Seeing Abner stare at the "Oath of Roses" rings with a frown, everyone present grew inexplicably tense. After all, Mr. Tower rarely showed such an expression; he had always been cheerful at Tarot Club gatherings.
Only Klein thought in surprise, That was quite convincing... Mr. Tower really is reliable.
After waiting for a while, Fors the Magician, who was closest to Abner, could not help but ask, "Is there something wrong with this pair of rings?"
Don't tell me you want to buy them for someone?
Hearing the question, Abner came back to his senses. After giving it some thought, he went along with it and said:
"There may be Unknown contamination on these rings. Before using them, it would be best to ask Mr. Fool to perform Purification."
Though he said that aloud, what Abner was really thinking was: The last time the Oath of Roses rings were used, they "brought together" Giuseppe and Lamia. What had they been released for this time?
He glanced at Gehrman the World beside him, and an odd thought surfaced in his mind: Could they be meant to help Klein stabilize his Humanity?
On the other side, seeing Emlyn the Moon and the others stunned by Abner's words, Klein had Gehrman the World cough and say:
"Cough, sell this pair of rings to me. I'll ask Mr. Fool to handle them...
"What do you think of 6,000 pounds?"
When Mr. Tower had said that the Oath of Roses might have a problem, the Moon had already decided to sell it. After all, he had no use for the item himself, and there was no need to pay the price of asking a True God like Mr. Fool to act for it.
Now that the World wanted to buy them, and the price was