Bab 322: Chapter 322: A small favor

"That artifact is suffering from an overload. If it continues like this, it could explode at any moment. I recommend you start thinking about how to manage the assimilation process now," Dorothy commented.

Athena glanced briefly at the artifact before storing it back in her ring. "At the moment, it's the only artifact experiencing this anomaly; the others are stable."

"Wrong. If one of them is overloaded, the others will follow suit eventually. But as you said, it's only for now—who knows if another artifact will start to suffer the same fate in a month or two... After all, they're true names; they can't live without their bearer," Dorothy continued, suggesting that they should start looking for assimilation methods for the other bearers as well.

"I see... How do you know all this?" Seraphine asked, obvious curiosity in her voice.

Even I'm curious—she actually knows far more than she lets on. Well, thinking about it, she really...