The Count’s Youngest Son Is A Player - Chapter 43

Episode 43

Raoul closed the skill encyclopedia and looked at the girl.

“If I touched someone else’s belongings, shouldn’t I first apologize? And why should I answer your questions?”

She looked slightly surprised by Raoul’s words.

“You can really hear me. I’m sorry for touching the book. “It’s really rare for humans to recognize me.”

She glanced at Raoul, bit her lip, flew over to the desk, and sat down.

She held both ends of her skirt, bowed her head gracefully, and opened her mouth.

“My name is Raivelina Eriot Merdiane. It’s called a label for short. “Of all the fairies, they are forest fairies who love harmony and order.”

Raoul also slightly bowed his head and said.

“I am Raoul. I am a student who entered the academy this year. As you can see, he is human. But no matter how I look at it, it doesn’t look like an ordinary fairy…”

As Raoul trailed off, the fairy Ravel’s expression darkened slightly.

“okay. Actually, I am… in a way, a ghost-like being. “People who come and go in the library call me ‘the ghost of the library.’”

“Ghost? “What do you mean, a ghost?”

“Excuse me! Do I look like such a low-level monster? I am just a soul walking a tightrope between life and death. “You are something special!”

In fact, it would be difficult for an ordinary monster or ghost to settle down in a library filled with various types of magic.

“Well, don’t say that. But why are you so interested in this book?”

“That book is special. “There are many special books, but this one is even more special!”

Ravel’s face was slightly angry. And her gaze never left the skill encyclopedia.

“Do you know what kind of book this is?”

“No, I don’t know. The kid didn’t tell me. But it’s clear. That kid is special! So… can’t I just show it to you once?”

Ravel’s pink eyes sparkled and she looked at Raoul with a pitiful expression.

Raoul was a little conflicted.

In fact, Raoul didn’t know much about the skill encyclopedia.

Although I followed him during my reincarnation, I was unable to obtain proper information even in my previous life.

‘Maybe I can find a way to upgrade the encyclopedia…’

I didn’t know what that fairy might do to the encyclopedia. But I decided to believe in the power of the system.

Even before, the fairy couldn’t even open the bookshelf by herself.

‘It’s a bound item anyway, so you won’t be able to run away with it.’

After making his decision, Raoul nodded.

“good. I’ll show you the book. “In return, I promise that if I find out anything about this book, I will tell you honestly.”

“of course! thank you!! thank you so much!”

Ravel had a bright smile on her face. At the same time, the refreshing scent of the forest lingered at the tip of Raoul’s nose.

Raoul opened the cover of the Skill Encyclopedia wide open and made room.

Eventually, Ravel comforted his pounding heart and carefully approached the encyclopedia.

Finally, her small hand touched the bookshelf.

Faaat.

Feeling a powerful electric current, Ravel’s legs gave out and he fell into his seat.

“Haang.”

Her shape, which seemed to have blurred and disappeared, appeared clearly, and a moan escaped from her mouth, unable to withstand the overflowing energy and stimulation.

But even for a moment. Suddenly, sparks flew out of the encyclopedia and Ravel’s hand was pushed back.

“Aaaah!”

Ravel, who was probably shocked, was holding his hands and looking at the encyclopedia with a devastated expression.

“I can’t believe this… this is ridiculous. How could a book like this… Could he possibly have foreseen this? But isn’t that against the law? “The fact that this book has appeared now…”

Ravel muttered to himself with shaking eyes.

Raoul watched her inexplicable reaction for a moment and then spoke.

“hey. label? Hey~!”

Ravel did not respond when Raoul called him, and came to his senses only after he closed the encyclopedia.

“This human. No Raoul! Where did you get this book? huh??”

Ravel hurriedly flew up and put himself in front of Raoul and asked.

Raoul was embarrassed by the sight of her silhouette filling his eyes, and slowly looked away and said.

“Calm down. And I decided to ask the question. “Are you going to break your promise?”

“…Whoa~.”

After hearing Raoul’s words, Ravel took a deep breath, composed himself, and opened his mouth.

“This book… is a book that contains the power of the Creator God. Do you understand, Raoul? “It’s not just a god, it’s the power of an ancient creator god who is said to have disappeared!”

“…??”

Ravel made it sound like it was a big deal, but honestly, Raoul wasn’t particularly interested in talking about God or anything.

Ravel seemed to have noticed Raoul’s expression and sighed.

“Ha, humans… The Creator God is the past…”

“Wait! Honestly, I’m not interested in anything about God. “Just tell me what you found out about the book.”

Raoul interrupted Ravel. Ravel spoke bluntly with a dissatisfied expression.

“Why in the hands of such a human… First of all, I don’t know the details of the book. Because I could only look at it for a moment. However, this book is currently banned. “For some reason, I was shocked and lost that status.”

“so? “How can I make the book the way it was?”

“How do I know that? “This grumpy kid refused to talk.”

“Tsk.”

When Raoul clicked his tongue with a disappointed expression, Ravel got angry.

“How can you lift the ban on something you only touched briefly? “If you really want to know, let me get into the book!”

As soon as Ravel finished speaking, a system window popped up in front of Raoul.

〈Urgent Request: Skill Encyclopedia Manager〉

The soul body of the forest fairy [Label] has requested to move into the Skill Encyclopedia.

When a soul body moves into the skill encyclopedia, you are automatically appointed as the ‘encyclopedia librarian.’

Appointing a librarian can increase the efficiency of the skill guide’s grade function.

Once appointed as a librarian, you cannot be forced to dismiss unless an agreement is reached.

Would you like to appoint [Ravel] as the librarian of the Skill Encyclopedia?

YES / NO

‘What does this mean?’

After carefully examining the system window that appeared out of nowhere, Raoul looked at the label and raised the corner of his mouth.

‘Look at this guy? Are you trying to secretly get into the skill encyclopedia?’

Looking at the contents, it seemed like there was nothing bad about a fairy moving into the skill encyclopedia.

However, I didn’t know much about this fairy yet, so it was a bit awkward to let her in on it.

What’s more, moving in for free? Shouldn’t there be something in return for coming in?

“What is that look in your eyes?”

Ravel flinched slightly at the look in Raoul’s eyes like a hunter looking at his prey.

“hmm. Now that I think about it, I wonder if I really need to hear more from you. I knew that this ‘Skill Encyclopedia’ was banned, and I thought I could somehow solve it if I took the time. “Oh, it’s late, so I guess I should go back now?”

Without hesitation, Raoul picked up the skill encyclopedia and stood up.

Then Ravel’s embarrassed eyes wavered aimlessly.

“Oh, no. “Don’t do that, just listen to me more, okay?”

“Well, I’m busy with work, so I have to go now. Let’s talk next time. I don’t know when it will come again…”

“Did I make you angry? Sorry! Really sorry! “It’s because it’s been so long since I’ve talked to a human.”

Ravel apologized in front of me with a pitiful expression.

Raoul flinched for a moment, but managed his expression and started packing his luggage.

“I might be able to help.” I swear it’s true! That book is really precious to me too. “Please listen to me just a little longer~!”

No matter how you look at it, the skill encyclopedia seemed to be very important to Ravel.

‘It’s enough now, right? Now then, let’s start negotiations….’

“It’s true… sigh. “It’s too much.”

Before Raoul could speak, the fairy burst into tears.

Raoul’s heart sank as he looked at Ravel’s face with tears streaming down his face.

“Oh no, that’s not it….”

“Hwaaeng~!!”

Raoul couldn’t open his mouth for a while because he felt like he had become a bad person.

After a while.

Raoul and Ravel were sitting face to face with the skill encyclopedia in front of them.

“I’m sorry about what happened earlier. I didn’t specifically mean to bother you. “I apologize.”

“…are you okay.”

Raul bowed his head and spoke in a sincere tone, and Ravel accepted his apology.

“But I can’t give permission for this book yet. “This is a really important book to me.”

Ravel’s complexion darkened at Raoul’s firm words.

“So if you really want to do something with this book, just tell me your story. Things like why you are like that and why you are interested in this book. “I’ll make a decision later.”

Ravel raised his head and looked straight into Raoul’s eyes.

Raoul also did not avoid her eyes.

Ravel studied Raoul’s eyes for a while, then let out a short sigh and said.

“good. I will trust Raoul and talk to him. “It might be a bit of a long story.”

And then the story of the label began.

A distant past that I can’t even remember how long ago it was.

A great war broke out on the Connect continent.

A huge war involving numerous races and extraterrestrial beings that could be called god-devils brought the continent to the brink of destruction.

And a crisis has come to Ravel’s tribe, the forest fairies.

The fairy race, on the verge of extinction, attempted to evacuate Ravel, the clan’s last heir, into a book through some kind of magic.

However, perhaps due to the fluctuating mana and unstable dimension, Ravel was in a strange state where only his soul was tied to the book, and the fairy family was all scattered into the dimensional crack.

Afterwards, she fell into a long sleep, and after waking up, she was able to survive by moving between books with special powers.

“Every time I fall asleep and wake up, I lose a lot of memories. So I don’t even know how long I’ve been alive. “But I have work to do.”

“what is that?”

“Finding scattered clans. I’m sure there are other surviving fairies besides me. We must convey to them the wisdom and essence of our clan. Until then, I can never close my eyes!”

Ravel’s slightly watery eyes revealed a strong will.

“But the reality is… I’m so tied to books that I can’t even leave the library, and there are hardly any books that will accept me anymore.”

Ravel’s gaze turned to the skill encyclopedia.

“I did… but that book is different. It smells similar to the great grimoire that first accepted me. No, the hidden power may be even greater. So, I would like you to help me, Raoul. “Please let me enter that book.”

Ravel knelt down on the desk and looked at Raoul with a sad expression.

Raoul looked at her for a moment, then opened his mouth as if he had made up his mind.

“This book is called Skill Guide. I don’t know if it contains the power of God as you said. But…”

Raoul explained the skill encyclopedia appropriately, excluding game elements.

“… So, if you join the Pokédex, I think you will have to take on the role of librarian. And just like the Pokédex, you too may become dependent on me. Is that okay?”

I didn’t want to deceive Ravel, who told me everything about my situation.

Because he didn’t want to force her, who had work to do, into a book and drag her along.

“What does Raoul want to do with the power contained in this book?”

When Ravel asked, Raoul seemed to think for a moment and then spoke calmly.

“I want to protect my family and hometown. “Is it too simple?”

Ravel, who was looking intently at Raoul’s expression, soon smiled.

“Please take care of me, Raoul.”

That’s how Raoul gained a little girl fairy as a companion.

(Continued in the next part)