Vol 2 Chapter 1 (1/2)
THE TRANSPARENT MAN, THE HITTING GIRL – PART 1
February 26, 2016Tgurneu
“Achoo-”
Noloty Malche sneezed
“Did you get a cold?”
A un on his waist Noloty answered while rubbing her nose
“Can’t be I never got one”
“But it’s still March Aren’t you cold wearing that?”
“I dress like this even during the winter”
Noloty answered while pinching her clothes However, just as the ht
She wore a white undershi+rt and a sleeveless jacket on her upper body Her pants were cut just before the area of her knees Although the li from her clothes were slender, they didn’t seem weak at all Her tan was like a toast, re in the mountains
The strange thing was the straw rope wrapped around her limbs It was around both knees, both elbows and both fists The rope rapped tightly enough to bite into her skin This wasn’t worn as fashi+on or on a whim It was made to protect her body that she used as her weapon
“So you don’t feel cold?”
“It’s because of ”
Noloty was inside a wide office of about 20 square meters This roos orderly lined up inside, was perarettes around the on the sofa at the corner while spreading a newspaper She was reading the advertisee ad was published inside
“Looking for infor Town
Any informant will receive 1000 kirue
The provider of information that will lead to the resolution of the incident will receive 10,000 kirue
Bantorra Library”
Noloty sighed deeply as she was looking at this ad
“Hey, Noloty-san, you came back”
At that moment the door opened and a man came inside
“Thank you for your hard work”
“Thank you for your hard work”
Voices called for the man who came inside He was the sheriff of Bujui city Different frolobal basis, his job was ion Noloty was in the sheriff’s offices used by him and his men
“Didn’t you find some informant?”
The sheriff said while stroking his h to be Noloty’s father, but talked politely to her Her position was superior to his
“…Yes”
Noloty answered as she folded the newspaper
Her voice was glooh spirits in thewhen she went out to meet some informant
“So it didn’t go well?”
“…”
Seeing Noloty wasn’t answering, the sheriff’s face became stiff
“Well, it can’t be helped there would be some frauds…”
He tried backing her up while sweating She replied to hiain
“They escaped with the money…”
“…”
The sheriff lost his words Noloty once again deeply sighed
“I ht have to pay those 1000 kirue from my own pocket…”
“We’ll somehow take care of this, so don’t worry”
“…Thank you very much I’ll work hard”
The sheriff broke into cold sweat as he tried to somehow comfort the crestfallen Noloty She feebly nodded
She threw the newspaper onto the rack she took it from and stood up
“I’ out for a bit I have the key to the office, so don’t worry if I don’t come back”
“Where to?”
“Just going to get some fresh air”
Saying this, Noloty tottered towards the exit Fro voice
“Err, Miss Armed Librarian… Remember you can rely on us”
Noloty, as just about to push the door and leave, turned around and answered,
“Thank you Strictly speaking, I’ forward to ith you”
Noloty said and left the office
She was in the commercial town of Bujui It was a port town located in the west coast of the Iss like cotton, wheat and corn from the plantations to the south, as well as coals and Books froathered in this town
It was the central town to the west of the Is in its crowded streets
Just as she said before, she wasn’t an Armed Librarian Noloty didn’t yet have the bronze emblem that was the object of envy and awe for many people around the world
She was an Ar She was enrolled in a school teaching aspiring Ar Noloty was a so-called Armed Librarian trainee
For trainees like her, undertaking an actual job was a chance to be promoted to an Armed Librarian If she could safely resolve this incident, there was the possibility of her being promoted immediately But, if she were to fail…
Once hed
“If I fail now, I ht be expelled…”
She was an Ar so she feared for her position
This current incident was her biggest chance, as well as her last
Noloty sighed again for the uh the main road
What’ll happen with her if she would fail this job? She was thinking about this while walking around She started i the eed for
First, Noloty thought of her direct superior, Mirepoc Her cold face, that put any s, rose to Noloty’s mind
After looking through the report, Mirepoc will say to her,
“So you didn’t find the Book”
And then throw it away
“S-sorry”
When Noloty would lower her head to apologize like usual, Mirepoc will probably say,
“Why are you apologizing?”
“Umm… Because of the mission…”
“Howincompetent is a crime by itself for Armed Librarians Can you make up for your incompetence?”
“U-umm, well…”
Noloty was able to vividly i in such a pitiful way
“What’s done is done What I want to kno is how you’re going to make up for your incompetence”
Mirepoc’s preaching would then continue in an indifferent yet persistent manner just like this
Noloty will just say “I quit” when that happens
It was scary Too scary If she were to quit, she would at least like that to happen in a nice way
Thinking about a nice person, it was now Ireia’s face that rose into Noloty’snearly sixty, that old Ireia still kept her active service
But that’s wasn’t good at all, Noloty decided inside her head Ireia was scary in a different way than Mirepoc She will probably not get angry Despite this, she would say the following towards Mirepoc while standing next to her:
“So you didn’t find the Book What shall we do, Mirepoc-san?”
“I will go to Bujui and request an urgent cooperation between the Armed Librarians and the Republic’s search party”
“Yes, I also think this is good”
“I think we should also report this to the Director and ask for instructions”
“Yes, that’s a good idea As expected from Mirepoc-san”
And then, Ireia will point at Noloty while s and say,
“By the way, just who is this young lady over here?”
That was scary It was far scarier than Ireia being angry at her Noloty’s shoulders trembled
Another kind senior would be Mattalast He see, but he could be relied upon
After indifferently reading Noloty’s report, that man will surely say,
“I see By the way, how about we go and drink a little afterward? I found a good place recently Do you drink alcohol?”
With a wide smile That was the kind of person he is
And he will add the follohile laughing
“Because you’re going to get fired You have ards”
He would say this in an unbelievably calm manner But that was also painful in a different sense
Noloty kept i what kind of scary words her seniors would send her way Meanwhile, as she walked in theto herself The various people heading for their hoirl
The senior Ar terrible words at her This fantasy kept escalating until it finally reached the worst-case scenario What would happen if she would anger Acting Director Hamyuts Meseta?
The Director ht not even read Noloty’s report She would then expose her terrifying sood mood, and walk towards Noloty
And, she will say the follohile grabbing Noloty’s face with her narrow fingers:
“What should I tear off?”
Noloty will then raise a screas like that No, she will definitely say that Noloty was even able to iine the tone of Hamyuts’s voice
“Oh, there you are, Noloty”
She had no choice but to escape, Noloty thought Someone certainly once said that it wasn’t shameful to run for your life But if she were to escape, soht happen
“Heeey, Noloty?”
Noloty, immersed in her delusions, didn’t notice that voice She kept walking around whileto herself
“Hey, can’t you hear me? Turn around!”
Then, so hit the back of Noloty’s head When she turned and looked down, she saw a s on the pave who hit her Noloty then raised a muffled scream
She saoround That wo Director of Bantorra Library, Hamyuts Meseta
Hamyuts put the stone inside her pocket and walked with her body swaying towards Noloty
“Didn’t you hearyou pretty loud”
At that s of a mouse that ed whole and then et rescued or running away Noloty experienced a state where her brain refused to function
“Why are you so stiff?”
Hamyuts looked into Noloty’s face She waved her hands before her eyes, pinched her nose and pulled her ears
“Sorry, Acting Director!”
She so voice
“Are you all right?”
Noloty violently shook her head up and down Hamyuts raised an eyebrow and scratched her cheek
“Such a strange girl”
THE TRANSPARENT MAN, THE HITTING GIRL – PART 2
February 29, 2016Tgurneu
Noloty and Hamyuts walked side by side
Hamyuts told Noloty that she only caained her senses, she tried going back to the sheriff’s office to take the unfinished report However, Hamyuts said,
“An oral report is fine, let’s do it while walking”
She pointed with her chin for Noloty to follow her, and started walking in the opposite direction of the , but she went after her
As Noloty becale question Why did the Director come here? Bantorra Library was far away This wasn’t a place you’d just cos should have been busy in the Library right now
“Let me confirm- your mission is the retrieval of Luimon Mahaton’s Book?”
Hamyuts said
“Yes”
“Describe the current situation as simply as possible”
Noloty nodded and began speaking
The beginning of this incident was sixTohich was six hours by train froht now
This Toatt Dragon Pneumonia Incident – as it ca incident in a hundred years It was a crisis on a global levelThe discovery of the Book of the historical shi+ron Byacornish, the discovery of the lost Meic Blade Shla God Cult and the Armed Librarians Furtherest warrior, was cornered and aleneral public, a the Armed Librarians and informed people there was no one who didn’t know of this incident
During that incident, a single Armed Librarian lost his life His name was Luimon Mahaton He was an Arrams body as well as superhuentle personality but possessed a strong sense of responsibility While he was still a novice, he handled illegal trafficking as well as educating the next generation, so a lot of people – not only Armed Librarians – have mourned his death
Luimon’s Book was found five uarded in Toatt Mining Town
Noloty didn’t have to explain this part to Hamyuts She summarized it and went to the next topic
“It was excavated in January 21st”
“About how many people knew about it?”
“…One of the miners was Luimon-san’s acquaintance, so a lot of people talked about it If there was so Town, they probably already knew about the exact day”
“It’s because Luimon ell-liked, huh”
Hahtly lonely tone Noloty also recalled Luiht smile
“And what happened to the Book afterwards?”
“It was put inside the station’s safe soht The next day, it was taken to Bujui by train, where it was supposed to be received by escorts dispatched from Bantorra and then taken to the Library by boat”
“And you were supposed to be that escort”
Noloty nodded When she arrived at Bujui by boat, the first thing she heard was how Luimon’s Book was stolen
“Where was it stolen?”
“When it was on the train”
“Were the passengers investigated?”
Noloty nodded Even she did as much as that
“Everyone was questioned, but we didn’t find any suspicious persons”
“Hmm… were there any other points of interest?”
“Yes There were signs of so in the train”
“Ra?”
“…There were no fighters inside the train Since so and stole Luiing They destroyed the vault as well as the engine room until holes were torn in the walls and floor”
“A strange story”
“So must have some considerable physical ability I didn’t find any infor Books with such skilled personnel”
“Hanization”
“Huh?”
“What’s the situation right now?”
“I’ainst the local Book-stealing organizations”