At last!

　A petite, twin-tailed gothic girl with both fists in the air, expressing her joy with her whole body. She is the well-known Lean.
　Beside her was a stuffed bear who was also raising both fists in a joyful pose.

''Crystal of Ancient Wisdom! Untold knowledge and history! All of it in my hands!
'Sorry to get you all excited, but I'll limit your access to the "library" books just in case, okay?
What did you say?

　Leanne turns around to look at me with her eyes wide open.
　By the way, this is Brunhild's castle, and I haven't taken Leen and everyone else to the "library" of Babylon yet. At any rate, I called Leen into the parlor (Paula followed me) and opened up the conversation about finding the "library".

'No, no, no, it's normal, Lean is an ambassador for the Mismid to begin with. It would be a shame to let them take all that ancient wisdom with them so easily. Besides, we don't know what's still in there.
I see.... Well, I don't know. Well, then, I'll tell you what. You will take me on as the court wizard of Brunhild.
What?

　What is he talking about? It's true that we didn't have a post of court magician yet. You are the chief of a fairy tribe with excellent magic, and I'm sure he has no problem with the ability itself.
　But Lean is the ambassador of the Mismid, so there's a lot of problems, isn't there? As one of the heads of the seven sub-human tribes, he was a person who was at the heart of the other countries in a manner of speaking.

''That's not a problem. I'm sure you'll be able to find out more about this as well. Most of the actual work was done by Eris.
Ellis?
''The current court wizard of Mismid. At this time, let's give her the title of chief of the fairy tribe. Now you can completely retire and devote yourself to your quest for knowledge.

　Hmm, if it was an honorary position over there in name only or something like that, then he wouldn't know about Miss Mid's state secrets and wouldn't have to worry about leaking them. Furthermore, that Beast King would not seem to care about such things at all. Other countries also want to improve the status of sub-humans, so they're likely to support this kind of thing with all their hands. But, useful or not, that's beside the point.

'Excuse me. I'm great when I can do it, I am. I'm going to take what I've learned in the library and put it to good use to feed Brunhild. Oh, and I'll be your wife, too, if you like?
No, it's not too late. ...Oh, by the way, isn't Leanne married?


　He's mumbling something, but it's through. After all this time, if you've lived for more than 600 years, I'm sure you've gotten married at least once or twice. Do you have children by any chance?

'Unfortunately, I'm not married and I don't have any children. As I said before, the fairy race stops growing in their late teens and early twenties. ........that was pretty early in my case....... That's why I couldn't find a partner. I've been approached a few times by guys with weird tastes, but I haven't fallen far enough to deal with that kind of thing.

　Well, it's not too much of a stretch with this nari. And that's why my growth has stopped with this. It's also the head of the fairy tribe, so it's a bad idea to take a step backwards as an opponent.
　It's a good thing that you're able to get the most out of your time. I'm not sure if I'd go through the trouble of wearing metal sandals that don't wear out.

.........You don't like older people?
No? With Leanne, I don't feel like she's older or anything, and I don't care that much about her. But when it comes to marriage, it's a different story. I trust Leanne, and I don't hate her. But....
Oh, I like you a lot. I like you a lot, but I don't mind getting married to you. Do you like me that much?

　Ugh....! You like it or something........you came straight to me.
　Leanne leans out of her chair and looks into my face. Her eyes that looked like a mischief 《 mischief》 were staring at me. For some reason, I can't look away. Is it the state of a frog staring at a snake?
　I thought those eyes were suddenly closed, but they were lightly kissed as they were.

''!
''Hmph, by your reaction, it doesn't sound like you don't have a pulse at all. How is it that you have seven "fiancées" and you're not used to this kind of thing?

　I wonder if it's the result of living for so many years that he can wear such a fascinating presence even with his young appearance.
　Yikes. Even I can tell that my face is turning red. If this was a stranger, my surprise was stronger and I wouldn't be so upset, but since I knew him so well, I was in bad shape.
　When I was unsure of what to say in response, Leanne gave me a small smile and

Well, you can't just say yes right away. I thought I could be a mistress, but I do want to get married at least once. Think about it seriously for a moment. I'm the type of person who will do everything for you, you know.

　When I pulled away, she kissed me on the cheek, this time with a kiss. d*mn, she's cute, though that might not be the word to use for someone over 600 years older than me.

"So, when you become a wife, you'll be free to use the Library, won't you? Darling,
I knew that's what you wanted!
Of course that's not all. I love you, I really do. Isn't it hard to believe?
'Oh my God I get it. Feel free to look at it. But please don't spread the content to other people without permission, okay?
Thank you. I love you, darling.

　It's not true. Huh? Is this a cave in to color gimmicks? No, let's think of it as getting excellent people. I don't feel like I've been told off, but it's obviously better for me mentally.
　When I was thinking about that in my head, Paula, who was in front of me, shrugged her shoulders and shook her head slightly, as if to say "Oh dear". Muu.




''Fu-oh.........''
'Whaaaaah.........'

　Leanne and Hilda's voices echo through the "library". Everyone else is surprised too, but not to that extent.
　Leanne is because she was able to come to the "Library", which was her goal, and Hilda is surprised by Babylon itself. It's the first time I've brought her here.

'What on earth is going on here! Floating in the sky...! Oh, and frame gear from here!
I'm sorry, but please be quiet in the 'library'.
Oh, I'm sorry...

　Fam, who was still looking at the book on the sofa, zips to attention to Hilda, who raised her voice loudly. What Pham is reading right now, for now, are the books that are new this month that he brought from the "Moon Reading". Oh, in case you're wondering, we're excluding the yucky books.

By the way, how do you take this book up here? What about stairs or a stepladder?
Yeah, touch the shelf and think about the steps you want to see.

　As I said, when Leanne touched the shelves, the bookcase slowly sank down to the basement, only to stop at a certain height.

I see. So this is how it works. This is.........!

　I pick up a book from the steps that stopped in front of me. As usual, I can't figure out the title. I wonder if Leanne can recognize it. I call out to her as she excitedly flips through the book.

'What book?'
It's a textbook of ancient magic! It's written in an ancient magical language, but I can manage to read it. It's got the original magic that's used today, as well as the magic that isn't passed down anymore! This is going to be great!
I'm sorry, but please be quiet in the 'library'.
'Oh, I'm sorry...'

　Fam warns me again. I'm still reading the book. He's not blinking. He's a print addict.

There are so many books in here, that it's hard to find the one you want. Isn't it hard to find the book you're looking for in this one?
'Yeah, that's okay too. For example ... well ... 'Search for books on swords'.

　As I said this, an arrow appeared on the floor carpet. If you follow these arrows, you can find the book you are looking for. By the way, even if you return a book to the appropriate shelf, the system moves the book back to its original location. I wonder if it's called an automatic refiling function. It's handy.
　Youmina, who had pulled out a nearby book and was flipping through it, murmured in a low voice, as if she didn't want Pham to get mad at her.

''But it's mostly written in a language we can't read....... I'll have to get Fuyao-san to make me some translation glasses for this.......
I don't mind making it, though. I don't know what language is being used. Fam, do you have a minute?

　When I called out to Pham, he stood up and looked up from his book, as if he couldn't ignore my words as a master, as expected.
　Whatever, this girl was no different from Sheska and the others, and she had found a costume that I liked from the one Zanak-san had given me and put it on. I'm not sure why that's a sailor suit. I do feel like a literary girl, though.



'How many languages are written in the books here?'
"Magical Language, Spiritual Language, Partheno, Remillia Secret Script, St. Rastor, Official Priestly Language, Digger Fast Language, Lard Frontier Language, Gospel Script, Esteva Pictographs, Aba, Karner, Markle, Salieri Commercial Language, Urdinian Imperial Language, Gazelle Script, Ancient Majestic Language... ...I guess that's about it. I don't remember the rest. It wasn't like I couldn't read it, though, so I'll know it when I see it.

　That's a lot! No. Is it much less than the language of Earth? Maybe there was a somewhat unified nation that was established.
　As I recall, the place where the doctor was living was the ancient Partheno Kingdom, right? The magical kingdom that ruled nearly half of the continent. No wonder there are so many books written in the Partheno language.
　A kingdom that flourished 5,000 years ago, huh? And it was destroyed by the great attack of the Freys... Hmm? Wait a minute.

"Searching for books on Fraise.

　I did a search to try it out and found an arrow on the carpet. Is there one?
　Had the country been destroyed, but the survivors had written it down for future generations?
　I followed the arrow and turned my gaze to the tiers of shelves that were blinking faintly. Among the books on the shelves, I picked up that one book that was sticking out a bit. It was in ancient Partheno, so I activate "Reading". Okay, now I can read it.

'The Demon Crystal'

　When I flipped through the book, which was titled "The King", I found that it described Frase's habit of attacking people, his "nuclear" weakness, and his ability to regenerate and absorb magic power, but I didn't know more than I'd heard from Ende. Of course, it didn't state that he was seeking the "king's" nucleus or that he was a visitor from another world.
　Other than that, it did describe how the Frays appeared 5,000 years ago and destroyed cities, villages, and the royal capital, but honestly, it wasn't very useful. It's not surprising, though, since the Freys disappeared before they could come up with any breakthrough. Leaving only a tremendous amount of damage to humanity.
　The human race (including the sub-humans) lost more than half of its numbers due to the Frays' invasion. Most of the nations lost their capitals and the leaders of their royal capitals and perished.
　The extraordinary tragedy of the damage and the end of the brave men and women who fought and scattered were written about, but there was no information that seemed useful to us. They must have been treated as mysterious demons even then. I guess it can't be helped.

''Oh, this........''

　At the end of the book, there was a picture of the Frays. Each one was drawn for a different type, with strength, size, speed, etc. marked with something like an asterisk.
　I see, it's not like he was just sitting on his hands. It's not that I was just sitting on my hands, but I was studying and planning countermeasures.
　On one page, there was a drawing of what Ende calls the lower class of species, the cricket type, baby type, beetle type, praying mantis type, ostrich type, etc. There were many of these types, but that didn't mean they could not be defeated if it took several people to take them down.
　As we proceeded through the pages, intermediate types such as manta ray, spider, shark, dog, dragonfly, and ladybug types were listed. There's also a type I've never seen before. These are the types that can be defeated with a good countermeasure or a powerful non-direct attack magic. Even so, the damage is probably enormous. You can kill them with just one or two frame gears.
　And then there's the advanced species. In addition to the crocodile type we fought, there were also bird...or rather pteranodon type, porcupine type, and wild boar type depicted there. If the crocodile shape we saw was the basis, they were all large and contained tremendous power. To be honest, it would be reckless to stand up to these guys in the flesh.
　I casually flipped through more pages. Then I was shocked by the picture on the page. It's hard to speak because it's too much.

What....do you mean...?

　What was depicted there was a "human shape". Except for the front of the body, from the forehead to the navel, the figures of a man and a woman with a mass of crystal growing out of their entire bodies. What was even more surprising was that their strength and speed surpassed that of the more advanced species.

''There's such a thing...?''

　I wonder if it's called the Frazians, something like this appeared 5,000 years ago, and at least people back then recognized that these guys were stronger than the advanced species........
　I can't even predict how many of these there are, but we can't keep going as we are. We have to take more measures.
　With a fresh resolve, I closed the book.