Mage of the Magic Tower (5)

“Dear, how long do you plan to stay at the Magic Tower? Do you have anything else scheduled?”

Grandma Eleanor smoothly changed the subject.

I wanted to pry into all sorts of things, but it didn’t feel like the right moment, so I changed the subject too.

“Ah, yes. Actually, Dean Raymond and I are planning to stop by the auction house.”

“The auction house?”

“Yes. The dean said he’d buy me some ancient spellbook or other—something called the Book of Microcosm, I think.”

At my words, Grandma nodded, looking pleased.

“Mm-hmm. A good book. It’ll surely be a big help to you, since you’re researching space.”

“...Ah, yes... research... I should.”

I gave an awkward laugh and trailed off...