After the meeting to divide the spoils at Sefirah Castle, Fors returned to the real world and immediately used the Grace ritual to receive the spoils allotted to her and Raphael.
Fors took another look at the crystal ball formed from worms embracing one another. It was the Beyonder Characteristic of a Secrets Sorcerer.
She wanted it badly, but she also knew that she had to keep her word. Raphael had held off a saint during the operation, contributing even more than Miss Justice, and deserved a proper share of the spoils.
Having reaffirmed her resolve, Fors let out a breath and wrote to Raphael, asking him to collect his spoils in person.
This was a saint-level Beyonder Characteristic, after all. Fors did not feel comfortable entrusting it to a messenger.
Next, Fors found wooden boxes and put away the Secrets Sorcerer characteristic and Botis's Eyeball separately before opening the door.
Xio was sitting at the dining table outside, drinking tea. "Is it over?"
"It's over." Fors smiled. "Even now, everything that happened today still feels like a dream. We actually killed a saint who possessed a Grade 0 Sealed Artifact and was skilled at escaping."
"That's wonderful," Xio said wistfully. "You've fulfilled your wish to avenge your teacher."
Fors comforted her. "You'll be advancing to Disciplinary Paladin in a few days. I'm sure things will start going more smoothly for you, too."
"Let's hope so."
Just as their conversation reached that point, the space in the middle of their room suddenly turned illusory. Raphael emerged from the Spirit World and said with a smile, "Let me see what spoils I've been allotted."
Fors took out the wooden box containing the Secrets Sorcerer characteristic and handed it to Raphael.
The moment Raphael took the box, he paused. "Don't you need