After buying the flowers, Shade generously declined the change. The little flower girl thanked him and quickly hurried away. Shade thought perhaps she had realized that these flowers were meant for different people.
Come to think of it, the Outlander also felt that he was not romantic enough. He rarely did things like giving flowers, let alone regularly giving everyone gifts.
But at least Vanessa Benanis had that ring now, so she probably would not want any more flowers.
"She" said with a laugh, but Shade felt that even with the ring, Vanessa would still be delighted to see roses.
However, nine flowers were clearly not enough. Aside from Grandma Cassandra, there were already six Great Witches, and then there were the Witch Apprentices he was close to, Illustrious Miss, Siris, Dorothy, Luvia, and Angelina. Before leaving the city later, he would probably have to clear out the stock from a few more flower girls.
Should Danist Gustav be included too?
"She" kindly reminded him again, so Shade decided to buy extra and keep them in reserve. This way, he would not make a mistake when it mattered:
"Am I just finding more things for myself to do?"
With that thought, he sighed again. Just as he was about to get up and leave, he noticed the glass of alcohol before him.
"People always say that drinking when you are sad will not get you drunk anyway. Might as well try it."
So he lifted the glass of Rye Beer and gulped it down, only to find himself missing the carbonated drinks from home even more.
"Now that I can turn food into candy from my memories, I wonder whether I'll eventually gain a Thaumaturgy that can turn water into the drinks I remember."
"Good evening. Drinking like that... is