Maya quickly brought out the spatial backpack. It looked like a very plain backpack, much like the standard school bags everyone used outside.
The only difference was that the exterior material was of higher quality. It only had a single zipper, and the opening was quite small, making it impossible to fit larger items inside.
At most, it could only hold smaller objects, but that was more than enough. The internal capacity was massive, allowing it to store a vast amount of items.
Asuna took one look at the spatial backpack and immediately decided to buy it. "Please wait a moment," she said. "I'll have my father transfer the money to me right now!"
With that, Asuna took out her phone and stepped aside to make the call. She didn't have that much cash on hand; the weapons she had just purchased had nearly depleted her funds.
So, if she wanted to buy it, she had to ask her father for the money. Asuna dialed her father's number and explained the situation to him.
Hearing Asuna's explanation, her father didn't hesitate at all and agreed immediately. This was an excellent channel! To think they could actually get their hands on spatial rings, and even this spatial backpack was available for purchase.
A price of thirty million Valis wasn't expensive at all. He didn't even pause to think before agreeing to transfer the funds to Asuna.
Meanwhile, Ren Isana and the others gathered around Maya, inspecting the spatial backpack. Thirty million for this little thing—it was truly absurd. Anything related to spatial magic was outrageously expensive.
Ren examined the item. The opening was fixed in size, but the internal space was boundlessly large. Furthermore, it only weighed about three kilograms in his hands.
Even if it was stuffed full of items, the weight wouldn't change. No wonder this thing was sold at such a steep price. Perhaps it really was that useful?
"I've decided to take this spatial backpack. I'll transfer the money to you right now." As soon as Asuna finished her call and returned, she immediately reserved the item with Maya.
The money had already arrived in her account—and this time, it was fifty million Valis, leaving her with quite a bit of spare cash. Feeling delighted, Asuna operated her phone and transferred the payment to Maya.
Receiving the money, Maya smiled warmly. "Payment received. Come, I'll teach you how to authenticate it. Otherwise, anyone would be able to open your backpack."
Hearing the SMS notification, Maya knew the money had arrived without even needing to check. She immediately proceeded to the next step, calling Asuna over before activating a Magic Circle on the spatial backpack.
"Inject your Magic Power into it, and it will completely memorize your magical signature. In the future, you'll need to inject your Magic Power to open it. Of course, True Qi works as well." Maya reached out and manifested a Magic Circle, activating the enchantment on the backpack.
Watching this Magic Circle, a new spell instantly surfaced in Ren's mind thanks to his [Jianjigu]. It was called [Magic Lock], a spell used to seal specific objects.
*Is it a sealing-type spell?* Ren thought to himself. *This magic might come in handy later. I'll memorize it for now!*
Asuna followed Maya's instructions, injecting her Magic Power into the Magic Circle. The next moment, the Magic Circle began to spin, seemingly recording her signature.
Once everything was complete, the Magic Circle vanished, sinking directly into the backpack. After finishing the process, Maya gave Asuna a demonstration.
This time, no matter how Maya pulled at it, the opening refused to budge. Maya explained to Asuna, "No one other than you can open this lock unless you authorize them to use it. This backpack can grant access to up to five people."
Asuna listened to Maya's explanation very seriously. Anyone without authorization couldn't open this spatial pocket, even if they tried to force it open.
If someone attempted to forcefully break it open, the contents inside would instantly be swallowed by spatial turbulence, and the entire backpack would be reduced to useless scrap.
Of course, it required a certain degree of damage to be completely destroyed. Generally speaking, this item was incredibly difficult to break. To destroy it, one's strength would need to be at least Tier 7.
That was also the reason why this item was so expensive. Because in an emergency... you could use it as a shield. Its durability was high enough to block any attack below Tier 7.
"That's amazing!" The more Asuna heard, the more she felt this purchase was worth it. The money hadn't been spent in vain. Tomorrow, she would go shopping for supplies and fill it up.
With that, their shopping trip came to an end. Everyone had purchased their desired weapons. Feeling that it was about time, Ren bid farewell to Maya and prepared to leave.
Next, Ren still needed to visit Yukino Yukinoshita and Megumi Kato's homes to draw the Arrays, so he didn't have time to linger here any longer.
"Then we'll be taking our leave, Maya!" Ren walked out of the shop, waving goodbye to Maya, who watched the group leave with a bright smile on her face.
Outside, Ren, Yukino, and the others parted ways with Sora's group, heading in the direction of Yukino's house. Sora and the others didn't live in the same area as Yukino.
"Let's go to Yukino's house first, then Megumi's. Your houses shouldn't be far apart, right?" Ren asked as they walked.
Hearing Ren's question, Yukino nodded. She turned to look at Megumi and said, "It's not very far. Although I haven't been there, it seems quite close."
"It's just nearby, only one street away," Megumi explained. The two of them lived in the same district. She was very clear about this because she had seen Yukino coming out of that apartment building before.
"Let's go then. After I finish setting things up, I still need to go grocery shopping." Ren nodded. Without wasting any more words, he gestured for Yukino to speed up her pace.
Hearing Ren's urging, Yukino immediately rolled her eyes at him. However, she didn't refuse. After all, by the time everything was done and Ren went home, it would already be quite late.
Under her lead, Ren quickly arrived at Yukino's apartment building. She lived on the second floor, so the group didn't bother waiting for the elevator and simply walked up the stairs.
However, when they arrived at Yukino's door, Ren and the others heard meowing coming from inside. Hearing the noise, Yukino hurriedly used her key to open the door.
Then... Ren and the others saw two kitties rolling around on the floor. Judging by the clumps of fur scattered on the ground, it was safe to say they had been fighting.
"You actually keep kitties?" Seeing the two cats, Ren was a bit surprised, but he quickly understood. After all, Yukino was a massive cat slave.
"Honestly, fighting again!" Yukino stepped forward with a helpless expression to separate them. From her tone, it seemed these two kitties fought on a regular basis.
"Come in, everyone. Make yourselves at home," Yukino called out, before carrying the two cats over to their cages and placing them inside.
Entering the apartment, Ren was stunned when he saw the state of the interior. Yukino had completely moved all the furniture out of her bedroom—her bed was currently sitting right in the middle of the living room!
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