Like Miss Liard, Miss Violet disagreed with going grave-robbing again. She simply believed it was a trap:
"We've only just obtained an item that lets us dig up graves at will, and now we immediately need to dig up graves? How could there be such a coincidence?"
Shade believed that deity would definitely appear. If they casually dug up graves before It appeared, they might trigger some unexpected curse.
So he took the iron shovel from Miss Liard:
"This may not be a burial object, but this iron shovel has meaning in this wasteland. How about using it as payment?"
The skeleton actually agreed:
"Yes, but are you sure? I can only offer a very low price—four burial objects. You have another iron shovel as well; that can count for one burial object."
It then reminded them:
"You may not have realized it yet, but souls are the most valuable things here. Give me the joy, anger, sorrow, and delight within your souls, or those deeply etched memories, and they can also be converted into burial objects. Where do you think all those grave goods came from? Some may indeed have come from the Reality World, but more are condensed from souls."
Shade pretended not to hear it. Once the integrity of a soul was damaged, it would be difficult to say whether a person was still the same person.
The number of burial objects reached 16+5=21, leaving them eleven short.
"I can stay behind."
Sister Belen said calmly, but Shade ignored her:
"Everyone, see what else you have on you. Take out anything that can be exchanged for burial objects."
Other than the Philosopher's Stone, the skeleton wanted none of their relics. But Shade still had use for the Philosopher's Stone, so that could not be traded either. Shade