You had never heard of such a position—no, you were certain it didn’t exist. The Royal Archives and the Royal Library weren’t even the same place! But the eunuch from the palace tittered, "Truly, they say [player.name] is a jester, a master of feigned ignorance… and now I see it’s no exaggeration."

He bowed deeply to [xiaochou.name], who had just approached, and recited the Sultan’s decree—commanding [xiaochou.name] to return at once to the Royal Archives and fulfill [xiaochou.name]’s ancestral duty of organizing the books. Clearly, without anyone noticing, the once-obedient creature of the mirror had arranged a new fate for itself…

Days later, you found the Royal Archives—a repurposed nobleman’s mansion in another corner of the city, hastily refurbished. Servants were still sweeping and dusting as you entered. The place was crammed with books. Books everywhere—and mirrors everywhere—and there, at the far end, sat the illustrious Archivist. "I’ve decided to linger awhile. After all, you mortals only live a century or so. When you die, I’ll move on to other stories," [xiaochou.name] said, flipping pages without looking up. "Try to live longer. Say, two hundred years. By then, I might finish reading what’s here." You didn’t argue about the lifespan just yet. Instead, you asked: "Didn’t you despise humans? Why live among them now?" "Ah, because of what you showed me—those people, those events… especially that last dream." [xiaochou.name] marked the page with a finger and finally met your gaze. "It made me realize that merely watching and listening through the mirror isn’t enough to understand your kind—so incompetent, yet so stubborn; so fleeting, yet your thoughts endure; so wasteful, yet so enamored with restraint…" [xiaochou.name] sighed and returned to the book. "Anyway, come find me if you need something. Otherwise, don’t bother. You know where this place is now—and remember: live two hundred years, or I’ll make you regret it."

Result:

• Adjust Tag (Follower) of Slot #1: Assign 0
• Adjust Tag (lock_163) of Slot #1: Add 1

Action:

• Rite: The Archivist