SUPREME ARCH-MAGUS

But even after filtering each and every corner of the town, they didn't find any clue regarding Kavi.

"Lotus, did you find any clue?" Zambu, who met Fire Lotus after checking the eastern side of the town, asked with an eager look.

"No, young master, I checked almost all the places. It seems Kavi has already been taken away from this place." Fire Lotus replied with a worried face.

"Ahhhrrr…" Zambu roared angrily in frustration. For seven days, they were flying nonstop to reach Kavi as soon as possible.

The old cultivator who captured Kavi had access to teleportation points and reached the silver leaf town in two days. But Zambu, who belonged to the Kirin's race, didn't have this luxury. For seven days, they flew nonstop to this small town to save Kavi.

"Young master, don't be disappointed. That old cultivator also mentioned a store name called Great Magus Pet Store. If we inquire there, we might find a clue about your sister." Fire Lotus suggested hurriedly, calming down Zambu who is losing his patience.

While checking the other side of the town, Fire Lotus already noted the location of the Great Magus pet store. As Zambu agreed to her suggestion, both of them changed their forms to humans and covered their faces with the usual Magus masks used in combat.

After five moments, both of them landed in a side alley without disturbing anyone. After checking their attire, Fire Lotus led the way towards the Great Magus pet store.

As they stepped in, Zambu's gaze went onto the large number of beasts that were locked down for sale. Controlling his anger and frustration, he silently followed behind Fire Lotus.

Seeing the wealthy appearance of Fire Lotus, the salesgirls surrounded them to assist. Fire Lotus, who had a lot of experience with the outside world, ignored everyone and approached a lady who stood in the VIP section.

"Madam, how can I help you?" The salesgirl greeted me respectfully.

"Do you guys sell Fire Kirin's here?" Fire Lotus, acting all casual like a normal human, inquired with a smile.

"Sorry… We just sold the last one a few days ago. If you really want a Fire Kirin, we will arrange it in ten days." The salesgirl replied with a humble gesture.

Fire Lotus and Zambu released a sigh as they finally had a bit of confirmation. Fire Lotus secretly gestured for Zambu to calm down and turned towards the salesgirl with a sad look.

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"Ohh… That's really unfortunate. My sister's birthday is just two days away. We want to gift her a Fire Kirin. If you don't mind, can you tell me details of the person who purchased the Fire Kirin?" Fire Lotus asked with a sad look and passed a few gold coins to the salesgirl.

The girl's face glowed after seeing more than 20 gold coins in that small pouch. She smiled back with a more pleasing face.

"Madam, please wait a few moments." The salesgirl replied before walking inside the billing room. The salesgirl clearly remembered Kent's face, as there was a commotion when he purchased that Fire Kirin.

Without alerting anyone, she reached for the old sales register and began checking for the person's name who purchased the Fire Kirin. After confirming details about Kent, she reached back to Fire Lotus.

"Madam, his name is Kent Clark, 18 years old, and he is a resident of this town." The salesgirl replied in a hushed tone.

"Can you share more details?" Fire Lotus holding another pouch of gold, requested with a pleasing lady look.

The salesgirl felt a little awkward as she couldn't gather any more details. Suddenly she recalled that day's incident and called Ria, who stood at the billing counter. Ria is the girl who assisted Kent and became a new VIP salesgirl because of him.

Keeping the gold matter aside, the salesgirl narrated the story to Ria and asked her about details related to Kent.

"Sorry, madam, even if you find that young master, you won't be able to purchase the Fire Kirin from him." Ria replied while observing Fire Lotus varyingly.

"Why? Because of the blood contract? That's not a problem for us." Fire Lotus replied, avoiding staring directly at Ria.

"It's not about blood contracts, madam. There are ways to break the blood contract. But that wild fire, Kirin, accepted Kent as its master. No one can change that." Ria replied with hands folded before her chest.

"What did you say?!!!!" Zambu, who stood calmly till now, cried out in surprise. Even Fire Lotus opened her mouth wide in surprise.

Ria felt something was wrong when Zambu cried out. His voice is very coarse and unhuman-like.

Fire Lotus, who understood the look on Ria's face, moved in front of Zambu, covering him from Ria's vision.

"Lady, a Fire Kirin accepting a person as its master is not a small feat. Are you really speaking  the truth?" Fire lotus questioned with a serious look.

"Madam, I personally witnessed the scene when that fire Kirin bowed before young master Kent. So, you don't need to doubt my words. Also, stop wasting our time on these inquiries. If you need any assistance with the purchase, please say it." Ria replied, controlling her urge to see the real face of Zambu.

"Thank you for your assistance. We will come back after deciding which pet to buy." Fire Lotus replied and walked out of the store with a hurried pace while dragging Zambu along with her.

Ria, who felt suspicious of their behavior, decided to call Kent and inform him about what happened here.

Far away from the silver leaf town, Kent and Lucy were flying towards Golden Bamboo City. As it is a straight path in the skies, the Fire Kirin is rushing at its full speed, and Lucy leaned her head on Kent's shoulder while staring at the horizon, where the guardian sun is fading.

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