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　Today, the demon king Ashtaroth chose Hijikata Toshizo and Eve as his companions and went to the old Decarabian territory. Jeanne d'Arc, sulking at not being taken along, watched the training of the soldiers. Her eyebrows were furrowed and her cheeks were always pouting, and she sometimes gave advice to the soldiers.

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"Today's training is over!　Those who have work to do, do it, and those who are off, rest. Those who have to work, work hard, and those who have to rest, work hard!

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"Yes, sir!　Thank you for today's training!

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　The soldiers bowed in unison. Jeanne nodded and left the training hall. As long as Jeanne did not leave, they would not raise their heads and wait for her to come back.

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　"Gunununununu...... don't know."

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　Jeanne let go of the pen she was holding and laid her head on the spread out notebook and problem book. The pen fell out of her hand, rolled across the table, and fell to the floor. She turned her face to the side and looked at it as it fell. Jeanne was no longer motivated by the fact that she could not understand the questions in the math book she had bought a while ago. She would have been able to study arithmetic today if Ashtaroth had not gone to visit her. She presses her cheek against her notebook.

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"Yes!　Maybe there's someone in the library who can help us!"

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　Jeanne exclaimed as she looked up. She picked up her pen. She put the pages of the open problem book between her notebooks. Holding the three in one hand, he ran as fast as he could.

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　In the library, you must be quiet. No running. No eating or drinking in the reading area. Ashtaroth had told her about these prohibitions, so Jeanne quietly entered the new library in the castle town. She looked around open-mouthed at her first sight. There were many bookshelves, with books lined up in rows.

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"There are so many books. ......"

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　My thoughts came out in a small voice. I hurriedly closed my mouth and bowed my apologies to the female librarian who was sitting at the reception counter near the entrance. The librarian looked at Jeanne in surprise, but when she realized that I was apologizing for my voice, she smiled gently.

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　Jeanne was about to say it out loud but held her mouth with her open hand. She looked around the room and started to look for someone who might be able to teach her. Her behavior was quite suspicious, but it was assumed that she was Saint Jeanne d'Arc and that she had come to study because she had a math problem book under her arm.

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(Hmmm ...... I don't want to disturb anyone who is reading or looking for a book)

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　There were various people facing books: those who read seriously in the reading area, those who spread out books and silently wrote something in a row, those who looked at the spines of books with only their eyes in front of the bookshelf, those who went to the reception counter with a stack of books, those who compared the books they had with those on the bookshelf and were lost in thought. Jeanne realized that she was out of place.

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（This is a place to find books and enjoy reading them. When I can read well, I will come to the library.)

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　Jeanne had reached the end of the library and started to walk back to the entrance. At that moment a woman came into view. She was sitting on a chair near the bookshelf. She was neither reading nor sleeping. She was just sitting there looking at the bookshelf.

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(Maybe this person can listen to me.)

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　Jeanne approached the woman. She continued to look at the bookshelf, not noticing Jeanne.

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"...... can I talk to you for a minute?"

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　Jeanne asked in a low voice. The woman jumped as if startled and looked at Jeanne.

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"Wow, I ......?"

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　Jeanne nodded and showed her the cover of her math problem book. The woman looked puzzled, her gaze alternating between the book and Jeanne's face.

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"Um, ......?"

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"I don't know how to do arithmetic. I want you to teach me."

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　The woman was stunned when she heard why Jeanne was talking to her. Maybe she was just resting in the middle of looking for a book. Jeanne tried to say she was sorry for interrupting.

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"That's okay. But there's no desk here. ......"

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"Oh, ......!"

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　I was so happy that I almost shouted, but I swallowed the words in haste. Instead, he gave me a big smile.

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"Really?　Thank you. I'm going to ask the lady at the counter if I can study. Wait here."

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　Jeanne quietly turned her back to the woman and walked quietly and quickly to the counter. She asked the librarian at the counter if she could borrow a desk to study.

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"You can have the room if you like. We librarians use this room for our breaks, but I'm sure you can study in peace and quiet.

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"Thank you. I'll take the room.

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　He decided to rent a room and asked for the key to the room. He returned to the woman he had just spoken to. He went into the room with the woman and immediately started to work on his arithmetic problems.

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　When Ashtaroth returned from his visit, Jeanne confidently showed him her arithmetic notebook. Ashtaroth looked at it with a puzzled look and patted Jeanne on the head.

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"You solved it all by yourself?　That's amazing."

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"No, my sister taught me."

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"Your sister?　Are you from the castle?

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No, she's not from the castle. No, from the library. I'm going to introduce her to Asito!

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That's exciting. I'll have to thank him.

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　That day Jeanne went to bed early. Tomorrow she would go back to the library and take her sister to the castle.

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"Ah!　I didn't ask your sister's name. And I didn't tell you my name either!　Tomorrow, I'll ask her and then I'll introduce you to Asito ......."

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　Jeanne went to sleep soundly and woke up early in the morning. She got ready and ate a hearty breakfast. She watched the military drill as usual and went to the library. But the woman was not there. She asked the librarian sitting at the counter about the woman, but was told that she had seen no such person. Jeanne tilted her head. Maybe today was a day when she did not come to the library.

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　Jeanne waited for the woman who taught her arithmetic to show up at the library. The next day, the next day, a week and a day passed. Still, the woman never showed up.

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