"Um, yes, yes…" the alchemist nodded helplessly. He was a beginner and still spent a lot of money on ingredients without a lucrative success rate. Money was still an issue!
"I'm Richard, and my junior brother here is Shawn. May I know your names?" Richard, the older disciple among the two, leaned forward and tried to bypass Theo's head and look at the girls.
"Oh, I'm Theodor, but since you're treating me, just call me Theo," he answered, dropping his head to match Richard's height. The two kept moving back and forth, making the girls giggle silently. "The girls are Lilia, Lora, and Shaia," he introduced them.
In fact, Theo never aspired to cage his junior sisters within the sect, only for himself to see. On the contrary, he wanted to send them to gain experience and develop themselves with his support pushing them from behind to perform beyond their limits.
