Chapter 648 - Cat Bus
Greya looked at Angor’s mark and felt memories flowing back into her mind.
That helpless and terrified boy who was threatened by wizards in my restaurant… He’s grown so much. None of those bastards would have believed that Angor was such a great alchemist.
And that guy, “Mythril Innovator” Jellal. He entered my restaurant all thanks to Angor’s invitation, and then he forced the boy to order Section Ephemera.
How long was it, three years? Angor is as famed as Jellal now. Heh, how things have changed.
“Geez. Sunders recruited a future master alchemist under my nose for free. Lucky fool.”
Greya inspected the lion emblem again and decided to keep it in her mind even though she had no idea what it meant.
As far as she saw until now, “Twinning Wings” had masterful design and material choices. But compared to these, Greya was more concerned about its actual effect since it was supposed to be an alchemy item.
“I wonder how well Angor satisfied my requests…”
After releasing another round of whistle sound, the cat spoke to Greya in a strange tone.
“Cat Bus at your service, beautiful lady.”
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Angor was now looking at Iron Granny inside the Iron Fortress.
Using gentle moves, Iron Granny picked up a porcelain teacup from her table, took a sniff of the scent that she never experienced before, and drank the tea water that sent mild and soothing energy down her throat.
She closed her eyes and took a moment to enjoy the aftertaste of the tea. This was the first time for her to consume this unknown magical plant, but she was beginning to like its taste already.
The first thing she saw upon reopening her eyes was Toby, who looked rather thirsty while eagerly gazing at her teapot.
The bird’s master, Angor, was trying to calm the bird with an embarrassed look, but it was obvious that his effort could not beat Toby’s nature of a gorger.
“Excuse me, ma’am. This tea was what helped me meet with Toby, and I never showed it to anyone since then, so…”
“It’s fine.” Iron Granny smiled and beckoned to Toby. “Come, you’re free to have some. Your young master left a lot of it at my place, so you may come and enjoy it at any time.”
“Um, ma’am, don’t spoil him please!”
“Oh relax. This old soul just wants dear Toby to spend more time with her.”
“I… see.” Angor sighed and took out more Morning Dew from his bracelet. “Thank you for taking care of Toby, but please don’t give him too much of it.”
Iron Granny put Angor’s gift away and chuckled. “Speaking of coddling Toby, you’re doing a better job than anyone as his master. Toby was so lucky that he met you.”
“Yes! I’m glad we became best friends.” Angor scratched his head. “So how’s the tea, ma’am? Will Mister Sumesh like it?”
“I can tell you that this tea is top-class. Whether Sumesh enjoys it or not, he’d thank you for the gift.” Iron Granny showed a gentle look when speaking of Sumesh’s name. “I think this tea possessed a similar effect as the White Orchid Potion while having minimum drawbacks. For this, it could be considered a very valuable magic plant.”
“You know about Apothecary too, Granny?”
“No, I don’t. But I did once use White Orchid Potion. A… friend, gave it to me.” Iron Granny saw Angor’s curious expression but did not let him ask anything. “So, how did you find Toby using your tea?”
Angor explained their fated encounter on The Redbud.
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About an hour later, Angor left the Iron Fortress and watched the wonderful legged house hopping down the mountain path.
He quickly thought about the “Cat Bus” he placed in the illusion of Twinning Wings, who also traveled over distances and obstacles on all fours—he got the strange idea from a certain film in his hologram tablet.
His illusion had many different sections, and the Cat Bus was responsible to help people travel among them.
I wonder if Lady Greya had run into one already. She totally should. I left a lot of bus stops for her!