Richard could only say that Gray was far too reckless, trying to seize Wren's position after already admitting defeat.
Still, that wasn't his business.
Night had fallen by the time he returned to Lilith's empty home. There was no one there but himself.
He sat in his room, preparing a plate to place the Dark Black Rose upon.
This was something he intended to use—and of course, he would use it right away.
However, Richard did not use his own flames to burn the rose, afraid it might be reduced to ashes in an instant.
Instead, he lit a candle and burned only a small portion of the flower.
Buzz!
The rose immediately ignited, producing an extremely thick black smoke, and it burned quickly, making the smoke even denser.
Although Richard had no experience inhaling smoke directly—aside from cigarettes—he did not hesitate to draw it in, channeling Aether into his nose so his ability to inhale it was multiplied many times over.
