Chapter 1624: Chapter 1624

"This is no ordinary flower. You know the girl who sells flowers, the Cursed Item? I got this from her. If you eat it, it will increase your spirit without any side effects."

In Sigrid Capet's room, Jenkins was still chattering away next to the dressing table. He was in an exceptionally good mood and didn't notice how the blonde girl beside him, dressed in her sleepwear, accentuated her figure as she raised her arms to comb her hair.

"Don't even think about refusing. I have plenty more of these, and this amount of spirit is nothing to me. A little more or less makes no difference. Oh, I almost forgot, there's this too..."

With that, he took a small glass vial from his pocket. Floating inside was a white flower with five petals and a pale yellow center.

"This is for you, too. It's something pretty incredible. Using it will directly grant an Enchanter the [Limit Growth] ability."

Jenkins fully understood the value of the Dragon Soul. It was very likely a Savior's Emblem, so he felt he had to offer the blonde girl before him something of equal worth as compensation. Besides, Alexia had just advanced to demigod and had a host of math-related abilities to learn, while Hathaway had her own plans for her abilities; neither of them wanted a life-type ability. He had also considered giving it to Fini, but she was still a Level 0 Enchanter with limited ability slots and couldn't possibly learn this one.

Hearing this, Sigrid put down her comb. Although her pajamas were loose and billowy, she didn't seem to mind that Jenkins was right in front of her. Besides, Jenkins was still lost in the joy of having so easily obtained the Dragon Soul, completely oblivious to what his eyes were missing. Googlᴇ search novel·fıre·net

"Are you really giving this to me?"

"Of course. I didn't come running into your room at the crack of dawn just to play a joke."

"A correction: you barged in."

Sigrid said, her expression softening considerably. She took the vial, a faint smile playing on her lips as she examined it carefully.

"All jokes aside, are you absolutely sure you want to give this to me? Don't tell me you have no idea what the [Limit Growth] ability is. You're a user of green soul abilities yourself."

"I'm sure," Jenkins repeated, feeling this was the only way to repay the favor. He was quite pleased with his actions, seeing himself as someone who always repays his debts of gratitude.

Lying on the bed, Chocolate turned its head in boredom to watch its own swishing tail. It just knew Jenkins would give all these things to a human female. This was entirely within the cat's expectations.

"Should I say thank you?"

"Of course not. You just said it yourself—we're not exactly ordinary friends."

"Then let's have a hug."

Without waiting for his consent, she opened her arms and hugged him. Jenkins instinctively moved to hug her back, but suddenly felt something very soft against his chest.

It was only then that it finally dawned on him just how rude it was to barge into an unmarried lady's bedroom at this hour.

Under Sigrid's teasing gaze, he made his exit through the window and finally returned home with Chocolate. But he didn't rest for long. Dawn arrived, heralding the start of Wednesday, the 12th. Perhaps it was the wisp of red, flame-like Dragon Soul that had invigorated him, because Jenkins felt no fatigue at all. He changed his clothes, grabbed his cat, and headed out again to meet Alexia, Dolores, and Julia at the restaurant they had chosen for breakfast.

"You look happy. Have a productive night? Or did you just spend a wonderful evening with someone special?"

the petite lady teased the moment he sat down.

"Yes, yes, Chocolate and I had a wonderful and fulfilling night together."

Jenkins was now quite adept at handling Alexia's banter, though the cat was rather displeased at being used as a tool in his defense.

It had been a week since the group returned to Nolan. Although Jenkins had been busy lately, he still met with the ladies often. He was also planning to introduce the women from the northern kingdom to the Nolan ladies soon. That way, he could bring them all home for a meal and solve all his problems in one go.

He had already mentioned this to Hathaway, who hadn't objected. She did say, however, that she might do a few things beforehand to give Briny ample time to prepare for it all—a plan she had been concocting for some time. Now, he was bringing it up with Alexia, which was, of course, for Dolores to hear as well. They naturally had no objections, and the radiant smile on the princess's face was impossible to hide.

After sitting down, they didn't have the waiter bring breakfast right away, instead chatting for half an hour until Miss Windsor arrived. Only then did they all eat together. The ladies from the north had been meeting with Miss Windsor quite frequently lately, all for the sake of Jenkins's claim to the throne. Ironically, Jenkins himself, the man at the center of it all, wasn't always present for these discussions.

He sometimes felt like he was freeloading, but on second thought, he realized that even in his absence, he wasn't entirely without contribution. He came to the conclusion that since he was inept at political maneuvering and social niceties, not offering his clumsy guidance was, in fact, the best way to help the ladies.

Because he had accidentally stumbled upon Miss Windsor and Hathaway's "sword fight" the previous night, Jenkins felt a little awkward around Miss Windsor and kept his eyes fixed on his cat whenever he spoke.

Alexia noticed this, and the corners of her pretty mouth tilted up in a slight smile, but she said nothing. Instead, she continued the conversation about Miss Windsor's upcoming meeting with the commander of the Royal Army's Third Legion. He was a relatively easy target to win over, as the venerable, white-haired old gentleman was a renowned supporter of the royal family.

After breakfast, Jenkins bid the ladies farewell and headed for the Sage's Church. A firm date had not yet been set for the joint talks of the Twelve Orthodox Churches, but it was clear it would happen sometime this month. Right now, every church was sending a steady stream of delegations to the Nolan diocese. The number of Enchanters in Nolan had surely reached its peak for this epoch.

As the only local Saint Son, Jenkins didn't have to deal with security matters, but he did have to attend certain unavoidable meetings. By the time he was finished, it was already noon. He ran into Fini at the lunch table. Jenkins had seen her many times since his return, and of course, Fini had received her share of the spirit-enhancing white flowers.

Fini was also delighted to see Jenkins. She first gave a cautious greeting to Chocolate, who was eyeing Jenkins's food. Her little nod to the cat was particularly adorable. Only then did she take her small plate and sit down beside Jenkins.