We broke away after the little heart to heart talk and I focused my attention on Cynthia.
"So, about the items." I said with a smirk.
It's money. And this was the kind of talk I want.
"Yes, about that. My daddy gave me cash. Told me to buy everything you presented that day.
I took out the same items and showed it all to Cynthia.
Everything's 85000. For all five items. Just giving them to you for factory price. Nothing's mine at all."
That was the truth. And I'm gonna be exchanging it all for points since I'm broke. I only have 85 points in my system account.
After using up 500 points for the holy water. Which was worth it.
Cynthia didn't even bat an eye as she started counting the money. She handed it over to me.
Exactly 85k.
I secured it first and will have to exchange it when I'm home. Since Milline wasn't with me.
I don't have my excuse right now.
Cynthia put the items inside her bag and wore the eyeglasses. It fits her too.
Now all three if them had one while, I don't. Not needing it anyways.
"By the way, daddy asked me to invite you over dinner by the weekend. He already prepared the store he mentioned, and was waiting for your input."
I was staring at Cynthia's face.
Hot damn. She looks even more fine with glasses on.
"About that. I still don't know about a physical store. Since nobody knows what were capable of it. If I'm doing outside investigation, it will be a team play, not a solo raid."
Gino was just listening to my conversation with Cynthia.
"Anthony, we can make a website for it. We won't be publicly promoting it, but it would just be a site to answer inquiries. We can set it up now. Have a professional do it." Gino looked proud about his idea.
It wasn't bad.
Opening a website and check it in the club room works too.
"Having a club room outside the school would also be an advantage, Anthony. Think about the weekends. When no students are allowed in. The emergency meetings outside of school. It will be a place we can gather together." Cynthia didn't back down.
I looked at the two of them and laughed.
The seriousness of the talk earlier was gone. Shelved and forgotten.
This two were trying to impress me somehow.
"Let's do both then. I'll go to your place at 5-"
"2. 2PM." Cynthia interrupted.
"But you said dinner."
"Yeah. But that's my daddy's schedule with you. 2 is mine." She said smiling sweetly.
I just chuckled and nodded.
"Fine. 2 PM. I'll be there. And I'll bring my sister and Millien along. If that's alright with you?" I said it casually
"You have a sister? That's wonderful. Bring her along. And it will be fantastic to get to talk with Millien too." Cynthia was beaming with excitement.
While Gino felt defeated.
It more like he wanted to tag along. What's wrong with this guy. The sudden shift was unexpected.
And Sarah was so quiet all this time. And would just answer if needed. Seems like something's bugging her but was just keeping it herself.
So much for the honest talks when she's still hiding something.
By 6 pm. We locked the club room and went our way. Gino was with Sarah, as usual. Cynthia was picked up by her driver. Even offered to drop me off, but it wasn't along her way so I refused the offer politely.
Don't want to make her do a detour.
Gino offered too, since their was passes my street but I declined too.
I commuted back home to make it even.
When I reached home, father was surprisingly home early. While mother was cooking dinner.
Alicia and Millien were at the living room, having such deep talks that they both look so serious.
"I'm home!" I said out loud.
Alicia's head popped up and peeked at me.
Don't know why she was not jumping my way like she always does.
"Hey Alicia. What's wrongs?" I asked worriedly.
There was this innocent smile she always do. And shyly walked towards me. Hiding something from behind her.
"What's that? Did you prepare me a gift? But its not my birthday." I crouched and teased her.
She smiled wider and showed me the thing she was hiding. And I was surprised.
[FLOWER RING OF ESSENCE.]
"An item?" I muttered to myself.
The system scanned it as an item. There's no reason for it to appraise it wrongly.
"Kuya, I made this with Millien's help. He told me that you will like it."
I immediately looked at Millien, who had such serious expression on his face. Then nodded.
Which meant we have to talk about it.
But that could wait.
I took Alicia's gift and hugged her tightly. That's when mother called for all of us to eat.
Since Alicia couldn't eat human food. I gave her cookies on a plate, so she'll feel part of us.
Millien had his own spot on the table too. Beside Alicia. Sitting in front of his plate since he was so small.
Mother and father never removed their glasses whenever they're at home. And thought it was too precious to be used outside of the house and afraid to lost it.
Which works for me. That would spare them the chances of meeting entities outside of the house.
After dinner. I took over the dishes and Millien was surprisingly helpful. Alicia too.
Alicia was somehow able to move things on her own free will. Touch them, and interact with animals.
She's not like other ghosts. Who passes through walls and humans.
Or it might be because we treated her existence as something that's always been there, like how she was once, when she was still alive.
I didn't know there was something more behind it.
And that Alicia was more than what we thought of her.
Starting with how, she was able to make an item.