Subaru Natsuki, who returned from the new Three Kingdoms

Betty's eyes widened, and the blush that had just faded returned to her round cheeks.

He shouted angrily, "You're still touching me?"

"I'm sorry, I got carried away again."

Natsuki Subaru, with a look of lingering satisfaction, earnestly said:

"Thank you so much for the lesson, Lady Beatrice! I love you to death!"

Betty's blush spread to her ears, and her puffed-up cheeks looked like two little red dumplings.

Shameless bastard.

For the first time, Betty mentally gave Subaru Natsuki a different name.

……

After Betty agreed, the magic lessons began quickly.

The technique she was going to teach Subaru Natsuki was called "Stagnation of Life".

This is a Yin-attribute magic used for emergency treatment.

The caster uses Yin-attribute magic to temporarily lock the target's life state, greatly slowing down the rate at which disease, blood loss, and injury worsen.

It cannot cure diseases, nor can it restore a damaged body to its original state.

Its sole purpose is to buy time.

How long they can buy time depends on the patient's remaining life force and the surgeon's ability to control the situation.

A physically strong person might be able to endure for several more hours. A person whose life force is exhausted might only be able to hold on for a few more breaths.

"Remember, prolonging life can only give the patient a brief moment of lucidity before they die, keeping them on their last breath."

Betty sat in a chair opposite the round table, her feet dangling in mid-air, the tips of her shoes never touching the ground.

She noticed Subaru Natsuki glance at her feet, immediately stopped shaking her legs, and emphasized with a stern face:

"If you treat it as healing magic, the patient will still die in the end."

"Being able to breathe an extra breath is enough to change a lot of things."

Subaru Natsuki answered very seriously.

He recalled that morning when he lay on his sickbed in Xuchang.

If he could have held on a little longer, he could at least have personally wiped away Qinghe's tears...

This is exactly the kind of magic he wants.

Betty peeked at him from behind her curly hair. Seeing that Subaru's expression suddenly turned serious, her puffed-up cheeks relaxed slightly, but she didn't ask why.

She held up her finger and began to explain how magic works.

The key to survival lies in maintaining balance.

Injecting too little magic is insufficient to lock in the patient's vital state. Injecting too much may disrupt the patient's already fragile body.

Betty picked up a withering leaf from the flowerbed, first letting Subaru Natsuki sense the life force that was about to dissipate from the leaf, and then sending a wisp of Yin-attribute magic into it.

A ring of dark purple fine lines appeared on the surface of the leaf.

The leaf edges, which were curling inwards, then stopped.

Subaru Natsuki tried several times.

In the first few times, the magic he sent out was not much, and it dissipated on its own before it could form a complete spell.

It wasn't until Betty couldn't bear to watch any longer, jumped off the chair, grabbed his wrist with both of her little hands, and personally guided the magic, that he finally managed to keep the other withered leaf alive for a few short breaths.

Don't misunderstand.

Betty guided her magic while emphasizing with a stern little face:

"Betty just doesn't want to see you keep wasting your magic."

"It's done!"

Natsuki Subaru looked at the dark purple patterns on the leaves and nodded in satisfaction.

Although it is still a long way from being used on people, at least the first step has been successfully taken.

He was overjoyed and burst into laughter.

There is no second forbidden library in the world, and there is no second Beatrice.

Even if you flatter her like this, Betty won't be happy!

Betty blushed slightly and glanced away.

"Lady Beatrice, is there any magic that can truly heal injuries or illnesses?"

Betty loosened her grip on his wrist as if burned, jumped back onto the chair, crossed her arms, and her round cheeks puffed out again.

"You're too greedy."

"He's only just begun to learn how to use the magic of life-sustaining techniques, and he's already thinking about the next one."

"Mountains are never too high. Seas are never too deep. And magic is never too much."

Natsuki Subaru smiled with satisfaction:

"Since you want to be a strategist, it's always good to have many skills."

"No, not at all!"

Betty turned her face away and answered irritably. The tips of her shoes twitched slightly under the table, but her eyes were still watching Subaru's reaction from behind her curly hair.

"Betty isn't good at healing magic."

Natsuki Subaru looked at her suspiciously.

Betty is definitely hiding something from everyone!

Natsuki Subaru still remembers that in the last round, his left arm was cut off by Elsa, and when he woke up, the wound had been properly treated.

Rem told him personally that it was Betty who used magic to heal him.

Now Betty says she's not good at healing magic.

It seems this young gentleman is holding back a trick up his sleeve.

Subaru Natsuki slowly raised his right hand and moved his five fingers a few times.

Betty immediately realized his intentions.

She stood up from the chair, her petite body straining to straighten, and raised her palm as well. Yin-attribute magic appeared at her fingertips, and her round face adopted a serious, ready expression.

"Don't even think about using the same trick on Betty again!"

Two people, one tall and one short, faced each other across a round table.

A battle over the ownership of Betty's head seems imminent.

“Brother Subaru, Betty didn’t lie to you.”

Parker flew between the two in time to mediate.

"She is indeed not good at healing magic."

Emilia nodded in agreement, explaining:

“Powerful healing magic is usually water-based. Betty mainly uses yin-based magic, which can treat injuries simply by calling mana, but cannot truly heal the body.”

Subaru Natsuki glanced at Puck, then at Emilia.

Both of them looked very serious.

What he said was probably the truth.

Natsuki Subaru slowly lowered his right hand, but the doubts in his heart only increased.

Since Betty isn't good at healing magic, why was she able to heal her severed arm in the last round?

That said, Betty seemed quite surprised that he was able to wake up so quickly.

Could it be that she only used the "life-sustaining" technique to stabilize her condition, and there was another reason that allowed her body to recover quickly?

Natsuki Subaru really wanted to keep asking questions.

But this problem involves the previous cycle of reincarnation.

Whenever he tries to explain what happened, the lurking presence in the shadows will once again cover his mouth.

Thinking of this, Natsuki Subaru felt a surge of anger rising in his heart for no reason!

The strange, dark figure's behavior of not allowing others to speak was truly despicable.

It's an absolute scourge!

If he cannot share all intelligence with others, how can he deploy troops, make strategic plans, and become a top strategist who can calculate the timing of events?

The shadowy figure wasn't stopping him from speaking.

They are clearly trying to stop Natsuki Subaru's path to becoming his strategist!

How dare you! You dare to shut me up!

If Subaru Natsuki finds out who you are, he'll definitely chop off your head!

Just then, Natsuki Subaru noticed that Rem's figure had appeared next to the flower bed.

Just like the last cycle.

That Roswaal, who has no sense of manners, is making Rem, a respectable servant, do servant's work again!

Hmph, then don't blame me for stealing your man!

To maintain a similar pace to the previous cycle, to avoid Capella being unable to arrive as scheduled, and also to show his respect for his servants, Subaru Natsuki...

He immediately said goodbye to Emilia and the other two, ran to Rem's side, and snatched the tools from her hands without hesitation.

......

that night

Within the forbidden library.

After Subaru left, Betty spent the whole day cuddling with Puck and returned to the Forbidden Library, where she once again opened the blank Book of Wisdom.

blank,

Still blank.

After reading for a while, she closed the book herself.

The image of Subaru Natsuki coming to her door this morning and inviting her out flashed through her mind involuntarily...

"Tomorrow... if that shameless guy can still find the door, Betty will teach him a little more."

Betty moved a ladder over and took a book from the top shelf.

Four large characters were written on it:

Human Body Training

Chapter 71: 069. Liu Bei's Mind Control

The next morning.

In the forbidden library, which is open day and night, Betty sat alone in a high-backed chair.

Last night was one of the few peaceful nights Betty had slept since her mother and Ryuzu left.

When she woke up, she felt neither the lingering loneliness of the past four hundred years nor the confusion left behind by the loss of the Book of Wisdom's guidance.

Instead, the image of the four of them sitting around the round table yesterday, teaching Subaru Natsuki how to learn "Stagnation" kept flashing before her eyes.

That guy who spouts weird nonsense was able to find the forbidden library one after another, could call her by name, and even knew that the Book of Wisdom was completely blank.

Once the thought "maybe he is the one" arises, it can no longer be easily suppressed.

"How could Betty choose such a madman as a contractor?"

She immediately shook her head, her round little face tensing up.

"He was just lucky to be able to break into the forbidden library repeatedly."