"Unfortunately, I was still far too weak."
Charlotte gave up trying. He remained in the Mirror World within the shop window for a while, recovering thirty to forty percent of his blood energy before stepping back out through the window.
Charlotte checked the Withered Rose. Just like last time, the bullets converted after killing Mirror Spirits in the Mirror World vanished once he left it. Even if he entered the Mirror World again, those bullets would not reappear.
Still, those bullets were nothing valuable. They were not Demon-Breaking Armor-Piercing Bullets, so losing them was no great loss.
Charlotte retraced his steps and found the carriage still parked by the street. After getting in, he did not have Madam Nancy return immediately to Champs-Élysées Avenue Number 58. After pondering for a moment, he took out the baron's Blood Core, then drew the Blood Rose from the Bloody Vortex in his left arm. He said to Madam Nancy, "Pick the largest shop you can find and ask whether they can improve the quality of this rapier."
Madam Nancy took the Blood Rose and the baron's Blood Core and got out of the carriage.
After a while, she returned carrying the two items and said quietly, "I asked five shops. They all said they couldn't do it."
Charlotte put away the Blood Rose and took out the Withered Rose. "Try another five shops and ask again."
Madam Nancy went as instructed and returned shortly afterward. "Three shops said they could do it, but their prices were all very high. The lowest quoted one thousand five hundred Écu."
Charlotte was rather speechless. "I understand."
He took back the Withered Rose. He had paid two hundred Gold Pounds for this Supernatural Weapon, and Gold Pounds had slightly greater purchasing power than Écu. The value of