My Daughter Left the Nest and Returned an S-Rank Adventurer Volume 11 [Parts 1 to 4] by MOJIKAKIYA

Author:MOJIKAKIYA
Language: eng
Format: epub

Chapter 140: The Elmer Library was a Large, Historic Building

The Elmer Library was a large, historic building a short distance out from Orphen. It was constructed by Archmage Elmer, and it now boasted a collection of various books from all times and places. Aside from volumes of conventional literature and poetry, it also contained quite a wide array of grimoires, as befitting the collection of an archmage.

Most of the collection was made available to the public, but some of the tomes were too rare, others contained too much power, and still others were forbidden for other reasons, for the layman to peruse. These books could only be accessed by those granted special permission, and earning that was an incredibly difficult feat. Moreover, Archmage Elmer had engraved a special spell sequence onto the building to manage his collection, and it was impossible to steal from it. Much like Maria’s retreat, the library had become a gathering ground for magicians, and many of them had constructed hermitages, laboratories, and test chambers around it.

Angeline and her party were visiting this very library. Despite the vast number of people packed into the large building, it was utterly silent—everybody was either reading books or writing papers with serious faces. There was no sound of idle chatter to be heard, and the quiet was rather nerve-racking. The room for general reading was like a grand hall with a high ceiling, and sound would travel very well. Angeline imagined that even just clearing her throat here would be a grating nuisance to everybody else.

Angeline was an avid reader, so she pulled a book from the shelf and began to flip through its pages. It was a collection of old folk tales that had originated from the Orphen region. Among the many stories were a few that she remembered her father telling her as bedtime stories when she was a child.

Anessa and Miriam had also picked out books to read. But Marguerite, unaccustomed to such places, seemed far too restless to do any reading. She sat in her seat and fidgeted incessantly, her hands either rubbing against one another or her knees. “So damn unsettling. What’s up with this place?” she whispered softly to Angeline.

Angeline shrugged. “We have something we need to look into. Bear with it a little longer...”

“I mean... Tsk, if I knew it was gonna be like this, I woulda stayed behind.”

“Then do you want to head back first? I can give you the key,” Anessa offered, reaching into her pocket.

Marguerite pouted. “Don’t leave me out of the loop!” Her words were a little too loud, and her outburst immediately attracted attention. She pursed her lips and clenched her hands atop her knees. “Urgh, I don’t belong here... How long is old Maria gonna take?”

“Just take a deep breath... Your lack of composure is your biggest weakness, Maggie...” Angeline chided. Yawning, she turned back to her book. Angeline was generally calm and quiet, at least until the topic of her father came up.

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