Reincarnated as the Chapter 1249: First Meeting

Chapter 1249: First eting

The trip up to the Auction House was quiet, naly because it was just

walking into the city and also because I had left a little earlier in the morning, before most people would have been awake; perhaps not the smartest idea on my part, but I wanted to be in and out of the city today so that I could give so ti to my babies before it was stolen away by these dignitaries.

I was beginning to realize too that ti was sothing I was never going to be able to ’cheat’ into having an abundance of; I could have infinite water, food and materials through so ’smart’ thinking and the use of this reality bending System I had, but the things I could do with it still required ti.

There was no way for

to slow it down, freeze it, or get it back, so I just needed to make all of it count for sothing... and I was beginning to realize that a recurring the in my life was that I was horrible at managing my ti.

Naly because I enjoyed getting pounded into a bed, pounded over a table, pushed down onto my knees... all of those things could be done quickly, sure, but that made them not fun and therefore not worth the ti...

So instead I got fucked for dozens of minutes at a ti by people who were always looking for hours of fun anyways, which made it easy for them to convince

to turn those dozens of minutes into hours.

Those sorts of thoughts made the journey to the city rather quick, and the walk through the relatively quiet streets to reach the always open - kind of - Auction House was much the sa; so people still made a pass at , others just whistled in appreciation or looked, but otherwise... things went smoothly.

Entering the lavish circular structure, I walked for a little in the empty halls before finally finding an employee, who looked surprised to see

and even more shocked that I was asking for the Mada, and yet she still guided

through the halls without much issue.

Whether that was because they were told I was coming - but had no idea when - or if it was simply because anyone could ask to see the Mada, I had no idea, but I was aware that knocking on soone’s door before the sun was already up was a bit ’rude’, so I prepared a gift for her too.

After the employee had left

be when the door was knocked on and the quiet voice from inside told us to wait a mont, of course; I quickly browsed the things in my inventory before just deciding to keep things simple.

A nice, higher quality bottle of sweet red wine that Renna and I had worked together to create completely on our own; pressed by our feet and looked over every step of the way, I was certain this would be a worthy ’apology’ gift for the Mada.

When the door opened to reveal the robed Elf that Kalia had told

about, I was sowhat surprised to see that she wasn’t that tired looking, nor did she seem to be all that surprised by my appearance.

She just... had a sowhat loose robe on that showed a bit of ’cleavage’ - really it was showcasing her sternum and so of her ribs, but if I looked closely there was sothing there - and hair that wasn’t completely tucked into her braid, suggesting she had just woken up.

"Mm... Miss Astra, please, co in."

Her voice was cold and sharp, and as I walked into her quarters I was very aware that her eyes lingered on my body as I stepped past her, but after so long I was so accustod to it that I didn’t care whatsoever.

"Your daughter - Kalia - is a very talented and impressive girl. I quite like her, and I certainly am pleased she’s managed to temper Inik to the degree she has."

Humming softly, I took in the velvet cushions, thick velvet curtains, the giant silk clad bed and then the impressive mahogany desk that dominated the room; stacks of papers, piles of coins and a large orb of so kind sat atop the desk, drawing my attention imdiately.

"Ah, have you ever seen a Scryer before? Nifty things; expensive, nifty things that let’s soone view anything within a certain area, so long as you are capable of extending your mana too said area."

Stepping up behind

and gently resting a hand on the small of my back, the tall Elf walked

to her desk and had

sit down in one of the lavish chairs before she moved to the throne that was on the other side.

"I haven’t ever seen such a thing. I suppose they are rare and seldom acquired by anyone without a plethora of hands everywhere?"

The question made the Elf ’smile’, her lips curving ever so slightly into a grimace that Kalia had told

about, and it made

smile myself as I placed the bottle of wine on the table, which the Mada grabbed a mont later.

"That is correct. This is so of the fad wine from Domus Stella, correct? Likely a personal brew that would never reach the shelves... I’ve had so, you know? Quite good. Very cheap. Not a combination many were expecting."

"And that’s why we did it. Wine should be for everyone, and we have the ans to make that a reality. Besides, it isn’t like we’re simply giving the good stuff away, y’know? Bottles like this..."

I left it at that, causing the Elf to nod a few tis as she uncorked it and took a sniff, her cold blue eyes flashing with appreciation as she savored the scent; when she recorked it and set the bottle aside I leaned back, pleased that she seed to have liked it.

"It was pressed by Renna and I, if that makes you happier to hear."

A brow rose slightly at that, and she turned to stare at the bottle appreciatively again before she said "It does indeed. But as much as I would love to just think about you and our wonderful Duchess stepping on things, there was a reason I asked Kalia to send you here..."

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