After saying goodbye to Killua, Biscuit, and the others, Cordis took out the note Feitan had given him.
An address was clearly written on it.
Once he had committed the address to memory, he sighed helplessly, took out a match, and burned the entire note. Then he loosened his grip and let the ashes scatter on the wind.
Cordis was still some distance from his destination.
If he traveled on foot alone, it would take anywhere from half a month to a month. Of course, taking an airship would be another matter entirely.
But that was precisely the problem. Cordis genuinely didn't have a penny to his name.
Just as Cordis resigned himself to drinking spring water and eating wild fruit along the way, a rose in full, glorious bloom suddenly appeared in front of him.
A young, sugary-sweet voice followed.
"Please buy a flower, mister. Please? They're really cheap."
Cordis looked down toward the voice and saw a little girl in a dress with several patches, carrying a basket of roses. Tears shimmered in her large eyes as she gazed up at him pitifully.
Cordis could never resist pleas from adorable little creatures like this.
An adorable little girl was especially hard to turn down, even if she seemed to have the latest newly released phone tucked into her pocket.
Cordis searched himself from head to toe without finding a single coin.
There was nothing he could do. Just as he was about to tell her outright, he met the little girl's forlorn gaze again.
Helpless, Cordis spread his hands and said, "Oh dear, I don't have any money on me."
He casually pointed at a passerby and whispered, "Look at that man. He definitely has money. Ask him if he wants to buy one."
No sooner had he