"…Besides you and Kayla, no one else on Aidos knows I have this with me."
A black portal opened up underneath it as he spoke, allowing the Arcanum to fall right through it and into his inventory.
"That so…"
"Yep. It's gonna be very useful the next time I fight an epic-level existence like Craitid."
[Master, why are you jinxing yourself?]
The hero's contracted spirit manifested her physical body right next to him and asked with a deadpan gaze, a question the boy only shrugged and replied.
"I'm not. I'm just being ready for any unexpected circumstances.
I didn't foresee Dominik Velak suddenly gaining a Pseudo Authority of Death at the last moment. That wasn't even among all the possible scenarios I had planned out.
Something similar could happen in Lacertilia, the 'Giant Lizard' there might as well be stronger than I expect it to be, or may have more skills than I know of.