Chapter 1: Autumn Is For Reading

Such fine autumn weather...

Speaking of autumn, I remember seeing an ad at the bookstore in the world of the living that mentioned autumn is the perfect time for reading.

Hmm, today feels like a nice day to try it out.

Hi, there. Are you going somewhere?

I wanted to spend some time reading today, so I was about to go see if there were any good books out right now.

If you have any suggestions, I would love to hear from you.

Let's see... Books on geography and history can be very useful to have as knowledge for your everyday missions.

I also suggest poetry. It reminds you to feel how simple daily tasks can be emotional and normal scenery can be romantic.

Uh, I see...

Oh, but don't feel compelled to put it to real life use. There are evil books out there that suggest ways to work the least while being lazy and...

Er, um, Lieutenant Ise!

Oh, I'm sorry. I seem to have gotten a little side-tracked there.

It's fine. But it sounds like you read a lot of books.

It's barely anything, really. Oh, I know. Why don't you go visit the library?

I go there pretty often. It's a great place to start if you're looking for books.

That makes sense. I'll go try that out. Thank you, Lieutenant Ise.