Book Bureau

"We really were destined to meet."

Gilan said with a smile, taking a seat.

He turned and glanced at Cecilia.

When he had first come to the bookstore, his strength had still been shallow. He had only recently stepped onto the Path of the Flaming Sword and had been unable to identify her as a mystic.

But now, with a simple glance, his spirit vision saw through the strength of the three ladies present at once.

All of them were Tier 4 Judges.

They were three Long-Lived One sisters.

Gilan could not help but speculate that the nine Moran sisters might all be Long-Lived Ones.

"And this lady is?"

Gilan politely raised his hand across the small round table toward the braided woman.

This Miss Moran revealed a shy, ladylike smile and lightly shook Gilan's hand with her small one.

Her beautiful eyes shifted as she softly said:

"Vanessa Moran. I'm the youngest among the sisters, the ninth... It's a pleasure to meet you, Mr. Gilan Iros—the Empire's youngest and most outstanding Foreign Minister, chief of the Mystery Investigation Committee, and Coburn's great hero."

"You flatter me, Miss Vanessa."

Gilan smiled, finding it amusing.

The Moran sisters seemed to have quite different personalities, each with her own distinctive traits.

For instance, Cecilia, the eldest sister, was mature and steady, with the air of a commanding older woman. Yaz, the sixth sister, was clever, lively, and kind-hearted. Meanwhile, beneath Vanessa's ladylike exterior lay a trace of playfulness.

At that moment, Cecilia adjusted her round-framed glasses and asked tentatively:

"May I ask what brings Mr. Gilan here today?"

At her question, Yaz and Vanessa both turned curious gazes toward Gilan.

"Hmm..."

After a brief pause, Gilan frankly said:

"I'd like to make contact with the Solidified Book Bureau behind you. There are