Witch Special

Chapter 285 The owner of the underground library is a beautiful woman

Sakuya Izayoi, the head maid of the Scarlet Devil Mansion, is a calm, reliable and capable person. She provides services to every resident and guest of the mansion, ensuring that they all get what they want. She also takes on the task of resisting and driving away bad guests, and is the second line of defense of the Scarlet Devil Mansion after the gate.

Hayashi Maki was very familiar with Sakuya Izayoi. After all, she had been raised by her for two years. Hayashi Maki was very grateful to this elegant and calm head maid.

I remember that in the entire Scarlet Devil Mansion, it seemed like Hayashi Maki was the only one who had to eat on time. Izayoi Sakuya would always bring the food over, and then she would come back to take away the plate after Hayashi Maki finished eating. It was actually quite embarrassing to always bother her.

"Ms. Izayoi, I'm here to see my teacher. I may have to trouble you again during this period of time." Lin Zhenxi said with a smile.

"I'm happy to help you. Do you want me to inform Miss Patchouli?"

"Uh, I think that's not necessary. I can go there by myself. Besides, there is still the little devil." Lin Zhenxi waved her hand, not wanting to add unnecessary workload to the already busy head maid.

This means that even if Teacher Patchouli is resting now, she can still be entertained by the little devil when she arrives at the Bavaru Library.

The little devil is the familiar of Hayashi Maki's great teacher. His status is similar to that of the black cat, but he is much more reliable than the black cat.

At least the little devil can be responsible for Patchouli's daily life, and the black cat usually has to be fed by Lin Zhenxi, otherwise she will eat snacks without restraint, and then convert the energy into fat and store it in her belly, calling it the primitive bag, which is a good symbol of the cat's life.

It's just that you're fat!

Although Lin Zhenxi kept emphasizing that there was no need to bother, the perfect and elegant head maid still led Lin Zhenxi all the way to the door of the underground library, and then stopped in time and disappeared from Lin Zhenxi's sight.

From what she said before she left, she was planning to check on the gatekeeper. Because there was clearly a distinguished guest coming, but there was no corresponding signal from the gatekeeper, the head maid suspected that the gatekeeper had gone out to play.

Let’s observe a moment of silence for Miss Menban. I hope the place where she was stabbed with the flying knife today doesn’t hurt too much.

Seeing the head maid's skillful time manipulation, Lin Zhenxi couldn't help but feel a little jealous. Although she also had a talent for time and space perception, she was still at the elementary stage of application. In terms of time magic, the best she could do was adjust the speed of time flowing through her body, speeding it up or slowing it down.

When will she be able to be like the head maid and manipulate time as if it were the hands on a pocket watch? It would feel so cool.

Lin Zhenxi restrained her wandering imagination, pushed open the thick wooden door of the spiral staircase leading to the underground library, stepped onto the staircase and began to walk down.

The Great Bavaro Library lies directly beneath the Scarlet Devil Mansion, its grounds even larger and more complex than its surface. Yet, this vast library, perhaps the largest in the Garden of the Dead, is owned and used by a single person. Specifically, a witch.

That is Hayashi Maki's great teacher, the Great Witch of the Seven Stars, Patchouli Noreki.

The spiral staircase leading underground was so long that Lin Zhenxi quickly lost track of the depth; it felt like she was already quite deep underground. Fortunately, the walls of the stairwell were lined with numerous red luminescent stones. These not only provided light but also ensured the room's temperature and humidity remained within a suitable range, preventing the damp and cold conditions of the underground environment.

Finally reaching the end, Lin Zhenxi looked at the library door blocking her way and finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Why didn’t I feel that this spiral staircase was so long before, or has it really become longer because the location of the great library has moved deeper?

The library's entrance looked ordinary, just two heavy wooden doors several meters tall, but Lin Zhenxi knew how sturdy they were. When she practiced magic, she used these two wooden doors as targets. She would use all her magic power to attack the two doors, but they would remain intact, with no trace of any attack.

To be honest, it's quite discouraging.

In reality, these doors were just ordinary wooden doors, at least the materials weren't truly precious. However, the constant mystical protection enchanted upon them possessed a level of mystery far exceeding even that of Lin Zhenxi. In the magical world, the suppression of lesser mysteries by higher mysteries was a common occurrence. Even if these were just two wooden doors without any inherent mysteries, as long as Lin Zhenxi couldn't break through the mystical protection, she would be completely helpless against them.

During the time when Lin Zhenxi studied here, these two doors were her imaginary enemies. She dreamed of destroying them, even if it was just a partial destruction, or even just leaving a mark on them.

Unfortunately, it’s not possible, no matter how I think about it.

So, can I do it now? Lin Zhenxi suddenly became eager to try. After all, compared to when she left here a few years ago, she is now completely different.

Hmm... Never mind, let's go see Patchouli first. She'll probably be here for a while this time, so there's no rush.

These two doors were quite heavy, and Lin Zhenxi had to use both hands and push the ground with both feet to slowly push the wooden doors open.

Fortunately, Lin Zhenxi had a quite slim figure, and after pushing the door open a crack, she squeezed through.

After closing the wooden door, Lin Zhenxi officially entered the Bavaru Library. What caught her eye was an endless expanse of bookshelves. Whether looking from a distance or upwards, the entire space was filled to the brim with bookshelves.

Don't be fooled by the plain appearance of the books on the bookshelf, but they are actually all magic books that are mysterious in themselves. When Lin Zhenxi was studying here before, she couldn't open any of the books, which made her feel regretful every time she thought about it.

Moreover, all the books in this vast magic library came from Teacher Patchouli. This place is not only a library, but also the embodiment of Teacher Patchouli's knowledge.

Knowledge is a priceless treasure that cannot be measured by money.

Lin Zhenxi knew that Teacher Patchouli usually lived in the center of the Bavaru Library, which was the only living area in the entire library, and the small path in front of her, sandwiched between bookshelves, led directly there.

When she arrived at the library, Lin Zhenxi no longer needed to be so reserved. This was her teacher's home, and it was also half her home.

Her body lightened and she left the ground and flew into the air.

Flying is much faster than walking. With the help of "flying", a distance that might have taken more than ten minutes to walk can be compressed into less than a minute. It is also more relaxing.

So Lin Zhenxi walked through the long path surrounded by countless books and came to the living area of ​​the large library.

Here were placed Patchouli's daily necessities: a reclining chair, a tea table, a wardrobe, and some other odds and ends. However, compared to an average girl, Patchouli's personal belongings were too few. Instead, all sorts of books were piled high in this area, everywhere, making it seem a bit crowded.

When Lin Zhenxi entered this area, her eyes were immediately attracted by the purple-haired beauty sleeping on the recliner.

Patchouli Noreki, Hayashi Maki's great witch teacher, the woman she admires most.

Witches usually have a reversed schedule, being more active at night and resting during the day. Lin Zhenxi also feels this way. She's always full of energy when she stays up late, but when she wakes up in the morning, especially when she needs to get up early, she gets a splitting headache that's worse than death.

But Lin Zhenxi lives in a modern society after all, and people are social, so Lin Zhenxi has to force herself to adapt to the normal schedule of people, get up early to go for a morning run to exercise, go to work on time, and be a sunny and cheerful girl.

But deep down, she actually wants to be active at night and sleep during the day.

Black Cat gave a thumbs up to this point with her cat paws. She was even lazier than Lin Zhenxi. But there was one thing that Lin Zhenxi couldn't compare to, and that was that she could really sleep during the day. If Lin Zhenxi tied a rope to her, she could even fall asleep in the air and then be led by Lin Zhenxi to run like a kite.

Of course, that would cause you to hit your head against the wall, and the posture wasn't very pretty. After the black cat hit its head twice, it no longer dared to sleep in that flying position.

Even if the black cat's head is very hard and it will be fine if it is hit, it will still hurt even if it is not broken. Although the black cat is naughty, it will still learn its lesson.

Seeing that his respected teacher was sleeping, Lin Zhenxi found a pile of books and sat down, quietly waiting for Teacher Patchouli to wake up.

There was no need to wait until dark, because Lin Zhenxi knew that when she pushed open the door to the library, the teacher's mind had already left a deep sleep. Now she was just staying in bed, and when she felt it was almost time to wake up, she would naturally open her eyes.

The magic books under Lin Zhenxi's butt were restless, as if they were dissatisfied with being used as a stool by Lin Zhenxi. However, the mysteries recorded in these magic books were not too profound, and the simulated personalities they possessed could only tremble a few times at most, and were unable to flip Lin Zhenxi off their bodies.

The more profound and mysterious the knowledge contained in a magic book, the stronger its power. In this great library, flying magic books abound, and they even have their own factions. When the little devils move them out to sort them out, they gather together to quarrel, and when the quarrels get angry, they start to fight in groups.

This is not that dangerous. Those very dangerous magic books were all sealed by Teacher Patchouli herself. Lin Zhenxi had only heard of their existence and had never seen them.

After a while, as Lin Zhenxi waited, Teacher Patchouli finally opened her eyes.

At this moment, Lin Zhenxi seemed to see two stars blooming with purple light.

Yay, it’s Papa!

(Stops everyone and asks for tickets)