"Hmph. You can savor your bitterness here alone."
Iori, the Color Fixer known as the Violet Tear, left with a final sarcastic remark and completely vanished from the now-ruined alley under the power of Dimension Step.
She left behind only Ye Lan, who had dismissed his E.G.O. suit, and the bewildered Luna, staring silently at Angelica lying in a pool of blood.
It seemed that even with Ye Lan's efforts, he ultimately couldn't break the fate of Angelica and her unborn child dying on the day of the Pianist incident.
Little Luna tugged on the corner of Ye Lan's clothes, comforting him in her own way. A trace of sadness swirled in the eyes of this child, who was too kind to be a resident of the City, as if about to fall along with the tears welling in her eyes.
"Ye Lan, at least we tried..."
The Abnormality phantoms and their powers that Ye Lan's ring could summon were limited. Tool-type Abnormalities were not within his summonable range. And without those Tool-type Abnormalities, he currently had no way to heal Angelica before she breathed her last.
A faint atmosphere of despair flowed through the alley, as if everything was proclaiming the imminent failure of his attempt.
Just then, a piece of paper with a black background and gold floral decorations suddenly floated down from above. He snatched it out of the air.
The center of the front of the paper was printed with the logo of a library. On the back, the library's rules were written in a few short lines. And at the bottom of the paper was a blank space for a signature. This paper that had suddenly fallen from the sky—
—was none other than Angela's Library Invitation.
"Ha. Are you watching me, Angela?"
Ye Lan immediately found a usable pen from the surrounding rubble and signed his name on the invitation.
"Luna, sign."
While instructing Luna to also sign the invitation, Ye Lan helped the dying Mrs. Angelica up. Taking back the invitation signed by both of them from little Luna's hand, Ye Lan also helped Mrs. Angelica's hand to write her name on the paper.
The moment all three had written their names, they appeared in an elegantly decorated library, with an interior structure like a labyrinth.
And Angela, wearing a tight, Victorian-style peplum dress made of some kind of black feathers, stood before the three of them with one hand on her hip.
"Long time no see, Ye Lan. How did you get yourself in such a mess?"
Angela's face held a hint of teasing. After building the Library, she was indeed more lively, more human than she had been at Lobotomy Corporation.
"Haha,"
Pulled into this situation by her, Ye Lan laughed awkwardly. The entire embarrassing episode of him being outplayed by the Violet Tear had likely been watched by Angela like a live broadcast. How could Ye Lan not feel embarrassed about being bested due to his overconfidence?
After a few laughs, Ye Lan composed himself and said seriously to Angela, "Let's not talk about that for now. This Mrs. Angelica and her unborn child, I'm leaving them in your care."
"Hmph. If I had waited for you to bring it up, that lady would have long been dead."
Although Angela's expression was still cold, Ye Lan felt as if she was waiting for his praise.
This was perhaps another change brought about by him, a variable not present in the original story. After all, the Angela in the early stages of the original Library of Ruina was far colder than the one before him now.
But since "his" Angela wanted praise, Ye Lan certainly wouldn't be stingy with his words. "Yes, yes. If it weren't for the great mercy of our great Librarian, Miss Angela, my friend here would have died due to my oversight."
"That's enough."
Angela cut off Ye Lan's praise and then snapped her fingers. Ye Lan and Luna blinked莫名其妙地 at the same time. The next moment, they appeared before a librarian's desk with a few books on it.
And Angela had changed into a proper, dark blue women's suit. Her hands were clasped on her legs, which were clad in black trousers, and she was smiling at them.
But she probably hadn't considered one thing: from his position, Ye Lan could see her firm thighs and bottom from under the cutaway tail of her little suit jacket.
If Ye Lan were to rate it, the current Angela was a nine, if not a ten out of ten, in terms of sexiness. Of course, if she could swap the trousers for black stockings and a miniskirt, that would be even better.
"Ye Lan... you said that out loud."
Luna, who had been silent beside him, nudged him hard in the ribs with her elbow, then stated the fact that was embarrassing enough to make even a shameless guy like Ye Lan blush.
"Oh? So you want to see me wear those kinds of clothes? Or is there something else you'd rather see?"
Although Angela's smile and tone of voice didn't change, Ye Lan still felt as if a blade was pressed against his spine from behind.
"I'm sorry, I was wrong!"
When the unconscious Mrs. Angelica awoke, the first thing she heard was Ye Lan's apology.
"What happened? I wasn't..."
Ye Lan pointed to Angela sitting behind the desk and said to Angelica, "Oh, you're awake. Anyway, my friend here has healed you and the child in your womb. But she'll have to tell you if there are any special considerations."
The lady tilted her head and looked at the girl before her who didn't seem to be human. After thinking for a moment, she greeted her first. "Hello, how should I address you?"
"Angela," Angela replied curtly, then began to explain her situation. "I have healed your injuries with the power of the Library. This has created an indelible link between you and your child and the Library."
"Until your child is born and has grown enough to endure this injury, you cannot leave the Library."
Listening on the side, Ye Lan raised his hand and asked Angela, "Mmm, does that mean if they leave, the wounds will revert to their pre-treatment state?"
"Yes. This is the current limitation of the Library. Only after I have retrieved most of the light to complete it can this restriction possibly be lifted. In other words, Angelica, you must stay here and assist me for the sake of you and your child."
Angelica didn't think for long before saying directly to Angela, "I understand. For saving my life, this is not something I can't accept."
"Then Luna and I will be leaving first? It seems we can't stay for long after coming in with an invitation."
Ye Lan looked at how he and Luna were already 50% transparent and said his goodbyes to the two. Even if they didn't actively leave, the Library would probably send them away soon.
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