The library looked completely different through Pop's eyes.
It had transformed into a cosmic expanse of deep space dotted with countless starlights.
He strolled through the deep void as though taking a leisurely walk, and any star he plucked into his hand became the corresponding book.
Because the library employed spatial folding technology, its interior was far larger than it appeared from the outside.
Since walking would take quite some time, Han Dong took the opportunity to ask a few questions.
"Pop, I only learned today that borrowing books requires submitting contributions of the corresponding rank.
"To access the highest-grade grimoires, one must provide the nearly impossible-to-obtain 'Great Contribution'... Say, Pop, have you ever seen the grimoires stored in the library?
"Or rather, have you ever made a Great Contribution?"
Han Dong had assumed that a 'chosen one' like Pop must have encountered the grimoires in the depths of the library.
As the headmaster's personal disciple and the youngest professor, Pop had likely participated in missions capable of earning a "Great Contribution."
But...
"The London Game rewarded me with The Cthulhu Revelation. That was the first grimoire I came into contact with.
"Just as you heard, Great Contribution is almost impossible to obtain... During my time as a teacher, I have not participated in any event worthy of being called 'great.'
"However, I have heard my teacher mention the grimoires stored in the library on occasion."
"Hm? What kind of books are they?"
"I naturally cannot know the specifics.
"However, the grimoires that can be stored in the library all belong to relatively stable, controllable categories.
"The grimoires Eugenis and I obtained cannot be stored here... Corpse Eater Rituals and The Cthulhu Revelation both belong to the uncontrollable category.
"Since Miskatonic University was established, fewer teachers than the number of