Co-Research with Chief Librarian ~Part Eight~/Story

## Introduction

 You're here. This time, I'd like you to help collect data for our research report. 来てくれたか。今回は、報告書作成のためにデータ収集を手伝って欲しい

 Do you remember how I was researching the different specialties in certain books that lead to variations in Tainting rate?
This time's data collection is related to that. 俺が書物の特性による侵蝕速度の差異について研究していたことは覚えてるか？
今回のデータ収集は、その続きになる

 You can do it in your spare time, so this time I'd like you to purify any magazines we'll find.
Compared to novels and poetry colleections, we don't have much data on magazines.
I'd appreciate it if you could delve into a lot of them. You'll get more rewards that way too. 君が時間のある時で構わないから、今回見つかった雑誌の浄化を頼みたい
小説や詩集に比べて、雑誌はまだまだデータ量が不十分だからな
たくさん潜書してくれると助かる。その分、報酬は弾むぞ

 ...When I keep relying on you like this, I feel like I'm getting careless with my annual research.
Cat's going to be pissed, but lately I've been really busy with lots of stuff... ……こうやって君に頼っていると、また年次研究を疎かにしていたのか、と
ネコには怒られそうだが、最近は本当にいろいろと忙しくてだな……

 So in the meantime while we're not busy, I'd like to finish up this research report.
Sorry but, I'm counting on you. 年末の忙しさが来ないうちに、研究報告も終えてしまいたい
申し訳ないが、頼んだぞ

## The Research Hereafter 1

………………

 ...Ah, sorry. Put those documents over there for me. ……ああ、すまない。その資料はそこに置いてくれ

 Thanks for your help. Lately the incidents necessitating a report to the government have been more frequent...
Of course, the reports we need to write have also increased. 協力してもらって助かるよ。この頃は政府に報告する必要のある事象が
増えているからな……必然的に報告書を書くことも増えた

 Tainting of non-literary works... Lately, there have been Tainting of alchemy books and transmigrations from them,
and then those two who appeared from that one book as well.  文学書以外の侵蝕……最近で言えば、錬金術書の侵蝕や転生、
さらに一つの書から二人が転生するということもあったな

 It's just extraordinary occurrences one after another. I'd like it to calm down a little, but,
that is probably not possible... 何もかもが異例続きだよ。しばらくは落ち着いてほしいものだが、
そういうわけにもいかないのだろうな……

**Choice 1**

 Is something going on? 何が起きているんですか

**Choice 2**

 Have the Taints become more active? 侵蝕者が活発になっている？

 I wonder. Currently, we don't know the root cause of any phenomena.
Even our reports to the government do not go anywhere beyond speculation and telling them what happened. どうだろう。現状、どの現象もはっきりとした原因はわからない
政府に対する報告も憶測の域を出ないものばかりで、状況を伝えるばかりだ

 What will happen from now on... We don't even know if some unexpected Taint activity to happen.
There will come a situation where we cannot defend against. この先もどんな事が起こるか……いつ急激な侵蝕現象が起こるかもわからない
油断できない状況が続くだろうな

## The Research Hereafter 2

 Alright, we're making good headway. It's thanks to your help.
Let's take a break. よし、報告の見通しが立ってきたな。手伝ってもらったおかげだ
ちょっと休憩を入れようか

 Right, this shelf... Oh, it's here.
I bought these sweets for visitors, but you worked hard today. Let's eat. 確か、こっちの棚に……お、あった
来客用の茶菓子に買ったきんつばだが、今日は頑張ったからな。食べてしまおう

 ...What's with the long face. Well, naturally you would be like that after our conversation earlier.
Still, it's nothing you should concern yourself with for now. ……浮かない顔だな。まあ、さっきの話を聞いたら無理もないか
でも、今の君が気にするような話ではないよ

 My research of Tainting rate and Aka and Ao's research on notions,
we have created the white book-like "Pseudo-Tainted Books" for drastic measures, and also do investigative research.
But the explanation for the "Tainting" phenomenon is still a question yet to be answered. 俺の侵蝕速度の研究や、アカとアオの概念にまつわる研究、
荒療治として白い本のような「疑似有碍書」を生成し、調査研究をしているが
「侵蝕現象」……その解明は、まだ先の話だ

 It's frustrating that we do not know the cause, but our research is going well.
We need to broaden our range of investigation before our literature is lost. 原因がわからないのは気持ち悪いが、研究は着実に進んでいる
失われる文学が出てくる前にさらに調査の手を広げていかないとな

 The unprecedented genres of books, Taints, and the souls we have transmigrated until now...
There are too many areas we need further investigation on. 今までにないジャンルの書物、侵蝕者、そして転生する魂……
調査が必要なものは多方面に及ぶ

 ...There is a lot of work to be done from now on. ……俺達の仕事はまだまだ、これからってことだ

**Choice 1**

 Leave it to me. 任せてください

**Choice 2**

 I would hope so. 望むところです

 Haha, you're a reliable one!
We will need your alchemy proficiency for our further research. We'll be relying on you. はは、頼もしいな！
今後の研究も、君のアルケミストとしての力が必要になる。よろしく頼むよ