But none of this had anything to do with Bai Xuan.
No one stood still. Whether it was Bai Xuan, Su Yunqing, or the other group members, they were all experiencing stories of their own in their respective worlds.
Those stories were simply beautiful, ordinary, or fraught with twists and turns. But as long as the final outcome was good, that was enough.
Though it had only lasted a few seconds, Kurumi noticed Bai Xuan's gaze. She said nothing, merely revealing a smile.
Yes, though the process had been somewhat tortuous and painful, at least the outcome was good.
Everything had already returned to how it had been in the beginning.
Roswaal looked at Bai Xuan, joy appearing on his face. He then took a somewhat antiquated book from his robes, just about to say something.
But before Roswaal could speak, the old-looking book broke free from his grasp under his incredulous gaze and flew into Bai Xuan's hand.
"The Gospel?"
Bai Xuan was not surprised. When Roswaal had taken out the book, he had noticed the power of the world contained within it—the power of a Witch.
Moreover, Roswaal's conversation with Su Yunqing and the others had also been within his perception.
He clearly knew that Roswaal seemed to be aware of their arrival.
And the only source through which he could have obtained that information was the Gospel.
So, had Echidna observed their arrival?
All of a sudden, the Gospel's cover emitted a deep dark-purple radiance that enveloped the entire Forbidden Library. Bai Xuan, Su Yunqing, Kurumi Tokisaki, Roswaal, Rem, Ram, and Beatrice were all wrapped within it.
When the light faded, only the original books remained in their original places within the Forbidden Library.
Time rewound to yesterday.
Within Witch's Castle, Echidna had been idly flipping through