Chapter 89
A teleportation magic circle suddenly took shape inside an empty corridor .
The next second, two figures appeared from the magic circle .
The first one was a woman that seemed in her thirties, with blood-red eyes and long black hair that fell until her waist .
The second one was a young man younger than twenty, with scarlet hair and deep red eyes . He was looking at the woman with a helpless expression, after all, the woman had grabbed his hand and teleported the two of them here without telling him in advance .
The two people were, of course, the headmistress and I .
Once we appeared in the corridor, the headmistress put on an excited expression and walked forward while pulling my hand .
I shook my head helplessly . Well, I'm also curious about what she wants to show me .
"Headmistress, where is it?" I asked while looking around curiously . I could see that we were in a kind of underground structure . The walls were made of square mithril blocks, that if I'm not wrong, were enchanted with disruption magic . The structure was lit up with magic stones located every few meters and emitting dim light . It gave this place a mysterious feeling .
"We call this place, 'The Maze' . It's the most closely guarded secret of the institute, only known to a few people each generation . Not even the emperor knows about it . "
"Huh? Then, is it alright showing it to me?" I asked .
"Don't worry, there is a reason for it . Come with me, I'll introduce you to someone . "
I suppressed my curiosity and followed behind the headmistress . Meanwhile, I canceled the spell that turned my hair and eyes red .
The headmistress looked at me for a moment before giving a sigh . "… Such an exquisite spell . Where you learned it?"
"From a book . " I lied without changing my expression . "More than a magic spell though, it's a magic trick, not enough to enter in the headmistress's eyes . "
The headmistress looked at me with eyes full of suspicion, but when she saw I was not going to explain, she snorted and moved her gaze away .
"… Stingy . " She whispered in an almost inaudible voice . I think it's better if I pretend that I did not hear anything .
After walking for a few minutes, the mithril corridor ended and in front of us appeared a giant wooden door, also enchanted with multiple protective spells .
A complicate magic circle appeared on the headmistress' right hand . It then flashed with a bright white light and entered inside the door .
One second later, the door opened .
Inside, a giant library-like room appeared .
"Welcome to the Secret Library . The place where all the knowledge the academy has accumulated during hundreds of years had been collected . " The headmistress said with elegance and pride .
I could not help but whistle in surprise . The number of books inside this place could be counted in the tens of thousands .
"Magic, martial arts, skill, spells, records, and researches . This library has everything . I assure you that this is the biggest library in the entire world . "
"Very impressive . "
"Right? You are very fortunate . Currently, only three people have the right to enter here, you are the fourth . Now follow me to meet someone . Also, remember to show him due respect . "
I nodded . Soon, we reached a smaller room that seemed like the bedroom of someone .
There, an old man was seated while holding a book on his hands .
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