I’ll Become a Villainess That Will Go Down in History - Chapter 506
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“Gil, if you have any questions you want to ask, now’s your chance. This kind of opportunity doesn’t come along frequently.”
Gordon-san shifted his gaze to Gilbert.
He had been listening to our conversation in silence since before, and I looked at him. As usual, he was not very friendly.
I felt that he was looking at me with the same kind of eyes he would use to look at anyone else.
Well, I was used to being looked at like this, so it didn’t really hurt, but you shouldn’t look at girls like that in the street. They’ll cry.
“…May I ask you a question first?”
Gordon-san smiled at my words. I could tell from his expression that he was saying, “Whatever you like.”
Of course, I wouldn’t ask about Julie-sama right now.
If I asked now, all the negotiations we’ve been working on would be for nothing. That said, I wouldn’t ask a stupid question either.
If I didn’t ask the right questions, Gordon-san wouldn’t take a genuine interest in me.
He still only regarded me as a superficially interesting girl.
To be honest, I didn’t have any questions in mind. I just knew that I had to take some kind of action before Gilbert asked me a question.
Oh, no! I might have been a little too instinctive. But there was no turning back now.
Alicia, use that tiny brain of yours and think hard. I thought of all kinds of questions in my head.
“Is a life without shame beautiful?”
What a clichéd question. There were so many others I could have asked!
I think this might be shame.
No one expected me to ask such a question, even Gilles looked surprised.
I never thought I’d say something like that myself either. But I didn’t think it was a bad question either.
“Even if it’s not profound, I think it’s beautiful.”
…It was the same answer as mine.
I didn’t need to hear any more of his words to understand what he was thinking.
It was not a bad thing not to feel ashamed. But when it came to whether it would lead to significant growth, I didn’t know.
It was the person who had shame who had the strongest potential for growth.
“What are you ashamed of?”
“Knowledge.”
He answered immediately. He added a few words.
“There are no limits to the pursuit of knowledge. I have always longed for knowledge.”
“I, too, have days when I hope for knowledge and days when I despair.”
If Gordon-san and I were the same age, I think we would have been good friends.
“You’re dazzling, Alicia-sama.”
“Dazzling?”
“No matter how much money you have, you can’t buy back youth. If I could spend all my money and get my teens and twenties again, I wouldn’t hesitate for a second.”
“I’m just taking advantage of my youth.”
Gordon-san laughed out loud at my reply.
“You are a strange person. You are a clever and strong woman, but you also have a youthful side to you. …And yet, you are disliked by the world. I have been involved with many people up to now, not just young ladies, but I have never met anyone like you, Alicia-sama.”
“That’s an honor.”
I raised the corners of my mouth slightly and did a victory pose in my heart.
This meant that he was interested in me because he could see my true nature, right?
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