Shade naturally understood, but he also understood that "Light Chaser" was the only truly dead Thirteen Rings he had seen in more than a year:

"But you need it, don't you?"

The stranger looked across the table at the coroner:

"We are friends."

Ptolemy Albert also looked at him, looked at each other for a moment and then nodded gently:

"Yes, we are friends."

He carefully brought the box in front of him and let out a long breath:

"But friends must be equal. You need that diamond, right? I'll lend it to you for a month and use it as you wish. But I want to remind you that although the [Hope Diamond] is the mildest among unknowable relics,

, but it is an unknowable relic after all. You also have professional diviners around you, so it is best to let them help take care of this thing.

Although it has the name of ‘hope’, it does not mean that it cannot lead to despair.”
Chapter completed!