While Master Virgo went away, Kyson and Melody sat down to rest for a while.
Since Master Virgo told them to be in their optimal state, this is the only thing that they can do.
However, while they are resting, Melody can't help but peek at Kyson from time to time.
Kyson felt the gaze directed at him, but he ignored it.
Minutes passed, suddenly, they heard Master Virgo shouting from inside the room he went to.
"Where is it?! Why is it gone?!"
His voice attracted the attention of the two and they both turned their heads to look in that direction.
Master Virgo came back and started opening drawers and cabinets under the tables inside the concoction room.
Soon, he opened every compartment but still failed to find what he was looking for.
He stood there, looking listless, without light in his eyes.
Seeing this, Kyson can't remain silent anymore.
"Master Virgo, what happened?"
Still in a daze, Master Virgo sat down on a nearby chair, drained of energy.
"Material…"
"Huh?" Hearing him speak, Kyson perked up to listen carefully.
Finally, he heard what Master Virgo was mumbling about.
"The material… one of the main materials for the Invincibility Potion that I prepared beforehand disappeared…"
Kyson's face changed after realizing what he just heard.
Concocting the Invincibility Potion is Master Virgo's lifeline right now. Only by making that potion can he once again get back on his feet.
But with him missing a material, he wouldn't even be able to get the process started.
However, Kyson also felt that the material disappeared at this time.
But since they can't investigate it now, Kyson put that thought at the back of his head.
Kyson approached Master Virgo with a frown and said, "Master Virgo, do you not have any spare material for it?"
Master Virgo shook his head.
"There's nothing left… These materials are what I bought using my last remaining fortune. Including the rewards that I offered for your missions, I really have nothing left."
Hearing this, Kyson just nodded.
He already expected this. Just by seeing Master Virgo's situation, it is easy to see that he's in a tough spot in life.
Of course, it was mainly because of the Bell merchant family.
Kyson pondered for a solution, but he couldn't think of anything.
Scratching his head, he asked, "Master Virgo, what is that missing material? Is there anything you can replace it with?"
Sighing, Master Virgo said, "That material is called Seven Sun Leaf. It's a precious natural treasure that is hard to find."
"I especially travelled to a different town before just to get that material."
Feeling disappointed, he shook his head.
"As for a replacement… it's not really a substitute, but a better material. With this material, the quality of the Invincibility Potion can reach up to a high level."
"It is the Three Hundred Sixty-Six Sun Flower. A fire element natural treasure that was soaked in warm, gentle sunrays every single day of the year during a leap year.a"
After saying that, Master Virgo stopped talking and just let out a helpless sigh.
To be honest, he's just talking to Kyson to distract himself.
In this situation, he already knows that there is no longer any chance for him.
With the Bell family blocking his path everywhere in this town, it'll be hard for him to get back up in the future if he can't become a Grandmaster now.
Now with his material gone, he can only succumb to fate.
Since he's already down, he can't drag these kids from another world with him.
And so, he was about to tell them to leave when he heard Kyson speak.
"Ah, I'm not knowledgeable about these natural treasures or potion making, but I have a natural treasure here. It's also a fire element. Maybe you can use it?"
Saying that, Kyson urged Roast to go back to his beast space.
A few seconds later, Roast came back, carrying something with his beak.
Kyson crouched and took the sunflower in Roast's beak.
"Cluck, cluck!"
"Thanks, Roast."
After getting up, Kyson presented the sunflower to Master Virgo and said,
"Here it is. Take a look, maybe it's useful?"
But when he looked at Master Virgo and saw his expression, Kyson frowned.
At this time, Master Virgo is staring at Kyson's hand in a daze with his mouth wide open.
To be precise, his eyes are glued to the sunflower in Kyson's eyes and emotions started welling up inside him.
"Master Virgo? Are you alright? Master Virgoooo? Did you get a stroke?"
Kyson waved his hands around in front of Master Virgo's eyes before he finally woke up.
The next moment, Master Virgo suddenly bursts out into laughter.
"Bwahaha… Bwhahaahahahah!!"
Kyson looked at him with a wary expression. Consciously or unconsciously, he took two steps back, distancing himself from the weird old man.
After laughing for a while, Master Kyson looked directly at Kyson with a huge smile.
"Boy, you're really my lucky star!"
He stood up from his chair and rushed towards Kyson with a strange light in his eyes.
Seeing this, Kyson can't help but feel frightened.
"No, you, Master Virgo, what are you doing? Please stay where you are. Ahhh!!"
Kyson panicked and let out a scream when he felt Master Virgo suddenly hugging him.
But after a few seconds, Kyson suddenly stopped.
"Sob… sob sob… sniff…"
On his shoulder, he suddenly heard the sobbing sounds from Master Virgo.
"Sob… kid… thank you, Boy… thank you… sob…"
Kyson does not know about what Master Virgo is going through except for what happened earlier.
They are neither family or even friends who are close to each other.
Today is their first meeting.
A relationship that is basically that of an employer and an employee.
Basically, they are strangers.
But hearing an old man cry, and seeing the tears flowing down from his eyes, Kyson can't bear to push him away.
So for a while, he remained silent, letting an old man cry on his shoulders.