Volume 8 Chapter 4 Part1 (2/2)
However, Mattalast knew the truth And he knew that he could deceive her no longer
‘…I see, so now you know That bastard Hammy spilled the beans, huh’
‘No!’
Her voice echoed in his head
‘Then, then, is the world really going to be destroyed like the Director said?’
‘…’
Mattalast had no answer
‘What are we supposed to do, please give …’
Mattalast gritted his teeth at her painful plea He had to think for everyone’s sake Haht, Yukizona had been defeated, so there was no one but Mattalast
However…
‘I don’t know Even I have no idea what to…’
He couldn’t answer anything but that
‘How horrible, Mattalast-san You say that even though all of us are helpless…’
Mirepoc’s feelings were also transmitted to Mattalast
This is the first ti on ood-for-nothing Did Mirepoc really rely on someone like me?
However, he could think of nothing Now that Ruruta took his le way to oppose him He knew it so much it was painful
‘I’m sorry, Mirepoc… I’m sorry’
‘No…’
The Thought Sharing was severed
“shi+t! Think, Mattalast, what can we do!”
Mattalast’s voice resounded in the silent Labyrinth No voice answered him
He kept running ahead at full speed He found the figures of Yukizona and Yuri in front of the Fourth Archive They were calmly collapsed in a bed of feathers
“Yukizona, Yuri, ain your consciousness!”
He shook them and slapped their cheeks However, there was no response Mattalast gave up and continued ahead
“I have to do it There’s no one else left but me!”
He was painfully aware of the fact he was helpless Even so he had to carry on
Meanwhile, Mattalast’s life until now flashed in his mind
“Genius” Everyone who had reached the top class of the Armed Librarian without any exception was called that
A genius was not a person who beca with no efforts; those who have reached a do diligently were called geniuses A genius was soe person In order to make an extraordinary talent blossom, an extraordinary effort was needed
However, there were exceptions even to these exceptions
Like talent that required no polishi+ng A born talent that bloo
Mattalast was one person like that
He was born into a fa history of 800 years They have produced Arenerations and the one couldn’t use one hand to count the a Director
However, even the Ballory family had declined, and at last none of the that time, the child as called their savior - Mattalast - had appeared
His abilities already stood out even before he started the Magic Deliberation He was second to none in his physical ability, marksmanshi+p and swordsmanshi+p, and even in his studies, once he read any textbook once he was able to grasp all of the important points
Several ic Deliberation he had already ic Half a year later he also completed his Predictive ability It’s not that he underwent a different curriculuain several ti the same efforts
He finished school in no time and became a trainee He was promoted immediately afterwards His proe of 15 set a record as the youngest one ever
However, Mattalast never felt happy at that talent
He simply relaxed his behavior as if it was natural
He became sixteen
Mattalast came to a pub at the back of town It was a boorish pub where you had to go up a graffiti-filled staircase and pass through a heavy door It was also a place where one couldn’t breathe due to the smoke of tobacco and couldn’t talk due to the shouts and shrill laughter inside
Mattalast sat on the dirty sofa inside His upper body was naked His long hair was tied and fell on his back, and he wore pants splattered with red and blue paint Around him were delinquent students and prostitutes that proclaimed theathered around
“C’o to my place”
A woled up to hiarette
“Oh, so were’ going?”
Anyone would be fine, thought Mattalast But the moment he tried to rise from his seat, he noticed ould happen in two seconds
“No, we can’t”
“Huh?”
The iron door was kicked off and rolled to the center of the pub Simultaneously the movement around stopped all at once Even the smoke politely ceased Any Armed Librarian would knohat this ability was
“Welcome, old lady Ireia What’s your order?”
Mattalast said while laughing
“For the ti, how about your nosebleed?”
Co inside was the first-class Armed Librarian and educator Ireia Kitty She approached him briskly Mattalast’s lower body had been affixed by her ability A splendid smack fleards his nose, but he made no attempts to avoid it
“Well then, what’s the matter, old lady?”
Mattalast was cal blood around the area
“How can you be so calo so far as to skip Photona-san’s inauguration as the Acting Director”
“I hate that guy”
His cigarette was extinguished due to his nosebleed He brought out a new one and lit it
“That guy’s annoying He’s got no talent so he’s all about work all the time”
“As expected froenius”
The next blow came from the side Mattalast felt a sharp pain from inside his head
“He’ll lose to you, Ireia-san Even I wouldn’t be able to beat you when you were young”
“What was that?”
Another blow came to his ear He heard an unpleasant explosive sound inside Mattalast spoke while scratching the bleeding hole of his ear
“So, Ireia-san Won’t you go back already? No h”
“I left one side Otherouldn’t be able to have a conversation”
It’ll take three days to heal, thought Mattalast as he wiped off the blood from his ear
“Then destroy the other one and go home already I have some plans for after this”
Ireia ignored him and sat in front of him
“Say, Mattalast I will ask you frankly Are you dissatisfied with so?”
“Nothing in particular”
What a stupid conversation, he thought If I could sio a rehabilitation I wouldn’t do all this
“It’s just that everything’s boring”
“Meaning everything but you?”
Ireia probably thought that he was looking down on people who had no talent But it rong
“No, including me, anyone and everyone”
“…”
Ireia frowned in discomfort Since she was so proud it was probably hard for her to forgive insults towards the Armed Librarians
“Armed Librarians are the protectors of all Books and of world peace If that is boring to you, is there any other job which is not?”
“Mm, I can’t think of any”
“…I do not want to say this, but you are an excellent person fro such pride?”
Pride, huh? I have no such thing
“A?”
Mattalast pushed his cigarette onto the ashtray
“Everyone’s always speaking about talent this talent that
“I don’t knoho but, withoutcalled a talent on me That’s all
I just happened to have talent I’iven is special Don’t you think so?”
“What stupid worries”
Ireia laughed nasally She washim from the bottom of her heart
“I’h”
“Oh, really? So what?”
They were certainly stupid worries, but for Mattalast they were serious His life had been tipped over by the thing known as talent He felt as if he would forever be an accessory to talent
“And so you say the Ar I see”
“Yeah They are Really”
A boring man like him was born with the techniques of a killer People have desperately trained aied being God’s representatives by looking at it as a good thing
He couldn’t help to think of the
“Well, it is just soet it When you become an adult it will be just part of your past you will be embarrassed to recall”
“Probably Just wait for three, four years”
Just as Ireia had said, she broke his other eardru to any woo to the hospital
Mattalast’s misconduct continued for a while after that
However, he hteen The fact he was still acting like a delinquent didn’t change though
That day he was in the training grounds behind Bantorra Library With Vizac as their instructor, the trainees and young Ar
When Mattalast showed up, Vizacthat slacker devil there the training became tenser
Also, he brought a girl with hiirl She only wore an old cotton shi+rt and a black skirt
“Another girl again, Mattalast?”
Said the instructor, Ar to combine business with pleasure wasn’t unheard of
“She doesn’t really seeh”
Vizac said
He was supposed to prefer intelligent, older wo of the type he hated theby both her rural clothes as well as the way she looked at all of thely, she didn’t seem to be a clever person
“Well, she does see”
“Hmm, well it’s not my business”
Vizac said while feigning disinterest Mattalast laughed in his heart Today’s going to be fun
“Where’s she from?”
“There’s this tailor called Lander-san, she works as a seamstress there”
He was a tailor from doho worked for the Armed Librarians Mattalast frequented the place Later Renas Fleur and Olivia Littolet would co to do with the present
“Hmm, and what’s your name?”
Vizac asked The girl spoke from behind Mattalast
“Hamyuts Meseta”
While sighing, Vizac spoke to the girl
“Hey, young lady Don’t get caught up with this man He’ll make you stupid”
The girl called Hamyuts spoke, puzzled
“Met it”
“Haet in the way for now”
Saying so, Mattalast trained seriously, which was rare
While training, he glanced at Haly bored The other trainees paid no attention to her
Such thickheaded guys, thought Mattalast Only Vizac-san noticed
“Hey, Matt Who’s that lady?”
Vizac stopped the training and whispered into Mattalast’s ears
“I don’t know either She’s just a seamstress”
Vizac spoke with sharp eyes
“Do seaht?”
“Who knows, is that not so?”
Vizac glanced at Hamyuts She still looked bored Normally, anyone who saw the Armed Librarians’ superhu stupid wouldn’t explain that
“Say, Matt Is everyone here?”
“Of course not The strong ones are working someplace else”
“That old man doesn’t work?”
Hamyuts pointed at Vizac
“Stupid, he’s the instructor Can’t you tell by looking?”
“Het it”
Hamyuts looked puzzled Mattalast approached her
“What do you think? Hammy, look at the people here”
Ha people and spoke
“You’re the strongest one here, then that oldimpressive after that”
The trainees’ movements stopped
“No, in my opinion, you and Vizac-san are more or less equal”
“You think so?”
Hamyuts tilted her head It was then that the trainees finally noticed her strength
“Hey lady, why don’t you try going against them?”
Vizac said as if provoking her Hamyuts looked at Mattalast
“I don’t o ahead”
Saying this, he pushed Hamyuts’s back