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"Roland, this is the self-destruct button. With it, you can crush any guest."
The curator, who didn't look particularly reliable, smiled and handed over the red button.
"Thank you, Curator... Did you think I'd say that?!"
Here, you'll find a bunch of foolhardy curators using all sorts of strange page abilities, librarians who have (supposedly) deep bonds with the curators, and a certain black idiot who'd rather die than turn into fireworks.
On the surface, it's a joyful party full of idiots.
But at its heart, it's still just as pitch-black.