"Moon Library."
On Saturday morning, as Shade sat at the dining table and used Thaumaturgy, a three-tiered bookshelf with the dreamlike colors of the Star Sea appeared beside him. Under Mia and Dorothy's astonished gazes, Shade took a translucent book from the shelf, its cover and spine bearing the same Star Sea hues.
The bookshelf beside him vanished. He flipped through the book in his hand, held it out for Mia to sniff, then handed it to Dorothy. Dorothy curiously opened it and saw a colored "photograph" of a breathtaking young woman in a long red dress, with golden hair and emerald-green eyes:
"It really does resemble my Thought Writing Thaumaturgy. Oh, you really met Miss Benanis!"
Dorothy was exceptionally surprised:
"Even when Leisha visited Kasonlik last year, she didn't get to meet that Baroness. I'm so jealous. What a pity I can't go to Randall River Valley, or I'd definitely go listen to her sing with you."
Miss Writer's regret was heartfelt. Miss Vanessa Benanis had not given a public performance in years, and hearing her sing again was an almost impossible wish.
Meanwhile, Shade was contemplating the Thaumaturgy he had acquired after entering the "Silver Moon Library" last night. Rather than resembling the power Sir Prisha had displayed, it was more like the power demonstrated by the Old God Gray-Robed Sage in the Gaddis Library ruins within Silent Valley.
This Thaumaturgy had no combat capability, but Shade had a feeling that it was extraordinarily unusual.
Dorothy, seated at the table, suddenly closed her eyes. When she opened them again, she was already Her Royal Highness the Princess. Leisha was likewise amazed by the image of Miss Benanis "painted" in the book. Then she wrapped her arms around Shade's neck and gave him an enthusiastic kiss:
"I've really been