She could already guess that Wayne would likely take the deposit and then pull up his pants, pretending not to know her.
Even so, Guinevere still took out the Philosopher's Stone. The Moonlight Knight was one of their own, and there was no point in hiding things between allies.
"Straightforward!"
Wayne gave a thumbs-up and let out an excited howl, clearly satisfied with his haul.
The Five Great Churches each had a Philosopher's Stone, and Wayne had already acquired four of them. Only the Death Church's Philosopher's Stone remained untasted.
Always thinking three steps ahead, he was already scheming on how to acquire the Philosopher's Stones of both the Death Church and the Papal State.
Advancing from Golden Mage to Legendary Mage had consumed an unfathomable amount of resources and knowledge for Wayne. Now, to ascend from Legendary to Demigod, it would take yet another astronomical wave of resources. The Philosopher's Stones alone wouldn't suffice at all.
