Vanessa immediately grew a little wary. "You... what is your relationship with [Overflowing Garden]?"
She had to ask this up front!
She had sacrificed their books before. If Daydream belonged to Victoria too, what would she do if Victoria demanded compensation?
She had no money to pay!
Victoria choked, then said sheepishly, "There is no relationship... for now."
Only then did Vanessa breathe a sigh of relief.
But Victoria looked somewhat unwilling to accept that. "Although there is no relationship yet, one day my library will become a legendary place just like [Overflowing Garden]!"
"Legendary?"
Vanessa scratched her head.
What was legendary about it?
That bookstore was tiny, and its owner was terribly stingy. After she took two books, he would not let her take any more, and he had even come to catch her himself.
It was nothing like Victoria's Saint Clair Grand Library. Never mind the books, she could even carry off the chairs, all completely free!
So Vanessa said with complete sincerity, "I think your library is better than that place!"
Victoria immediately raised her head proudly at that. "Of course! I collected all the books here with care. I put a lot of effort into it!" Then she deflated a little. "But there is still a-a small gap between this place and [Overflowing Garden]. After all, that is a grand library that ascended into an Abode. What book lover hasn't dreamed of owning [Overflowing Garden]?"
A trace of yearning appeared on Victoria's face, but she hurriedly schooled her expression again. "Of course, all of this is only a legend. After all, no one has ever actually entered [Overflowing Garden]..."
"No one has ever entered? How is that possible?"
"It's true. According to legend, [Overflowing Garden] screens its guests. Only those who truly love books can see