Goblin Library - Chapter 152

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Chapter 152

Yu Tae-poong rose early that morning, changed into fresh clothes, and stepped out of his room.
“Wow! That outfit is killer!”
A stocky man in his mid-twenties sat at the dining table. It was Tae-hyun, Yu Tae-poong’s younger brother.
Tae-hyun’s eyes widened as he looked over Yu Tae-poong’s attire from head to toe.
“What do you know about it?”
“Even if I don’t know much, I can see the clothes are shining. They look incredible, don’t they?”
Yu Tae-poong shook his head at Tae-hyun’s words. Neither of them knew much about luxury brands.
The only brands they recognized were those starting with ‘G’ or ‘C’—so famous that even people with no interest in luxury goods knew their names.
But the suit Yu Tae-poong wore was far more expensive than most products from those two brands. As he took his seat, Yu Tae-poong asked.
“When did you get home?”
“Around one in the morning?”
“There aren’t even cars on the road at that hour. How did you get here?”
“I rode an electric scooter.”
“Isn’t that dangerous at night?”
“It’s fine, really.”
Tae-hyun replied with a smile and then asked.
“But what kind of place is the Goblin Library where you work?”
“What kind of place?”
Yu Tae-poong repeated the question as if confused and sat down. Tae-hyun pressed further.
“Mom said that outfit is your uniform. It looks incredibly expensive, and that watch looks pricey too. I’ve never heard of a library where people dress like that to work. Isn’t it some kind of strange place?”
Yu Tae-poong chuckled at Tae-hyun’s words.
‘It’s strange, alright. The strangest in the world….’
He muttered to himself before speaking.
“It’s a kind of VIP library.”
“VIP?”
Yu Tae-poong dusted off an excuse he’d once given to his friend Oh Myeong-seok.
“Literally, it’s a library for people who find it difficult to visit ordinary libraries.”
“Why can’t they go to libraries?”
“Because of their social… position?”
‘The social position of being a Goblin is certainly special.’
“Social position?”
“People’s gazes and all that.”
As Yu Tae-poong picked up his spoon to respond, Tae-hyun asked.
“Then why go to a library at all? If they’re like that, couldn’t they just buy books and read them at home? People like that wouldn’t worry about the cost of books, would they?”
“They meet people there, build connections, enjoy selecting books they want to read. Besides, there’s a difference between reading at a library and reading alone at home.”
Finding it difficult to keep up the explanation, Yu Tae-poong decided to change the subject and glanced toward his mother.
“Where’s Dad?”
“He left early.”
“Already? Is work piling up?”
“It’s not that work is piling up. He went in early to show off that bellflower root to the people at the Company.”
At Mother’s words, Yu Tae-poong glanced at the jar of infused liquor sitting beside the dining table.
“Is it okay to leave this here like this?”
“No, it’s not. You need to put it inside the Warehouse. After you eat, place it on the floor inside the Warehouse. Don’t put it on a shelf—if it falls, it’ll be a disaster.”
Yu Tae-poong nodded and was eating when Tae-hyun spoke.
“So how’s the work there?”
“It’s manageable.”
“Then maybe I’ll work there after I graduate too?”
He paused.
Yu Tae-poong looked at Tae-hyun.
“That’s not happening.”
“Why? Looking at how you turned out, it doesn’t seem like they care much about qualifications.”
At Tae-hyun’s teasing remark, Yu Tae-poong’s eyes narrowed.
“What’s wrong with my qualifications?”
“There’s not much difference between mine and yours.”
“If the Company is good, then look into it and try to get your younger brother in there too.”
Even with Mother chiming in, Yu Tae-poong sighed.
‘They don’t really look at qualifications. It’s because I work with a Goblin.’
Then, while eating, Yu Tae-poong spoke.
“That place only hires one employee, so they won’t hire anyone else until I die.”
“What kind of place is like that?”
“There are places like that.”
“But why do they only hire one person?”
Though Tae-hyun’s continued questions were starting to annoy him, Yu Tae-poong decided to be understanding.
“You’re a fourth-year student now, right?”
“That’s right.”
“You must be worried about employment.”
Once you become a fourth-year student, you have to prepare for employment. That’s why his younger brother was asking all these questions.
Besides, from his brother’s perspective, the Company looked good, so his curiosity was only natural.
“The work doesn’t require multiple people—there’s only one employee, and we keep the same person for a long time because the VIPs don’t like it when staff changes.”
“Ah… so you really do work with VIPs. So who are they? Politicians? Conglomerates?”
“It’s not that kind of thing. Come on, let’s eat.”
Yu Tae-poong hurriedly finished eating and rushed to the shoe rack, grabbing the sneakers he’d worn here.
Whoosh!
Instantly, the sneakers transformed into luxury dress shoes.
‘Next time I come, I should wear something more comfortable.’
Yu Tae-poong muttered to himself as he put on the shoes and looked at Mother.
“I’ll come by again after this.”
“By the way, if you leave now, when will you get to work?”
“It’s fine. I can head in around lunchtime.”
With that, Yu Tae-poong opened the door, and Tae-hyun followed him out. As the two brothers entered the Elevator together, Yu Tae-poong pulled two fifty-thousand-won bills from his wallet and held them out.
“Be careful riding the electric kickboard.”
“Okay! I’ll put this to good use.”
“Right. If you ever need spending money, just let me know.”
“You’re already sending almost your entire salary home, and now you want me to call you for spending money too? Just give me something when you visit occasionally.”
Tae-hyun spoke as he retrieved his electric kickboard from the bicycle rack in front of the Apartment Complex.
“Then go carefully.”
“You too, ride safely.”
At Yu Tae-poong’s words, Tae-hyun nodded and activated his electric kickboard.
Watching his younger brother disappear into the distance, Yu Tae-poong glanced around the area.
“The only door I can enter here is… the Bathroom?”
In the Apartment Complex, the only door that could be opened freely was the Bathroom in the management office.
With that, Yu Tae-poong went to the Bathroom in the management office, grasped the key, and opened the door.
Whoooosh!
Yu Tae-poong stepped through the doorway into the familiar interior of the Goblin Library.

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Yu Tae-poong, who had been training in Cha Dol’s martial arts, caught his breath and began stretching.
“Huff! Huff!”
Pot Goblin, watching him, asked a question.
“You’ve already trained in martial arts—do you really need to loosen up separately?”
Yu Tae-poong answered with a smile.
“When I practice Cha Dol’s martial arts, my body feels better, but I don’t feel like I’ve actually exerted myself. So at the end, I give my body some extra strain like this. Hngh! Hngh!”
As he spoke, Yu Tae-poong stretched his body long and pulled his arms wide to both sides with effort.
Strrretch! Strrretch!
After stretching his body like this, he finally felt that satisfying sense of exertion and refreshment.
“That’s nice.”
Yu Tae-poong lightly brushed himself off and shelved the Cha Dol book on the Bookshelf. Then, after pressing his body with his hands for a moment, he looked at Pot Goblin.
“Don’t you think my body’s gotten better?”
Pot Goblin laughed as she watched Yu Tae-poong flex his muscles by tensing different parts of his body.
“What, you want to show off because you did a little muscle pump?”
“More than that, my body really does seem to have improved. Feel here for a moment.”
As Yu Tae-poong thrust out his chest with tension, Pot Goblin let out a snort of laughter.
“You really want me to feel it?”
“Of course. Go ahead.”
“Then where should I….”
As she spoke, Pot Goblin raised her finger. In that instant….
Whoooosh!
Pot Goblin’s finger glowed crimson, and flames erupted from it.
Crackle! Crackle!
The fierce flames that had surged upward gradually diminished, then transformed into a brilliant azure hue.
Though the flame was small, it was undoubtedly far hotter than any red fire could ever be.
‘No, this isn’t just hot. Isn’t this the kind of flame they use to cut through steel plates?’
At that thought, Yu Tae-poong withdrew the strength he had gathered in his chest.
“Actually, I don’t think that will be necessary.”
“Why? I’ll press it for you.”
At the sight of Pot Goblin’s playful smile, Yu Tae-poong hastily pulled on the formal jacket he had removed.
“No, no. Ah! Would you like a cup of coffee?”
“Sure. Make it strong.”
Having answered thus, Pot Goblin gently blew toward the flames erupting from her finger.
“Phooo!”
Pshhhhh….
The azure flame extinguished like a candle being snuffed out.
Pot Goblin lightly brushed the white smoke from her finger and glanced at her phone.
“No reviews, no matter how much I keep checking.”
At the words of Dung Carrier Goblin, who was eating snacks beside her, Pot Goblin rested her head on the desk with a dejected expression.
Thump! Thump! Thump!
As Pot Goblin lightly tapped her head on the desk, Yu Tae-poong returned with coffee and spoke.
“The book only came out a day ago. The people who bought it probably haven’t finished reading it yet, so there won’t be any reviews.”
At Yu Tae-poong’s words, Pot Goblin stopped tapping her head and turned it sideways to look at the desk.
There lay the published copies of the book “Hong-ae” that she had written, lined up in a row.
Publishing houses typically give authors several copies of their published books. Usually they give as many as requested, but Pot Goblin had brought ten copies with her.
Since there was no one to gift the books to—well, no goblins either—that number of copies was sufficient. If more were needed later, she could simply buy them with her own money.
And the reason Pot Goblin kept checking her phone now was because she wanted to see reviews of her book on the internet.
But no matter how much she looked, there were no reviews posted. That was why she was so disappointed.
“Sigh! Read it quickly.”
At the sight of Pot Goblin sighing, Yu Tae-poong quietly picked up one of the books.
He already knew the contents. After all, he had already seen the Goblin book “Hong-ae,” which could be called the original version of this.
“Hong-ae will be pleased.”
“She will be.”
Pot Goblin smiled and turned her head to look beside her.
There, the Goblin book “Hong-ae” that Pot Goblin had written overlapped with the published version.
Literally, each page of the books were overlapping with each other, creating a shape where the two books interlocked.
Hong-ae was reading in that manner.
Thinking it strange that a book was reading a book, Yu Tae-poong observed the sight for a moment. Then, turning his gaze to Pot Goblin, he asked.
“By the way, are you writing these days?”
Yu Tae-poong’s words made Pot Goblin shake her head.
“I haven’t had time to write lately with all the book publication preparations.”
Pot Goblin continued, glancing at the books scattered across the desk.
“Of course, editing this book counts as part of writing, so I haven’t completely stopped… but I haven’t written anything new.”
“Then what about the novel you were writing before? The Goblin novel is based on a real-time unfolding story, so won’t the flow break once time passes?”
“I’ve at least kept the Goblin Fire going. I’ll have to write it all in one burst later.”
Pot Goblin muttered softly, her fingers swiping across her phone screen, and spoke.
“I wish I had two bodies at times like this.”
“Two bodies?”
“One to write novels humans love, and one to write our stories.”
Pot Goblin sighed and shook her head.
“Being a popular author is exhausting work.”
At Pot Goblin’s words, Dung Carrier Goblin’s eyes narrowed.
“You… I really hate that.”
Then Pot Goblin, her head resting on the desk, turned only her gaze toward Dung Carrier Goblin.
“You’ve got it easy.”
“What do you mean?”
“You’re not busy.”
Dung Carrier Goblin glared at her for a moment, then sighed and shook his head.
“I’d like to be busy.”
“It’s not pleasant.”
Pot Goblin sighed once more and spoke quietly.
“A writer has to write, after all.”
“Tch!”
At Pot Goblin’s words, Dung Carrier Goblin clicked his tongue softly and rose from his seat.
Pot Goblin watched his movements with a puzzled expression and asked.
“Where are you going?”
“Where else would I go?”
Dung Carrier Goblin tossed his empty snack bag into the trash and pulled a slice of cake from the refrigerator, speaking.
“Getting cake.”
“Get me some too.”
At Pot Goblin’s request, Dung Carrier Goblin looked at her in disbelief. Yet even as he sighed, he retrieved an extra slice of cake for her and spoke.
“You should buy some and bring them yourself next time.”
“Next time.”
Dung Carrier Goblin grumbled as he set the slice of cake in front of her.
Pot Goblin, cutting into her cake with a fork, suddenly looked at Yu Tae-poong.
“How’s that kid who likes that food doing?”
“He’s doing well.”
At Yu Tae-poong’s response, Pot Goblin nodded and raised her hand.
Whoooosh!
At that, Oh Mi-hee’s book flew from the Bookshelf.
“Would you like to look at the book?”
“Since you share my love of food, I thought it might interest you.”
With that, Pot Goblin opened the book.

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