From this adventure, Shade had mastered the Curse - Inner Fire and Miracle Technique - Chloe's Ice Echo, obtained the information Miss McConaughey had provided on the Witch Secret Art - Body of Courage, received a new divine blessing, and learned more secrets about Desire from Chloe—
It truly was a powerful evil thing that had existed since the dawn of creation.
Although the oar granted by the god was not currently in hand, it had already merged with the Thaumaturgy:
"God's Gift Box, Butterfly Summoning Flute, oar—this is already the third divine artifact."
Divine artifacts in stories always possessed great power, but divine artifacts in reality always had strange uses. It could not be denied that, though they were not weapons, they were all quite practical. Shade looked forward to the next time he needed to use that little boat.
After composing himself, Shade did not immediately set out for Vesta Woodland. Instead, he first found the bag containing six Moon Bay dragon scales—the seventh was with Miss Belinder—then brought the cat to the Holy White Chapel in the attic:
"May Eternal Light bless me, who walks with the light."
Within the dense mist, enormous white pillars covered in exquisite carvings stretched upward into the fog. Luminous white walls inlaid with colored glass silently extended toward the heights.
Shade passed through the aisles between the white-backed chairs bearing Old Gods Holy Emblems, then successfully found the holy emblem representing the God of the Ferryman by the wall.
Within the Holy White Chapel, one could find the holy emblems of Old Gods one had encountered and receive blessings by touching them. The blessing Shade currently maintained had always been that of the God of Toys, which allowed him to directly turn people into toys. Unfortunately, it could not be taken