Follow the Script

Chapter 17

Koishi: *Yawn*

Letting out an elongated yawn, she placed her hands behind her head, closing one of her eyes too.

Y/N: Tired?

He calmly asked, glancing at the objects that they acquired along the way. Everything was ready, everything was waiting for him to take the final step, only for the librarian to turn his back to it out of selfishness.

'The end doesn't change, all librarians will die.'

He knew the outcome, nothing would change it, he was fated to perish one day or another. However, he could choose his own way out, he had all the opportunities in the world to end everything after all.

Koishi: I think I'm going to close my eyes... just for a little...

Clearly affected by her sleepiness, she sat down on a chair and placed her arms on top of a desk, using them as a temporary pillow for her head. Her face buried inside that "pillow", her energy ran out and she fell deep into a restless sleep.

Y/N's mind: Now could be a good time to do the ritual, she wouldn't have to see the end.

It was the perfect time indeed, she would not have to see the final act of the ritual. Nodding to himself, he silently grabbed the wood and the ores, leaving the torch of madness and pills behind.

Come to think of it, the pills were unnecessary, yet he went out of his way to get them. All the time they both wasted in the bamboo forest was not worth the result but if he wished to end it with no sounds, it would come in handy.

Y/N: ...

Marching to the entrance, he took a deep breath, solidifying his will to proceed onwards. After so long, he would finally know that his efforts would bring his wish to reality, he couldn't give up right now. That short moment of hesitation in his mind was gone, replaced by the thought of finally being the hero for once.

The hero that will save the lives of all who perished inside the library. Surely, everything would end happily if all was undone, it would be nothing but a mere illusion. Then, his eyes would close forever, a smile to welcome those who deserved a second chance.

'The animal decided to put itself out of its misery.'

Y/N's mind: Everyone, I did it, all for the sake of your happiness.

Clutching what he was holding, a smile perked up on his drained visage, the bags under his eyes not rendering it justice either.

Y/N: Circle... circle...

Moving his eyes across his field of view, he spotted the carved spot in the floor and made his way towards it before dropping everything he had. His sore arms did not respond well to that movement and sent a signal to the rest of his body, making his experience less than comfortable. Enduring the pain, he sneaked a look at his limbs and gave them a solid punch to dissipate the pain, not like it did much.

Y/N: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12 for minerals, put the fire in the middle and toss the rest there too. That shouldn't be too hard.

Kneeling down, he quietly went to work and carefully placed everything inside and around the circle in the floor. Not wishing to fail the spell, he stopped himself from accepting the result once his task was completed and asked for the library to bring him the book.

Y/N: ..?

Instead of a single book, it brought a total of 6, all flying down to his feet before landing perfectly on the ground, making a single 'thud' that was muffled between the books stacked on top of each other.