Chapter 72: A Confusing Day (2/2)
By this time, my nose had become accustomed to the mysterious stench that had the power to drive even the h the shelves caked with dust, I became
"Don't you ever clean this place, oldone of the shelves I could probably build a snowman out of dust with the aed asped sarcastically, putting on a horrified expression
"Nevermind" I couldn't help but roll e him and thatthe path, I went towards the shelves near the back of the store
While scanning through the various vials and containers filled with either ure sitting on the top of the shelf
Dammit, ith this place?
I couldn't sense anything inside here until it was right in front of ure became more apparent as I focused on it; it was an almost pitch black cat The only part of its body that wasn't black were the tuffs of white fur in front of its ears, but that wasn't what caughteyes Eyes that seemed as if it held the universe inside the stars sprinkled inside the like a crescenteyes, the cat peered back down at me from the top of the shelf with a sense of obvious superiority before it turned back and walked away
Shaking my head, I focused back on the various bottles and containers when a s up the plain box, roughly about the size of so you would use to store se ca closer tosuddenly squirted so out towards me
Instantly, I whipped my head to the side so the stream of clear liquid missed and landed behind ed it" I turnedwith my silver coin
"…"
At this point, I felt like if I stayed any longer, I would losedoorknob… now, this squirting ring This old man sure loved his pranks… even his cat looked down oninside this store for free, I was going to get the most valuable item inside this store
I h elixirs that I didn't need Why would a twelve-year-old need an elixir for hair growth?
"Kyu!" 'Papa! I'm here!'
A white blur whizzed past the door that was left open and landed on my head
"Kuu!" 'Papa, you leftmy forehead with her paw
You survived, co her tiny head
"Old an to say but the expression the old man had on his face host this time because his already pale face becae looked like full moons, his expression stricken
"We finally found…"
"You okay, old man?" I waved my hand in front of hih
"Yes, I'worth taking back with ruh the store
"You really don't have an eye for anything" He walked out from behind his counter and strolled to one of the shelves in the front corner of the store
"Ah, here we are" Without even looking back, he tossed back to me a small ball about the size of a marble It was layered in dust but when I wiped it clean, it was clear with specks of different colors floating inside it
"What is this?" I asked as I brought the orb closer tosure it wouldn't spray oing to need Now scat Teasing you bores me" He shooed me off
"Okay, okay" I walked out of the store onone last look back at the old shack
As I strolled out of the narrow alleyway, I spotted the black cat gazing ataway as if it had lost interest
Thinking little of it, I reached the intersection out of the alley and turn the corner to seedown at a table with Tabitha
"Hi Brother!" Ellie waved while holding a drink with her other hand
"Did you find what you were looking for?" Mother asked as she put down her refreshment as well
"I…think?" I scratchedto study it later but I couldn't help but think that it wasn't anything special
"Oh really? That store is considered fa quite the variety of elixirs andMost of the students in Xyrus go there to shop for training s off the floor
"What? That shabby old place?" I replied, surprised that a bunch of rich snobby brats would go out of their way to shop at a rundown shack
"Shabby? What are you talking about?" My s nonchalantly
As alked towards the alleyway, Tabitha turned the corner first and pointed at the shop
"I wouldn't say it's shabby," she said, a bit confused by my comment
"Really? If that's not shabby then I don't know…"
My jaw dropped along with the shopping bags I was holding onto
In place of the previous narrow alleyway leading towards the worn-down shack was awith a gold sign that read:
XYRUS ELIXIRS