Lily lay on the sofa, watching Iver prepare the ritual for a while. In the end, she could not help coming down to help him tidy up.
"What Path Trait did you choose?"
Iver asked casually.
Usually, he did not like prying into such matters. He was merely a little curious.
That was because Path Traits were generally chosen by instinct.
They were entries granted by the Nine Pillar Gods, so they could not be wrong. An instinctive choice was usually correct... or rather, all three entries suited the person, so any choice would do.
The same principle applied to the Path Traits given based on the actions during the ritual. Without knowing about this, as long as someone was forced by the ritual to bring out their potential and acted according to their true feelings, the entry given would definitely be the most suitable one for them.
Unless, like Assassin Miss of Iris and Iver himself, they had special class inheritance requirements and had to obtain certain Path Traits to complete their class advancement... only then would there be a need to control the entries.
But Lily had embarked on the transcendent path entirely through the Grimoire. In other words, she did not actually have the inheritance or limitations of a class system. She was essentially a brand-new class that even Iver did not understand... If Iver pointed her this way and that, he might instead cause Lily to choose a Path Trait that did not suit her.
This was Iver's precious experience: if you had never played a class, then when someone came to ask you about it, do not point this way and that based on instinct. Instead, frankly admit, "I really don't understand."
"Shadow Affinity both times."
Lily answered softly.
"Huh?"
Iver froze for a moment.