City of Scholars - Arcadia City
Grandma Qishala was simply too enthusiastic. Shade had originally only wanted to look around a little before returning home to ask Luvia for a divination, but after Daniste left at one in the afternoon for class, Grandma Qishala still refused to let Shade go.
She and Emilia practically took Shade through most of the now rather substantial Elf King's City. Though Shade wanted to leave, he was still quite interested in the exotic city, while Little Mia spent nearly the entire afternoon asleep in Shade's pocket.
By a little after four in the afternoon, Grandma Qishala wanted Shade to stay for dinner and even suggested finding some elf maidens to dance for him—the old elf knew Shade's true gender.
This time, Shade finally refused outright. Even Emilia was a little unhappy with Grandma Qishala's suggestion.
But after Shade returned home with Little Mia, the old elf earnestly asked Emilia:
"Don't you dance too?"
"Of course! I participate in the festival every year."
Only then did Emilia realize what she had missed. With her hands behind her back and her head lowered, she murmured:
"But I'm the Elf Queen. I don't want to dance for him~ I can only dance when it's just him."
"Wasn't that exactly what I meant?"
Grandma Qishala could only feel that educating Emilia would be a long and arduous task.
Meanwhile, after returning home, Shade changed clothes and went to the Seer Association on Silver Cross Avenue. Ever since obtaining that Gold Button that allowed free divinations, he had been coming to the association to seek divinations from Luvia more often.
But today, he did not ask Luvia for a divination. Instead, he waited on the 1st Floor until she got off work, then walked home with her beneath the