They all call me master

dark!

Pure darkness, not a shred of light.

Arthur felt more depressed than ever before.

Not only is it difficult to breathe, but also the heart——

Boom, boom!

Arthur's heart beat harder than ever at this moment.

Every time he opened or closed, the pain spread from his chest!

Suddenly, Arthur put his palms on his chest instinctively, opened his mouth wide and wanted to breathe, but immediately, his body froze in place.

Eye!

A pair of scarlet eyes appeared on the dark dome!

Like the sun, like the moon!

Like the stars that have never changed since ancient times!

They, they, they, or they glanced over, their eyes filled with coldness, cruelty, chaos, blood, distortion, destruction, and despair.

Buzz!

[Death Intuition] flashed at an unprecedented speed, like a hundred-watt light bulb!

Arthur, who was frozen in place, had never felt so small.

Small as dust.

As small as an ant.

Those gazes didn't last long, they all went away after a moment.

But just this moment almost caused Arthur's mental breakdown.

Whoops! Whoops!

Arthur gasped for air, his vision blurry.

Shaking rapidly, words began to appear——

[Pifuyu (Basic) Lv1 (-/-): Words once had real power, but as time goes by, most people have forgotten their strokes, their pronunciation, and even their existence. All have been forgotten, and only a few talented people can peek into a corner of it. Herke once traced the origin of these words, but when someone asked, the master chose to keep silent; now you have mastered this kind of words. On the basis of this, you can read parts of the text recorded by Tufuyu. 】

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‘Words are truly powerful! ’

Arthur glanced at these words, and unconsciously thought of the look just now.

What were those looks just now?

Almost as soon as he thought of those eyes, horror appeared in Arthur's eyes, and his body trembled uncontrollably again.

Although he had already guessed, and Gram's diary had described the dangers of learning [Tufu Language] more than once, he had never imagined that it would be such a terrifying sight.

A pair of eyes appeared in front of him like stars falling from the sky, staring at him!

That feeling made him feel suffocated from the depths of his soul!

Huge, scarlet, boundless.

besides……

The negative emotions in his eyes were like the ocean under the strong wind and waves, trying to swallow him up.

‘What would it look like if such a gaze really came? ’

Unconsciously, such thoughts appeared in Arthur's mind.

Then, he began to instinctively change his thoughts.

But inexplicably, I still thought of those eyes again in another way.

'Why didn't Gramm mention those looks in his diary? ’

Arthur wondered.

He quickly recalled and confirmed that Gram had never written these looks in his diary.

And just when he was about to look through Gram's diary again to see if he had missed anything, his heart suddenly tightened, followed by a coldness that penetrated into his bones.

[Death Intuition] flashed again!

Suddenly, Arthur reacted.

Don't think about these looks anymore!

Let alone record these glances!

Otherwise, bad things will happen.

Arthur's eyes were gloomier than ever before.

‘Is it dangerous just to think about it? ’

‘Is this the mysterious side of reality? ’

‘It’s scarier than I expected! ’

With muttering to himself in his heart, Arthur stood up and left the secret room.

He won't play with his own life.

Therefore, he will never think about those looks again, let alone record those looks.

Experience has taught Arthur that if you want to stop thinking about one thing, focus on another.

Carrying the cooked hot cocoa and a few slices of bread, Arthur returned to the medium's hall and opened the books left by Gram again.

Not the two diaries.

Rather, it is the book that records many secret techniques and rituals entirely in [Pifuyu].

Different from the direct analysis of the talent [All-In-One], after mastering the basics [Pictures and Complex Languages], Arthur, who read, understood the secrets and rituals more deeply.

For example, he knew that to make [Saliva of Apophis], three poisonous snake fangs, a thirty-centimeter snake vine and a piece of pure amber were needed. They were put into 10 liters of spirits and boiled over high fire for 6 hours. Finally, he got The light blue liquid is the medicine itself.

For example, he learned that the two unknown secrets brought by Gram were [Vampire Touch] and [Praise of Iros].

And he also knew about the secret technique Malinda gave him, which was [Usurpation of Smoke and Mirrors].

However, I know it, but I still cannot learn it because I am not spiritual enough or I lack necessary things.

Just like [Vampire Touch], in addition to the necessary 'spirituality', it also requires a material called 'Vampire Fang' - not a vampire in Arthur's conventional understanding, but a corpse that has been resurrected from the dead. , somewhat similar to a ghoul.

What is even more exaggerated is that [Praise of Iros] actually allows learners to collect dreams and nightmares, and there is no specific value, but they need to collect enough, which seems to be a long and nihilistic process.

On the contrary, the [Usurpation of Smoke and Mirrors] given by Malinda seemed approachable, as long as the 'spirituality' was sufficient.

Of course, what Arthur focused on reading was still the part about mediating and restricting ‘spirituality’.

In Gram's legacy, three rituals for mediating and restricting 'spirituality' are recorded: [Cat Cave Doctrine. Remnant], [Talin Meditation Method. Remnant], [Assassin's Bloodstream Secret Tradition. Remnant] !

The three rituals come from different schools and also represent three ways to reconcile and restrict ‘spirituality’——

[Cat Cave Theory. Remaining] records the observance of the precept: [Cat of Orange].

[Tallin School Meditation Method. Remaining] records the oath: [Tower Oath].

[Assassin's Bleeding Secrets. Remaining] records the indulgence: [The Rise of Blood].

Among them, [Tower Oath] only needs to find a tower over 10 meters high, take the 'Tallin's Medicine' made from moon grass under the starry sky, and then swear by your real name to keep learning with humility. , keep studying for more than 6 hours a day'.

But if you break your oath, you will face death.

It is death in the true sense of the word, with no room for return.

[Rise of Blood] is even more direct. Hunt down twelve people who have enemies with you, bathe in the enemy's blood under the scorching sun, silently recite the true pleasure of killing from your heart, and every time you kill an enemy, Everyone can bathe in blood and get great pleasure.

However, the superposition of such pleasure will cause the person performing the ritual to feel infatuated. If not controlled, as the infatuation strengthens, under normal circumstances, there will be extreme emptiness.

finally?

It will only become a tool that only knows how to kill because of the pleasure.

Arthur is well aware of the fragility of reason, which will collapse directly at the slightest temptation. Especially when faced with some pleasure, it will make people fall into the abyss very quickly.

Others do.

He is also included.

Therefore, the only option is to stay away!

Just once, it's hell!

In the same way, always remain humble.

You can remain humble when facing a master, but when you face someone who seems inferior to you, will you still be humble?

Even with restraint.

It is also extremely difficult.

After all, 'arrogance' is the original sin.

Therefore, among the three rituals, Arthur chose [Cat Orange].

Because, safety.