revealing eight gleaming teeth replied
look at you why make such accusations I
am merely curious why must you always
suspect me of having ulterior motives
the vine tree huft whether or not you
Harbor ulterior motives you know in your
heart the other forms also Purple Lotus
fruit but only one at a time sufficient
for my own use Gian wore an expression
of understanding then on which Islands
do your other forms reside surely there
must be a fair number of inhabitants on
the island of that Troublesome woman the
vine tree pondered for a moment the
island where that woman resides is
indeed quite large it is also one of the
islands I have visited most frequently
what was it called again Peach Blossom
Island gian's eyes brightened the clues
were Simply Irresistible the island that
nourished the vine tree must possess
abundant resources moreover from the
vine tre's words it seemed it had
visited many islands and ultimately
decided to establish one of its forms on
Peach Blossom Island observing Gian G
deep in thought the vine tree resolved
to share No More fearing that divulging
further would only serve to infuriate
itself indeed in the presence of cunning
humans its thoughts felt as vulnerable
as if exposed you should leave now I
have no desire to converse any longer
farewell with that the vine tree
vanished without granting Gian a moment
to react Gian called out into the woods
then I shall take my leave I will return
to see you in a month no response
followed and in the next instant Gian
found herself back on her own Island
another task had been resolved and she
had obtained a substantial sum of wealth
gazing at the over 50,000 gold coins in
her account Gian G felt elated lying on
her bed she looked at the four badges
displayed in a frame realizing she
needed just three more to complete the
set Gian G sat up and ascended to the
rooftop to assess the condition of the
cloak of invisibility at this moment the
cloak had been exposed to sunlight for
over 12 hours and it should in theory be
fully charged goni decided to experiment
to see if its invisibility effect could
indeed last for 6 hours the coordinates
and map she had previously acquired
clearly indicated a location in the sea
where sunlight is considerably weaker
therefore the cloak must be full fully
energized before venturing there
returning to her room where direct
sunlight could not reach she dawned the
cloak recited the incantation and
activated the cloak of invisibility
initiating her timer she intended to
remain indoors for 6 hours to confirm
whether it could sustain invisibility
for that duration as evening approached
Gian G continued to wear the cloak
during dinner observing the spoon
floating in midair although the small
creatures recognized her they found the
site most peculiar fortunately ordinary
animals they quickly adapted to the
situation except for the least
intelligent among them shiau who would
scream at the sight of the levitating
spoon startled each time even laying an
egg in her fright after finishing her
meal Gian G received a message from the
master of Melodies reminding her that
the 15th of the month was approaching
and normal classes would resume upon
reading the message Gian G felt a sense
of forboding she had been preoccupied
with other matters and had forgotten to
contact her teacher about the zuu bamb
flute thankfully she had familiarized
herself with the shop before falling ill
making it feasible to learn quickly in
one night Gian G stood before the mirror
diligently practicing the zuw Bamboo
Flute when the effect of the cloak of
invisibility wore off she glanced at the
clock it had indeed been 6 hours Gian G
removed the cloak and returned it to the
rooftop awaiting the Suns return to
continue recharging it she calculated
that by the time she returned the day
after tomorrow it would have been fully