"So this is a Heartsoul Gem, huh?" Daru muttered as he fiddled with the small, red, heart-shaped gem in his hands, shifting his attention to the leaving courier before turning to look at the Sword Goddess Statue to his left.
The government didn't make it difficult for him to regain his lost life at all.
They even agreed to his condition to have his "friend" retrieve the gem for him, though that friend was naturally himself disguised as Otsuna.
He would've decided to delay using the item until he made it to another city if only it wouldn't be dropped upon death.
This was why Daru took the time to return to Agaron, placing the Heartsoul Gem at the open palm of the Sword Goddess Statue.
In the next moment, it dissipated into smaller, red cubic particles, and the number beside the heart icon in his status window changed from 2 to 3.
