Fear of the unknown washes over Yuto as he doesn't know where this staircase to the abyss might ever end, this place looks like a different realm compared to the reality he lives in.
'I can't back down now, the knowledge I always wanted is right under me just waiting for me to indulge in its information'
This was a huge case for Yuto, his inner scholar had awakened and he didn't want to hide it anymore since comparing school and this library are completely different things altogether, this knowledge is the mysterious and utmost secret compared to what the average school teaches you around here.
*thud* *thud*
Yuto driven by his desire for knowledge starts going down the stairs to find out what he wants to know but before going down all the way he realised it's too dark so goes to his room and takes his flashlight which was a gift from the director when he just transferred to the orphanage, Yuto used to be afraid of the darkness and wouldn't ever sleep without a light. The fear of darkness nearly broken by desire shows how much excitement he contains.
'Alright checklist time, What do I want to learn about first hm... The outside world before all the shadows came might be a fun thing to start with, I wonder how people lived back then, Director told me they used to have way more advanced technology and they all had things like uh which were called "planes'' which travel all over the world'
Lost in self-thought and theory of how people lived back then before the arrival of the shadows, Yuto descends down the stairs slowly but carefully not to die from this experience until finally he makes it to the bottom of the staircase, There is a very cold atmosphere in the library and it seemed fairly small judging from the length and and width but the height was enormous has it stretched back to the surface level it seems like.
'Surely there is a light in here somewhere'
Luckily enough there was a light in the library which Yuto flipped on to reveal the scale of the library and the possible amount of books inside being endless, this wasn't a library like the director explained this was more of an archive developed over a century to hide the truth of mankind.
The place was at least arranged in genre and seems not disorganised at all since the only people who would be going in here are the people who arranged it and the director who has visited the place a couple of times.
'Outside world, the world 20 years ago, nature outside, the map of the world and many other books seem to be around titled this but where do I start, I need a life about humans back then not all this rubbish about animals or creatures, I want to know what it is we are missing out on while stuck behind these walls'
Yuto opens the book called "the world 20 Years Ago" hoping it will solve his problem of having too many choice
"Chapter 1 (introduction)
The 21st century, A time when humans evolved past the ecosystem and are taking into the skies past the earth's atmosphere, we all live in a time of technology and innovation to help us become more efficient and more knowledgeable, In this will be highlighting the many achievements throughout the decades and centuries of what we have humans have accomplished"
Yuto smiles as this will give him a nice understanding of what was possible back then
"Chapter 2 (Infrastructure)
Throughout the past we have made plenty of different infrastructure to accomplish what goals we want but today you will find out the most notable ones which have become iconic or innovative to the entire world.
{image of the Great Wall of china}
Yuto looked at this in shock as the image showed a huge wall crossing what seemed an endless amount of terrain showing its value and historical significance that was used by the Chinese, It was truly a remarkable sight for Yuto to see this as not only might he and director be the only people to know what historical structure is, but to also get an image of it would fetch a very high price in the market, upwards to even a couple days worth of rations.
'Where is China, that's pretty close right?'
He doesn't know where China is or what country he is in. To begin with, the concept of borders and countries has become non-existent in this world as there aren't enough people to enforce let alone sustain such a mass population within borders.
*thud*
'Who's that? did I mess up already, no way the journey just began I can't get out of this place already'
The man walks down and sees Yuto standing while looking at a book, the man takes off his hat and walks in with his cane, Yuto's heart is pounding beyond the normal rate around possibly even 120 bpm but then the heart rate plummets down when he sees the man to be the director.
"Well Yuto, are you enjoying that book you have there?"
"Yes Sir I am"
"Let me see it"
He hands over the book to the director who examines the picture of the Great Wall and the history behind it, after a minute he looks back at Yuto telling even more exciting news.
"This is one of the great seven new wonders of the world, The country of China doesn't exist and so with the six other wonders which are most likely not to be existent anymore, there were also the original seven ancient wonders of the world like the pyramids of Giza in Egypt which were basically huge three cones"
Yuto is amazed by this knowledge and lets it sink in to ask a question
"How do I visit them?"
"You can't visit them at this point, getting out of the camp is one part but covering such a huge distance without the tools like planes which I told you about would take months or even a year depending on how many obstacles you encounter"
Yuto looks discouraged slightly but the persistence in his guys can't be taken away no matter what
"Do you wish to escape the camp Yuto?"