By the time Shade bade Daniste farewell and returned home, Leisha and Iluna had already set off together aboard the Radiance Messenger. When Shade arrived at the Blue Ink Library, there were surprisingly quite a few people inside.
It was already Thursday. After more than half a week, ownership of the library had officially changed hands, and it now belonged to Wei Ge. The library was expected to open to the public next week, but Wei Ge did not intend to let too many people in, so it would operate on a paid membership system.
That morning, Miss MacDonald had brought people to deliver a batch of books to the library. When Shade saw her, the tall young lady was speaking with Iluna and Leisha.
Iluna was curiously asking about the profitability of such a library, while the Redhead Princess, whose noble air had not diminished even after changing into casual clothes, was flipping through the most conspicuous row of the Detective Hamilton Story Collection on the shelf.
Seeing Shade come upstairs, the young ladies greeted him together. Leisha even spun around, making the hem of her skirt flare out:
"Shade, how does this dress look? It's my first time wearing it."
"Though it's a little plain, it suits you very well."
"What a smooth talker."
Leisha said as she stepped forward and took Shade's hand. Miss MacDonald glanced at their joined hands, then said to Shade:
"Mr. Hamilton, the carriage is ready. Teacher and the Duchess are waiting for you."
"Alright. Also, you don't need to call me Mr. Hamilton. Just use my name."
Shade had quite a favorable impression of the tall young lady.
It had rained all day yesterday. Though the skies above Arcadia City were still covered in dark clouds today, at least it was no