Hearing Luvia's joke, Shade smiled as well and asked:
"Wouldn't you know better than anyone whether I'm male? What I mean is, since I've promised to help her, I'll definitely help her. Besides, compared to turning pumpkins into carriages, mice into fine horses, and rough clothes into ball gowns and Crystal Shoes, gathering information is much easier. I only need to walk a few steps."
Then he added:
"Right now, I can't even turn Little Mia into a horse to ride, let alone a mouse."
Luvia was amused by him:
"You still haven't forgotten that dream where you rode a cat and flew toward the Sun?"
Shade blinked but said nothing.
Unlike the last time they had gone to Eldron Lake to face the major event Stone Osenfott had mentioned, this time they knew clearly that only Shade and the Guardians could handle the matter. Thus, although Miss Benanis accompanied them, she explicitly stated that no one else from Golden Dawn, including Miss Lathers, needed to come along.
For Shade, the only thing he needed to prepare was a way to restore spirit. Although his Earth Power had been strengthened many times and even had the assistance of that runestone, it still fell far short of the strength of the soul protecting Randall River Valley.
The most important and effective means of restoring spirit was naturally the pink Perfume Bottle in Shade's possession. Interestingly, ever since the bottle had passed from Desire's hands into Shade's, it had rarely shown any dissatisfaction.
Even when Shade consumed a great amount of it for various reasons, the bottle would always refill itself when he was not paying attention. Moreover, a full Perfume Bottle produced different restorative effects and side effects depending on the concentration of Desire Oil.
The strongest concentration of perfume it