The Cat in the Closet

By the time Shade had changed clothes and returned to the living room carrying the cat, which looked half-asleep, Luvia had already brought over the teapot. Over three months, Detective Sparrow's premium black tea had been completely used up. But to commemorate the detective, Shade had specifically found a shop in the city that sold the same tea leaves and bought more, so they were still drinking that same tea.

"Overall, judging from the people I've met, I suspect Priest Augustus and Sister Devlin of the Order of Spiritual Cultivation might be Chosen Ones. This suspicion has no basis and isn't worth much."

Shade shared what he had learned and placed the last remaining Blood Money on the table. Luvia toyed with the Standing Coin in her hand and quietly listened as Shade described everything he had seen before and after rescuing Priest Augustus:

"The only thing we can be certain of now is that the third Chosen One is the Chosen One of Death."

She summarized, looking at the coin in her hand.

"I already tried during the day. This coin has very poor compatibility with my divination, so I can't divine much with it."

After all, the Standing Coin's primary characteristic was its upright state, not its tradeability.

The current situation differed from that of the Chosen One of "Darkness" over a month ago. Back then, Shade had gotten an entire bag of Special Coins from the Fishbone Pirate Ship. Now, however, they had only two coins, and all three agreed that the Blood Money could not be casually expended.

"I applied to the Church for currency-type relics some time ago. I think there should be an answer this week."

Iluna reminded them, but if they only had one or two coins, precisely locating the Chosen One as