"Phew, it's finally here!"
On the last day of the two-week review period after Aiven submitted his borrowing application, he finally received a reply from the library amidst a mix of anticipation and anxiety.
Although he was confident in himself, the assertion made by Derek that "no one in the academy has definitively obtained borrowing privileges" did have some impact on him.
Eagerly tearing open the envelope, a card slipped onto the table.
"Huh, that's it?"
Inside the thin envelope in Aiven's hand, there was nothing but a card, not even a single word.
Picking up the poker-sized, indeterminately materialized purple card that resembled a library borrowing card, Aiven muttered to himself, "What does this mean? Mysterious, does this signify that my application has been approved?!"
Given the Shadow Library's consistently aloof demeanor, Aiven wasn't particularly surprised.
