Audrey, beside them, covered her mouth and chuckled. "Glaint, no wonder you turned down invitations from several ladies. So you'd been thinking about your Potion all along."
"I had always held out hope and worked toward it."
The viscount said solemnly. If not for the anxiety in his eyes, no one would have guessed he was desperately searching for a formula.
Angel took out a sheet of paper transcribed with the Apothecary formula she had obtained from Father Utravsky and handed it to the delighted Glaint. He accepted it and nearly seemed to glow as he read its contents. Before long, he let out a sigh of relief, folded the paper, and slipped it into his pocket. He did not seem worried by the tongue-twisting names of the Beyonder Ingredients listed in the formula.
But that made sense. Like Miss Justice Audrey, he was a noble of the Loen Kingdom, and Audrey had spent lavishly at the Tarot Club without ever seeming troubled over where to obtain Potion ingredients.
"I divined it. There shouldn't be any problem with the formula."
Worried that the viscount might doubt the formula's authenticity, Angel added.
But he clearly had no such concerns. Smiling broadly, he looked at Angel and said:
"Thank you, Miss Irene. I never expected you to find the formula I had been waiting for after only a week. How much did it cost you to obtain it?"
Fors shifted uneasily in her armchair, making Angel realize that she was likely also shouldering the burden of finding a Potion formula.
After hesitating for a moment, Angel named a modest price: 300 pounds.
Considering the 200 pounds she had paid Darkwill, including the remaining balance, as well as the fierce battle she had fought against a Sequence 6 Dawn Knight while helping Father