Without the slightest hesitation.
A silver flash lit up the corridor, and Lynn's clothes slumped loose and fell to the floor. A black cat-Lynn's transformed body-nimbly sprang out of them.
He leaped straight onto the door handle.
With his sharp claws, he picked the lock in no time, pulled the door open a crack, and swiftly darted through.
This was an essential step when visiting Number 002. Only in cat form could he cater to its tastes and, as he had on his previous visits, sell his body in exchange for powerful assistance.
The moment he entered with the books on his back.
Lynn spotted the Feather Pen still scribbling furiously at the quiet desk beside the bookshelves.
It was exactly as he had seen it on his last visit, without any changes. The only difference was that several more thick books had appeared on the shelves, evidently written to pass the time while he was away.
"I'm here to return the books, meow~"
Without hesitation, Lynn leaped onto the desk and scratched out his words on its surface. Then he pointed a claw at the thick books stacked neatly on the floor and wagged his tail.
In cat form, Lynn looked exceptionally well-behaved!
The writing Feather Pen paused.
Then a system notification sounded in Lynn's ears.
[Ding! You successfully returned all the books within the allotted period. Number 002, the Feather Pen That Must Write Something, has gained +21 favorability toward you.] [Ding! The Book You Die From Reading you borrowed has suffered extensive damage and staining. The Feather Pen has lost -5 favorability toward you.]
As the notifications sounded in his ears.
Lynn immediately felt what seemed like an invisible hand pick him up, float him over to the chair, and roughly stroke his fur the