"...At last, I've found it."
Longjing Tea took a deep breath and carefully removed an extremely heavy book from the shelf... "On Decrees".
It really was an extremely heavy book.
Because its cover was not made of paper nor of cowhide...
But of three-millimeter-thick steel.
From the side, the shiny spine of the book was engraved with ornate letters, reminding Longjing Tea of stainless steel soap imprinted with brand names.
To call it a book was almost a misnomer; it was more like a small chest that could be opened horizontally.
But he had gotten used to it.
This was his fifth day at Heath Tower of Black.
When he had first arrived at Black Tower, as a transfer student with no foundation, he didn't join the other students in class... At his age now, he didn't want to sit in a classroom with fourteen- or fifteen-year-olds.
So, after sitting in his room for a day, he received a library pass from Salvatore, granting him permission to study on his own.
