Awakening and trying to get a book. But achieving the goal is not easy...

You and your roommate Alfred get up early in the morning. Both of you are anticipating what is to come.

Your second roommate Patrick is lying on the bed and snoring. He smells like ****.

He'll probably sleep through the earliest of the lectures.

But your mind is caught up in something more important.

A rare magic book that Alfred talked about! A book containing descriptions of rare magical spells and ways to increase magical concentration skills! A unique book from the largest library in the Sacred Kingdom of Orlania - from the elite library at the Royal Academy of Magical Arts (the official name of this library is the Supreme Library of Enlightenment and Magical Arts named after His Majesty King Ronemond the Second; the library was founded during the reign of the great-grandfather of the current monarch Kingdom of Orlania; however, the pompous official name of the library is used only in bureaucratic documents and at official events - most residents of the capital simply call this library - Library of the Royal Academy of Magical Arts)! This library contains the most valuable books in the entire kingdom and it is almost impossible for an ordinary person to get into this library!

Luckily, students of the Royal Academy of Magical Arts (like you and Alfred) have access to this library. However, there are many restrictions for students: the use of books is strictly regulated, it is strictly forbidden to take books outside the library, books are issued for reading in the library reading rooms only with the written permission of one of the teachers of the Royal Academy of Magical Arts (or with the permission of dean).

This means…

That the possibility of you and Alfred purchasing a book from a library employee is not entirely... legal...

Or rather: this is an absolutely illegal act that can lead to unpleasant consequences for you.

But should you meekly give up this unique opportunity and plunge into the routine of student life and boring, strictly regulated learning norms?

Your proud character, your desire to assert yourself, your penchant for decisive changes and bold actions - all these properties of your personality contribute to the fact that your answer to this question is unambiguous.

You think: “I'll be just a cowardly idiot if I miss this opportunity! I need this book! I'll be careful and everything will be fine! If any misunderstandings arise, then... Alexander will help me..."

The idea that, in the worst case scenario, you will simply resort to the help of your adoptive father, who is the dean of the Royal Academy of Magical Arts... - this thought is quite irresponsible and contradictory.

Your relationship with Alexander Tanrod is quite tense. You are tired of his strict guardianship, his demandingness and his moralizing attempts to raise you like a small child. Your adoptive father probably has the best intentions. But this doesn’t make your irritation due to obsessive care go away. An outside observer might call your attitude towards your adoptive father a manifestation of a capricious and infantile character. But you have a different opinion: you see yourself as a proud and independent young genius who will soon reach the heights of the magical arts.

Pondering the situation, you quickly gather your things and get dressed. Alfred also dresses in regular student robes. He chats about the unique value of the book you are about to buy.

This chatter only fuels your mind's interest and desire to disregard formal norms of proper behavior.

Alfred suddenly becomes silent and timidly asks you: “Jorin... If something doesn't go according to plan... Will you help me? Will you ask dean Tanrod that I… not be punished?”

You put eight gold coins in the pocket of your student robe (you are one of the few students who can have such an amount of money - the reason is the wealth of your adopted father and the significant value of your missing mother's inheritance).

You answer your roommate’s question in an indifferent tone: "Yes... Yes... Of course... Don’t worry. Alfred... Everything will be fine... We need to quickly go to the meeting!"

You prefer not to think about possible troubles. There is a goal in your mind to get this book. Annoying little things should not distract you.

A minute later, you and Alfred are walking out of your dorm room. This room is on the third floor. The Royal Academy of Magical Arts student dormitory is a sprawling complex of large stone buildings in the central quarter of the capital of the kingdom of Orlania. The building you live in is one of four. To be specific, you live in a student dormitory building for male students who study at the Faculty of Civil Magical Disciplines (female students of your faculty live in a separate building).

So, now you need to go down the long spiral staircase to the first floor, exit the student dormitory building, walk about 500 meters and approach one of the service entrances to the library building of the Royal Academy of Magical Arts. As Alfred explained to you, the library employee will wait there and pretend that he is busy cleaning the area from garbage.

But this person won’t be waiting for you for long.

That's why you need to hurry.

You practically run along the steps of the stairs, going down.

Alfred barely has time to run after you.

Luckily you and your roommate don't look suspicious. Many persons walk along the corridors and go down the stairs. This is quite logical - after all, lectures will begin soon.

Who do you meet while you purposefully walk through the corridors?

These are either employees of the Royal Academy of Magical Arts, hurrying on official business, with small, insignificant positions; or students just like you (these students often look sleep-deprived - they are either rushing to the classrooms where lectures will soon begin, or are engaged in all sorts of chatter).

You and Alfred walk down the first floor hallway.

The exit from the building is getting closer...

And…

You see something that makes you mentally swear the dirtiest curse words you know.

The dean of the Royal Academy of Magical Arts stands near the exit.

Alexander Tanrod.

Your adoptive father.

Next to him are two security officers from the Academy. These large, muscular guys are easy to spot because of their uniforms - each of them is wearing a dark blue cloth vest and each of them is wearing black leather gloves.

Alexander Tanrod says something in a commanding tone. His subordinates listen carefully to his speech.

You were **** to stop.

Alfred whispers in fear: “What should we do?!” If we now go to the exit of the building, the dean will notice us! He will obviously think that we are trying to skip lectures! He will **** us to go to the auditorium, where a lecture on the discipline “Fundamentals of Alchemical Art” will soon begin! The deal will be broken! Why are you silent, Jorin?! Come up with something!”

You ponder, ignoring your roommate's hysterical chatter.

So, you can’t go to the exit together. It is obvious.

Option one: you give your eight gold coins to Alfred. He has two more gold coins. In total - ten gold coins. This amount is enough to buy a book. Then you go forward. You are trying to distract Alexander Tanrod with some impromptu lying chatter. At this time, Alfred's task is to quietly leave the building through the central exit. If he can do this, he will buy the book and secretly bring the book to your college dorm room, where he will hide the book. In the evening, after lectures, you can start studying this book. The negative aspect is that you will probably have to sit for a couple of hours listening to a lecture from the Warty Toad.

Option two: you and Alfred go to the student canteen, which is located on the first floor of the building. There is a service exit in the kitchen. You and Alfred can use this exit if you somehow trick the kitchen workers. Or rather, you need to deceive (or convince) the one who is in charge in the kitchen - chef Donald. It won't be easy. Donald is an elderly fat man with a grumpy and stubborn character (only you have a chance to convince him or deceive him - because pathetic mumbler Alfred clearly does not have the necessary skills for this).

Option three: shamefully give up. You will give up the intention of buying a unique book that can help you achieve outstanding heights in the art of magic. You will obediently go to a lecture on the discipline “Fundamentals of Alchemical Art.” This is the worst option you think. This means suppressing your desires and... submitting to formal requirements. This means giving up the desire to emphasize your own uniqueness, it means becoming like everyone else, it means becoming one of the gray mass of submissive ordinary people. Ew... Even thinking about it disgusts you.