Chapter 529: Three Grimoires!
After Iver drank the hallucinogenic coffee, the café's originally rather forest-like décor suddenly underwent a bizarre transformation.
The brown wooden walls around him abruptly roared as they expanded and rose higher. All the decorations shattered into fragments with a roar, then gathered together once more.
The café stretched into a vast building resembling a giant's palace. The wooden structure became sturdy brick and stone, while the light dimmed.
The books that had been on the shelves also transformed during the reconstruction, each becoming an entirely different book. The light of sunset dimmed until it was as dark as night... A few candles that had not been there before somehow ignited in the room.
Perhaps it was because his perspective had suddenly changed, or perhaps it was a side effect of the coffee... Only after the intense dizziness and weightlessness faded did Iver dare to stand.
He turned to look at Hypatia.
She was no longer the petite elven child she had been before, but a beautiful woman of at least thirty, with a mature air about her.
She had long, golden curls, with several strands of deep red like the highlights of the sun mixed within them. Her pupils were no longer amber. Instead, they had become deep-blue, constantly rotating twelve-pointed halos.
Her clothing was completely different as well. She now wore a magnificent purple robe, its surface covered with constellations connected by golden geometric lines. In her hand was a long staff—the outer edge was an eight-pointed star, and a constantly rotating icosahedron floated within it.
"Go choose your books first."
When Hypatia spoke again, her voice had become a mature, intellectual, and indifferent tone in Iver's ears. "As for the gift... I'll have to prepare it properly.
"Don't worry. I'll choose the best weapon