With a clinking sound, Dorothy poured all the Gold Beans from the bag into the empty plate. As usual, Little Mia leaned over to sniff them, then withdrew her head after confirming they were not food and continued letting Shade pet her.
"For High-Ring Arcanists with powerful Spiritual Power like us, the effects of this Relic Derivative are not very strong, but they are by no means nonexistent. Shade, tell me, how do these Gold Beans make you feel?"
Leisha asked. Shade looked at the pile of glittering objects on the plate.
"Well, honestly, I really want them. But it has nothing to do with the value of the gold. It is like finding a perfectly straight tree trunk on the road, or seeing a perfectly shaped pebble by a stream. They may not be useful, but I could take them home and keep them.
"I want these beans. Maybe I could count them when I am bored, or use them to tease Little Mia."
Dorothy continued smiling.
"That is why we say you are not actually a greedy person. Fine, then we will give you this chance. Let us play a game, Shade. The robbers' game is too simple; you would certainly understand that splitting things evenly is the best result. So Leisha and I specially designed this game. Take these."
She handed paper and pens to everyone.
"There are fifty-three Gold Beans in the plate. At the start of each round, each of us writes down how many Gold Beans we want to obtain.
"Then we add the three numbers together. If the total is less than the number of Gold Beans remaining, the person with the highest number receives the amount they wrote down, while the other two receive nothing. If the total is greater than the