Follow the Script

Chapter 3

Koishi: How are you going to get the items that you need if you can't leave?

Y/N: *Sigh* I can only wait and pray I'm afraid.

He weakly answered, knowing that it probably wasn't the best plan to take but he didn't have a choice, he was forced to do so. Taking note of his plan, the youkai nodded to herself with an ominous silence. Y/N paid it no mind and sat on the ground, resting for a minute.

Y/N: So, what do you think she went to do?

Koishi: Hm? I dunno.

She innocently answered, shrugging in addition to her answer. Having a feeling that she wouldn't provide any new informations for him, he looked back to the door and ignored the presence of the girl.

Koishi: How are you going to do this alone?

Y/N: Hm?

He gave her a quick glance. Staring back at him with her hollow eyes, she repeated her question with no hesitation. The librarian looked at the ceiling far above their heads and pondered on the question given to him.

Y/N: Just get what I need, I can't do less than that.

Koishi: ...

Y/N: Plus, I have to do it, I wouldn't be able to face the ones I love in the afterlife if I failed.

Koishi: Aren't they books though?

Y/N: ...True but I would like to think that they are more than just a cover, only existing to collect dust.

He silently grabbed a book in the bookshelf next to him and showed the girl the cover of the book to her.

Y/N: As far as I know, they are still alive. Those who perish inside the library do not follow the rules that they should follow outside of this place. With a little bit of magic, I can revive them like they never died.

Koishi: Woooow, that's amazing!

She responded with wide eyes, not understanding what the rules of this place were completely but enough to be left with amazement. The man nodded and shoved the book back in its place, leaving his hand on the side of the cover with a little hesitation.

Y/N: That's why I keep fighting, I know for certain that they can be brought back, I just have to keep going until I reach my goal.

Koishi: ...

The outsider tilted her head to the side and placed her left sleeve covering her hand under her chin. In her eyes, it looked like a reckless ideal, reckless enough to make him think that something as convenient as bringing someone from the dead could be possible. Yes, Hell, Heaven and the Netherworld are a thing inside Gensokyo but once a human lose their life, they cannot be brought back to their previous body.

...But, this library has its own rules so maybe, just maybe, something as impossible as this could be a reality.

Koishi: I want to see it too!

Y/N: Huh? See what?

Koishi: See if it works, if you can bring people back to life of course. It sounds fun and interesting.

Y/N: ...

He squinted his eyes back at her before rolling his eyes, thinking that her optimism would dissipate after a day or so. Ignoring her, he clapped his hands together and left one of them open. Soon, a book emerged from the endless library around them and landed in the palm of his open hand.

Koishi: Hm? What is that?

Y/N: The book that will guide me to my goal.

The question answered, he took a peek inside the grimoire and with a moment to himself, he glanced at the one by his side.