Aside from the knowledge and power he had gained at the Factory, this operation against the [Skin Object Hall] had naturally yielded quite a lot as well.
Although the [vanity] Spirit Rune he had obtained upon defeating the Hall Master, like the [Life] rune he had acquired before, belonged to the "Whisper" category among the Four Elements, the appearance of a new Great Sin Spirit Rune would undoubtedly make the [Great Sin Chains] even stronger. This was currently Shade's most powerful control ability.
As for the thaumaturgy [Humility of the Vessel], which could conceal the intensity of an item's Elements after it had been wrapped in leather, Shade tested its effects that afternoon.
Miss Lorraine found Shade an entire piece of sheepskin. After he used it to wrap [Night Watchman] and the sword sheath [Blade of No Edge], Luvia and Dorothy took turns examining it.
"The Whisper Element hasn't vanished completely, but with such a low concentration of Elements, no one could possibly tell at a glance that you were carrying [Night Watchman], unless they already knew what was wrapped in the sheepskin."
They also considered the thaumaturgy quite useful. Unfortunately, perhaps because of Shade's disgust toward "Skin Objects," [Humility of the Vessel] was ineffective on living targets. In other words, he could not conceal someone's Elements by covering them with a layer of skin. Still, Shade did not mind that. He truly hated "Skin Objects."
As for how the [vanity] Spirit Rune had actually granted Shade a thaumaturgy of "humility," the young ladies understood that as well. The powers corresponding to Shade's previous sin-related Spirit Runes had not been the sins themselves either.
"Skin Objects were evil items born from the sin of vanity, but in Shade's hands, skin has become a tool for concealing his own strength and