episode_0016

Weekend, Saturday.

However, today I am sitting at the desk and reading a book on the rarely visited second basement floor of the library.

-It’s the weekend, so go out and have some fun!

This doesn’t work: librarians have to work even on weekends.

The library is closed one day on weekdays, and Monday and Sunday, when it is closed, are my days off.

In other words, Friday is the last day of work for others, but Saturday is the last day for me.

In the past, I would have lamented what a crappy work schedule it was, but now I actually like it.

Because it’s the weekend, it seems like more people will come, but when it comes down to it, hardly anyone will come!

‘The second basement floor is shit.’

They call me a parachute, so they don’t invite me when I eat, they ostracize me, and even when I work, I’m stuck on the second basement floor of the library and I’m told to just look at the desk, which is really nice.

The bullying probably started when the library director told me not to give him too much work, but I’m not the type of person who gets stressed out by things like that.

There is no reason to be stressed.

In front of me, there are 10 literature books that I borrowed from the second floor during lunch time.

‘This is heaven.’

I live as a librarian, reading books in a world where works are completed or serialized throughout the year.

I may not be able to live off my job for the rest of my life, but I think I won’t be bored at least if I continue to work like this at this library.

what?

When do you work at a library and seduce heroines?

That’s something that only needs to take three years of build-up if you remove the main character.

‘This year’s goal is to kill the main character.’

After you kill the main character, you can think about it first.

A person who has great power but is corrupted and destroys the Earth by dropping a meteorite deserves death.

Isn’t this a thing of the future?

Because it is not a predetermined fate, it can change?

What do you know?

It’s important to me that I survive.

And if possible, it is important to return to my original world, to Earth.

So, we need to gather information about the main character, and the position of librarian is surprisingly convenient for gathering information.

This is a place where students’ data can be accessed in a variety of ways through a ‘loan certificate’ method.

As book lending information is linked to Taegeuk Watch, anyone can access basic data through the database.

Even though he is the president of the academy, he can basically look up his name, borrowed books, and book loan details.

‘The problem is that the main character’s information will not be registered in the database until next week.’

Since the man in charge, Do Ji-hwan, received the Taegeuk watch and was registered in the database only a week after starting work, it will also take time for the main character, who will be entering the academy as a new student, to be registered as well.

then.

‘Until then, you can just play and read books.’

Whether tomorrow’s Monday is the entrance ceremony or not, today I will read books as a reader…

“I want to take out a loan.”

“…Hmm?”

A woman with a somewhat familiar face appeared before my eyes.

Unlike other ordinary people, the hair color is an intense pink color that clearly seems to say, ‘I am a person with special abilities.’

“Student President?”

“Yes. My name is Student Council President Yoon I-seon.”

Student Council President Yoon I-seon.

Although he is quite short at 150cm in height, his powers are quite strong, making him the person who made the so-called ‘small peppers are spicy’ a reality.

Although the title of student council president is always a position in academy dramas, this woman is also one of the ‘heroines’.

Sneaky little Pinku.

That is the public perception, and in reality, he is quite capable both physically and politically.

Since he continues to take charge of the student council from the academy’s high school division to the university division, he is the so-called ‘lifelong student council president.’

Iseon Yun was the first to create a student council, and it was Iseon Yoon who organized the student council by appealing to the need for a student council.

Although the student council may appear to be a ‘private organization for people with special abilities’ based on the public image, she organized the student council and created numerous events for students on the grounds that people with special abilities should also enjoy their youth.

And those projects naturally became the events of a harem light novel where the protagonist and heroines had a flirtatious relationship with each other, and Yoon I-seon herself fell into the protagonist’s clutches.

I never thought we would meet here like this.

If I appease Yoon I-seon, the head of the company will think very positively, but unfortunately, now I am not a goblin, but just a saboteur and Do Ji-hwan.

“Could you please upload the book you would like to borrow here?”

Iseon Yoon pointed to the four books on the lending machine.

I calmly and professionally checked out the books, but I kept feeling Yun Yi-seon’s gaze on me.

what. Why do you keep looking at me?

Could it be that this woman is also Baek Seol-hee?

“Ah, yes. Could you please place the Taegeuk Watch on the recognition device?”

“Yes.”

Iseon Yoon attached her wrist to the Taegeuk Watch reader, which was similar to a fingerprint reader, placed in front of the desk.

Beep beep.

Soon her biometric information was displayed on the monitor screen, and the titles of the books she was trying to borrow were spread out.

-Mana Theory [Revised and Expanded Edition] Loan code: 2443957

-How do humans awaken mana? Loan code: 1539330449

…

These are just books that seem boring at first glance.

‘In a world where imagination is power, books like this are purely academic.’

Whether it is natural science or technological science, there are factors that stimulate human imagination but at the same time limit it.

-Dinosaurs can’t fly in space!

-There is no romance, there is no romance.

Although most people visit the humanities corner to improve their abilities, there are also people who come here for metaphysical exploration of mana itself.

Those who are trying to take the so-called path of graduate students.

A lot of those types of people come here.

Yun I-seon is also a bit like that.

however.

“…Huh?”

On the surface it appears to be four volumes, but what appears is five volumes.

I noticed something strange so I looked and-

“It seems like this is your first time meeting me. What happened to the person you worked with before?”

“Ah. He resigned. He quit on his own.”

“That’s right….”

Looks like he’s trying to change the topic now?

As I scanned the book with my eyes, Yun Yi-seon rolled her pink eyes as if she was nervous and avoided my gaze.

“Is the loan complete?”

“…Yes. Loan is available for 14 days. If you wish to extend the period, please apply for extension through Taegeuk Watch at least one day in advance.”

After answering according to the manual, I looked at the title of one of the books she borrowed that bothered me.

-How to live without stress

…

I think the student council president is having a hard time too.

I wonder if reading books like that can be stressful, but I’m probably more stressed about the student council than the books.

‘There must be so much work.’

Just working on the student council would be hard work, but if you think about the new students that will be enrolling, it won’t be a normal hard work.

I’m sorry, but I can’t help you.

All I can say is to do your best.

“Hey, librarian.”

“Yes?”

“Well, I’m in the process of preparing a thesis, so would it be possible for me to interview you?”

“Interview?”

“Yes. What does the librarian think about mana?”

“I’m an ordinary person…”

“It’s okay.”

For some reason, Yoon Iseon seemed quite desperate.

“Just answer a few questions. If you feel uncomfortable…”

“No. it’s okay. I was bored because no one came at the time. Could you please wait a moment?”

I lightly handed over the tea using the saucepan I had left behind.

Although it is a mixed coffee, this woman surprisingly likes this mixed coffee.

“Oh, sorry. I made coffee without asking. Would you like me to change it to green tea?”

“No. I like that mix. Well, the first question is.”

Iseon Yoon asked me while lightly sipping coffee.

“Mana began to spread in this world from the moment a meteorite fell from outer space. Then, are there other planets where mana is spread in earnest?”

“Yes.”

That’s a sure answer.

“This is a story from my ‘imagination’. It’s similar to a conspiracy theory, but would you like to hear it?”

This is a spoiler for the original.

“What if the meteorite that fell to the ground is actually from our galaxy? What if this asteroid, which was believed to have come from beyond Pluto, actually came from another galaxy and another world?”

“In a place like Andromeda?”

“It’s similar.”

A meteorite struck in 1999.

The first meteorite was observed at Pluto, so no one knows whether it flew through Pluto or departed from Pluto.

I know.

That is, a meteorite from the ‘other world’, Meteor Rain, a 9th circle archmage, came to this world’s galaxy through teleportation.

“Because I am one of those who believe in ‘different world theory’.”

“…Does another world exist?”

“Yes. A chunk of mana that came from another world where mana exists spread throughout the world, and children born after 2000 received that mana from their fetuses and became sensitive to mana. The concept of extraterrestrial life that people think of is not outside the galaxy, but a world in a completely different dimension.”

“…It’s a fantasy story.”

“I think superpowers are fantasy enough.”

“…….”

also.

Even though the story about the original worldview was spoiled, it doesn’t seem to have any particular effect, seeing the reaction of an intelligent character like Yoon Yi-seon.

“Think of it like this. What if the ‘devil’s power’ that many people talked about in the Middle Ages was actually a story about mana?”

“……Ha. So does this mean that this ability can become stronger by making a contract with the devil?”

“Yes. I think so.”

“Ha. Then do I have to make a contract with a devil like Satan, Lucifer, or Belphegor?”

“No. Why do you sign a contract with those friends? This is Korea.”

This novel.

This world.

“You have to make a contract with a nine-tailed fox or a compatible mama.”

I’ll say it again, it’s a Gukbbong light novel.

and.

This woman is a nine-tailed fox.