"Bob looked at Catherine and said, ‘You must not fall in love with me.’ No way! Catherine... what is this awful writing!"

Trismegistus blurted out an insult.

The target of it was one of the books the Founding King had left behind.

"Tori-chan, you can deal with things like that later."

Heaven’s Library of the Omniversal Archive was not just a name.

From the past to the present, it contained the contents of all widely known books.

Among the books in the Founding King's private quarters, it had already incorporated magic-related texts that had been compiled independently.

Naturally, things like diaries were no exception.

Because this overly convenient ability existed, Li did not actually need the physical books.

However, since the Founding King had offered them, she judged that it would be better if she personally managed them.

That said, for the time being she would simply store them in the Jewel Dimensional Vault.

While thinking about that, Li looked at the desk placed deeper inside the room.

It was an ordinary wooden desk.

However, something about it felt slightly strange.

"Tori-chan, is there something about that desk?"

"Please wait a moment."

Trismegistus floated through the air as it drifted around the desk.

"My master, this desk has a mechanism applied to it. It is difficult to see, but it is the sealing technique of Earl de Lake."

"I see," Li nodded largely.

"Li, may I ask something?"

It was the Chancellor.

"What exactly is Earl de Lake's sealing technique?"

"Earl de Lake was a sage who was active during the late Magitech Empire. That person developed a sealing technique based on an original formula. It seems the Founding King applied that formula for the seal. It is difficult to control but its sturdiness speaks for itself. In addition concealment has also been used so His Majesty the Founding King appears to have possessed considerable skill."

"Li, could that perhaps be the Sage of Dawn?"

This time it was the King.

Among the sages active during the late Magitech Empire era, the Sage of Dawn was the most famous.

There were several others as well but their real names were not widely known.

Their epithets had spread far more widely.

"That is the name most commonly known."

"Wait a moment. I have never heard that the Sage of Dawn had an original formula."

"Eh?" Li let out a slightly deflated sound.

Where had she learned about the Sage of Dawn?

She traced her memory.

"It was written in a book my grandmother lent me."

"My elder sister! ...Do not tell me it was from the forbidden archive."

The King raised his voice.

Since it sounded like an ominous phrase had just appeared, Li smiled and tried to brush it off.

"Who knows? Grandmother lent it to me without saying anything."

"She truly did not say anything? Li."

Li lost to the King's unusually intense gaze.

"I think... she said that I would be fine."

The King let out a large sigh and placed a hand on his forehead.

An awkward atmosphere filled the room.

Amid that atmosphere, Trismegistus's deep voice echoed.

"My master, may I release the seal?"

Trismegistus carefully confirmed it.

After causing a spectacular disaster once before, it had learned its lesson.

"Please go ahead."

"Understood."

The jewel of Trismegistus shone.

Then a geometric magic circle appeared glowing on top of the desk.

The next moment, a wooden box about one meter square appeared.

"Judging from this mana reaction, it is a magical tool."

Hearing those words, Li's excitement rose.

She had been very interested in magical tools created by the Founding King.

She approached and placed her hand on the top of the wooden box.

There had been a magical seal, but for Li it was a trivial matter.

Inside were several magical tools.

Li picked up one of them and carefully examined it.