With one foot gently landing, Leon hadn’t had ti to open his eyes before he heard a burst of laughter in his ears.
"Hahaha, this newbie is really boring; the posture was so unoriginal!"
Upon opening his eyes, Leon discovered that there were five young people with different appearances standing around him, clearly seniors who had long been part of the "Shadow Library" or "Violet Eye."
Two of them were still discussing the posture problem of entering the library.
"Alva, co on, you’re the only genius who ca through the door by specifically finding a wheelchair!" the short-haired blonde youth mocked the unruly companion who had just burst out laughing.
"Anthony, don’t be modest; I also recognize how cool your handstand entrance was!" Alva, the brown-haired blue-eyed youth, took pride instead of feeling ashad and even consoled the blonde Anthony.
"Well, thank you very much! Go complint soone else!" Anthony was unmoved, feeling it shaful to say even one more word to this guy, especially with the new mbers watching.
"Hehehe, do you know how hilarious Delis looked when flipping in? You arrived late..."
Only halfway into the nostalgic words, the only beautiful girl wearing a long skirt among the five had already furrowed her brows, glaring at Alva fiercely, making it clear that if he dared to say another word, he’d be t with a punch.
Sensing a terrifying aura, Alva stopped his self-destructive steps, only continuing to mutter, "I don’t know who designed that witchcraft orbit, but damn, they’re a genius..."
"Ahem!"
At this mont, the oldest looking of the five at the front lightly coughed, interrupting the disgraceful companion, and with an apologetic smile towards Leon, said:
"Ahem... don’t mind them, they’re really close. Actually, as long as it’s not a normal walking posture, any other way is fine.
Oh right, let introduce myself. I’m Richard, the rotational administrator for the ’Shadow Library’ this month, representing the Witchcraft Association ’Violet Eye’ to welco your joining, Mr. Leon!"
Are you sure this isn’t a large-scale embarrassing play venue? Where’s the seriousness of your secret association, hey?
While internally mocking furiously, on the surface, Leon maintained a calm face and showed an awkward yet polite smile to the mature man: "Thank you, it’s my honor!"
Moreover, upon hearing the words "Witchcraft Association," Leon, who was already ntally prepared, instantly understood, proving his initial suspicion correct.
"They all ca specifically to welco you upon hearing there’s a new mber. Let introduce them to you!" It was obvious Richard was trying to lighten the atmosphere and break the earlier awkwardness.
"This is Alva..."
The brown-haired youth Alva, the short-haired blonde Anthony, and the only female present, Delis, had already been ntioned by na.
There was also another young man who hadn’t spoken, nad Benson, although the youngest, at only fourteen years old, he was a freshman at the Navy Academy last year, undoubtedly a prodigy.
Leon greeted each of them.
"Mr. Leon, solving the ’Scurvy’ ailnt is truly incredible! My main focus is in magic potion studies; I hope to learn a lot from you." Delis, gracefully giving a lady’s salute, spoke very warmly, clearly having heard of Leon’s reputation.
"It’s just luck; may we all learn from each other in the future." Hearing Delis specializes in magic potion studies, Leon’s eyes lit up. His witchcraft foundation stemd from Leon’s notes, following a path of magic potion studies, and he was precisely lacking foundational knowledge, so interacting should yield many benefits.
"Friend, I have an assistant teaching job at the academy; you can find anyti if needed." Alva, with the most lively personality, shook hands with Leon, breaking Leon’s image of magical transcendents as calm and wise.
"Certainly, certainly."
"..."
Once everyone dispersed, Leon softly asked the administrator staying behind to guide him as a newcor: "Mr. Richard, are they all... uh, you know."
"Haha, wizards, there’s nothing unntionable here.
In fact, the implicit condition for joining the ’Violet Eye’ and obtaining a borrowing card is being a wizard or having the qualification of a wizard. I can’t tell you the exact number of mbers, as I don’t know either, but everyone here is our peer."
Richard was unperturbed, unhesitatingly uttering the word "wizard," which was almost a taboo outside.
Noticing Leon’s confusion, Richard gave a mysterious smile; every new mber was like this, so he wasn’t surprised:
"The club joining guidelines are on the wall; you can read them yourself. There are also so latest revised ’Violet Eye Chronicles’ on the bookshelves; feel free to read them as long as you don’t take them out.
I won’t disturb you anymore; rember to find to sign a confidentiality agreent before leaving. Although our organization has coexisted with the academy for a long ti, we still need to limit ordinary people from knowing the truth."
"Uh... alright, Mr. Richard."
Leon originally thought that entering the "Shadow Library" could resolve many of his longstanding confusions on the mysterious side, but rely interacting with them briefly left him even more puzzled.
Perhaps, all the secrets need to be found within the organization of the "Violet Eye" itself.
"Whew..."
Watching Richard leave, Leon let out a breath, finally having the ti to observe this mysterious library.
The walls and floor were made of marble polished enough to reflect people; though there were no windows, the bronze wall lamps on the walls illuminated the entire space brightly, no less than a sunlit place.
From this alone, it’s impossible to determine whether the library is above ground or underground, or even, boldly speculating, perhaps it’s truly in a mirrored world opposite the Surface World?
After all, the place he just ca out from was also a full-length mirror. The magical world often has things that are beyond reason; no matter how incredible, Leon’s now rough nerves could accept it.
Perhaps it perfectly fits that saying: "It’s not scientific, but it’s very magical!"
From here, the space didn’t appear as narrow as imagined.
Roughly estimating, this Shadow Library’s area was about one-tenth the size of a normal library at the academy. Considering the preciousness of extraordinary knowledge, this size was actually quite impressive.
In just a short ti, the people who had just welcod him had disappeared without a trace; Leon didn’t mind, strolling alone among bookshelves over three ters high that required ladder assistance to access.
"Alchemy Formula," "Introduction to chanism," "Magic Potion Studies," "Spell," "Mysterious History," "Chronicles of the Gods," "Rune Writing," "Sacrificial Ritual," "Elental Analysis," "Divination Skill," "Demonized Creatures," "Extraordinary Chronicles"...
The mysterious knowledge he once longed for was now laid in front of Leon, giving him the joyful dilemma of... where to start?
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