Chapter 456: All men were the same!

Chapter 456: All men were the same!

The gate shimmered and in the next moment, everyone was ejected and thrown onto the hot desert sand!

“OUT AT LAST!” Mina said as she stood up and she dusted her battle suit.

“Yeah.... Damn... Those things were nasty!” Mana, who was thrown a few feet away, said. “Thankfully, that boss Crystal Golem was manageable since we already knew where his core was! If Lily didn’t tell us, we would have really been in trouble!”

“Yeah...” Mina nodded. “How is your hand?” she turned and asked Mona who was behind her. She was no longer dressed in a battle suit, but in a strange shimmering armor, and on her back, she carried a giant sword like the ones found in video games.

“I am fine... It’s completely healed thanks to Ruby!” Mona said as she moved her hand a little. No one would believe that it was completely broken an hour ago. All due to that nasty Golem grabbing her!

“Good... I was honestly very impressed by how you managed to maneuver that large sword using only one hand to strike the Golem’s eye as it held you... As Victor said, you are a natural!” Mina nodded, not forgetting to remind her sister about Victor.

“Ah.... Un...” Mona nodded. She had never learned to use a sword before, let alone this stupidly giant thing she found by chance after her old one broke. She had no other choice as enemies began attacking and it was the only thing in sight hanging on the wall... She thought it would be a little useless, and she planned to use it as a shield, but the moment she touched it, she realized she could use it as if she had always known how to! It was so natural that it felt unreal.

Probably all thanks to her Sword Saintess Class.

“Remember to keep your class a secret!” Mana reminded her, then turned to one side and looked at Donald and Opal, “The same goes for you two!”

“We already know!” Donald said, feeling as if he was in a dream. No... Wait... The pain in his butt proved that this was the real world. Damn those perverted eagles, why did they have to aim for his butt? Why not attack the girls? Were they gay.... AHHHHHHHHHHHHH...” he screamed as someone slapped his butt, it was a girl dressed in black. He remembered her name was Nora.

“It is healing alright!” she said with a smirk.

“IT IS ALL YOUR FAULT!” Donald yelled. “Damn sadistic bitch!” he added under his breath. This bitch and her other sadistic sisters drove him crazy in the dungeon, using him as bait to hunt the sand eagles that obstructed their path... Not to mention those slutty girls who seemed to purposely want him to die!

“It is your fault for getting the class Bait in the first place, It is as if the world itself was telling us to use you!” Nora spat. “Be a man and stop Whining!”

“SOMEDAY I WILL SHOW YOU HOW MUCH OF A MAN I AM...” he whispered, not daring to really talk loud, those girls were crazy.

Nora smirked looking at him then turned to Opal. “You did good too... Your class is nothing special, but it has a good window for growth, you have to keep practicing the technique I taught you!”

“I understand...” Opal nodded with complex eyes.

Donald sighed. Another nice girl was getting corrupted by control freak bitches.

“SISTER...” someone suddenly ran, it was Theta who headed quickly to a rock where a very depressed girl was sitting. “Why didn’t I see you in the dungeon? Did you get locked in like Margret did or something?” Theta asked as the slutty girls followed her toward the depressed girl and bowed respectfully.

“...” The depressed girl, AKA Alpha sighed.

“What?” Theta asked.

“I couldn't enter...” she whispered.

“WHAT?” Theta asked again, she couldn’t hear her.

“I COULDN'T DAMN ENTER!” Alpha yelled. She had been staying here waiting for the last 5 days. In this time she tried to enter the dungeon multiple times but was pushed away every single time!

“Really?” Mana who heard the conversation asked.

“DO I LOOK LIKE I AM LYING?” Alpha asked with clear annoyance, it was as if all her dreams to level up and get stronger than a certain young master had shattered.

“No, but you don't seem that Tan....”

Alpha just glared at her, yes... For some strange reason, her skin tone didn't change at all despite spending all this time under the sun. Could this have something to do with that Eternal Spark something?

"Didn’t the same happen to you with the moon dungeon?” Mina asked.

“YEAH...”

“Do you know why?” Mana asked.

“.... DO I LOOK LIKE I KNOW FUCKING WHY?” Alpha yelled. Could her situation be related to that Spark? DAMN IT! IT WAS ALL VICTOR'S FAULT FOR GIVING IT TO HER!

“No need to be angry, ok!” Mina interrupted. “I am sure Victor will find a solution to your problem!”

“...” Alpha glared at her. She didn’t want to meet that guy ever again, especially after she got her new family mission to court him! DAMN IT! Hopefully, that pervert would never return from whatever shit-hole world he was in.

“Now where should we go?” Mona asked.

“Another dungeon of course!” Mina said. “Come on!”

“Can’t we get some rest?” Donald asked.

“Yes... I want to check on my mother!” Mona nodded.

“No, we can do that later. We have to hurry. Lily contacted me yesterday, she will be at that dungeon and she wants to pass a few things to us!!” she said as they started getting onto the bus.

Alpha sighed and followed right after. Hopefully what was happening was just bad luck, and she would be able to enter the next dungeon.

***

The Royal Library was not close to Rosette’s castle, but in the middle of the capital, so Victor, who was accompanied by Emira in addition to both Aerith and Lyra, had to take a carriage to get there.

“Do you mind stop staring at me like that?” Victor asked uncomfortable as he glared back at Lyra who was staring holes into him. “I am really thin skinned you know!”

“Blah... Thin-skinned?... You bastard has the thickest skin I have seen in my life!” she spat. “They should make shields out of your damn skin!”

“Well... No matter what, it is not as thick as your butt’s skin apparently... I didn’t expect you to walk after...” he began to respond.

“SHUT THE FUCK UP, YOU BASTERED!” Lyra flared and tried to jump Victor, but one look from Aerith was enough to reign in the mad girl.

“Right... You can’t see your butt’s skin...” Victor added in a soft voice, further enraging the mad girl.

“BASTARD....” she spat under her breath. She was warned not to make trouble with him. In fact, the only reason she agreed to accompany Victor here was because her mother only allowed her to take a pill for the pain if she did.... They planned to go shopping after visiting the library.

“Lyra... Come on... You should really make up with Victor, he already forgave you!” Aertith, who felt a little awkward said. “We are already family!”

; ; Germina Falon

Class: Master Librarian

“Aunt Germina, we need to access the forbidden section!” Aerith directly said.

“Oh... Only the High Disciples and their direct family can have access without a written permission from her Lordship“ Germina frowned. “This is?” she asked, looking at Victor.

“...” Aerith hesitated for a moment. “He is my husband...” she whispered. Unfortunately, the library was very quiet, so when the couple of employees in the reception hall looked at her with shock, it was clear that they had clearly heard her!

“...”

“...”

“.... So can we get in...”

“Ah... Your.... Husband....?” the old woman who didn’t expect that answer had to take a few moments to restart her brain.

“Um...”

“Right... Congratulations, your highness!” she quickly said.

“...Thanks...” Aerith replied with a complex look.

“ All of you want an entry?” she asked, looking at Emira whom she didn’t know her identity. Could she be their daughter?

“No, just me and Victor... “ Aerith, who decided not to explain, said then turned to Lyra, “Take Emira, wait for us...”

“What? What would you take me for a babysitter....”

“Do you want to go inside and read with us then?” Aerith asked.

Lyra frowned. She didn't want to read. Libraries were boring.

“Then take care, we will go shopping as soon as we are finished here!” Aerith said, taking Victor’s hand and dragging him inside.

He could only get dragged along as he secretly gave Emira instructions to be careful. She was pretty safe with Lyra. That girl was a little crazy, but this was exactly why no one would really dare to mess with her in the capital!

...

“You can find the books you want here...” the old woman said with a stoic face as soon as they reached a certain portion of the library in the 7th basement below ground. “Forbidden books can’t be checked out, but you are free to use one of the private chambers there to ‘read quietly’... Remember to keep your silence and do not damage the books!” she warned sternly. He was not the first one to come here to see those.

“Oh... I understand!” Victor said as his eyes sparkled. “See you later!” he told Aerith as he ran toward one of the shelves and began to search through it for something to ‘read’.

“We need to leave in two hours!” Aerith reminded him.

“I know, I know... “ he dismissed her.

“...” she could only sigh. “Wait for me... This place can be like a maze so don’t wander alone!” she warned again.

“Aha...” he nodded absentmindedly as he seemed to have spotted a book he liked.

Germina sighed watching them but said nothing. All men were the same! “What can I do for you princess?” she asked.

“Do you have any books about demon hunters?” Aerith, who was glaring at Victor with complex eyes, turned and asked in a low voice.

“Demon hunters... Like the ones used to roam the wilds in the old days?” the old woman asked.

“Yes... Do you have anything with a list of known ones and their specialties?” Aerith asked.

“I guess we can find something like that in the secret biographies section...” the old woman nodded. “This way please!” she said as she watched Victor go into one of the reading rooms with three thick books in hand.

Yup... All men were the same...

...

As soon as Victor entered the reading room, he quickly inspected it. This place, contrary to the building, was newly added.

Victor had noticed this ever since entering the Library. While the upper floors were clearly new, the lower ones were much older, and from the way it was arranged it was clearly not meant to be a library when it was built, but more like a fortress.

Making sure there were no monitoring devices, he placed the books at the reading table inside before sitting down. He opened one of them and started to casually leaf through it.

Garbage...

He sighed... like those old books, would never be able to turn him on with their primitive... he paused as he eyed an illustration... That was a good technique.... Oh, that can be done too? He quickly read through the entire page, flipping to the next without realizing it.

Ah! Without knowing it, he finished the entire book... Very interesting. Let’s see...

NO! SHIT!

He pushed the table away and stood up realizing what had just happened...DAMN IT! He wasted a full 30 minutes fully engrossed in this ‘techniques’ manual! If his appraisal skill didn't show that the book was a totally normal one, he would have thought it had some attraction skill!

It was just that good! But Damn, he had no time for this.

He sighed taking a deep breath as he flipped another book open then slowly applied his disguise skill, hiding his presence, and at the same time, he created an illusion of a man engrossed in ‘reading’ appeared.

The reason he requested to come to view the porn was for a very simple reason. Those things were usually kept in the forbidden zone, quite close to the real forbidden stuff.

By getting down here with Aerith, he didn’t have to go search by himself, and it alleviated a lot of the risk of having to bypass all kinds of crazy defense mechanisms that he spotted on the way.

Other than getting that cookbook, the reason he came to the library was simple. It was to find out the truth about many things in this world, including the rumored Fate artifact.

As someone who worked as a librarian, he had long learned that all royal families have the bad habit of keeping books, and they were especially fond of those forbidden ones that should be destroyed, keeping them tightly sealed just in case they were needed.

With that thought he passed right through the reading chamber’s thin wooden wall, then proceeded to head deep into the library.