I sighed, "I'm not cut out for giving speeches, I forgot a part and then had to say it at the end."
"I hope nobody noticed," I sighed, a little worried about embarrassing myself.
"I even forgot to tell them that the spiritual particles in [the library of knowledge] are more abundant than in the outside world."
Leaving the auditorium, I saw a white corridor.
"What a shame, the library of knowledge looks more like [the nights] of the hollow world."
"And not a traditional wooden library."
"But it doesn't matter, this style is cooler."
Walking with calm steps, I arrived at the core of the library of knowledge.
At the end of the corridor, I saw a brown door made of mahogany wood.
As I turned the doorknob, the creaking of the wood transformed into a pleasant melody.
The light from the corridor was swallowed by the gloom of a room that stretched far beyond the walls.
For some reason, this part of the library of knowledge resembles the forbidden library from Re:Zero.
Looking up, I noticed that the seat where Beatrice always sits was empty.
"Ah, that's right, I told Beatrice to look for Nia, Nasa, and Shuuko."
Nia and the others were also in the auditorium.
Calmly, I walked towards a single-seater sofa.
"I just have to wait for them to arrive," I said aloud as I made myself comfortable.
"I haven't slept in two days," I thought tiredly, slowly closing my eyelids.
About 15 minutes later.
"Ichigo, Ichigo, wake up," I heard a voice trying to wake me.
I easily opened my eyelids.
'Being woken up when you're finally falling asleep is so uncomfortable,' I thought as I saw that the one waking me was Nasa.
"What's wrong, Nasa?" I asked, confused.
"Ichigo, you asked Beatrice to bring us to see you," Nasa said, taking a few steps back.
"Huh? That's right," I remembered, after all, I was a little confused from being sleepy. I rubbed my eyes and cleared my vision.
With better vision, I saw Shuuko and Nia sitting on a larger sofa.
In the past few days, Nia, Shuuko, and Nasa have recovered a lot.
The one who recovered the fastest of the three was Nasa.
He's a genius and has strong mental fortitude.
The next to recover was Nia.
She was very emotional during that time, but she calmed down considerably after I explained what was happening.
And Shuuko was the last to recover.
After these few days, Shuuko recovered yesterday morning.
When I saw her yesterday, she seemed quite normal, superficially.
"How are you guys doing these days?" I asked calmly.
"Everything's been fine lately," Nasa said, sitting down on the sofa in front of me next to Nia and Shuuko.
Nia and Shuuko nodded.
"I want to ask you something, have you awakened any special abilities?" I asked the kids.
Nia excitedly raised her hands.
"I awakened a special ability!"
"That's good, I'm very happy for you. Can you tell me what your special ability is?" I asked with a smile.
"Of course, Ichigo," Nia placed her hands parallel to each other.
A dark blue sphere with faint lightning around it appeared.
And with a slight burst, the sphere disappeared, and a book appeared floating with a somber elegance. The heavy-covered book [The Angel Raziel] opened before her. Golden crosses shone on its spine as the pages turned at a dizzying speed between Nia's hands.
"Raziel," Nia declared proudly.
Nasa and Shuuko were surprised to see the black book with golden decorations.
"That's incredible, Nia, how did you do it?" Shuuko's expression lit up with fascination.
"It's quite interesting and cool," Nasa said as he looked at Raziel floating between Nia's hands.
"It's quite unusual for a [device] to manifest as something other than a weapon," I said calmly. "I already suspected you would awaken Raziel, although in this world, Takamiya Mio doesn't exist, the other people do exist or will exist in the future."
"Isn't that great? I awakened him this morning, and I've only summoned him 5 times!" Nia's face lit up with joy and a touch of pride as she said this.
"That's incredible!" Nasa and Shuuko's admiration continued as they watched Nia showing off.
"And what does it do? What are the abilities of your [device] Raziel?" I asked Nia, curious to know if she already knew its abilities.
Nia's expression fell upon hearing my words.
"I still don't know what Raziel's ability is. I've tried, but no matter how many times I try, it doesn't work."
I stood up, placed my hand on her shoulder, and said,
"It's okay, Nia. You'll usually discover it over time."
"But as I said at the auditorium meeting, we don't have much time, so follow me."
"You two come along too."
I turned around and walked towards the front of the library with Nia, Nasa, and Shuuko following me.
Upon reaching the front of the library, you can see a wall with no door.
After all, the library of knowledge is in a dimension connected to my shadows, not in a random location in a house or mansion.
And it's natural that there's no door.
"Where are we going, Ichigo?" Nasa asked as she walked beside me.
"These past few days I've been building a machine that combines magic and technology so that people can enter a state of forced meditation, connecting the person's consciousness to their inner world and thus gaining a deeper intuition about their special abilities," I replied to Nasa as I opened a section of the column outwards.
When I pulled it open, a kind of glass tube emerged, two meters tall with a black, futuristic base slightly larger than the cylinder.
It's practically a vertical incubation tank.
"Are you sure this works, Ichigo?" Nia asked me, a little doubtful of the strange machine.
"Don't worry, Nia, this machine is quite reliable. I've used it once before and there were no problems," I didn't lie; after all, this machine takes your mind to a state similar to what they call Jinzen ("Sword Meditation") without the need to actually meditate and find the feeling of Jinzen.
Information: Jinzen is the meditation used by the Shinigami in Bleach to communicate with their Zanpakuto. End of information.
This method has advantages and disadvantages.
The advantage is that it's easier to learn the abilities and names of the devices, Zanpakuto, and Schrift [sacred words].
But the disadvantage is that people who use this method won't gain the willpower they would gain by trying to discover their special abilities on their own.
But time is running out; we'll have to use shortcuts to increase the strength of humans.
I don't want the rulers to use the Cup of Reincarnation to go back 10 years in time.
According to the library of knowledge, in the world where I am, the rulers have already used the Cup of Reincarnation several times. And this is the first time the rulers have sent mana to the earth through the portals.
But in the previous timelines, I didn't exist.
And I doubt they'll notice a small anomaly like me, as long as I don't think I'm the protagonist and believe I can tank the whole world like the Chinese do.
After all, the library of knowledge contains all the knowledge of this world's past.
Which, of course, contains the records of humans before the 10-year regression.
But for some reason, the rulers found a secret mechanism in the cup of reincarnation that allowed them to use most of its power to go back 100 years in this last regression, and as a consequence, the cup of reincarnation only has one chance left to reset the world by 10 years.
So I'm less worried about being discovered as an anomaly.
But it's always good to be more cautious, like my idol since I reincarnated, Seiya Ryuuguuin, the cautious hero.
"Come on, Nia, it's time for you to discover Raziel's abilities," I say in a cheerful tone.
"Okay, what should I do?" she asks.
"Take off your clothes and just leave your underwear on," I say indifferently.
After all, she's just a child, there's nothing to admire.
And we're only 8 years old; we don't have hormones yet that make us attracted to the opposite sex.
"But at school they said we can't undress in front of boys," Nia replies with blushing cheeks.
"That's a shame, Nia, but only I know how this machine works. When you discover Raziel's abilities, I'll teach you how this machine works."
"Then you can do it with the help of another girl; this machine only works with two people."
"One is in charge of turning on the machine and regulating the data."
"And the other one just has to be inside the machine during the process," I finish explaining calmly.
"Then teach me first," Nia says shyly. "That's not possible, I have to create more of these machines for the others."
"One machine isn't enough for everyone."
"Okay then," Nia gives in to my clear argument.
Nasa and Shuuko don't say anything and just watch and listen curiously.
Nia takes off her small, simple one-piece dress.
She takes off her shoes and socks.
"I'm ready, what do I have to do?" Nia says in a relaxed tone.
After all, she's very adaptable.
"Get into the glass tube."
"How do I get in?" Nia turns to the machine and looks bewildered.
"Give me a moment," I say as I approach the machine.
With a jump, I levitate and lift the top of the glass cylinder.
The lid is at least the thickness and size of a tire from a 4x4 truck, with a futuristic aesthetic, black with blue lines.
He let me down and lifted Nia in a princess carry, carefully placing her inside the glass cylinder.
"Nia, remember, when I close the cylinder, an oxygen mask will drop down."
"Remember to put it on and close your eyes."
"When you feel a liquid cover your feet, summon [Raziel] and hold him in your arms."
"Remember, don't be scared and relax."
"I understand, Ichigo, I trust you," Nia replied, a little tense.
I closed the cylinder lid again.
An oxygen mask dropped from above Nia's head.
Without hesitation, Nia put on the oxygen mask.
Shortly after, a light blue liquid began to rise, covering Nia's feet.
With a sphere of spiritual power, [Raziel] appeared in Nia's hands.
With natural movements, Nia hugged [Raziel] tightly against her chest.
And finally, Nia closed her eyes while Ichigo, Nasa, and Shuuko smiled at her.