Suddenly, the librarian on the ninth floor hit the bell with his finger, the sound was so loud that Hayato sat back in silence with an annoyed look on his face.

"Not only are you irresponsible, you don't even know the rules," Nova grumbled.

"What about the bell?" asked Raff.

"The library staff rings it when someone is being noisy in the library, it's just a warning. If he continues to be noisy, they will forcibly remove him from the library building," Nova explained.

"Why is he even being nice to this ancient person? Am I not the main character? You should be part of my harem," thought Hayato, who remained bowed in silence.

"So which story do you want to know? I'll read it to you," Nova asked, looking at Raff.

"I don't know much about books, but I'm curious about a strong man who might be the equivalent of a Hero Rank adventurer in the past," Raff replied, trying to find the right words.

"Then come with me, we'll look for him," Nova said as she got up and went with Raff to the book display area.

"Nova really likes books. She's very happy when someone is interested in new knowledge, that's why she's upset with you for bringing Raff here but letting him go back," Elena explained as she continued to read the book.

"I see, thanks for explaining. At least now I know why she's mad at me," Hayato said.

"Yes," Elena replied briefly.

"Whatever I do always turns out to be wrong, it seems that I am destined to be a villain in this world," Hayato thought while sighing deeply.

Raff and Hayato spent some time in the library. Nova was happy to read some history books to Raff, but he didn't get any information about the Acedia era. The history of the Avaritia Era in the history books there had also been changed considerably, Hayato, who had read many history books, knew it immediately.

"Your teacher said there was good information here, but there is nothing," Raff grumbled.

"Maybe Professor just wanted to show how corrupt this kingdom has become, that they dared to alter history books and provide fake books for students to read," Hayato said as he followed Raff out of the library building.

"They even dared to write that Luminer was defeated by the royal family and nobles of the Ruttera Kingdom, when they were clearly defeated by two holy heroes and their disciples in the past," Hayato grumbled.

"Do you know the names of these two holy heroes?" asked Raff.

"No one knows them. Too many history books were destroyed in 800 Superbia, the remaining writings do not mention their names. But there are sources that say the descendants of one of the holy heroes are in this kingdom," Hayato explained as he walked after Raff.

"I don't want to think, we should just eat at the shop," Raff said as he walked excitedly toward the food stall area near the library building.

But Raff's attention was drawn to a mature woman walking gracefully from the opposite direction, smiling sweetly at Raff; she was none other than Lola.

"Huh? She smiled at me?" thought Hayato who was surprised to see Lola smiling.

Hayato immediately returned Lola's smile with his own. Meanwhile, Raff stopped his steps as Lola walked right in front of him as if to block them.

"Ouch! Don't stop suddenly," Hayato grumbled as his body bumped into Raff's because he was too focused on seeing Lola.

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"Ah, it's Hero Rank F," Lola greeted as she looked at Raff.

"You who gave me five gold coins the other day, do you still have anything to do with me?" asked Raff.

"Eh? They know each other?" thought Hayato with a face flushed with embarrassment.

"We just ran into each other, I just wanted to say hello. I saw your fight against the second year B student, the way you controlled your mana amazed me," Lola said with a sweet smile.

But Raff suddenly jumped back about six feet from where he had been standing, and Lola looked surprised at Raff's sudden reaction. Raff's gaze turned serious as he looked at Lola.

"Looks like you found your next target, Lola," Nia greeted as she approached Lola from behind.

"Professor?" thought Hayato when he saw Nia.

"I was just saying hello, Professor Nia," Lola replied.

"I hope so. As the person in charge of the second year Rank B class, I hope you don't hold a grudge against the first year Rank F students under my charge," Nia said with a smile.

"Of course not, I just wanted to congratulate Raff Lostfield on defeating Mace," Lola said as she walked back past Hayato and Raff. "Your reflexes are truly amazing, Mr. Hero," Lola praised as she passed Raff.

"It's just an assassin's instinct," Raff replied with a smile.

"She's annoying," Nia said after Lola left the hallway.

"What exactly happened? Why did you jump back?" asked Hayato as he looked at Raff.

"I just had a bad instinct about being around her earlier," Raff replied as he approached Hayato.

"You made the right decision, she's using some kind of love potion to dull the senses of those around her. Those who are affected by it are usually immediately captured by it, they will unconsciously do what she tells them within a certain period of time," Nia explained as she approached.

"It seems that the effect of such a weak potion doesn't have the slightest effect on a main character like me," Hayato said proudly.

"The effects take time to work, usually..." Nia didn't finish her sentence after seeing the change in Hayato's face.

Suddenly, Hayato ran off in the direction Lola had gone. Nia immediately sighed deeply and shook her head.

"Hey, where are you going?" Raff shouted.

"Let him go, he's been affected by the elixir Lola used. Later the effect will disappear on its own, let's just say it's the result of his own carelessness," Nia said.

"Is it not a problem? Doesn't this person named Lola have a purpose?" asked Raff worriedly.

"Leave him, he'll be fine. Lola wouldn't be interested in a weakling like him anyway, you know who her real target is," Nia replied with a smile.

"Me? What for?" said Raff with a shocked look on his face.

"She likes to collect sperm from strong people who have unique abilities or unique mana. The people she targets will never know what has happened to them, in the end they will act normally as if nothing has happened," Nia explained.

"What kind of woman is she?" said Raff with a shudder.

"Didn't you know that a lot of the history in the books in the library has been changed? Why do you think Elexia Academy continues to allow it? Even though they should know that it's a crime, they must also be upset about the different status of adventurers in the current era, why do you think the Guild still allows it?" asked Nia with a serious look on her face.

"Just tell me," Raff said.

"It's because all people of status in this kingdom are the same, some know but choose to take sides for their own benefit, some don't know and take sides just because they think they're right. The teachers at Elexia Academy are the same, they are dangerous people who only care about their own interests," Nia explained.

"I understand. This kind of situation is like the Acedia era, it's just a different way. I didn't expect it to be this bad," Raff said with a deep sigh.

"Yes. Since childhood, the children have been led down the wrong path, made to believe that the rulers of this kingdom are the most righteous and just. History is being changed to their advantage, the rest is only a matter of time before they control everything," Nia said.

"I don't really understand that kind of kingdom. But if a kingdom has been controlled by evil, then Xavier will easily control it, just like what happened in the Acedia era," Raff said as he raised his head.

"That's how it is. That's why, now that we still have a chance to prevent it, I hope that now that you understand the situation, you won't mind helping us save the people of this kingdom from destruction," Nia said with a smile.

"All right, but as you promised. Help me find Rex and the others, if I find them then he must have a better and faster way to solve everything. Because they are much smarter than me," Raff said.

"Of course. Now I've asked some of my acquaintances to gather the information, you just have to wait and do what you can," Nia said.

"Yes. Now what I'm going to do is eat, I can't rest until my stomach is full," Raff said as he continued his steps towards the food stall. Nia just smiled as she looked at Raff's back from behind.

"Oh yeah. You said all the teachers at this academy were dangerous people, now I understand why a freak like you can be a teacher here," Raff said as he turned to look at Nia.

"You don't have to turn around to say that to me!" Nia snapped as she picked up her shoes to throw at Raff.

But Raff just stuck out his tongue before running away from Nia.

"He's a pain in the ass," Nia grumbled as she put her shoes back on. "But he's also an interesting person," Nia murmured with a smile.

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