"Cakes?"

Rant Valo furrowed his eyebrows in confusion. As he was a villager, he had never encountered cakes in his whole life. Even in Narene Town, there hadn't been any cakes.

"It's a delicacy, Disciple. Let's buy it!"

Floriana Sabina urged Rant Valo.

"Are we gonna pay with petals again?"

Rant Valo smiled at her wryly. They had been paying with petals all this time. At this rate, he wouldn't have any left for cultivation.

At the clothing store earlier, they'd paid with one and as a result, they needed to buy more clothes than they would ever need, as the petals were very expensive.

"What else could we pay them with?"

Floriana Sabina raised an eyebrow in response.

"... Nothing."

Rant Valo tried to think of one, but nothing came to mind. The only thing they could exchange was the petals. Floriana Sabina seemed to have other stuff but Rant Valo had long realized that they wouldn't be able to use it.

Floriana Sabina's things were simply too high-level for the low-level cultivators of this town to recognize.

"See. Then let's just pay with petals again."

Floriana Sabina smiled at Rant Valo. There was already a way for them to pay. Why still worry over the insignificant details?

"The cake shop would end up selling us all their cakes."

Rant Valo couldn't help but say. The petal is becoming an infeasible way to pay. They would have to find a way to get a more flexible currency.

"I can store it in my Storage Ring. What's the problem, Disciple?"

Floriana Sabina answered. Her Storage Ring could even stop the decay of food. Storing some cakes would not be a problem.

"The problem is that the saleslady from earlier gave us weird looks when you showed your Storage Ring."

Rant Valo explained to her. He was worried that someone would have an idea about her Storage Ring.

"Just relax, Disciple. Let them come after us."

Floriana Sabina smirked at the end of her words. She obviously doesn't care if some low-level cultivators attack them.

"Alright."

Rant Valo could only nod his head. He was totally beaten by her argument.

"Hello, do you accept cultivation materials as payment?"

Rant Valo asked the shop clerk.

"Yes."

After his confirmation, Rant Valo showed him the petal, and the shop clerk sold all of the cakes he had on display. He was even going to bake fresh ones and deliver them to their inn.

Floriana Sabina stored the cakes inside her Storage Ring without any worry while Rant Valo worriedly kept looking at the shop clerk.

He was correct. The shop clerk widened his eyes in bafflement as he watched the cake disappear in front of his eyes. It was subtle, but greed appeared in the shop clerk's eyes.

"Let's go."

Floriana Sabina pulled Rant Valo along, and Veia followed them excitedly. Although Veia won't be able to eat a lot of the cake, she would still be able to taste some, and that was enough to make her happy.

Rant Valo looked back at the shop clerk. He was sure that the shop clerk was gonna plan something after he saw the light of greed from his eyes earlier.

They explored the city some more before heading back into the inn. Then they entered their room.

"This town is 100 times better than Narene Town."

Rant Valo said to them.

"I agree."

Floriana Sabina nodded her head in agreement. There were more shops, more variety, and more luxurious things like cakes.

"Master, you still didn't tell me if I look good in these clothes."

Veia said to Rant Valo as she fidgeted while holding on to the hem of her dress.

"Ah, yeah."

Rant Valo immediately realized. He turned his body and faced her. He observed her seriously and nodded his head seriously.

"Very cute!"

Rant Valo answered with an exaggerated voice.

"T-Thank you, Master."

Veia blinked her eyes shyly and swung her body left and right in happiness.

"Now, give me your blood!"

Veia suddenly jumped on his body in an embrace and held onto him tightly.

"V-Veia!"

Rant Valo was surprised by her sudden actions. He tried to get her off but she didn't let go.

"Master, Veia thanks you from the bottom of her heart. Mwah ♥"

Veia whispered into his ears softly and gave him a short peck on the cheek before she let him go. She then jumped onto the bed and pretended that nothing just happened.

As for Rant Valo, he was frozen in place. What Veia just did was so sudden and lovely that he couldn't even process it.

"D-Disciple!?"

Floriana Sabina finally reacted. She felt that it was fishy that Veia jumped onto Rant Valo, and it turned out that she planned to kiss him on the cheeks!

"M-Master Floriana?"

Rant Valo turned his head towards her and smiled forcefully.

"Hmph! ... k-kiss…" (Let me k-kiss you too.)Floriana Sabina's words were inaudible and Rant Valo could only make out some words.

"Huh?

Rant Valo moved his ears closer to her in an attempt to listen better.

"Nothing!"

Instead of hearing her words clearly, Floriana Sabina shouted into his ear. Her face was red from embarrassment. She then followed Veia's example and flopped onto the bed to pretend that nothing happened.

"Hehehe, Grandmaster, you were too weak."

Veia turned her head towards Floriana Sabina and whispered to her while she was still blushing on her face.

"Hmph. It was embarrassing…"

Floriana Sabina replied to her softly.

Meanwhile, Rant Valo was holding onto his ear. Her shout was really loud and it was even directly into his ear.

"So where am I gonna sleep?"

Rant Valo turned to the bed and asked them. Veia was occupying two-thirds of the bed as she was lying on it slanted. As for Floriana Sabina, she was lying vertically.

"Here, Master."

Veia moved to the side and patted the center of the bed.

"In the middle?"

Rant Valo blinked his eyes repeatedly. Somehow, he felt like something was off about this arrangement. Shouldn't girls be sleeping beside each other? Why does he have to be in the center?

"Where else, Master? Come, sleep, Master! I want to cuddle your right arm."

Veia urged him. There was an excited grin on her face. Ahhh, she was finally gonna sleep on the same bed with her master.