After leaving Beyond, I slumped down on the chair in front of Loretta’s Floor Shop. Loretta stared at me intently and tilted her head. “You didn’t change much.”

I asked in a muffled voice, “Do I have to undergo some super transformation every time I come back?”

She grinned. “You’ve been doing that for a while now. I thought Oldie was giving you everything she has.”

Thinking about it now, she wasn’t wrong. I scratched the back of my head and retorted, “Well, Sherafina will have some trouble filling up the higher floors again, but not this time. Even I can’t stick a straw in and suck everything out from every enemy I meet. Ah, by the way…”

Suddenly remembering what I just experienced, I clenched my right fist and raised my index finger before slowly moving it to the right.

“Yes?” Loretta asked.

“Mm…”

As Loretta didn’t seem to understand, I went slower and gestured more clearly. Only then did she understand what I meant.

“Huhu, I see.”

I nodded. “Yes.”

“That’s great… I knew my hunch was right.”

Loretta...