Shade's Meeting

As he spoke, the Doctor took out a piece of Serpent's Shedding. Shade had not expected to see that. But considering that the Doctor had devoured the ancient Demon of Misfortune at Moon Bay and possessed the Power of Fate himself, it was only natural that he would be watched by Destiny. Of course, the Doctor was probably nowhere near the level of a Candidate of Fate. Just then, Luvia also entered the reception room. Though she had not heard the first half of the conversation, she recognized the Serpent's Shedding. "Yes, this is the Serpent's Shedding we encountered at Fatumonst Snow Mountain. Doctor, do you want to try it and see what it does? This thing is quite interesting." The Doctor turned and asked, "So, have you and the Detective used it?" "No, but Dorothy has." The Doctor shook his head. "Then I won't use it either. I only went there to find the Demon; I never intended to get involved in anything else. I already have more than enough to worry about." As he spoke, he handed the blank Serpent's Shedding to Shade. Shade already had the Fate Manual and naturally had no use for it, while Luvia had explicitly refused the Serpent's Shedding just a few days ago. So Shade decided to save it for Leisha. If Luvia's ink was truly developed successfully, then Dorothy could not be the only one with a Serpent's Shedding if they wanted to rewrite the destinies of the Princess and miss Writer. Priest Augustus arrived soon afterward, while Dorothy was ten minutes late today. As she took a seat beside Luvia, she kept apologizing. "I had planned to come straight here after lunch, but I ran into an acquaintance at the Publishing House. Once we started talking, I felt awkward interrupting,