"Granny Cocoro's Ritual Box..." Angel murmured under his breath. "Granny Cocoro... why does that sound a little familiar?"
For the time being, Angel paid no attention to that sudden sense of déjà vu and continued reading.
According to the description, this Ritual Box was neither a secret treasure nor a clue to some mysterious object, but an exceedingly rare special item.
—A culinary-type item.
Or rather, it was a culinary-type auxiliary tool.
A wondrous ritual had been fixed within the Ritual Box, called "Sweet Wind, Honeyfire, and Sugarvine Growth."
When the user activated this ritual and cast a food-creating spell, it could enhance the food's effects.
So-called food-creating spells were spells like Magic Bread and the Condensed Milk Technique—spells that created food from nothing.
Simply put, this Ritual Box used the ritual within it to turn bad-tasting food delicious, delicious food even more delicious, and food with beneficial effects more potent as well.
In short, it was quite a useful item for culinary wizards.
But to wizards of other branches, this item was practically as tasteless as chicken ribs—little meat, too much trouble.
The man in black robes seemed to know that this item was nothing special. Once Angel had more or less finished reading, he said, "The goods on the list are only a portion of what I have. There are many more items I cannot put on the list. If you have any special requirements, feel free to tell me directly. Perhaps I may have exactly what you want..."
After speaking, the man in black robes waited for Angel's reply. Yet after waiting a long while, he did not hear Angel say a word.
When he looked up, he saw Angel still staring at the image of the Ritual Box, seemingly lost in thought.
The man in black