That day, I went to bed and stayed at a hotel.

　After breakfast with my students, I left the inn and went to the central square in front of the fountain, where Ulu was waiting for me.

　I raised one hand and called out to him.

Hello, Uru. You're early. We thought we'd come out a little early too.

Ugh. Brett, Rio and the others are helping us out. We can't afford to be late.

　Uru was very polite.
　Uru was very polite, and he seemed to be scared to death.

　I walked up to him and gave him a pat on the shoulder.

Don't worry so much about it. I'm just giving a lesson to my students. Anyway, Uru, are you going to be okay at work today?

Uh-huh. I'm usually employed by a bakery in town, but I'm not working today or tomorrow.

　When Rio and Iris heard this, they looked at each other with admiration.

Wow, at your age you're already working.

"That's amazing, Uru. That's great, Uru. If you're working and living on your own, you're already an adult. We have to work hard too.

　Uru replied in a hurry.

No, that's not true!　Rio and the others are much more amazing than us!

"...... difference in values. I'm not going to be able to ...... work hard every day. ...... I admire you for being able to do that.

　This is a great way to make sure you are getting the most out of your money.

　In addition, as a demon king hunter, slaying demon kings is also a job as long as you are paid for it, and it is a respectable labor, but apparently our students do not recognize that.

　Anyway, the five of us headed for the library while chatting about such matters.

　The library of the town of Ravilton is located a short walk from the central square towards the residential area.

　When we arrived in front of the library, which was located in a quiet residential area, the girls looked up at the building and exclaimed with admiration, "Oh!

　Ravilton is known as the City of Craftsmen or the City of Arts, and its library is quite magnificent.

　It is a three-story stone building with a sufficiently large area to be a residence of the upper class.

　The size of the library is quite large, as it occupies the entire building.

　Moreover, this library is operated by the public funds of the town of Ravilton, and its use is free of charge.

　By creating an environment where anyone can easily and voluntarily study, the city's culture has been developed, and as a result, the city is still developing further.

　As a result, the city is still developing further. And we, too, can take advantage of it and do research easily.

　I took the children and walked into the library.

　When I greeted the librarian near the entrance, she gave a small nod without taking her eyes off the book she was reading.

　It's a good idea to take a look at the book you're reading.

「「「「Wow! ......! 」」」」

　Rio, Iris, Maifa, and Uru are again in awe.

　There are a lot of bookshelves lined up with fine leather-bound books, and they are all packed tightly together.
　The sight is truly spectacular.

　The total collection of this library must be tens of thousands of books.

　From technical books to entertainment books, magic textbooks, cooking recipes, essays, and stories, there is a wide variety of books lined up.

　Due to the nature of the city of Ravilton, the collection of books related to crafts and the arts is particularly large, but other books are not neglected either.

　Now...
　The question is, how do I find the information I'm looking for in all this?

"Hey, brother, ...... do I have to read all these books ......?

　Rio turned pale and asked me that question.
　Iris and Ur also seemed to be quite frightened.

　Maifa, by the way, picked up a book on a nearby bookshelf and flipped through it, looking at it randomly.

　This guy probably doesn't want to look for it seriously. .......
　He's probably just opening the book out of curiosity,......, but that's okay.

　I'm going to say to Rio and the others.

I say to Rio and his friends, "If I read every book in this library from cover to cover, I'd probably end up doing that for the rest of my life. Instead, look for books about what you want to research. In this case, it's a book about werewolves.

"Well, ......, but sir. How do you find a book about werewolves, ......?

　Iris asks.
　That's a good question.

　I think for a moment and then answer.

I think about it for a while, and then answer: "There's basically no winning formula for that. Usually you just have to look around and see what you can find. In this case, I think the best way is to look in the shelves of books for brave men, biology, or anthropology.

But, brother ......, since you say 'basically' and 'usually', do you really know how to ...... win?

　Mayfa takes her eyes off the book she was reading and looks at me as she says.

　That's Mayfa, she's sharp.
　She's also listening to me while she reads, so she's as adept as ever.

　I reply to Maifa.

"Well, you know. In fact, I have a special move that I can't do in every library, but I can do it here in Ravilton.

"...... special move. ...... I'm interested in that, too.

I'd like to know your special move too!

　I'm not sure if I'm going to be able to do it, but I'm going to try.
　I'm not sure if I'm going to be able to do it, but I'm sure I'll be able to do it.



　Hmmm... ...... Okay.
　Now I'll show you my ultimate special move.

I'll show you how it's done, so watch carefully.

　The first thing I did was to move from the front of the library, receiving the respectful glances of my students.

　Then I went to the entrance of the library.

　Right in front of the entrance, there is a counter with a woman sitting on a chair.
　She is the librarian of this library.

　She is in her mid-twenties, wears glasses, and has a mature look about her.

　I unleashed one of my special moves on the librarian woman.

I'd like to do some research on werewolves, which book should I read?

　When my students saw my special move, they all shrieked in unison.

"Hey, bro, ......!　You're just asking the librarian for a special move!

　You're just asking the librarian!

It's best to ask an expert when you don't understand something. If we heroes are professionals in conquering demon kings, librarians are professionals in books. The librarians here are especially good.

　As I said this, the librarian, who hadn't made the slightest movement until then, finally moved.

　She put a bookmark in the book she was reading and closed it.
　Putting it on the counter, she raised her eyes and looked at me.

It's been a while, Brett.

　The librarian woman bowed her head.
　Oh, ......?

You remember me?　I've only seen you once, and I'm sure it was years ago when you last visited.

"...... Yes, I remember you. When I came here before, you praised my work so much that I ruminated over your name and face and remembered you. You look more mature than before, but I recognized you at a glance.

　The librarian lady said in a calm manner.

　When I had come to Ravilton before, I had used this library to do some research.

　On that occasion, I told her what I wanted to research, and she pulled out several relevant books without hesitation from the library's vast collection of books.

　I don't remember praising her in particular, but ...... well, I was impressed by her work and may have said she was amazing.

　Still, it's amazing that she can remember me, a one-time user of this library, when she must be dealing with a lot of users.

　On the other hand, the librarian lady stood up and said in a calm manner.

It's a book about werewolves. Please follow me.

　With that, the librarian lady walked towards the stacks.
　I followed her, taking my students with me.

　The librarian woman walked through the stacks without hesitation, selecting books without a hitch.

"This one, this one, ......, and this one, too.

　As I move through the stacks, the librarian woman hands me books one after another.

　I follow her for a while, and eventually there are more than ten books piled up in my arms.

　There are books on monsters, natural anthropology, cultural anthropology, stories about werewolves, and even books on armor and craftsmanship.

This should be all the books in our collection that are appropriate for gaining knowledge about werewolves. I don't know the contents of all the books in the library, so there may be some omissions, in which case I apologize.

"No, no, thank you very much. You've been very helpful.

You're welcome. Please use this table if you want to browse in the library. Good day.

　The librarian woman bows and heads back towards the entrance of the library.

　So, in a little more than ten minutes, we had extracted all the books we needed.

　If we had searched on our own, it would have taken much longer, even with five people, and there would have been many omissions.

Librarians are amazing. ......

　Rio said to the librarian as she walked away.

I'm sure the librarian here is particularly talented. Now, it's time for us to read the book and find out for ourselves. I like that.

「「「「 yes 」」」」

　That's how I got started on the books piled up on the table, with the help of my children.