Late at night, Boss returned to the Chameleon Troupe hideout for the first time in a while and jumped in bed. Then she stared at the ceiling in a pose that resembled Dracula. She stared for a long time before taking something out of her pocket and flashing it against the light. The platinum ring sparkled. It looked rather ordinary, but its effects couldn’t be considered that at all.

Why did Kim Hajin give this to me?

Of course, he said the artifact suited her. Boss accepted it, but still felt conflicted.

She sighed, but resolved to wear the ring. [High Grade Magic Amplification] was a top-tier effect that could hardly be found. She thought about which finger to wear it on.

“The finger that hurts.”

One finger still felt her pain.

“…”

Nine of her fingers felt coarse and wrought with scars and calluses. Not even magic could heal them. Nowadays, women who planned to become heroes often received special care from a young age. Boss, of course, wasn’t ordinary and never experienced such things.

However, one of her fingers felt different. Her left pinky didn’t have any calluses and had never been severed. It didn’t have any scars either. As such, biting this finger always hurt. Boss placed the ring on this finger and the ring automatically changed its size to snugly fit.

“Mmm.”

My ring. A gift I received. Boss lay in bed and stared at the ring on her pinky. A small smile emerged on her face.

***

The Guild Alliance and the association won the battle, but lost the war. They didn’t suffer a single casualty, but djinns took over 60% of the artifacts. The association estimated they could retrieve at least 50%, so they considered this a loss. However, not all guilds failed. Creator’s Sacred Grace came out as one of the...