During the preparations for the Crown of Glory Ritual, the platinum blonde-haired young lady needed to learn more about the Snow Mountain from her grandfather. Most people believed she should be able to pass the Crown of Glory. The test had only been established to provide a legitimate reason.
"The Crown of Glory Ritual requires the challenger to undertake it alone. You must not help her when the time comes. You cannot even follow behind her along the way."
Elder Harald did not forget to warn Shade and the other young ladies. They nodded to show they understood, while Shade realized he had found a loophole:
"As long as I am not a person, wouldn't Miss Reinhart still be completing the challenge 'alone'?"
Of course, the witch would most likely not agree to Shade's help.
With the first matter settled, Elder Harald brought up the second:
"The evening ritual went smoothly. We have determined the number of Sword Spawn Mother Nests still in existence—nine. Aside from the sword currently contained by the Sun Church, there should be another eight Demon Swords on this island."
Those Demon Swords could not be too far apart, or they would turn directly into ordinary metal. That was currently the only good news.
"When five swords appeared at once, Miss Reinhart, Elder Harald, and I already found it somewhat difficult to handle. If all nine Demon Swords are present at once, we may truly need a Thirteenth Ring Warlock."
Shade lowered his voice. Elder Harald nodded in agreement.
"The Sun Church has transferred a Thirteenth Ring Warlock from another diocese to handle the problem here. The Diviners of the Seer Association believe those Demon Swords will head to the church to seize the contained sword sometime between this weekend and next Wednesday. A major battle