"Where is this? Why did I come to this place?"
Seele looked at the scene before her with some confusion. She didn't remember ever coming to such a large library, and this wasn't the Sea of Quanta she had once visited.
Seele clearly remembered that she should have been hugging Inaba Tsukiyo while sleeping; it was impossible for Inaba Tsukiyo to have brought her to this place.
"Could it be… someone's consciousness brought me here?"
The only explanation now is that someone brought her here, and the secret may be hidden in this place.
Seele came to the bookshelf with doubts, and randomly pulled out a book. The cover of the book was a picture of a golden-haired woman and a rabbit with human height holding hands.
This cover aroused Seele's interest. Although the book was written in French, Seele could surprisingly understand the content of the book.
Driven by curiosity, Seele flipped through the book. It was a story about monsters and rabbits, beautiful monsters, and rabbits that existed as the hearts of monsters.
Seele's attention was completely attracted by the content of the book. Unconsciously, Seele finished reading the content of the book. When she turned to the last page, it was a huge illustration.
There were many people in the illustration. The golden-haired 'fairy' and other Animals looked forward.
Seele keenly observed that another human being standing with the golden fairy was very similar to Inaba Tsukiyo. Although the painting technique was a bit poor, Seele could be sure that the person inside was Inaba Tsukiyo.
"This... what's going on? Although Older Sister Tsukiyo likes things related to rabbits very much, she is a rabbit monster or something... Moreover, this book was written a long time ago."
Seele put the book back on the bookshelf, thinking about this question with some doubts. Why did Inaba Tsukiyo's figure appear in the book? What is the connection between this and the person who wanted her to come here?
Immediately afterwards, Seele saw a bunch of long golden hair falling in front of her. She reflexively took the hair.
This bunch of hair is obviously not hers, which means that there are other people here besides her?
Seele raised her head and looked at the huge library. This library is at least a dozen floors high, and each floor is filled with books, but she cannot see the scenery on the top floor.
If someone had been in the library before she arrived, then they must be on the top floor of the library.
Thinking of this, Seele couldn't wait to fly up to see who was staying on the top floor of the library, but she found that she couldn't fly here at all.
This feeling is like she has turned back into the Little Girl who needs Inaba Tsukiyo and Bronya to protect her.
Seele didn't want this. She was no longer the Little Girl who needed Bronya and Inaba Tsukiyo to protect her. In order to determine the truth of the matter, Seele came to the stairs and ran towards the top floor.
The library looks very high, but actually running up... is really high.
Seele has not experienced systematic training like Bronya and Inaba Tsukiyo. Even if Inaba Tsukiyo had trained her, she was only in the category of ordinary girls.
Although she had thought about giving up many times, Seele persevered and ran towards the top of the building, gritting her teeth.
It took almost ten minutes or even longer for Seele to finally reach the top floor of the library.
After seeing the whole picture here, Seele was completely attracted by the scene in front of her.
The scenery on the top floor is different from other floors. It is better to say that this is the top floor of the library than a botanical garden.
Colorful flowers, plants and trees form a beautiful landscape here, as if fatigue is gone, Seele is completely immersed in it.
"Too slow, I didn't expect you to come up after such a long time."
At this moment, a low and hoarse voice came, causing Seele to regain her senses and turn her gaze over.
This is a doll with a height of about one hundred and forty centimeters, wearing a large number of ribbons and similar gorgeous Gothic Lolita-style dresses, and very beautiful hair, sitting not far away looking at her.
The girl's profile has the unique coldness of pottery, and those sparkling, almost transparent emerald green pupils shine with the light of wisdom.
"It's you, you are the third person to enter this world. I didn't expect you to come here in this form. Welcome."
Like her beautiful appearance, her voice sounds very hoarse.
"My name is Victorica de Blois, Inaba Tsukiyo's wife, please give me your advice."
"... Eh?"
As if hearing something explosive, Seele's consciousness didn't have time to react, so she just stared blankly at Victorica's delicate face.
"Eh, eh, eh, eh— — — — — —"
When Seele completely reacted and recalled Victorica's words, she pointed at Victorica with her index finger and let out a huge wail.
What did she just hear? Older Sister Tsukiyo's wife? This Little Loli who looks like a doll actually has such a complicated identity!
"What's so surprising? You uncultured fellow. Do you have any objections to the love between two girls?"
Faced with Seele's surprise, Victorica seemed to be used to it. She skillfully picked up the dessert placed aside, and said while puffing out her cheeks.
In the past, when she and Inaba Tsukiyo lived together, they encountered a lot of cold eyes because of this problem. Fortunately, they were not the kind of people who cared about other people's opinions, and they all lived well.
"No... that, I just feel surprised. It's just that I didn't expect that you would have such a close relationship with Older Sister Tsukiyo. Obviously, obviously you look like..."
"Look so small? Is that what you want to say? Little Girl. Hehe~ Everyone who has seen us says that. However, can't you really see the difference between me and Tsukiyo?"
"The difference between you and Older Sister Tsukiyo? What's going on?"
Seele looked at Victorica blankly. Speaking of which, Bronya had told her about Inaba Tsukiyo when she was in the orphanage.
Inaba Tsukiyo and Bronya both worked in the mercenary group, together for at least several years, but during these years, Inaba Tsukiyo never went to other countries to complete missions, and it was impossible to meet someone named Victorica.
Victorica simply told Seele the story of what happened to her and Bronya at St. Margaret's Academy, and also told Seele about Inaba Tsukiyo coming from another world.
"So... so Older Sister Tsukiyo, she is from another world? And... she is actually a long-liver."
Seele said with some shock. Although Inaba Tsukiyo's performance has always been very mature, she has never thought about this aspect.
Moreover, she had seen the photo of the necklace that Inaba Tsukiyo often looked at, but she just thought it was a photo of a girl who had a close relationship with Inaba Tsukiyo.
"If it weren't for you being able to come to this place, I wouldn't have told you about the past. Since you can come here, it also means that you are someone Tsukiyo trusts."
Not far from Victorica, there is a very large display screen. The appearance of this display screen in this garden seems a bit strange.
Seele curiously looked at this display screen and directly turned on the screen, and as a result, the display screen actually lit up, and there was actually a picture playing inside.
"This place... isn't this Older Sister Tsukiyo's room? Could it be that you can see the outside situation through this?"
Seele recognized at a glance that the picture on the display screen was Inaba Tsukiyo's room. As long as you pay attention, you can see Inaba Tsukiyo sleeping on the bed.
Victorica nodded in satisfaction, picked up the pipe next to her, lit it skillfully, and took a puff unhurriedly.
"Staying in this place all the time will bore me to death. Although there are a lot of books here, people will be killed by boredom. And my biggest enemy is boredom."
Saying that, Victorica looked at the picture on the display screen, especially when she noticed the scene of Inaba Tsukiyo holding the necklace and sleeping, her eyes couldn't help but get wet.
"That... are you okay?"
Seele looked at Victorica nervously. This is the most important person to her Older Sister Tsukiyo. Although she doesn't know what situation she is in, it's better to be careful.
"I'm fine, how can I be okay? I'm just looking at an idiot, seeing how she is living now. Seriously, I told her to live well, and if possible, forget about me, why doesn't she listen to me?"
As she spoke, tears flowed from her eyes, and although she was complaining, she couldn't stop smiling on her face.
Since she died, she has come to this tower that once imprisoned her.
Despite not knowing what had happened, her body returned to the stage where she first met Inaba Tsukiyo, and she could still see Inaba Tsukiyo's situation.
Every day, she would observe Inaba Tsukiyo's circumstances through this, whether she was sad or happy, Victorica saw it all.
"It's like the heart of a beautiful monster; although the monster died, the rabbit, as its heart, did not die. So, the monster continues to live in the rabbit's heart in this way. Don't you think this perfectly fits the concept of assimilation, Seele Vollerei?"
"Eh? You… you know me?"
"I can see the outside world, do you think I wouldn't know your name?"
After a few puffs of her cigarette, Victorica looked at Seele with a proud and teasing tone, then continued.
"Many times, Tsukiyo can't see the small details, but I can see what she can't. Including what you and that girl named Bronya did to Tsukiyo at the orphanage at night, I saw it all."
As Seele's cheeks grew redder, Victorica's smile became wider.
Just as Victorica was about to say something more, the sound of the garden's elevator operating suddenly came.
"Oh? I didn't expect it to be quite lively here."
PS: Recommending "I, Albedo, will smash your Ainz's skull today!" a novel by Laplace's Demon.
It's a very interesting Overlord and also a multi-anime novel. By the way, Albedo, you're so powerful, won't you really mess up?
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