"Whoa! You actually have so many good things here!"
B4 Floor Reading Room.
Staring at the dazzling array of books on the shelves, Pai's eyes sparkled like sapphires illuminated by torchlight.
Standing beside Pai, Little Fish spoke softly.
"Big Brother Chu said you can borrow anything you want, but you can't take it out of the shelter, and don't damage it."
It was eight in the evening. She had changed out of her bank uniform and into loose casual clothes, and her tied-up ponytail had been let down, her smooth hair falling over her shoulders. She looked just like the little sister next door.
Incidentally, both outfits had been designed by Teng Teng's Cabin.
"Don't worry!" Pai happily pulled an encyclopedia heavier than her own head from the shelf and continued, "I'll take good care of it!"
Standing behind them, Chu Guang looked at the encyclopedia Pai had taken down and asked curiously.
"Don't you have any books where you're from?"
"We do! Just not this many!"
Pai freed her left hand and gestured across the shelf as she continued.
"The bookshelf in my master's house is probably about half this size. It has books he picked up from the wasteland, along with some broken storage devices. He spent half his life repairing those things, but even now, he's only finished a tiny bit."
Chu Guang was rather surprised. "It seems your master is a scholar worthy of respect."
"Of course!" Pai proudly lifted her nose. "That old man knows a ton of stuff!"
"..."
Chu Guang coughed lightly.
"...You could suggest that your teacher take on a few more students. That way, he could have an easier time too."
Pai sighed helplessly.
"I've always suggested that, but finding students is too hard... Our camp is doing okay, but in