"What?!"
The audience's faces showed various emotions. However, one thing was clear. They were all feeling the sensation of shock.
King Arawn was in disbelief, "8 million… W-W-Why would someone with such wealth spend so much for a simple ingredient… He could definitely get Hunter's find one for him, even though it might take several months, but still…"
He plopped down on his couch with a defeated look, "I forfeit… Such crazy people are hidden in the shadows. The ones in public are mere puppets, controlled by the strongest, craziest, and most interesting players…"
Everyone in their VIP Suites locked their fingers as a signal that they would not counter-bid.
The audience stayed silent, and the ones seated on the left-handed side had their heads lowered. They truly felt the extent of VIPs' wealth.
'Player Wraith…' The silver-haired man's smile grew, and he raised his right hand, "Going once, going twice…"
The whole auction hall was silent, and everyone kept their lips tightly shut.
"Sold!"
Isaac leaned on the couch with a relieved look, "The last ingredient… Acquired."
"Y-You!" Luna's face moved, and her pink lips slammed into Isaac's tightly-closed lips. After the short kiss, they separated with equally bright smiles.
Isaac stood up with the intention to go pay for the items, "Shall we go?"
He offered his hand, and Luna grabbed it.
Isaac put his mask on, and Luna hid her face with the witch hood.
They left the VIP room and saw a door opening not far from them.
King Arawn stepped out of the room, and his tall figure blocked their path. With a side glance, he saw the white-masked man.
'He is the one… I will remember him.' King Arawn turned around and left with his head high.
After he left, Isaac and Luna continued walking with their hands locked in lover's hold. Soon, they reached backstage and saw two bottles on display.
"Congratulations." The silver-haired man paused the auction to give the items by himself. With a smile, he took the bottles and gave them to Isaac.
"Thanks…" Isaac replied and placed them on his inventory. Instantly, several notifications rang, but he didn't check them out yet.
Instead, he gave the money he owed to the silver-haired man.
"Thanks for visiting, and we sincerely hope you will return one day." The silver-haired man bowed and returned to the stage. The auction resumed.
Isaac and Luna shared glances, a tinge of nervousness visible. He then took out the teleportation pearl and whispered, "My bookstore."
Their bodies vanished into the bright light.
…
A bedroom within a dark bookstore was suddenly shrouded in a warm glow. Soon, two figures appeared, and the teleportation pearl on Isaac's hand shattered.
"It was the last use…" He murmured but didn't really care.
After throwing the glass shards away, he saw Luna shaking. She was nervous and fearful of the future. They both knew what they had to do now.
Isaac pulled out the notifications.
…
[Secret Quest Completed!]
[Ingredients: 5/5]
[Dream Potion Acquired!]
…
Isaac opened the inventory and saw that all the ingredients had disappeared. There was only one glass bottle with purple liquid inside.
He pulled it out and was shocked at how weightless it truly was. It was like he wasn't carrying anything. Even the bottle weighed like nothing.
"Are you ready?" He turned toward Luna.
Luna's body shook, 'This is it… I-… I have to do this… it will be my last battle against Winter Illness.'
She turned her crystal blue eyes toward Isaac and opened her tiny mouth, "I am…"
Isaac popped the bottle's cork open and handed it over to Luna.
She handled the bottle very carefully like it was her baby. Then, she opened her mouth and slowly poured the interior into her mouth.
After she had drank half, she stopped and returned the bottle to Isaac.
Isaac took it and watched as Luna's eyes turned purple and was about to fall down!
He refused to let that happen and dashed next to her, gently holding her around her waist. Then he gently laid her down on the bed.
"Good luck…" Isaac caressed her soft cheek carefully, moved around the bed, and laid next to her.
Then, he poured the potion's interior into his mouth. Soon, the bottle was empty, and it shattered.
Almost immediately, his eyes turned purple with a beautiful glow coming from his pupils.
…
"Ahh…" Isaac gently opened his eyelids and felt something soft touching his back. A violet haze covered the sky. A large purple cloud covered the sky, like a giant blanket.
He then stood up and saw a vast purple cloud field below him. The clouds were punctuated by trees with extremely tall and wide trunks.
Mystifying energy surrounded everything, making Isaac more sleepy and sluggish. However, he managed to quickly shrug off that state and managed to see the leaves of the trees.
"Are those Leaves of Dreams?!" Isaac briskly jumped toward the tree and quickly picked up the leaves before stuffing them inside his inventory. He felt like he had hit a gold mine!
After storing half of the leaves, he heard a voice.
"Isaac… Isaac…" He frowned and turned to look toward the distance. In there, he saw an outline of an island appearing.
Isaac followed after the voice and soon reached the island with ground made of durable soil and a large forest that seemed to surround the entire island.
After stepping into the forest, his eyes widened as he saw the surroundings. He was surrounded by Roots of Dreams, Flower of Dreams, Leaves of Dreams, and Resin of Dreams!
With an excited look, he picked up them all and continued stuffing them into his inventory. As he moved deeper into the forest while picking up the flowers, he saw a purplish pond.
His eyes shook with shock, "Oil of Dreams…"
The pond was made of Oil of Dreams!
Isaac rushed toward it, took a bottle from inventory, and filled it with the Oil. After storing it in his inventory, he heard a voice coming behind him.
"Isaac…"
He stood up in a hurry and turned around with alert. Then, his eyes widened in shock as he saw Luna dressed in a strange yet beautiful purple-colored one-lace dress!
"Luna!" Isaac smiled at first but then frowned. Luna's eyes were purple, and her scent was completely different.
She seemed to be Luna but also wasn't.
"Isaac, it's a pleasure to meet you." Luna stretched her delicate arm forward and smiled softly, "My name is Morpheus, God of Dreams, and this is my Kingdom."
