Single Wish: Rise Of The Omniscient Paragon

441  440: Orange Juice

After leaving the city hall, Pamela asked Corey and Selene what they planned on doing next, and when Selene mentioned that they had to look for a place to rest, Pamela asked if they did not mind staying in her place.

Although Corey was still wary of Pamela, she had helped them with the city registration, she had no ill intent towards them, and most importantly, she knew more about Gravenstone City and the dimension of the Old Ones than them.

Corey needed information, and he hoped to get some free information from Pamela.

"Do you guys want anything? I have water, orange juice, coffee, tea, beer, alcohol, fruits, and some snacks… Oh, if you by chance want something to eat, then I can cook something for you. I always make sure to stock up my kitchen with food."

Pamela asked both Corey and Selene as they sat in the parlor of Selene's house.

The parlor had four couches, a table, a fireplace, and black curtains. Also, unlike the outside walls, the inside of the house was painted white, a stark contrast to the black and dark atmosphere in the streets of Gravenstone.

When Corey and Selene heard Pamela's words, they could not help but stare strangely.

"What?" Pamela chuckled.

"You know that people like us rarely eat right? We don't have to eat since we can live off mana. I can't even remember the last time I ate."

Selene spoke with a strange expression. The concept was now somewhat strange to her. When it came to consuming food or drinks, it was either water or alcohol, not orange juice, tea, coffee, snacks, or actual food.

In a dimension as strange and dangerous as the Dimension of The Old Ones, it was strange to both Corey and Selene to be offered actual food, snacks, orange juice, and tea.

Meanwhile, Pamela laughed when she heard Selene's words. Selene was not the first and neither would she be the last person to speak out on her 'strange' habit.

"Although my body does not food, I like the taste of it, and I don't want to forget how I used to eat as a human just because I got some powers… Besides, I love cooking."

Pamela chuckled with a bright smile, and Corey and Selene were dazed by Pamela's happy smile.

Corey came out of his dazed state a second later, and then he spoke, "I'd like some coffee and some fruits."

Pamela raised her brows and stared at Corey strangely, "Who eats coffee and fruits at the same time."

Corey raised his brows slightly, "Me."

Pamela's lips twitched, "Coffee and fruits don't go together."

"Says who?" Corey raised his brows the more, and Pamela felt her fingers twitch. She wanted to say something, but after thinking about it, she chose to exhale softly, and then she mumbled under her breath.

"That's what cultists eat."

This time around, it was Corey's lips that twitched.

'Who the hell is a cultist? And how do you know what cultists eat?'

Deciding to ignore Corey who had shown a red flag, she turned towards Selene with a smile.

"What about you, Selene? What would you like to eat?"

Selene had a conflicted expression under Pamela's gaze. On one hand, she was more used to alcohol and water, and on the other hand, she was also curious about what orange juice tasted like.

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Pamela nodded with a relieved smile, "Good. At least you're not like some weirdos."

'Why are you speaking like we're close friends, Mrs. I love to eat and cook.' Corey's lips could not help but twitch.

With a light smile, Pamela went into the kitchen, and a few minutes later, she came back with two trays. She placed the two trays on the table in front of Corey and Selene.

Corey picked up his mug of coffee, and Selene picked up her cup of orange juice. They both drank out of their drinks and when they did, their eyes widened.

"So sweet!"

Selene exclaimed, and she gulped down the cup of orange juice so quickly that before one could blink, the drink 'vanished' from the cup.

Selene smacked her lips, and she closed her eyes in euphoria as she savored the taste of the orange juice.

She opened her eyes some seconds later, and then she looked at Pamela with a slight blush on her cheeks.

"Can- Can I have some more?" Selene shyly asked, and Pamela chuckled. n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

"Sure thing. Why not."

With glittering stars in her eyes, Selene gave the glass cup back to Pamela.

Corey glanced at Selene with a strange expression, and he could not help but ask.

"Is this your first time tasting orange juice?"

Selene blushed slightly, and then she nodded, "Yep."

"Wow," Corey exclaimed softly, and then he took another sip of his hot coffee.

'It's the best coffee I've had.'

Corey thought, and then he also chose to savor the lingering taste of the coffee on his tongue, though he did not express his like Selene.

Some seconds later, Pamela came back with another tray, and on this tray were three jugs.

"I overheard your conversation with Corey, and I decided to bring three fruit juice…" Pamela paused, and then she placed the tray on the table before gesturing at the three jugs.

"This one here is orange juice, this one is pineapple juice, and this one is grape juice."

Selene's eyes shone like stars, and she quickly poured herself another cup of orange juice. She still had the lingering taste of the orange juice on her tongue.

She would finish the orange juice first, and then she'd try the remaining drinks!

Pamela chuckled when she saw Selene's reaction, and then she looked at Corey who was also looking back at her.

She smiled faintly, "So, is there anything you want to say?"

Corey nodded, and then he took a sip of his coffee before speaking.

"I want to know what those tattoos I've been seeing on the bodies of the inhabitants of the shattered dimension are. I have some knowledge of runes, so I know those are not normal tattoos… They are runes."