Volume 6 Chapter 2 Part3 (1/2)
Frohteen years old, Noloty was in Librarian School Funded by Bantorra Library, it was a school meant to raise Armed Librarians There were no tuition fees People who needed it received financial support
It was a privileged environe their youth years would be hard In addition to regular studies there was harsh battle training Because those who didn’t have satisfactory results would be kicked off immediately, the children had to spend even their scarce free ti After achildren, only one in hundred would become an Armed Librarian
In the sa of fundamental martial arts had been coic Deliberation The children started learning their preferred abilities
On that day, Ireia visited Noloty’s school She has served there as the chief executive for teaching her juniors for nearly twenty years
Ireia spoke to the children in a friendly manner
“Although there is nothing wrong with using guns, you should be able to fight even without them”
One of the students nodded He immediately went to the instructors in order to receive advice on how to train his body
“I think that you are ai ability How you use it isit is”
The student told this started thinking Ireia was teaching one child at a ti what kind of ability they were going to use, she gave them adequate and detailed advice
She ca she had straw rope wrapped around her arms, Ireia made a puzzled expression
“What do you use this rope for?”
Noloty answered nervously
“I use it to protect my fists’ bones”
“A good idea But it s hard, does it not? Unless you are careful your gun or sill slip”
“No, I don’t hold anything”
“Oh e What kind of an ability do you use?”
“I don’t have any special ability I fight using only my fists”
Ireia tilted her head, confused
Fighting unaruns or swords Even holding a single stick would be stronger than fighting bare-handed No matter hoell-trained, the human body could not become as hard as steel
In addition, those who are strong barehanded will still be strong no hting unarmed shouldn’t even be a choice
“Why are you fighting barehanded?”
Noloty struck her palm She wanted her to ask that
“Because it’s easier to hold back while barehanded I can go easy on people by attacking not withwiththe area around the calf and such I can also grab and subdue them or twist their joints - I havethem”
“I see… so that what this is all about”
Saying so, Ireia grabbed Noloty and threw her Since she was a the Armed Librarians, Noloty’s body fleay like a ball
“Why are thinking of going easy on enemies when you cannot even beat them?”
Ireia said to the collapsed Noloty At that moment the other children spoke in
“Noloty’s weird She says that even if she becomes an Armed Librarian she doesn’t want to kill people”
“A strange child Then, why did she want to become an Armed Librarian?”
Ireia tilted her head Enlike also felt the same She wanted to become an Armed Librarian but did not want to kill people - Noloty embraced this inconsistency ever since she was a child
Even when the kids around laughed at her and Ireia was angry at her, Noloty didn’t abandon her unarmed combat And the price for that had not been small
A few years later, Noloty went to see the results sheet affixed to the bulletin board
Her grades were in the fifth place from the bottom out of fifty people Everyone except Noloty that were below forty left the Librarian School
Her chosen subject’s grades have reached the standard Her motor skills and reflexes were close to the top However, those didn’t have anyunar of a handicap
“Noloty”
One of the students came to talk with her
“The principal told you to come to her office”
Noloty hung her head There was no way she wouldn’t knohat she wanted of her
“I’ here is not charity work We’re not just raising children, but raising Armed Librarians We spend a lot of money on that”
“Yes, ma’am”
In front of her was the principal of the Librarian School Noloty was handed a notice that her scholarshi+p will be discontinued The fact that it wasn’t an expulsion was probably done out of kindness
“It’s not impossible for you to stay at this school But you probably cannot pay the tuition fee If you still aim to become an Armed Librarian you will have to borrow money from the Library”
Noloty nodded It was iive her ht of it
“Is that fine? It’s an amount you can pay back if you become a trainee, but if not you will be in debt for decades”
“I will become a trainee No, I will become an Armed Librarian”
“For you it's…”
The principal was hesitant She couldn’t tell a student it was impossible
“I have soainst Rolatza, right?”
Rolatza was the person who got the top grades Although she later becaave up and became a normal librarian
“I heard that you were dominant at that time”
That was true It wasn’t that Noloty couldn’t use guns and swords Rather, shethem than the other students
“I’ve alondered Why won’t you use weapons? Why do you purposely create a handicap for yourself?”
“I’ve thought of trying to use theood”
“Why?”
“Even when using weapons I ended up looking for ways to hold ht withwith battle in er when unarmed”
“So you hate killing people that much”
“Yes”
“If you become an Armed Librarian there will come a day where you have to kill The job of an Ar in the Labyrinth”
“There will never be a tier”
“Why did a child like you think of beco an Armed Librarian?”
“…For my hometown If I do not become an Armed Librarian it will be destroyed”
“Then you have even more reasons to use weapons You have no leeway to think about your ene”
“No Both the enee are of the same importance to me”
“…I don’t get it”
The two sank into silence for a while Before long, Noloty raised her hung head and smiled
“Don’twill be fine I just have todeal at all”
“Not a big deal? Even your training now is going to be harsh”
“It’s fine No matter how hard it is, it will all be fine Because I will be the only to suffer”
Saying this, Noloty smiled The principal muttered
“This is the first time I’ve seen a student smile when their scholarshi+p is terminated…”
“…”
“I see If you can keep s you are welcome to stay in this school However, if you become unable to smile please quit”
“Yes ma’am”
Noloty said and smiled sweetly
“I just have to make more of an effort than before” - Noloty put these words to practice
She kept training in every spare minute However, since days only had 24 hours, she reached her li the quality of her training
She asked stronger Armed Librarians or trainees to help her with real coer by losing She was beaten and defeated again and again She challenged in order to be defeated and fought in order to be beaten Getting injured on her entire body, she grew stronger little by little
She trained her fist to be able to scrape bones She ran and ran until she collapsed and couldn’t ic Deliberation until just before her mind fell into chaos With that rades to the standard of the other students
Still, her promotion to a trainee, let alone an Armed Librarian, was still far away
On a certain day, she round on Bantorra Library’s backyard in order to temper her fists The student called Volken came to speak with her
During that period, Volken as a student was the talk of the town He, as said to be a genius co Director, had refused promotion to become a trainee
That same Volken spoke with Noloty now
“You’re Noloty-san, right?”
She kneho he ith a single glance, but he apparently didn’t know ht future ahead and Noloty was simply mediocre
“There’s so I’d like to consult you about Do you have some time?”
“I don’t mind if it’s me you want, but…”
“I probably have no one but you to consult about this”
I wonder why, thought Noloty
“Youa trainee It’s about the reason for that”
Saying this, Volken drew out a Dancing Blade and made it fly It floated in air and returned to his hand It was extraordinarily fast He will probably be able to beco Blades which wasn’t his original ability
“I’ people I heard that you’re also worried about the sa”
“You’re afraid of it?”
“Yes I have the resolution needed to die in battle But I’o out to a real battlefield yet How do you think I can gain the resolution to kill people?”
Noloty certainly had similar worries She now understood why he came to consult her
“I will probably not be able to help you Please ask other people”
But after saying this, Noloty hung her head Their problems were fundamentally different Volken wanted to become able to kill people, but Noloty did not
“Is that so…”
Volken probably did not understand the reason for her refusal At that moment, another person joined the conversation
“What are you doing? If you’re looking for advice let me join in”
It was Ar manner
“It’s probably so you wouldn’t understand, Mattalast-san”
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Volken said Noloty interjected at that point
“No, I believe that Mattalast-san would understand it better”
“Is that so?”
Volken was somewhat surprised
There was a reason Noloty said this Mattalast was a kind person He connected with any person, whether they were his friends or not, without any discrih to kill his ene Volken probably needed that sort of attitude
Volken spoke to Mattalast of his situation
“I see, so that’s why”
Mattalast thought for a while