"This is absurd!" Leo thought as he stared at the ring weirdly.
To face a middle tier planet, he needed this ring. And to use that ring, he needed to face a middle tier planet. Wasn't this an impossible loop.
"Do you not have anything else with less restrictive conditions?" Leo asked just to be safe. "I'm sure you can find something if you look around your trash bins?"
"Hmph, do you think we are running a marketplace?!" Malakor scoffed. "You either take what you're given, or leave it behind. That's final. If you want to use the ring, sacrifice souls to it."
While Malakor was scolding Leo, Skeleton Swordsman Ossius lowered his head. He looked like he was heartbroken as he turned back to Malakor.
"I can't believe you lied to me," Ossius asked, his voice trembling in sadness. "How could you do this to me?"
"What are you even talking about?!" Malakor exclaimed. "Don't say anything! Just listen silently."
