Chapter 64: Finding A Place Is Hard! (4)

Chapter 64: Finding A Place Is Hard! (4)

༺ Finding A Place Is Hard! (4) ༻

Salome was a master of disguise.

With a few wigs, outfits, and some makeup tricks, she could mimic anyone in the world.

At least, that’s what Salome thought; it always worked out after all.

And this time was no exception.

“Professor Brigitte, long time no see. You’ve been in the library since 7 a.m. You’re very diligent.”

“Hohoho, it’s been a while. I usually wake up early.”

Salome disguised as Brigitte Walpurgis, a professor at Graham Academy’s high school and college department, entered the library with a confident demeanor.

It was a library said to be accessible only to those with A-Class privileges, like professors.

Here were numerous resources collected from the city of magic and magical engineering, Freesia, and she was sure the document she was looking for was somewhere here.

There were numerous stacks of books and documents.

Her hands finally pulled out an ancient book while shuffling through them.

“Demigods, the creators of the world. Are they gods or demons?”

The book had an old antique smell.

As she flipped through it, Salome picked up only the information that was useful to her.

“Nocturne was torn to shreds by the Demigods who feared his power. His fragments were scattered around the world, and thus, Pangea was in discord and chaos for a long time.”

“The great god Yahbach was originally mortal. However, in his fight against Nocturne’s evil followers, he obtained the crown of ascension, transcended, and finally brought the light of order to this world.”

“Could Nocturne possibly ever resurrect? The misguided followers of the false god continue their wicked deeds, trying to bring Nocturne to this land with their unholy karma.”

“...”

Thud—

Salome blinked her tired eyes and closed the book.

She couldn’t find much helpful information even after searching the A-Class library.

Well, Graham Academy’s library is called the “Sea of Information”.

It’s always difficult to extract just the information you want from the vast waves of text.

“Professor Brigitte, can I assist you with anything?”

A bespectacled librarian approached.

A man with slicked-back, pumpkin-colored hair in a 2:8 ratio, he looked very sincere.

He glanced at the book in Salome’s hand, disguised as Brigitte, and his glasses glinted.

“Are you interested in the Demigods? If I may suggest, I’d recommend you read the book ‘God’ written by Platan.”

A nerd keen on showing off—.

Normally, Salome would have ignored him, but it seemed like he might have something useful to say, so she asked.

“Is the book simply called ‘God’?”

“Yes. It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say that this book contains everything there is to know about the Demigods. It was written by Humanity’s greatest mind, Platan. It should be around here...”

The librarian rummaged through the documents.

Soon, he scratched the back of his head.

“Ah, it seems someone has already borrowed it,”

Someone had already borrowed the book containing important information.

Salome asked.

“Who borrowed it?”

“It was Headmaster Elle Cladeco. She borrowed it on a long-term loan three years ago. Since there’s only one copy of this valuable book in the library, you might have to wait a bit.”

Elle Cladeco.

Salome recalled the woman who was indifferent to her own daughter.

The magician who neglected her child for the sake of knowledge was obsessed with ‘God’?

Nothing surprising.

‘Should I sneak into the principal’s office?’

As Salome began to plan how to get the book.

The librarian with glasses spoke.

“Speaking of which, this time the alliance between the Graham Academy’s laboratory and the Walpurgis family of the West has successfully concluded, didn’t it? Ah, maybe I shouldn’t have talked about that yet....”

The corners of the librarian’s mouth slowly rose as if he had made a mistake.

Salome quickly realized that this man approached her not simply out of kindness, but because he wanted to have this conversation.

However.

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“An alliance?”

“Walpurgis is a household with great influence even in the Ivory Tower of the West. Of course, Professor Brigitte must know this already, haha.”

Swoosh—

The librarian covered his mouth with his palm, looked around, and whispered.

“If the Magic Tower and the Academy are to form an alliance... It must mean that a tremendous project is about to be launched. What are they trying to research? Does Professor Brigitte happen to know?”

“......”

Salome imagined magicians gathering to plot something.

“Polite. Being polite, right? Yes, being polite is good.”

Salome lightly brushed her cheek with her palm.

“Since you hit my cheek, this is self-defense. You bitch.”

“What? You, what did you just say? Ha, I can’t believe it. You’re so stubborn─.”

Whoosh—

Salome raised her palm.

And she swung it hard against Gudrid’s cheek.

It was at a speed that wouldn’t be visible in Gudrid’s eyes.

Wham—

A loud sound was heard, it didn’t seem like a simple slap.

Gudrid, who was hit, fell to the ground and writhed.

Gyaagh...”

* * *

“Professor Brigitte, are you okay?”

“You don’t look so well...”

1 p.m.

Tea time with the professors from the same research building.

Brigitte frowned at the professors who kept subtly asking her.

“It’s just a hangover.”

Hangover.

Brigitte was suffering from a severe hangover because she had drunk heavily the day before.

Hence, she was late again today.

The reason she couldn’t attend the 10 o’clock lecture was due to this.

“Hangover...?”

“We’re talking about the fight from earlier.”

But listening to the professors’ words, it didn’t seem like they were asking about the lateness and the hangover.

Fight.

‘What fight?’

It seemed that there was some sort of fight in the morning.

“I didn’t know Professor Brigitte could slap so roughly. After all, they say that wizards are physically weak.”

“Is that because you’re a wizard from the Demon King’s Subjugation Party? Hohoho-.”

Young professors of Brigitte’s age laughed along too.

From their stories, Brigitte could feel a strange sense of foreboding.

‘It’s a story I don’t remember. In fact, I don’t remember much from last night’s dinner... Ugh, I drank too much. It’s all because of that thief.’

Suddenly claiming to be Naru’s mother.

She was also a little angry at Judas for recklessly telling others about that important secret.

‘That bastard Judas, he told me that the thief was like an enemy to him. But what is this? They lived together? Naru seemed to follow that woman strangely well too...’

Thinking about yesterday’s events, Brtiggite became angry again.

The newly arrived female professor asked Brigitte, who was like that.

“Professor Brigitte, you’re from the Walpurgis family, right? It’s a famous family recognized by everyone in the West. How envious that you spent your childhood there.”

Emily Flute.

She became a professor at the young age of twenty-two this year.

She was a woman who was called a genius.

She then added.

“The house must have been huge, right? It’s one of the richest families in the West. Since childhood, you must have had private teachers and learned a lot about magic, right? I’m jealous. I was poor...”

“Emily, shh.”

“Stop it.”

“Huh? Did I say something wrong?”

Young female professor Emily tilted her head.

While everyone was subtly glancing at her, Brigitte was swirling her finger around the rim of her half-emptied teacup.

Brigitte’s gaze seemingly melted little by little into the cloudy liquid in the teacup.

“...Home. Was that really my home...?”

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