Although Little Vivian, who was in charge of cooking, had returned, Iver tactfully took the birdcage and went home.
Since Teacher Meiya had said that she usually did the cooking, Iver decided to take her at her word... There was no need to argue over it. Otherwise, it would be rude if Meiya became angry out of embarrassment.
However, because Iver's own dormitory was still under repair, he took the book directly back to the Silver and Tin Palace.
Although something like a Grimoire was extremely dangerous and, in principle, could not be brought into the Silver and Tin Palace any more than firearms, daggers, or other weapons could, Iver's status was different now. After explaining the situation, he was still allowed to bring it inside.
He had no classes that afternoon anyway. The Elven Language course had already finished its exams the previous week.
So Iver casually grabbed some snacks to fill his stomach, then began flipping through the "Morning Crow Grimoire" with great interest.
Perhaps it was because of the birdcage. Perhaps it was because the book's approval of Iver was high enough... It was also possible that it was simply pretending to be dead, waiting for a chance to escape. In any case, while Iver read the book, it did not turn into a crow flying around. Instead, it obediently maintained the appearance of a book.
As Iver focused on reading, Lily suddenly caught a strange smell.
It smelled like burning wood, or perhaps like something had been scorched.
Only after looking closely did she realize that smoke was rising from Iver's head.
This startled Lily. She approached uneasily, only to discover that Iver was fine.
He looked like the head of a smoldering torch, with large amounts of visible white smoke rising through the gaps in