Chapter 9
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Translator: penny
Chapter: 9
Chapter Title: Bellierd Library
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Crown of the head, heart, arms, thighs, back, shoulders, neck.
I was jamming Anonymous 10's teeth into the prone woman's body wherever they would stick.
That's when I spotted the Red Ribbon Child talking to me.
However.
‘These damn monsters...! If someone's busy, they should know to wait...!’
Couldn't these monsters see how busy I was?
I felt bad for the kid, but right now, for the sake of survival... hold on a sec.
‘...Red ribbon?’
The red ribbon suddenly caught my eye, freezing me in place.
The child's voice, the red ribbon, the request to fetch a book from the nonexistent Shelf 52.
Putting it all together triggered one rule in my mind, and my body instinctively halted.
7) If the Red Ribbon Child asks you to fetch a book from Shelf 52 because it can't reach, ignore it. As a reminder, this library only has 51 shelves.
However, following the Rulebook would guarantee my safety.
I deliberately avoided turning toward the child's voice.
‘Ignore it... Ignore it...’
I dragged the Crying Monster's corpse toward the bathroom.
‘Phew... This one's probably dead enough by now.’
Indeed.
After shoving Anonymous 10's teeth into the Crying Monster's head, waist, and neck in that order.
I could tell there was no more movement from the woman.
But that wasn't solid proof the monster was truly dead.
With adrenaline pumping like crazy, I kept jamming teeth into its body without rest.
"Mister! Can you get the book from Shelf 52 for me? I'm too short to reach!"
Just as I was about to dump the Crying Monster's corpse in the bathroom...
The Red Ribbon Monster followed me right into my room.
‘It's keeping a certain distance but following me?’
With a hunch, I naturally headed into the bathroom and shoved the Crying Monster's corpse into the corner.
"Mister! Can you get the book from Shelf 52-"
Click-
As the red-ribboned kid followed me into the bathroom, I stepped out and quietly closed the door.
‘It'll open it and come out, right?’
I wasn't expecting much; it was just a spur-of-the-moment reaction to the monster following me into the room.
"?"
"Mister! Can you get the book from Shelf 52 for me!"
The kid kept repeating the same line... but even as I walked away, it didn't try to open the bathroom door and come out.
At that moment.
A hypothesis popped into my head...
The intelligent Anonymous 10 monster had brute-forced its way through a locked door earlier.
Why?
It could have just broken the doorknob and entered easily.
‘It didn't break it because it couldn't?’
With its monstrous strength, it should've easily smashed the knob.
But Anonymous 10 couldn't.
The reason being...
‘Can only I open the doors in this place?’
If no one else—nothing else—could open the doors here except me?
‘...That makes sense?’
It was a plausible theory.
This space was for the Bellierd Library Librarian, so barring outsiders made perfect sense.
Like those "Authorized Personnel Only" signs back on Earth.
The same applied here in Bellierd Library.
So the Red Ribbon Monster that followed me to the end got itself trapped in the bathroom.
‘Can it really not get out?’
Since the Red Ribbon Monster still hadn't opened the door, the hypothesis was basically confirmed.
One more monster down—wait, what's this?
‘...A note?’
Before I could even savor trapping the Red Ribbon Monster...
A unfamiliar note sat on the table where I ate my meals.
With a uneasy feeling, I cautiously opened it...
Hello, Librarian.
We have received complaints that the library is currently very noisy.
Normally, this would warrant immediate disposal without warning, but we've decided to issue you one warning.
Please maintain absolute silence in the library.
‘Ah... Yeah, I was the noisy one...’
It was a warning notice for the noise I'd made stabbing teeth into the Crying Monster.
‘...Normally it'd be instant disposal, but they sent a warning instead...?’
A chill ran down my spine at the thought that I should've died by the rules, but Bellierd Library gave me a pass.
I couldn't shake the feeling that buttering up the monster that brought my bento box had earned me this extra chance.
‘...Gotta apologize at lunch later.’
So after morning duty ended, I'd tuck an apology note into the empty bento container.
For now, I stepped out to resume my morning shift as Bellierd Library Librarian.
Of course.
"Mister! Shelf 52..."
The Red Ribbon Monster remained locked in the bathroom...
[Dad's heading out now, so monster, you stay there.]
(Photo)
Can kinda see it through the semi-transparent bathroom glass?
That's the Red Ribbon Monster. Locked it in the bathroom, and it's been an hour—still can't get out lmao
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Same reaction every time... Getting old...
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Fresh!
Fresh, agreed lololol
You trapped a monster in the bathroom? ...How?
Said he threatened it with a knife so it went in to survive?
That tracks.
If the Newbie threatened me with a knife, I'd drop trou no problem
Keep your pants on...
Absolute madlad f*** b o n H
Whoa? This guy's starting to glitch out?
?? First time seeing this pattern. Can't you only type in Korean layout?
Srsly tho, Newbie's like 2.2m tall, 150kg all muscle?
Yeah now you see?
That's just a monster dude...
Now we're not just killing monsters, we're farming them...
Says he's gonna raise that one as livestock from now on~
Veteran tired of just straight kills lmao
Not human...
Exactly. Couldn't domesticate a human, but monster bitch? Fair game.
No matter how you slice it, normal folks couldn't pull that off lol
What the f***?! Newbie's turning monsters into his bathroom...?
lolololololololol can't even deny it lmao
One hour into morning shift as Bellierd Library Librarian, I snuck a peek at the Gallery pretending to head to the bathroom out of boredom.
Then refocused on Librarian duties.
That's when—
Kyaaaaaaaah!!!!!
"!!!..."
The sudden scream from behind froze me solid, but...
5) Always maintain silence in the library. If someone is speaking loudly, stop them. However, you may ignore screams.
‘Says to ignore screams...’
The Rulebook said screams could be ignored.
So where was this one coming from—
Mister!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
‘...Red Ribbon Monster?’
Book!!! Shelf 52!!!!
"..."
Realizing the screams came from inside the bathroom sent ice through my veins.
The Red Ribbon Monster, which had only repeated the same line over and over, was now shrieking...
Was locking it in the bathroom a mistake? Regret started creeping in.
Book boooooooook!!!!!!
"..?"
Kyaaaaaaaah!!!!!!!
The child's screams seemed laced with pain.
Just in case, I stayed silent and waited...
Book!! Shelf 52!!! Chaaaaaaa—
‘...It stopped.’
Like flicking off a stuck record player.
The Red Ribbon Monster's screams cut off abruptly.
‘...Dead?’
Previously, when I'd left Anonymous 10's corpse in the Librarian bathroom, someone cleared it away.
Whether it respawned or got properly disposed of was unclear, so I'd tested with a pillow alone.
Confirmed: The Bellierd Library Librarian bathroom has periodic "cleaning" by some anomalous phenomenon.
The Red Ribbon Monster that was screaming moments ago must've fallen victim to it.
‘Why follow a guy into the bathroom anyway.’
Ding~ Ding~ Ding~
As soon as morning shift on day 5 of Bellierd Library ended, I bolted back to my room.
The first thing I did upon returning...
‘Gone? ...Still there?’
Peering through the bathroom's semi-transparent glass to check for living monsters.
After about three minutes of scanning every corner...
"Doesn't seem to be anything..."
No signs of life inside the bathroom.
But no need to open the door just to confirm what wasn't visible.
I'd check again after afternoon shift.
"Gotta write that letter first."
Roughly... 5,200 characters.
I started drafting a letter praising Bellierd Library's benevolence.
[So Newbie's KDA is 3/0/0 right now?]
Blue Ao Oni first blood.
Bought the teeth item from that, hit mental attack lvl 5, decap'd Crying Monster.
His team was dying so enemy Red Ribbon jungler ganks in a hurry—trapped it in the bathroom for the kill.
Everyone here is 0/0/0 or 0/1/0...
A total newbie??
Who doesn't even know survival rules???
3/0/0 ????
In game terms, first-timer jumps straight into ranked and farms everyone????
Personally think it's 2/0/1. Last Red Ribbon got finishing blow from Newbie's bathroom assist.
Cowardly bathroom steal... How dare it take our Newbie's kill??
Red Ribbon's thanking the bathroom rn. Without it, it'd be Newbie's toilet.
Oof... Too spicy?
I bet he's killed 2 more but not saying cuz we wouldn't believe him.
Rumor he killed the library owner too.
lolololololololololololololol
Not Bellierd Library anymore. It's 'Newbie Library' now.
Time for new Rulebook. 1) Don't touch Newbie. 2) Always follow Rule 1.
His status window def has other stats.
Saw magic power too.
Yeah saw charm too.
We've dug traps, spread blood lures, even used dead teammates... every trick in the book. But this guy...
Good body, no brain needed.
Good body?! Me too hehe