Inazuma.
At this moment, two breathtaking figures walked into the narrow alley outside the Solace Book House branch.
The woman on the left wore a shrine maiden outfit in red and white tones, her soft pink hair tied near the ends.
She held a pink parasol high above her head, a gentle smile resting on her face.
The woman on the right wore a purple kimono, her head adorned with gentian flowers and a folding fan ornament, while black-and-gold armor covered her left shoulder.
Her dark violet hair was braided behind her back, and a beauty mark rested beneath the corner of her eye,
adding a unique charm to her appearance.
If outsiders saw these two together, they would be utterly shocked.
The Guuji of the Grand Narukami Shrine and the Raiden Shogun—the two people standing at the pinnacle of Inazuma's authority—
had actually come to this secluded little alley.
"Ei, when we enter the boss's manga shop later, be careful when choosing what to read. Every manga gives different rewards."
Makoto spoke softly.
Even though she had already reminded Ei once before, the restriction of only reading once per day still made her feel the need to be cautious.
"But… is that manga shop really as miraculous as you say? And are you truly from five hundred years ago?"
Ei still held lingering doubts.
After returning to Tenshukaku earlier, the two sisters had spoken at length.
Since time was short, Makoto had only briefly explained what had happened to her.
When Ei heard that Yae Miko had obtained a reward from the manga shop and then swapped souls with Makoto from five hundred years ago—she was completely dumbfounded.
Something like that was actually possible?!
It was nothing like the guesses she had made before!
The revelation left her stunned for quite a while.
At first, she had even thought her sister was joking.
But Makoto's serious expression made Ei realize—this was very likely the truth.
Still, seeing once was better than hearing a hundred times.
To personally verify everything,
Ei had decided to experience it herself.
If she truly obtained one of those miraculous rewards, then what Makoto said would be proven true.
She really had crossed over from five hundred years ago.
"You'll understand once you experience it yourself."
Makoto smiled gently.
Things had unfolded exactly as she expected.
If she wanted Ei to completely believe her, then Ei had to experience the manga shop personally.
Makoto wasn't angry.
After all, the whole thing really did sound absurd.
"But remember one thing!
In Inazuma, you may be the Shogun…
but inside the manga shop, you're just an ordinary customer!
You absolutely must treat the boss with enough respect."
At this point, Makoto became unusually serious.
Though she hadn't known the boss for very long,
someone capable of such heaven-defying methods was clearly no ordinary existence.
He was undoubtedly terrifyingly powerful.
Even the Anemo Archon and Geo Archon obediently followed the rules and read manga there.
That alone proved plenty.
So Makoto didn't want her younger sister's obsession with Eternity to cause conflict with the boss.
"Don't worry, Makoto. I've already experienced his methods once before. I'm not stupid enough to provoke him again."
Ei shook her head.
She had no desire to experience the boss's mysterious power a second time.
"Speaking of which, how did it feel being held in the boss's arms earlier?"
Seeing Ei bring up the topic, Makoto couldn't help teasing her.
Back in the past, her silly little sister had been obsessed with martial pursuits.
Five hundred years later, she had shut herself away in the Plane of Euthymia.
Rarely did Makoto ever get the chance to see Ei flustered—especially in a man's embrace.
"If you want to know, why don't you experience it yourself?"
Seeing her usually gentle sister suddenly acting mischievous, Ei rolled her beautiful eyes.
Where had her warm and graceful older sister gone?
Could switching bodies really affect someone's personality too?
"Hehe~"
Makoto merely laughed and stopped teasing her.
The two continued walking deeper into the alley.
Soon, they arrived outside the branch store.
"So this is the manga shop?"
Ei curiously looked it over a few times.
She hadn't expected such a place to exist in Inazuma.
"It only opened here today. Before this, it wasn't operating yet. It should be open now though! Let's go in."
Makoto beckoned her.
"Mm."
Ei nodded.
After taking a deep breath, she followed her sister inside.
A flash of light filled her vision.
The next moment, Ei found herself standing inside an extremely spacious and brightly lit room.
"So this is what it looks like inside…"
Ei observed the surroundings curiously.
She had visited Yae Publishing House before, but this place had a completely different atmosphere.
Aside from the relatively small number of books, there were also many strange figurines placed around the room.
She had no idea what they were for.
"I heard from Miss Noelle that these are called figurines. They're characters from the manga.
For example, that handsome dragon-shaped creature over there is called WarGreymon! It's an Ultimate Digimon from Digimon Adventure."
Seeing Ei's interest, Makoto enthusiastically explained.
She had spent plenty of time examining the figures herself whenever she got bored.
Unfortunately, since she had only read very few manga, the only characters she recognized were from Digimon Adventure.
As for the others—she was completely clueless.
"Characters from manga…"
Ei nodded thoughtfully.
"Alright, you can look at those later. Let's go find the boss and get your manga first."
Makoto smiled lightly and pulled her younger sister toward the counter.
Ei didn't resist.
She quite liked this feeling—the feeling of leaving everything to her older sister.
"Boss, good afternoon! I brought my little sister here to read manga!"
Arriving at the counter, Makoto greeted cheerfully.
"Good afternoon, Makoto."
Seeing a familiar face, Han Feng smiled in return.
Then his gaze shifted toward Ei beside her.
"We meet again, Ei."
"Yes… we meet again."
Ei looked at the black-haired young man before her with mixed emotions.
Before disappearing earlier, he had said they would meet again soon.
She hadn't expected it to be here.
His manga shop was actually the miraculous store Makoto had mentioned!
"This is 100,000 Mora."
After a brief moment of reflection, Ei didn't forget her purpose and directly handed over a pouch of Mora.
Makoto had already explained the rules to her beforehand, so she had deliberately brought money along.
Otherwise, she normally wouldn't carry Mora at all.
"Not enough."
Han Feng shook his head slightly.
"Isn't it supposed to be 100,000 Mora per person?"
Ei froze for a moment, then looked toward Makoto.
But seeing her equally confused expression, Ei became even more puzzled.
Could it be that because she was the Electro Archon, reading manga cost extra?!
"It is 100,000 Mora per person. But your situation is special. There's another person inside your body as well, so you'll need to pay extra."
Han Feng smiled calmly.
At the moment, Raiden Ei and the Raiden Shogun existed as one entity.
So naturally, the fee had to be counted as two people.
100,000 Mora—
was obviously not enough.
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