Follow the Script

Chapter 14.5

[Extra content, not needed to understand the story, you are allowed to skip this chapter if you are not interested.]

Inside the invisible hands of the endless library, a man wearing a dark suit and completely white hair was sitting on a chair next to a desk, carefully reading a book to pass the time. By his side, an unimpressive blade remained, a blade that took the life of many people. Nonetheless, he ignored that morbid thought and kept reading, ignoring the chatters behind him.

???: Y/N, how are you doing?

Raising his head, he turned his attention around and saw a girl wearing what seemed like a black and white maid outfit, carrying with her a sheath containing a sword the same size as his on her right hip. Her lightly dark blond hair were resting on her shoulders while her skin felt like it was made out of porcelain.

Y/N: Elisa, you shouldn't move around, how did you get here without anyone seeing you anyway?

He stood up and gently grabbed her arm. The maid's eyes widened a little but softened rapidly, realizing that it was his hand holding her. Unlike his eyes, hers were devoid of any light and were completely blank, staring into the void with nothing to see.

...She was blind.

Elisa: I learned to navigate around.

She calmly answered back with a warm smile. The man, on the other hand, only looked at her with worry. Indeed, a wound was still visible from a previous encounter, a wound in the shape of a crack across her right cheek.

Y/N: It still hasn't healed yet.

They did not wish to make her fight, she chose by herself to interfere to protect the ones she wished to save. During a fight, one of the guests attempted to punch the man standing in front of her while he was on the brink of death and the result was visible, a wound that couldn't be healed.

She was truly a woman with a skin of porcelain, so fragile that she could break at any moment.

Elisa: I actually wanted to show you something, if you don't mind that is.

She asked humbly and the librarian gave her a smile, an expression that the girl would never be able to see. He accepted her offer and held her outfit, allowing her to move and guide him. Pleased by his answer, she turned around and walked forward.

Y/N: Hey-!

He stopped her in her track and pulled her to his side. In front of the maid, a bookshelf was standing there. Making sure that she doesn't knock her head against anything, he allowed her to go and chuckled at the situation.

Y/N: I guess you're not completely done with your training.

Elisa: I... I will try my best!

She exclaimed with conviction, which made the man laugh. The blind girl responded with a chuckle as well and resumed her walk, leading the librarian deeper into the library that serves as their prison. All trapped within it, they were destined to die there, all unable to change that fate. However, it did not mean that they couldn't enjoy daily things.

Elisa: Mh... Ah, there it is.

She elegantly, pulled out a book with braille on the cover. Confused, he watched her do so and she sat down on a small and cushioned bench, tapping the seat next to her. He silently followed her request and observed the book in her hands, feeling like something important was going to happen.

Elisa: You've been absorbed into that book of yours for more than 3 days, I've decided to take the matter into my own hands and give you a little something to change your mind.