After some bargaining, "Sun" Derrick purchased one each of the "Calamity," "Petrification," and "Gathering of Crowds" charms for a processing fee of 8,000 pounds. He would gather the raw materials himself and send them out of the Forsaken Land of the Gods through the Fool Express, while the payment would come from the money he had deposited with various Tarot Club members through his previous material trades.
He and Klein had already made plans for this money, along with the gold pounds Klein had earned from selling Beyonder characteristics: they would continue donating to organizations such as the Loen Charity Student Aid Fund, compensating people who had lost loved ones in the war or suffered disabling injuries.
Even though George III had plotted this war, Feysac's invasion had started it, and Intis's involvement would soon bring it to a climax, they still believed they bore some responsibility. They would work to end the war as soon as possible and make amends for the losses it caused.
As the trading drew to a close, "World" Klein turned to "Magician" Fors again. He first asked about her progress in digesting the Scribe potion after traveling around the world, then, under her frightened and puzzled gaze, asked her to contact the Abraham Family in hopes of arranging an exchange of letters or a face-to-face conversation.
He's preparing to switch pathways... As Angel considered this, she watched Magician hastily agree as though she were suffocating, and could not help finding it rather amusing.
The last time she had seen this author, who traveled about recording local customs and legends while also helping Klein write those strange stories, Fors had looked like a startled quail, almost shrinking into her chair.
With all the transactions concluded, the gathering moved into its next phase. Alger, who had