Chapter 11: The First Step Toward a Dream (Part 1)
A year had passed since Shirone joined House Ozent.
He was now sixteen, and over seven thousand books had left the Grand Library.
Temuran marveled at his astonishing pace, but Shirone had expected this.
As categorized books decreased, efficiency naturally accelerated.
Constant velocity was a theoretical concept—in reality, all events were influenced by acceleration.
Thus, even a slow start could lead to faster-than-expected results if one persevered.
Of his original goal—eight hundred and fifty history books—only two hundred remained.
Averaging over three books a day, the backbone of his dreamt-of knowledge would be complete in months.
Beyond that, he had experienced swordsmanship and understood fear’s essence.
His Spirit Zone’s durability had skyrocketed as a result.
His first year had been fruitful.