Operation Red Book

The moon is bright in the sky and the lake is tranquil, but the music in the dance floor is passionate.

A dense crowd of people were twisting their bodies by the lake, and everyone was holding a small wine glass in their hands, which contained either dark beer or vodka, and only a small amount was lemon juice disguised as champagne.

"Alas!"

An elf standing on a high ground raised his magic wand and released clusters of brilliant fireworks into the sky.

The drunken crowd cheered, and fireworks fell on everyone's faces and bodies, turning into colorful paint.

The revelry of the party was completely blocked out by rows of person-high partitions. The corridor behind the partitions was very dark, with only damp mist and heavy muffled sounds.

"It's the fireworks potion..."

Beatrice reached out her hand to the fair face in front of her and spread a smear of dark green paint.

"Really? Wasn't it the fireworks magic cast by the elves?"

The other person had gray hair, which made her cheeks look even paler.

She licked her lips, which were smudged with layers of ambiguous lipstick.

"How could you not know? Wasn't this arranged by you? Olivia..."

Beatrice said with a faint smile, she put the potion on her fingertips into her mouth, and a trace of confusion immediately appeared in her eyes.

"Hmm...lime flavor..."

"What arrangements? Arrangements for you to hide here with me?"

Olivia put her arms around Beatrice's neck, slightly opened her full lips, and slowly moved towards the black face.

"I fell in love with you at first sight. From that moment on, I was thinking about how to make you mine..."

Olivia whispered, the two of them were so close that their warm breath easily fanned each other's face.

"So you locked me in the bathroom and broke the only faucet?"

Beatrice's tone remained the same, and she still had that sly smile on her face, but her cat-like eyes narrowed dangerously.

"He also pushed me into the lake, causing ice to quickly freeze over the entire surface of the water."

"To get your attention, of course..."

"He broke into my dormitory, placed the Ice Moon Dragon's egg on the highest branch of the Sycamore tree, and cast a petrification spell on me, leaving me lying on the tree for a whole afternoon..."

"It's been so long, are you still mad at me?"

Olivia leaned forward a little, her whole body resting on Beatrice's chest, her fingers gently entwined with the seaweed-like black curls.

"I'm not angry..." Beatrice said slowly.

"But you wanted to hurt Bell, and that makes me a little angry."

"Bell? The little bitch who embarrassed me in front of the whole school?"

Olivia sneered, the flames of anger that were about to burst out almost bursting her big eyes.

"How could I possibly hurt her..."

"maybe……"

The corners of Beatrice's mouth rose even higher. She touched Olivia's beautiful straight hair and moved her lips quietly.

"I cast a petrifying spell on her, just like she did to me before..."

Beatrice lay in a swinging hammock, her limbs tangled in silver threads.

"I transformed her into your appearance, with red wool curls, a white dress, and sleeping by the lake with her eyes closed..."

"A group of men in black with green tentacles took her away, and you know what happened next..."

The tree house was as quiet as ever, and everyone lowered their heads as if they were participating in some mysterious confession ceremony.

"Have you ever noticed Bell before?" Alexander started chewing his teeth.

"I'm not interested in her private life." Moriarty turned his head away.

"I only know that Ms. Bell is a potion fanatic. As for the topic of sexual orientation, Luna and I agree that Hilda is a lesbian." Thomas analyzed seriously.

"You all deserve to go to hell..." The other four covered Jacob's mouth again.

"So, what are you doing breaking into my house?"

Beatrice frowned, noticing something unusual.

"Why did you come here suddenly? And you tied me up with those disgusting silver worms!"

"Originally, I was... planning to spend the night with two handsome guys... Why are you trying to stop me from doing this?"

"I take back what I said." Alexander made a gesture of surrender.

"Tell me! Tell me! Why are you still torturing me?"

"Ms. Bell..."

Joshua looked at Bell worriedly. He put his hand on Bell's shoulder, but found that she was shaking all over.

"If you don't want to say it, let me explain it..."

Bell's face was hidden in the shadows, and the melancholy face changed around with the flickering light, and nothing could be seen clearly.

"Let me tell you..."

After a long time, Bell slowly uttered a word.

"I've always been jealous of you since we were at Stry College."

Now it was Beatrice's turn to be silent. She frowned, stared at Bell and slowly tilted her head.

"You are beautiful and kind to others. Your classmates idolize you, and the professors also praise your talent for magic."

"That's something I've always wanted but never gotten, but you got it so easily."

"We were originally together, learning magic knowledge together, staying away from the ridicule of those people together. We were the best companions and the most intimate friends."

"But you, but you are so popular and so popular, I am scared and worried..."

Bell's voice trembled, tears welled up from her eyes, and her shoulders shook even more violently.

"I went to your birthday party that day because I wanted to apologize to you, but I really hate Olivia, and I really hate seeing you having intimate contact with her. Anyone could do it, but why was it you...why was it you who betrayed me..."

"I do not have……"

"But that's how I felt at the time... I'm sorry, thanks to you, I got back to school safely."

"That night, I hid alone in the potion classroom, where I found the manual that recorded the making of the highest-level potions."

"I searched over and over again, and finally found the production process of 'Moonlight Goldfish' in the last few pages..."

"So you drank the 'Moonlight Goldfish'? Did you forget me at that time?" Beatrice's voice suddenly rose.

"You moved to Professor Cruz's apartment without saying a word, and you didn't even want to see me!"

"I saw you." Bell's voice was calm.

"To make 'Moonlight Goldfish', I need your eyelashes..."

"I saw you for the last time at dawn, when I took a few of your eyelashes and drank the well-mixed potion while sitting by the cauldron."

"Bell drank the highest level forgetfulness potion, and you cast the highest level forgetfulness magic on him. The combination of the two led to the current situation - your existence was completely erased from Bell's life."

Moriarty analyzed calmly, raising his chin towards Beatrice with a stiff tone.

"Bell didn't mean to ignore you. Your problem is solved. Let us go back."

"I don't..." Beatrice said with tears in her eyes.

"She won't be able to see me when she goes back..."

Joshua was silent for a long time. What he said was true. This was Beatrice’s consciousness space.

Here, Bell can not only fight with Beatrice, but can even recall past events.

He understood Beatrice's resentment and feelings towards Belle, but he had not forgotten Ivy who was still lying in the hospital bed.

"Well, now that the problem has been raised, why not just solve it?" Moriarty said suddenly.

This is not a bad idea, Joshua blinked.

"But I don't know how to resolve it." Bell shook his head.

After saying that, she rolled her eyes again and thought seriously.

"If only Professor White were here, he would know everything..."

"Professor White? The one with cataract?" Beatrice felt like she had met an old friend.

"What nonsense are you talking about? He is now the world's number one magic tool maker. He should be your idol."

"No, I've known him for a long time, and this tree house was left to me by him..."

"This tree house? You mean... Professor White lives here?"

"Yes, if you don't believe me, just ask him yourself..."

Beatrice said nonchalantly, looking behind the crowd.

"Hey... just eating oatmeal by the fireplace..."