Claire still refused to admit to her grandfather that she belonged to the Witch Council, so at dinner she merely said that the girls now gathered around the table were all Shade's friends, and that they had come to the island together to help because of the Demon.
She did not know whether Elder Harald believed her. Too many chaotic things had happened today, and she needed time to think before explaining things to her grandfather.
During dinner, all the girls holding Serpent's Sheddings discovered new content on them. Miss Larson was bedridden and had not attended dinner, so only Claire and Emilia shared the new content on their Serpent's Sheddings with everyone.
The contents of the two were not very different—
In pursuit of the evil fiend, you and your companions entered the castle hidden in a remote corner of the Snow Mountain. After a fierce battle, the evil fiend retreated, and you witnessed the passing of a special life. Where there is a beginning, there is an end. Even a sword is no exception. The only thing that can defeat the sharpest sword is itself. The final murder victim of a sword that has killed countless people is itself—this is its destiny.
This was the content that had appeared in their "personal main storylines," and at the very bottom of the Serpent's Sheddings was another line that appeared only briefly before vanishing:
You took part in the crucial scene on the stage. Your fortune has temporarily increased; the importance of your Story Character has increased.
However, on the two Serpent's Sheddings, only Claire's fortune had changed from "↓↓" to "↓." None of the other content had changed.
"Looks like enough changes need to accumulate before a character can undergo a complete transformation."
That was Shade's conclusion. Then the