Chapter 8

Once we returned to the castle, Gina handed the horse over to a stablehand and followed right behind me as I headed toward the library.

The library within the palace was lined with magic books that ordinary citizens couldn’t even buy—let alone read—and any member of the imperial family was free to read them at will.

No matter how disliked or written off I was, as long as my status hadn’t been stripped away, I was still an imperial prince and could exercise the rights belonging to the imperial bloodline.

That, alongside Gina being in our party right from the start, made up the two major perks of being reincarnated as Rasta.

Though you could also say those were the only two perks to being Rasta in the first place.

I needed to be careful not to get my status revoked before I built up enough practical strength… though I figured I’d probably be fine until the original story officially kicked off.

The library was a standalone building located in the southern part of the palace, where several officials worked as librarians.

Everyone wore dubious expressions as we walked in, but the youngest librarian among them hurried over with a forced smile.

Given Rasta’s current standing, there was no way a mere low-ranking official could afford to ignore an imperial prince, so I figured they had it tough too.

“Prince Rasta, what brings you here today?”

He asked, quickly wiping away any expression that suggested he was looking at the person least likely to ever visit a library.

“I leveled up, so I want to learn some magic. Bring me some books on status ailments.”

“Understood.”

The look of surprise on the librarian’s face lasted only a second, and I couldn’t help but admire his lightning-fast emotional recovery and facial muscle control.

He soon returned holding a magic book with a blue spine.

“This is the volume containing magic spells ranging from level two to level four.”

“Right.”

I chose a book on Slip magic, and had Gina carry the rest.

I sat down in an available chair and began to read.

In this world, as long as you met the required level and belonged to a compatible class, you could learn spells simply by reading the corresponding book.

It was an absolute godsend of a system for someone whose past-life memories remained intact, yet had never really put in any genuine effort in this new world.

“Is Slip really fine?”

Gina asked once I closed the book I had finished reading.

“Level two magic spells are mostly targeted at single opponents, after all.”

Slip was one of the rare exceptions; if you chose your placement well, you could catch multiple monsters in it at once.

If Gina cleaned up the enemies who slipped and fell, I would earn more experience points than before.

Since it was magic that affected floors and walls, it wouldn’t work against enemies floating in midair or flying through the sky, but I had no plans to fight creatures like that anytime soon, so it didn’t matter.

Starting with goblins, and then moving on to kobolds next, sounded like the safest route.