Leisha's Arms Trade

Today was Monday. Since he had gone to the Seer Association early in the morning, Shade had not had time to collect his gift.

Since both Luvia and Iluna were there, Shade suggested collecting this week's gift in front of them.

He had Iluna hold the cat tightly to keep it from darting into the box again, then reached into the metal box.

More than two months had passed since he obtained this Sage Level Relic. Aside from the surprise brought by the Printing Plate Masters, most of the gifts had been neither here nor there.

But this time, Shade's luck had finally arrived.

"Ah!"

His eyes suddenly widened. At the bottom of the box, his fingers had touched a key, and he immediately sensed that it was a relic.

"Finally! Finally! My luck has been pretty good lately. First I got the Corpse-Hiding Mirror in Miburg, and now I've actually received another gift!"

Trying not to show an overly exaggerated expression on his face, Shade pulled out the slightly cold, dark iron-colored key. The key itself was as long as his palm, and its teeth were made up of little squares. This sort of key was commonly used for large locks in the Old Era.

The metal surface bore extremely hard-to-see carvings, long, thin ancient letters like earthworms. Translated, they meant:

The only lock that cannot be opened is the lock on a young lady's heart.

"This one? So God's Gift Box really can produce relics."

Luvia commented from the side.

"What is it?"

Shade asked curiously. Iluna, who had seen much during her time with The Church, recognized it as well:

"A Poet Level Universal Key?"

"Yes, the Universal Key. A one-use relic, with an unknown quantity and unknown origin. Its trait is very simple: it unconditionally opens