Enora flashed Moranor a smile and lazily waved at her, Enora said. "How was searching through the entire house been?" Moranor glared at her with her pupils that were a dark lightning blue, she took a deep breath to calm herself down and said. "Reiki, let's go." Reiki was about to move to the edge of the bed to put on his shoes when he was grabbed by Enora, she lifted him and placed him on her lap. Enora flashed Moranor another bright and sweet smile, Enora said. "He's busy at the moment. I'll return him to his room after I'm done with him."

Moranor was suddenly standing in front of the bed, Reiki noticed there were scorched marks on the floor forming a path. He thought. I need to learn lightning, that looks so cool. Moranor glared at Enora, Moranor said. "I'm not asking Enora." Enora's eyes narrowed, she said. "And what if I don't wanna budge from my decision?" The two elves in the room released their mana as it collided with each other, Reiki could feel the pressure coming from the both of them. Before anything could happen he immediately raised his hand that was holding a burger and said. "Hello! A fragile human over here!"

Both Moranor and Enora froze for a second before the mana they were exuding quickly vanished. Reiki pretended to take a deep breath as he wiped some cold sweat from his forehead, he said. "Thank you." Moranor crossed her arms and straightened her posture, she said. "We can't keep doing this forever." A smug smile crept onto Enora's lips as she also crossed her arms making her large chests press against each other. Reiki wasn't even trying to hide his stare at Enora's breast, Enora seeing his stare made her smug smile bigger.

Moranor appeared at the side of the bed and started pinching his cheek

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While pinching his cheek Moranor dragged him off Enora's lap off the bed and let go, while Reiki was rubbing his cheek Enora grabbed the collar of his tunic and pulled him into the bed. The two of them started another staring contest as the mana around the air violently shook. Reiki was lying down on the bed as he stared at the ceiling, he sat up straight and said. "Back to where we started."

Moranor pointed at Enora as her hand was pushing her cheek, Moranor said. "This never would have even happened if it weren't for her!" Enora swatted Moranor's hand that was on her cheek, she said. "If you were capable of reading the mood you wouldn't even be here." Moranor's eyes completely widened, she was on the verge of screaming and said. "I'm the one who doesn't know how to read the mood!"

Enora nodded at her and said. "See, even you admitted it." A sweet smile appeared on her lips as she opened her arms.

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Reiki appeared behind Moranor as he hugged her waist as she was about to jump on Enora. Reiki held Moranor back to prevent a catfight from happening, he said. "Moranor how about we call it a day and head back?" Moranor pupils were slowly glowing as she glared at Enora who's pupils were already glowing an icy blue. Moranor let out a scoff and said. "Let's go, Reiki." He picked up his shoes as Moranor walked out the door and quickly followed behind her.

Enora let out a sigh as a bored expression formed on her face, the sound of footsteps was softly getting closer to her door. Reiki was on the other side of the door holding one of his shoes while the other one was on his foot with the lace untied, he flashed her a smile and said. "Thanks for having me." Reiki ran toward Moranor who was already out of his sight, Enora was surprised by him as a smile slowly formed on her lips. Enora she softly said. "... We should do it again sometime soon…"

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While walking beside Moranor, Reiki was hopping on one foot that was wearing the untied shoe while trying to put on the other one. Moranor started to slow down her pace of walking to let him have an easier time putting his shoe on, she glanced at him from the corner of her eye and said. "What did the two of you talk about?" Reiki managed to put on his shoe while hopping, he squatted on the floor and quickly tied his shoes before Moranor could stop. He already stood up and placed both his hands behind his head, he said. "Hmm…"

Moranor stared at him intently from the corner of her eye, Reiki continued. "I guess it would be appropriate to say we talked about feelings…." Moranor almost tripped over nothing as she managed to keep her balance by placing a hand on the wall to her left, Reiki stopped walking and looked up to her. He said. "You okay?" He noticed Moranor's hand that was resting on the wall was visibly cracked underneath. Moranor took a deep breath and with gritted teeth, she begrudgingly said. "Why such a strange topic." As she turned her head toward him and flashed him a sweet smile.

Reiki shrugged his shoulders and said. "Don't know, Nora brought it up all of a sudden." He was suddenly lifted off the ground by Moranor, she held him by his shoulders as she stared at him with wide eyes. Moranor was on the verge of screaming, she said. "Nora!?! Since when were the two of you so close?!" She had a look of disbelief on her face and continued. "What did the two of you speak about? Talking about your feelings once for a few minutes won't bring you two that close!"

Reiki maintained eye contact with her and said. "Isn't that what your mothers call you? So I thought I'd try it." He flashed her a smile and continued. "How about it? Mora?" Moranor suddenly froze, her grip on him loosened as he landed on the floor with a soft thud. Reiki looked up at her and noticed her entire face going red, she used her forearm to cover her mouth and looked at him. Moranor said. "... I-It's… Fine… J-Just make sure to call me that in private…"

Reiki placed both his hands behind his head and stared at Moranor's tomato red face, he said. "As long as you're fine with it." He gestured for Moranor to walk as she made a very small nod and started walking with Reiki beside her. Moranor was still hiding her mouth with her hand as she silently walked, Reiki let out a yawn and rummaged through his pocket, and took out another burger wrapped in tissue.

He quickly unwrapped it and before he could take a bite he softly elbowed Moranor who overreacted by taking a couple of steps to the left. Moranor stared at him with wide eyes as if he was doing something drastic, Reiki looked at her oddly and moved the burger in his hands to catch her attention. He said. "Want some?" Moranor slowly made her way next to him, the two of them went back to walking. Moranor said. "I-I'm good." He nodded and took a couple of bites of the burger, Reiki swallowed and said. "Got anything to do before nightfall?"

Moranor's face slowly went back to her usual pale white, she thought about it for a moment and said. "I'm going to drop by and look around for a replacement quiver." Reiki was already halfway through the burger he was eating, he looked up to her and said. "Can I tag along?"

Moranor took a sudden right to which Reiki diligently followed, she glanced at him from the corner of her eye as a small warm smile appeared on her lips. Moranor said. "Sure, be warned it's a long walk." Without missing a beat, Reiki said. "If it means I get more time to spend with you, why not?" Moranor raised her hand and punched his left shoulder.

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Moranor started walking faster and left him a few steps behind as the gap was getting bigger, she said. "Sugar-coated words mean nothing to me." Reiki ran toward her and was able to catch up, he looked up to her and said. "I thought if it was now and then, it was okay?" The two of them walked straight down the hallway as they didn't detect Enora who was grabbing Fayeth's shoulders as her face was contorted in pain.

Fayeth was gritting her teeth, she said. "Young majesty… T-There getting away." Enora eventually lets go of her, Fayeth glances at her shoulder and could see the outline of her hands. Enora said. "... I know… After them." Enora took a couple of steps forward but stopped when she noticed Fayeth didn't move, Fayeth said. "Y-Young majesty please pardon my rudeness but-. I'd be more than happy to help."

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Fayeth completely changed her words and started running toward them when she saw Enora was glaring at her with an indifferent gaze. Enora kicked an invisible can in front of her as she placed a hand over her mouth to cover her smile, she said. "Nora… Huh…" Enora slowly walked down the hallway before realizing what she was doing and quickly went after Fayeth.

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Somewhere In The Village

Moranor and Reiki were walking toward the shopping district, looking around, he noticed the sun was about to set. Reiki said. "Roughly forty-five minutes before nightfall." Moranor turned her head to face him, with a look of surprise she said. "That caught me off guard, I never expected you to be able to tell time by staring at the sun." Reiki looked up to her and said. "You get the hang of it after a few days." He let out a yawn while pocketing some tissue that was wrapped around the burger he ate. Reiki reached into his pocket and pulled out another one, he poked Moranor's forearm and pointed at the burger he was holding.

Moranor rolled her eyes at him and said. "Sure, why not." Reiki unwrapped the burger in his and split it into two halves roughly the same size and passed the bigger one to her. He looked around the street and saw an elf here and there walking around. Reiki said. "What kind of quality are you looking for in a quiver?" Moranor swallowed what she was chewing, she let out a chuckle, and with a teasing smile, she said. "For a moment there I thought you were going to ask what I was searching for my significant other."

Reiki stopped himself from taking a bite and said. "That will also be helpful and if you don't mind-." Moranor slapped his back as there were faint traces of blushes on her cheeks, she said. "Enough out of you." Reiki rubbed his back while Moranor continued. "Nothing special, durable and practical. No more no less."

Reiki already finished off the half burger in his hands, before he could wipe off some sauce on his face Moranor stopped which made Reiki stop as she reached into her pocket and pulled out a silk white handkerchief. She crouched down and started wiping his mouth clean when she was done she pocketed her handkerchief, as the two of them continued to walk. Reiki looked up to her and flashed her a bright smile, he said. "Thank you."

Moranor ignored him and took a bite of the burger in her hands, Reiki continued. "Is that all the bare minimum you need in a quiver? Not going to get yourself something special?" Moranor shook her head and said. "Anything special costs too much, I may have a rich parent but that doesn't mean I wasn't brought up not knowing how hard it is to earn money." Reiki let out a chuckle, he said. "Sounds like someone wasn't always frugal with their money."

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Moranor punched his left arm, she said. "Yes, that is true. Moving back to the topic at hand." Reiki moved his left arm around, he looked up to her and said. "Then is there a specific quiver you've had your eyes on?" While walking Moranor lazily stretched her arms while letting out a yawn, she said. "I've had my eyes on a certain quiver…" Seeing Moranor Reiki also let one out, he said. "How much is it?"

Moranor glanced at him from the corner of her eye, she said. "What's with all the questions?" Reiki flashed her a smile and said. "Just trying to get to know you better." Moranor placed her hand on top of his head and ruffled his hair making it even messier than it already was. She let out a chuckle and said. "It costs eighty platinum coins (¥43,200,000)." Reiki looked up at the sky and thought. Sounds doable… Moranor gently karate chopped the top of his head which made him lookup.

Moranor looked at him and said. "We need to hurry up, we're burning daylight." Reiki nodded in agreement as the two of them started walking faster.

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Moranor and Reiki walked by an empty alleyway after a couple of seconds Enora and Fayeth appeared in the alleyway. Enora had her arms crossed making her chest press against each other as she stared at the direction the two of them walked off. Fayeth was massaging the temples of her head, she said. "Young majesty, I think we've spied on them enough…" Enora didn't even listen to her and said. "Follow them." Fayeth let out a long sigh and said. "... Understood, young majesty." Fayeth reluctantly reached into her pocket and took out another talisman, she poured some mana as it started glowing. The two of them were enveloped by a thin layer of mana and vanished.

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Shopping District

Moranor and Reiki were leisurely walking, the two of them received a few stares from the elves but most of them were on Reiki. Most elves were whispering at each other and made sure to discreetly point at him, Moranor turned her head to see him let out a yawn. Moranor said. "Aren't you mister popular." Reiki looked around and noticed all the gazes on him, he looked up to Moranor and said. "They probably just want me to alter a formation for them, how is that popularity?" Reiki looked at a couple of female elves wearing long green robes, one of them winked at him while the other shyly waved. Reiki raised a brow in surprise, Moranor raised her hand as it blurred for a split second.

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Moranor smacked the back of his head which made him look up to her, Moranor said. "There was a dragonfly on the back of your head, you're welcome." As she glared at him with an indifferent expression. Reiki let out a helpless laugh and said. "I didn't even do anything." Moranor grabbed him by the collar of his tunic and started dragging him, Moranor said. "Let's just go already." She walked past a few houses and walked inside one that had a large window displaying leather goods.

Moranor let go of his tunic as he looked around and saw white walls, a wooden floor, and a medium-sized ice crystal to keep the room cold that was on the counter displaying a couple of more goods. Inside the room was a variety of leather goods on display, such as backpacks, boots, and many more. Reiki looked at dozens of mini pouches that could be strapped on the waist, thighs, forearms, and dozens of different sizes of belts in a variety of colors. He walked around and saw a section of the wall that was displaying quivers that were being hung by a wooden hook by the shoulder strap.

Reiki walked next to Moranor who was browsing through the dozen quivers that looked the same to him. Reiki said. "I'll be honest, they look identical to me." Moranor kept her eyes on them, she said. "If you visit every leather, iron, or wooden maker you'll spot the difference eventually…" She picked up a couple of quivers one was a darker brown while the other one looked like it was made out of wood.

Moranor pointed at the edges and said. "Look at the stitches, depending on how meticulous it is it'll show how well it's made to a certain degree." Reiki looked at the dark brown one and saw it had thick and uniformed stitching. He moved his gaze onto the black one and noticed the thread was thinner and looked like it was about to fall apart. Moranor placed both of them back, she said. "Now for the leather." She grabbed his hand and placed it on the dark brown, Moranor continued. "It should be tough but somewhat moldable."

Reiki thought. Feels like a mixture of iron and clay. Moranor placed his hand on the black one and noticed it almost stretched like gum, he looked up to her, and with a slight frown, Reiki said. "This quiver is actually for sale? Are you sure this store is trustworthy?" Moranor let out a chuckle, she said. "The brown one is being sold for five elven gold (¥192,000) coins." She pointed at the quiver he was holding and continued. "That one you're holding can only be rented for one day for the price of five elven bronze (¥750) coins." Reiki let go of the quiver as he rubbed his hand clean using his pants, he looked up to her and said. "Rented?"

Moranor nodded and said. "Assuming an elf is active he or she buys a new quiver every fifty years. The reason why it's so infrequent is that we have elves who can maintain them by dismantling them, switching the stitching, and if the quiver has any slashes on it their stitch. Elves with quivers covered in dozens of stitches are a common sight, an elf with a brand new quiver is a rare one."

Reiki noticed an almost black brown quiver, he pointed at it and said. "What about that one? Looks like a quality product from what you taught me." Moranor moved her gaze on the quiver he was pointing at, she said. "That's…" Moranor's eyes were glued on it as a hint of longing appeared in them. Reiki thought. She wants that quiver… Moranor let out a chuckle and moved her gaze onto him, she placed a hand on top of his head and ruffled Reiki's hair.

Moranor said. "That's a bit out of my price range. How about it? You wanna browse around for a bit longer?" Reiki nodded as he walked around while Moranor started browsing through other leather goods. While Moranor was busy looking for something decent Reiki went to the empty counter, when he reached a male elf appeared behind it. The elf was surprised to see a human child in the store before the elf could say anything, Reiki made a shh gesture by placing a finger on his lips.

Reiki glanced at Moranor who had her back facing toward them and was in the middle of comparing a couple of leather satchels with one another. Reiki placed his right hand on top and pretended to write something, the elf behind the counter nodded and opened a drawer. The elf took out a quill, a small bottle of ink, and a notepad. Reiki gestured at the quill as the elf nodded, Reiki said. "How much foot traffic do you receive daily?"

Reiki wrote in elvish, on the notepad it said. How much for that quiver that looks almost black? The elf quickly glanced at it, he said. "Fairly decent, today's just one of those quiet days all businesses have." Reiki passed the quill to the elf who quickly wrote. Eighty PLATINUM coins. Reiki thought. No need to capitalize it, I can read. Moranor placed down the satchels she was holding as the elf behind the counter hands blurred as everything on the counter was placed back into the drawer.

Reiki looked up to him and said. "How frequent do elves rent quivers?" Moranor turned around and saw him talking to the elf behind the counter, the male elf said. "At least once every three days." Moranor walked toward him and placed an arm around his shoulder, she said. "Reiki, let's go. We can't be late for dinner." Reiki nodded as he kept his gaze on the elf, he said. "Can I make a reservation? For the item, I was eying?"

The elf gave him a small smile and said. "Yes, you can." Reiki nodded and grabbed Moranor's hand and started walking toward the door. His sudden action surprised Moranor as a faint blush appeared on her cheeks as she immediately moved her hand away from his. Reiki opened the door as Moranor walked out followed by him as he made sure to close the door. Just before the elf could disappear two Enora and Fayeth appeared in the room. Enora said. "I have a few questions for you."