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There weren’t many people on the magic train back to the Temple as it was nighttime.
Charlotte seemed to have calmed her wildly beating heart, which had been overcome with emotion, and was calmly organizing her thoughts.
“Anyway, what on earth is that Elena woman’s purpose for running her scroll shop?”
Charlotte had been so startled by the news that Elena knew the boy’s whereabouts that she was only now organizing her thoughts about the shopkeeper.
“Well… I can’t say much either, but don’t mages usually have a bunch of secrets?”
“Hmm… Although I can’t fully agree with that, mages often are eccentrics, for sure.”
It was rather common to find unconventional and quirky characters among mages. That was not necessarily meant in a bad way; there were just plenty of individuals with strange characters in that field. So, it was not surprising to come across a mage doing something unexpected.
“I think we should first make sure that the boy is actually being protected before we give this any further thought.”
Everything was still just based on testimony in the form of words. Being able to contact the boy through letters did not matter to Charlotte, and she would only rest assured if and only if she was absolutely sure that the boy was safe.
Given Charlotte’s current state, it was entirely possible she might leave Eleris alone even if she found out she was a vampire, as long as Baalier’s safety was confirmed.
“I just hope she’s not part of a magic society or something like that…”
Charlotte brought up something unexpected, and I tilted my head in confusion.
“Magic society?”
“Um… They are groups that conduct magical research away from the eyes of the public.”
Of course, I was aware of such organizations. Secret magic societies. It was intriguing and sounded a bit like something you would hear from a teenager’s fantasy novel, so I’d had to add it to the setting of the novel.
A magic society would hide underground for the purpose of magical research and experimentation, or for the freedom to pursue their own studies of magic....
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