Chapter 30 (1/2)

The Secret of the Forest Wolf

Macbel led me through a valley of books. There was something comfortable about the atmosphere that smelled of old parchment.

“Ohh, here it is.”

His face was beaming as he handed me a single volume. I couldn’t help but smile every time I saw the extent of his fondness for books.

“Thank you.” “Don’t mention it. I’ll look for other books related to enchantments while you read.” “That would be great.”

I took the book with me and settled down in a lounge-like corner with a table and chairs.

“‘The Art of Enchantment.’ That’s a straightforward t.i.tle…”

The book just screamed ‘enchantment!’ Now, to read it through. I was able to read the written words in this world. I wasn’t sure how it worked…and this book looked particularly old. Could I read ancient letters as well, I wonder? There was only one way to find out. I take in a deep breath and then dive into the sea of letters.

My eyes hurt. My back too. As long as we’re listing things, I think my shoulders sort of hurt as well.

“Gahh…”

I stretched my stiffened limbs. I could hear the dry sound of my joints cracking.

Ultimately, I was not able to solve this mystery of enchantments from monsters. Macbel had brought me several different volumes, but none of them had the answer I was looking for.

‘Enchanted Skills’ was a book about skills used to raise other people’s status. Buff skills, really. ‘Gifted Power’ was a journal about the rise of a man who had been given power by G.o.d. That seemed like overkill for a protagonist. ‘…gonia…Handmaiden.’ The t.i.tle of that one was scratched and unreadable. I wasn’t really sure about the contents either, but it did not look important. I asked to see ‘Monster Research Records’ because I wanted to see the relations.h.i.+p between monsters and enchantments. It was the record of a researcher who rose a child monster. There was nothing about enchantments in there.