Pen Pals

"What were the three of you talking about in the room?"

The two strolled along the dark path, and Albert was the first to find a topic of conversation.

"Are you curious?" Isobel asked.

"About the Beauty Potion?" Albert thought he had guessed the reason.

The thought of three beautiful women sitting together and chatting calmly was incredible enough.

Women!

They always cared deeply about their looks.

"We planned to research Beauty Potions together. No one wants to lose their looks. And if we succeed, the profits will definitely be astonishing." Isobel turned her head to study Albert's face. "Don't you want that too?"

Albert fell silent.

"By the way, I added you in without asking. You're not angry at me for taking matters into my own hands, are you?"

"Honestly, I doubt there's any potion in this world that can preserve one's beauty forever," Albert said noncommittally.

"The Elixir of Life exists, so why can't there be a potion that preserves one's beauty forever?" Isobel countered.

"That makes some sense."

Yes!

Nicolas Flamel could make a miraculous potion that granted immortality, so why couldn't there be one that preserved beauty forever? In truth, Albert felt that with the Skill Panel's effects, he might really be able to invent a potion that preserved beauty forever, or even one that preserved youth. He just did not know how much experience and effort it would take to fill that bottomless pit.

"Valeria thinks so too," Isobel said.

"Valeria?"

"That Koldovstoretz student. Don't tell me you've already forgotten her." Isobel slipped her arm through Albert's, leaned close to his ear, and whispered, "She seems very curious about you."

"Curious?" Albert's expression turned strange. "Didn't you tell her you're my girlfriend?"

"What does Valeria being curious about you have to do with me being