"M-mmm, wait?"
"Three hours!!" It's after 4: 00 p.m.! Ahhhhhh!!!?? "
"Sakurai-san, thank you... I know how you feel, but let's calm down."
Ethel, who had come so late at the entrance of the Great Library, was shy to reply.
Mr. Cordelia, who walked in with the escort from behind, was sorry for being so late.
"I've been promising people for three hours." Huh? Isn't it just one thing to send me a message? "
"I am truly sorry, Sakurai-sama." I've accumulated more duties than I expected. "
"You don't have to apologize to your mother." Why does the Holy Maiden have to solve all the nonsense about the ruling on the affair caused by the Zeus-sectarian priest? "
When I heard the story, I completely agreed with Ethel, who was angry.
And on the way back, I decided that I had to beat up those who had increased the work of the Saintess Cordelia.
I don't know anything about the cathedral. I was a single adventurer, and I lived by slashing monsters and raising my level.
However, he was sensitive to his own interests and promises, and he did not doubt that if it was damaged due to someone's lower body circumstances, he had to give a judgment hammer to the cause.
For the last three hours, I've gotten tired of reading history books, and I've got Iris on my back reading pictures. You can now hide all the pictures and books you've been reading, damn it. I think the "Mom and Dad" was pretty interesting, huh?
I'll let the troublemaker suffer from the fatigue accumulated in this arm...! Absolutely, absolutely...!!
Leaving such determination aside once, I will first enter the Great Library headed by Mr. Cordelia in order to achieve the original purpose.
Unlike me, the two elves who escorted Mr. Cordelia, including the armor they were wearing, were exempted from the Great Library regulations and entered the building unarmed.
"...... Iris, come here a minute"
What is it?
I felt it was somehow unfair, so I summoned Iris to play with the silver hair that was stretching to her back.
As she tied her hair together like a big three-piece braid, she wrapped an elastic long stick around her waist all the time to create a splendid stash.
I feel that I have never really been able to raise my level because I can do this by applying my crochet skills.
Okay, I got it.
"Wow... wow!"
By the way, I sewed an armed thread for my "yarn embroidery" skill into my student clothes, so I feel safe if this happens.
Well, I'm not suspicious of anyone attacking, I just don't like the appearance of an escort elf who is exempt from disarming just because he's proven.
If they find out, they can say, "It's just a hair ornament and a sewing tool that can be used as a weapon."
"Thank you, Sakurai-san!" This is so cute! "
Huh? You're welcome?
"What are you doing there?" Let's go! "
Iris is in a good mood because she likes it even though she changed her hairstyle without getting consent.
The reason for that is to think that it is better than to be complaining about something that raises doubts. Leaving it in the spirit without touching God, I walked out into the back of the great library, rushed by the call of Ethel.
And Freon looked at me from a distance, as if to say, "Heehee!" He snapped loudly.
The forbidden parcels are located in the deepest part of the underground library that holds important literature under the Great Library.
The size of the underground library is roughly half the size of the upper part of the ground, so the forbidden lot will be located around the center of the building.
The only way to get there was down the stairs from the entrance gate through the staff walkway, which was always guarded by several elves.
“When entering the forbidden section of the Holy Maiden, we will ask the officials in this hierarchy to leave in accordance with the regulations." Please wait for a while. "
A fragment of the Knight Guard said, and he entered the underground library and gently shook the bell hanging on the wall next to it.
The sound of the bell, which was not so loud, echoed strangely into the underground library, and the officials who heard the sound from the shadows of the bookshelves arranged like a maze appeared one after another, and after bowing to Mr. Cordelia, they went up the stairs and walked out.
And finally, I went away from us once to see if the knights were really gone... and I noticed that Iris had a weird look on her face.
What's the matter?
"Um... the Saintess is a great person, isn't she? Leaving aside the distortion of position, it is generally a respectable thing and it is honorable to work on the person's side, right?"
Usually that's what it is, isn't it? It's great.
Iris whispered back to me so that Ethel and Cordelia wouldn't ask me any questions.
On the other hand, I return the answer to the question of the amateur, but for her, the question is only a confirmation task, and she begins to frown, "That's why I'm not convinced."
Somehow, I was worried that the guards were feeling 'cold'.
Feeling cold?
"You can't see your [enthusiasm] for work at all..." If you come this far, it's not so much calm as administrative... or indifference... "
Iris said so pointing to her eyes.
Her eyes are magic eyes that can perceive the degree of "enthusiasm" emanating from her heart as if it were a thermography.
The stronger the enthusiasm, the more red it feels, and the hotter it feels.
And if you live with emotions, you should have a bigger and smaller [enthusiasm], but you can hardly feel it from the Knights of the Guard.
Sometimes there are such people, but they are concerned that the two guards are in the same condition.
To be honest, I can't perceive what makes Iris feel [enthusiasm], so I can't share the discomfort she feels.
As a result of training to keep calm, the idea of an amateur who could be seen like that in Iris's eyes came to mind.
But I decided to talk to Ethel, wondering if she'd let the Knights in for a light search while she came back.
"Hey, Ethel. Are those guards really elite?"
"Well, I'm just being extracted by the guards this time, so that's it." Not only are you strong, but you are also an elite person. If you do something stupid, it will hurt your eyes, so stop it. "
This time?
"There is a rule that if you enter a restricted space, you must be a knight with the qualification of a bureaucrat." That's why this time, that grandpa... he's renting his escort to Terens from yesterday's meeting. "
“Someone may ask me to get some materials, but I rarely go directly to the Great Library (here). So I borrowed his bodyguard because the usual Knights Guardians are not qualified, and in addition, I left the usual management to Terrence, the" Traditionalist ".”
"Oh, you were there when we had the conversation, because I was managing the library."
Mr. Cordelia, who was listening to me talking to Ethel, is going to add a supplement.
And after listening to that story, I was beginning to feel uncomfortable again.
"(If you are usually escorting [traditionalist] dignitaries, it shouldn't be strange to have similar ideas to [traditionalist]. If so, it seems that Cordelia-san's escort, who draws the blood of the first Saintess, is more honorable than usual.....)
Even though, from Iris's point of view, it's surprisingly clerical and 'cold'.
If I wanted to give a reason, I might be able to give a reason, but my instincts whisper, "I don't know why, but it's suspicious."
"(Just in case.)"
I put my hand behind my back and pulled out the armed thread for the "thread embroidery" that I had sewn into the back of my student clothes and equipped it so that it would not fall on my left hand.
Then, the preparation is completed by hooking the end of the thread near the foot of the staircase for entry and exit. That's all I can say to be careful.
"I'm sorry to keep you waiting, but I'm back now."
"Now there's no one in the underground library but us." In case, we will close the stairs that are the entrance and exit. "
The knights who brought an employee who was late leaving confirmed that the employee had gone up the stairs and sealed the entrance from the underground library using something like a fire door that was integrated with the wall on the side of the stairs.
In other words, in the event of trouble in the prohibited area, and the magic books contained in it spill out, to minimize the number of personnel on the floor and seal off the escape route, in order to reduce the damage at the time of the problem.
"I will distribute this [Crystal Ball of Aiko] to you one by one." This is a set of two items whose sphere states are always linked. If someone smashes one of these, the pair of crystal balls on the ground will be destroyed at the same time. ”
"The crystal balls on the ground are monitored by other knights, so they are ready to judge and deal with abnormal situations as they break down." We will collect it after using the prohibited area, so please be careful not to accidentally damage it. "
That said, the knights gave me a marble-sized crystal ball.
When I looked inside, I saw a small magic circle and a pair of crystal balls.
"(Isn't there anything strange about this policy that Ethel and Cordelia are following without saying anything?)"
The suspicion could not be dispelled, but for a moment, I received the crystal ball and did not want to break it. When I got caught between the knights, Ethel, Cordelia, Iris and I began to move to the forbidden compartment in order.
I swing my left arm and pretend to be walking sloppily, but be careful that the thread pulling from the entrance does not touch the knight behind me.
Although just to be careful, excuses are troublesome if they are not noticed.
"(Not at all. Let me be as honest as I can look into things...)"
I walked with my breath lightly, reflecting on my time in Elf space.