The visit

Dante continued reading without stopping. "When a demon king is born, the twelve angels play the twelve trumpets," the scenario repeated over and over in his mind. "When the twelve trumpets sound, the hunt begins."

Dante stopped; the overwhelming amount of information he absorbed with his eyes while reading caused a strong stomachache, and Dante fell to the ground.

His entire body was writhing.

He was unable to get up; all the strength in his body decayed, and he lost sensation in his fingers and toes.

Dante began to cough; a sharp pain ran through his entire heart. At the same time, Dante's vision blurred; his eyes clouded.

"No... Tell me it's not true... I need..."

Suddenly, it took an unexpected turn.

With the little strength he had in his voice, he refused to stop reading and finish the book.

"... I need answers..."

Trying to move, he extended his trembling hand to the book and tried to open it.

But his consciousness began to fade.

And at the moment Dante fell, Lira screamed, arriving at the exact moment to help him.

"Dante! What happened?!"

She noticed the book but, worried about Dante, tried to lift him, putting all her strength into holding Dante's heavy body.

"I just need to rest... But what happened to you...?"

Lira had a disastrous appearance, as if something had happened to her.

"This is nothing, I just fell... I'll lift you..."

Lira exerted her strength to lift him; she tried to support him.

"I told you... I clearly told you not to move, but you didn't listen to me... But endure, you suffered psychological pain."

She tried to keep Dante conscious.

Almost reaching that table, Lira thought: Why out of all the books did he choose to read that one in particular?

Point of view (Lira Hound) **-Minutes before Dante's event.**

"Well, sit at this table, I'll be right back."

Lira said firmly, as if a mother were giving orders to her child.

The main reason for bringing Dante to this specific library was to talk about Dragons.

But within that motive, there's another one...

And that is to impress Dante.

Lira's personality is very mature, yet at the same time, she's a sweet and simple girl. As a birthday gift, she asked for only one thing: a dog. Of course, in a rich and powerful family, some girls would ask for grand parties, expensive gifts, etc. But Lira only wanted a dog, nothing more. She didn't desire anything extravagant or costly.

That's Lira for you. She would drop everything she's doing just to help an elderly person, and she's a girl who likes simple things, including Dante.

"Now I remember how annoying this place is, ah..."

She stopped walking and let out a huge sigh.

Lira truly has no idea where the book she's looking for is.

Honestly, she doesn't know what she's doing. She was allowed to enter this library due to special measures, but who am I fooling? I'm doing this because... Why is that? Don't tell me... Since I met him...

Lira's thoughts were crumbling, but she clearly knew the answer. Realizing this, she bent down in embarrassment, and her head started to emit smoke.

"No, no!"

Within seconds, Lira got up from the floor, remembering why she came.

"Why am I thinking about those things... He will never have those feelings. Let's change the thought."

Lira's feelings suddenly changed; she suffers mood swings in some cases, a condition called "bipolarity," but in this case, it's not. What she is experiencing is a change in her cold heart.

Trying to figure out if her love for Dante is genuine or not.

Lira continued walking; she wasn't far from Dante, just a few meters away. On her way, she was refuting herself.

"Since I met him in the carriage, I saw something in him, someone very different from the others... that's why I want to get closer to him... and all I need is the book of the ancient Dragons... but this library is a maze, it's impossible."

I'm frustrated, I can't find it... ah... I think I'll give up, sorry, Dante...

Lira's frustration reached its limits, but even so, she had a small hope of finding what she was looking for, and so it happened.

She didn't remember the library like this; as a child, she was allowed to spend a part of each day in the institution's library, wandering from shelf to shelf and picking up any book that caught her attention.

And as if in the blink of an eye, the library's mechanism changed.

And in her eyes, the book revealed itself.

The book she had been searching for; completely red, its texture was dragon scales, its cover had a relief resembling an eye, the book looked amazing in Lira's eyes, illuminating her pupils.

"Yes, this is it! "Learn the history of the most powerful dragons."

Lira grabbed the book with her delicate hands, her face filled with happiness, her eyes lit up, shedding tears, and her exhausted body fell to the ground, sitting with crossed legs.

"Now I understand when they say... "When you are true to yourself in everything you do, life rewards you with fascinating things."

With this, it will be enough to get closer to Dante, right?

"Who are you talking to?"

A voice was heard behind Lira, and she instinctively turned quickly.

"Who are you?!"

Lira asked directly who the person appearing in front of her was.

The stranger wearing glasses, his hair was wavy, but his cut made it even stranger. He wore very revealing clothing for a man, took a step forward.

"Heh... heh... we don't know each other, I don't know who you are, but I recommend you leave this place because when I find the person I'm looking for, this library will be filled with blood."

He said suddenly, the mysterious man blushed, squeezed his legs, and moved them strangely. Lira was disgusted.

His face turned red.

"Get out, pervert."

Lira, still not knowing exactly who she was looking for, went on the defensive, no longer being hostile. Lira was serious; she furrowed her brow.

The man didn't move a muscle, and he attacked suddenly.

"I'm sorry, little girl... I really don't want to do this HAHA!"

Giving the first attack suddenly, it seemed like he really enjoyed it.

The man pulled out a small sword in his skill [Pocket Dimension].

The reaction time to counter the attack was within a few seconds.

But for her, this wasn't impossible, and she managed to dodge the attack. Using Ice magic, she created a sword as hard as diamond, [Snow Princess's Sword].

The sword managed to make a small cut on the man.

This infuriated him.

"You little shit."

He said, touching his finger to the wound.

And so the battle began again.

Lira has an excellent score in fencing and the use of magical arts, but she didn't count on this happening, having her first life-or-death battle. Still, her pride wouldn't let her escape.

On the other hand, who is this man? How did he enter this library? Why is he searching for someone?

Lira had so many questions, but due to the battle, she couldn't think clearly.

The damage in the library is getting worse; books are cut, shelves, pages falling like snow.

The mysterious man is powerful, but it seems like he's playing with Lira; from the beginning, he's enjoying it.

The swords clashed, but except for Lira's Ice sword, it couldn't withstand so many blows.

"[Paralyze]"

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