Gaven licked his face and said to Zalanda in his arms, "Beautiful lady, may we discuss a matter...?"
"Don't even think about it." Zalanda did not give Gaven a chance to speak, hugging the Book of Strategy tightly in her embrace, "A gift given to someone else, how could there be any possibility of taking it back?"
What Zalanda didn't say was, this is the token of love you gave me, now that you've had your way with me, and you still want to take it back?
"Misunderstanding! Big sister, you've totally misunderstood, am I that kind of shameless person?" Gaven stated righteously, "I just want to, from time to time, borrow it when I need it."
"Even borrowing is out of the question." Zalanda said with a smile, flipping to the last page of the Book of Strategy, where a signature read Zalanda Stardine, along with a holy emblem—a red chess knight with star-shaped pupils, the symbol of the Goddess of Strategy.
Well then.
The Book of Strategy was just like the Hammer of the Sunrise.
