Chapter 99 Clues Reappear
Jiang You's whole body was shocked. She always thought that Mi You was a poor student who made mistakes... But he even drew the magic circle wrong... No, wait, this was not a simple mistake, he was obviously deceived!
"When using a magic circle, the caster must pay a price to activate it," Andre continued. "Generally speaking, the price is the caster's magic power. Some special magic circles require sacrifices, ranging from flowers and herbs to human flesh and blood. In most cases, these 'activation conditions' are included in the magic circle itself.
“Only certain special magic circles, such as soul summoning, can use sacrificial spells on their own because they can choose different ‘sacrifices’.
"In other words, the lich-transforming magic circle itself involves the sacrifice of the old body and the creation of a new one. However, it is a magic that allows the caster's soul to exist permanently in the phylactery. No changes to the soul are required. Except for one special case..."
"What's going on?" Jiang You asked nervously.
"The caster doesn't want to transform themselves into a lich, but rather a specific distant soul," Andre said. "Soul Summoning is used to summon distant souls, while Sacrifice cruelly demands the caster sacrifice their own soul in a one-for-one exchange... But normally, Soul Summoning isn't such an extreme spell. The flesh and blood of magical creatures and minerals imbued with powerful magic can all be used as sacrifices."
"Ah?! So Mi Youben doesn't need to die, nor does he need to sacrifice his soul?" Jiang You was dumbfounded.
"Ever since I met you, I've been observing you," Andre said. "I asked to stay in the workshop to investigate your connection to this matter. But I determined long ago that you had nothing to do with this matter. You're just an alien soul who was inexplicably drawn into it."
Though she could sometimes be a bit cunning, stingy, and greedy, Andrei was certain that Takumiu's soul was truly kind, pure, and righteous. Despite her penchant for telling infernal jokes and her inability to relate to life and death after becoming a lich, this indifference to life and death was a common trait among immortals. The dragons and elves Andrei knew also shared this trait, so it wasn't considered unusual.
Andre has always been a very cautious person. He would not allow himself to be tempted before he was completely sure of Takumi Yu's innocence. His confession to Takumi Yu was also after he had thoroughly investigated and completely ruled out Takumi Yu's suspicion. He followed his own judgment after careful consideration.
"Then the question arises, did Mi You voluntarily sacrifice her soul to complete this magic circle and summon you here to become a lich, or was she deceived, fully believing that she would become an immortal lich, but in fact she was deceived."
"...No matter what it is, the person who provided the magic circle to Mi You must be very suspicious!" Jiang You clenched his fists: "Mebucha Huntington, Mi You's mentor! He knew that Mi You was going to become a lich! He even got Mi You a 'Black Magic Charter' issued by the king!"
"Mebucha Huntington! The king's younger brother, the kingdom's great magician?!" Andre was a little surprised, but the previously broken clues finally emerged again. "It's worth investigating."
The young couple, having completely revealed their true feelings, began to review the entire situation from beginning to end. Unfortunately, all the evidence was still at home, and Jiangyou couldn't show it to Andre for the time being, so he could only describe it based on his memory.
"In other words, you found Mi You's scribbled and disorganized diary, the note that Grand Wizard Mebucha attached to the 'Black Magic Charter', and the huge magic book that records the 'Lich Transmutation Technique'... Do you remember the title of the book?" Andre asked.
"...It's called 'Grande Kilrimore'..." Takumiu recalled, "But I remember that the magic circle described in the chapter on 'Lich Transmutation' in that book is exactly the same series of magic circles that Miuu drew!"
She remembered that after she finished reading the book "Lich Transmutation" in this big book, she stuffed the magic book back into the bookshelf in the basement.
"There are too many books on that bookshelf. I haven't looked through them all carefully," Andrei pondered. "I can't be sure if the book itself has been tampered with."
The young couple who had spoken out reconciled their accounts and immediately found that there were doubts everywhere in this case. Jiang You was a little annoyed: "I should have told you all this earlier."
"You're also trying to protect yourself." Andrei was very considerate of her. "As an outsider soul, you've been involved in all this for no apparent reason. You've done very well."
He looked at the sky and made a quick decision: "Let's go to the library now. Logically speaking, any book that Mi You can get his hands on should definitely be found in the library!"
Jiang You is the only witness who has read the book so far, so naturally he has to go.
Andrei rushed downstairs and quickly greeted Annina, who chased him out in confusion: "Wait! The tailor is on the way, where are you going now?!"
"Let's go out and be back in about an hour!" Andre rushed out of the door with his light skeleton.
Jericho brought the horses in time, and the cat guardian spirit born in this family became more powerful once it returned to its own territory, and was always able to pay attention to the owner's various needs in time.
The library wasn't far away, and it only took Andrei and Takumiu five minutes to reach the library counter. They simultaneously flashed their badges/tokens to the young woman in the library uniform at the front desk. "Knights of the Kingdom are investigating a case. We need to find a book."
"Okay, which book are you two looking for?"
"Grande Killimore." said Jiang You.
The young lady looked at Jiang You with the look of an illiterate person. "Okay, the book you're looking for is the 'Great Magic Book.' There are three authentic copies in existence. One copy is in the care of the library staff. To access this book, you must have a borrowing slip issued by the Great Magician."
"This is the investigation order signed by His Majesty the King." Andre took out a piece of parchment and slapped it in front of her. "I think this should be enough."
"That's fine." The young lady smiled broadly. "This book can only be read in the library, and you must be accompanied by a staff member. You are not allowed to copy or take it out. Please follow me."
"By the way," Andrei said, "you just said there are three authentic copies in existence. Besides the one in the library, where are the other two?"
"One is at the Royal Academy of Magic," the young lady said, "and the other is in the possession of the Delman royal family, but its whereabouts are currently unknown."
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