Passerby Villain In A Wizard World

Chapter 134 Let's Steal Some Books

"Oh, sorry, you can read it afterward anyway, right?"

Aurora showed a silly smile after recognizing her gaffe.

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In any case, this was a book that should be readable multiple times from the look of it. Why was she acting like Ian was sacrificing his chances to allow her to read through it?

'Am I becoming delusional?'

Aurora admonished herself for her unconscious selfishness, not realizing she had started to analyze many things inside her mind, unlike before when she was straightforward.

"Not really."

However, Ian didn't agree with her words, causing her to stop her thoughts.

And just when Ian voiced his words, the book in Lyra's hand, which she was reading with gusto, suddenly dissolved rapidly and entered her mind in just a moment, surprising both Lyra and Aurora.

"Wow!"

Lyra felt all the contents of the "Ocean's Embrace" she had just skimmed through being poured into her mind, quickly reducing the pain of memorizing them.

Now, she was sure she could start switching to this method immediately since she basically knew all the intricacies of it.

"When you choose a book, it also chooses you. So, one book can only be read by one person."

Ian added after seeing them so surprised. In fact, in his opinion, it should be given after such a grand display of the library.

After showing such a magical display, if the person had to read the granted meditation method word by word, wouldn't it appear stingy? As for book choosing a person, he just made it up.

"Read it fast. This Grimoire Library won't last long."

Ian urged Aurora, who stood dumbfounded after seeing that Ian had indeed given his chance to her.

"But what about you?"

She asked again, this time feeling conflicted as she herself didn't know why he was doing this. No matter what, it didn't make sense for Ian to sacrifice such a good opportunity for someone he had just met, right?

"Don't think too much. I don't need this method; I have my own."

Ian could understand what she was thinking, but he really didn't need that dark meditation method as he had no intention of switching his own.

"Yeah, he doesn't like this."

Lyra smiled at Aurora as she knew something about Ian's extraordinariness from her Soulseal Bond.

She always had that submissive feeling whenever she was near Ian, and she knew it wasn't because of the bond they had. So, when she asked Ian, he told her it might be because of the meditation method he was practicing.

"Then... thank you! I will definitely repay you in the future."

Aurora thanked Ian and promised him seriously.

"Are you sure? You already owe me one condition though."

Ian smirked at Aurora while looking at her body up and down maliciously. However, Aurora didn't care and nodded at him with utmost seriousness.

"Yeah, I will definitely repay you in the future."

She didn't know if she could, but she had already decided that she would repay him no matter what.

"Okay, okay. No need to fret over these details. Just read it fast lest you waste this opportunity."

Ian waved his hand as he didn't take this meditation book seriously anyway. He was just joking, as he didn't think Aurora had anything to repay him with.

'Although, I don't mind her repaying that way though.'

Ian thought with a smile when he saw Aurora opening the black book and reading each word carefully, looking quite serene. He noticed she had that calming temperament around her.

Seeing her taking it so seriously, Ian shook his head. Although the meditation method she was reading was related to the Dark Meditation method, it wasn't demonic.

From the name "Shadowsong" on the cover, he already knew it must be related to shadow and the like, needing affinity with the darkness element. So, Aurora couldn't practice it even after memorizing it.

However, it was better to have some idea about what the method was so that she could at least learn the gist of it.

As he had said before, meditation was essentially about establishing an anchor point in the mind and converting mana into mental power. The reason specific element-related meditation methods were used was to make this process easier.

His anchor point was a cocoon of unknown origin, and he still didn't know what function it had. So, there was no way he was going to use another meditation method.

"Hey, Ian. How about we grab some books from here? They are so stingy, only giving some basic meditation methods. There weren't even any spells to learn."

Lyra was already near him when she complained to Ian in a low voice. After seeing that the magical barrier didn't seem to be that strong with her mental power, she couldn't help but want to grab some.

Maybe she would get some impressive spells.

"Pah!"

"Ouch!"

"What are you hitting me for?"

Lyra asked after Ian slapped her butt strongly. She was just suggesting—why did he slap her for no reason?

"Idiot, what did Ron say about this tower before we entered? It is a mythical artifact for god's sake, and you want me to steal some books?"

Ian rolled his eyes at Lyra. Why did it feel like she was becoming dumber by the moment? Not to mention, whether he could break the magical barrier was debatable. Even if he could, could he really steal anything from this place?

Although he hadn't seen any entity here, there had to be some mechanism or even a spirit guarding this place. Otherwise, would it really be their turn to steal?

"It is just the first floor..."

Lyra was about to argue when she flinched, seeing Ian lift his hand again, and quickly stopped talking.

"You mean bastard, after you saw Aurora, you have become more and more domineering. Wait until my sister returns; I will show you then."

Lyra pouted in dissatisfaction and complained in a low voice. She directly assigned his action to Aurora, making Ian speechless.

'Can't you just say you're jealous?'

Ian thought but still didn't ignore her dissatisfaction. After all, he didn't want his backyard to be lit on fire.

"Hey, Lyra, I just remembered, I have something to give you."