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Episode 4
China Yunsbelia (4)
“Gyaaaah!”
It took a full half a day before the boy’s cold body was discovered.
To begin with, the corner of the academy’s library was a place where people rarely visited.
Moreover, the place where the accident occurred was the most remote corner of the library.
So, if it weren’t for the librarian who showed up to make his rounds, the boy’s body might have been left there for a much longer time.
* * *
Time passed quickly.
Despite the shocking events of this morning, the library late at night was as quiet as ever.
All traces of the incident, including the boy’s body and bloodstains, have already been cleaned up.
I took a deep breath and looked around.
[… … .]
okay.
This is it.
This is exactly the library scene I have been seeing for hundreds of years.
Seriously, this damn library hasn’t changed one bit in 300 years.
[Phew… … .]
I finally had some hope that I could escape this damn bookshelf.
Her hopes were shattered less than ten minutes after meeting the boy.
All I felt was a truly empty feeling.
Of course, I also felt a little sorry for the boy who died at a young age.
But if you think about it a little, it’s not hard to figure out which side suffered the greater loss.
In the boy’s case, it is nothing more than a loss of less than 20 years of life.
But me?
It’s no different from wasting 300 years of waiting.
[And shit.]
Honestly, that rotten bastard deserved to die.
[How dare you come under the topic of inspection… … .]
He offered to save me from the path of swordsmanship, which was no different from the pit of evil, and lead me to the path of magic… … .
The boy completely ignored my sincerity.
Not only that, he did not hesitate to commit the atrocity of hurling insults at me while rejecting magic itself.
[Did I swear at him or something? Did I say something to him?]
Of course, if I had been the one to start swearing first, I would have had nothing else to say.
For example, if I had sworn at the boy, or had directly encouraged him to attack his father with magic… … then the fault would have been entirely mine, not the boy’s.
however.
If my memory serves me right.
[… … I never once swore during my conversation with the boy.]
okay.
right.
Rather, I continued to respect him.
That would be the case, because I was a gentleman who valued character more than anyone else.
[… … .]
I spoke respectfully to the boy, who was much younger than me, and continued to politely advise him to follow the path of the devil.
Obviously.
Sure, I did that… … .
Unlike the proverb that says, “If you speak kindly, you will hear kind words in return,” it was the boy who suddenly showed a dog-like attitude.
-You evil grimoire bastard! The knights’ standing is diminishing because of people like you! Get out and search for them! How dare you offer me magic with that filthy book!
-Ugh, I’m sorry, Chaina Yoon-something-ssi… … . Please don’t swear at me… … . I, my heart hurts so much… … .
-Shut up! You fucking piece of paper!
ah.
okay.
that’s right.
[… … .]
Now, vivid memories of that time are beginning to come back to me one after another.
Thinking back, it seems like the boy started swearing at me from the moment we first met.
Just because I had a grimoire containing advanced magical knowledge, the boy would constantly curse me, calling me a disgusting product of the devil, and would not stop his accusing voice.
Then why did this boy suddenly die?
It’s simple.
The heavens must have been unable to stand by and punish this boy.
[ah…….]
Yeah, this is it.
This is exactly why the boy died.
What goes around comes around.
This was literally the same as the boy receiving back all his evil deeds.
This meant that I was in no way responsible for the boy’s death.
Rather, I was the victim.
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Yeah, that’s right.
I was a victim of this incident.
[… … .]
No matter what anyone says, I was a victim first.
[anyway.]
Shaking off my distracting thoughts, I stared blankly out the library window.
Morning passed, time passed quickly, and it was evening with a red sunset.
Caught up in the strange atmosphere, I took a quick look around the library.
[The bad relationship with this place is so damned persistent.]
The time is 8 p.m.
It had already been half a day since the boy who had made a brief contract with me had died.
Because the starting point of a new phase is always, without exception, the approaching midnight… … .
Now, in about 4 hours, I was going to be teleported to a random location.
Then, from that moment on, I will say goodbye to this library forever.
[… … .]
Of course, I didn’t feel any regret at all.
Rather, I just wish I could get out of this fucking place as soon as possible.
I wanted to start over again, in a new place.
[Where should we go this time?]
I could really be teleported anywhere.
It could be the study of a magnificent palace, or the inside of a slum house in a smelly underground passage.
Even a shabby bookshelf on the street corner of a market was no exception.
But it doesn’t matter anyway.
[Somehow it will work out.]
I just hope things will be better than they are now.
I waited endlessly for the sound of the clock striking midnight.
* * *
Sabaksabak─.
It was deep into the night that a movement was felt in the library, which had been as quiet as death.
[huh…?]
The Academy Library under the Imperial Household.
The building, which houses tens of millions of books, closes to the public at 9 p.m.
This rule applied not only to the cadets of the Academy, but also to all faculty members.
Even the librarians at the library tend to leave at 9 o’clock.
Well done─.
[… … .]
So it was unusual to hear artificial sounds coming from the library, even at this late hour.
Well done―.
Crunch, crunch!
The sound of the lock engaging continued.
At first glance, you might have thought it was the noise made by a librarian trying to open the library’s main door with a key.
In fact, there have been a few instances, although not common, of librarians leaving items in the library and then returning them.
However, I am a grimoire that has been locked away in a library for a whopping 300 years.
because…….
I could easily figure out that this noise was not coming from the keys.
[Rather, isn’t this the sound I make when someone tries to forcibly pick a lock…?]
So who on earth would be trying to sneak into the library at this hour?
I was lost in thought.
First of all, for obvious reasons, it won’t be a librarian.
They have the key, so there’s no need to try to force the lock open like that.
The possibility of him being a cadet at the academy was also extremely slim.
You could just finish your work and come to the library like normal, but there’s no way someone would leave the dorm late at night and sneak into the library while risking disciplinary action.
For the same reason, professors are also excluded.
[Then… … there must be only thieves.]
thief.
In my experience, the person trying to sneak into this library right now is most likely a thief.
Clang! Clang! Clang!
Rattling!
This squeaking sound that occurs every time you try to open the lock one by one using a thin lock pick.
That very sound was the definitive proof of my guess.
Because every time a thief tries to pick a lock, they only use this method.
[The figures.]
If you learn magic, you can open almost any lock with just one Alohomora.
This is why people need to learn and practice magic.
[By the way, judging from the skill with which you handle lockpicks, you don’t seem to be an ordinary thief.]
As I have said countless times, the place where I am currently is the Imperial Academy Library, which houses tens of millions of books.
As there are so many books stored here, it is only natural that there are many rare books that are priceless.
And there were actually several thieves who tried to rob the library with that in mind. Of course, they all failed.
I have lived here for over 300 years and have watched with interest all the attempts of the thieves.
And judging from my shallow opinion… … .
The guy trying to sneak into the library right now was one of the more professional thieves I’d ever seen.
[The fact that we arrived safely at the library entrance is amazing.]
This is by no means an easy task.
The Academy Retemis, under the Imperial Family, occupied an entire remote island next to the archipelago.
Therefore, in order to reach the main gate of the library, it was necessary to completely understand the structure of this large island.
A sentry post where guards stand guard.
And all within a certain range where they patrol.
Just by obtaining this advanced information, I could tell that the guy outside the door was quite capable.
Even if obtaining this information was secondary, it was still a great feat to have gotten this far, despite the security and magical devices monitoring him based on what he knew.
And above all… … .
[… … .]
Suddenly─!
Squeak──.
We successfully broke this complex lock and infiltrated the library.
This fact alone is more than enough to prove the thief’s skills.
[Let’s see.]
Then the library door would have opened too.
Let’s take a look at what this great thief looks like…
[… … ?]
But at that very moment.
When I opened the library door and saw the person coming in, I couldn’t help but let out a gasp of shock.
[No, what… …. An academy cadet?]
A girl came inside, quietly closing the library’s main door.
A golden-eyed girl with platinum-blond hair that reaches down to her neck.
I could easily figure out that she was a cadet at the Academy.
The black robe she is currently covering from head to toe is something that only the Academy’s Magic Department cadets can have.
[No, but then again, why… …?]
I thought there was no one in this world who would risk disciplinary action to try to escape the dormitory… … .
Ta-da.
Here’s one.
[Haha, this is driving me crazy.]
Seriously, not since the time of the Chinese Yun-something boy have my predictions ever been right.
what?
The academy under the Imperial Family is a place that nurtures outstanding talents?
This is absolutely bullshit.
After thinking about it, it was clear that this academy was just a group of idiots who produced idiots.
“Ugh, ugh… … .”
As I turned my gaze, I saw a girl sitting on the floor, catching her breath.
Judging by the frown on her face, her attempt to sneak into the library must have been extremely difficult.
That was understandable.
Escaping the guards and avoiding detection by magical devices was a difficult task even for experienced thieves.
But to succeed in that difficult task.
Seriously, that girl was no ordinary kid.
The vicious venom in her eyes proved it.
[… … .]
okay.
Clearly, that girl must have had some kind of clear goal in sneaking into this library.
Otherwise, there was no explanation as to why the girl did this.
Even if she was a nerd, would she really have taken all these risks and sneaked into the library just for fun?
Of course not.
[hmm?]
As expected, just as I finished thinking that, the girl’s eyes sparkled and she began to desperately search for something.
I really miss you.
I started searching through the bookshelves, looking for something… … .
[for a moment.]
no.
no way……….
[… … to find me?]
* * *
I had no idea how I got it.
I really couldn’t even fathom how that girl found out about my existence.
just.
Only one thing is certain.
The reason why that girl came here despite all the dangers.
And the reason why I am desperately searching for something.
It was for nothing other than finding me.
[Ah, no… … . Really… … ?]
It wasn’t a mistake.
But that doesn’t mean that this can be explained logically either.
How on earth? How on earth did that girl know about my existence?
Swish, slurp─.
Swish, slurp─.
Even in a state of confidence, I hastily turn the pages of the book one by one, unable to see clearly because of the darkness.
He also quietly curses to himself, saying that there isn’t much time left.
These were all nonsense actions by someone who was unaware of my existence.
Seriously, that girl was desperately looking for me.
[perhaps…….]
Seriously, maybe.
Could today finally be the day I can escape from this miserable place?
It was at that moment that I had such hope.
[… … !]
Right then.
I quickly looked at the library clock, remembering one important fact.
[Ahhh… … !]
The time is 11:58.
It’s about two minutes until midnight.
There wasn’t really any time left until a new phase opened.
At that moment, my sense of reason snapped.
[hey!!!]
He screamed like crazy.
[Here it is!!! Here it is!!!]
It was none of my business whether the girl heard this voice or not.
I just hoped that my desperate heart would reach that girl.
[Please!!! Just come a little more to the left!!!]
I gave it my all.
To the extent that I have never used this much strength since I was reincarnated into the Grimoire.
I screamed as loud as I could.
[We’re almost there!!! Please come this way!!!]
I didn’t want to miss this opportunity.
Even if the next phase opens, there is no telling when we will meet the owner again.
If you’re really unlucky, you might have to wait even longer than 300 years.
That’s why.
I really didn’t want to miss this last opportunity that had come my way.
More urgently.
With all my heart.
He let out a cry of anger towards the girl.
please.
Please, read me.
[Ahhhhhh!!! Here!!! Here!!!]
It was unfair.
I felt so wronged that it was driving me crazy.
I’m screaming like this.
Nevertheless, I felt so resentful and wronged that the girl couldn’t hear my voice at all… … .
Swish─.
At that very moment.
The girl who was flipping through the bookshelf stopped for a moment as if she had heard something.
She turns her gaze towards where I am.
[Yes!!! That’s right!!!]
at las.
[Reach out your hand!!! Just stretch it out!!!]
The girl’s hand, having discovered her target, began to reach out toward me.
and…….
Chin─.
[That’s right!!! Got it!!! Now just grab it quickly and open the cover…!]
-Dae-Ang
-Dae-Ang
-Dae-Ang
-Dae-Ang
-Dae-Ang
-Dae-Ang
-Dae-Ang
-Dae-Ang
-Dae-Ang
-Dae-Ang
-Dae-Ang
-Dae-Ang
[ah….]
It’s midnight.
* * *
“Haahaha… … .”
It was a close call.
As soon as the girl caught me, she opened the cover without asking any questions or questioning me.
There was no need for me to add any further explanation or use any illusionary magic.
There had already been a strange bond formed between me and the girl.
… … the contract has been concluded.
“Haa, haa… … .”
[… … .]
It’s been 300 years since I was dropped into this academy under the Imperial Family.
To be exact, it is the 109,561st day.
The time is 11:59:59 PM.
An unprecedented second contract was thus concluded within one phase.
