My name is Levi, and I work in anime.

"Someone has checked into the VIP room today. Who is it that makes you so nervous?"

Before the battle began, the boy immediately noticed Spriggan's obsequious and precarious demeanor, as if he were trying to curry favor with the people in the box. A white-haired woman stood by the window and even made eye contact with him.

Spriggan was already the patriarch of a large clan in the entire Fairy Kingdom, so the only one who could make him so fearful was probably that lord.

"I almost forgot, Queen Morgan the Fairy is coming here in disguise today. You'd better be careful and not cause any trouble." As if he had just remembered, Spriggan emphasized, "Fairies hate humans. If Her Majesty discovers your identity, you'll probably die a horrible death."

As expected, this answer was not unexpected for Li Wei.

"In short, be careful, and don't reveal your identity if necessary." Spriggan repeated himself before turning and leaving, closing the door behind him.

The Fairy Queen Morgan—this name appeared very frequently when Levi was reading books about the fairy kingdom; almost all the legends were related to her.

It is said that more than two thousand years ago, she launched the "Winter War," conquered the four major clans with her own strength, unified the fairy kingdom, and was crowned queen.

However, almost no book records Morgan's deeds before the "Winter War," as if it had been deliberately cut out, leaving his identity a mystery.

"I wonder what kind of person the Queen of the Fairy Kingdom is. Even the white-haired female official standing by her side is an outstanding person."

The boy closed the book, a hint of anticipation creeping into his heart.

Chapter 5: People will do anything for money (Bonus chapter for Seven Summoning Talismans Emerging from Water, Ellie)

After dinner, the food cart was pushed outside and a bell was rung. Immediately, a servant rushed over from a distance, carrying the boy's luggage while pushing the food cart away.

To avoid revealing his human identity, Spriggan ordered that no servants be allowed near his room, a decision that Levy wholeheartedly agreed with.

The Fairy Kingdom has a wealth of novel knowledge and magic for me to study. Many plants in this kingdom have unique medicinal properties. If I continue my research, I might be able to help overcome many troublesome and strange diseases.

Li Wei examined his body more than once and was absolutely certain that this body was his own and that there was no possibility of his soul being transported into someone else's body.

But if it's the same situation as previous transmigrators, does that mean there are two bodies of the same person existing in two different worlds at the same time?

The boy thought about it for a long time but still couldn't figure it out, so he simply gave up thinking about it and decided to go out for a walk and get some fresh air.

……

"It's Mr. Li Wei!"

As the boy left the room, other staff members occasionally gasped in surprise and showed expressions of awe.

In terms of status, Li Wei did not hold any superior position, but Spriggan had once ordered him to be given extremely high authority. Therefore, despite not holding any official position himself, the members of the Earth Clan along the way were all more apprehensive than the last.

It is the instinct of all living things to worship the strong.

"Mr. Li Wei, could you please sign your autograph?"

Those who say such things are the typical fans, the kind who wave towels in the arena and shout that it was worth the ticket price.

Of course, it's fine to write it in a notebook, or on your clothes, but writing it on your body is a little bit... well, writing it on [beep] is out of the question.

Li Wei has neither a lack of magic power nor worldly desires, so he does not intend to engage in any deep or superficial conversation.

This greatly disappointed the maids who wanted to take care of him.

Because there were so many people like that and it was too much trouble, Li Wei simply cast a spell on himself to make himself less noticeable, so that he could finally calm down and take a walk smoothly.

The Spregan Arena is enormous and offers a full range of services including dining, bathing, entertainment, and relaxation, making it hard not to think of the decadent nobles of ancient Rome.

So, the boy spent more than half an hour wandering around aimlessly, discovering that the security measures today were much higher than before. In addition to the usual guards, there were also many heavily armored knights wearing green heavy armor, horse-shaped helmets, and carrying halberds.

Come to think of it, after all, the legendary Queen Morgan is staying here. If an assassin were to come and kill her, Spriggan would probably be chopped into mincemeat.

Then, Li Wei stopped in front of the animal enclosure in the backyard.

This is where Spriggan raises magical beasts.

After all, it was built to resemble the ancient Roman Colosseum, so in addition to battles between fairies, fights between fairies and monsters, and between monsters themselves, are also essential to satisfy the bloodthirsty cravings of the audience.

He had been here more than once before, but today was different.

There seemed to be an unfamiliar aura in the park, and the monsters there were stronger than any I had ever seen before.

Inside the zoo, Spriggan's servants were nervously unloading the cages containing the monsters from the vehicles, afraid of the slightest mishap, and didn't even dare to breathe loudly.

What's in here?

Li Wei's voice came from behind. The servants, who were highly focused, seemed to be stimulated by something and were so frightened that they lost their grip and almost dropped the cage to the ground.

Fortunately, the boy reacted quickly and lifted the cage, preventing an accident.

“It’s Mr. Li Wei. When did you arrive? We’ve all noticed you.”

"It's nothing, you guys were just too focused." At this point, the boy finally began to understand how Kato usually felt.

Then, the boy repeated his question: "What's in here?"

I picked it up in my hand; it was quite heavy. It had a similar aura to a fairy, but it was also completely different.

It's like the opposite of a fairy.

"This one……"

"I might end up fighting this thing someday, I'll find out sooner or later." The boy coaxed, "Besides, didn't Spriggan say that we have to listen to me when he's not around?"

"...Yes, Mr. Levy, these boxes contain Morse." The servant's answer was slightly unexpected, yet reasonable.

Morse is one of the calamities that has existed in the fairy kingdom of Britain since the time of creation. Fairies who have lost their purpose and glory and thus become "meaningless" will become Morse, making them the natural enemy of fairies.

Once this thing appears, it must be eliminated immediately.

Spriggan, in his pursuit of thrills, actually sent Morgan to the arena to fight as a monster and gladiator; that takes a lot of guts.

Was it to fill the emptiness left by the audience after he left?

Just then, a scream came from the surrounding area.

"what's the situation?"

Li Wei looked in the direction of the sound and was shocked to find that the seal on one of the cages had loosened, and Morgan, who had been sleeping inside, suddenly woke up and broke free of the cage!

The surrounding fairies were so frightened that they scattered like birds and beasts. In the blink of an eye, only Li Wei and the white-haired female official they had seen during the day remained.

When did she arrive?!

At the same time the boy discovered her, Morse, who had just emerged from his cocoon, also discovered her. The calamity, clearly not interested in the human Livy, went straight to attack the female official.

The other party seemed not to have reacted, its eyes fixed on the calamity, but its body remained motionless.

"Get out of the way!"

【charge】

Without a second thought, Li Wei stomped on the ground, unleashing tremendous force, and in a flash, he appeared before Morse, delivering a [Water Flow Rock Shattering Fist] that shattered the small calamity into pieces.

Fortunately, Spree himself wasn't entirely sure of what was going on, and what he brought wasn't some massive calamity. Otherwise, if Morgan found out, he would be in deep trouble.

Thinking of this, Li Wei turned to look at the white-haired female official beside him and found that she was still motionless, just looking at him with some curiosity.

It wasn't until they were so close that the boy realized her face bore a striking resemblance to Ryougi, Arcueid, and the "Guinevere" from the textbook.

One has to admit that the Creator truly favored this face.

"Um, are you alright?" the boy asked with concern.

"..."

After a moment of silence, the other person asked with some curiosity, "You don't recognize me?"

“Of course I know you. Aren’t you a lady-in-waiting or lady-in-waiting to Queen Morgan?” Levi said confidently.

Upon hearing this, the other person's expression suddenly became very interesting.

Chapter 6 Vivian, the Literary Girl

"What, did I say something wrong?" The boy keenly noticed the change in the other person's expression and began to reflect on the problem.

To be honest, it's not necessarily true that I assume the other person is a female official. She could be a general or someone with another profession. My assumption that she's a female official is purely subconscious.

Just like Jia Yuanchun in "Dream of the Red Chamber", she was a female official serving the Empress. Later, she was favored by the Emperor and became a concubine.

The servants of royalty and nobility are lower-class nobles, the servants of lower-class nobles are middle-class, and the servants of middle-class are ordinary people. This kind of thing is still common even in modern Japanese academies for the nobility.

For example, when Li Wei's junior high school classmate, Mizuho Kaburagi, disguised herself as a girl and infiltrated St. Yang Girls' Academy, apart from one who came from an orphanage, the other girls who served him were almost all young ladies from various prominent families.

As for why Mizuho went to a girls' college, that's something she absolutely refused to tell Li Wei.

“No, that’s right, I am a lady-in-waiting to His Majesty Morgan.”

The white-haired man who was rescued suddenly became cheerful, as if he had discovered something very interesting: "Thank you for helping me just now, otherwise something terrible might have happened."

"I'm glad you're alright." The young man nodded, then asked, "My name is Li Wei, and I'm a gladiator here. May I ask your name, madam?"

"My name... I'm Vivian."

After a moment's hesitation, the witch named Vivian gave her name.

The moment the name was uttered, it was as if a switch had been flipped; the female official, whose demeanor had been somewhat cold just moments before, suddenly became lively in the eyes.

It was as if the self I was just now and the self I am now were different personalities, similar to the state of Yin and Yang.

"..."

"..."

After confirming that the other party was alright, the atmosphere at the scene became inexplicably awkward.

The crisis is far from over. Spriggan secretly acquiring Morse is one thing if done privately, and it wouldn't cause a major problem. But now that the Queen's officials have seen it, they'd be in deep trouble.

Although Spriggan is a shrewd strategist, we should still try to save him if we can.

“Um… Morse here is…” Levi tried to cover it up.

"It's alright, I'll just pretend I didn't see it and won't tell Her Majesty. Anyway, it didn't cause any harm, did it?"

Vivian was surprisingly easy to talk to: "However, if this happens again, it could bring a deep disaster to the entire Earth Clan."

"There won't be a next time!"

If this happens again, Levi will break Spriggan's legs!

"Norwich is very lively. Vivian, is this your first time here? You can explore it more." The young man did not intend to stay any longer and prepared to take his leave.

"Mr. Li Wei, where are you headed?"

"As for me... I'd probably go to the library. I go there when I have nothing to do."

"The library?" Vivian looked at him with a strange expression. "Mr. Levi likes to read?"

“Yeah, who would have thought? A gladiator’s favorite thing to do is read.” Levi shrugged. “If it happens to be raining while he’s reading, that would be even better.”

"You like rain!?"

"Of course, my favorite thing is rain."

Lao Tzu said, "The highest good is like water." Confucius also said, "The benevolent find joy in mountains, the wise find joy in water"—though not in the way "Mr. Merlin" interpreted it. He always felt pleasure listening to the rain while reading.

“That’s settled then.” Vivian smiled gently. “Let’s go to the library and read some books, Mr. Levi.”

"Now?"

"Yes."

"Let's go then."

So, the boy and girl, who looked like a perfect match, walked one after the other toward the library in the distance.

It wasn't too late, but because Her Majesty the Queen was staying nearby, there were very few pedestrians on the street, making the two of them inexplicably conspicuous.

A gentle evening breeze swept by, swirling petals that brushed against Li Wei and Vivian as they shared their reading experiences. The scene was so picturesque that it made one want to take a picture to commemorate the moment.

The boy never imagined that in this strange world, there would be others like him who loved reading and also loved rain.

When you travel with like-minded people, even the longest journey becomes short. So what usually seems like a long distance can be reached without you even realizing it.

To his surprise, even this rare spot in the library was guarded by heavily armored royal guards, meaning his plans to read today were doomed.

“It’s alright, Mr. Levi.” Vivian tugged at the boy’s sleeve. “They are all good people, so we can just go in.”

What does it mean that they are good people and therefore don't need to be controlled? What does being closely monitored have to do with whether they are good people or not?

The literary-minded girl seemed to sense the boy's doubts, so she ignored the guards at the gate, opened the door directly, and invited Li Wei in.

So it really works! Then what is the purpose of this guard?