The Light of the Sacred Rite. Just the name sounded so cool. This should be the quickest way to learn about my own family, too. After all, only by learning the story of the Sacred Rite Clan could I get a feel for how to approach things like strength, the country, and relationships. This notebook might record all the major and minor events that had happened to the Sacred Rite Clan over the years. Whoever had it would know the Sacred Rite Clan.

But just as Elina was about to flip through the notebook, she discovered...

Why is this notebook so high up, meow!!!

Are you bullying your princess because she’s short, meow!!!

Elina puffed up her cheeks in a huff, her pale-blue eyes glaring at the bookcase, which had to be around six feet tall.

Damn it...

Back when I had my old macho-guy height, I could’ve grabbed this notebook just by standing on my tiptoes, meow...

But now, I probably wouldn’t even be able to reach it on my tiptoes. I’d just look like I was trying to act cute. Yeah, that’d be ridiculous. It’s not something a macho guy should do. I’ll just have to see if I can reach the notebook by jumping.

Elina gathered her courage, crouched down a little, then jumped with all her strength. Cat power!

Her little paws finally touched the notebook, and she pulled it out. But as it came down, it bumped into the bookcase. The old bookcase wobbled, then toppled over.

Elina stared in horror at the falling bookcase, clutching the notebook tightly in her hands. Oh no!

But it was already too late to run. Gritting her teeth, Elina could only crouch down and cover her head, bracing for the impact. I should’ve asked Eve to get it for me. A Little Kitty shouldn’t push herself like this.

A few seconds passed, but the pain of being hit by something heavy never came. Instead, a figure appeared in front of her. From the way she was moving, it was clear she was holding up the bookcase with her hands. That was why it hadn’t hit Elina.

Still, quite a few books had fallen around them.

But she should be out of danger now. She could put the books back later.

Elina let out a long breath, relieved. She carefully turned around—and a book flew straight at her, smacking her smooth forehead and leaving a red mark.

“Aww... That hurts!” Elina whimpered, rubbing her forehead.

“Elina, are you all right?” the owner of the shadow asked worriedly.

Elina wiped away the tears that had welled up in the corners of her eyes from the pain and sighed. Why is this body so fragile, meow~

When I got sleepy reading novels at night, I used to drop my phone on my forehead all the time. I’d just put up with it until the pain passed. I never felt like crying like this. If this body of Elina’s weren’t being controlled by a macho guy like me, she probably would’ve already been sitting on the floor bawling.

Elina rubbed her forehead and hurried out of the bookcase’s danger zone so she wouldn’t get hit by another book. She sniffled and said, “I’m fine. Thank you.”

“Mm. As long as you’re all right, Elina.” The owner of the shadow slowly moved the bookcase back into place and smiled.

Elina could now see what the owner of the shadow looked like. She had long, smooth, wavy purple hair with bangs over her forehead, deep and beautiful pale-purple eyes, delicate features, and fair skin. She wore black-rimmed glasses and a long purple dress, with a white padded coat over it. She radiated an air of intelligence and elegance. It was hard to imagine how a girl like her had managed to move the bookcase back into place...

“Um... may I ask who you are?” Elina asked, scratching her head.

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