Reader-Chapter 9: Oren Library 2

“Are you really going to purchase them?”

Although the hard breads were put out on display, she did not think they would get sold . They were only out on display to fill the display section .

“Yes, I don’t have any time to spare . I have 20, it’s 2 gold right?”

“Yes, you’re correct . ”

“Here you go . ”

He took out 2 gold and purchased 20 hard breads .

“Hold on one moment!”

It was at that moment .

The bakery owner, Kara stopped Soo Hyuk in his steps .

“……… . . ?”

He turned around and looked at Kara with curiosity as she came out from behind the counter and walked towards the display area .

‘What is she doing?’

She grabbed the hard bread that was out on display and a couple of soft breads next to it and began walking towards him .

“I will give these to you . ”

“……… . . !”

When he saw her grabbing the breads, he thought ‘is she?’ and was in shock to find that his thoughts were correct when she handed the breads to him .

‘What the, why?’

Why is she giving me bread all of a sudden?

“Thank you . ”

For now, he thanked her and placed the breads in his inventory . He wasn’t going to decline when she was offering .

‘Why is she giving them to me?’

He thought to himself . He couldn’t understand why she gave the breads to him .

“If they weren’t sold by today, I was thinking of throwing them away anyways . Please don’t feel burdened . ”

Kara said to him . He realized something with what she said .

‘Do I seem pitiful?’

He believed he looked pitiful . Well, he did purchase an outrageous amount of hard bread that no one would eat unless they were really desperate .

“Thank you very, very much . ”

He said thanks once more and came out of the bakery . Then he opened his inventory and checked how much hard bread he had .

The bread he had originally, the ones he received just a moment ago from the users, the ones he purchased, and the ones he received from Kara totaled 112 hard breads .

“If it’s 112 hard breads, I should be able to last a very long time . ”

112 hard breads was an extraordinary amount . It was to the point where he couldn’t predict how long he’d be able to last with that amount .

“She also gave me 6 soft breads?”

Kara did not give him only hard bread . She also gave him soft bread .

“When I feel that I just can’t eat the hard bread anymore, I should eat one of the soft breads . ”

He wondered how big of a difference the taste would be between the soft and hard bread . However, he had no thoughts of eating one just to fill his curiosity .

When he just can’t eat hard bread anymore, is when he decided he was going to eat soft bread and closed his inventory .

Now that he solved his satiety with plenty of bread, it was now time to head towards his primary goal, the library .

Stomp!

He left the bakery and continued walking . Shortly after, he arrived at his primary goal, the library .

He paused for a short while as he stared at the library and was filled with anticipation . He began walking again and went inside .

“Who are you?”

As soon as he entered, the librarian, Kejan, who was guarding the entrance, asked . Soo Hyuk responded .

“I came to utilize the library . ”

“Can you please give me the pass?”

She held out her hand .

“I don’t have the pass, but I’d like to purchase one . ”

He opened his inventory as he spoke .

“Oh, I see . ”

She replied shortly as she withdrew her hand .

“It’s 50 gold, right?”

“Yes, that’s correct . ”

He took out 50 gold from his inventory . Kejan then asked .

“What’s your name?”

“It’s Soo Hyuk . ”

“Soo Hyuk… . ”

She mumbled his name as she began creating his pass .

“Here you go . ”

In the meanwhile, he held out 50 gold, as she responded .

“Hold on one second, please!”

It seemed like it was going to take some time to make the pass .

“Finished!”

Soon after, the pass was completed and she held it out .

[Oren’s library pass has been acquired . ]

As soon as he received the pass, a message appeared . He read the message and held out the pass as is and spoke .

“I would like to utilize this right now . ”

“Okay, when you leave you can retrieve it . ”

She replied as she took the pass from him and placed it in the storage box behind her . As soon as he heard her response, he walked past the entrance and headed straight into the library .

“What is this?”

Just like how it looked from the outside, the library’s interior was huge . On top of that, there were a lot of books . Of course, he wasn’t tilting his head in wonderment because there were so many books .

“Why is it sparkling?”

The reason why he was tilting his head was because the books that were in the bookcase were shining . He rubbed his eyes and looked at the books again . The books were sill sparking .

“What’s that, why isn’t it shining?”

All of the books were not sparkling . One, there was one book that was not shining . He wondered what kind of book it was and why it didn’t shine as he approached the bookcase that held the book .

“Guidebook?”

The book that was shine-less was a guidebook .

“Are the books that I haven’t read sparkling?”

He thought to himself as he turned away from the guidebook and looked at the shining books . He was not sure . However, in ‘Pangaea,’ the only book he read was the guidebook; which was the only book that wasn’t sparkling . The possibility was quite high .

Rustle .

He wanted to find out for himself . He grabbed a couple of books that were next to the guidebook and walked in front of the desk that was placed in the center . He then sat down and began reading one of the books .

‘It’s a travel journal?’

He was curious as to what types of books there would be . The very first book he read was about someone’s travels .

– Arteric 11/23/1252

First day of adventure .

I met a wonderful comrade named Hadruss . The beginning’s great .

– Arteric 11/25/1252

I met my second comrade . Eurice, she’s extremely beautiful . Hadruss is smiling greatly; I believe he has the same thoughts as I .

– Arteric 11/28/1252

The adventures I heard from father are completely different . I’ve already met my third comrade . I think I get along well with Hadruss and Eurice .

– Arteric 11/29/1252

I met my fourth comrade . Name’s Caryl, an excellent prosecutor . Tremendously strong . However something’s strange . Aren’t you supposed to like having a strong comrade? Hadruss, Eurice, and Temel’s expressions are not good .

– Arteric 12/1/1252

I fought with Okwa . Hadruss’ mistake almost caused Caryl’s death . Atmosphere is not good .

– Arteric 12/3/1252

Eventually Caryl left . I’m guessing it’s because of what happened the other day? Now the only ones left are myself, Hadruss, Eurice, and Temel .

– Arteric 1/24/1253

Hadruss obtained information regarding the dungeon . He says it’s an ancient magician’s dungeon . It seems dangerous; will we really be able to explore it? I’m anxious .

– Arteric 2/2/1253

We found the dungeon . I’m just so happy at the fact that we found the dungeon, but Hadruss, Eurice, and Temels’ expressions are so cold . Is it because they’re nervous?

– Arteric 2/14/1253

I’ve finished getting ready to enter the dungeon . I will be entering the dungeon tomorrow .

– Arteric 2/15/1253

First day in the dungeon, is it the first day? I cannot tell exactly . Of course, the only thing I can’t tell is the time; dungeon exploration is safe . At least for now .

– Arteric 2/16/1253

Eurice got caught in the trap and was badly hurt . Up until yesterday, I thought that we would be able to finish the exploration easily, but I was wrong . Thankfully, Hadruss had a potion that helped heal her quickly . I don’t remember purchasing the potion though, did he have it originally?

– Arteric 2/18/1253

The dungeon has so many traps . I said let’s turn back but everyone refused . Hadruss stared at me coldly as his eyes were telling me to go back by myself if I wanted to go back . The Hadruss that I know is completely different than now . No, am I finding out the real Hadruss’ personality now?

– Arteric 2/20/1253

I found out a shocking fact today . It was not the first time Hadruss, Eurice, and Temel met . They’ve known each other from the beginning . But why did they act like they met for the first time?

– Arteric 2/25/1253

If the information is true, then the only thing left is the trap . I can now see the end of the dungeon .

– Arteric 2/27/1253

I’ve been betrayed . Am I going to die like this?

– Arteric 3/1/1253

I met the devil .

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Although it was a travel journal, to Soo Hyuk it was also a novel . No, it was a fun novel . He smiled as he read the last page and closed the book .

It was at that moment .

Swish .

[Wisdom has increased by 1 . ]

The book’s sparkle disappeared as the message appeared .