Moonlight, Final Payment, and the Nun

Shade stepped out of the white fog at the bedroom door, lowered the arms he had held in an embrace, and looked at Little Mia, who was staring wide-eyed at him from the bed.

The cat was undoubtedly awake, stretched out beside the pillow. Its chin rested against the soft bed as its large amber eyes curiously watched Shade. Clearly, it would absolutely not leave the soft pillow before half past six.

"It was that simple?"

The Destiny Ring appeared behind him. Shade turned to look back and saw that Yellow Moon, the second Spirit Rune of his third ring, had truly been inscribed there. The Spirit Rune glimmered with a golden radiance. Though he had obtained it from a witch, the essence of this power was connected to a certain god. This was a miracle of an unknown deity.

You really are generous.

As Shade surveyed the bedroom, "she" whispered softly in his ear:

You are even willing to trade away thaumaturgy granted by the Tree Father.

"This is also to ensure the mission goes smoothly. Besides, I should be the one getting the better end of this exchange."

But before the exchange, you did not know that.

"Yes, just think of me as a generous person."

Shade thought to himself, but then considered how Old John would certainly burst into loud laughter if he said that to the pawnshop owner.

Obtaining the Yellow Moon Spirit Rune did not merely mean gaining a new Spirit Rune and the thaumaturgy Confusion. Shade could also feel that all of his thaumaturgy related to moonlight had been strengthened as a result.

Moreover, Miss Danist, the Red Moon Witch and librarian of Saint Byron's Academy, had been searching for a Ring Arcanist with the "Yellow Moon" Core Ling Rune. She had even gone