The Night Sky Pavilion was as quiet as ever.
Because the items displayed here were all quite valuable, ordinary people didn't even dare to step inside for a look, knowing they couldn't afford them. Most Adventurers just peered at the goods in the display cases from outside the shop to feast their eyes. If they were actually to buy something, it would be a decision made only after much hesitation, as it would be a huge expense. Higher-ranked Adventurers and great nobles basically had their own supply routes; unless they truly couldn't find an item elsewhere, only then would they consider looking in other shops.
The Night Sky Pavilion also had its own sales routes.
One was through Leona's family.
Leona's family were fallen nobles, which was why Tsukasa had approached them. They were a great family with an ancient history that had once been just one step away from becoming Dukes. Although they had fallen on hard times, they still possessed some foundation.
The reason for their decline was simple: their family line was thinning. No matter how many wives they took, they couldn't produce many children. At most, a generation would produce a pair of twins. Furthermore, the heirs of the previous few generations either died in battle and never returned, or lacked the talent for martial arts or magic. Gradually, even their peerage dropped from Marquis to Viscount. However, the fact that they could still maintain a title even at this stage was enough to prove the family's resilience.
The Yester Family fully supported the Night Sky Pavilion. After all, Leona hoped to become the disciple of the Night Sky Pavilion's master, and her parents supported her in this, so they naturally put their full effort into supporting the shop's development. Additionally, since the Night Sky Pavilion had Tsukasa, who could go deep into the [Elroe Labyrinth], and the Black Knight, who was like a humanoid quest machine, the shop could obtain many popular and sought-after materials. According to the profit-sharing Tsukasa had allocated to them, they could also earn a very good income.
Another supporting party was the Count of this territory. Seeing that the master of the Night Sky Pavilion truly only intended to develop a business in his territory and wasn't there to cause trouble, this shrewd Count decisively decided to invest. He took the initiative to contact the Yester Family, wanting to win over the master of the Night Sky Pavilion. If he could win over this powerful mage, he might even have hope of leading his family a step further. He believed this investment was well worth it.
With the support of these two major noble parties, the development of the Night Sky Pavilion was very smooth.
However, Tsukasa also had her concerns. Although she possessed absolute strength, she wasn't skilled in these matters. She might not even notice if someone secretly changed the ownership of her Night Sky Pavilion one day. It was just at this time that the teacher delivered herself to her door, so she made the final call to let the teacher give it a try. If the teacher could truly help her protect the Night Sky Pavilion, that would be for the best.
Having arrived at the Night Sky Pavilion, Felimeth was actually still a bit dazed. She hadn't expected this shop, located in the center of the commercial street and looking very expensive at a glance, to be opened by her own student. Although she had interacted with many students from significant backgrounds before—after all, some Reincarnators were lucky enough to be born into ducal or even royal families.
But that was just good luck.
Whereas Tsukasa-chan's background was clearly written in the'Student Roster' as a villager from near the Monster Mountain Range. For such a Tsukasa to rely on her own strength to open such an impressive shop was far more remarkable than those born into royalty. One should know that most of the well-born Reincarnators she knew were still in the stage of attending school.
Yes, attending school.
Felimeth's original plan was to go to school as well. She had even intended to head to the capital with Potimas to request a placement from the King and the school. Although the school was only open to nobles and royalty, getting a placement wouldn't be a problem given the status of the Elf Race. With the strength of the Elf Race, conquering a country wouldn't be difficult, so in terms of international diplomacy, as long as the Elf Race's requests weren't excessive, the Kingdom wouldn't refuse—especially now when the Demon Race was said to be starting a war again.
But because of what happened before,
Felimeth's previous plans had been completely thrown into disarray. Now she didn't know what to do. If Tsukasa hadn't kept her and given her hope, she might have returned to the Elf Race settlement alone and been placed under Potimas's control.
As for whether she could have escaped with the Reincarnators?
Such a foolish question... the answer was obvious.
Felimeth couldn't defeat Potimas.
So there was no possibility of success.
"Miss Felimeth, what exactly is your relationship with that Great One?"
Leona looked at Felimeth with a bit of defiance.
Although she knew Felimeth was likely older than her and might even be a friend of that Great One, she felt an inexplicable sense of grievance. she even suspected Felimeth might be that Great One's disciple. Furthermore, she believed she was perfectly capable of tending the shop alone, so Felimeth's arrival suggested that the Great One didn't trust her.
Felimeth looked at this young lady who was about the same age as her students from her previous life, then thought about how the 'Great One' she mentioned was actually around the same age as this young lady, and currently her age was even
younger, which she found quite amusing for a moment.
"I am her... big sister."
She originally wanted to say the word 'teacher'.
But thinking of Tsukasa-chan's identity in the outside world, she quickly changed it to 'big sister'. Although their ages after reincarnation were the same, she had been Tsukasa-chan's teacher in her previous life, so saying she was Tsukasa-chan's big sister was certainly not wrong. Moreover, in her previous life, her home was near Tsukasa-chan's, and she had often gone to Tsukasa-chan's house to look after her.
Thinking about it like that,
weren't they just like sisters?
"Big sister?" Leona looked at the elf before her, who didn't even reach her chest in height, with some disbelief and asked curiously, "Miss Felimeth, how old are you this year?"
Felimeth blinked her eyes and smiled. "Guess."
"Then, Big Sister Felimeth, is your relationship with the Great One very good?"
Leona's eyes darted around. Although she felt a little aggrieved when she first saw Big Sister Felimeth appear, she still deeply admired that Great One in her heart. After all, that Great One's magic was more powerful than any teacher she knew, and she was so beautiful. In her heart, she still wanted to become that Great One's disciple.
"Of course."
"Then Big Sister Felimeth, can you tell me how I can become that Great One's disciple? Please, give me a hint!"
Felimeth had been well-prepared by Tsukasa-chan before coming and knew about Leona's little agenda, but she really couldn't interfere in this matter. So she just smiled and brushed it off: "It still depends on her mood and your performance. There is no other way."
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