Fine, go library

At first glance it made perfect sense to change places. However there was one huge giant problem with this solution.

This would be Kanami and Poron's first kiss. No way Kanami could squander that like this!

“Alright, go search for a clue”, Kanami said. “But be careful of that evil version of me.”

“I will.” Poron nodded eagerly and was off.

During his first romp trough the mansion, Poron got a pretty decent grasp on the layout. It was quite expansive, but he grew up in a castle. This was nothing out of the ordinary for the young prince.

As such he had an easy time relocating the large library. It really was a treasure trove of information. Poron couldn't help but wonder what happened to the previous inhabitants. To leave such tomes abandoned seemed almost sacrilegious.

But while it was fortunate to have all these books, finding one that was about magic mirrors sounded like an extremely difficult endeavor.

Poron decided to go for the reasonable approach and hoped the books are at least organized somewhat coherently. And sure enough, going from Fiction to Non Fiction to Magic to Magic Items allowed him to finally spot a row called Magic Mirrors. Apparently one Ho Raga had written 12 tomes on the subject.

Unfortunately for Poron the books where all in the highest row and so there was no other way then to use a ladder.

Poron was not very good with heights. Kanami would have definitely been more suited for that.

But he couldn't falter here! Taking a deep breath the young prince put the ladder in position and slowly started to scale it.

Lucky Mirrors. Erotic Mirrors, Genderswapping Mirrors, Portal Mirrors...Entraping Mirrors!

Perfect!

Making a small triumphant noise, Poron grabbed the book, only to lose his balance. The ladder shook dangerously for a moment before he came crashing down.

Only the crash never came, instead he found himself in the arms of someone.

“My, are you alright?”

For a short moment Poron didn't know what was going on. He blinked a few times before his eyes managed to refocus and he stared in the face of a beautiful young woman with full blond hair and deep red eyes.

“I...think so”, Poron replied bashful. “You have my thanks.”

“Think nothing of it.” The woman smiled and after a few more seconds finally let Poron down.

Poron stood a bit unsteady, not sure as what he is supposed to do now with this stranger.

Meanwhile the girl was seizing him up with little reservation. Her mouth eventually curved into a faint smile. “That is a most peculiar garb you are wearing.”

“Oh!” Poron did still wear Kanami's clothes. That was somewhat embarrassing. “May I ask what you are doing here?”

“How rude”, the blonde girl led out a mischievous giggle. “Shouldn't you give me your name first?”

That was certainly true. “P-Poron. My name is Poron.” The young prince replied. He should keep his heritage a secret he thought.

“I see.” The girl nodded a couple of times before stretching her hand out. “You may call me Camilla. A pleasure to make your acquaintance.”

Naturally Poron knew his courtesies and so he gently grabbed her hand and gave it a little kiss. “The pleasure is all mine.” Was this girl a noble? How curious.

“As for your inquiry. I am the master of this mansion. I must say, while your courtmanship is acceptable, you should not have broken into my home without my leave.”

Wait what? Ok, this was just all kinds of weird. Poron decided that the best course of action would be to come forward and tell Camilla everything.

Strangely enough, the girl didn't seem particularly fazed that her home was given out as a lottery price.

“That explains the book.” Camilla nodded as Poron got to the part where Kanami was trapped in a mirror. “Is this Kanami person your sweetheart?”

“I...” Poron blushed. This wasn't a question he particularly considered up until now. “She is more like my teacher.”

“I see.” There was another faint smile on the girls lips. “I believe I can help you. For a price that is.”

“A price?”

Camilla licked her lips as she ogled Poron from top to bottom. “I am quite thirsty and there is something to be said about getting a drink...consensually. If you quench my thirst I will free your teacher.”

That didn't sound like too bad an offer. It certainly beats trying to free Kanami with the help of a book. Still, there was something off about this girl.