Volume 8 Chapter 3 Part3 (1/2)
Yukizona touched another Book It was the same ancient world as in that man’s Book This time it was the Book of a woman
She went on a journey to search for her lost husband She ain even only once She just wanted to see hi this
Her journey didn’t end even when she found out about her husband’s death Her as to be at his side She wanted to live the rest of her life with his Book Wishi+ng just for this, she dove into the mines
Thehell The scary Armed Librarians mercilessly whipped and enslaved the miners The corpses of those who became sick from harsh labor were piled next to the er by the day
During all that, the wo with her wish to meet her husband
However…
“GIVE HIS BOOK BACK!”
She was finally able to excavate her husband However, the Book was taken before she could even lay a single finger on it She begged for thelance, to let her read it even once, but they rejected it She shouted, raed and was restrained
“Shut up!”
An Armed Librarian whipped her hard Since she was an ordinary person had body became covered in blood and pieces of her meat scattered
“It’s my Book! That person’s Book! It’s mine!”
She yelled The Ar his whip doith scorn
“You idiot! As if there’s so like ‘your Book’ in this world!”
She was struck again and again and again Poison entered her body froony She asked to read her husband’s Book until the very end
Having finished reading the Book, Yukizona shook with anger It wasn’t simply an inexcusable act of brutality; they also unashamedly called themselves Armed Librarians
“Yukizona These are the real Ars was different, but the things they were doing were the same”
Hamyuts said
“Unforgiveable…”
Yukizona hed
“If you won’t agree it’s quite troublesome Since Mokkania is like that, and Bonbo is useless, and Kyasariro or Marfa don’t have enough power…”
Ha to think of her next plan
Yukizona then touched another Book
It was later than the previous two Books It was from the period when the Armed Librarians had been reborn as protectors of peace He felt no anger at this Book They were fulfilling their duties as defenders of the populace
It was the Book of an Ar Director
“Bantorra Library Director Ruruta-sama”
He and the Acting Director of the ti Director was next to the tree and the other man behind it
“We present to you chosen Books from the world that you own Please accept them”
The Acting Director held several Books He brought theot close to it, the Books started breaking apart and disappeared
He touched the final Book Both the Acting Director and the man behind him tensed
“This is the last Book”
Saying so, the Acting Director brought the Book closer
Now, the other ht
The next moment, the Book was turned into a short sword It was only about as long as a er and had the appearance of a caterpillar It was one of the Meic Blade Acharai He had located it in order to destroy Heaven
He ic
The Acting Director thrust out the Ever-Crying Magic Blade His speed was not inferior to Mattalast or Hamyuts It was supposed to be the perfect formation to destroy Ruruta
However, nothing happened The Acting Director who held the short sas stuck in place with it pointed ahead He failed The moment he was ready to die, he heard a voice inside his head
‘Offer up the Acting Director’s Book’
The one speaking was Ruruta
‘That fool is now inside my dream A dream where he destroyed me and became a hero He is probably enveloped in happiness inside that dreaht now’
The Acting Director’s head fell down like a wilted ca showered in the Acting Director’s spurting blood
His feet wouldn’t move
‘Let us forgive your foolish act But there will not be a next time’
No sooner had he heard these words than he bowed down He cried, wailed and apologized while wetting hi else to escape his fear
‘You’re telling ive you, huh You are a foolish human I also have people who are useful and those who are useless You have the duty to deliver his Book to me Therefore I need you’
Just as he was told, he offered up the Acting Director’s Book
And even after this, he kept living as an Ar Director, repeating it again and again:
You o against him
If another rebel appears, kill them If anyone seems like they would rebel kill them as well
Yukizona read yet another Book
It was a soreat Magic researcher as well as warrior
He and his co Doll Ückück in an atteathered in one corner of the Sealed Labyrinth, sitting around it
What they wanted was pure destructive power - pure power to surpass Ruruta They believed that it wasn’t impossible
A pebble containingDoll The precious ic
The Acting Director recited the chant
“A certain weight possesses the exponentiation of the speed of light, and will turn weight itself into power Bend space, unfix tirant power into our Spinning Doll”
They were executing the biggest taboo in the history of Magic Later, the people who feared this excessive force and killing power ic that would iain
This forbidden technique brought forth a pure, overwhel it was i Ruruta, us fools and the entirety of Bantorra Library will all be erased But I don’tDirector
The era was just after the Ever-Laughing Witch shi+ron had scattered the seeds of disaster All around the world innocent people had lost their lives to Dragon Pneumonia
The Acting Director was tortured by his feelings of self-reproach; the sin of his inability to stop shi+ron and Wyzaf He was probably trying to atone for it by at least taking Ruruta along with him
“Spinning Doll, activate”
In accordance to his voice the Spinning Doll began dancing Immediately afterward, Ückück’s head fell off
And at the nextfrom afar
‘I have told you this again, and again and again’
We weren’t supposed to be noticed by Ruruta until after we had activated it… Ruruta used his oer to drown out the Spinning Doll’s
‘It is my intention for this world to exist The world exists because I need it to’
An arrow of light ca in the circle was pierced by it
Penetrated by the light arrow, his body rapidly swelled and burst apart
‘Perhaps you were all thinking that everything would be settled with your death I ’
The could hear explosive sounds from the Library overhead Even from this deep in the Labyrinth
‘Youjust several hundreds of people So listen How many sacrifices will be required until you do? Thousands? Tens of thousands? Or will you not understand until I kill seventy percent of the world?’
The Acting Director’s expression was already a step before complete insanity He was unable to stop shi+ron, could not defeat Ruruta, and caused many other innocent people to die
‘Well then, can you understand?’
“…We… understand”
‘What?’
“That no matter e do it’s useless”
‘Indeed Bringelse would be less’
The Acting Director slowly brought his hands to his neck He tightened his grip until he broke his neck with a snap
Ruruta announced further
‘If you understand I will pardon you All so you can live in this world’
Unable to look anyers
‘No matter e do it’s useless’
Yukizona felt as if he could hear these words beyond space and time
It was not an illusion: Ruruta sought the understanding of all Acting Directors and all humans
The world was his possession He told them to understand that fact
“Are you able to accept it?”
Hamyuts said with a tone without any expectations Yuri averted her gaze fro that he would refuse
He certainly thought of doing so at first
“Accepting it due to half-hearted feelings such as because there are no other alternatives won’t be good at all If you’re going to accept it you have to accoe for your life”
Hamyuts said
“Brother There is no need to think about this Let us refuse and leave Bantorra Library We are being made fools of”
Yuri said Yukizona kept silently staring at the tree and thinking
“I…”
How long was he hesitating? Yukizona spoke somewhat quietly yet with a firm will
“I will accept it I will serve Ruruta Coozancoona and bring him Books of happiness”
The one to be surprised was not only Yuri Ha him accept it
“…Doesn’t seem like it’s on a whim”
“Yes”
“Do you understand? If you beco Director, you will have to carry about evil deeds”
“I realize that Even so, I accept”
“Brother, will you not reconsider?”
Yuri pulled on his sleeves in an atte
“But why, brother?”
“Yuri It’s to protect the people of the world”
“…”
Ignoring her confusion, Yukizona began to talk He spoke towards the silent tree
“Ruruta Coozancoona Do not misunderstand
I do understand that one cannot win against you and that we have no choice but bring Books to you But I will not swear my loyalty to you
My duty is to protect the people of the world I will beco Director to protect the people from you
As long as I’m here, I won’t let you kill anyone Absolutely”
The tree’s branches swayed
“Ruruta Coozancoona Don’t think you can control even people’s hearts”
Yukizona stared at the tree It showed no other response other than swaying its branches What was he thinking? Or was he not thinking at all? He couldn’t tell
Four years later, Yukizona ran ahead to fulfill his duty He wanted to protect the people of the world against Ruruta who’s started his move
Yukizona passed through the Fourth Sealed Archive and entered the Third Sealed Labyrinth Starting there the Labyrinth became complex; it would take about a third of the whole distance to pass through Yukizona wondered if Ruruta was still inside the Second Sealed Archive Or did he alreadyfor the surface?
“Seems like there aren’t any Beasts of the Final Chapter here”
Yuri spoke at his back
“Yeah”
“But why did Ruruta make his move?”
Yuri said Yukizona wondered the same