After Grazing "Iron" Maveti's soul, Klein avoided Danitz's gaze. He then stopped maintaining his "persona" and hurriedly removed the crystal from the Funeral Blade, restoring it to the form of a hilt.
Because I had to "perform" Gehrman's "madness," I used more than a minute longer than planned...
Looking at the tiny cracks on the crystal and feeling a pang of distress, Klein couldn't help turning his gaze toward Maveti's corpse, hoping to make up for some of his losses from it.
He quickly found 26 Gold Pounds, 11 soli, and 8 pence in cash, along with a pile of things that seemed normal but were actually strange, such as candles, clamps, barbed leather whips, and so on.
Considering that "Iron" Maveti was a member of the Rose School and belonged to the Indulgence faction, Klein vaguely understood what was going on. He spat once and put away the cash.
To his disappointment, the Blood Admiral's third mate wasn't carrying any Beyonder items.
"Werewolves possess superhuman regenerative abilities, while Zombies have bodies as tough as steel. They indeed don't need to carry healing potions or items... This agrees with the judgment Sharron told me about Above the Gray Fog. Maveti doesn't have a mystical item... That makes sense. Mystical items are scarce, and many have obvious flaws and negative effects. They aren't something just anyone wants or can possess...
"Fortunately, he himself is worth quite a bit of money!"
As he pondered, Klein took a folded piece of paper from his pocket.
It was a wanted poster, bearing a portrait of Maveti and the corresponding bounty:
"6,000 Gold Pounds!"
"According to my prior agreement with Mr. Hanged Man, he'll give me half after receiving the money!"
While Klein's heart filled with delight at the prospect of an imminent windfall of