After lunch, I returned to strolling.
However, since I couldn't think of a place I should see, after I took a rough tour of the school building I turned around, I went back to the library.
I hunted for more documents related to the Metastasis Event.
But, to begin with, I have not really ever used the thing called a library until now.
Just searching for the documents, I had used up a considerable amount of time.
The librarian hands me a book list to look over.
One book had the word [Metastasis] in its title, so I chose that book.
Also, I found a book from the Sea Race I sought out.
All of it took about a few hours.
Moreover, the book I got is not a detailed account with regards to teleportation, and has a great deal of difficult words and technical terms.
It's written in a language I don't even know....
If I don't read this book carefully, I will lose out on the majority of information.
[For the time being, if I'm going to be doing a proper research, I would like to at least have a notebook.]
Reading, learning, and memorizing all have their limitation
After realizing this, I get permission to keep the book for now, and I left.
It had already become evening outside.
All the students who were done being taught their lessons began to head back towards the dorms.
There are a few who also seem to be heading to the library.
I braved the oncoming flow of students, and went towards the canteen.
The canteen, it is in the vicinity of this school building.
Rather than a canteen, it felt like a corner drug store.
When I went inside, there were several students merrily shopping.
When looking about, roughly, there were magic textbooks, magic stones, robes, wooden swords, training wands, and etc. placed out for sale.
Even daily necessities like bags, shoes, and soap were also placed out for sale.
Again, even food such as dried meat and smoked meat, and bottles of drinks such as sake or drinking water were placed out for sale.
In short, it gave the feeling of having had just about everything one needed.
I make a proper purchase of a bunch of paper (held together by a cord), ink, and pen, and then I headed back.
In the first place, I wasn't shooting to buy these many things in coming to school.
Honestly, what was I coming to do here anyway?
Of course, it was to treat my illness.
I still have no clue where to begin treating this matter.
After I finished making my purchases, and went outside, the surroundings were dark.
While something like a streetlight was non-existent, the normal road was dimly lit, so it could be walked without an issue.
Even though winter is over, there is still a bit of remaining snow on the road.
While watching my step, I hurried along the road to the dormitory.
There is no one around the surroundings.
Though I can hear some clamoring in the distance, I got the sense that I had strayed off into a place where people don't normally go.
In the case of the schoolhouse in front of me, it's the women's dormitory. While it's near the men's dormitory as well, the road that leads to the men's dormitory happens to cross in front of the woman's dormitory as well.
Without thinking deeply about it, I just press on walking.
And then...
[Mm?]
Suddenly, something dropped from above.
It was white.
However, it was not snow.
I caught it by reflex.
[Oou]
When I expanded it, it was a pure white cloth.
It had a little decoration, but was not too showy, giving off the impression that it was neat and clean.
The traditionally respected name was "Panties".
Someone may have possibly been trying to dry them in the shade.
I thought that if I looked up, I had the feeling I might be able to see the owner of this missing item.
However, because it is dark, I cannot make out a face.
But, I saw a form...
[...Ee~to, Did someone lose something important?]
[Kyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa! Underwear Thief!]
Eh?
A schoolgirl's yell.
It wasn't from above.
I heard it from behind.
Turning around flustered, I was being pointed at, while a figure was shrieking.