Daily News: Insect Girls' Heavy Dependence

"I really don't understand, how can someone as smart as you be illiterate? You naughty guy, are you deliberately making fun of me?"

After searching for more than ten minutes, Yekalin couldn't help but complain.

"You can tell me words like 'fortress' and 'log.' I'll find them for you."

"That's right!"

……

Two people working together is faster than one person searching.

Yekalin had already reached a conclusion after only seeing the 108th bookshelf.

"Come here! I found the Night Tide Fortress Log..."

Instead of rushing to check, Richard gave orders to the maids waiting outside the door.

"Sally, go get some tea..."

Although Sally was to go, she was, after all, a guest. How could Yekaterin's head maid possibly let her go?

This was just a little trick Richard used in his rhetoric.

Yekaterin is very sensitive.

Richard now naturally wouldn't directly order her subordinates around.

Only after Richard himself served him tea did he approach the resentful Yekaterin.

Yekaterin pouted:

"You shouldn't be thirsty, right? You just drank so much tea!"

"My dear Duchess, this isn't for me! It's clearly for you... You know I'm illiterate. I'd like to ask you to read this book to me!"

"loquacious!"

Yekaterin, holding her book, didn't even glance at Richard. She walked to the desk and sat down...

I picked up the tea and moistened my throat.

Start reading to Richard:

"In the year 545 of the Kingdom Calendar, Nightsweet Fortress was founded by Lord John of the Lancelot family... In 547, the Lancelot family summoned Lord John back to the family... In the same year, the Silverwing Swarm Insects attacked and destroyed Nightsweet Fortress, which was then abandoned..."

"The following year, the Lancelot family declined for some reason, and its members were displaced... I don't know the details. But the Lancelot family and I were old friends. If my descendants happen to encounter their descendants, I hope to do my best to help them..."

"By the Duke of the North, Birmingham August..."

Yekalin selected the important passages to read aloud without offering any comment.

Richard naturally understood that this Night Tide Fortress Diary was personally compiled by Yekaterin's father.

Although Richard, as an orphan, couldn't understand the concept of being reminded of one's family by seeing familiar objects, he wasn't so emotionally unintelligent as to make a joke at such a time.

Yekalin quickly calmed down; she didn't want to dwell on the matter any longer.

She sniffed, as if she wanted to say something.

Richard, however, said everything she wanted to say:

"It seems Nightsweet Fortress is completely without a master now. Even if any descendants of the Lancelot family are still alive, they've lost their noble status and can't come to the outside world. If we ever meet them in the inside world, let's help them out..."

"good……"

Yekalin readily agreed.

Richard glanced at the Duchess leaning on his shoulder.

He didn't choose to say anything more; it was enough to just stay with her for the time being.

"I'm sleepy," Yekalin blinked.

"Why do you like sleeping so much?" Richard was actually quite puzzled by this.

Yekaterin yawned again... Explanation:

"While implanting the Blood-Slaying Spider Queen Worm doesn't pose much of a risk to consciousness, it does cause extreme daytime sleepiness. I'm only awake for eight hours a day, and I've spent all of that on you today..."

Since she'd already said that, what could Richard say? He couldn't very well blame her!

Richard very gentlemanly suggested:

"Do you need me to take you home? Don't fall asleep on the way."

Yekaterin instinctively refused:

"Never mind, I'm not so weak that I need someone to carry me or take care of me..."

Richard tossed her long black hair; he clearly hadn't given up.

"But I'm not just anyone, we're family, aren't we!"

"Whatever you want... Hmm, carry me back. When I grow up... no one will carry me anymore."

"Um."

Richard understood that Yekaterin was a grown woman now. The Duke of the North would naturally no longer carry her on his back…

At the entrance to the underground library, the maids who remained there made way for each other.

Sally wasn't jealous or anything, and took the "Night Tide Fortress Diary" that Richard handed her.

Yekarin couldn't resist and fell asleep behind Richard.

Richard had never been to her room, so he had to ask the head maid to lead the way.

The procession passed by the Duke's mansion, giving the servants a glimpse into the progress of the relationship between young Master Richard and Miss Ekaterin.

This further confirmed their inner thoughts: this handsome young nobleman would one day become their new master. They just didn't know if Lord Birmingham had agreed to the marriage…

The Duchess's room wasn't as luxurious as Richard had imagined.

There were no huge wardrobes or extravagant jewelry displays.

Instead, there were many antique and elegant bookshelves. The books inside showed obvious signs of being read, confirming that the room's owner did not use these books as decoration...

After carefully placing Yekaterin on the bed, Richard left her boudoir.

He gave the maids a string of meaningless instructions.

He didn't linger and went to the outer hall.

He continued to examine the bookshelves, wanting to know what Yekalin usually read.

Unfortunately, apart from the few words I've learned, such as "Night Tide Fortress, Diary, Yekalin...", I've only learned a few other words.

Richard didn't recognize a single word in those books...

However, this did not stop him from looking for illustrated books to read.

Through those illustrations, there are a large number of handsome knights.

Richard could guess that this must be a document about knowledge of Papal knights...

I never expected Yekaterin to be so studious. It seems my previous assessment of her as a lazy noblewoman was somewhat biased.

Thinking about it, it makes sense. Yekaterin is the only daughter of the Duke of the North...

No matter how much the old man dotes on his daughter, he would never let her be ignorant and incompetent.

Richard continued flipping through a new book. Although he couldn't understand it, he simply enjoyed the illustrations of the different knights inside.

And I must say, these illustrations are truly exquisite, each one incredibly lifelike… Some even have handwritten comments left by Ekaterinburg next to them. Although Richard, too, couldn't understand them.

The head maid left Yekaterin's room and asked Richard:

"Young Master Richard, we have settled Miss in. Are you staying here...? Then we'll head out..."

Richard immediately closed the book:

"Okay, you guys go ahead and do your work. Tell Sally to bring me some tea and snacks; I'll stay here and watch over her."

He naturally wouldn't reveal to the maids that he was illiterate. It was necessary to cultivate and maintain a certain public image.

Sally brought tea and snacks, and she also stayed by the young master's side.

Richard wasn't afraid of revealing anything in front of his little maid.

He sat with tea and illustrations.

Killing away the rare free time...