208 – Sleep
Morning.
“It’s a lot busier than I thought… ?”
This was Becky’s first reaction after entering the ancient library.
It was understandable. When it comes to ancient libraries, the smell of old paper and silence usually come to mind, but it was quite noisy, as if there had been some kind of commotion in the early morning.
The professors gathered in a loud voice were proof of that. They were talking among themselves, and Violet recognized me first.
“Ah, Plan. “Are you here?”
“It’s quite noisy inside the old library.”
“It appears that someone trespassed into the ancient library in the early morning. “It’s a little noisy because of the cleanup.”
The term trespassing is quite extreme. Sure enough, tension appeared on the faces of Becky and other representatives.
“Trespassing… ?”
Among them, the one who was particularly anxious was Becky. Well, the ancient library is a place where every effort is made to prepare for the Heroes’ Exhibition, but something like this happens.
“Well, don’t worry though.”
Violet nodded as if to reassure herself.
“I checked and all the books are safe. This is probably thanks to the quick response of the alarm barrier. Maybe…. “I think the intruder escaped before he could do anything.”
“Phew, then I’m really glad.”
Only then did Becky feel relieved, relaxing his body. Violet looks at Flan and continues to ask questions.
“Because something like this happened, we strengthened security and did some cleaning…. “Is there anything else you need?”
“It is enough. “I think you just need to make room for me.”
“Okay. “I will always support you from my position.”
Violet returns to the professors and says a few words. They soon began to leave the ancient library and greeted the representatives with their eyes.
Come to think of it, there was no longer a single look of disdain for the representatives. There is no look of suspicion, just a look of support.
The representatives also found that to be new. Unknowingly, in small and large ways, their lives and their surroundings were all changing.
Trixie quietly looked around.
“This is the Magic Faculty’s Ancient Library.”
“Why are you so amazed?”
Becky tilted his head.
“Because there is nothing like this in the mansion.”
“There were things that weren’t in your mansion.”
In fact, the ancient library is a place with a history just by its very existence. For Trixie, who has always lived in sophisticated spaces, this may be surprising.
The old knowledge here and the old scenery revealed from the outside…. That’s all.
“Huh?”
There was a moment when Lewis’ eyes widened.
“「Flash」? This is a very famous book among those majoring in the light element. “I really wanted to read it someday.”
Becky’s eyes immediately lit up.
“Flash? Even non-majors know that. Wow, if that’s the case…. “Are there any ice-related books?”
“I think it will definitely be there.”
“Oh, that’s right?! “This is all ice elemental!”
It was no wonder that they were excited.
Anyone who wants to play an instrument has a song in their heart. I make a resolution every day to play once I reach the level of mastery.
However, it takes a lot of patience until that day comes. This is because there are so many steps to take, starting from playing an easy song.
The path of a wizard also has some similarities.
Even if you have the books and magic you are aiming for, there is a lot of training that needs to be done first. Therefore, the road to reach it is really long…. Now that it was in front of my eyes, it was natural for my eyes to roll back.
“This…” .”
Trixie’s eyes suddenly became filled with appreciation.
“For some reason, I had the feeling that it was new for an old book, and there was a record of a blue flame. “I think it was a book written during my mother’s time.”
Louise, Becky, and Maiev each took out a book. Of course, it was an old book related to his field of study.
Becky suddenly came running towards me.
“Flan, look at this. Should we say this is the life of ancient people? “It’s really fun to see that kind of stuff in old books.”
It’s like a child bragging about something impressive that happened during the day. By nature, he doesn’t like making a fuss, but he was happy to oblige.
Of course, I added one word.
“Don’t make too much of a fuss.”
“Okay, okay. But, I guess this person fell asleep while writing this. Or was my wrist too sore? There is a typo in this part. “There’s something fun about this kind of thing.”
“Is it fun?”
“It’s fun! “There is nothing like this in the revised version.”
Becky was excited and talking softly, but I was lost in other thoughts. I never thought there would be a typo. I felt frustrated because it seemed like aide number 187 wasn’t getting the job done as well as I had hoped.
“Wow…. But I think the magic department kept it very well. It’s an old book, but it doesn’t look like an old book. What?”
I eventually snatched up the book Becky was reading. Read each line carefully to see what the status is.
It’s not that it didn’t look like an old book, but it wasn’t actually an old book. The problem is that it is quite visible. The tone of what I just wrote was clear, at least to my eyes.
‘Aide No. 187….’
The sentiment was understandable as it was a very large amount and the time was short, but that was not a reason to postpone the scolding.
If we ever meet again, I think we will need education. And at that time, Lewis also muttered.
“Oh… ?”
Because there was so much doubt in Lewis’ voice, everyone’s eyes naturally turned towards him.
“… ?”
Soon, doubts spread over the faces of the gathered delegates. This is because decalcomania was spread out on one page of Lewis’s “Flash.”
Becky blinked a few times.
“This…. “Isn’t this a bit problematic?”
It wasn’t at the level of pretty decalcomania. When I opened the attached pages, black ink was hanging down like a spider web.
“Ah~!”
Then Maiev expressed her admiration in an exaggerated voice.
“You said there was a new inspection because of trespassers. It seems that books that are so old that they are unrecognizable have been rewritten. “It seems like consideration was given.”
“Oh? Is that something like that?”
Becky’s eyes sparkled, but not Trixie.
“If it’s so unrecognizable, how can I write something new?”
“That’s….”
Maiev caught her off guard and blurted out her words.
“Wouldn’t it be possible to restore some of it? ?”
“Hmph.”
But fortunately, no one doubted the premise that ‘the academy did something new.’ Well, who would think that a blood demon modified the entire content?
Meanwhile, I noticed a single book shelved at the very top of the study. It was a book with a fine barrier placed so that only I could see it.
I picked it up with my mind. It was a book made entirely of translucent film, from the cover to the contents.
“Huh? “Flan, what is that?”
Becky asked first. Soon, other representatives gather in a huddle.
“That’s right. “This is my first book.”
“… “There’s no content, is it a book?”
The representatives put their faces together and looked at it like sparrows waiting for food. Meanwhile, I felt that my anger toward Aide 187 had eased considerably.
Because I quite understand why there were a lot of typos and why I didn’t pay much attention to the books.
‘It was because I was making this.’
If I’m not mistaken, the aide created something really great. I reached out to the representatives.
“Lewis. “Let’s borrow the flash for a moment.”
“Huh? Ah.”
The aide’s book was overlaid on “Flashlight,” Which Lewis was interested in. And it didn’t take much time for everyone watching’s eyes to widen.
“… !”
“This!”
When a translucent film was overlaid on the page, formulas and written explanations began to appear in the form of pictures. Everyone had their mouths open.
“You show it in pictures?”
“Wow…. What? What is this? “What happens?”
“Isn’t it so easy to understand like this?”
The aide had previously shown me a mural of humans being amazed at the sight of fire, and that scene was now being perfectly recreated here.
In the previous world, it was called a ‘picture translator’ and it already existed…. In this world, it appears that the aide has finally completed it by borrowing the power of the ancient rune language.
“This is innovation…. Innovation… !”
Becky’s eyes sparkled.
“Isn’t there any need to summarize papers like this anymore? “You just have to look at the picture and understand it, and that’s it!”
“The act of summarizing itself is helpful to learning. “I plan to continue doing it in the future.”
“Ah.”
Joy and sorrow quickly passed over Becky’s face.
Trixie also has unusually sparkling eyes.
“That’s good. “With this, it will be possible to quickly look through the old library.”
“Ahahahaha, that’s right. “Shall we take a look around first?”
Lewis agreed.
“Let’s leave right away.”
It was around lunch time, but no one showed any signs of it. I’m just concentrating on looking inside the old library. It was as if he had even forgotten his hunger in the first place.
Flan leaned in the study for a moment.
“… Wow, this is what old summoned beasts looked like!”
“Looking at the picture, it’s different from what I thought. “I heard it was big, so I thought it would resemble a wild beast.”
“It’s ridiculous because he looks so cute.”
Everyone is busy walking around the study like a child discovering gift boxes piled up for an anniversary.
“Shall we look over there too?”
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“What about our food?”
“Eating isn’t important right now!”
If a sound that is pleasant to listen to is called a melody.
The melody that Plan had been waiting for finally began to flow from the ancient library. Although only the representatives are singing this melody right now, I had no doubt that soon all wizards would become like this.
And at some point.
“… Shhh.”
Trixie placed her index finger on her lips. All sounds become very quiet.
Lewis and Becky also nodded quietly. No one dared even make a sound under their breath.
The person who leads the representatives of the Faculty of Magic.
A company that will surely bring about another innovation.
Plan, because he fell asleep while leaning in the study.