After creating an item of luck, how was it to be sacrificed?
Angel looked at the incomparably towering Wishing Tree before him, and three possible methods of sacrifice immediately surfaced in his mind.
First, bury it beneath the Wishing Tree.
Second, hang it from the Wishing Tree's branches.
Third, sink it into the pond beneath the Wishing Tree.
All three methods were viable, but the first was relatively troublesome, so Angel immediately ruled it out.
The second method, "hanging it from the branches," was the most common sacrifice method in fortune-changing rituals. However, nothing was allowed to be hung on this Wishing Tree. Once something was hung there, it would certainly stand out and be discovered before long.
Thus, Angel ultimately chose the third method.
Not only was it simple, it was also a method of wishing permitted by the Wandering House.
The countless lucky coins lying submerged in the pond were proof enough.
Angel had no intention of being unconventional either. Since the "official" rules allowed wishes to be made by sinking things into the pond, he would naturally follow the standard method.
With that in mind, Angel picked up the offering: the item of luck.
Then he began to recite the most important incantation of the fortune-changing ritual:
"Beneath the gaze of the Wishing Tree, witnessed by the Lucky King, the breath of good fortune that surges from the cracks of fate shall reverse the wheel of misfortune and scatter the mist of despondency."
The final three lines were the crucial part of this incantation. The first two could be altered at will according to the protagonist of the fortune-changing ritual.
Although the protagonist of Angel's prayer this time was the Wishing Tree, the Wishing Tree had been left behind by the Lucky King. The one truly favored