Author's note

Hi everyone reading this fiction, I sincerely apologise for the unexpected long hiatus. Otherworlds will now release new chapters once every two weeks. I know it is unfair as my chapters are always so short. However, I hope that you will understand and once again, thank you for reading my story. Without further ado, here is the new chapter.

Chapter 9- The Great Search - Hikaru

“Yawns…...” I was super tired after burning the midnight oil to read these books. It was ironic that I was yawning while my real body was still sleeping in the gaming pod. When I exit the game, I will feel as if I had woken up from a dream. I can now game while sleeping! Ah...The best invention ever known to gamers!

However, whatever went on in the gaming world will still remain in my memory. Although my body is rested, my mind is not. Despite the mental exhaustion caused from reading for the entire night, it was all worth it. The amount of INT gained from reading these books was good, but what took the cake was the secret information hidden in these books including very useful tips. I really striked lottery with this idea.

Did you know that I found a book about the various different classes in Otherworlds? I gained a valuable clue about how I am going to achieve my goal of becoming a knight. ...Shhhhhh...I am not going to tell you about it now. It will all be revealed soon. Fuufuufuu...

Through this night of reading, I have gained sufficient amount of INT for me to learn mid level to high level water spells and healing spells. However, I was not satisfied with just this much. I want to learn an S rank spell as quick as possible. Although as for how I am going to find such a spell, I am still working on that. Normal shops only sell at best elementary to mid rank spell books. Certain player shops might sell high level spell books but these are super rare. Spell books disappear as soon as a player learns the spell, which makes common spell books expensive and the special and high levels ones cost a bomb. Thus, the only way for me to get those high level spell books is through special quests.

Previously, I read various books on magic: how to cast spells quickly, how to learn spells, and the best way to utilise them. Thus, learning and mastering spells will be much easier, but obtaining a high level spell book will still be very difficult. The books about spells have luckily gave me a hint on how to get the books through the special quest in this very library.

There is a portal hidden in this library! A portal to the world of wisdom, Sapientia. There is bound to have some really high level spell books there. However, the portal only appears during a particular time of the day and a key is needed to open the portal. As for where to find the key, I am clueless about that.

But first things first, I need to read more books to gain enough INT to learn those insanely high level spells. However, I have almost ran out of books in my race’s language. Wow, I read so many books in just one night. Good job, Hikaru! Good job! Now, I am one step closer to becoming the ideal brother to Ruka. “Fuufuufu..” I laughed silently to myself, the master plan for Ruka to look up to me is now set into motion.

Hmmm...Let’s see...What book should I read next? Elves beautiful but deadly or This novel called > about some hero? Although I dread it, I picked the book on elves, cause it sounds more useful than the fairy tale. I ploup down on the chair nearby and started to read the book. The library was deafeningly silent. My foot steps and every action echoed around the library. I can even hear me own breathing and my heartbeat loud and clear. It was a bit too quiet to read.

After 15 minutes…...

I have finally completed this book. It was exceptionally boring! There was nothing new in this book that I did not know from reading Otherworld’s website about the different races. You may wonder why did I not just flip through the book to gain INT, instead of painstakingly reading every word of this boring book. I had tried that previously with another boring book. I quickly flipped through the page not reading a single word besides the title and I did not get any INT. I waited like an idiot, staring in space for the message saying intelligence increase by 2 to appear in front of me. When I read a portion of the book skipping a few pages here and there, I gained 1 INT only. Thus, I learned the hard way that I can only gain a maximum of 2 INT for every new book I read. If I flip through, or read any part of that book already, I cannot gain anymore INT. Why? Eight INT wasted just like that! I could have learned a high rank basic spell with that amount of INT!

Learning spells uses INT, thus the more powerful the spell is, the more INT is used. In order for me to learn a wide range of spells, I would need at least 5000 INT.

One more book left to go. Don’t give up, Hikaru! I open the cover of the book and I saw this silky green bookmark embedded in the pages of this fake book!

“NOOOOooooo!!! My 2 INT!” I sobbed aloud, earning a death glare from the elderly NPC librarian.

“Eh..Haha..Sorrrrry~” I apologised to the Head librarian nervously.

I picked up the green bookmark and admired the golden pattern on the bookmark. It was a very beautiful and elegant bookmark, the kind my “elegant” mum would use. I flipped the bookmark over and the character two was written in gold.

You have discovered a hidden item

Quest: The search for the 4 legendary bookmarksDescriptionThere are 4 legendary bookmarks hidden in every library in the main cities. They are the key to another dimension. Find them and continue on your journey for knowledge.Difficulty levelEQuest requirementsRead more than 10 books

Found 1 of the 4 bookmarksRewardsKey to portal to Sapientia (the world of wisdom)

Do you accept the quest?

“Yes!” I said gleefully. Today was a day of great harvest!

You have accepted the quest.

I looked at the bookmark in joy. What is 2 INT compared to the key to the world of wisdom? Now where is the other 3 bookmarks? The library is too big for me to search book by book. I will never find it. I stared at the bookmark and decided to identify it to perhaps get a hint on where the other 3 bookmarks might be.

“Identify!” I said quietly, as with all the excitement going on here, the NPC has been giving me a not so nice look…

Legendary Bookmark of WisdomDescriptionA beautiful bookmark owned by one of the wisest people in Sapientia. Used as a bookmark and also as a link to their world.RarityLegendaryDurabilityInfinite

Well, I guess that idea was a bust. The bookmarks are definitely not in the elves section. Hmmm…. What about the other sections?

I walked over to the human section and picked up a book. I can’t seem to read the title. The words were in some sort of code. Wait a minute… This book’s cover looks exactly like the book cover of the book I read an hour ago. I went back to the Elves section and took out that very same book. I compared the two of them, the exact same picture of a cartoon sword on the cover! Thus, this code means: beginner's guide to swords.

You have gained a new skill

“What???...Eh...Show skill!”

Skill nameTranslationSkill RankBeginnerSkill Level1Skill Experience2.0%DescriptionThis skill was born to the inquisitive who wanted to read not only books in their own language, but books from other language.EffectAllows you to read books in the human language.

I grinned in realisation of my new discovery. I will be able to gain more INT by reading books from other sections. I quickly went over to the orc and ghoul section to find the exact same book and decipher the code. Like I predicted I have gained the skill to read both orc and ghoul language.

The books in all the different sections were all the same. An idea struck me once again! Is the bookmark hidden in the same book in the different sections?

I combed the shelves for the book about the hero, however It was no where to be found in any of the other areas. Strange… Where could the other 3 bookmarks be? There is got to be a clue somewhere in this fake book. I stared at the book intently looking for anything that might be a lead to finding the next bookmark. Okay, that was not one of my best ideas…

The book was just the container of the bookmark. There was nothing distinctive that could have been a clue. I took out the green bookmark and wonder what the other 3 might look like. The same color with this unique golden pattern on it? Wait a minute… This is not a pattern but a symbol! How blind can I be! It is the exact same symbol on the spine of the book!

So now I just need to find this symbol to find the other three remaining bookmarks. A piece of cake, right?

Three hour later…

“WHERE ARE THOSE BOOKMARKS?!!!” I exclaimed in frustration, earning yet another death glare from the elven librarian. I searched all the books and shelves in the library, flipping through every page and reading all those books to not waste away those INT. I searched high and low for the symbol to no avail. I want to pull my hair out and shout out my annoyance.

I went to reading area to take a seat, as I was just extremely drained after searching for hours. Just where is that symbol? I stared into space looking at the entire library. Hai...This E rank quest is so difficult.

“Thmm! Thmm!Thmm!”

Hmmm? What’s that sound?

“THMM! THMM! THMM!”

“ANI! WAKE UP!” Ruka shouted.

Oh no! I’m going to be late for the student council meeting. Ahh.. but it’s nice to be woken up by my brother.

“HIKARU!!! GET UP!!” Ruka shouted in annoyance.

“Log out!’ I quickly said.

Back to the real world…

As soon as I logged out, I was greeted by an angry-looking Ruka.

“Ani! Hurry up! You are going to be late for your meeting.” Ruka said while frowning. He was irritated at Hikaru for gaming straight for 8 hours, forgetting about his morning practise with Uncle Tatsuya and his student council duties.

“Yes.Yes…” I replied lazily as I got out of the gaming pod. I dragged myself to the bathroom to get ready for school. I wish I can skip school today...However, it is not very becoming of me as the student council president.

“ANI! Hurry up! I’m going to my club practice first! Bye!” Ruka shouted from the first floor, as he left the house. The front door slammed shut with a bamm.

Ruka is so cruel! How could he leave me behind? I quickly threw on my uniform, grabbed my stuff and ran after Ruka.

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