The corner of my eye instinctively swept over.
"Molten Lava Sigh," White Sparrow's latest signature spirit.
Pretty expensive.
My gaze moved upward to look at the uninvited "guest" sitting directly across from me.
The visitor had a roughly chopped, messy crew cut, rough scarred dark brown skin, and gleaming scale armor over a faded burlap coat...
It was the female adventurer I had once encountered at the Alchemy Shop and whom I had a brief encounter with outside the goblin nest a few days earlier.
"Adeline," she introduced herself in a low, slightly gentle, thin voice.
Bringing a pricey drink over on purpose, she likely bore no hostility.
Nor was it a pickup attempt.
Xia Nan had no interest in the woman before him. Even setting aside that they'd met only twice, not even as acquaintances, her appearance didn't match his aesthetic at all.
