Although Miss Belinder was somewhat puzzled by their strange attitude, she did not dwell on it:
"Then it's settled. Let him remain active in the Moon Bay Area. Once this matter is over, I'll decide whether to tell anyone else about it. But speaking of Megan just now, she really is a lucky girl. Her ancestor, who transcended the Thirteenth Ring, left everything to her. That is an inheritance other Ring Arcanists could not amass even in hundreds of years."
"Listen to you, Bella. Wasn't your title of Countess passed down by your ancestors as well?"
Miss Sylvia pointed this out, and the Great Witch of Fate did not deny it:
"I'm just a little envious. She advanced to the Twelfth Order through the Green Lake affair. I've noticed that she has changed a great deal lately. Not only has she become more cheerful, but she is also willing to communicate with us. I even feel that she has become prettier. When the Speaker announced that Megan and Audrey were Two Souls in One Body some time ago, I was truly shocked."
"There's no need to envy her. You can advance to the Twelfth Order as well. Look at me—I was stuck at the Eleventh Rank for so many years, yet didn't I advance just recently?"
Miss Benanis said as she handed her two notebooks:
"One contains my experiences with advancement. It might be useful to you. The other is one of the astrology notebooks I asked Megan for, written by her ancestor. I think it will be useful to you as well. We know you and Megan are not close, but fortunately, we became acquainted with her at Green Lake."
Miss Belinder stood up again and accepted the two notebooks in surprise. Just as she was about to thank