"Since Blood Money can only be used as payment once it has been activated, why not divine immediately after activating it instead of keeping it in hand?"
"Blood Money has another, unimportant trait. Every Blood Money coin can sense the presence of other Blood Money coins. When I took this last one out of its containment, it sensed that there was more Blood Money in Tobesk. But the sensation was very vague, and activation strengthens it."
She had Shade and Miss Bayes try touching the gold coin without gloves. Immediately, the coin's trembling sensation traveled from their fingertips to their brains.
"That's right. I've already found out that the holder of the Blood Money is at this banquet. I invited Miss Bayes to attend because I had originally planned to find that batch of Blood Money with her, then immediately conduct a divination on her. I never expected that just as I was about to tell her about it, you would appear."
Miss Annette looked at Shade.
"You see, Detective? There's no need to worry about me."
"That only makes people worry more."
Miss Bayes said. She did not know what to say. The woman sitting beside her had done something so crazy for her sake.
"There are five Blood Money coins in total, and they are in the possession of Baron Cobell, who is attending the banquet. The Baron seems to think those old coins are his lucky charms. The ball at this dinner begins after nine o'clock. My plan was to arrange a private meeting with him during the ball, tell him that I am a coin collector, and ask to trade for those Old Gold Pounds he carries. If he refuses, then I'll have no choice but to use other methods."
Those other methods probably would not