark room.

"Excuse me..."

Equipped with a candle that he stole from the wall of the library Clara stepped into there. He read various types of champions hoping that the supernatural protection could make him safe from all dangers.

"I wouldn't die if I went into it???"

TAP CIT'S

"Did? Why is the sound of the floor so creepy?!" Clara screamed stifled as the floor she was on squeaked.

DUKES

Because of a little fear, Clara just shifted one cent. Unfortunately he hit the wall behind him, Clara felt that something was swaying in the position she hit.

And it turns out that it works just like a light switch. Right now the dark mysterious space had become completely bright. Clara felt the candle in her hand had no function anymore so she blew the embers on the shoots and placed them near the table.

Now that the room had been bright, it caused Clara to be able to freely look from corner to corner.

And Clara felt a little disappointed because the room was filled with books. And maybe because no one took care of it so this place became abandoned. There's only dust and cobwebs here.

"Then how is it different from the palace library? It became nothing more than a library within a library. UH! My tongue is numb from calling too many places full of the book..."

"Hng?"

Clara's gaze was fixed on the only book on the table in the middle of the room. Just like this room, the condition of the book was also full of dust. It's just that profits have not made the house there.

A curious Clara came to the book and detailed it. "This book has no title, it's not unusual."

Clara opened the first page of the book and saw what was first written there. "Hortensia...?" Then he read the writing below. "Scoleths are you and me."

Eh? Scoleth?! If His Majesty hates the Scoleths why is there a book about them? The situation is the same as Lavoisier's book...

"Hm. This book seems suspicious. I'll take her to my room then."

After that, sliding a strange object on the wall that automatically turns off all existing lighting. Clara also took pains to put the bookshelf back on as it was.

"Yes! It's ready! Time to get back in the room!"

Clara hummed cheerfully as she turned her body. "La la hm! Guh guh...!"

"Clara, what are you doing?"

DEG

Hee...? This voice is still morning. I'm right, aren't I?

Clara raised her head to see what she had hit as well as the source of that low, emotionless voice.

"Yes..Your Highness.I am just reading..."

With a cold sweat Clara answered him.

This was very different from the Meiger that Clara knew when outside the imperial palace. Yes, maybe because the library is part of the palace then the Meiger in front of Clara is the flat version, not the 'caring version of the people'.

Automatic due to this version difference made Clara become nervous half to death. Whereas when they were outside when visiting Nielsen's house, Meiger was quite a smiley smile. Although it was only a thin smile, it was enough to make Clara easier to be relaxed.

Clara is hopeful that Meiger isn't in her 'silent' version'.

"really? Looks like you just got out of here."

TAP

Meiger touched the bookshelf behind Clara. Making Clara's body cornered and touched on the same shelf. As a result in this position so it looks like Meiger is cabedon on Clara.

What the hell is going on here?! Anyone tell me!

Despite being cornered, Clara still hides the book she took from the mysterious room. He looks frightened because Meiger's handsome face can look spooky as well. This position is somewhat ambiguous.

The situation never took Clara's side.

GREPS

"...!"

Why does destiny never let me feel at ease? Even just sighing can't it?!

Clara's body responds, shocked by Meiger's next sudden action. Meiger touches the book Clara hid near the shelf with her other hand.

Clara tightened her grip on the book. Though he had not read it, it was not funny if it was directly taken from him just like that.

"Hee. what kind of book makes you not want to let go..."

Meiger took a step forward, bringing her body closer to Clara. As a result, Clara is getting more and more cornered. He could not take a step back let alone advance because two - both of them were already stuck. Even just shifting to the right and left alone can not because there is a Meiger hand that prevents it.

How am I supposed to escape this time?!

TB

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