Olsylvia Academy, East Campus, Olivia Wizard Academy’s Society Activity Area, Latimore Business District, among the shelves of the St. Zachary Magical Emporium.
The shelves in this particular store were stocked with various books that had been forbidden and banned from retail stores. Aside from replicas of the Departed Spirits’ Overture, there were also books about curses. It was a pity that these books were only replicas of the originals. These were less valuable than the originals, as there was always a possible risk of errors and missing information.
Bella sat on the customer’s chair and flipped open the Departed Spirits’ Overture in front of her. The cover of the magical book was completely black and did not have any extraneous decorations on it. This book felt like one of the fake notebooks from Death Note sold in stores in the previous world.
The Departed Spirits’ Overture was just the first part of the Book of the Departed Spirits. The content of the other parts of the trilogy could not be found in the outside world. Bella vaguely remembered that she had seen the final installment of the trilogy being sold in the City of Sin. However, it was rather expensive and would have cost a good amount of Sin Points, even though that copy was a replica as well.
“What’s wrong, Bella? Are you thinking of studying Necromancy to become a necromancer? Just a word of advice, humans who have practiced this branch of magic have all been disfigured beyond recognition! Do you wish to become an unwanted ugly old lady?”
“Er, Older Sister Clariss, your… well, thing… it is pressed up against me.”
Clariss had Bella in a bear hug from behind and her entire body was flush against Bella’s back. There was a gap between her body and Bella’s armor, but the armor was the softer type. When Clariss leaned against her, Bella could feel every single contour of her supple body.
“Bella, it doesn’t look like you mind at all! We’re all girls here. There’s nothing to be afraid of, right?”
D*mn, that was something I am supposed to say, you perverted dragon. Bella bit back her response, preventing herself from accidentally blurting it out. However, she was unable to fully control herself. Since Clariss was doing this completely of her own accord, it would be so hypocritical of her to refuse. Bella could smell Clariss’ intoxicating, unique scent in the air. For a moment, she was truly reluctant to push Clariss away.
“Older Sister Clariss, there aren’t any price tags on your books! I won’t be able to afford any of them if they’re too expensive.”
“Bella, on account of how adorable you are, I’m going to give you the books.”
“Older Sister Clariss, you must be joking! Each of these books must be worth a small fortune. The fact that you’re giving them to me for free is making me a little anxious right now!”
“I’m serious. This is not a joke. Actually, the costs of replicating these books are pretty low. To be honest, other than the originals, the other magical books are absolute trash. For example, it only costs a few dozen silver coins to produce a replica of the Departed Spirits’ Overture in the Mage’s Union underground wholesale market.”
In the past, Bella had always thought it rather shady that knight’s equipment was being sold at such exorbitant prices. However, in comparison to a mage’s tools, it was absolutely reasonable. At least the prices were not unrealistically high as the armor was made from proper materials. The prices of the magical tools for sale here, on the other hand, were shockingly high.
Clariss had the Pure Black Crystal Ball in stock as well. However, it would cost fifty thousand gold coins. As she found Bella to be absolutely adorable, she had already given Bella a sixty percent discount and quoted her twenty thousand gold coins instead. This Ebony Dragon Princess was definitely much more generous than Isabel, and her prices were much more flexible as well.
“Bella, as for the house pet egg of an Ebony Dragon… honestly, I don’t have any here either. The only place you might be able to find this tool is in the Land of the Lost. It is one of the war-ravaged battlefields where the human armies fought against the Twelve Demon Kings. Even up until now, there are many abandoned demonized Ebony Dragons roaming the area. You should be able to find what you’re looking for over there!”
“Hmm hmm, I will find a way.”
Bella took the Pure Black Crystal Ball from Clariss. At this point, she had already achieved half of her mission. She did not intend to travel to the Land of the Lost at all. Back then, many Dragon Knights had lost their lives there. Those dragons had been infected by the Demon Kings’ malicious aura and had already turned into Corpse Dragons. This would make them much too difficult to handle.
It would be much easier to entrust the task of finding the Ebony Dragon’s house pet eggs to Lola and Diaz’s underlings instead. Even though Dragon House Pet Eggs were extremely rare, they were still being sold in some places.
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