"Look, young master Symons is buying potions for his servant!"
"Ahh, I would love to be in her place... To be close to him day and night and still receive such gifts."
"Tsk! Someone with your looks would never get a place next to such a refined nobleman." A red-haired, well-dressed young woman with nice cleavage said this to some of the women crowding around to see the most desirable young man in town.
The eldest son of Viscount Symons, heir to the family fortune, and considered the most talented of the local younger generation, Marcus Symons!
At the age of 16, Marcus was already a level 3 Acolyte, someone with green talent and an unusual magical form. He had a great future ahead of him, and even though he was already engaged, many women could certainly benefit from being around him.
Even if they were the 3rd or 4th wives of someone like him, many women would be happy to be with him.
It was better to share a capable man full of qualities than to have the exclusivity of a common man!
Vicente and Rory observed the many women there, ignoring the comments from Mascus' fans and the young men who were jealous of this blond guy in front of a 1st-stage alchemist.
"Is that the Viscount's heir?" Rory muttered to his friend, watching the handsome, tall man smile as he bought magical resources for the Senior Apprentice servant beside him.
"Thank you, young master. I'll continue to work hard to satisfy you!" The red-haired woman said with a smile on her face that told everybody she was willing to do crazy things for this man.
Vicente observed this but didn't waste his time wondering if these two were in some kind of romance. Besides the crowd, what most caught his attention was the medicinal scent of the products of the alchemist serving the son of Viscount Symons.
'These pills could probably help my Intermediate and Senior Apprentices improve their strength.'
Vicente was no alchemist, but he did not need to be one to recognize the medicinal essence capable of increasing the strength of himself or his men.
Because of this, he realized early that Liam had things that were useful to him and noticed this other alchemist also had things useful to his people.
Ignoring the crowd between him and the alchemist, he walked on, Rory following behind.
"Hey, who are they?"
"Why are they going to young master Symons?"
A few young men nearby muttered, while most of them were some distance away from where Marcus and his servant were.
But besides the alchemist in the tent, a young woman stood beside him, facing the servant and master, smiling at each other as several people watched them.
When they stopped in front of the young blonde woman next to the alchemist, Vice and Rory naturally got all the attention of Marcus' fans and the young master himself.
Marcus immediately looked at Vice and Rory, two people he had never seen or heard of before.
But even when he realized they were out of the ordinary, he still glared at them. 'Who are these idiots? Don't they realize that I'm here now?'
Vicente merely nodded at the young master, recognizing that Marcus was there, and then looked at the alchemist and the woman in the tent.
These people had already delivered young master Symons' purchases and received payment. Noticing that neither side seemed to be in the middle of a conversation, Vicente told the two in the tent. "Hello, I am looking for pills and potions for the Intermediate and Senior Apprentices of Orange-grade talent."
Seeing Vicente's magical form, the young blonde next to the alchemist frowned and remembered what she had recently heard from her older brother.
'Form of '69' lying down...' She forgot that the Viscount's son was right there, and a smile formed on her face. "Vicente? Is that you?"
"Huh? Do you know me?" Vicente did not recognize her, but considering her beauty, he was sure he had never seen her before.
However, looking at this young woman who seemed to be the same age as her, Rory remembered seeing someone who looked like her.
"You... You awakened your magical powers with me." Rory said.
"Oh? Is that so?" Vice saw the beauty agree, but she quickly explained herself.
"I don't know you, although it's true that I awakened my powers with your friend. I actually heard about you from my older brother, Lukas." She said before introducing herself. "My name is Ava Oak."
Vicente and Rory remembered that name from their conversation with Lukas a few days ago, recalling that he had told them to stop by the Oak Supply Store and look for Ava.
"I didn't expect to find you here. Is the Oak family related to Botanica Magica by any chance?" Vicente asked.
Marcus laughed when he heard that. "Of course they are. Botanica Magica is of the family of the wife of the Oak patriarch."
Vice and Rory knew a lot about some of the internal affairs of Millfall's powers. But they didn't know everything, and, of course, they didn't know about the Oak family's situation with this shop.
But even though they were close, the Oak family and Botanica Magica were not supporters of each other. Lukas and Ava's family was small compared to such a big store.
The family behind Botanica Magica made room for young people from the Oak family to learn from the disciples of the alchemist who owned the shop.
Ava studied with this alchemist by her side, acting as his secretary.
Although she was a magician and already knew how to make some potions and pills, she couldn't compare to this Senior Apprentice who was about to become an Acolyte. She would need at least a few more years at his side to reach the same level of alchemy that he had now.
"Oh? I was not familiar with that. Thank you for the information, young master Symons." Vicente smiled at Marcus.
"So you two already know each other?" The alchemist smiled and said. "I have some things that are compatible with what you seek. Please come in, and let's talk in private."
Hearing this, Rory and Vicente entered the tent while Marcus watched them silently, clenching his fists. 'What annoying people.'
"Let's go, Harper. We have nothing else to do here."
