Chapter 089 89
"Library Rules"
The library is the territory of bookworms. No one can break the rules of bookworms here, not even the queen.
1. Talking is prohibited in the library.
2. The window seat cannot be occupied by only one person, but cannot be occupied by more than three people at most; the seat not near the window can only be occupied by one person.
3. People who enter the library must read at least one book completely before leaving the library. If you stay in the library for a morning/afternoon, you must read two books completely. If you stay in the library for a whole day, you need to read three books completely.
4. No matter how many books you take, you must put all the books back to their original positions on the bookshelf before leaving.
5. People who enter the library will receive a pen, a bottle of ink, and a notebook; the above items will not be recycled when leaving the library.
6. The bookshelf areas that can be read every day will be announced in the rules - the open area today is the white bookshelf. 』
Ritsuka Fujimaru arrived at the door of the library and was staring at the parchment code at the door in a daze, but suddenly he noticed Kirshtalia who was sitting in the middle of the bookshelf not near the window. The blonde magician turned a page of the book in her hand and looked up at Ritsuka Fujimaru who was still standing at the door hesitatingly.
Ritsuka Fujimaru walked into the library and took an item that could be taken away as specified in the rules from the empty service desk. Then he inadvertently passed by Kirschtalia. On the way to the white bookshelf area to get a book, he saw clearly what Kirschtalia wrote in the notebook - "Archer is acting alone. 』
Fujimaru Ritsuka nodded, and without changing his expression, he placed his feather pen, ink bottle and notebook on the table in front of Kirshtalia. The former captain of Group A smiled helplessly, collected the items given to him by his juniors, stood up from his seat, and began to look for a suitable seat by the window for them to exchange information.
——First of all, you should choose a book that you can finish reading in a short time.
But for some reason, there are no titles on the spines of all the books in this library. Even the thickness of each book is almost the same, and there is no difference in the color of the covers... Ritsuka Fujimaru looked at the white bookshelf in front of him and deeply realized the difficulty of the fourth rule of the "Library Rules".
——But there is a solution.
——If you take the book at the edge, you just need to remember which shelf and which layer you took it from.
Ritsuka Fujimaru pulled out the first book on the far right of the third shelf of the white bookshelf in front of him, turned around and walked towards the table where Kirshtalia was standing - Kirshtalia had already found a suitable seat, but the second rule of the "Library Rules" still made him choose to wait for Ritsuka Fujimaru to sit down together.
Kirshtalia quickly wrote down a reminder to Fujimaru Ritsuka in her notebook with a quill pen - "I don't know if the Library Rules have any restrictions on Servants, but to be on the safe side, it would be better to ask Saber to get a book as well - remember to bring a pen, ink and a notebook. Also, I know Saber will definitely be by your side. 』
—Kirshtalia-senpai…
Fujimaru Ritsuka sat down opposite Kirshtalia and looked at him helplessly, but decisively asked Charlemagne to remove his spiritization and follow the rules in the "Library Rules". Then he opened the book he had brought and dragged over the notebook where Kirshtalia had written the reminder to continue the conversation.
"In addition to the two parchments that have been made public in the banquet hall, I have also confirmed a copy of the Bell Ringer's Code of Conduct for the bell tower. According to the contents of that code, we know that the bells ring at six in the morning and six in the evening every day; ringing at other times means an accident has occurred. But there must be other rules restricting the time at night between the two bells* - the "Round Table Rules" we have come across so far obviously only restrict daytime hours. 』
During the endless years of drifting in the sea of stars, even though they were actually asleep most of the time, they did not fall into a deep sleep when they first left the planet - in fact, in order to develop the magic of "hibernation" or "sleeping beauty" to ensure that everyone's soul would not be worn away by the long years, Chaldea had a long period of time to be sober and fully promote magic research before awakening this time.
After that, everyone fell into a deep sleep.
Anyway, during that period before they fell into slumber, the members who officially belonged to Chaldea's staff were busy with research - so the new A group, which belonged to the Master Group "Qualified for Soul Transfer", could only pass the time on their own, and by the way, they learned from Kirshtalia the split thinking that allows them to divide their attention and handle different things at the same time.
Kirshtalia glanced at what Fujimaru Ritsuka wrote, flipping the pages with one hand and continuing with the previous content on the notebook with the other hand - "According to Ruler's words, it is estimated that He will appear once more at six o'clock tonight. Ruler is certain that this battle will take more than one day to end. Moreover, fighting is prohibited on the first day, so we will definitely have to spend the night here...』
“So the nighttime restrictions should be posted in places like the guest rooms?” "Ritsuka Fujimaru tilted his head, putting aside the speculation about the night rules, and also ignored Charlemagne who had returned to her side. "But then again, based on the known contents of the rules, I think that in order to get the Holy Grail, it will take either "Alice" or a "Queen". 』
Kirshtalia: "What do you mean? 』
“Although there is no support from the control room this time, I think I can confirm that the Holy Grail does not exist here, at least for now. "Ritsuka Fujimaru touched his chin and dipped the tip of the feather pen into the ink bottle. "That is to say, there is a high probability that the Holy Grail will appear here only after absorbing enough souls, just like in a normal Holy Grail War. 』
"The Bell Ringer's Rules, Rule 6 - Ring the bell once if a new queen is born. "The 810 Laws of the Queen of Hearts", Article 809 - Anyone who spans the entire chessboard can be crowned as the queen. "Ritsuka Fujimaru paused, then continued writing fluently, "And we all know Alice's story. 』
"Also, there is a piece of information I got. In the world of the Crimson Camp, the battles between Rozen Maidens are called Alice Games, and the doll that defeats the other six Rozen Maidens will become the real Alice, the "Perfect Girl". "Ritsuka Fujimaru looked out the window without stopping to write. "And Ruler told us that new areas will be opened to us in the future. 』
"You suspect that there is a giant chessboard for "Pawn Promotion" in the unopened area. "Kirshtalia wrote confidently in his notebook, he was almost at the end of the book in his hand, "Considering that we still have a lot of unexplored areas, even if this Holy Grail War is mixed with elements of Alice's game, I think it is better to be more cautious when speculating on the conditions for victory. 』
Fujimaru Ritsuka: "But you can't deny my speculation. 』
Kirshtalia: "Of course. It is better to say that this speculation is the most likely scenario at the moment. But you still have to be careful. 』
Fujimaru Ritsuka: "So this is where our speculation on the singularity ends...?" Let's determine some basic information next? 』
Kirshtalia: "Okay, which camp do you want to start with? 』
Fujimaru Ritsuka: "Let's check everyone's situation first. 』
『In the previous self-introductions, except for Akagi Hinako, the others probably didn’t reveal much information. "Kirshtalia closed the book she had just finished reading and thought about what happened in the banquet hall before. "However, no one would have thought that Yu Meiren was that "Yu Meiren". 』
“My opinion is that you should not underestimate the imagination of the storyteller. "Ritsuka Fujimaru raised his hand and nodded his head helplessly, "And once someone dares to think in this direction... they will know the real name of the Berserker of the White Camp - although I don't think non-magician guys can find any weaknesses after knowing his real name. 』
“After all, it’s not something as obvious as an Achilles’ heel. 』
"Well, from the perspective of pure compatibility or planning... our Servants this time are all beyond our expectations. "Kirshtalia thought for a moment and looked at Charlemagne who was sitting next to Fujimaru Ritsuka, "However, considering the situation in Chaldea, it cannot be said that their compatibility is very bad, it can only be said that there is a cause and effect - but as Servants of the Holy Grail War, they are enough to win. 』
"If this is a normal Holy Grail War, I think Saber alone would be enough. "Ritsuka Fujimaru glanced at Charlemagne, "Although he is not at the Grand Title, or the crushing level of King Gilgamesh and King Solomon - but whether it is the imaginary Charlemagne or the historical Karl, they are both capable of defeating most of the Servants. 』
"really. 'Kirshtalia nodded in agreement, thinking of her own Servant, 'Archer is the kind of guy who, as a Servant, is actually a kind of weakening of himself - By the way, since the first eighteen groups left the maze in groups of three at a time, did you get any information from those two groups? 』
"Ah, so there are also three groups of three in front?" Fujimaru Ritsuka widened his eyes and raised his eyebrows, "Hmm... Then Kirshtalia-senpai, you don't know about Alice Games! ?"
"The two groups I met were very cautious..." Kirshtalia smiled weakly, thinking of the two groups she met in the Rose Labyrinth. "We didn't talk to each other at all along the way, and just left the labyrinth like that - after all, one group was Irene Adler and Knight Dion, and the other group was the fifth puppet group of the Red Camp."
"Don't be fooled by that guy's smiling face, that's fake."
"Of course I know." Fujimaru Ritsuka watched the sun outside the window gradually slide to the west, and thought of the Aimura Ranzu he met in the Rose Labyrinth before. "In fact, among the two groups I met, the leader of the Black Caster group was also this kind of person. He was obviously using his disguise to cover up something - but because it had little to do with the Holy Grail War, I didn't care when I exchanged information with them at the time."
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