Thunder, a derivative element of the power of the "Sun," was, like light, earth, wind, water, and fire, a fairly common Spirit Rune. Moreover, in the extraordinary systems of past eras, the manipulation of elements had always been an important part of mysticism. Therefore, there were quite a few Thaumaturgies involving thunder. At Black Raven Library, with a maximum price limit of 200 pounds, Shade had actually found a list of as many as fifty Thaumaturgies at once.
But in the end, Shade bought nothing. He planned to compare them with the Thaumaturgies in the Academy Library. Although the Thunder Spirit Rune did not particularly suit his current Ring Arcanist system, given the powerful offensive capabilities of thunder Thaumaturgies, Shade was quite willing to associate several more Thaumaturgies with this Spirit Rune. His energy was limited, so he had to carefully consider what to choose.
After leaving Black Raven Library, it was finally time for lunch. When Shade returned home, he indeed saw Iluna, who had changed into a blue dress, standing nervously beneath the steps of 6 Saint Derain Square with both hands clasping her handbag in front of her.
After having lunch with Little Mia and Iluna, the seventeen-year-old girl happily continued her task of visiting the other victims of theft in the University District. Shade, meanwhile, returned home and sent a letter to the address Miss Sylvia had given him at the end of the Lake View Manor banquet, arranging to meet the Great Witch and discuss his paper.
Because he wanted the letter to arrive that very day, Shade specifically went to the post office to send it by express delivery. As he walked out of the post office and stood at its entrance looking at the street scene, he wondered where to go next:
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