Ye Chuqi gazed at Ruft with pleading eyes. Looking as innocent and expectant as Little White Fox, she asked, "Can't I? Can't you let me take a look?"
Ruft: "..."
Perhaps he could, after all.
Chapter 45: Monte City 03 — You've Got Quite an Imagination
In the end, Ye Qinglan stepped in to spare Ruft the awkwardness. He visited the Beast-Tamer Guild often and held a rather special position there; otherwise, Ruft would not have recognized him at a glance.
With Ye Qinglan speaking on her behalf, Ruft was happy to grant the favor. Building a good relationship with the Ye Family was a rare opportunity for him. He might have been one of the people in charge of the Beast-Tamer Guild, but before an established family like theirs, he was nobody of consequence.
Ye Chuqi's reason for wanting to enter the Library was clear. Reading books, especially books about history, was an important way to understand a world. San San had asked her to do it too. It needed knowledge of this world to replenish its depleted reserves. More than that, it wanted to answer any question Ye Chuqi had right away and offer useful advice. It would become her most indispensable little companion, and no one would ever take its place!
Ye Qinglan tilted his head in puzzlement as he watched Ye Chuqi devour the books—or rather, flip through their pages at a frantic pace so San San could record them.
Ye Chuqi happened to look up and caught the little movement. While she leafed through books, Ye Qinglan had taken one and sat beside her. He appeared to be reading, but she knew he had been watching her the whole time. She had not expected him to make that expression, though. For a moment, it was