"Are there no other areas?" After touring Ancient One's library, Strange looked eagerly at Master Mage Wang, his eyes hinting that Wang should take him to the next area he was looking forward to.
"Only the Restricted Section remains. But it isn't open to the public." Master Mage Wang understood Strange's look, but he firmly shook his head and refused. He knew Strange's curious, uninhibited nature far too well. Back when Strange had first come to Kamar-Taj to study magic, he had secretly browsed the forbidden books in the library not long after getting started. If not for his extraordinary talent for magic, something would have gone wrong long ago.
But the Restricted Section here was nothing like the one from before. It contained as many forbidden teachings as those recorded in the Darkhold. Compared to them, even the Book of Cagliostro Strange had read in the past could be considered mild.
"I advise you not to entertain any other ideas. Kamar-Taj has more people now, and therefore more rules. The library in particular has been fortified with surveillance and protective magic by Ancient One Mage. Your old tricks won't work here, except to trigger the alarm." Worried that Strange might revert to his old ways and refuse to let it go, Master Mage Wang added another warning.
"You may have misunderstood me a little." Strange smiled awkwardly.
"No misunderstanding, Master Strange. I don't want to have to drag people along and throw you into solitary confinement while the alarms are blaring. That isn't a pleasant place." Master Mage Wang smiled.
"Fine, let's be frank! Since there's a Restricted Section, there must be conditions for earning reading privileges, right? Otherwise, wouldn't it be simpler to make it not exist at all? Don't tell me you can't do that. You've laid