"Adjusting oneself? That really is a judgment of oneself."
Shade sighed softly, picked up the cat behind his head, and let it lie across his lap. Mia lazily narrowed her eyes; it was impossible to tell whether she was dozing or actually asleep.
"Did you try it?"
Luvia asked again. Iluna shook her head regretfully, her brown hair swaying slightly.
"I wanted to offer up some property and try to erase the scars left on my arm. But the court can only be used by three people, and one of them must possess the Balance Spirit Rune."
One of Iluna's Core Ling Runes was "Balance." She had not possessed it before; it had suddenly appeared on the second night after she became a Chosen One. This was also the first case Shade had encountered where someone obtained a Core Ling Rune after becoming a Ring Arcanist.
"Of the three, one holds a holy emblem as the judge, one stands below as the audience, and the last operates the scales. Even as a Chosen One, I cannot transcend the rules of that space itself."
"In other words, there are even more things we need to find."
Shade could not help shaking his head, while Luvia smiled.
"But at least we don't have to look for coins this time."
"Why?"
Iluna asked curiously.
"My divination is ineffective only for a small number of things. Although I can locate relics containing divine power, idols and holy emblems are exceptions. Those two things are practically equivalent to the gods themselves. No matter how many coins I offer, I cannot divine them."
In other words, although Shade had learned of a fifth white-fog space left behind by an Ancient God, beyond the Time Corridor, Space Labyrinth, Silver Moon Library, and Birthing Room of Creation, he