"Beyonder Characteristic, or Gold Pounds?"
Angel held the box containing the Beyonder Characteristic Baelen had left behind and looked at Xio Derecha. She had already used Magic Mirror Divination to confirm that it was a Sequence 9 Beyonder Characteristic of the Criminal Pathway. In other words, Baelen, who had left it behind, had been both a criminal in the legal sense and a "Criminal" in the mystical sense.
A thoughtful expression appeared on Xio's face, and she did not answer immediately. If she chose the Gold Pounds, Angel would give her another 100 pounds. If she chose the Beyonder Characteristic, she would have to return the previous 25 pounds. Cash or a Beyonder Characteristic that could earn her more when sold—she found herself caught in a dilemma.
By then, the three of them had spent half an hour circling through the East Borough. After taking suitable counter-surveillance measures, they arrived in an alley by the Tussock River, at the border between the East Borough and the Docklands.
Before the operation, as payment for Xio providing Baelen's residence, Angel had promised her 50 pounds in cash and half of Baelen's personal property. Although Spirit Channeling Harras had revealed that they were connected to the military and even the royal family, preventing them from taking any other possessions, Angel still kept her promise. She took out part of the "spoils" for the Bounty Hunter to choose from.
Of course, Angel herself had gained the most from this operation. Not only had she obtained a clue worth 500 pounds, but she had also Grazed a Sequence 6 Judge and acquired three Beyonder Abilities with unique effects.
The first was Prohibition, which Harras had used repeatedly in battle. Unlike Devil's language, Prohibition was not limited to a single unique rule. As long as one