Luvia naturally agreed with Shade's idea, and Iluna knew Priest Augustus of the Dawn Church as well, so she had no objections. Luvia refused to accept the Chosen One qualification, while Iluna, just as she had on the Mudflat of Death in autumn, refused to accept Chosen One power beyond Balance.
"To be honest, I once considered giving the qualification to a Witch—Miss Sylvia."
Shade frowned slightly. Before Luvia and Iluna, he had no need to lie:
"But I eventually gave up on that. Miss Sylvia is different from Sister Devlin. Though the Sister is extremely close to the Witch Council, she herself leads the Order of Spiritual Cultivation and can decide her own actions. The Council cannot directly influence her.
"But we do not know all the Great Witches of the Witch Council, let alone Miss Isabella, a Thirteenth Ring Warlock who is also a Thirteenth Order Witch. Rather than invite trouble, it was better to abandon that candidate. So I never even mentioned this arrow to the Witches. I only said that the Fourth Chosen One qualification had completely vanished, just like the qualification of Darkness."
He met Luvia's and Iluna's eyes in turn:
"Only Sister Devlin, you two, and I know about this arrow. Four people in total."
"Meow~"
The cat beneath Shade's hand cried out.
"Oh, and Mia. Come to think of it, I also considered giving the qualification to Mia."
He suddenly said something that startled the young ladies:
"To a cat?"
Iluna asked in surprise, while Luvia looked at it.
"Mia meets the arrow's requirements too?"
"Yes, she does. And sometimes, I really feel that she's incredibly intelligent. I can hardly imagine any other cat being smarter than Little Mia."
His fingers scratched the chin of the "smartest cat," and the cat immediately began