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Beta Town, Pedestrian Street.
Number Ninety-Nine.
In front of Sanyou Bookstore.
Not far away, D&K at Number Ninety-Seven on Pedestrian Street was still open, and the night breeze faintly carried the Ear Brothers' enthusiastic calls to customers. Across the street, Wander Bar was about to enter its busiest time of the week—today was both Christmas and friday. The Big Frog checking wristbands at the bar entrance was so exhausted that its tongue hung limply out.
Zheng Qing held Poseidon as he stood in front of the bookstore with the two witches.
The bookstore's orange-yellow light shone over the young wizard, warm and cozy. Through the display window, Zheng Qing could see Yellow Flower Cat sitting atop a thick copy of the Wizard Codex, while Mister lay in a rocking chair holding Li Baichuan's The Wizard of Oz. Beside him was a Red Clay Stove with steaming tea brewing atop it. Pearl-colored Mist spilled from the spout, gathering into strange shapes and baring their fangs and claws at the uninvited guests outside the window.
"See? I told you Mister was in the shop!" The young government-sponsored student turned with satisfaction to look at the North District Archwizard.
Colmar looked at the store, then at the young man, her expression somewhat grave.
She turned to Su Shijun.
"Can you see it?" Her question sounded rather baffling to Zheng Qing.
Su Shijun took a step forward, then another step back, before shaking her head. "No... The bookstore is empty. There's a thick layer of dust on the windowsill, and there are even marks on the bookshelves where mice have gnawed them. No one has probably been here for a long time... Expulsion Charms, Confundus Charms, Concealment Charms, and so on—none of the spells I know can produce such a