After leaving Mr. Foundation with some startup capital, Sno departed the East Borough. Professional matters should be left to professionals. He was neither good at nor suited for running a gang.
Next, he found a young man in decent physical condition in each of the Docks and Factory Districts to serve as his representatives. He bestowed upon them the code names "Victory" and "Glory" respectively—after all, they were working class—and, just as he had with Mr. Foundation, personally taught them how to complete the ritual to request a bestowal.
However, what Sno granted these three through the Bestowal Ritual was not merely miscellaneous basic knowledge such as Ancient Hermes, consecrated silver daggers, and the Sacrifice Ritual. There were also certain Beyonder powers.
That was right: Beyonder powers.
Based on a few scattered remarks from the great Cuttlefish of his previous life, the ritual knowledge brought by the Secrets Suppliant, his exploration of the White Horse is Not a Horse ability, and his own imagination, Sno had created a simplified version of a "bestowal of registers" ritual.
By answering a believer's prayers, he could grant his spirituality and a portion of his Beyonder powers to the target, allowing them to use Supernatural Abilities like a Beyonder.
Naturally, this thing Sno had devised on a whim could not possibly be as complete as the system that had developed on the Western Continent over countless years. He merely imitated the method of crafting and charging charms, temporarily storing his spirituality within the prayer's body.
Believers were effectively using his spirituality in battle. Once it was depleted, they had to pray again. Moreover, since the human body had limited capacity for storing spirituality, it would begin to dissipate after more than two days. Thus, they basically had to pray every day to request another