"This is... Pineapple Bookstore?"
Cecilia recognized this store at a glance.
She had been living with her sister for these few months, and since Elashia suggested that Sophia shouldn't move around too much, it was basically up to her to run errands whenever her sister wanted something.
Because her sister loved the light novels from this store, she often came here to buy them for her.
Those books... how should she put it.
She really couldn't understand them.
A considerable portion of the novels made her blush just by reading their titles.
Books like what Sophia loved to read—"Commoner Girl Still Wants to Resist Mage Big Sister," "The Defeated Sword Saint Becomes a Dragon Princess," "Will the Second Playthrough Villain Empress Become a Canary?"—just looking at them made her feel embarrassed.
Although she really didn't want her sister reading these books, Cecilia had only just reunited with her sister not long ago and still wanted to pamper her.
And Sophia genuinely seemed to love those embarrassing novels, so she didn't dare bring it up in front of her.
"No way, how come Her Majesty also..."
She was about to say "how come Her Majesty also likes reading these things," but thinking about it, she didn't dare.
Although Candice had been her old friend for over a decade, she was still Elashia's closest person, and saying such things might displease her.
Candice showed a rare bitter smile.
"I don't know why either, but she really loves these Pineapple Bookstore novels."
"She used to read these novels until two or three in the morning. If I didn't confiscate her books, she might even read through the entire night." (-_-;)
"Ah, this..."
Sophia was like that too...
But unlike Candice, Cecilia didn't dare confiscate her sister's novels.
Compared to Candice, Cecilia had a better method.
She would just say—"Staying up late slows down your body's recovery. If your body recovers too slowly, Sister Ela will have to use more energy to heal you.
Sister Ela, as the emperor, is busy until very late every day and then gets up very early in the morning. If she keeps having to help you, Sister Ela might collapse from exhaustion~"
That way, no matter how reluctant her sister was to part with her novels, she would put them down and lie down to sleep.
Fortunately, Elashia couldn't hear her words, otherwise, she who slept late and woke up late every day would be sweating profusely. (´･_･`)
Watching the pink-haired girl bounce out of Pineapple Bookstore carrying books, Cecilia immediately confirmed—her sister and Her Majesty truly did share a liking for the same strange things.
Elashia held the novels in her arms, and the previous gloom in her heart was instantly swept away.
Back then, with nothing to do, she was wandering alone in the Radiant Emperor City market when she was attracted to this bookstore.
When she went in to look—it turned out they were selling the light novels she had loved most in her previous life.
Elashia didn't want to be an Empress who always meddled in areas she wasn't good at, so after arranging trusted people in fields like politics and military education, there wasn't much left for her to do.
If she had nothing important to do every day and nothing for entertainment, Elashia, who had transmigrated from the fast-paced modern life, would surely go crazy.
Filled with anticipation for the newly purchased novels in her arms, Elashia hopped step by step toward her palace.
Watching Elashia bounce along, Candice waved to Cecilia:
"Alright, since she's heading back, let's go home too."
Cecilia nodded.
Since Elashia liked these novels, she would also take a look at "The Villain Princess Won't Meet Her Guardian Knight" that Sophia had recommended to her yesterday.
Just to understand Her Majesty the Empress's tastes.