Blue Reverberation."
Angela listened to the name Roland said.
"This name is very similar to The Red Mist."
"That's right. Both of them are Fixers who have been assigned a color by the Hana Association; they are existences far more powerful than Grade 1 Fixers."
"I didn't expect to run into such a powerful Fixer so soon."
"There are quite a few lunatics among Fixers, but Blue Reverberation is arguably the cream of the crop."
"In that case, he must be very famous."
"Extremely famous. Even though he's become brain-damaged now, his strength remains unquestionable."
"So, shouldn't he be called 'Blue Brain-Damaged' instead?"
Hearing the nickname Ayou had come up with, Roland felt like laughing for some reason.
Ah, he really wanted to laugh.
Afterward, he gave Ayou a thumbs-up.
"That's a great name, very vivid and descriptive."
Then, Angela thought for a moment and said,
"Judging by his movements when he split the bullet, that is indeed the case. His strength is truly formidable, and judging by his behavior, he is indeed quite insane."
"That is the reason why most people are unwilling to use firearms. When facing true powerhouses, bullets are completely useless."
"In that case, up until now, I haven't seen a single guest use firearms. Why is that?"
"Of course, it's because it's expensive—fucking expensive. So the cost-effectiveness of firearms is very low. Although the firearms themselves aren't cheap, just like that blonde unlucky guy said, the price of these bullets is no joke."
Then Ayou recalled Stephen's behavior.
"I seem to have quite a strong impression of that guy; he was complaining constantly just a moment ago."
"Since bullets are so expensive, have you ever used firearms, Roland?"
Roland began to ponder.
"Well... I've touched them once or twice, but they were all products from ordinary Offices."
"And the taxes The Head levies on firearms are also absurd. Although the types of firearms vary, typically, the price of two magazines equals the price of the gun itself."
"Instead of hoarding ammunition in the Office, it's more cost-effective to provide augmentation surgeries or tattoo procedures for everyone in the Office."
"Furthermore, in terms of performance and efficiency, firearms are essentially unusable because some idiot Arbiter came up with a regulation that limits the maximum power of firearms."
"And now, only those Workshops that have obtained a firearm production license are qualified to manufacture guns. Obtaining such a permit is even more difficult."
Angela contemplated.
"Then what do you think is the purpose of doing this?"
"If you ask me, it's probably to prevent people from killing easily."
"Prevent what?"
Angela felt as if she had misheard.
But Roland clearly repeated it again.
"Killing easily."
"I didn't expect The City to have such concerns."
"Ah, it's not that The Head or The City considers human lives to be that important. It's more like a kind of ruffian philosophy that the process of killing shouldn't seem too boring. It seems to be something like that."
"Ridiculous. Even without using firearms, humans will still be lost easily."
"Roland, do you still remember The Ring you asked me about earlier?"
When Ayou brought up this concept, Roland recalled that terrifying dream again.
After shivering all over, he said to him:
"Uh, I remember. What about it?"
"Aren't The Ring just a bunch of lunatics? I heard from Pete or whoever that they like to turn people—no, not corpses, they turn dying people into pieces of art, all while keeping them from dying."
"Ew."
Angela also felt a wave of nausea when she heard this, but she didn't feel truly disgusted.
At the entrance of The Library, Stephen let out a long sigh.
"He shouldn't be able to chase us here."
Li Wei pondered.
"I always feel like someone is playing us in the palm of their hand."
Yushu also felt that seemed to be the case.
"That Blue Reverberation, he could practically see through everything."
"Regardless, it's fortunate that we can keep our little lives for now."
"That brain-damaged guy's thought process is truly unique. In the end, he didn't even forget his fountain pen."
"Is this The Library?"
Stephen, however, was saying:
"But we don't have much preparation left. Can I really make it out? Whether I die here or die at the hands of Blue Reverberation, the result is the same."
Yushu comforted Stephen beside him:
"Since there's a choice, it's better to die later than sooner."
Li Wei also thought that made a lot of sense.
"Anyway, everyone eventually dies; there's no difference between dying early or late."
Stephen suddenly stopped being nervous.
"Those words really speak to my heart."
With a snap of her fingers, Angela arrived at the entrance of the hall.
"Welcome, guests."
Seeing Angela being so polite, Stephen responded as well:
"He~llo~ I am Stephen, who is about to receive my lunchbox and become a part of your library's collection~"
Angela looked at the unlucky fellow Stephen and said:
"This guest seems a bit dispirited. Whether to obtain a book or become a book, that is entirely up to your own will, guest."
Stephen was still being sarcastic. He thanked her:
"Fine then~ Thank you for your comfort."
Li Wei and Yushu couldn't wait to enter the trial immediately.
Yushu rolled his eyes at Stephen and said:
"You've ruined the whole atmosphere."
However, Li Wei said to Angela:
"Please, don't mind him. We were a bit hasty when we came here. After we handle the matters here, we will take our leave."
"I can understand that every guest who sets foot here brings different needs and purposes."
"I have received even more unreasonable guests, some even drawing weapons at the door, but that was all in vain. So, please, guests, do not worry too much about your etiquette, though I would still prefer that you show some manners."
Stephen started again:
"Whether it's Blue Reverberation or this person in front of me, the feeling they give me is just weird. It would be better to die at the hands of Blue Reverberation; at least it would be quick and clean."
Yushu said impatiently:
"Chirp, chirp, chirp. You're not a parrot, let's just go in."
"What's the rush!"
"May you find the books you seek."
Ayou, Roland, Shan, and Walter were preparing to receive the people from the Full-Stop Office.
After both sides arrived on the field,
Ayou prepared to greet the other side.
"You guys~"
Before the word "hello" could be spoken,
a bullet struck Ayou's shoulder.
Stephen fired two shots at Ayou indiscriminately, and then Li Wei and Yushu were also preparing.
Then Ayou clutched his wound and complained:
"Hey, is it always this direct?"
However, before he could finish speaking,
another bullet flew over. Walter, who was behind him, moved in front of Ayou and used that huge sword to block the bullet for him.
Afterward, Roland was poised for action and said to Ayou beside him:
"They must be focusing on assassination. They are bound to launch a surprise attack right from the start."
While speaking, he was also dodging the bullets they fired.
However, the other two had good sensitivity to bullets, and Walter blocked them directly.
Roland looked at Ayou beside him—uh, he dodged, but it seemed he didn't dodge enough, as a few more bullet holes appeared on Ayou's body. He covered his face in silence.
"Forget it, I'd better block for him a little."
Afterward, Roland kept swinging his sword to deflect bullets while advancing forward.
When he arrived in front of them,
However, when Li Wei saw that Roland had pushed through their firepower and reached them, he put away his dual pistols and drew two blades instead.
Then, Roland quipped:
"Tsk, so you actually know how to fight in melee?"
Then Shan, who was behind, said to Roland:
"I'll handle him."
Then, Shan's decayed steel blade clashed with Li Wei's dual blades.
"Thanks."
Then Roland went to look at Stephen on the side.
"No, why are you coming for me!"
Stephen could only clutch his gun and run away.