The Pope’s Experience

Martin’s sudden shift of attitude left Richard stunned, destroying the respect the divine child had built up only a moment ago. He shook his head, taking out a small box and passing it over, “I just made this bauble. Give me a price if it’s useful, or just write off the favour that I owe you.”

“The things you call baubles are baubles from a saint runemaster’s perspective,” Martin said as he opened the box, “Of course they are different to us normal— Lord!”

Martin’s yelp shocked Richard for a moment, confusing him greatly. As the creator of the rune, he knew just how limited the Praise of Light was. It certainly was a saint rune in the same way as Mana Armament was, but its use was nowhere near as great. He had only brought it over assuming that the boost to...