Iluna left only after dinner that evening, while Shade stayed overnight at the manor. But when night fell and Shade and Miss Galina entered the bedroom, Tifa still looked somewhat resentful.
By Monday morning, Shade woke from the soft bed and prepared to continue his investigation in the Green Lake Region.
He rode back into the city by carriage with Miss Galina, who was heading to Yodel Palace. Before officially setting out, he did not forget this week's gift.
To be honest, Shade had completely given up hope of pulling any supernatural items from God's Gift Box. Yet this week, he actually drew another relic.
"Hm? Why does this feel so familiar? Hm, it looks familiar too!"
What he pulled from the box was a coin. It was made of black metal, with a robed figure ferrying someone across water on one side, and four densely packed lines of letters on the other:
"Nether Iron Coin?"
His eyes widened in surprise. It had been nearly half a year since the Universal Key, and he had once again obtained a relic from God's Gift Box. Seeing the coin immediately reminded him of what Leisha and Dorothy had done on Saturday night. He took a deep breath to calm himself, then put the coin away.
This way, together with the Special Coins stored by Luvia, they now had three in total.
Since he had drawn a coin, this week's task naturally concerned "money." But it did not require him to spend a fixed amount of coins, nor did it ask him to make donations. Instead, on at least two days this week, he had to fully record his daily expenses.
This was not difficult for Shade. He already had the habit of keeping accounts. After all, when living alone, failing to manage