A few hours later, the two of them stood before the librarian. The man looked at him with a polite, gentle smile while Mitsuki placed the books Ellegaard had given him on the counter, along with the ones he had taken on his own.
"You want to borrow these, right?" the man asked.
Mitsuki nodded without looking him in the eye. Behind him, Ellegaard had her dozen books floating beside her.
"I see. There is a fee for renting books, and in your case there are four, so the price will be four bronze coins," he replied, picking up a magical wooden stamp that rested beside him. The seal had the shape of three intersecting circles, like overlapping drops of water. "I should also mention that once the books leave the library, you will have two months to return them. Therefore, I recommend returning them as soon as possible, or the seal will activate and reveal your location to the library's administration."
Mitsuki nodded again. "I see…"
