Chapter 87: Chapter 87: World Library [2]
"Are you sure? You can still choose again."
The librarian was not angry, but he was not friendly either.
He was like a thermos of water that had not yet boiled.
"Of course. I am dead serious."
In response to all that, Kael still had an arrogant smile.
It made anyone who looked at it feel their blood boil.
With a sigh, the librarian took out a dagger from his robes.
"Alright. If you die, don’t blame me. It’s all your choice."
He took a step forward.
"..."
More than anyone else, Kael understood that he had absolutely no chance of beating this librarian.
Especially when his Ability - [Authority of Gluttony] was sealed.
But no one said he had to fight him.
Kael chuckled slightly, revealing a look of disdain.
It was like he had already secured his victory.
"What are you laughing at? What’s so funny? Are you happy about dying?"
The librarian continued to close the distance between them.
"..."
He was still met with silence.
Kael reached out and touched the nearest bookshelf.
"Yeah, it’s made of wood, a rather special type of wood."
"So what?"
"But, to be frank, this type of wood isn’t that heavy."
Currently, his rank was Awakener, and he had also undergone Kaede’s hellish training.
His current strength couldn’t help him defeat that librarian.
But if it was just lifting these bookshelves, it wouldn’t be a problem.
Just like that, with both hands, he grabbed the bookshelf under the watchful eyes of the librarian.
Confused, he asked:
"Hey! What are you planning to do?"
"..."
Like before, he didn’t answer.
Instead, Kael wanted to prove it to him with his actions.
And then, the bookshelf slowly shook, was lifted off the floor, and was thrown straight over the railing, flying down below.
"You bastard! Do you know what those books are? And do you know how much they cost!?"
Unable to hold back any longer, the librarian charged toward him like a starved animal at the sight of food.
"Die!"
But, surprisingly, his speed couldn’t keep up with Kael’s.
The old librarian continued to unleash brutal and vicious slashes, but none of them left a single wound on Kael’s body.
This was the reflex he had obtained while training with the guildmaster of the Shadow Viper guild!
Not only that, Kael also continuously threw the remaining bookshelves down below.
"You’re too slow, old man!"
Not forgetting to insult him once to feel satisfied.
...
Just like that, the bookshelves of the 80th floor were getting less and less.
And his stamina wasn’t infinite either.
Kael’s speed was slowing down.
’Damn, you’re taking too long, you bastard! ’
He cursed in his mind.
Kael was waiting.
Waiting for Erza to find that book.
This was his plan B.
A plan if this librarian hadn’t been fooled by their tricks.
Kael knew that he couldn’t avoid him and find that book at the same time.
Hence, he kept throwing the bookshelves down, and the prince would do that job for him.
Of course, this was a plan he had just come up with.
But Kael believed that Erza would understand it.
He was a genius after all.
Suddenly, the librarian’s dagger flashed a cold silver, and then, to his surprise, it sliced through the mask he was wearing.
Crack!
A crack appeared, but fortunately the mask did not break completely.
"Haha! You can dodge, but how much longer can you run away from me?"
’Damn it!’
He gritted his teeth.
It seemed that the librarian had also noticed that his reflexes were slowing down.
But that didn’t matter anymore.
Why?
"I found it! You can stop now!"
Hearing what he wanted to hear, he immediately stopped.
Then, without hesitation, he jumped over the railing, falling straight down below at a speed that surpassed sound.
"What the hell!?"
The librarian’s eyes widened, starting to doubt life.
As for Kael, who was still in free fall, he calmly raised his middle finger towards the old man.
"Goodbye, you bastard! Hahahaha!"
In the eyes of ordinary people, this was an act of suicide.
But in his eyes, this was the only way out.
Fear?
’I’m a little scared, actually.’
Kael closed his eyes.
’But, I trust Erza more.’
Everyone who witnessed this believed that he would fall to the floor and die instantly.
His body would be crushed, and his bones would shatter into pieces.
But...
Thud!
Instead of falling onto something hard like the floor, which could have killed Kael instantly, he fell into someone’s arms.
And when he opened his eyes, he saw that familiar white mask.
With a relieved smile, he opened his mouth:
"Thank you for saving me."
"No problem."
Erza shook his head.
"Moreover, the plan you came up with in that split second was truly genius."
"So you did actually find it?"
"Of course!"
With that, the prince took out a book, and held it in front of Kael.
[How to revive the demon king.]
***
After a tiring day, Kael and Erza successfully escaped from the World Library, and returned to where the rest of his teammates had set up camp.
"Where did you two go?"
Alaric asked, not raising his head as he focused on stirring the pot of soup in front of him.
"Nothing, we were just taking a walk."
"Around this time?"
"Yeah, I’m a freak."
"That’s right Alaric, Kael really is a freak."
Suddenly, Hans came out of nowhere and interrupted.
Although it was dark, he could still see a few hickeys on his neck.
"..."
It seems like this bastard just had a good time with Kaede.
"Well, whatever. Get ready, dinner is almost ready."
"Thanks."
With that, both Kael and Erza went under a tree quite a distance away from where the others were working.
Then, they opened the book.
With the speed of a god, the prince quickly glanced through the entire book.
"Finished reading it?"
Kael asked, taking the book from him.
"Yeah. I read it once in my previous life, and I’m reading it again just to make sure if what I remember is correct."