Potion-making

Nikelei walked slowly toward Moredoc.

With each step she took, everything returned to normal.

The bones vanished, and the ground grew level again.

The wandering spirits disappeared, and sunlight filled the sky once more.

By the time Nikelei reached Moredoc, the courtyard had returned to its original state, as though an eraser had wiped away the wrong picture.

"This... this..."

Qin Ran parted his lips, wanting to say something, but no words came out.

Even a battle like Mars crashing into Earth would not have surprised him this much.

At least then, he could have seen just how powerful Nikelei was.

What he had just witnessed gave him no measure of her strength at all.

She was like a pool of still water that looked calm on the surface but had no visible bottom. Anyone who tried to test its depth would be swallowed without mercy.

"Nikelei is the most powerful spirit channeler on the West Coast!"

"If not for certain reasons, she ought to be called the most powerful spirit channeler, period!"

A voice sounded behind Qin Ran.

Simons approached in casual clothes, a pipe in his hand.

As he walked, he waved goodbye to Nikelei.

Nikelei said something quietly to Moredoc, then said goodbye to Qin Ran, Simons, and Friedel once more.

Then, before Qin Ran's eyes, Nikelei and Moredoc simply vanished.

Titch, whom Nikelei was holding, vanished with them.

But Qin Ran distinctly felt Titch look at him just before disappearing.

It was a look of amused interest.

Qin Ran frowned without thinking.

Ever since Titch had displayed strength far beyond what anyone would expect,

Qin Ran had been unable to regard him as an ordinary cat.

Even if Titch usually did nothing but eat and laze around, and had a particular fondness for cat toys.

"What