Vol 2 Prologue (1/2)
THE GOLDEN MONSTER
February 24, 2016Tgurneu
Lightning is an incredible thing
A fool thought this while gazing at the blue sparks scattering from his body
The power of lightning is s Since it was iainst, it was very cruel It couldn’t be used for anything other than attacking, so it was especially pure It could burn anything and everything to a crisp, s
Let’s forget It was easy to forget all the unpleasant things and move on
The fool of lightning extended his right hand His lips htly and uttered a small word
“…Qumola”
Bantorra Library, the place built by the Overseer of the Past Bantorra during the Gods Era After entering through its front arch that could probably even accoular visitors
This hall that reseiant hotel was usually filled with people anted to read Books Historians caures or other people related to theical researchers and scientists careat men of the past There were appreciators of art that came for the Books of artists Modern warriors came to learn from the warriors of the past And there were also normal people who came to look for their families or loved ones
However, none of those were inside right now, and the silent hall became terribly chilly
The hall was desolate
Countless bullets hit the walls There were more than a hundred burn e amount of dried blood stains colored it here and there The furnishi+ng having been destroyed beyond recognition told of the severity of the battle that took place here
In this hall, the Armed Librarian Mirepoc Finedell stood alone
Mirepoc was staring at an exceptionally large bloodstain on the carpet While looking at it, she recalled the forht here before
“What’s wrong, Mirepoc-san? There’s nothing here anymore”
A voice suddenly called Mirepoc turned around The Armed Librarian Ireia Kitty had entered the hall at some point
“Or did you find some clues?”
Ireia smiled at Mirepoc with an expression atypical of an Armed Librarian
“…No, I was just thinking a little”
“What is it?”
Mirepoc spoke cale stains of blood
“When incidents like this happen, I regret not having gotten a combat ability”
“…Oh dear”
“Since it’s not too late, ical Deliberation”
Ireia shook her head
“You can’t, Mirepoc-san If you try learning a new Magic, you will approach chaos and ht now mean that we need active non-combat Armed Librarians like you?”
“I knoas just gru”
“Let’s get back to work I orried about you”
Mirepoc nodded and started walking after Ireia Just before leaving the hall, Mirepoc turned around and gazed at the desolate area once again
A o, a man appeared here The Armed Librarians called him a “monster”
It was incredibly clichéd However, when she recalled thatterm to describe him other than a monster
More than half a year had passed since the battle against the Indulging God Cult in Toatt Mining Town
Cigal Crekessa – the ringleader behind that plot – had already passed from this world, and the Book of shi+ron Byacornish as well as the Ever-Laughing Magic Blade were now sealed in the depths of the labyrinth
Toatt Mining Town already regained its peace and the various traces of the incident were beco of the past
However, no one of the Arht that thisGod Cult
That was because, during their long history, the Ar God Cult leaders like that They organization was always buried and then revived The death of Cigal didn’t mean their end
The Ar God Cult as their biggest enemies not only due to their wickedness
Up to now, there were hundreds and thousands of the Books belonging to their followers that were never found
Even now Cigal’s Book wasn’t excavated This was also true of the Books belonging to the Bohilin Company members that obeyed him, the innkeeper that oversaw the bombs, and the bombs themselves
If they were just stolen, the Armed Librarians could have still found the in the first place it was impossible for them
Just where were their Books? And where was the core of the Indulging God Cult? Until they could solve these ainst the Cult wouldn’t end Every Arht this way
Still, everyone felt relief by the death of Cigal
It could be said that this relief gave birth to the incident that happened in that hall Mirepoc stood in
During that day, Bantorra Library operated as usual The front door ide open and the hall was filled withtheir application for chess or billiards
As usual, plenty of Armed Librarians went down to the labyrinth in order to shelve or retrieve Books
The average Armed Librarians, who had no combat capabilities, did all kinds of office work such as lending sealed “Books” or giving support to the people anted to view them
The only abnor Director Haency and the world leaders Therefore, she was also acco event at all
He appeared at the afternoon of that day
That man walked leisurely inside fro his figure, the people drew back and let him pass
His appearance was bizarre It looked as if he only wore a black cloak that rapped around his entire body and a hel his head
The helhter was carved on its face He walked slowly, the joyous ss
Theto the reception desk His voice determined he was a male
“Call Hamyuts Meseta here”
“And who ht you be, sir?”
Even while tre at his appearance, the receptionist answered normally
“Who am I?”
The shoulders of the
“I’ God Cult Call Hamyuts Meseta here”
The receptionist that day was a regular librarian who didn’t receive any battle training She didn’t know about the existence of the Indulging God Cult, of course
“…The Director is absent today To call a replace room”
The receptionist was frightened, but she still tried answering like usual
As she did, the hter from under the helmet
“Please stay in the waiting roo room?”
The hter and his mantle twisted violently The receptionist rose fro to escape An Ar with this kind of person Why aren’t they co? The woman looked around
“You’ve got back luck”
The , extended his hand An intense explosive sound resounded The woman’s face and hair were scorched and she flew off the chair She was killed instantly
The people around started panicking as they tore the air with their screams The visitors rushed for the exit So traolden hel them
This didn’t ainst attacks like this At that tiuard However, even the Armed Librarians couldn’t have expected that this
Finally, a single Arh the chaotic crowd
He just so happened to co been contacted about the presence of a strange man
“Who are you?”
The Monster asked The rushi+ng Arive his na to with chivalry and the like
His name was Minth Chezine He was in his mid-twenties His swarthy body rapped in a leather jacket He was a e pistol and a naked sere casually slipped inside the thick belt around his waist
Minth silently pulled out his gun He shot at the Monster’s chest three tio easy on him
The Monster received the three shots without even trying to evade The bullets penetrated hiiant spider webs The Monster fell forward
Minth spit aside and returned the gun to his waist He pulled out his sword and walked towards the man
“What was this fiend trying to do?”
Minth muttered
His favorite sas a one handed shich was short and bulky, much like a hatchet He lowered it towards the Monster’s nape, intending to finish hiolden mask back He then prepared to slice the throat that was revealed from under it
At that time, with a delay of a few seconds, two Armed Librarians ran inside One was the Prediction user, Mattalast, and the other was the Thought Sharing user, Mirepoc
Mattalast yelled towards Minth as about to lower his blade,
“Don’t cut him!”
Despite hearing those words, Minth didn’t stop his sword The h his body
Minth felt his blood boil His brain and internal organs were singed He dropped the sword from his hand and rolled away
At the mo in All twelve shots frouns hit the collapsed Monster His body ju
“Minth-san!”
Mirepoc rushed over to the collapsed Minth He was able to raise his numb body with her help
“What… was that?”
“Lightning He ran it through his body If you had cut him you would’ve been finished”
Mattalast explained while reloading He had probably seen Minth getting struck by lightning with his Prediction ability
“Was that piece of shi+t still alive?”
“Of course… Get away!”
Hearing Mattalast’s words, the two leaped
While lying down, the Monster raised his hand
A blue lightning struck the place they were in before If Mattalast hadn’t said anything, they would have been goners
“Again!”
The Monster suddenly stood up as if he was a spring puppet His cloak sloayed as he swung his hand Water was eertips The drop of water was shot with a speed comparable to a bullet, but held even more destructive power