Once the creaking of the door finally ceased, I opened my eyes to find myself back in the Library.
"Haaaah... Thank God..."
Immediately, I let out a deep sigh of relief, collapsing on the floor where I had appeared.
"Enki! It looks like I didn't even need to bring you back that time, the Antagonist did it for us!"
For the first time in a long while, I got to hear the Librarian's energetic voice in person, hopping atop her desk's stool as per usual, and at that moment, I realised I really had made it back.
"Ahh... I thought something was a little off. That means we managed to save some World Stability, right?"
"Certainly! Would you like to see the rewards right away?"
Pausing for a moment at her question, I shook my head.
"No... I'd like to, but I should make sure everything's good back home first. Right, what time is it..."