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The amount of information in the Imperial Library was tremendous.
The technology and related content are far inferior compared to us Elfriade.
Specifically, the knowledge is more than ten centuries old.
However, my older sister and younger sisters are engrossed in reading.
They read through the retrieved book at a tremendous speed and move on to the next book...
It's the popular entertainment books that are so captivating to my sisters.
They just read novels and history books in silence.
"Nee-san, I'm going to go get a drink. Do you want one too?"
"Yeah…"
Did she hear me?
"Nee-san, isn’t it a bit hot?"
"…Yeah"
"……"
"……"
"…Nee-san, are you sleeping now?"
"…Yeah"
No, she didn't hear me
I had no choice but to head alone to the cafe at the library entrance.
"Laurent?"
"Ha! Do you need something?"
No, I didn't call out to you because I had something to do.
Standing straight at the entrance of the library
Laurent was there, his hands clasped behind his waist, just blinking, so I called out to him.
"Maybe we've been keeping you waiting for a long time?"
"No problem! I want you to act freely without worrying about me!"
Laurent is a bit of a strange person.
"Welcome"
I order a drink at the cafe counter
I don't really understand the content, but I chose something that seemed sweet.
"Thank you very much."
I didn't pay
Because when I swiped the card given to me at the Imperial Castle, everything became free.
"Laurent"
"Ha!"
"I don’t really understand, but which one is better for Laurent?"
I got two drinks.
I give one of them to Laurent
"No, I!"
“I can’t even drink two.”
"...It can't be helped! Then, I'll have that brown drink!"
Laurent says he likes the brown drink.
I like the rich sweetness and bittersweet flavor.
"There are all kinds of things on the ground."
"Ha! We don't know about life in space, but is it really that different?"
It's different
There's nothing in space
All foods taste the same but have different smells.
Drinks are just flavored water
...It's a world where water, air, and living things originally didn't exist.
Everything exists here as a matter of course.
To be honest, I'm jealous
"Look, they look like that?"
I said as I point to the menu with a photo hanging above the cafe counter.
"Oatmeal?"
"Yes, the staple food in space is that which is thoroughly ground into powder and thoroughly squeezed out to make it look like mud or soil."
"Is that… delicious?"
Not at all
"I won't eat if I can live without it."
"Haha… Is it something like portable food?"
"I don't know what that is, but I think it's probably more delicious."
"Then I'll bring it to you later."
"You'll bring it?"
"Because the Edgeworth family is a military family, many new recruits are sent here for training every year. The training includes several days of survival, and as a last resort they are given portable rations."
"Isn’t survival easy if you have food?"
"If you use the provided items, you will lose points. To receive the highest rating, you must use local materials for food, fire-making, and health maintenance."
"A few days?"
"It’s 50 days."
It's not just a few days
"Ground training is scary"
"I don’t think there will be any problems with Ain-sama and the others."
"Really?"
"Yes, Ain-sama…"
Laurent's words stop mid-sentence.
I also immediately understood the reason.
Screams were heard outside the library.
"Laurent!"
"Due to an emergency, movement restrictions have been temporarily lifted."
My sisters didn't seem to notice.
So Laurent and I hurried out of the library.
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