One day, Grey asked Lucy directly if she could help him become a Book Tamer. She agreed without hesitation.
Grey was instantly overjoyed, until he discovered that she expected him to do chores for nearly three months before she could finally hand him an Awakening Stone.
He had no choice but to comply, and while he accomplished the tasks easily, the delay made the process drag on far longer than he'd hoped.
Fortunately, in this world, some people were born with spiritual energy, while others were not. For those without it, an Awakening Stone could awaken their potential.
The only catch? The stone was expensive, so much so that, for an ordinary person, it would cost several months' worth of income just to afford one.
Of course, if Grey really wanted to, he could have easily stolen the Awakening Stone. But he held back, warily mindful of the Grand Book Master, who was said to monitor every single corner of the capital with eyes that missed nothing.
