episode_0068

It all ended incredibly quickly.

I made full use of the librarian’s abilities and was able to get the books I wanted.

[Extinction Scenario: 5000] that allows access to the truth of the world.

[Wanderer’s Library Escape Manual] is a way to get out of this place.

Also, I decided to pack a few useful books.

But before that, there is something you must do.

“Dabin. Me, wait a minute… … . Can’t we take a break?”

Choi Se-rim grabbed my sleeve with trembling hands.

He called to me in a weak voice, as if he was about to collapse at any moment.

They said they would find a way to get out as quickly as possible, but it looks like the situation is more serious than expected.

Choi Se-rim’s condition deteriorated noticeably.

The reason is obvious. While I had the authority of a librarian, I was exposed to too much dangerous knowledge.

Things that would make an ordinary person go crazy as soon as they see them. However, these are facts that an ordinary person will never know in their lifetime.

No matter how strong-willed a person is, there is information that will completely change his or her existence.

Librarians of the Infinite Library are basically resistant to such knowledge.

But that’s only when the library operates normally.

In a situation like now… … .

It may be helpful to some extent, but individual tolerance is much more important.

“Cough, Cluck!”

Choi Se-rim leans toward me and coughs blood.

Her shiny black hair was damp with cold sweat, sticking to her pale face.

I was already barely holding on, but now even the librarian’s authority has disappeared.

It was natural that the body could not endure it and collapsed rapidly.

“It’s cold… … .”

Serim Choi trembles and puts her hand on my shoulder.

I gently held hands as cold as the midwinter sea.

Another small hand is placed on top of the hand that is damp with cold sweat.

It’s still awkward.

The small, white hand is mine, as if it had never had a scratch.

I became a woman without even knowing why. So it became small and weak.

However, even that body became a place for someone to lean on.

Choi Se-rim begins to sob in my arms, as if she is having a hard time.

Currently, Choi Se-rim is weakened both physically and mentally.

If you don’t leave the library quickly, you might end up just like those monks.

If you cannot handle dangerous knowledge and collapse, you will live forever chasing the right answer that you cannot reach.

“Daju.”

I called Daju Yoon.

“Can you take Serim out with me?”

“Why don’t we all go together?”

“Yes. The two of us.”

Daju is lost in worry.

I spoke in a friendly voice.

“If you rest outside, you will feel better soon. My sister is.”

“Then what about you? You found everything you were looking for here.”

“The essential things are like that.”

It’s coming soon.

In order to survive in the ‘end story’, simply having a quick wit is not enough.

As the saying goes, knowledge is power, so we need some more books.

“I’ve come this far, so I should look for some more useful books.”

“Well, then!”

Daju could hardly hide his anxiety.

“Come here one more time… … . You just have to go there at that time. Can’t we just all go together?”

Is this just one of the strange things she has been showing lately, or is Choi Se-rim feeling weak because she is sick?

Anyway, the atmosphere is different from the usual Yoon Da-ju.

“You know. It’s hard to come back here.”

Here, Jeong Hae-won stepped forward.

“Then, sister. I will take care of Serim noona.”

“You?”

Jeong Hae-won nods his head vigorously, saying yes.

“Then should I go with Daju?”

“I think it would be better for Daju.”

It certainly seems like what Jeong Hae-won said is correct.

Ever since entering the library, she seems somewhat uneasy, and it seems like something will happen if she leaves Da-ju Yoon alone.

In addition, we need to take care of Choi Se-rim as well.

It would probably be better to leave it to Jeong Hae-won.

“Okay. Do that.Daju follows me.”

“If I get out of here, where can I wait?”

“You can just rest in the elevator. It won’t take long. About an hour or two?”

Saying that, I handed over the book to Jeong Hae-won.

[Wanderer’s Library Escape Manual].

As soon as I handed over the book, the question I expected came back.

“How will my sister get out?”

“Huh? It’s okay because I have two copies.”

“It was definitely one volume earlier, right?”

“Mmm. Well?”

I waved my hand in the air.

With a snap of my wrist, the same book immediately fell into my palm.

[Wanderer’s Library Escape Manual].

This is also one of the librarian’s rights.

Information that is too dangerous cannot be copied easily, but this level can be done without much effort.

“Well, if it’s not enough, I can give you one more copy.”

When I spoke slyly, Jeong Hae-won’s eyes widened.

“Wow.”

“Isn’t it amazing?”

“What is it? Sister, how did you do that? Is it magic? Or do you really know how to use magic?”

“If you saw it, go now. I don’t have time.”

He pushed Jeong Hae-won’s back.

“Hey sister.”

“Huh?”

“But how do I use this?”

How to use [Escape Manual] is much simpler than you think.

Although the title says it is a manual, there is no need to memorize complex contents or read and follow them line by line.

“Just unfold it.”

“Ah.”

Jeong Hae-won lifted up Choi Se-rim and turned the cover of the book with his free hand.

Paaat-

The two people disappeared along with the light.

And, Da-ju Yoon remained by my side, with her shaking eyes directed to the library floor.

I called Daju.

“Hey, Daju Yoon.”

To explore the library, you need someone other than me.

No matter how good my resistance was, the librarian’s knowledge was still not something a person could handle.

When I think about the newly received information, I feel as if I am floating alone in the middle of outer space.

And then countless images flood my mind.

seven.

A black hole filling the sky.

Broken letters wander around inside, and past and future events are mixed together and affect the present timeline.

For that reason, all I can use are fragmented memories.

Also, I really need someone to help me when I get lost and fall into unconsciousness.

Da-ju Yoon needs to play that role well.

“Are you not going?”

“… … .”

I’m not sure. Is he okay now?

Everyone who has been in the apartment for a long time seems to be in bad condition.

I was just about to approach Yoon Da-ju to check her condition.

“Oppa.”

Daju opened his mouth.

As if he had sorted out his thoughts in his mind, Daju focused his gaze on me again.

“I have something to say now. Can I do it?”

“Which one is it?”

“… … It’s about my old memories. I kept forgetting about it, but it just occurred to me.”

Daju continued his story without taking a breath.

“Up until now, I was able to forget about it by telling Serim, but I thought I would go crazy if I let this go by without telling her… … .so… … .I’m telling my brother too.”

“Do you want me to listen to you?”

“Maybe.”

“And it’s something that needs to be said right now.”

“Yes.”

Unlike before, the voice is full of confidence.

I sighed and sat down on the floor of the library.

“Okay.”

Se-rim Choi and Da-ju Yoon.

I think the relationship between the two people who had been together for a long time was so-called codependent.

As Choi Se-rim’s condition worsens, Da-ju also becomes strange.

Perhaps Choi Se-rim was using her ability to move thoughts to bind Da-joo’s old memories.

If you think about it, it was from that time that Daju became strange. From when Choi Se-rim was having a hard time.

So then, what kind of memory was it that had to be tied up?

I have a guess.

Daju Yoon’s actions that she occasionally showed as if she had become a different person.

“I don’t know where to start with this. I’ll say it as soon as it comes to mind.”

I handed a book to Daju, who was speaking gibberish.

This is the item that Choi Se-rim also used.

[Jack Usher’s Notes].

When Daju accepted the book, thoughts began to be automatically recorded in the book.

The content is much more accurate and organized than speaking directly.

… …

An hour later.

I put my bag down in front of the elevator.

Teuong!

A heavy sound echoed through the hallway.

“What is all this?”

“Book. I took care of everything I needed.”

Jeong Hae-won was lost in thought, and then asked me a question as if something unfair had occurred to him.

“What is it? Come to think of it, it was the same when I was looking for a way to escape from the library earlier. How were you able to find the book you needed so quickly? Then why on earth did we go to the trouble of looking through each and every book?”

“There was no way at that time. It happened now.”

“It feels unfair… … .”

Instead of answering, I looked inside the elevator.

Choi Se-rim was sound asleep leaning against the elevator wall, and Yoon Da-ju was also squatting on the floor, probably tired.

Meanwhile, Jeong Hae-won grumbles and moves his bag into the elevator.

“Sister, something is strange too. Same thing when fighting monks. Have you awakened a new skill or something?”

“What is awakening? Stop dumping.”

“What is it? How did you know I was throwing.”

“Just. It seems so.”

I answered indifferently and pressed the elevator button.

Slurp.

Unlike when I came here, the elevator moves with a soft sound.

After a really long time, we returned to the 7th floor.

As I am walking through the clean hallways as usual, I feel comfortable as if I have returned to my hometown.

“I didn’t think I’d come here again.”

Choi Se-rim, who had just come to her senses, muttered.

Smiling softly, his eyes turned towards me.

I answered with the same face.

“Sure.”

smart.

Da-ju Yoon knocked on the door, and after a while, the door opened.

Heo Yoon greeted us helplessly at the door.

“You’re here.”

The tone is as if greeting someone who has returned after several years.

Only a few days had passed since he left for the library. The bold and confident appearance had disappeared, and fatigue was filling around Yun’s empty eyes.

“Hyeonmin is gathering things from the warehouse. I’m glad you guys came back safely.”

“Sister, what happened?”

“Huh? What happened? no. Nothing happened. just… … . I just stayed with it.”

I asked, but Heo Yoon only blurted out his words.