Claire Weiss, founder of Claire’s Alchemy Workshop, was Gainsborough’s renowned alchemy genius.
Having received the Alchemist Guild’s Medal of Mastery at the tender age of twenty, her magic and alchemy tools were highly sought after by people worldwide.
Claire’s extraordinary achievements, stunning beauty and great intelligence made her an idol amongst young men and women.
Celia too was one of her fans.
Many of the magic items she used were from Claire’s Alchemy Workshop.
However, Celia never for the life of her imagined that her partner would be personally acquainted with her idol.
“Speak! What’s going on? How did you guys meet?”
Celia’s eyes seemed to glow with fanatic excitement.
This was the first time George had seen Celia in such a state.
“It’s not a big deal. I was picking out a present for you ’cause I knew you liked Claire’s products. So I went.”
“Uh-huh. And and?”
Having entered a state of ‘fangirling’, Celia’s eyes were brimming with curiosity.
The spoils, the legendary Fruit of Gifts, none of that mattered to Celia right now.
George had not expected this reaction from her.
But it did look like he had dodged a bullet. He had no idea Celia liked Claire so much.
Snapping back to reality, George went over their spoils again and said to Celia,
“I was inside Claire’s shop. It just so happened that at the time she found a place that had the materials she needed and wanted to hire adventurers.”
After confirming that there were no poisons or curses on any of the items, George put them away in his item box.
“And?”
“And so I volunteered to accept the mission, and the reward for that mission is now on your waist.”
With that, George confirmed that everything was in order and they could set off again. He turned to Celia and reminded, “We should go.”
Hearing this, Celia deflated a little. She wanted to hear more about Claire.
Seeing this, George promised her, “When we get back, I’ll take you to see Miss Claire.”
Claire usually stayed inside her workshop conducting all kinds of alchemy research. And as a general rule, did not entertain visitors.
Therefore, even though Celia knew when Claire was in the Alchemy Workshop, she still could never meet her idol.
Upon hearing George’s words, Celia’s mood turned for the better.
“Then let’s move quickly!” She said excitedly.
Putting away the bingo book, Celia took out the map and led the way.
As they walked, Celia suddenly remembered something and turned to George and said,
“Those few guys are worth quite a bit. Put their bodies away too.”
“Okay, no problem.”
George took out the body bags and began aligning them with the corpses on the ground.
While George busied himself with the bodies, Celia returned to her normal self.
“Something must have happened between George and Miss Claire.”
Calming herself down and recalling George’s behavior from earlier, Celia noticed many things.
She and George had grown up together. As such, she could tell with a glance whether or not George was being dishonest and or hiding something.
Celia smiled warmly at George, who was putting away the now-filled body bags.
“How silly, there’s no need for him to hide anything. Even if something really did happen between them, I wouldn’t have minded.”
Stroking the barrier amulet tied at her waist, Celia’s smile deepened.