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âHereâs my token.â
Soo Hyuk walked up to the librarian and opened his inventory. Then he gave the NPC his token and entered the Matab Library.
âAs expected.â
The library was empty again. Feeling the cosiness of the library, Soo Hyuk leisurely walked to a bookcase full of shining books.
âHow many months is this going to take?â
Soo Hyuk wondered as he pulled out a book. How much time was he going to take to finish all the books in the library?
â1 year?â
The Matab Library truly had thousands of books in its shelves. Of course, there were many books that he had originally read in Oren, but that was a small majority of the books stored here.
âI donât really think Iâll need one year.â
Soo Hyuk shook his head at the thought. He believed that he should be able to finish all the books under one year.
Soo Hyuk returned to a desk, while carrying all the books that he had picked. When he arrived at a desk, he quickly sat down and opened a book.
[Wisdom has increased by 1.]
After he finished the fifth and final book, Soo Hyuk checked the time.
â1 hour and 40 minutes. So, 20 minutes for an average size book.â
It didnât take long to finish all five books.
âLooks like I can read 6 books at once if itâs only this thick.â
Most of the books in the library werenât particularly thick or thin. He felt that he could read six at once as long as he didnât pick a thick book. And so, Soo Hyuk decided to read six books at once if they werenât too thick.
âHmm?â
When Soo Hyuk stood up from his seat, he noticed the notifications in his friends chat.
âYeon Jung sent me some messages.â
Yeon Jung had sent Soo Hyuk some messages while he was reading.
â Yeon Jung: Whatâs up?
â Yeon Jung: Why arenât you answering?
â Yeon Jung: Are you reading books?
Soo Hyuk didnât know if Yeon Jung was still online since the chat didnât show the time they were sent. So, Soo Hyuk checked Yeon Jungâs friend profile. Thankfully, Yeon Jung was still in Pangea, and he hadnât blocked his friend messages.
â Soo Hyuk: What is it?
Soo Hyuk sent Yeon Jung a message and waited for his reply. He didnât wait long as the message came straight after.
â Yeon Jung: You book addict! You only reply back after 30 minutes?!â
Soo Hyuk found out the time Yeon Jung had sent his messages. It was around 30 minutes ago.
â Yeon Jung: I made a guild.
And from his next message, Soo Hyuk found out the reason behind his messages.
â Soo Hyuk: Already?
Soo Hyuk couldnât help but be surprised. Around one month ago, they once talked about guilds in Pangea.
In Pangea, guilds werenât easy to form, as there were multiple conditions that you had to fulfil. It was harsh to the point where even Yeon Jung, a mid ranker, had to carefully consider them.
Yeon Jung had said that he was planning to form one soon. That conversation was one month ago, but he formed one so suddenly?
â Yeon Jung: Heh, I had good luck. But something really troublesome came up, so I canât let you join right now.
â Soo Hyuk: Something troublesome? What is it?
â Yeon Jung: Do you know âDesolateâ?
â Soo Hyuk: Of course. Isnât it the top guild currently?
Desolate was the current top guild in Pangea. Rankers that were 1 <sup>st</sup> , 3 <sup>rd</sup> , and 10 <sup>th</sup> all belonged to this guild.
â Yeon Jung: We got into a bit of conflict with them.
â Soo Hyuk: What? Why?
â Yeon Jung: Because of hunting and relationship problems among the members. Itâs not to the point of a guild war, but we still swear and insult each other whenever we meet. So I canât really let you join right now because you could get PKed.
Although Soo Hyuk possessed a unique job and had overwhelming wisdom, he was still very vulnerable to player kills.
Not to mention that most of the members in Desolate also had unique jobs. And Soo Hyukâs wisdom still couldnât compensate for his low level against the rankers. Basically, if Desolate really tried, then they could kill Soo Hyuk easily.
â Soo Hyuk: OK
Soo Hyuk sent a message in affirmation. He didnât need to be in a guild. He could just join later.
âWell, thatâs too bad.â
Although Soo Hyuk was somewhat disappointed at the situation of the guild, he was mainly disappointed in another matter.
âI have to get his help with the skill quests.â
Soo hyuk currently possessed many skill quests, and he couldnât complete a majority of them on his own.
But listening to Yeon Jung, it seemed as he couldnât help him right now. Of course, skill quests also werenât very urgent. They had no time limit, so he could complete them slowly.
âIâm only going to read books anyway.â
He was planning to finish all the books in Matab Library before grinding levels.
â Yeon Jung: Sorry.
-Soo Hyuk: No worries, but whatâs the guild name?
Soo Hyuk asked Yeon Jung. Although he wasnât going to join now, he wanted to know the name since it was Yeon Jungâs guild. Yeon Jungâs reply soon came.
â Yeon Jung: Reader
* * *
âYou couldnât even find out about that?â
Kim Hyuk rebuked while frowning.
ââŚâŚIâm sorry.â
As expected, Adilo couldnât do anything but apologise.
âI even waited for you. I invested a lot of time into waiting for you, but you only managed to find his destination?â
He had already predicted this outcome. Adilo had also got reprimanded by his superiors many times, so he was able to tolerate the insults.
âHey, look at that.â
âYeah, what kind of crap show is that? Kekeke.â
But the ridicule of other users made it more difficult to control his temper.
âF*ck.â
Adilo cursed internally while he clenched his fists.
âKeep calm. Breathe.â
He couldnât erupt. He had to endure it. Maybe if he was alone, but he was with Kim Hyuk, the CEOâs son right now.
âSo, we have to go to the library now?â
Kim Hyuk thought. All the ridicule was going in one ear and going out the other. He knew where the young man was.
Kim Hyuk was going to log out when he finished rebuking. Adilo could go to that library in his place.
âBut what if he moves to another place?â
Kim Hyuk was worried because there was no guarantee that the young man would stay in the library.
âPark Dae-Ri.â
âYes.â
Adilo replied while waiting for the admonishment to end. Was it finally going to end?
âIt was just finding out about what he was doing. Is that so hard? How did you even ask, for you to not even find out about that?â
ââŚâŚIâm sorry.â
It hadnât ended yet.
âIf he didnât talk, then you shouldâve just given him some gold for the information. Is gold that precious to you?â
The users were still laughing and ridiculing them. Listening to all the laughers and insults, Adiloâs anger just kept rising and rising.
âMake sure that it doesnât happen next time.â
âYes, I was wrong this time.â
And the admonishment finally ended.
âHooâŚâŚâ
Adilo breathed out deeply to expel all his anger. Kim Hyuk had already logged out.
âWill he still be there?â
Adilo started heading towards the library.
âPlease be thereâŚâŚâ
He had to find out what the young man had talked about with Kerza.
âWhat if itâs actually some big stuffâŚâŚâ
The corners of his mouth tilted up at this thought.
* * *
âDid they meet?â
Yang Joo Hyuk asked.
âWell, thatâsâŚâŚâ
Jang Yool faltered when he tried to answer.
ââŚâŚâ
Yang Joo Hyuk started to become suspicious after seeing Jang Yoolâs behaviour.
âJust what is it? For you to be like that.â
Yang Joo Hyuk stood up from his seat and walked towards Jang Yool.
ââŚâŚ?â
But when he saw the monitor next to Jang Yool, he couldnât help but tilt his head.
âWhy is he at the library?â
Yang Joo Hyuk turned to look at Jang Yool.
âWhy? What happened? Wasnât he supposed to go to the Tower of Poison? Why is Soo Hyuk at the library?!â
Yang Joo Hyuk and Jang Yool already knew about how the gathering had ended. They thought he would head to the Tower of Poison. But their expectation was wrong. Soo Hyuk still headed to the same place.
âI donât know either. I also thought that he would go to the Tower of Poison after receiving the quest.â
Jang Yool couldnât answer Yang Joo Hyukâs question. After all, he couldnât know what Soo Hyuk was thinking.
Yang Joo Hyuk didnât say anything to his reply. He just looked at the monitor again with a lost expression.
* * *
âHere you go.â
Adilo handed his âMagicianâs Tokenâ to the NPC librarian and enter the library. Adilo looked around the interior at the desks and bookshelves. It was to find the young man from before.
ââŚâŚHeâs here!â
Adilo finally found his target.
âBooks? Does it have to do with books?â
The young man was reading a book. Did the envelope say something about books?
Adilo approached the young man. While making his footsteps loud, Adilo waited in front of the young man, thinking that he would look up.
ââŚâŚâ
But the young man didnât notice him at all. So he tapped the desk while frowning.
Tap! Tap!
The sound echoed loudly.
But the young man still didnât look at him.
âWhat is this?â
So Adilo had to cover up the book with hand. At that moment, the young man suddenly looked up with a heavy frown.
The young man glared at Adilo and asked.
âWhat is it?â
âI have something to ask.â
âI already answered.â
âI think itâs a good idea to change your mind.â
Adilo said with a cold smile.
âNo.â
The young man still didnât change his mind. He pushed aside Adilâs hand and started reading again. Looking at the young man, Adilo suddenly turned around.
âTch, I wouldâve let him live if he told me nicely.â
Now that he had been rejected again, he would have to resort to death threats now. He would have just let him live if heâd cooperated, but the young man was stubborn to the end.
âIf only the Library wasnât a No-PK zone.â
This person was disgustingly lucky, to head to one of the few PK-restricted zones. He wouldâve killed him if that wasnât the case.
âHeâll come out soon.â
The young man had two books around him. If Adilo just patiently waited for a while, he would definitely come out. Since outside the Library, wasnât PK restricted, he would kill him as soon as he came out.
âHis envelope has to drop thoughâŚâŚâ
And so Adilo quietly waited outside the library while praying that the envelope would drop.
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This creepy stalker pervertâŚ(Probably a pedo in real life) ~MagicFishCat
Trivia â Desolate is originally ë ęł which means solitary, but itâs apparently a surname. It also has another deeper meaning in Buddhism, as a âreverse relationshipâ which is basically a relationship through rejection, with the Lotus Sutra. But it also means âpoison drumâ which is a mythical drum and everyone who hears it will die no matter what. I think the author meant to use the drum but that as a top guild name is ehh⌠~MagicFishCat
And for those who havenât noticed, all the thoughts are in just apostrophes now. ~MagicFishCat
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