The 31st Piece Turns the Tables - Chapter 289
Episode 289
Adventure 33 – (Special) ‘Solemn Library’
You are looking for a way to defeat Yasha, the culprit who is disrupting the ghost world and the real world.
Now, the situation has become much better with the addition of Xiamen, a descendant of Orgo, who is a great helper.
Xiamun led your group to the Mansang Library, saying that you need the knowledge of the Mansang Library to deal with the Yasha’s sword.
You must obtain all or part of the books that Assistant Xiamen has set as a goal here.
Goal: Acquire at least one book from Xiamen’s book list.
CAUTION This adventure is very dangerous.
Please note that situations in this adventure change from moment to moment.
Current remaining time 「Unknown」
As soon as I entered the library, the first sight I saw was users who looked like smoke.
The white smoke appeared to be walking around like a person.
“Shh….”
Hamun brought his index finger to his lips.
He then pointed to the sentence written on the information sign right in front of the entrance.
Because many people come and go in the reading room on the first floor, we ask our guests to be more quiet.
Reading requires no attitude other than silence, and failure to do so may result in a warning from the librarian.
Additionally, if you cause more than a moderate amount of disturbance, you may be immediately excluded.
In addition, we would like to inform you that users staying in the library without a pass may also be immediately excluded.
If they are caught talking or trespassing without permission, they will beat you to death and drive you out.
It seemed to be roughly something like that.
A rule that would be present in any library.
However, Xiamen’s expression was not good.
Speech…
Ha-moon wrote down on the note paper he had prepared.
– This is a big problem.
The expressions of Kang Seol and his party were filled with doubt.
– It seems like the rules for each floor have changed one more time.
“….”
– The translation is now useless. Now, from now on, you have no choice but to use your base to move forward.
If I were to describe everyone’s expressions in one word, it would be a question mark.
They came out thinking it was a lunch meeting, but they felt embarrassed as if everyone had packed lunches except for themselves.
Slurp…
– The first floor is so-called unnecessary information. In other words, it is a place where debris gathers. There is no chance of getting the book you want here. The book we need to find will be upstairs from here.
Seolhong borrowed Xiamen’s note paper and answered.
– Where is the door leading upstairs?
Slurp…
– There is no map because the terrain changes from time to time. The structure of each staircase is also different, so there is no need to memorize the route.
Ssuksuk…
– Let’s meet on the 5th floor. It’s a rest floor, so everyone can talk comfortably.
Nod…
After the last sentence written by Xiamen, the group moved in unison.
The five of them moving together closely resembled thieves targeting a huge library.
Their small size, like cockroaches, compared to the size of the vast library, quickly made them look like petty thieves.
‘Buy it…’
Clink… Clap…
Clap… Clap…
There was a being coming and going from the library area at regular intervals. It was a golem made of a unique material.
‘This is my first time seeing a librarian in person…’
I had been here once before, so I knew how it worked and how the patrol range was set.
Clunk…
Clunk…
Clunk…
Clunk…
The librarian passed near where the group was.
A choice occurred to Kang Seol.
[The librarian from the first floor of the Mansang Library is patrolling nearby. You just bought one and one passed by you. How will you act?]
1. There is no need to think deeply. Move quickly and don’t be late.
2. Stand in place and understand the path the librarian moves.
3. The current location is dangerous. change places
4. [Required: Mountain Spell] Build an earthen wall to block the librarian’s progress path.
…
If you were visiting the library for the first time, you would have chosen one of these options. Because there were plenty of reasonable options.
Sigh…
As if Xiamen thought it was an opportunity, he tried to step forward, but Kangseol grabbed his shoulder.
“….”
His face was also a question mark.
Kangseol made a downward motion with his palms and then squatted down.
Xiamen also trusted him and did not make any moves.
‘Not yet… the perfect opportunity will come soon.’
An opportunity that comes approximately once every few minutes.
If I had acted rashly before then, all the librarians in the library could have come in droves.
Giggle…
Crack…
Suddenly, all the librarians stopped in place.
Slurp…
Snowfall’s options have changed.
[The librarian from the first floor of the Mansang Library is patrolling nearby. You just bought one and one passed by you. How will you act?]
1. There is no need to think deeply. Move quickly and don’t be late.
2. (Added) The librarian appears to be changing his patrol route. Take advantage of this gap to move.
3. Stand in place and figure out the path the librarian moves.
4. The current location is dangerous. change places
5. [Required: Mountain Spell] Build an earthen wall to block the librarian’s progress path.
…
one option has been added.
It was this moment that Kang Seol was aiming for.
‘now!’
After giving a signal to the group, Snowfall stuck to the ground and moved. Although my legs were uncomfortable when I was squatting, I knew that the effort would be dozens of times more difficult than when I had a conflict with the librarian, so I persevered and looked for an exit.
The library’s librarians changed their patrol routes every few minutes. The intention seemed to be to clutter up the movement route and prevent unauthorized users from moving around.
And there is a gap of about 10 seconds between each person changing their route. At this point, all the librarians seemed to stand still and accept the changed information.
10 seconds.
In order to move completely undetected, you had to use this short 10-second window to move.
Towering…
the snowfall has stopped.
Clink…
Clap…
Clap…
Clap…
After several minutes have passed again.
Cheolkaedeouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu…
The librarian stopped moving.
This time, everyone moved quickly even though there were no signs of snowfall.
This was because the door through which light was flashing was just a stone’s throw away.
Da-da-da-da-da…
– A commotion has been detected.
– Detected a commotion.
The librarians all turned their heads towards the direction from which the sound came.
But there was no one there.
Kang Seol and his party had already escaped through the door through which light leaked.
“Whoa….”
“Hahaha! “You idiots!”
“Shh!”
“Yikes…”
The first and second floors were connected, but the rules were applied separately.
In other words, in order for a librarian to exist on the second floor, the rules related to the librarian must be written on the sign.
“… I don’t have any? sign?”
“uh?”
There was no sign indicating that it should be on the second floor. I didn’t feel like I was popular at all.
“Aren’t there any rules?”
“Maybe so… Let’s split up and search.”
From the second floor, you had to go up while searching for the book you wanted. Before entering the library, Ha-moon handed over a memo to each member of the group.
The note listed the name of the book that Xiamen needed.
‘There are many things related to Yasha.’
Just because the library boasts a huge size, there was no need to worry about not being able to find books. It is because of the special energy of Mansang Library.
Because of this unique energy, Mansang Library is sometimes called the Library of Destiny. If the book the user wants clearly exists in the library, he or she will feel it when he or she passes by the place where the book is located.
In the end, I had to go to every bookshelf, but I was sure to find the book.
In fact, there was almost no chance that the book you wanted did not exist in Mansang’s library.
Even if the book has not yet been compiled by someone else, the library absorbs local information and compiles it into one collection.
Libraries not only distribute books but also produce them.
In general, the books in the Mansang Library were filled with information that became more difficult to obtain as you went up the stairs. This was not absolute. Sometimes very rare books were stored on the lower floor.
‘There were people who took advantage of that.’
When the Mansang Library appeared in the real world, those who could not afford to go to the upper floors targeted the lower floors to search.
It would definitely be helpful if I could get a valuable book.
Gurgling…
I searched for books for quite some time, thinking about various things.
The search was completed except for one area on the second floor, but a signal came from the last area.
‘… found.’
It’s here.
Kang Seol approached the bookshelf and placed his hand nearby.
A choice occurred to him.
[You place your hand on the bookshelf.]
1. Take out “Know your lumbar spine to keep your back straight.”
2. Remove the “10-second vegetable preparation method.”
3. Take out “The Origin of Yaksa.”
4. 「Oops! Take out “My mistake!”
…
Kang Seol quickly grabbed “The Origin of the Yasha” and tried to return to the group.
‘hmm?’
A pile of books was piled up in a corner of the second floor. Feeling something foreign, Kang Seol went over to the place and looked through the pile of books.
Sigh…
cold touch.
‘Guide signs!’
An information sign was hidden in a pile of books.
It was clear that someone had hidden the sign intentionally.
Kang Seol dug into the pile of books a little more and checked what was written inside.
“….”
At that time, a small puppy approached.
It was Chiwoo.
Because Chiwoo was behind the bookshelf, he couldn’t see what Kangseol was doing.
“Did you find anything?”
Kangseol responded angrily and approached Chiwoo.
“No, there’s nothing.”
“Let’s go over there and I found something. But I can’t reach your height?”
“Do you want me to take this out?”
“Oh, this way.”
Strangely enough, everyone in the group was gathered in the direction Chiu was heading.
“snowfall?”
“What already?”
“Did you find the book?”
Kangseol tilted his head and asked Chiwoo.
“Why did you ask me to help you when everyone else is there?”
“Oh, that’s right…”
At that moment, the air flow changed.
Buuuuuuck…
Buuuuuuuck!
The person’s skin was torn and the appearance of everyone in the group changed. The manifestation of evil spirits.
They turned into a black and murky appearance and all at once stabbed Snowfall with their sharp hands.
Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuucuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu
.
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However, the smiling faces of the demons who succeeded in stabbing Kang Seol were distorted in an instant.
“What are you?”
“FALSE?”
Kang Seol, who had been stabbed all over his body, grinned.
“Yes, it’s fake.”
Pusssss…
Something that looked like snow turned into black smoke and disappeared.
“Like you guys.”
The demons turned their heads and looked towards where the exit was.
“Over there!”
“He’s over there!”
Snowfall was already standing in front of the exit.
This is what was written on the hidden information sign.
The second floor leads to an independent space.
Even if you encounter someone from your group, please be careful not to join them.
Head to the next floor as quickly as possible without the thing in your group noticing you.
If it’s ’em’ and not ‘it’ then good luck.
As soon as he confirmed this, he summoned an alter ego to follow the evil spirit dressed as Chi-woo, and he secretly moved towards the exit.
‘You don’t have to bother using this method, but…’
This is the library of all things.
It was not possible to solve everything with force alone, and the beings that appeared were also extremely bizarre. It was necessary to proceed cautiously.
“at there!”
“Don’t leave me alone!”
“Stay here! “Let’s stay in the library forever and join us!”
joy.
Snowfall snorted once and then headed to the next flight of stairs.
‘Is everyone else okay?’
The 1st floor is together and the 5th floor is a rest floor, so only the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th floors move separately. The probability of problems occurring there was extremely low. Moreover, Seolhong, who was the weakest, realized the power left behind by Yuhwa, so he was less worried.
Over there…
over there…
3rd floor.
Someone came out screaming through the door through which Snowfall came out.
“Wow! go away!”
“Jinryeo?”
The one who came out through the door was Jinryeo.
“Gasp… Isn’t something coming after you?”
“… yes.”
“Whoa… whoa… there was definitely something behind it… just black things… Anyway… can you lend me some money?”
– The weather is really nice. Can you lend me some money?
– Oh right. I was there yesterday. Can you lend me some money?
– Unfortunately, teacher… Could you lend me some money?
– Habitual debt lol
– This truth is not fake.
“money?”
“I ran out of money to give to Kunna… I almost got attacked by evil spirits.”
Kang Seol expressionlessly handed over a bag containing platinum and gold coins. Although he had saved up a lot of money, the items he could actually use were not listed on the auction house, so all he could do was buy a few spare equipment.
“I’m lending it to you.”
“I will work like a dog. Should we get rid of the library? Hey Kunna… Huh? This bastard… answer me! “I have money!”
“It’s done. But haven’t you encountered the others?”
“I ran into him….”
“It must have been fake.”
“Yes, you got it right. Phew… At first, I wondered what the independent space was all about, so I thought about it for a while and asked Kang Seol.”
“….”
“Your eyes turned bright red and you started chasing me, so I just ran. It was a disaster because the exit was right around the corner…”
Jinryeo looked around and held her head.
“Ahh! “There’s no sign again!”
“Yes, you have to be careful.”
“Don’t fall off.”
“What if I’m fake?”
“damn! I almost swore! Don’t play games like that! Are you asking Kunna to check?”
That’s how the search on the third floor began.
“Not this… not that… why is it so wide! “Did you find anything?”
“I haven’t found it yet.”
“Hmm… Isn’t it on the third floor?”
After two hours passed with no results, the two of them were a little tired.
Kang Seol stood in front of the bookshelf and sighed.
“Whew….”
“Nothing good will come of your life if you sigh.”
Kang Seol was startled by someone’s answer and hurriedly walked away from the direction the voice came from.
An old gentleman dressed quite fashionably was smiling with his hat pulled down.
“What’s so surprising?”
“Yeah…”
There was no sign.
No, Kangseol didn’t notice.
It was a pity that he, who had sharp senses, did not notice the old gentleman’s approach.
“You…”
Kang Seol was momentarily taken aback, but when she saw the old gentleman’s attire, she remembered something.
‘No way…’
There were many cases in Mansang Library where meeting someone was not very pleasant. However, in some cases, there were entities that I would rather have encountered.
For example, a being like the old gentleman in front of him right now.
Sieiik…
the old gentleman said.
“Is there a book you like?”