I Became My Vampire Witch Character Chapter 42: Chapter 42: Rite of Purchase

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Chapter 42: Rite of Purchase Throughout all of the capital shops, there was one that really stood out to Elanore. The outside of it wasn't much, apart from the size, but she caught a whiff of something special brewing inside. The vampire ran up to the door with a pip in her step, followed by Naela who still had a bit of blue on her lips. Elanore cast her cleansing spell on the other girl. I would have cleaned it another way if there weren't so many prying eyes. The thought sent redness up her face and ears. She turned back to the shop and pulled on the door handle. An array of smells instantly hit Elanore's nose. There was the smell of books, hard wood, and something unmistakable. It was the smell of brewed potions lining shelves. It reminded the vampire of Morgana's shop, but it was much larger in scope. Rows and rows of bookshelves created a towering library. The place was like a stadium, and natural light shone in from a glass dome at the top. Between each shelf, there were mages moving about. Students of the cloth checked pages of books. One of them in particular caught Elanore's eye. He seemed to be using the same telekinesis that the vampire was familiar with. A book hovered in front of him with blue mana surrounding it. The pages flipped with the same blue magic that held it up, and his eyes scanned each one. The man—like the other mages around—was younger than Ella expected. Each of them looked to be in their teens or early twenties. They all had on a similar uniform. Though they had different colored robes, each of them had that same mammoth crest on their left shoulder. Now that the vampire had seen the crest a few times, she started wondering what it meant. As far as Elanore was aware, none of the humans worshiped a mammoth. It must have something to do with their goddess. She recalled the statue of Synnaria with a small mammoth in front of it. And when she looked on the wall of the library, she saw the same statue. This one jutted out at an angle above some shelves, but the goddess still held that mammoth in her arms. "Mistress?" "Sorry, I got distracted." The wyvern nodded. "I am used to it already, mistress. Though, I am curious about why we stopped in this place specifically." Ella chuckled. "Silly wyvern, that question is obvious. We are looking for more recruits." Naela looked around at different robed people passing through the aisles, and the girl could only shake her head while looking at them helplessly. "Mistress, I don't think that any of these people would be sufficient for your energy drink empire." "True, but I am not talking about these people." The vampire pointed towards a section of shelves with potions and another section of shelves with items. "I am going to look for potential followers there, and I still have your dagger as..." "My dagger, mistress?" Elanore shook her head quickly. "There is no dagger!" The vampire strolled ahead of Naela, arriving at the potion section first. However, the moment she got there, a voice sounded. "You're not with the college, are you?" Elanore looked in the direction of the voice, but all she found was the edge of the shelf. The vampire looked around for any people, but she saw no one. It was just this shelf, and there were no speakers affixed to it. "Yes, me. I am talking to you, witch." The vampire's eyes widened. It was the shelf who was speaking all along! The wooden side of it formed a mouth and spoke to her as if it was the most natural thing. Even though Elanore had already seen talking and floating pots, this talking shelf astounded her. "Are you just going to look at me, or are you going to answer my question. Though, I already know the answer." Ella smiled. "You're pretty sassy for a shelf. So what if I am not with the college?" The wooden thing sighed and its planks groaned. "You didn't read the rules on the way into this library? Commercial sale of items on these shelves is strictly prohibited. You may not purchase any of these items, unless you are a