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"Stronger than I expected... this is only residual spirituality and aura. At the very least, someone at Sequence 6 left this behind."
Naturally, the two Mandated Punishers would not explain the gold coin in detail to an old man whose knowledge of the supernatural was unknown, so they began discussing it between themselves in front of the little handcart.
"This is dangerous. There could be a conspiracy. Could this be a sign that some 'Devil' has begun to act?"
The charm in his hand lost most of its light in moments. It should have lasted more than two hours, yet after "identifying" an item belonging to a Devil, its spirituality had been exhausted in less than two minutes... the Mandated Punishers exchanged glances, their expressions tense.
Neither dared touch the gold coin directly, and they did not know what dangers or effects the item possessed. After a quiet discussion, they decided to put it together with a Tranquility charm and return to Holy Wind Cathedral as quickly as possible.
The man with lighter hair immediately asked, "Old man, who gave you this gold coin?"
The old man clutched the hem of his clothes and stammered:
"It... it was... I went out to sell my goods this morning and met a kind gentleman. He bought half a sack of corn from me and gave me this gold coin."
The Mandated Punisher holding the coin blurted out:
"Don't you know how much corn a gold coin can buy? If he gave you that much, he must have had his own reasons!"
A pound would be enough to buy you outright! The Mandated Punisher found it hard not to feel contempt and disdain. Besides, only someone worth more than a hundred thousand pounds would casually throw away a gold pound on an