There are still many things in the world that are unknown.
While we are trying to understand and advance into the universe beyond the sky, we know very little about the land and sea beneath our feet.
However, humans arrogantly believe they know everything based on just that.
In reality, they are unaware of what lies beneath.
Such actions have been endlessly repeated throughout human history.
Often, unfortunate individuals have been overshadowed by those deemed geniuses.
The person I am about to seek is one of them.
Due to her own personality, and the overwhelmingly huge influence of someone who entered the academy alongside her, she has been naturally overlooked and forgotten, a genius lost to time.
***
[What’s up with that person going to the library?]
It’s so annoying that they keep stopping me whenever I run in the library, restricting my movement.
– If you repeat big actions in the library, they will catch you.
Is this person a character you can strategize with?
– It’s possible, but it’s really hard and has no appeal.
Why?
– She has a very passive personality. Plus, she doesn’t really have any abilities, and the cost is too high.
Thanks.
***
[What is this thing engraved on the library ceiling?]
(A picture of a massive magic circle pattern drawn on the ceiling)
I kept my gaze fixed upward and found this; is it an Easter egg?
– No way.
– Just ask the librarian; she will say that she drew it herself.
Does this person have some hidden ability?
– I almost took her to the halfway point, but there was no such thing. She would get knocked out quickly every time we fought and has no real firepower.
Then what does she do?
– I told you, she’s just a librarian.
I wanted to take her along since she fits my taste, but it seems impossible.
– Is there really nothing? Throwing out that kind of bait?
(Developer reacting to people making a fuss over trivial things)
(Clip of men rushing out of a river after alcohol is poured in)
Idiots love it, haha.
That’s too much.
***
Finally, I stopped my steps in the library within the academy.
As far as I remember, there is only one gimmick for “her” to appear.
You cannot summon her, the librarian of this place, using ordinary means.
All that’s required are disturbances and incidents.
By doing so, the librarian will be summoned automatically.
However, this method has a high probability of ruining the first impression.
No matter how passive her personality is, she is not so foolish as to not know whom to avoid.
At least it’s better to make a good first impression.
“Let’s see… where could she be?”
However, the academy’s library is large.
Unlike the ordinary fantasy comics or information preservation facilities in colossal buildings, the enormous bookshelves stretch far and wide, needing to crane one’s neck to take it all in.
Moreover, it’s not a simple structure, making it difficult to find the desired person by just wandering around.
But if I were a player in the Dreaming World, the story would change.
[Supply room in the corner of the library.]
[Inside the supply room are a small box and a cabinet.]
[Inside, the little librarian always greets you.]
An action and place that other players would never choose.
The story of her, which I only barely discovered by chance, is firmly embedded in my mind.
In fact, finding this was a miraculous stroke of luck.
“I was really out of my mind back then.”
Perhaps it was because the librarian character resembled me at that time that I didn’t want to give up, or maybe there was another reason; I can’t remember.
However, I know after spending almost hundreds of hours understanding a character treated as an NPC that she is an incredibly powerful character, one that could be considered a crucial force in the late game.
Thus, I carefully opened the door to the supply room near me to see the character I always encountered in the game.
Screech.
The iron door opened with a squeaking sound, perhaps because it needed a little oil.
Inside the supply room were various rags, brooms, some magical devices, and countless symbols drawn on the walls.
Each one resembled a magic circle, but at times seemed to be bizarre languages I couldn’t comprehend.
Knowing that I couldn’t judge them, I ignored them and ventured deeper into the supply room.
Clump, clump.
After taking a few more steps, my eyes fell upon a slightly large cabinet.
In a cabinet large enough for a small person to sit inside, a faint light was seeping out.
[Inside the cabinet, she is always asleep, with the light spilling out.]
[The way to wake her is simple.]
[Just hit her on the head.]
As I opened the cabinet door, the first thing I saw was a face I had seen countless times in the game.
At this moment, I could truly understand the feelings of those who possessed in-game characters and wanted to be with them.
It was a sight so familiar and so comforting.
Her brown hair messily fell down her neck.
On her head was a wizard hat I had seen before, and the girl wearing it was sleeping with a bright sphere floating beside her.
“Charlotte…”
Just like I had always seen her, the girl was asleep.
And I raised my hand high and smacked her on the head.
Thud!
Ah, I might have hit her harder than I intended.
“Ugh!!”
Only then did the brown-haired girl look at me, clutching her head.
“Hello? Hehe.”
“W-who are you?”
“I’m here because I need your help.”
“Huh? W-what’s going on all of a sudden?”
Ah, this feeling also reminds me of the original sensation.
It’s like meeting a veteran in a broken game as a newbie, a fresh feeling.
Feeling a wave of exhilaration wash over my entire body after a long time, I uttered a sentence to persuade her.
“Are you Hana or Charlotte?”
“I-I am, but…”
“I am interested in your magic. Especially the recording magic.”
“Huh…?”
And then her body froze, as if time had stopped.
Slowly, the spark in Charlotte’s eyes began to gaze at me.
“Is… is that really true?”
“Some might say it’s inefficient, but I really like your magic.”
“Oh… ohh!!”
Her sparkling eyes were overwhelming, but I continued to hold her gaze.
Basically, Charlotte has social anxiety, so she cannot easily talk to or become friendly with others.
Because of this, many players feel frustrated, and despite her outstanding appearance, she often acts as if she has eaten a block of sweet potato in various choices and is discarded.
There are only about two cases in which a smooth conversation occurs.
The current task she has as a librarian and the unique magic she developed on her own.
In these two fields, I can have a smooth conversation with her.
However, I also don’t particularly enjoy talking to others, so it was relatable.
Originally, those who are passive begin to open up when they feel a sense of affinity about something they know.
“Well… don’t you think that the Parteo Ea Polylogia theory is really not that great?”
“It’s true!”
Despite that, I still had no basic knowledge of magic, so I just went along with what Charlotte was saying and continued the conversation for a while.
“Really, it’s amazing how recording magic is, but there are so many people who don’t know this… But, where did you see it… I don’t recall showing it to anyone…”
“That’s…”
This is the turning point.
Charlotte doesn’t suspect me.
She is merely asking out of pure curiosity.
If I answer strangely about this, it will become difficult to raise her favorability from then on.
However, boasting to be the only Charlotte strategist in the Dreaming World, I had memorized a response in my mind beforehand.
“I saw it posted on the Hydri Offense document!”
I don’t know what the Hydri Offense document is.
I only remember the content because it was a choice I pressed hundreds or thousands of times.
“You really saw that…?!”
Charlotte was purely amazed by my answer, her eyes sparkling.
“Oh, by the way, since I haven’t actually seen it, could you show it to me?”
“Of course! It’s small here so I can’t do it too large…”
Seemingly delighted by my response, the girl pulled out a drawing tool to sketch on the walls or floor and began drawing complex characters and circles one by one.
It resembled the magic circles we often see in anime or cartoons.
However, unlike the projections of light in the sky or what the professor had drawn with magic before, the girl was manually drawing each detail painstakingly.
I knew she had the brainpower to verbally or mentally calculate the magic circle in an instant, but the reason she still chose to draw it by hand was simple.
“Because it’s cool.”
In simpler terms, Charlotte is a true idealist.
The patterns of the magic circle spread across the floor and sky.
She is stubborn not to cast spells immediately even though she could, simply because she thinks it’s beautiful.
“Ta-da! I’m done drawing!!”
And finally, a small glowing sphere popped out and flew around from the completed magic circle.
“Isn’t it… cool?”
Despite the time and effort invested, the result was pitifully minor.
While others can summon lightning to burn buildings in less than a second, the girl took two full minutes to summon a glowing sphere that only helps with reading books.
This is the reason why she remains disregarded and unknown among other wizards, despite being a genius.
She could currently be a candidate for the leader of the tower, but one could say the world is still unprepared to accept her.
However.
“Yes, it’s wonderful!”
I really liked that aspect of her.
