"Those are different!"
Kitasan Black hurriedly explained, "Last time was a souvenir, while this time is a gift for after the Satsuki Sho. They can't be lumped together!
"Anyway, Diamond-chan, hurry up and open it. I think you'll definitely like this gift!"
When they entered the room, everyone had already noticed the square box Kitasan Black had brought.
The box was large, roughly half a meter in both length and width, and as tall as a palm. It looked like it could hold quite a lot.
The wrapping was exquisite. From the outside, it seemed to be a wooden box, with an eye pattern made from rose quartz and lapis lazuli on its surface, along with mysterious designs painted in fine gold dust.
Everyone had already been curious about what was inside the box. Now that they heard Kitasan Black speak with such certainty, their curiosity only grew.
So after the equally curious Satono Diamond opened the box, all the Horse Girls leaned over to look. Even Koushou Hayate, who had previously been shrinking back with her neck tucked in, was no exception.
Like its exterior, the inside of the box was exquisitely decorated as well. It was lined with red velvet, and sparkling crystal ornaments adorned its four corners.
Resting on the velvet, right in the center, was a leather-bound book. Its cover bore the same eye pattern as the box, as well as a line of flamboyantly written words.
Arranged around the book were a silver amulet, a bronze compass, a leather scroll, and other such items.
"This is... a book?"
After curiously and uncertainly examining the contents of the box for a while, Satono Diamond picked up the leather book in the middle and looked at Kitasan Black.
"What does this book say? And... what are these