"I do not know why, but I feel that I should beat you up instead." The people inside the room nod their heads, agreeing with what he had just said.
"Everyone, please calm yourselves down; both of you want the same thing; the yin attribute items will be sold at an appropriate price." Seeing that the tension is only increasing, Lilith decided that she should stop the two groups.
Cleo and the witch were surprised; they did not expect that they were seeking the same item. They looked at each other with interest.
Lilith takes out multiple items from her storage-type blessing. Cleo is a bit envious of her blessing; if they had this, they would not need to eat all of the food in an instant.
"These are the items that I have procured from our world; look at them and find the things that you desire."
Cleo and the witch look at each other and approach the item; presented with such large varieties of objects, the two certainly need time to consider their choices.
"So, miss witch, what did you choose?" Seeing that the witch still has not chosen after a long time, he cannot help but ask.
He does not want to choose the same item as her; he can sense that she holds no hostility towards him, even after insulting her cousin.
The witch can see that Cleo is looking at her with a sincere gaze; she nods her head and answers.
"I am going to choose the plants as I am planning on concocting some potions."
Cleo chuckles slightly. He sees an image of a cute witch cooking in her cauldron.
He takes something from the pile and looks at Lilith.
"I choose this."
Lilith is not surprised; what he has chosen is an amulet that constantly releases yin energy. She knows that he has chosen this item for his friend and not for himself.
"I also want to buy this." Cleo takes out something, and Lilith frowns. She is not displeased by what he had chosen but more confused.
The item that he is now holding is one of her old possessions, just lying in her storage space for a considerable amount of time. She had taken an interest in it because she had found it inside the Realm of the Thousand Worlds.
Cleo might have a calm face, but inwardly, he is excited. According to the system, it is no treasure but an advanced device that can survive dimensional travel. Its main purpose is to absorb dark or yin energy from the atmosphere and produce artificial yin stones.
The system has knowledge regarding this type of device, as its former creators also wanted to create similar things but ultimately failed because of a lack of personal experience. Most spend their time researching and creating them rather than other things.
He had chosen the amulet in order to fool Lilith; he does not want her to find out just how valuable the device is. He might not be able to power it or even control it, but the system can.
It might not know exactly how to operate it, but as long as he studies and disassembles it, the system can record its uses and functions.
Lilith asks.
"Why have you chosen such an item?"
He shrugs his shoulders and answers.
"I am buying the amulet for my friend, but I am buying this thingy for myself. I am a curious individual, and as a human, I like to play with objects that have strange origins."
Lilith's eyes flash.
"Strange origins? How did you know about that?"
"About what? All I know is that it is from your world, and I want to discover the differences between your technology and ours." Cleo looks at her with a confused expression, but inwardly, he is incredibly nervous.
Pure chuckles; he believes him; he might not have known him for a long time, but the way he acts is always like this: if he finds something interesting, he will try to solve it or at least understand it.
Lilith sees Pure's reaction and actually believes that he is telling the truth. She nods her head, not paying attention to him anymore.
The witch shockingly chose all the plants that are present in front of her. Looking at her expression, it seems that she is still unsatisfied with the numbers.
"Okay, now that the two of you have chosen the items that you are going to buy, follow me, please, into my study room, where we discuss how you are going to pay."
Cleo is confused; he thought that he was just going to need to pay points, but it seems that this is not the case; both he and the witch follow Lilith.
Once they arrive inside the room, she has them sit in front of her, and she starts speaking.
"Marcy, we have been dealing with each other for a long time now. As usual, the payment that I seek from you is a batch of your potions; the amount is the same as always."
Cleo is smiling bitterly in his heart. It seems that this type of special payment is the norm for Aces; he cannot believe that he is involved in such a transaction.
"As for you, hmm." She tilts her head, thinking about what she would request from him; truthfully, he does not see him as anything other than an interesting toy that she wants to play with.
He is weak and poor by her standards; other than the fact that he is a friend of one of the Aces, he does not have anything appealing for her.
"What about telling him to give you a massage? I had heard from Yesha that he is her golden goose; no customer of his was left unsatisfied; in fact, all of them became repeat customers." Marcy suddenly proposed this idea.
Lilith raises her eyebrow; she is surprised that he has such a reputation; he, on the other hand, is also shocked that Marcy knows him; according to his first thoughts, she is too busy and proud to know anything about him.
"Wait! Yesha? You mean that Yesha? The nerve striker?" Lilith suddenly asks, considering her rank. She, of course, knows who Yesha is; after all, no matter what she does, she is unable to beat her, and in this universe, power and strength reign supreme.