Greya frowned again upon mentioning Moonfrost Union. “I heard they captured my workers and sold them to slavers?”
Felicia was equally furious about what had happened to Greya’s restaurant.
Because of the lack of alchemists, many wizards could no longer afford powerful potions, so they set their eyes upon Gourmet Wizards instead.
Gourmet Wizards did not have a leader strong enough to protect them. Greya was capable enough in terms of strength, but she could only take care of her own restaurant.
With her gone, her workers all lost their sanctuary and fell into greedy hands.
“Several ran back to Candy House…” Felicia replied in a small voice. “But most were taken away.”
Several veins pulsed on Greya’s forehead. “A*sholes! They promised to look after my shop when I’m gone. That’s how they kept their words?!”
Felicia put a hand on Greya’s shoulder. “Take it easy now. We have to face it. Moonfrost Union isn’t the only organization that joined the hunt. You rest up and recover as fast as you can. We still need you to guide us.”
To Felicia, it wasn’t hard to rescue Greya’s gourmet apprentices. She did not because she didn’t really care about them as an outsider. And Greya fully understood Felicia’s choice.
But to Greya, her workers had been helping her with the restaurant for decades. She was really sad to see her old friends meeting such a sorrowful fate.
Felicia saw Greya still sulking and tried to say something else, “Remember that little fat boy you introduced to me last time? He’s pretty good. His barbecue sided with my wine is now a pretty famous dish in my tavern. He’s already better than most apprentices of the same age. Maybe even richer than some wizards.”
It took Greya a moment to realize who Felicia was talking about. “Alan, right? He’s actually talented?”
Alan was a potential gourmet apprentice Greya accidentally found on The Redbud. She sent the boy to Candy House since she planned to leave the wizarding world by then.
When thinking about Alan, Greya quickly remembered another young man in her memory. She wondered if that adorable little gentleman and her beloved baby were doing well right now.
Felicia took out a small casket. “The wine’s going to wear off now. Try to consume these Soul Orbs and see how the blending is going.”
Greya looked at the glowing orbs and moaned, “If I make it back, what about the soul of the girl?”
“Shall we get her another body?”
“I guess we have to… This body isn’t that good. I don’t know how long it will take for me to reach my original level. I really hope I can get my old body back… yet it’s lost in Nightmare Realm. No no no, I’m not going into that hellish sh*thole again. Even if I want, I don’t know how to get in for a second time.”
While speaking, Greya slowly swallowed the Soul Orbs.
Greya managed to escape the Nightmare Realm, at the cost of losing her body and a good amount of her soul strength. She needed the Soul Orbs produced by the Soul Genesis Garden to heal. This was the reason why Felicia took her to Dark Castle as a temporary residence.
Greya felt her soul being repaired just a little bit, and she then rested on a couch. Soon, the “real owner” of this body would wake up again.
Before Greya’s consciousness faded away, she asked something else, “I saw you using your Butterfly Spirit power just now. Did your enemies chase all the way here?”
“Nah,” Felicia shook her head and said, “it’s just a young apprentice who broke into Dark Castle. He got some interesting skills. I sensed intruders, but I couldn’t find him anywhere until I used my Butterfly Spirit.”
“Apprentice? An apprentice snuck into Dark Castle? Well, he’s gonna become another human shower spray,” Greya said and made a face.
“He looks too young. But, you already heard, it’s a ‘he’. I don’t think they are interested in a young boy’s blood,” Felicia snickered. “He’s probably here to help Diablo. That too is a good one. Too bad he belongs to Puppet Master.”
Felicia didn’t look at Greya while speaking, and she failed to notice that Greya’s eyes were showing the pure innocence of a tiny girl again.
“Those illusions and invisibility tricks are interesting though. They remind me of Mister Phantom. You know him, right? You should check out—” Felicia moved her crystal ball closer to Greya, only to see “Greya” blinking at her with puppy-doll eyes.
“Hey sis, can I have some more of that green drink?”
“Ughhh.”