Chapter 77: The Library That Felt Too Much
đ Act I: A Routine Visit Turns Unusual
Ne Job was heading to the Bureau's Celestial Library to return a scroll on miracle ethics when he noticed something strange.
The shelves were⊠humming.
Twinkle buzzed nervously.
Ao Bing peeked inside. "Why are the scrolls floating?"
Taiyi Zhenren frowned. "They're not floating. They're rearranging."
Ne Job stepped in.
The library was in flux â scrolls darting from shelf to shelf, titles changing midair, categories dissolving.
A scroll labeled "Miracle of Gentle Rain" now read "Emotional Downpour: A Case Study in Crying Clouds."
Another, once titled "The Lantern of Lost Wishes," now glowed softly as "Hope Deferred."
Ne Job whispered, "The library's reorganizing⊠by feeling."
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đ§ Act II: The Bureau Reacts
Lord Xian summoned the Department of Divine Cataloguing.
"This is unprecedented," he said. "The library's emotional resonance index has spiked."
Taiyi Zhenren examined the metadata. "It's reacting to intern moods. The shelves are sorting by sentiment."
Ao Bing grinned. "So if I'm sad, I get scrolls about comfort?"
Ne Job nodded. "It's beautiful. But chaotic."
Twinkle hummed in minor key.
The Bureau issued a temporary halt on scroll borrowing.
Ne Job volunteered to help stabilize the system.
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𧔠Act III: Mapping the Feelings
Ne Job formed a team: himself, Ao Bing, Taiyi Zhenren, and Glimmer the sprite.
They mapped the emotional zones:
- Shelf of Longing: filled with miracles about waiting, wishing, and wondering.
- Shelf of Joy: scrolls that giggled, glowed, and occasionally sang.
- Shelf of Regret: heavy parchment, slow to unroll.
- Shelf of Hope: soft, radiant, and slightly warm.
Ne Job realized: the library wasn't broken. It was listening.
He whispered to a scroll, "What do you need?"
It pulsed and floated to the Shelf of Forgiveness.
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đ§Ș Act IV: The Emotional Index
Ne Job proposed a new system:
> The Emotional Index Overlay
> Scrolls retain original classification.
> Emotional tags are added, not replaced.
> Interns may search by feeling or function.
Approved.
The library calmed.
Scrolls settled.
Shelves glowed gently.
Twinkle hummed in harmony.
Ao Bing found a scroll titled "Thunderfruit Triumphs" under "Joyful Chaos."
Taiyi Zhenren discovered "Footnotes of the Forgotten" in "Quiet Wisdom."
Ne Job found "The Intern's Lantern" in "Hope."
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đ Epilogue: A New Registry Entry
The next morning, a new entry appeared in the Bureau's system:
> System Update #L-101: Emotional Index Overlay
> Implemented by: Intern Ne Job and Team
> Effect: Scrolls now respond to emotional resonance. Searchable by feeling and theme.
Ne Job added a note:
> "Sometimes, the best way to find what you need⊠is to feel first."
Twinkle hummed.
And somewhere in the Bureau, a scroll glowed softly â waiting to be felt, not just read.