After taking stock of everything he had in one go, Klein had the World turn to Cattleya the Hermit and ask:
"Lady Hermit, how is my request coming along?"
"You should know that capturing a living Beyonder isn't easy, especially when a Reaper specializes in combat." Cattleya shook her head. "If you need it urgently, I could try to provide a mystical item made from a Reaper Beyonder characteristic..."
But the World shook his head, rejecting the offer, and replied:
"If that's too difficult, you can tell me where one is when you find one, or provide some blood."
Cattleya nodded to show she would remember. Seeing this, Klein had the World continue:
"I have two mystical items for sale. Both are relatively low-level."
Cattleya responded at once. "Low-level doesn't mean useless. Many Low Sequence abilities can even turn the tide in a Sequence 5 battle. I'd be interested to hear the details of those two mystical items."
Klein nodded slightly and described the effects and drawbacks of the Fishman Cufflink and the Green Blossom ring, then concluded:
"Five hundred pounds for the Fishman Cufflink, and one thousand for the Green Blossom ring."
As soon as he finished, Audrey the Justice raised her hand slightly and said:
"I'd like to buy the Fishman Cufflink."
After that, the others conceded that they couldn't compete and gave up bidding on the Fishman Cufflink. Audrey secured it without trouble.
Next, Alger the Hanged Man bought the Green Blossom ring. When silence settled over the group, Alice spoke up:
"Did any of you find an answer to my request?"
She looked first at Leonard. With an Archangel as his Accompanying Old Man, she had every confidence in his sources. Surely he wouldn't have come away empty-handed.
And he hadn't. Leonard shook his head, then