Chapter 141 - Little Treasure Hunt

"So what's the plan? And how about the meeting with the tribes? Can we achieve all those in just one day?" Lei asked in a serious note while scooting over to the other side to see the plans that Fily was typing and organizing on their digital table.

"We can. This little treasure hunt shouldn't take long," Fily said while looking at the digital map on the table with her markings of the places where a possible secret shop would be.

"That's a lot," Lei said after noticing the number of red flags on the map.

"Yes, but not enough. Most of the shops over here don't sell potions," Fily said while encircling the area they're headed to.

It was the only area with thick snow in the map and inside the whole country which made Fily sure that the shop should only be around there yet her old data was showing nothing about a secret potions shop in that area.

Most of the secret potions shops she was able to find were all located on the other side of the country, which only meant that those shops are not what they're looking for, since Monica clearly said that this super-secret shop was located in the snowy north where they're headed to.

"So we're looking for a potion?"

"A formula for a potion to be exact," Fily answered Lei's question immediately.

"Oh, so why is Petunia not here? Is she okay?" Lei said with a deeper voice than usual.

"She's fine, maybe just sulking in her bed over her loss and Von's unwillingness to participate." Fily shrugged.

"Really? Then shouldn't we go there and comfort her?" Lei looked at Petunia's door on the second floor.

"No, I don't think that's a good idea. She's going to need time to mourn by herself before facing us and we should give it to her."

"But don't you want to be comforted when you're sad?"

"Honestly, it depends on the person, but from my observation on Petunia, I believe she's the type who will want to mourn on her own so let's leave her alone and just do our best to help her, okay?"

"Okay," Lei said reluctantly before putting his attention back to the table in front of them, "So, what can I do to help?" He said as if he wasn't tired himself and wanted to rest first from that harsh flight.

"As of the moment, I can't think of anything else than doing nothing while I look for the location of this secret shop," Fily said honestly before paying her full attention to the digital table.

"Did Monica and Petunia have any other clue about this place other than it's a secret shop in the snow and the fact that it sells potions?" Lei asked.

"Nothing," Fily said as if dismissing him.

"Am I bothering you?"

"Kind of, you can go now," Fily said apologetically while looking at him with a slight smile.

"Oh, okay. Guess I'll just go back to my boring routine." Lei smiled back at Fily with that same apologetic smile and retreated from the living room slowly.

***

"Are we now going to the Alps?" Von asked his mother who was maneuvering the Levi-yacht to the north.

"You mean Edelweiss?" Venedette asked without looking at her son.

"I guess so," Von said and sat beside his mom, looking at the scenery of high mountains frosted with snow peaks where they were headed to, "How long do we have until we get there?"

"Two to three hours or so, depending on the weather over there," Venedette answered while giving her son a slight smile before focusing her attention back to the road again.

"Ah, I don't think we can finish the game in two hours," Von sighed and sat his back in the air while floating to the living room.

"Von, are you really not coming?" Fily asked when she saw Von floating towards the leisure area.

"No, does mom know about this little treasure hunt?" Von answered lazily while passing by.

"I guess so," Fily whispered while contemplating whether to answer that question honestly or not.

"What?! I didn't hear what you said!" Von shouted from the leisure area.

"I said yes, we already got her permission to take a stroll as long as we won't get lost or separated from each other. Are you sure you really don't want to come?" Fily said.

'Last time he also said he wouldn't come but look at him now, having the time of his life on this trip,' Fily thought to herself while watching Von slouch on the couch.

"I already said I won't. Is Gem really coming?" Von followed up.

"I already told you, she will!"

"Oh, okay," Von said and took a rest in the leisure room's sofa.

***

"Wow, that black pearl really took a toll on me! I can't believe I did it! Was I cool? How did that work so well! Gahh! I'm so happy!" Gem exclaimed while kicking and punching the air inside Solitude.

"And that wolf! Sir Durish, I feel bad for him… It's not like he chose to be turned into a wolf, he was also a victim. Victim of that manipulative witch in the north! And now that we're going to be looking for her, I'll make sure she gets what she deserves by teaching her a lesson that she won't forget! Ever!" Gem added while calming her movements down.

[Master, you have a new notification,] Mr. Gemini announced which made Gem look at her status board.

[Astral Training lesson 1: Activation]

[Status: Complete.]

[Rewards: Skill upgrades]

"Really?! My skills have been upgraded!? I want to see! Status!"

[Name: Gemma  [Title: None

[Race: Superhuman  [Blood: Unknown

[Class: Student  [Rank: None

[Party: Leviathan

[Role: Support

[Level: None

[Super Attributes:]

[Sense: 18/30 [Hearing: 8 [Vision: 6  [Smell: 4

[Agility: 12/20 [Strength: 5 [Speed: 5 [Resistance: 2

[Stamina: 4/20 [Discipline: 2/10 [Mana: 2/10

[Fighter Skillset: None]

[Astral Skillset: Heal Lvl.1, Liquity Lvl.0, Solitude Lvl.1]

"Alright! My skills really did have an upgrade, but I'm still not sure how and why that happened… Guess I'll just have to ask Fiy later." Gem shrugged with a bright smile on her face before exiting Solitude.