Katherine took a long breath before continuing "The possibility of mastering these manuals are only one in a thousand. So, don't get your hopes up in mastering these on this occasion."
How hard could it be?
Darryl frowned. "Miss Katherine, when can I enter?" he asked.
"I can bring you there now." she replied.
"Miss Katherine, please wait here for a while." Darryl interrupted. He ran back to Circe with an apologetic look on his face.
"Circe, I'm so sorry." he apologized. "I have something on with Miss Katherine. It looks like I won't be able to have a meal with you. Can we take a rain check?"
Having a meal with a gorgeous woman was tempting, but who could resist mastering the manuals from one of the Six Orthodox Sects?
"Okay." Circe unhappily nodded and replied bluntly. No man has ever rejected her! Darryl was the first.
Half an hour later, Darryl followed Katherine to the library. The school bell had just rung, so many students had entered as well.
They pushed through the crowd to a secluded corner with painting on the wall. Katherine lifted the picture up to reveal a golden button hidden behind it. She pushed the button, and the wall slowly opened up to a passage of stairs that led all the way down.
"The door has been opened, but I can't follow you down." she explained. "You have to do it alone. Remember, you can't bring the manual out. You can only practice it downstairs. If not, you will be expelled."
The basement of the school library was a forbidden place. Even the teachers could not enter without approval.
"Yes, Miss Katherine."
Darryl trod down the steep stairs, about roughly two to three hundred steps. Finally, a chamber appeared before him. The chamber had six adjacent walls, each one representing the Six Sects.
There was a platfrom in the middle of the chamber, but other than that, there were no bookshelves.
'Where are the manuals?' Darryl pondered.
Suddenly, countless books flew out of the six walls. It flew all around the room, making him dizzy.
Ring! Ring!
Darryl's phone rang up. He picked it up, it was Katherine. She said "Darryl, you get to pick one manual. You have to catch it, and remember, you only have one chance! So, make your decision wisely!"
What? He has to grab a manual from mid-air?
Darryl was almost in tears. The manuals were flying at the speed of light, and he could barely make out the writings on their covers.
"Miss Katherine, I can't read the writings on the manuals!" Darryl complained.
This was too random. Picking a manual this way was like buying a lottery ticket - it was based on luck.
Katherine laughed. "Just pick one! You being able to enter the basement is a huge honor. Be grateful! All the manuals are equally great. Just pick one!" Then she hung up.
Darryl took a deep breath. He realized that most of the manuals were worn out in a faded yellow or white shade, except for one manual - which was in red.
That was the one!
He caught the manual immediately with his quick reflexes. The rest of the manuals disappeared the moment he laid his hands on it.
Taking another deep breath, he looked at the manual. On the cover were a few huge words.
