Fors and Xio exchanged a glance. They could both sense that the god Raphael worshipped truly was an evil god.
Because of the Tarot Club's trading needs, they often made sacrifices to Mr. Fool.
Although Mr. Fool's "Gate of Sacrifice" also subjected them to immense pressure, it did not feel evil.
Yet Raphael's sacrifice just now had made them feel as though they might be dragged into an abyss of depravity at any moment.
Even after the sacrificial ritual ended, Fors and Xio still felt their legs trembling.
Raphael did not notice any of this. He first used "Traveler" to take the two ladies back to urban Backlund, then, after making sure no one was following them, used "Traveler" again to return to Fors and Xio's rented home.
Raphael was the "Tarot Club's Backlund coordinator" appointed by the Fool-or, to be precise, the coordinator for this operation. Once the operation ended, the position ceased to exist.
Still, he was the leader of their three-person group, so it fell to him to divide the spoils.
Raphael first said to Xio, "I'll cancel your three-thousand-pound debt. On top of that, I'll pay you another three thousand pounds."
He had already obtained the greatest prize. Moreover, his other self in the Dark Hut had already tested it: inside the Dark Hut, that prize was perfectly docile and could be used as a grade 1 sealed artifact.
That was why Raphael was so generous toward Xio and Fors.
Xio paused before saying, "That's too much."
Yesterday's battle had indeed been somewhat dangerous, but today's had been easy. She felt that simply canceling her debt would have been enough.
Raphael waved a hand and said, half truthfully, "Although the item I obtained has serious negative effects, its level alone makes it difficult to put a