Fortunately, she was no longer the Witch who spent every day thinking about reimbursements and fleecing people. She quickly reined in her emotions and forgave Roselle for keeping the Trunsoest Brass Book.
Although "0-02" was a Uniqueness, with greater importance and value than ordinary Grade 0 Sealed Artifacts, it was, like the Hermit Uniqueness, something she had to hand over to assemble everything needed for a Great Old One. Receiving several Grade 0 Sealed Artifacts and a large quantity of Beyonder Characteristics in exchange was already an unexpected bonus.
Perhaps the Goddess gave me the Brass Book back then precisely so I could give it to Roselle now? She already knew my identity at the time and was preparing the Vortex plan... At that thought, the last trace of dissatisfaction in Angel's heart vanished.
This made her notice that the "spoils" she and Klein were receiving seemed rather excessive, to the point that she felt embarrassed. More importantly, neither Roselle, who had volunteered to distribute them, nor Bornova, who had yet to speak on behalf of the God of Steam, had mentioned the Fool.
Did they already know that the Fool didn't actually exist, that it was just a makeshift operation Klein had thrown together? Or did they believe we could represent Him fully, or even that Gehrman was that being's avatar? Angel's thoughts raced, and she couldn't help glancing at Klein. His eyes were hidden beneath his hat brim, and he seemed unconcerned.
To conceal her confusion, and to resolve the question that had been lingering in her mind, Angel looked at Roselle and said:
"Earlier, when the Hidden Sage was gravely wounded and on the verge of perishing, He did something I hadn't anticipated... He begged for mercy. I've never seen any other Angel do that.
"Does that