Operation Red Book

Joshua used his hands and feet to crawl to the other side of the bed, and finally calmed his heart which was beating wildly due to fear.

He asked in a trembling voice: "You, what are you doing here?"

"I have a few questions for you. You are a human, so you should know her thoughts better than I do."

Dorian pulled out a chair and sat down upright, with a whole bed between him and Joshua.

"She? Do you mean classmate Ivy?"

Dorian nodded, which made Joshua panic.

He knew nothing about Ivy's thoughts, otherwise Ivy wouldn't be so moody and angry from time to time.

"Ahem... First of all, what does liking mean?" Dorian looked away and coughed twice.

Joshua frowned and asked, "Didn't you say you like Ivy? You don't know what liking means, so why do you like her?"

"I just don't know!" Dorian suddenly raised his voice, "You, you, just describe to me what it's like to like someone."

Joshua shrank his neck, with most of his body hidden behind the bed.

He thought about it carefully, and soon his brows relaxed. He gave the most official explanation: "Like means that you have a good impression or interest in someone or something."

Dorian fell silent, and Joshua also shut his mouth. The two looked at each other nervously, with silence and quietness flowing between them.

A raven flew past the window and uttered a shrill cry, which Dorian used to break the silence. He exhaled a long breath and said:

"Well, I still don't understand... Does she like you?"

Hearing this, Joshua pouted again, his voice full of disappointment: "She doesn't like me... I'm even sure that her feelings towards me are the opposite of like."

"Ahem...but she said she likes me!"

Dorian coughed a few more times, his expression serious, staring at Joshua with some nervousness and anticipation in his eyes.

“Ah?” Joshua’s face wrinkled. “Did she tell you that in person?”

"I overheard it when I was spying on her."

"You, how can you just spy on others? It's so rude!"

"I haven't even settled accounts with you yet! I clearly told you not to tell anyone, and you turned around and told her!"

"Sorry……"

Joshua admitted his mistake very quickly, he lowered his head, and the two were silent for a long time.

"I also told you that if you like Ivy, you should protect her. If you like her, you should treat her as your treasure and cherish her. But you, why didn't you protect her and let her get hurt?"

"It was my fault……"

Dorian also admitted his mistake very quickly, which was a bit unexpected for Joshua.

This softened his attitude a little, and Joshua took the initiative to ask the little devil who lowered his head: "Well, do you have any other questions?"

"Should I go meet her?"

Dorian suddenly raised his head. Unlike his ferocious image just now, he now looked very innocent and harmless.

"But she said she didn't want to see me." He suddenly lowered his head as if he was deflated.

"But she said she liked me."

"Then, then, then do I like her?"

"Actually, I really want to meet her, but I don't know how to meet her. What should I wear? How should I appear in front of her?"

"Should I bring a bottle of wine? Should I bring a piece of cheesecake? Should I give her a diamond?"

"Humph! She's just a mortal. Why should I give her something?"

"But do nothing and just appear in front of her like this?"

"Actually, I don't want to hide in the dark and spy on her. I really want her to see me, talk to me, make cakes with me, look at the stars with me, and play chess with me."

"I really want her to know that I am always by her side. I really want to see her. I just want to see her!"

"But she doesn't want to see me."

"But she said she liked me..."

Dorian blushed and kept repeating his own questions and answers. He muttered quietly and quickly, and Joshua could not find a suitable way to make him shut up.

Finally, after Dorian repeated "But she said she liked me" for the fifth time, Joshua decided to interrupt directly and loudly.

"No need to doubt it, you just like classmate Ivy!"

Dorian suddenly stopped muttering, as if the whole person was paused.

His expression was a little dull, his fair face slowly turned red, and the originally cool temperature became a little hot.

"You should apologize to her first. She is indeed mad at you. When Ivy was mad at me, she didn't say she didn't want to see me. At most, she told me not to talk to her... It seems to be the same meaning, but it shows how angry she is with you."

The fear of the little devil had long disappeared at this time, and Joshua even felt a little proud.

No one knew Ivy better than himself, which suddenly gave him full confidence.

"Then, how should I apologize? I have never apologized before. It was always others who begged me, and then I killed them directly..."

"Just tell her you're sorry."

"Don't you need to bring red wine, diamonds, and apple pie? Mother, Brother Andrew, and the servants all suggested that I bring an apology gift."

"I don't know. It seems like every time I just bow my head and say sorry, then Ivy scolds me. Sometimes I get beaten up, but it's over quickly."

Joshua scratched his head, recalling the previous scenes.

"Mr. Ivy is very generous. You just need to adopt an attitude of 'I was wrong'."

"Oh... Then I will say 'I'm sorry, it's my fault, I like you, and since you like me too, let's sleep together', that's what Raphael taught me..."

Dorian crossed his legs and swung on his toes.

"You can't sleep with her!"

Joshua felt like his tail was stepped on. He convulsed and screamed.

"Why? Doesn't agreeing to sleep together mean forgiveness?"

"I just can't! That's not what I meant. I meant... oh, right! Ivy-san has a boyfriend in our world!"

"What is a boyfriend? Does having a boyfriend mean you can sleep with him? She has a boyfriend in your world, but does she have a boyfriend in this world? Can I be the boyfriend of this world?"

"no!"