魔導書に関する全て
おれは図書館の中に戻った。
外はおれの魔法で雪が降ってるけど、中は何も変わらない。
数万の
まるで漫喫みたいだ。
外の雪が止むまで、ちょっとマンガを読んでいこうと思った。
一番近い本棚の前に立って、背表紙をざっと眺める。
結構わくわくした。ほとんどの魔導書がまだ読んだことのないものだったから。
読んだことのない中から一冊抜き取って、さて読もうとしたその時。
「初めて見る顔ですねえ」
「うん?」
声がしたので、横をむいた。
そこに一人の老人がいた。
質素な服を着て、ホウキとちりとりをもってる。
清掃の人なのかな。
おれはいつも通り、子供モードで返事をした。
「はじめまして、ルシオ・マルティンと言います」
「おお、ではあなた様がこの図書館の館長になるというルシオ様」
「はい、おじいさんは?」
「エイブと呼んで下され」
おれは抜き取った魔導書をちらっと見て、図書館の中をくるっと見回した。
「どうしたのですかな」
「あのね、どこで読もうかな、って思ったの」
「どこで?」
「うん、なんかソファーとか、椅子とかあればいいなあって。そこに座ってじっくり魔導書をよみたいなって」
いうと、何故かエイブさんはものすごく驚いた。
しわくちゃの顔で目を見開かせて、おれを凝視した。
なんかおれ、変な事言ったか?
「どうしたのエイブさん?」
「館長さんは面白い事を考えますな」
「そうなの? だって、図書館なんだし、座って読む場所がほしいじゃない?」
「普通の図書館ならそうでしょうな。しかしここは魔導書を収蔵している魔導図書館、一冊読むのに数ヶ月から数年かかる魔導書ばかり、椅子やソファーなどあってもいみはありませんぞ」
「あっ......」
そういえばそうだった。
おれは普通に読めてるからつい忘れがちだけど、この世界の人間はマンガをほとんど読めないのだ。
エイブさんの言うとおり、普通は一冊読むのに数ヶ月とか、ヘタしたら数年とかかかる。たしかにそれだとこの図書館に椅子とかは意味ないな。
「そっか......ねえ、ぼくが自分で椅子を持ち込むのは大丈夫なのかな」
「ルシオ様は館長様ですし、そのくらいのことは」
「良かった。それじゃあいい椅子かソファーを見つけないとね、こんなにいっぱいの魔導書を全部読むのだから、その間に座る椅子はちゃんとしたものじゃないとね」
「全てをお読みになるおつもりか」
エイブさんはまだ驚いた。
「うん! せっかくあるんだし、読まないと。ワクワクするよね、こんなにいっぱいある魔導書を好きに読んでいいなんて」
「ルシオ様は勉強好きなのですな」
おれは苦笑いした。
「そう思いますぞ。今まで見てきた者達は全員、魔導書を読むことを苦行と感じていましたぞ」
苦行か。まあ読めないものを無理矢理読むんだから、苦行になるのか。
ああでも、漫喫にある全部のマンガを読破するって考えたらちょっぴり苦行なのかも。
それでも頑張って読むけどな。
「ルシオ様のような方ははじめてですぞ」
「わたしは魔導書を読めませんが、影ながらルシオ様の事を応援していますぞ」
お礼を言った。
エイブさんからは何となく、実家の屋敷にいるおじいさんのような感じを受けた。
目を細めて、孫を可愛がるおじいさんとまるで同じ感じだ。
おれ、じじいキラーなのかな。悪い気はしない。
そんな事を考えながら次のマンガを読もうとしたとき、図書館の扉が乱暴に開かれた。
開けたのは立派な格好をした中年の男。その人は深刻そうな顔をしていたけど、こっちを見て明らかにほっとした。
と言ったのは横にいるエイブさんだった。何がまずいんだ?
中年男は息を切らせながら、つかつかと近づいてきた。
そしておれの横、エイブさんの前に立って。
「探しましたぞ陛下」
「陛下!?」
盛大にビックリしたおれはエイブさんをみた。エイブさんはやれやれと、困った顔でため息を吐いた。
直後、雰囲気が変わる。
親しみやすい掃除のおじいさんの雰囲気から、荘厳なオーラを出す貴人の雰囲気に。
姿は変わってないのに、まるで別人の様だ。
「陛下って......もしかして国王、なの?」
「うむ。余がサボイア国王、エイブラハム三世である」
マジで国王だったのか!
「正体を黙っていてすまない。ルビーから話は聞いていたが、そなたがどういう人間かこの目で実際にみたくてな」
「実際にあえて良かったぞ。ルビーが話した以上に素晴しい子だ」
「ありがとうございます」
かなりの勢いで褒められた、やっぱり相当気に入られたみたいだ。
そのエイブさん......国王は中年男の方をむく。
「ウーゴ」
「はっ」
「職人を集めよ、館内にこの子がゆっくりと魔導書を読める、くつろいで読めるスペースを作るのだ」
「それと、王家が持っている、魔導書に関する権限をすべてこの子に与える。勅書の草案を作ってくれ」
今度はおれを向いて、言ってきた。
「ルシオよ」
「なあに?」
「聞いての通りだ。この魔導図書館の全てをそなたに任せる。何から何までだ」
「新しい魔導書があったら買っていい?」
おじいさんに任されていたことを思い出して、それを聞いた。
「はっはっは。もちろんだ、どんどん収集するといい」
「わーい、ありがとう!」
子供モードでちょっと大げさだけど、これは純粋に嬉しい。
今あるだけじゃなくて、更に増えるのなら普通に嬉しい。
おれが喜ぶのをみて、国王は更に目を細めた。
やっぱり実家にいるおじいさんと感じが似てる。
「陛下」
ウーゴが真顔で国王に言った。
「魔導書に関する権限全てとなりますと、実行するために男爵以上の位が必要となりますが」
「なら男爵にすればよい」
..................。
えええええ?
それって、それってもしかして!?
国王は、ますます目を細めておれに微笑み掛けたのだった。
Chapter 27: Everything Concerning Grimoires
I returned inside the library.
Snow was falling outside with my magic, but nothing had changed inside.
A wonderful space where there are tens of thousands of mangas.
It was just like a manga cafe.
Until the snow outside stops, I should read manga for a while, I thought.
I stood in front of the nearest bookshelf, and glanced through their covers.
I was quite excited. Because almost all of the Grimoires are ones that I hadn't read before.
I took one that I had not read before, and the time when I was going to read it.
[You're a new face huh?] 
[Un?] 
I was called out, so I looked to my side.
There was one old man there.
Wearing normal clothes, he was holding a broom and a dustpan.
I wonder if he was a janitor.
As usual, I answered in child-mode.
[Nice to meet you, I am Lucio Martein] 
[Ohh, then you are that Lucio-sama, the new administrator of this library] 
[Yes, what about Ojii-san?] 
[Please call be Abe] 
I took a quick glance to the Grimoire that I took out, and looked around the library.
[What is the matter] 
[A-no-ne, where should I read this, I thought] 
[Where?] 
[Un, something like a sofa, or a chair would be nice, I thought. I thought I wanted to sit there and slowly read the Grimoire] 
When I said that, Abe-san was very surprised for some reason.
His eyes on his wrinkled face was widened, and was staring at me.
Did I, say something weird?
[Abe-san what's the matter?] 
[Administrator-san think of interesting things] 
[Is that so? It's a library right, wouldn't you want a place to have a seat and read?] 
[If it was a normal library, then that is true. But this is the Grimoire Library where Grimoires are stored, they are all Grimoires that would take from months to years to read, there's no meaning even if there are chairs and sofas] 
[Ah!......] 
When I think about it, that was right.
I almost forget since I was able to read normally, but the almost all of the people of this world cannot read manga.
As Abe-san had told, one book would normally take several months, some may take years. I guess that's true that with that, chairs aren't needed in this library.
[I see......ne?, do you think it's okay if I bring my own chair] 
[Lucio-sama is administrator-sama, so that much is] 
[Thank goodness. Then, I have to find a good chair and sofa huh, I'm going to read this much Grimoires, the chair that I'm going to sit on during that should be good] 
[Are you planning to read everything] 
Abe-san was still surprised.
[Un! There's this much of them, I have to read it. It's exciting right, to be able to read Grimoires this many as much as I want] 
[Lucio-sama likes studying huh] 
I laughed wryly.
[I think so. In everyone that I have met until now, they all felt as if reading Grimoires was mortification] 
Mortification, huh. Well, they're forcefully reading what they couldn't read, so maybe it's mortification.
But yeah, if I think of it as reading every manga in a manga cafe, it might be a little be mortifying.
But I'll still do my best and read it though.
[A person like Lucio-sama is the first time] 
[I cannot read Grimores, but I will support Lucio-sama from the shadows] 
I said thanks.
From Abe-san, I had the same feeling with Ojii-san on our family mansion.
Making a kind smile, it was almost just like the same with an Ojii-san who treats his grandchild kindly.
Maybe, I'm a Jijii-killer. I don't feel bad.
While thinking about that and tried to read the next manga, the library's door was opened widely.
A middle-aged man who was wearing a splendid attire opened it. That man was having a serious look, but when he looked here, he clearly was relieved.
Said Abe-san who was beside me. What is bad?
The middle-aged man, while catching his breath, sounded his footsteps while he approached.
And, he stood in front of Abe-san who was beside me.
[I was looking for you, your majesty] 
[Your majesty?!] 
I was very surprised and looked at Abe-san. Abe-san was like *YareYare*, and sighed with a troubled face.
And soon after, his air changed.
From the air of a very friendly janitor Ojii-san, to a noble's air that had a majestic aura.
His appearance hadn't changed, but it was as if he was a different person.
[Your majesty, he said......could you be, the King?] 
[Umu. I am the King of Savoya, Abraham the Third de aru] 
No way, is he's really the king!
[I am sorry for hiding my identity. I had heard from Ruby, but I wanted to actually see what kind of person you are with my eyes] 
[In reality, it's good that I met you. You are a more wonderful child than what Ruby had talked about] 
[Thank you very much] 
I was praised very much, it looks like he'd really had taken a like to me.
And that Abe-san......the King, looked towards the middle-aged man.
[Hugo] 
[Ha!] 
[Gather artisans, to make this child leisurely read Grimoires inside the library, make a space where he can read comfortably] 
[Also, I will grant all of the authority that the royal house have concerning with Grimoires to this child. Make the draft for the imperial rescript] 
This time, he looked towards me, and said.
[Lucio] 
[Na?ni?] 
[As you have heard. I will leave this whole Grimoire Library to you. Everything of it] 
[Can I buy new Grimoires?] 
I remembered what Ojii-san had asked of me, and asked.
[Hahaha. Of course, collect all as you want] 
[Waaai, thank you!] 
It was a little exaggerating in the child-mode, but I was simply happy.
Not only what is here, I was happy that they would increase.
Looking at me being joyful, the King made a kind smile.
As I've thought, it was the same feeling with Ojii-san that was in our family home.
[Your majesty] 
Hugo said to the King with a serious face.
[If it would be all authorities concerning Grimoires, a Baron rank is needed at least] 
[Then make him a Baron] 
.....................
Ehhhhhhhh?
That is, could that be?!
The King, deepened his smile and made a pleasant smile towards me.
Manga wo Yomeru Ore ga Sekai Saikyou ~Yometachi to Sugosu Ki mama na Seikatsu~
マンガを読めるおれが世界最強～嫁達と過ごす気ままな生活
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