Subaru Natsuki, who returned from the new Three Kingdoms

Betty was overwhelmed with joy at that moment, but the voice that came out of her mouth was more impatient than usual.

Why are you back at this time?

"If you miss a famous teacher, you will naturally travel day and night."

Natsuki Subaru strode into the Forbidden Library, with Capella, whose body was hidden by a cloak, still hanging from his waist.

“Teacher Beatrice’s fate has been unknown for several days, and we are truly worried.”

"Whose fate is unknown!"

Betty stood up from her chair and glared at him angrily.

"Betty has stayed safely in the forbidden library!"

Although she was scolding him, Betty's gaze had already moved from Natsuki Subaru's face to his shoulder, and then down his sleeve to check him over.

My hand seems to be bleeding...

Although it wasn't a serious injury, it still worried Betty a bit.

She was somewhat angry that Natsuki Subaru didn't use the "Stagnation" technique she had taught him to stop the wound from bleeding further.

However, since Subaru Natsuki didn't ask her directly, she couldn't very well offer to treat him.

I could only force myself to pretend I didn't see it.

Natsuki Subaru, acting as if he knew Betty well, sat down at the round table without immediately asking for her help.

He was a dignified General of Chariots and Cavalry, the ray of sunshine in Cao Wei, and certainly not some eccentric person who was clueless about human relationships.

If you haven't seen your friend for several days, and then immediately ask them for a favor when you finally meet, it makes you seem like you don't value them at all.

So Subaru Natsuki decided to start by finding a few topics to talk about with Betty.

what's the topic?

Natsuki Subaru suddenly remembered the scenery he had seen on his way back.

That big tree!

Betty, who spends all her time in the forbidden library, definitely hasn't seen it!

So Natsuki Subaru spoke with great interest:

“Ms. Beatrice, I saw a really big tree on the road.”

"It's so big it looks like it could hold up half the sky."

Betty was slightly taken aback; the place Natsuki Subaru mentioned had stirred up her memories.

"You mean the Great Tree of Freuger?"

"That tree has been there for four hundred years, which is why it is so big. It is said to have been planted by a man named Freugel."

"I see."

Subaru Natsuki nodded thoughtfully.

"So the person who planted the tree was named Friguel, and that tree is called the Friguel Tree?"

"That's it."

Betty nodded.

"Oh? Ms. Beatrice, you look like I've seen you somewhere before."

Natsuki Subaru pressed for more information, thinking that mentioning this place would at least shock Betty.

Betty proudly raised her head: "Of course Betty has seen it, not only has she seen it, she's even been inside!"

"We can go inside that big tree?" Natsuki Subaru asked, slightly surprised.

Betty feigned composure, as if she were talking about something trivial:

“When Betty and her mother lived together, their residence, like the Forbidden Library, was a separate space that could only be accessed through the Opportunity Door.”

"And the Great Tree of Freuger is one of the entrances, you could even say it's a fixed door, because the entrance there guarantees entry."

"That's right." Subaru Natsuki nodded.

He had thought Betty had always lived in the Forbidden Library, but it turned out she had lived elsewhere before.

Natsuki Subaru then casually asked, "Beatles-sensei, in all your years, have you ever met Friguel?"

"What do you mean Betty has lived for so many years! You're making it sound like Betty is an old woman! Betty is still a girl, okay!"

Betty angrily slammed the book in her hand against Subaru Natsuki's head before adding:

"I've never seen her. Betty was born quite late, so maybe her brother saw her."

“Parker?” Subaru Natsuki nodded. It was just casual conversation, and he didn’t take it seriously.

He silently kept the name Freuger in his heart.

After the two finished talking about the big tree, the Forbidden Library fell silent again.

Betty glanced at Subaru Natsuki a few times, then her gaze gradually shifted to the other side of the round table.

She had already placed the book "Human Transformation" there beforehand.

This time, Subaru Natsuki did indeed return as promised.

Betty gave a soft hum, waiting for him to speak first, but Natsuki Subaru had already straightened his posture and solemnly bowed to her.

"Ms. Beatrice, I have something I'd like to ask you."

"Ms. Beatrice, could you teach me...?"

Betty's heart skipped a beat, but she still maintained an indifferent expression.

"Now that you've returned as promised, Betty isn't unable to teach you a little about human transmutation."

As she spoke, she reached for the magic book on the table.

But Natsuki Subaru shook his head.

"Human transformation is indeed an important matter."

"But let's put that aside for now. We have something more important to do at home."

Betty's little hand, reaching for the magic book, froze in mid-air.

She slowly turned her face to look at Subaru Natsuki.

It was clearly this guy who kept insisting on learning human transmutation.

He kept his promise and even prepared the book, but as soon as he returned, he wanted to put the matter aside.

What kind of person is he!

He had threatened to kill himself because Betty didn't want to teach!

A sense of loss, whose origins I couldn't quite pinpoint, welled up inside me.

Betty withdrew her hand, her tone turning colder.

"Then what are you doing back here?"

Natsuki Subaru was unaware of her slight frustration.

Human transmutation could help him become a strategist, which was indeed very important.

Infiltrating Anastasia's camp is all about fine wine!

How could he, the Lord of Rem, not distinguish between what is more important and what is less important?

Natsuki Subaru didn't keep anyone in suspense and immediately said:

"Our family is preparing to change our appearance and infiltrate another camp to do something big."

When Betty heard the word "infiltrate," her eyes immediately became more serious.

"What do you want to do?"

"Let's go have a drink with Anna."

Betty's expression froze completely.

She had just felt the tension of "infiltrating another camp" and suddenly lost her footing.

"Just for drinking?"

"Exactly."

Subaru Natsuki answered without hesitation.

Betty closed her eyes and took a deep breath.

He suppressed the urge to beat up Subaru Natsuki.

She told herself not to get entangled with this idiot, and not to try to understand why he could put infiltrating enemy territory and drinking together.

Otherwise, you'll only end up hurting yourself.

Then he opened his eyes and tried to speak in his usual tone:

"What does that have to do with Betty?"

Subaru Natsuki lifted his cloak, revealing the Capella hanging from his waist.

"That's the problem."

"Even if we change our appearance, if we still parade around with Capela, people will definitely be able to guess our identity."

"But we don't feel comfortable entrusting our mount to someone else."

"Ms. Beatrice, do you have any way for us to keep her at home, carry her with us, and occasionally take her out to touch and caress her, without anyone else finding out?"

Betty lowered her head and looked calmly at Capella, who was hanging from Subaru Natsuki's waist.

What is happening before your eyes may be terrifying to ordinary people, but for Betty, who has lived for more than four hundred years and lived with the Witch of Greed, it is terrifying.

It's nothing.

From the moment she entered the Forbidden Library, Capella kept her mouth shut, trying her best to minimize her interactions with Subaru Natsuki.

But after hearing the words "put it away," her eyes showed a clear change.

It was fear!

She remembered the blonde girl with twin ponytails; it was this girl who had used inexplicable magic to restrict her ability to change her body.

Could it be that she really has a solution?

Capela nervously swallowed.

Betty pondered for a moment, then turned her gaze back to Subaru Natsuki.

"Betty certainly does."

Subaru Natsuki's eyes lit up.

"In Yin-attribute magic, my mother once developed a spell called [OL·Shamu], which seems to have been created to seal someone."

"It can isolate the target from the current space and then compress the boundary that maintains the isolation into a very small sphere."

Betty raised a finger, her expression gradually becoming serious.

"People locked inside will not lose consciousness and can still see what's happening outside."

"But she cannot move, cannot make a sound, and cannot break the seal on her own."

Capela's eyes widened little by little.

Fear gradually turned into panic!

How could such evil magic exist in the world?

"However, [Orl Shamu] is far more complex than ordinary Shamu."

Betty continued:

"With your current level of magic, it won't be easy for you to learn it. If the target is capable of resisting, it will be difficult for you to seal them in."

Natsuki Subaru glanced down at Capella, who was completely powerless to resist.

The conditions are just right.