The romances were clearly there as a reminder to the shopkeepers that there was such a thing. As for Mephisto, however, he chuckled at Ariel's supposition. "Oh, you'll be fine, I have no doubt, but it will likely pain you as much as the nao sha did me. And with a similarly wonderful outcome. However... Knowing all that I do. Hrm." He rubbed his jaw as he considered it. "I've never done it before, you see, I'm not sure if you'll gain memories on top of knowledge. I suppose that they're separate, but knowledge is useless without the experience to back it up."