[Narration]Let me ask you, when you see a book dropped on the library floor, the first thing that comes to your mind is to pick it up, right?
[Narration]And it wouldn't be too much of a stretch to catch a glimpse of the title of the book when you do that, right?
[player]Pineapple... Instructor, Volume 4?
[Narration]This novel is protected by a dust jacket. However the pattern on the cover can be seen through it, because the green dust jacket has been damaged after probably being turned too many times.
[Narration]On the cover, two handsome men are holding hands and looking at each other... What you see in their eyes is probably not friendship but a passionate emotion that makes one feel they only have eyes for each other in this life.
[Narration]However, like I just said, I didn't pick up this book because I've been a huge fan of this "Pineapple Instructor." In fact, I've never heard of this book before.
[Narration]I just saw it on the floor by chance when I came to the library with Mai to borrow a book.
[Mai Aihara]Master, did you find any interesting books?
[player]No! Not at all! There are so many books in this library, haha...
[Narration]Mai, who is at the corner, turns around. I quickly hide the book behind me, not because I am worried she will get the wrong impression because most libraries collect some recreational works, but the thing is...
[Narration]I feel like I've seen the green dust jacket of this book before.
[Mai Aihara]Master... If you aren't looking for anything else, I want to look for some books on gardening.
[player]Gardening?
[Mai Aihara]Yes. It's almost the flowering season again, and I want to grow some hydrangeas. But I realized that there are a lot of things to look out for after doing some searching on the Internet.
[Narration]Gardening... Flowers? I know! It's the Garden Files! The dust jacket of this "Pineapple Instructor" is exactly the same as the one on the book Mai calls the "Garden Files."
[Narration]I remember that time when I asked Mai what was in the book under that dust jacket because I was curious. She looked very flustered and vaguely said it contained gardening information.
[Mai Aihara]M-Master? Why did you suddenly stop talking? If you think it's inconvenient, I can go by myself.
[player]...I'll go with you. The garden of the Temple of Moons looks so beautiful that I want to contribute to it.
[Mai Aihara]O-Okay... That's great. I thought you no longer liked me...
[Narration]There's no way I can dislike Mai, regardless of the contents of the "Garden Files."
[Narration]The problem is... Library books usually don't have dust jackets, let alone one that is the same style as the one on "Garden Files."
[Narration]If the book on the ground really is the same "Garden Files"... Based on how she acted last time, she must have lied about it being gardening information because she didn't want me to know about the existence of "Pineapple Instructor."
[Narration]I don't dare to ask her directly for confirmation because she is very sensitive. If I'm right, she might be so embarrassed that she won't talk to me for a long time.
[Mai Aihara]Let's go. I remember the bookshelf with gardening books is at...
[Narration]I need to think of a way to indirectly remind her she dropped something. Or maybe I can put it somewhere she can get it by herself.
[player]Hmm... We're looking for books now, right?
[Mai Aihara]Yes. Although I have several alternatives, I still want to search for them personally.
[player]That's great! Let's look carefully!
[Mai Aihara]Eh? Um... I'll do my best.
[Narration]I have an idea. I'll put this book on a shelf with gardening books on it so that she'll find it while looking for books. If I pretend not to see anything, she should put her "Garden Files" away herself.
[player]Ah sorry, I need to go to the toilet. Mai, can you wait a few minutes for me?
[Mai Aihara]Sure.
[Narration]I make a random excuse so that I can run over to the shelf with the gardening books and put the "Garden Files" there.
[Narration]However...
[player]Why are these shelves only marked with numbers...? Which one is the shelf that contains gardening books?
[Narration]I've heard about a system that classifies books by numbers called Universal Decimal Classification on the Internet, but I can't remember the specific rules all of a sudden.
[Narration]Mai is still waiting for me, so I can't waste too much time. Where should I put the "Pineapple Instructor?"
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