The thunderous explosions overhead rang without end. Shade knew it was time to end all this.
He looked at the girls and his friends around him, then suddenly said to Matilda:
"I lent Ms. Knight's sword to the Witches for study. Where is it now?"
"On the ship."
The Blonde Maid, who had been crying just moments ago, said:
"I'll go back and get it now."
Shade nodded again, then took out one of the Copper Whistles from the "Coldwater Port Gift" and blew it. After that sound, the red bronze whistle vanished without a trace.
Thick steam fog had already begun to appear uncontrollably behind him. He released Luvia's hand, and only then did those around him notice the unusual darkness surrounding Shade's body.
"Are you leaving?"
The Girl with Purple Eyes did not ask about Shade's condition. She merely asked this, and Shade smiled at her:
"Wait for me to come back. It won't take long. Next, I want to show you a miracle. No, not a miracle of any god—a miracle of my own."
The sound of bells and steam whistles emerged from the thick fog, followed by the shadow of that enormous Destiny Ring rising from the depths of the steam.
Even though Shade's Destiny Ring had always been far larger than that of an ordinary Ring Arcanist, this time it seemed excessively huge.
Moreover, the Brass Ring was now covered in a layer of inky black, along with a faint layer of Silver Moonlight. When the Destiny Ring began spinning at high speed, the immense wind pressure it generated forced everyone around Shade to retreat.
Shade faced the sky. The wind cracked the corners of his eyes, causing that strand of God's Radiance to drift behind him.
When he raised his right arm, now rapidly