Three Candidates

After leaving the Raven Club, Shade sent Iluna back to the local Sun Church. Then, the melancholy Outlander returned to Tobesk.

He first went to Old John's to commission an Alchemy Item for the Sealing Ritual and chatted with Old Dad John about recent news. Tobesk had been fairly peaceful lately. Only when it grew dark outside did Shade bid Old Dad John farewell, take Mia out for dinner, and then wait until seven in the evening for Luvia.

After telling the Girl with Purple Eyes about Joey Barton, the Truth Society, Origin, and the other information, she was almost certain that Iluna's judgment had been entirely correct. Joey Barton was the first candidate for the Death Chosen One.

"Why are you so certain?"

Shade found this rather interesting.

"Shade, haven't you noticed? Every appearance of the Myriad Aspects of Impermanence Cards means that a Chosen One is about to appear. You obtained Origin from the tree in the underground ruins beneath Tobesk, and Iluna immediately held the ritual. You took Origin from Queen Diana in Yodel Palace, and Daknis immediately went there to steal the hilt of the Darkness Sword."

Luvia summarized. Shade hesitated for a moment, then pointed toward the bedroom that had originally belonged to Detective Sparrow. He still had not used that room.

"But when I obtained Origin · Silver Moon in the master bedroom over there, no Chosen One appeared. There were two people present at the time. Detective Sparrow died, leaving only me. Could it be that I'm the Moon's Chosen One?"

"Of course not!"

Luvia immediately shook her head.

"Anyone could be a Chosen One, except you. Therefore, using the appearance of the Myriad Aspects of Impermanence Cards to deduce the Chosen One can only be considered a rough method. In the end,