Judging by the details of the offering and bestowal rituals Mr. Fool had taught them, the user did not need to pay any additional price. The fact that Magician and Temperance had emerged unscathed from their successful attempt at a transaction supported this. But that did not mean the rituals consumed nothing at all: they still required the user's spirituality, candles for the altar, essential oils for the prayers, and, most importantly, materials imbued with spirituality.
The car is free, but you still have to pay for gas yourself... Charlotte grumbled inwardly. Her gaze roamed her bedroom, and she suddenly realized how few "Beyonder items" she owned despite being a Beyonder herself.
Aside from the Dagger of Judgment temporarily entrusted to her by the Purification-ers and a few bottles of holy water for mitigating Sealed Artifacts' negative effects and use in combat, she was no different from an ordinary person who had never encountered the world of mysticism. The booklet Viève gave peripheral members to teach them the basics mentioned ritual magic and methods of making certain charms, but Charlotte had never had a chance to try them, so she had not prepared the corresponding materials.
Clearly, this is a failing on the part of Madam Viève, the senior who introduced me to the ranks of official Beyonders... Wait, these materials and items are all needed for legitimate ritual magic. I can simply use training as an excuse to collect some from the Church!
Charlotte's eyes lit up as a promising idea struck her.
Taking the familiar route beneath Saint Roch Cathedral, Charlotte was about to head down the long corridor toward Viève's office when she spotted the nun she was looking for approaching in a full-length white robe. Beside her was the Light Pray-er, Jellen Burns, carrying a small