Ceremony

Beneath the tranquil, beautiful starry sky, Tang Qi held a clay tablet he had kneaded with his own hands, radiating a soft, sacred golden light. More than a dozen "covenants" were inscribed upon it.

If Madam Rowling had been here, she would have recognized the handwriting on the tablet as belonging to her "pen pal," the Headmaster of Melada Special Education School.

Because of that drop of "sacred blood," as well as the new covenant Tang Qi had proposed, the tablet had become an extremely high-grade Curio.

Or rather, a Holy Relic.

Innocent humans, believers such as Lancelot who had made mistakes, and even "spectators" who had yet to act but had long harbored all manner of blasphemous thoughts in their hearts would receive the message of "absolution" so long as their gazes fell upon the tablet.

This even included Jensen.

The Half-Human Half-Goat Demon Hunter widened his Tyros Eyes. His incomparably shocked gaze swept back and forth between Tang Qi, Raphael, and the tablet as he muttered:

"I knew it. Tang Qi is a scholar, Raphael is a scholar too. Put the two of you together, and you could talk the dead back to life. Poor Lord of Light, though. The old man was sleeping in a daze and got sold off without even knowing it."

"But this is good too. With this Certificate of Absolution, Lord of Light won't make things difficult for the Tyros Tribe. My mom probably won't pursue the matter of me stealing this lousy violin either."

"Whew, I really do feel much more relaxed all at once."

As Jensen muttered, Tang Qi and Raphael, standing beside him, exchanged a glance and each revealed a wry smile.

The clay tablet that had already transformed into a "Holy Relic" was indeed a Certificate of Absolution.

But