[ES!!] Something Dubious in the Library
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Chiaki wants to borrow a new book, and ends up finding a suspicious-looking book…
This story is connected to the card [Untitled Book] Chiaki Morisawa.
Story Release Date: October 25, 2020
Season: Summer
Location: Dormitory Library
Ohh, Shino-kun! Hello there!
Ah, hello. Fancy seeing you here. Do you need to research something?
Oh, don’t mind me. I have a feeling I’ll be sleeping early tonight, so I just came to find a book to read in bed.
I’m glad we have this library here! I’m so happy I can easily borrow books whenever I want…☆
Heheh, I know what you mean. I always find myself coming to the library.
What kind of books do you usually read, Morisawa-senpai?
I read anything that sparks my interest! But lately, I’ve been too busy to read as much as I used to. I didn’t even decide on what kind of book I wanted to borrow before coming here.
Do you happen to have any recommendations?
Hmm… I could’ve recommended something to you if you had a favorite author, but since you don’t mind anything… Hmmm~…
Oh, I know! How about you take a look at the best-selling books? The members of Biblion compiled all the popular books and placed them into their own special corner over there.
They’re organized into different categories, like new releases, book collections, or literature— I’m sure you’ll be able to find something you like~♪
Ohh, that’s wonderful! I’ll go take a look right now. Thank you, Shino-kun!
You’re welcome. Feel free to ask me for help anytime.
(…Hmm, so these are the best-selling books, huh… Yeah, they’ve compiled a lot of books you’d find in commercials and advertisements.)
(“Drama adaptation coming soon”… Could this be the source material for the show Kiryu’s currently filming?)
(I’m pretty curious, but mystery shows are more immersive when you don’t know how the storyline en—hm?)
(There’s a strange book here… It's got a pitch-black leather cover — it looks expensive. And is this pattern on the front cover a magic circle…?)
Mmm, this doesn’t seem right… What on earth is this book?
Did something happen, Morisawa-senpai?
Waah… That book looks like something you’d see in a fantasy world, doesn’t it? It’s quite thick, though… Is it some sort of manual, I wonder?
I’ve never seen a book like this before.
…Ah, that reminds me—
Did something come to mind?
Ah, no, it reminded me of the horror movie I watched last month.
Horror movie…?
Yes, a bunch of the idols here decided to watch a horror movie together in the common room — we wanted to fight off the summer heat by giving ourselves some chills.
The movie was about people getting cursed from watching a video with no title.
It’s known to be a very Japanese-style horror movie; just as you'd expect, it kept you on the edge of your seat from start to finish.
One of the scariest scenes was when the ghost slowly creeped out of the TV. We all screamed really loudly—
Loud enough to make other people worry that something happened.
And that’s how we ended up with a lot of people watching the movie together~♪
W-Wow, I didn’t know you had a movie session like that…
(I’m really glad I wasn’t there for it. I wouldn’t have been able to sleep…)
I wonder if we’ll get cursed from this book, just like that untitled video…
Just kidding! That could never happen in real life, right? Let me try opening it; I’m curious about its contents.
N-No, don’t be hasty! We don’t even know what’s written inside, y’know!?
Um, yes…? That’s why I’d like to check—
It’s dangerous to act rashly! Notice how suspicious the pattern looks— What if it is a demonic book made to curse anyone who reads it!? We need to think about this more thoroughly!
But we don’t know what the book is about, so it’ll remain a mystery no matter how much we think it through.
I think the best choice is to find out what kind of book it is and attach a note to it.
Oh gosh, I’m in trouble… I just hope nobody took the book with them…
Ohh…! I was wondering who that was— You seem to be in a rush, Aoba. Did something happen?
You see, I’m looking for somethi—
Ah! That’s the one!
Did you look inside!? Surely you didn’t, right…?
N-No. We didn't even look at the first page.
Really!? I-I’m sooo glad~…
What do you mean by tha—Ah!? So it really was a cursed book!?
I knew it! Opening it would only bring calamity to the world! The gates of hell would open — the “S” in ES would stand for satan instead of square!1
I do believe justice would prevail, and love would definitely save the world! But could I really put an end to a demon’s rampage with my love alone!?
Umm, senpai…?
Ummm… Don’t worry, Chiaki-kun. This is actually a notebook for live show production ideas.
A notebook…?
Yes. It would be dull to keep our ideas in a normal notebook, so we’ve been writing them down in a mysterious, magical-looking book to keep in line with Switch’s theme.
I placed it in the bookshelf when I was organizing the books here, but I accidentally ended up piling it up with the rest of the books.
Ahhh, now I understand. Okay then, here’s your notebook back.
Thank you. I’m so grateful you didn’t open it~
S-So that’s what it was… And here I thought it was a cursed book…
Heheh, you aren’t completely wrong, though. Natsume-kun might have put a curse on you if you ended up reading it.
T-That isn’t a joke I can laugh at…
In the end, cursed videos and books can’t actually exist. After all, we would be in a lot of trouble if the world could get flipped on its head just by someone opening a book.
I don’t think we can be completely sure of that, y’know? Take a look over here. To tell you the truth—
Whaaat!? So there are cursed books!?
I thankfully found a book to read, so I’ll be taking my leave! Farewell!
There’s a book all about curses, you see— Ah, Chiaki-kun left?
I wanted to show it to him since he sounded worried, but oh well. I’ll tell you about it instead, Hajime-kun.
Thank you. I’ll tell Morisawa-senpai about it later.
