The bishop is unfathomable.

The night was silent.

The empty room was already occupied by the homeowner, who was fast asleep.

Only three white books remained scattered on the desk, their signs of being read barely noticeable.

Beside the three white papers, a sleeping black cat slowly opened its eyes.

"……Meow?"

"Meow!"

"Meow meow meow?!"

"..."

Seemingly recalling its previous experience, the black cat, which had been somewhat agitated upon waking, quickly regained its composure, and then a very human-like look of distress appeared on its face.

It looked at the three books on the table, then at Li Wei, who was fast asleep and snoring on the bed, and at the stack of water and an opened can of sardines in front of it, and fell into deep thought.

It glanced out the window. Li Wei hadn't closed the window. There were roadside trees not far from the bed. It could jump up to them and then jump along the branches to other places to run away.

But soon a cold wind swept over, making the cat shiver.

After shivering and shaking its fur, the black cat chose to drink a few sips of water first, and then began to eat the canned sardines.

"Damn it, I never expected it to turn out like this."

"I cast the cat transformation spell myself, so why can't I undo it?"

"Even the injuries from the human form were brought over..."

"Luckily, I escaped, and those idiot inspectors definitely won't be able to catch me now that I'm in this state."

"Damn it, I didn't do it, why are you trying to pin it on me?"

Felicia ate her canned sardines while inwardly complaining, and pondered her next move.

"It's a little embarrassing, but it's definitely better to pretend to be a pitiful stray cat begging for shelter."

"The family's circumstances are such that they're willing to use medication to treat stray cats, so their economic conditions must not be bad."

"Although I feel a little sorry for this guy, I'll definitely run away once I find a way to undo the cat transformation spell."

"Hmm, judging from these three books, their status must be quite high, being able to obtain basic introductory books."

"If you learn it well, becoming a basic psychic shouldn't be a problem."

"Since it's a life-saving favor, we should repay it in some way."

"Hey, what's this? Touch it."

Seemingly influenced by her transformation into a cat, Felicia has clearly picked up some feline habits.

For example, if you see something placed on the edge, you might want to touch it and knock it off.

pat.

An inconspicuous little brooch fell from the table to the floor.

Felicia was startled at first, regretting her impulsive action. She then glanced back at the sleeping Li Wei to make sure he hadn't heard anything before carefully jumping to the ground to see what she had knocked over.

"Oh, it's a brooch. It's actually quite pretty."

"Hmm... there are words on it?"

"Noren, the librarian of the forbidden library?"

"Um?!"

……

The sun rose quickly.

When Li Wei woke up, the first thing he did was check his panel.

[Name: Levi Barclay]

Energy Level: 0

[Inherent Trait: Resilient Rationality (Your rationality is extremely resilient and you will not descend into madness)]

[Spell: None]

[Skills: Basic Ritual Magic Lv1 (23%), Basic Meditation Lv1 (15%). Note: Reading more related or advanced knowledge of the same type will increase level progress.]

There are currently no projects being analyzed.

"Meditation is considered a separate skill? I thought it would be included in ritual magic."

Li Wei was somewhat surprised, after all, he had read quite a few books last night, especially after reading the book on rituals and then on meditation, he immediately realized that the essence of meditation was a simple ritual.

But now they've actually been separated.

and……

"I guess I can't just add points directly after all, sigh..."

Li Wei was greatly disappointed, but when he thought that he would soon have an endless supply of books to read and that leveling up shouldn't be too difficult, he gradually relaxed.

Although a ritual was about to begin in the city that could send everyone to their deaths at any moment, Li Wei was still in a relatively good mood.

"Once this troublesome matter is resolved, I can relax in the library and level up in peace."

Li Wei comforted himself in this way, then got up, changed his clothes, washed up briefly, and prepared to go out.

Meow~~~

A slightly cloying meow rang out, and Li Wei subconsciously looked down to see the black cat he had rescued yesterday standing upright, its two front paws on his trouser legs, looking up at him.

Li Wei was somewhat surprised that the cat hadn't run away, especially since he had kept the window open the whole time.

He thought these stray cats would run away on their own once they recovered from their injuries and had enough to eat, but he never expected them to stay...

"Are you trying to freeload?"

Li Wei bent down, picked up the cat, and muttered to himself as he held it in front of him.

but……

This black cat is actually quite cute upon closer inspection. Although it's completely black, it can't hide its adorable charm.

In this city that's always gloomy and overcast, seeing these adorable creatures every day is quite therapeutic.

All I need to give is a little canned fish.

For his income, this is not a heavy burden at all.

"Although I've never kept any pets... I can still provide meals if you want to stay here."

"You can leave whenever you want."

After speaking to the cat, Li Wei put the black cat on the ground and then prepared to go to work.

But to his surprise, as soon as he put the cat on the ground, the cat nimbly climbed up his trouser leg and onto his shoulder, pawing at him.

"Meow! Meow meow meow! Meow!"

Li Wei tried countless times to remove the cat from his body, but all attempts ended in failure.

Finally, with the cat on the verge of being late, he had no choice but to give in and let it sit on his shoulder.

After changing into a coat and pinning the brooch that had been sent along with my job offer to my clothes, I went out the door.

Ten minutes later.

Curator Barris frowned as he looked at Levi holding a cat in his arms: "So, you've got a pet?"

Li Wei gave a helpless, bitter smile: "When I got home yesterday, I found it lying on the ground injured, so I did some first aid. It was like this when I was about to leave today."

After listening, Barris pondered for a moment, then chuckled, "Never mind, the library is still quite free."

"As long as you can guarantee that the cat won't run into public areas, stays quietly in your office, and you take it with you when you leave work, it'll be fine."

"After all, the restricted library administrator's work area is special and doesn't affect others."

Li Wei quickly returned the smile: "Thank you, Curator."

Having resolved the minor incident, Barris took out a small blue booklet, a tag, and a bunch of small items in a cloth bag from the drawer.

"Put them away. I've already explained it in the manual; it contains your specific job duties and points to note."

"The tag is an identification badge. It's best to carry it when moving around in the forbidden library area to avoid triggering some defensive and monitoring spells."

"The bag contained various small keys. There are many locks in the forbidden library, but we don't usually need to open or lock them. But it's better to be safe than sorry."

"Put these things away carefully. I'll take you to your office. You can contact me using the office phone if you need anything."