章 59: To Your Own Devices

"... I knew that you said we need to go to the library but... to think that you'd request access to the Royal Archives instead."

Marcus spoke to break the deafening silence that made him hear their footsteps louder than the echoes of the almost unseen walls.

In a large and tall space, there were massive shelves that were filled with countless books. Each shelf had an index of numbers, and each followed a category based on its number.

Maximilian and Marcus had been walking for more than a minute, looking at a paper that had the number of the index he had requested from the librarian that was at the inside entrance of the library.

On the paper, the following number were written; 333, 264, and 270.

[Maximilian]: "Of course. Didn't I tell you that earlier before? If we're going to collect information and knowledge, we might as well get it from the top brass."

[Marcus]: "But... to think that they'd comply with your request...?"