"So he was one of the victims with his linker core extracted?"
"Yes, we found this in his hands. It's an Intelligent Device, but not one of ours."
"A book? Can we access it?"
"No, it's locked. It appears to be an informational type and the name written on the spine is 'Bok Av Omenene' or 'Book Of Omens'."
"He doesn't look the studious type somehow. Well, let him heal with the others. Was there anything else?"
"Yes, actually, look at these magical scans."
"Very powerful magical capacity, especially for a male. Good sized 'bucket' too. And... what in the blazing blue fires is THAT?!"
"A demonic entity sealed inside him. Which was actually our main concern with him. He's also not from the world we found him in."
"Yes, I see the note here. Uncontrolled dimensional crossing from the analysis, and he had the uncanny bad luck to end up assaulted before he even knew where he was. This 'Vita' apparently did some serious damage to him before he was defeated, indicating he has SOME fight in him. Just no magical training."
"Your orders?"
"Right arm broken in two places, left arm broken once. Right hand crushed. Left shoulder fragmented. Three broken ribs on the right side. Two fractured vertebrae. Pretty bad concussion. Right leg broken in... SIX places? Left leg broken once. Hip fracture... It's a wonder he's alive. Get him healed. Get him some magical training. Study the beast within him and see if there's a way to negate the infernal aspects."
"Yes, Captain."
"Did his eye just flicker? How is he conscious?"
"I'm adjusting his medication."
Later:
Naruto remembered, though it was a little fuzzy. The girl had attacked him, he'd insulted her. She'd continued her attack, he'd gotten progressively more insulting especially after she...
She hurt him and she had ENJOYED hurting him. She'd hurt him worse than any of the villagers ever had.
And then she'd left him to die without a second thought.
Naruto remembered all that as he healed. He wasn't angry though. He understood that this other world he'd appeared in was under assault by these 'Wolkenritter' and he had appeared in this world with the Book. He had dropped the magic book and responded to the attacking girl as a recent graduate of the ninja academy.
He felt the pain and the hurt and knew without a doubt in his heart. He stood absolutely no chance against this 'Vita' girl using the skills he'd learned over the years as a ninja.
So he had a lot to think about as his bones were knit back together. A LOT to think about.
much later: "The boy Naruto took three weeks in a healing tank, during which time he requested and received a primer on basic magical studies, then a set of educational books intended for pre-schoolers. After that he read four more basic magical texts and three basic education textbooks."
"I understand the desire to improve his magical skills, but I'm not sure about the rest," said Captain Harlaown.
"Apparently his education in his home universe was... less than complete," said the medic tactfully.
"It's been a week since his release from the medbay," noted the Captain. "Is he ready for battle? There is indication that the person responsible for his injuries is accelerating her activities with the aid of some others. Nanoha and Fate have already fought them on several occasions. If it ends up escalating, I'll want every available mage."
The medic hesitated. "His Device is an informational type primarily. One of the researchers felt it was a third-rate copy of the Book Of Darkness itself but that doesn't appear to be entirely accurate."
"You're not saying that it's another Book Of Darkness, are you?" asked the Captain.
"No, not that at all," the medic was quick to assure the Captain. "The book instead concentrates primarily on the acquisition of information. Since being reunited with Bok Ov Omenene and learning how to access it, he hasn't requested any additional reading material."
The Captain blinked. "Is this book capable of accessing libraries on its own?"
" The medic nodded. "Not only that, but once I wanted to find the floor with the vending machine that dispenses the Citrus Doctor Spice. He pulled up a map on the book and told me which stairwell and floor it was on."
"So the book can't cast spells on its own, but it can show him how to do it?" asked Captain Harlaown. "So he can basically cast a number of spells depending on his magical capacity and reservoir. Which are A and S rated?"
"Yes," said the medic. "There's more."
"More?" asked the Captain.
"He asked the book how to get more cooperation out of his prisoner," said the medic. "He's been locked in a room now for three days."
They called it the 'book of omens' but Naruto called it something different. It was the 'book of answers' to him.
If it was in a library or someone knew it, at least within range of the book's abilities depending on a lot of factors he didn't understand, it could access and display those answers.
He was on a ship that had access to a major library.
When he went home, he suspected he'd lose a lot of access to information. So he had to learn things NOW.
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