As for why the priest was also a candidate for "Death," there was nothing strange about that. Iluna even qualified for the three identities of "Balance," "Death," and "Earth." Shade even suspected that "Sun" might have a share in her as well.
Luvia had not said anything yet, but that did not mean Priest Augustus was not a candidate. Lower-ranked candidates could only be detected after a certain amount of time, even by Luvia. Shade decided that once they returned, he needed to have a proper talk with her.
"Could the cultists of the Dragon Devouring Order also be Chosen Ones? How are they righteous?"
Miss Sylvia asked from the side. They had not noticed the "exchange" between Iluna and Shade.
Iluna answered the question, and her answer suited her identity perfectly:
"Justice is relative. If I killed a tiger in the forest to save a friend who was starving to death, then I was righteous. But to the tiger, it had gone out to hunt for its children and was killed by me. So I was evil."
Miss Benanis then sat up straight and looked at Shade. She was the only Twelfth Order Witch present:
"Don't you have a way to identify Chosen Ones within a certain range? First, try to determine whether the Elf Girl temporarily staying with Bella really is one. If she truly is a candidate, we will have more options in this Chosen Ones War."
"Alright."
Shade nodded. He had plenty of coins on hand now, more than enough for divination:
"There are only five swords at present, but that does not mean there will only ever be five. Speaking of which, after I came back this afternoon, you have all been studying this Sword of Light. You never told me how things went between