"Yes, after all, it is a calamity."
The young ladies nodded, all understanding what Shade meant.
"Then how are you going to contain it? With your coffin thaumaturgy?"
Thus, the star-blue book appeared beneath the last rays of sunset:
"Since the Serpent's Shedding can hold Fate Dice, that proves it can also contain Solidified Fate."
He tried bringing the black Bent Arc close to the Fate Manual, but ultimately gave up:
"Forget it. I still feel that doing this would let its power come into direct contact with me."
He then took out the small coffin that had briefly sealed a demon during the Fifth Epoch and tossed the Bent Arc inside. This would not suppress the Bent Arc's effect of preventing a second Infinite Snake from appearing, since the Coffin of the Underworld could not seal Fate.
But if the Bent Arc accidentally turned into the Infinite Snake again, at least Shade's seal would be able to hinder that snake for a while.
It was something that carried both risks and benefits, and in Shade's view, the risks were even greater. After discussing it with the Witches, Shade decided to place it aboard the Radiance Messenger rather than in town.
The Ship Girl cleared out a dedicated room in a higher part of the vessel for the coffin, and the young ladies arranged by the Witches would monitor it around the clock.
Once Shade found a way to shatter Destiny, he could try destroying it. That way, the dice obtained should be transferable between holders instead of being distributed among everyone involved in the event.
"The Seer Association must have a way to shatter Rings of Fate. Judging from the parchment Shade brought back, the Association must have shattered many Rings in the past."
Standing together in the empty