"Is this what you want to ask?"
After the contract ended, Leia transformed back into the little green bird. After hearing Maggie's question, her tone was filled with utter speechlessness.
"right."
Maggie nodded seriously.
"..."
Leia was speechless, but after looking at Maggie's expression, he sighed and said with a headache.
"I didn't even pursue the matter of you letting the demon go, and you still dare to ask me this question."
He muttered a couple of complaints before getting to the point.
"There is a formation beneath the library area, which was set up by the king to suppress the demon. As for the book in your hand, it appeared later and was used as the core of the formation."
Leia's words surprised Maggie.
"Hmm? That general history of the continent, has nothing to do with your king?"
"Maggie asked."
"Of course it's okay!"
Leia rolled her eyes, speechless.
"It was because it kept absorbing the power of the magic circle after it appeared that I had to use it as the core of the magic circle, otherwise the magic circle would go out of control."
He sounded somewhat indignant when he said this.
"However, it only absorbs, it doesn't consume. As long as it remains, it won't affect the operation of the magic circle."
"As for those two Fire Spirits you mentioned, they were probably just unlucky; I didn't even notice them."
Leia had a vague recollection of the twins Maggie mentioned, but she was merely an elemental spirit responsible for overseeing the magic circle and wouldn't do anything extra, which led to the twins being imprisoned for so long.
Even now, they haven't regained their power.
"Hmm? Do you know how to unlock the power from that book?"
Maggie never breaks her promises, but she's about to do something very dangerous, and if... something unexpected happens, it would be bad if she couldn't keep her promise.
"Know."
Léa was decisive.
"It's very simple."
Leia flew to Maggie's side, her tone becoming relaxed and carefree again.
"Since you can see the contents of the book, it means you have a certain degree of control over it. When you took it out of the library, the book also took away a large part of the power of the magic circle set up by the king."
"But those powers are just stored in the book. Since you said that the twins' power was also partially absorbed by it, then you just need to completely control that book."
Leia explained very seriously, but after listening, Maggie felt completely confused and didn't get any useful information.
"I've read it from beginning to end, word for word, and I've even learned most of the hidden magic in it. What else do I need to do to master it?"
Maggie is going crazy.
"..."
Leia fell silent, looking at Maggie as if she were an idiot.
The person and the bird were not on the same wavelength at all.
The air fell silent for a few seconds, as Maggie felt uneasy and her body tingled from being stared at.
Finally, it was Leia who spoke first.
Is it possible that you need to control it as a weapon, rather than caring about its contents?
The air froze again upon hearing this.
Maggie's expression froze; this was a possibility she had never considered.
The key point is that a normal person wouldn't use a book as a weapon to control it, right?
That's just too, too, too strange!
"I just explained so much about its unique features, but you didn't understand a thing..."
Leia thought the human brain circuitry was truly amazing, so amazing that he couldn't understand it.
"It's not a normal book. It can store magic and absorb the power of the environment. Doesn't that have the same effect as some magicians' weapons?"
"Is it strange that your staff, too, has the ability to store magic power?"
As he explained, he also felt that perhaps making a contract with Maggie was a mistake.
Humans who aren't very intelligent seem unreliable.
Maggie fell into deep thought.
What he said makes a lot of sense, but something still feels off.
"Okay, I understand."
Maggie thought for a long time before nodding with difficulty.
Regardless, at least the key point has been found, even though Maggie feels it's not her fault and that no normal person should have thought of it.
...
At the same time, inside Hell.
As soon as the six Hell Servants stepped out of the Demon King's castle, Safa immediately gave them new orders because Carlo had taken out the Old Demon King's Feather of Time.
That is, to continue searching the space where the sacred mountain once stood, to see if there are any other spatial fragments.
Everyone except Carlo, including Flame, Greed, and Bloodlust, must carry out this mission; the others can be put aside for the time being.
So much so that after leaving the castle, only Carlo was in a good mood, while the others all looked rather gloomy.
After all, each of the hell servants has many things to do besides completing the tasks assigned by the Demon King. Hell is a vast area, and each of them has their own jurisdiction.
Putting everything aside to search for news of a distant, possibly already dead, old demon king is something no one would be happy about.
But perhaps because they were all servants of Hell, or perhaps because they knew of Carlo's wicked nature, the other servants of Hell, even if they were unhappy, did not say anything.
But Carlo clearly had a completely different idea from theirs.
Just as he stepped out of the castle gates, Carlo approached Flame and said the most terrifying things in the most innocent tone.
"Flame, you really have guts, daring to even deceive the Demon King."
His tone sounded like he was chatting casually, and his soft voice was like a candy wrapped in deadly poison.
"I have never deceived the Demon King."
Flame remained expressionless, seemingly unmoved by Carlo's questioning.
"Really? Oh dear, it's really hard to believe a devil like you."
Carlo seemed a little regretful, but then suddenly remembered something, moved very close to Flame, and spoke in a cheerful tone, without the slightest hint of aggression.
"By the way, has your follower contacted you recently?"
As Carlo finished speaking, all the waiters looked at Flame. Flame paused, lowered his eyes, and spoke after a long while.
"I have many followers, I don't know which one you are referring to."
His voice remained unchanged, and it was impossible to tell whether he was influenced by Carlo.
"Oh, that's true."
Carlo raised her small face and thought for a moment, then suddenly smiled sweetly, agreeing with Flame's words. As for whether she was sincere, no one knew.
"..."
Flame didn't say anything more, but quickened her pace, crossed the bridge leading to the Demon King's castle, and disappeared from the sight of the servants.
Carlo stared at the spot where he had disappeared, narrowing his eyes as if he had discovered something amusing.
"Perhaps... I should go up there."
He chuckled softly.
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