At last, "Sun" Derrick found a chance to speak.
"Everyone..."
He glanced at Mr. Hanged Man and Mr. World in turn, then continued:
"My ritual for advancing to Priest of Light requires me to bury my entire body in ice that wouldn't normally melt, while surrounded by pure darkness. Ice like that isn't hard to find in the City of Silver, but how can I create darkness that's both pure and safe?"
So that's the advancement ritual for Priest of Light. Little Sun really is honest and straightforward... Lacking the experience and knowledge to offer useful advice, "Justice" Audrey looked toward the person she believed could solve the problem:
Mr. "World," Gehrman Sparrow.
Alice blinked. She knew what happened in the City of Silver: lightless darkness could make someone vanish or expose them to attacks by monsters. But she couldn't think of a particularly good solution either. Or rather, the solution she had in mind was very simple:
"Have you asked your Chief?"
Derrick shook his head.
Klein couldn't think of a good solution just yet, either. He wasn't sure whether the methods he had in mind would protect Derrick from the City of Silver's usual dangers. Creating darkness was easy; the important part was making sure it was safe.
"Hanged Man" Alger said:
"I'll gather information and look for a solution. You'll need to help test whether the ideas are feasible.
"Also, asking your Chief really is a good idea."
"No problem!" Derrick answered without hesitation.
Then he added, "There's no need to hurry. It'll be over a month before I finish digesting the Notary potion."
"Hanged Man" Alger nodded lightly, indicating that he needed no reminder.
At that moment, "Hermit" Cattleya considered her words, then looked at "Sun" Derrick and said:
"Perhaps you could approach the problem from