Elf-like Life

Chapter 10, The Librarian of the Great Library

The Great Library

It can be said to be the largest library in the entire Pokémon world.

Upon entering the museum, the little dragon was deeply impressed by everything before him:

Antique cylindrical bookshelves filled the surrounding area, and sunlight streamed in through the large Gothic-style stained-glass window at the top, illuminating an antique bronze sculpture in the center of the first-floor hall.

The book sculpture clearly reads:

Reading is good, reading is enjoyable, and reading good books is even better.

As the name suggests, the Great Library is a place where elves do research, study, and read books.

Furthermore, at the entrance of the hall, there is a plaque for recording numbers, indicating the number of books added to the library that day.

16500 books added to the collection

4310 books were released from the collection.

The 2110th volume of the collection is currently being revised.

"Wow, so many books! More than 1 books were added to the warehouse today alone!"

The little dragon, visiting for the first time, was quite surprised.

This is actually the main reason why Pikachu wanted to bring Charmander to the Great Library in the first place.

The large library has enough information for the two little ones to look at all day. It would be even better if they could find information about the little dragon's origins. Even if they couldn't find it, they could still deduce something from the tens of thousands of books.

In short, this great library is like the world's largest book repository.

With a little time and effort, the mystery of Charmander's message in a bottle will surely be solved.

next moment,

The two little ones began to walk towards the collection entrance located at the end of the hall.

As the little dragon looked up at the countless cylindrical bookshelves around him, he casually remarked:

"It feels like there are so many books in the hall that you could never finish reading them all even if you spent a lifetime."

"And with so many books in this library, there must be many librarians in such a large space. How do they manage it every day?"

Pikachu: "Of course~"

"The bookshelves in the lobby are just the tip of the iceberg of the main library. You'll see when you enter the main building."

"The inside is over a hundred times bigger than the outside, and of course, it has a cute and capable librarian!"

One hundred times bigger?

Plus, a cute and capable librarian?

The little Charmander, who was somewhat looking forward to it, dared not even think about what the library would be like. In short, he had already experienced what it meant to live in a world where only Pokémon lived when he passed through Treasure Town today.

The little elves who opened shops one after another, the clown dragon selling general merchandise, the old principal Mr. Electric Dragon, and the librarian whom I have never met before.

In short, everything is about little elves!

It's only now that Charmander has gradually gotten used to it.

In this wondrous world, we can't judge things by conventional thinking. If all else fails, we might as well just consider all the little elves as humans!

[Soon, the main gate of the building]

"Click—click—"

The first sound was the clanging of two gears, followed by the slow opening of the two massive, cathedral-style main doors.

【!!!!!】

"This, this is!!!"

Almost at the same moment the two children pushed open the door, the long-lasting sound of bells echoed inside the building.

At this moment, the giant bell atop the castle is exactly at noon.

The solemn and sacred bells resounded throughout every corner of the Great Library.

Charmander and Pikachu are standing in the center of the castle's suspended staircase. The sunken bookshelves have 306,500 shelves, and the spiral bookshelves have 77,498,100 columns.

Compared to the bottomless staircase of the Great Library, any little elf is as insignificant as an ant.

The six Gothic stained-glass windows at the very top were half-closed, causing the hazy light that had been filtering in to gradually weaken, and in its place, the candlesticks on the millions of bookshelves were lit one by one.

One lamp, seven lamps, fourteen lamps...

The moment the glass windows closed completely, the entire library was like a silent starry night, with tens of millions of candlesticks lit one after another, the flickering candlelight highlighting the antique books and ink.

"Those candlelights are the spirits of candlelight!"

"swing--"

"swing----"

"Swing—" (Three bell tolls)

In the final instant, a white night elf slowly descended from the top of the castle, its deep eyes spotless, its two small, exquisite white ears perfectly shaped. With a gesture of prayer, it began to sing a beautiful song in mid-air:

"Azure Moon, Pilgrimage in Darkness"

"Crimson Night Shadows, Time Forever"

"The white night slumbers here—"

"Angelic Memories, Flowing Thoughts"

"A glimmer of hope, a song of inheritance"

"Let us pledge our vows in dreams—"

The prayer has ended.

The white night elf lightly touched the ground with her toes, as if some inexplicable mysterious superpower was gently lifting her up, and she made no sound at all.

She was the librarian of the great library—

Super Meow Meow.

"Little Charmander, are you alright? Little Charmander, please wake up!"

The little dragon was speechless, stunned. What had just happened was indescribable, as was the prayer song that could resonate with anyone.

He spoke slowly, his eyes glazed over:

"This song is like the swan song of the last fairy in the world!"

"In short, there was a strange feeling I couldn't quite describe, but I definitely felt it!"

The moment the words left her lips, Meowth's little bow tie fluttered slightly:

"What I just sang was the Elf's Blessing Song, the first movement of 'The Tower of Time: Prologue - Elf's Song,' a blessing song once sung by the last little elf in the world."

Those who can truly resonate with this are few and far between.

Pikachu was also immersed in the beautiful song:

"Your singing is just as beautiful as always today, amazing meow."

"If I read at night on weekdays, I can't even listen to it if I want to."

Um, are there conditions for triggering this plot?

Here's a quick encyclopedia entry about Pikachu:

The librarian of the large library is Super Meow Meow.

To be precise, they are two Meow Meows, also known as the White Night Elf and the Black Night Elf.

The castle bells ring precisely at noon (during the day) or midnight (at night).

The White Night and Black Night Super Meow Meow will sing fairy songs along with the bells to soothe the souls in each book. Of course, listening to the songs when you are tired of reading can also relieve fatigue and purify your mind.

It's daytime now, which means the creature standing in front of you is the Nighttime form of Psychic Meowth!

"So, you two are here to study?"

Charmander and Pikachu nodded, and Pikachu quickly nudged Charmander with its little paw:

"Little Charmander, tell her which book you want to look up, and she'll help you find it!"

Okay, okay!

"I want to look up historical records, specifically those from 11 years ago. The more detailed the better, as I want to know what major events happened 11 years ago."

After saying that, Meowth whispered:

"11 years ago..."

"This year is 2020 in the Elf Calendar. A cycle of sixty years is called a Jiazi. Eleven years ago was 2009, the year of Ji Chou..."

At the same time, Meowth naturally closed its eyes and continued to pose in prayer, but this time the prayer was no longer accompanied by singing. Instead, it emitted superpower waves in all directions, covering the entire Great Library.

This is!

Several books on the far shelf were moving!

Then came the drifting motion caused by supernatural energy fluctuations, followed by the opening and closing of the book's pages!!

Mega Meowth uses its telekinetic powers to read everything, and finally whispers:

"There are 136,158 ancient books related to 11 years ago. The thoughts emanating from your heart tell me..."

You want to read these five books.

In the final instant, the five ancient books floated in mid-air one after another, slowly drifting to the little fire dragon.

The Fairy Song is inspired by the classic Castlevania game series. Of course, the Gothic architecture and bookshelf corridors of the Grand Library are just as magnificent as the library in Castlevania. Because of the limitations of the brushstrokes and the unfolding of the scene, it feels really difficult. 8.2, the rainy season isn't over yet, it rained intermittently throughout the day. A perfectly good Sunday just kept raining non-stop. Please vote, add to your favorites, and give me a reward! By the way, why does the art style of the character illustrations look a bit strange?

(End of this chapter)