## Chapter 709 – Paladin Kim Kat

Inevitably, a commercial district for wizards forms around a magic tower. It’s because many wizards come. And what kind of beings are these wizards anyway?

They have a lot of money, high status, and even strong pride. It goes without saying that they have artistic talents.

The magic tower street in the royal capital.

It was a more beautiful neighborhood than expected.

“Ooh.”

The shopping malls lined up on both sides of the main street were all tall and built in an artistic style. The magic lamps placed everywhere were also a highlight. It was on a different level from the magic tower street I had seen in Isvant.

Indeed, a street containing the essence of the kingdom’s wizards.

There were wizards dragging golems, and there were small carriages pulled by what looked like steel horses, as if they had made horse-shaped golems.

The men wore neat robes, and the women were revealing about half of their voluptuous cleavage, as if it were in fashion. Of course, everyone was holding a wand or staff, as if to prove that they were wizards.

Such people were walking around in a chaotic manner.

Even a well-decorated tourist attraction wouldn’t be like this. This was a place where you could literally feel that it was a different world.

“It’s quite splendid.”

Cloudy also said that while looking around.

“Sister, didn’t you have a place like this in the desert?”
“Hmph… I think this place is more splendid.”
“It is splendid. Well, it’s the capital’s magic tower after all.”

Winia answered as if it were nothing while looking for directions. As for me, I could only admire the magic tower standing tall in front of the main street.

Its official name is the Ivory Tower of Heavenly Wings.

Just how tall is it?
And what exactly are they researching inside?

That place could be said to be the headquarters of magical technology. According to Winia’s passing explanation, even the most famous magic towers in foreign countries are not this large.

“The level of humans is quite high.”

Risha also seemed impressed.

“I agree.”

I stood in front of them and looked around. First of all, today’s purpose was to find a store, whether it was a tool shop or a bookstore. But I thought Winia would know best.

As I was looking, a sign caught my eye.

ㅡRoyal Magic Library.

Magic library?

It said that it would appear if you went straight and turned right.
If it’s a library, there might be good materials.

“Winia? There’s a library?”
“You can’t enter without a magic tower membership card, right?”
“You don’t have one?”
“I do have one. But I’m the only one who has it.”

That’s true.

“I guess there’s no choice.”

Only wizards can enter, huh?

“Still, I want to see the building at least. We have plenty of time, so wouldn’t you like to go?”
“Kat. Want to see.”

However, Risha and Cloudy seemed to want to see the building at least. Well, it’s such a splendid place. They must want to look around as if they were sightseeing.

Actually, so do I.

“Winia. Let’s go.”
“Okay… the building is pretty in its own way. Follow me.”

So the four of us headed to the Royal Magic Library.

Damn it, I couldn’t take my eyes off the scenery the whole time we were moving. This was literally a splendid tourist attraction.

The well-paved white road was clean, as if it was being strictly managed, and there was no one doing anything strange. It wasn’t just wizards either.

It seemed to overflow with culture.

“Wow.”

The library we arrived at was damn big.

“…It’s like a palace.”
“It’s a very large library.”

It was a very fancy building.

It was even tall and wide.

How many books could possibly be inside? Even the Library of Alexandria wouldn’t be this big. Anyway, the entrance to the library seemed to be quite crowded.

Because all sorts of people were going in and out.

But when I looked, it seemed like people who weren’t wizards were also entering.

“Winia? It doesn’t seem like only wizards can enter?”
“Huh?”

Winia also stared at the entrance for a moment.

“It looks like it?”

We decided to check it out first and approached the library’s stairs. When we arrived, a huge notice with precautions was written on a stone monument in front of the stairs.

The contents were extremely common sense, such as not making a fuss inside, not smelling bad, not bringing food, always returning books to the return stand once they were taken out, and not damaging the books.

It was a rule to protect the books and to be considerate of people reading quietly inside. It was rational and reasonable. Well, if it’s such a large library, they have to put that much effort into management.

ㅡNew Clause.

What caught my eye was the item at the very bottom.

ㅡIf you are accompanied by a wizard with a magic tower membership card, your companions can also enter.

Winia read that and looked at my face.

“It looks like the rules have changed.”

Jackpot.

“Then can we go in? Winia. Can we go in?”
“If it says we can, we have to go in.”

I immediately followed Winia up the stairs.

The door of the library was as large as its size, and it was wide open as if it wasn’t blocking people from coming in. Is it truly a place of free knowledge?

Only two gatekeepers were guarding the entrance.

“Please show me your membership card.”

One of the gatekeepers approached and held out his hand.

He was a middle-aged man shorter than me, and he had a face that was more suited to an administrative position than a warrior. He had no weapons, except for wearing a nice hat.

“Winia. Did you bring your membership card?”
“I always carry my ID with me.”

Winia rummaged through her pockets and checked her various IDs one by one. She really had a lot. Eventually, she presented the magic tower ID she used in Isvant.

“There are three companions. If even one person makes a fuss, everyone will be kicked out. If you have memorized the rules on the monument, you can use the library without any problems.”

The gatekeeper returned the ID and said in a businesslike tone.

If it’s a wizard ID, is anything okay?

We went inside like that.

“…I’m just admiring things today.”

The inside was damn fancy.

No, damn it, even I, who has lived in modern times, can only admire it. I don’t have any artistic talent, but it feels so artistic and splendid.

The bookshelves that filled the walls seemed to be made of luxurious wood, and the wide hall was as fancy as a movie set.

As expected, there were a lot of antique desks and chairs, and the ceiling was full of fancy chandeliers.

It even seemed to use almost all the way up to the 5th floor.

Such a large-scale library?

There were quite a few people, but there was no noisy atmosphere at all. It was like everyone knew culture. It’s clear from the fact that they don’t even glance at my hair color.

Everyone except Winia was impressed.

“Winia, is it possible to borrow books?”
“Sister Risha, is there anything you want to borrow?”
“I might find something if I look.”
“Give it to me when you find it. I can borrow it in my name.”

It seemed that you had to have a magic tower membership card to borrow books.

“Are we free to read?”

Cloudy’s eyes were also shining.

“That’s why it’s a library. You can read as you please. Look over there, everyone is sitting and reading.”

Winia pointed to the reading room over there.
People sitting in front of the desks lined up were reading.

“…I can’t understand it a little. Is the security okay?”
“There’s no one here who would do such a thing. Who would make a fuss in this den of wizards?”

I guess so.

Unless you’re a damn strong wizard, you can’t cause a ruckus, and there’s no way such a high-ranking wizard would come and do something stupid.

Anyway, we immediately approached the bookshelf, and Risha and Winia began to carefully select books, looking at each one of the densely packed books. As expected, they like books because they are wizards.

Cloudy also took out books one by one with an interested look.

It was a different atmosphere than when shopping. We spoke as quietly as possible and looked around the first floor a little, and soon Risha and Winia took out one book each.

They were magical books.

“Did you find anything good?”
“The good books are stored in the basement of the magic tower anyway.”
“Ah, are the ones here things that can be made public?”
“That’s right. But we’re looking around because we came. But it’s okay because my sisters like it.”

When I looked, Risha seemed satisfied.

“Hehehe, I want to look around leisurely if I have time. I found a good place.”

Because she likes to research various things.
She can’t help but like the place of knowledge.

Cloudy also picked out a book.

“Kat, this looks interesting.”

It was a book about the ecology of monsters in the eastern region.

“As expected, practical taste.”

The three wives all picked out their books. We immediately went to a reasonably empty desk, took our seats, and organized our luggage. Well, we can play here for a while and then leave.

Then, now that we’ve settled down, I have to borrow one too.

“Stay here. I’ll go pick one out too.”
“Okay.”

I immediately found the library information board on the first floor.
It was very well organized by section and genre.

First of all, I want to get some information about the War of Idols… Religion or theology? Should I look in history?

First, there was no religion corner, so I decided to look in history.
It’s on the second floor, so I have to go up.

And while looking for the history corner on the second floor, I gently looked around the bookshelves.

ㅡIntroduction to Monster Linguistics.

But when I saw an interesting title and picked it up, content that I couldn’t possibly read popped out. The book was written too difficult. As someone who lacks basic knowledge, I can only read it.

Because I can’t understand it.

Besides that, there were tons of books such as the history of disputes and the history of research on quasi-human values.

There didn’t seem to be any religious books at all.

“Damn it.”

Then I have to find some erotic novels, damn it.

I decided to go back to the information board and look for erotic books. But surprisingly, it was guided. It seemed to be in the corner of the top of the 5th floor.

First of all, the library structure was in the form of being combined and open from the 1st to the 5th floor, and the structure was isolated from the 6th floor above. So, if you stand on the railing of each floor up to the 5th floor and look down, you can see the central hall on the 1st floor.

It seems that you have to have permission to enter from the 6th floor.

Anyway, I immediately went up to the 5th floor.
There was no elevator, so I had to walk.

ㅡQuiet.

The 5th floor was quite quiet. There weren’t many people, and only the gate leading to the 6th floor was tightly closed, welcoming guests.

Of course, just because there weren’t many people didn’t mean there were few books. There wasn’t a single place from the 1st to the 5th floor that wasn’t a maze of bookshelves. There were really damn many books. I don’t hate books either, so I like it.

I slowly moved to the place where the erotic books were.

Will there only be erotic novels?

Maybe there will be erotic paintings too. Beyond simple erotic paintings… maybe there will be erotic comics. Pictures exist everywhere.

ㅡThud.

The erotic book corner was in the corner, so there was no sign of anyone.

It was when I turned the corner of the bookshelf.

“…”

A person wearing a robe and a hood was standing in a place where it seemed like it would be the erotic book corner.

…There was a guest.

This is embarrassing for no reason.

What I could see through the hood was very clean-looking green hair. Judging by the lines of her body, she was a woman… and why a woman of all people?

I wonder if I’m going to be misunderstood.

I slowly approached the bookshelf while being careful of that.

“…”

All the books on the bookshelf were red books.

Is this woman aiming for these too?

When I looked, she was holding a red book and looking at it while flipping through the pages. Judging by the fact that she’s confident no matter who comes, is it a natural culture?

Whatever.

I just have to do my job.

ㅡSwish.

It was when I picked out a book.

ㅡFlint!

Perhaps she was deeply focused on the book she was reading, but the green-haired woman who had just discovered me looked at me.

“…!”

ㅡSwish.

The hood she was wearing fell over with that.

ㅡRustle.

At the same time, her face was revealed as her long green hair, which seemed to contain the freshness of spring, fell down. Bright yellow eyes. And pink lips.

ㅡShe’s quite a beauty.

Is she a wizard?

It’s not a day or two that wizards are pretty, so I’m sure she is. I made eye contact, but there’s no point in looking at her face. It’s rude.

I ignored her gaze and picked out a book.

It’s polite to pretend you don’t know here.

People can read erotic novels.