I, Moonlight Inaba, Want Friends

Inaba Tsukiyo put down the book in his hand, came to Betty, and smiled.

"Although elves can survive without eating, don't you feel bored living in the forbidden library every day? Aren't you interested in the outside world? Even if you can learn about the outside world through books, the outside world It’s even more exciting than you can imagine. And there are many foods you haven’t seen before.”

"...Don't talk to Betty in this tone. You've only known Betty for a few days, and Betty doesn't know you at all."

Betty raised her head, looked at Inaba Tsukiyo expressionlessly, and said in a cold tone.

After she finished speaking, she lowered her head and did not continue to pay attention to Inaba Tsukiya, but Inaba Tsukiya did not intend to give up.

"Even if it's only for a few days, we are already friends, aren't we? You let me read the books in your forbidden library, and you ate what I made. Although I don't know your life before I met you How is it, but I hope you can leave this place and go see the outside world."

Betty raised her head impatiently. When she raised her head, she found that Tsukiyo Inaba was standing very close, and she could even feel her breathing.

Betty leaned back in a panic, but there was only so much room in the chair she was sitting on, so even if she wanted to, where could she go?

"Don't get so close! If you want Betty, I will never go out with you."

"...Is it because of some reason? Or is there some restriction that prevents you from leaving this forbidden library?"

Inaba Tsukiyo saw something strange about Betty, she didn't believe that Betty stayed here willingly, but it seemed that she had to stay here for some reason?

Betty, who was still a little flustered at first, put on the mask of indifference again when she heard Inaba Tsukiya's question.

For what reason?What is the purpose of staying in this place?

To be honest, Betty herself didn't understand why she had to stay here all the time, maybe it was because of the mission entrusted to her by her creator.

Although Betty still looks like a loli, she has actually existed for 400 years. During these 400 years, she has been alone in this forbidden library for most of the time.

Loneliness, loneliness, and the 400 years of waiting made Betty's expectations disappear, and Betty even had to die to end this mission.

Betty didn't know why she had to tell Inaba Tsukiyo these secrets. It may be that in the past 400 years, no one had ever asked her about her, approached her with good intentions, and got to know her.

Every time people who appeared in the Forbidden Bookstore in the past, they were attracted by the magic books and forbidden books in the Forbidden Bookstore. Even if they greeted her, they approached her with malice.

But Inaba Tsukiyo was different, no matter how sneering she was, she never showed any dissatisfaction, just like a sister who loves her younger sister faces a dishonest younger sister.

"Betty is an artificial elf, and I have my own mission. I want to stay in the forbidden library and wait for someone to arrive. And Betty is different from other elves, and cannot absorb the magic power from the outside on their own. Except for contractors, they can only stay in the Inside the Forbidden Bookstore. Use this house and the Forbidden Bookstore as a medium to absorb the magic power of the people inside, and maintain your own life in this way."

Betty secretly looked at Inaba Tsukiyo, she didn't understand why she talked so much today, could this be the feeling of confiding in others?

From birth to husband, Betty has never mentioned her own affairs to others, and she is not going to reveal her secrets to others.

but why?Why would I say these things to this person who I haven't met a few times?Obviously these are secrets that cannot be told to others.

But when Betty noticed, these secrets had already been spoken, and it was too late even if she wanted to repent.

"...Artificial elf, waiting for someone to come? Hehe~ It's too similar."

Yeah, it's so similar.Although there are differences in some things, Betty and Victoria are too similar.

Blonde hair, loli attribute, can only stay alone in a certain place for a long time, and only books can accompany her.

No wonder when seeing Betty for the first time, Inaba Tsukiyo always felt a sense of déjà vu, and it turned out that he found Victoria in her.

Thinking of this, Inaba Tsukiyo's gaze at Betty became much softer, and he wanted to reach out and stroke her head, but worried that Betty would hate him, so he could only withdraw his hand in the end.

"How long have you been waiting? And do you know who you're waiting for?"

"...400 years. Betty doesn't know who she is waiting for. She only knows that when that person appears, everything in the forbidden library belongs to that person, even Betty herself. Only in this way can Betty ...."

Having said that, Betty stopped speaking, looked at Inaba Tsukiyo suspiciously, bit her lips tightly, and wondered if there was something wrong with herself.

He obviously didn't intend to reveal more things to Inaba Tsukiyo, why couldn't he help but tell Inaba Tsukiye about it when she asked her about it?

"400 years... 400 years of loneliness? Hehe~ Who can bear the loneliness and loneliness of a person?"

In the past, she also endured hundreds of years of loneliness. If her heart was not strong enough, her spirit would have already collapsed.

But because of this cruel mission, Betty will spend hundreds of years waiting for the guy whose name is not even certain, and can only stay here for 400 years.

When she came here last time, Betty had already told her that she had read all the books in the forbidden library.

But when she came in, Betty was reading. Maybe she had nothing else to do besides reading.

Does Betty want to get out of here and go outside?That's for sure, even those modern otaku, because they have the Internet, they can understand the outside world even if they stay in the room.

The other world does not have such a luxury as the Internet. It is impossible for Betty to leave this room. Even if she has learned a lot from books, it does not mean that she does not want to go out and see the world.

Betty is also very eager for the appearance of the person she was waiting for. She has been waiting for these 400 years, but the mood of anticipation wears off over time, and finally she begins to adapt to her current life.

Just like the prisoners in the prison, some prisoners who have just entered the prison may not be able to stand the prison life, but what about those who have lived in the prison for more than ten years or even a lifetime?

To use more formal terms, Betty is institutionalized.

From the beginning she wanted to leave here, to the adaptation later, she couldn't leave here in the end.

Betty has gotten used to this forbidden library, which she regards as a cage. In order not to spread the loneliness in her heart, she began to resist contact with outsiders, everything except the forbidden library, and she even didn't want to leave here.

"...Hey, Betty. If you rely on the Forbidden Library so much because you can't absorb the magic power from the outside world, then if you find a way to replenish your magic power, are you willing to leave here?"

Inaba Tsukiyo was silent for a while, looked at the silent Betty, and said.

She took out a ring inlaid with magic stones, which was similar to the necklace she had given Ram before, but it was a ring of a different grade.

"The original function of this ring is to increase the wearer's magic power recovery speed, but it also has another function, which is to allow the wearer to absorb the magic power in the ring. The magic power in it is enough to make you leave here."

"you..."

Betty raised her head abruptly, staring at Inaba Tsukiyo with wide eyes.

She wanted to see through Inaba Tsukiyo's heart and see if she wanted to use her, so she said such words.

But she failed, she didn't see the hypocrisy, with a purposeful gaze, she only felt Inaba Tsukiyo's sincerity, she could feel that warm heart.

"It's just like what you said before, and I don't think you will sign a contract with me just to get out of here. Just treat me as meddling and want to do something."

Inaba Tsukiyo put the ring into Betty's arms, saw Betty's surprised expression, reached out and touched her little head, and said.

"I don't know whether the forbidden library is bound to this house or to you. But if you can absorb the magic power of this magic stone, then you can leave here and see the outside world."

"Don't worry that the magic power of the magic stone can't last for too long. It can automatically absorb the magic power in the air and replenish it all the time. So, just accept it."

Betty glanced at the ring in her hand, she suddenly wanted to cry, tears had already started to accumulate in her eyes, she had seen this scene in a dream.

She had seen a person who couldn't see his face appear in the forbidden library countless times. That person was the person she had been waiting for, and he was the one who could lead her out of the forbidden library.

She wants to leave here, leave this cage, she wants to start a new life, to experience that strange but very longing life.

However, Betty did not feel any reaction from the book of wisdom given to her by the creator, which meant that Inaba Tsukiyo was not the one she was waiting for.

Betty tightly clenched the ring in her hand and bit her lips tightly. The hope that had finally appeared in her heart was ruthlessly extinguished at this moment.

"You don't understand, you don't know anything at all! You don't understand anything! Don't act like you understand me!"

Betty threw the ring in her hand towards Inaba Tsukino suddenly, and shouted angrily at Inaba Tsukino.

"If Betty really leaves here, then what is Betty's 400 years of waiting here! What do you think of Betty's hard work! Betty's persistence?"

"...Betty."

With the help of the ring that Betty threw back, Inaba Tsukiyo looked at Betty a little at a loss.

Betty pushed Inaba Tsukiyo's body, trying to push her out of the forbidden library. She didn't want to see Inaba Tsukiyo now, and she didn't want to see this guy again.

She lowered her head, not wanting Inaba Tsukiya to see the tears constantly flowing from her eyes, not wanting her to see her own weakness, her own weakness, her own loneliness, her... longing.

However, her choked voice entered Inaba Tsukiyo's ears without hindrance. Hearing Betty's teasing cry, Inaba Tsukiye gave up struggling, and was easily pushed out of the room by Betty.

After pushing Inaba Tsukiyo out of the room, Betty slammed the door shut, leaning against the door, and sat on the ground weakly, curled up with her petite body, crying helplessly.

Inaba Tsukiyo stretched out her hand, she knew that she could easily open the door and enter the forbidden library.

But hearing Betty's cry on the other side of the room, Inaba Tsukiyo withdrew his outstretched hand.

"Betty..."

Chapter 447: The Broken Barrier

"Am I oversimplifying things? I only think about getting Betty out of the Forbidden Library, but I forget all the hard work she has put in for the past 400 years."

Inaba Tsukiyo leaned against the door physically, and sat on the ground with Betty, as if he could feel Inaba Tsukiyo's mood in this way.

She didn't know who Betty was waiting for, and she didn't know if she could bring Betty out of the forbidden library.

But she didn't give up. The current Betty is just like Victoria Liga, although when they first met, they were separated from each other.

But after getting along for a long time, Victoria, who longed for "love", accepted her, and himself, who also longed for "love", also accepted the existence of Victoria.

Although Betty drove her out this time, she did not lose her qualifications to enter the forbidden library, which meant that she could still meet Betty.

As long as she keeps in touch with Betty, she will definitely be able to enter the depths of Betty's heart and bring her out of the cage of the forbidden library.

In the evening, while Tsukiya Inaba was chatting with Emilia, Rem, who had purchased items from a village in the territory, came back.

This is a normal thing, after all, the castle does not need to go to the nearby village or the capital to buy some necessities every once in a while.

But this time, Inaba Tsukiyo found something unusual on Rem's body. There was a very obvious death breath on Rem's left hand.

And this breath was gradually spreading from the position of the arm to the position of the heart. Although the movement was very slow, it was still discovered by Inaba Tsukiyo.

"Rem, wait a minute."

Just when Inaba Tsukiya was going to find Ram, Inaba Tsukiya called to stop Rem and came to Rem's side.

Under the suspicious eyes of Rem, Emilia, and Parker, Inaba Tsukiyo directly grabbed Rem's left hand and found a wound on it, which seemed to be bitten.

"Rem, did something happen when you went out today? Did someone attack you?"

"Eh? Eh? Well... well, when I went shopping in the village, I was entangled by a child inside. I was accidentally bitten by a puppy."

Because it was because of the ghost race, Rem didn't care about this small wound, even if he ignored it, he would probably recover completely the next day.

"Rem, this is not bitten by a puppy. If you don't pay attention, I'm afraid you won't survive tonight."

If this black energy enters the heart, even if she uses the power of the four bullets to go back in time on Rem, it may not be able to save her.

"what?!"

Inaba Tsukiya's words startled Rem and Emilia.

Parker flew over quickly, and when he saw the wound on Rem's hand, his expression changed suddenly.

"This is a curse! And it's a very vicious curse! Although I don't know what the curse is, it's just like what Yue Ye said. If you don't deal with it in time, you may die."