Subaru Natsuki, who returned from the new Three Kingdoms

"Please have Ms. Beatrice demonstrate!"

Betty hasn't agreed to teach you yet.

"There is no other forbidden library in the world, and there is no other teacher like Beatrice."

Natsuki Subaru immediately knelt down on one knee!

Stop flattering me!

Betty verbally refused, but a dark purple magical light already shone from her fingertips.

The shadow rose from beneath Capela like ripples on water, quickly enveloping her remaining chest and head.

Capella realized something was wrong and immediately raised his voice.

"and many more!"

"I did not agree to be your guinea pig!"

The dark purple light suddenly receded.

Her voice disappeared.

The Capella that was originally hanging on Subaru Natsuki's waist also disappeared, leaving only a dark sphere the size of a glass bead, which quietly fell into Betty's palm.

The surface of the sphere is smooth and transparent, and a pair of purplish-red eyes can be vaguely seen inside.

Capella inside the bead still retains her full consciousness.

She could see Betty cradling her in her palms, and she could also see Subaru Natsuki approaching with a face full of curiosity.

No matter how she called out, there was no sound from outside.

She tried to look away, but her eyes wouldn't cooperate.

He wanted to harness his powers, but his body and magic seemed to be separated by an unreachable world.

She could only passively watch the outside world.

There was no response, no action, and it couldn't even prove that it still existed.

The feeling of completely losing control is far more suffocating than being taken hostage.

It's as if it's constantly urging people to abandon thinking and become nothing more than an object.

Betty's mind-body reverse technique.

The dark purple sphere unfolded again, and Capela's head and remaining chest piece reappeared on the cloak.

She was breathing heavily, and the memory of what had just happened made her face pale, almost transparent.

Natsuki Subaru clapped his hands excitedly.

"Amazing, amazing!"

"That way, we can carry our mount with us anytime, anywhere! Hahahaha!"

Capela stared intently at him.

She had intended to hurl the most vicious insults at both Subaru and Betty.

But Natsuki Subaru had already turned to look at Betty and said impatiently:

"Ms. Beatrice, one more time."

Capela immediately closed his mouth, which he had just opened.

The world inside that bead still lingered in her consciousness.

She could only suppress her temper and swallow all her shouts and insults.

She had to admit...

For the first time, Natsuki Subaru experienced a punishment that truly terrified her...

The difficulty of [Ol Shamu] is indeed far greater than that of the normal [Shamu].

Natsuki Subaru originally thought that he had already grasped the basics of Yin attribute magic, so learning it shouldn't be too slow.

As a result, after Betty helped him remove the magical seal on his body.

It took him an entire day just to construct the complete spell.

On the first attempt, the dark purple shadow dissipated as soon as it left his palm, instead smearing his and Betty's faces.

Betty wiped the black mist off her face, and angrily chased after Subaru Natsuki, kicking him several times.

The next day, Subaru managed to isolate a coin inside, but the resulting sphere was the size of a fist and its surface was still trembling.

While scolding him for wasting magic, Betty personally took his wrist and guided the yin magic along the correct spell.

On the third day, Subaru Natsuki was able to compress the sphere to the size of a glass bead.

However, whenever the target changes to Capella, the spell fluctuates violently due to the witch factor within her.

Subaru Natsuki had no choice but to try again and again.

Capela was repeatedly locked in, only to be released by Betty.

The first few times, she would come out with a cold face and mock Subaru Natsuki for his inferior magic.

Later on, whenever Capella saw Subaru raise his hand, his eyes would tighten noticeably, he would speak less and less, and his body would tremble and sweat uncontrollably.

All she wanted to do now was minimize her presence so that Subaru Natsuki wouldn't think of using her to practice his magic.

As dawn approached on the fourth day, a dark purple glass bead finally floated stably in Subaru Natsuki's palm.

Capella inside did not disappear, nor did she suddenly fall out due to the instability of the spell.

Subaru Natsuki held out for a long time before releasing the dispelling spell at Betty's prompting.

"It's done!"

Natsuki Subaru's eyes lit up when he saw Capela reappear. He clapped his hands and burst into excited laughter.

Meanwhile, a massive purge was underway in the capital, and nursery rhymes were spreading throughout the streets and alleys.

The contemporary swordsman Reinhard, in his search for someone, almost became a walking corpse.

Natsuki Subaru, the instigator of all this, has not left the Forbidden Library for three or four consecutive days.

Betty was initially upset that human transmutation had been delayed.

But as the two spent their days studying the incantations around the round table, that initial unpleasantness gradually faded away.

The overwhelming sense of fulfillment, blurring the lines between day and night, almost completely filled Betty's empty heart.

Natsuki Subaru would listen attentively to her explanation of each magical node, and would praise her loudly without reservation after a success. He would also immediately blame fate when she failed, and then continue to try.

There was constant talking in the forbidden library from morning till night.

Betty gradually got used to having someone sitting on the other side of the round table.

Natsuki Subaru also grew to respect Betty's magical skills more and more.

Such a complex technique was easily executed by Betty. In a chaotic world, such a master would be a coveted asset for any ruler, regardless of which lord she served.

In comparison, Betty is definitely more like a top-notch strategist!

As for Capela, she hasn't had a peaceful few days.

Insults may lead to practice.

Provocation might lead to more practice.

Even when her emotions were slightly intense, she worried that Subaru Natsuki might suddenly feel that the opportunity was too good to pass up and seal her back inside for the examination.

She could only try to remain calm.

This life of being forced to suppress all her emotions made her hate Subaru Natsuki even more than before, and she was even less likely to provoke him.

Finally, after mastering [Orsham], Subaru Natsuki began preparing for his new identity.

Betty sat in the high-backed chair, looking somewhat dejected. She knew that Subaru Natsuki would be leaving again soon.

But she still watched as he found a mirror and placed it in the center of the round table.

"What do you plan to become?" After these few days of conversation with Subaru Natsuki, Betty already knew that Subaru Natsuki had taken control of some of the witch factors.

It's still because of past experiences.

Therefore, Betty doesn't show the same surprise or concern as ordinary people about Subaru's mastery of the Witch Factor, nor does she think it's dangerous or will drive Subaru crazy.

"Since we're going to make a complete change, we should make it thorough."

Natsuki Subaru stared at himself in the mirror for a long time.

Thinking to myself: Since the goal is to get closer to Anna, it would be more effective to become the kind of person she likes.

Unfortunately, he doesn't have Capela's talent for discerning a person's preferred appearance just by looking at them.

But he could roughly sense that Anna's gaze towards him carried a hint of assessment of the little child, as if she thought he was too young.

This time, it's definitely better to change things up and become more mature.

Speaking of maturity...

Natsuki Subaru suddenly remembered what he looked like at the end of the Three Kingdoms period.

At that time, he was in Xuchang, seriously ill, and nearing the end of his life.

The heroes of the Three Kingdoms era were nearing their end.

They often age rapidly in a very short time, and their black hair turns completely white.

Subaru Natsuki did the same thing back then.

Moreover, his face looked much more mature when he was on his sickbed, and he had lost some of his youthful innocence due to the illness.

It's perfect as a new identity.

The lustful witch factor vibrated gently within her body.

Natsuki Subaru raised his hand and slowly tore off his original face along the edge of his cheek.

Even with her extensive experience, Betty's eyes widened in surprise at this sight.

She watched as Natsuki Subaru's features were reshaped under the influence of the witch factor.

His once overly youthful face gradually matured, his eyebrows and eyes became more refined and handsome, and his facial features became more defined than before.

The jet-black short hair began to fade from the roots.

Before long, a head of white hair fell down in front of Natsuki Subaru's forehead.

The person in the mirror looks like a real young man.

He shares some resemblance with Subaru Natsuki in their eyes and eyebrows, but their age, temperament, and hair color are completely different.

If you put the two faces side by side, even someone who knows them would probably find it hard to believe that they are the same person.

Betty stared blankly at the white hair, then suddenly pouted:

"How did you make yourself look so old!"

She jumped off the chair, somewhat annoyed, and quickly walked to Subaru Natsuki, tilting her head up to carefully observe his expression.

She definitely still prefers Subaru's original baby face!

"Old? Well, just a bit more mature."

Natsuki Subaru looked at himself in the mirror. He looked like a young man in his early twenties. How could he look old in Betty's eyes?

"It doesn't matter, I can always turn back."

"This is just the twilight of a hero when our family was seriously ill back then."

Betty was completely baffled and asked casually:

"What are you going to call yourself after you turn into this?"

Natsuki Subaru looked at the white-haired youth in the mirror.

Choosing a name on the spot is indeed a problem.

He didn't know much about the names of this world, so he couldn't just randomly take a few words from Roswaal or Reinhard.

As he pondered, he remembered the large tree he had seen on his way back to the mansion.