Last time at Wosente Manor, the demon had held back because it still expected Shade to fulfill the commission. This time, however, Shade was facing the fully restored Stone Mirror Demon-Goth.
"The Demon Hunter's Ring."
Compared to potions whose effects were ultimately time-limited, it cared more about the ring on Shade's finger:
"How nostalgic. The days of the Third Epoch feel as though they were only yesterday. I miss those Demon Hunters. Though most were merely ordinary mortals, a few left a sufficiently deep impression on me. To see this ring again now, in the Sixth Epoch, truly pleases me. I simply wonder whether you understand what kind of power humans of the Ancient Epoch truly possessed."
"Do the Demon Hunters you miss include the one who sealed you after the fall of the Stoneville Kingdom in the Sixth Epoch?"
Shade asked. In those brief seconds, without any need for movement, the Golden Potion's effects had already reached their peak.
"Trying to provoke a demon is useless."
The demon reminded him. Shade then raised his longsword amid the snow.
"Then are you ready? This time, I will definitely seal you."
With that, his entire body seemed to turn into a stream of light as he charged at the demon with his sword. The latter watched Shade draw nearer and nearer. But after Shade took a certain step, his figure abruptly vanished into the snow. He then appeared closer to the manor gate, and the instant his form reappeared, he smoothly transformed into a swarm of Red Butterflies and flew directly outside.
"Running away? That will make me look down on you."
Thus, Gothe also transformed into black smoke and gave chase.
The Golden Potion's effect was not limited to increasing his damage against demons. Its enhancement of the Ring Arcanist