Roswaal wore a smile, with no intention of explaining.
Su Yunqing also set aside her doubts and said casually:
"There is indeed one more, but he has already arrived."
"He's inside Beatrice's library."
"So, shall we make a deal?"
"Knowledge from another world in exchange for all of Echidna's knowledge within this library."
Betty looked at the man who had appeared out of thin air, like a Deity, and listened to his words. Cracks began to appear in her originally firm resolve.
All the books in the library had belonged to her mother, Echidna. Betty had never believed she had the right to dispose of them, much less trade them to someone else.
But if it were Mother, she would surely choose to trade, wouldn't she?
After all, this was knowledge from another world, knowledge completely different from this one. But these books were also the last inheritance Mother had left her after departing, and she did not know whether she would ever have another chance to see Mother again.
The fated person Betty had been waiting for still had yet to appear.
"You needn't worry about me taking away the original books. I will obtain the knowledge within them by another method."
"In return, I will store the knowledge I promised you directly in your mind."
"That way, once Echidna awakens, you will have more reasons to stay by her side."
As Bai Xuan spoke those words, the scales in Beatrice's heart tipped completely to the other side. Her star-like eyes looked earnestly at Bai Xuan.
"Betty agrees."
If Bai Xuan's promise not to take the original books was what made Beatrice decide, then his final words—giving Betty more reasons to remain beside Echidna—made her somewhat impatient.
If Bai Xuan gave her the knowledge in the form of books,