Chapter 89: A little taste of adventure in the heart of a demon castle
After putting back the book that I had been unconsciously clutching to all this time back onto the bookshelf, I followed Eruha deeper into the library. I was confused at first, because I thought we’d be going out—but why were we going further in instead?
"Since you’ve handled Caba well, I’m going to reward you, Young Master," Eruha said with a smile as he led me to one of the rooms in the back.
It looked like another room intended for discussion too, but with the typical school library setting; a large table with a dozen chairs around it. The vibe felt more solemn and scholarly, with cabinets containing stacks of blank papers and notebooks, as well as stationaries available in one corner.
"Reward?" I asked with a mix of confusion and expectation. I thought my reward was to see Natha in the middle of his work.
He just winked and told me to follow him, even putting his finger on his lips, signaling me to quiet down. It gave a sense of suspense, even though there was no one in the library in the first place.
So I followed him toward one of the bookshelves, and suddenly hit with an epiphany. I grabbed his sleeve in reflex and asked with a pounding heart. "Is...is this the s-secret passage?"
Damn, I even stuttered.
"Oh, you’re quick, Young Master," he said. And then he told me to get closer, and pointed to a book with a green cover. It looked ordinary, just like any other book. "Here, remember this one," he said to me, and then pointed to the gap above the book. "Put your hand there, Young Master."
Still with a pounding heart, I slip my hand between the green book and the wooden roof of the shelf. I ran my fingers around the hard wood until finally, somewhere toward the back, I felt a little carving.
"Ah,"
"Send a little bit of mana there," Eruha instructed further, which I followed, letting put just a whiff of mana.