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Chapter 353 Magic Trick

Dinner was a pleasant and relaxed affair.

Milo originally intended for Enid to wash the dishes, which was why he brought this little tagalong home. But since Yan was also there, according to the food chain in this family, it was naturally Yan who should wash the dishes.

All Yan can do now is hope that Finn will grow another ten centimeters taller. As long as he can reach the height of the kitchen sink, Finn will be in full charge of this job from now on.

……

After dinner.

Do what you should do.

Enid and Yan each went back to their own homes.

As usual, Emma went upstairs to her room alone, locked the doors and windows, and focused on her studies.

Kang went out for a walk with a cigar in his mouth. After his family's living conditions improved, he also started using cigars, but he only smoked them when he went out for a walk. At home, he still smoked his cheap cigarettes.

After finishing his homework as quickly as possible, Finn started punching the small sandbag hanging below the stairs. This guy's passion for boxing surpasses everything else, and his family expects it will take at least another month or two for his addiction to subside.

Milo, on the other hand, went up to the top floor attic alone, lit a candle, and began his evening study session as a visionary, taking advantage of the relatively quiet night.

Mylo's sleep time has decreased significantly in the past six months.

As the sole investigator of the mysterious events in Nanwei City, he has a lot to do at night.

Aside from dealing with vampires, ghouls, and other insignificant cats and dogs, the remaining nighttime is divided into three parts on average.

One-third should be allocated to necessary sleep.

One-third was given to Grasso.

The remaining third involves locking oneself in the attic like this, secretly pulling out those mysterious books that Investigator C found for him in the basement of the University of Michigan library, and burning one's brain cells.

The scene at first glance looked exactly like a drug addict sneaking around doing bad things in a dark corner of Nanwei City.

The difference is that reading ancient and sinister texts is not addictive. Even Milo can only gradually gnaw on them. Just deciphering the literal meaning of these ancient words and symbols is enough to give Milo a headache.

Sometimes he really admired Enid's passion for ancient languages and mysticism; Milo didn't share her enthusiasm for these areas.

However, considering that in this world where psychics are dwindling, the ancient texts are the only treasures left by the ancient civilization's mysticism, Milo had no choice but to bite the bullet and study them by hand.

As the saying goes, knowledge is power.

Before the real calamity arrives, he must ensure that he is prepared enough to face any shadow that may descend from afar.

……

He took out a crumpled scroll, nearly two feet wide, made of some kind of unidentifiable animal leather.

After Milo took the scroll out of the box, he first used a damp towel he had prepared beforehand to wipe away the thick layer of dust on the surface of the scroll.

Milo has been studying this scroll for almost half a month.

However, it seems to have a strange dust-attracting property; even when sealed, it will be covered with a layer of dust overnight. According to C, this is a warning about the terrible power contained within the scroll.

Of course, Milo usually wouldn't take such superstitious and unfounded claims seriously.

……

The scroll is written in Sattoyu, a language that originated from a distant civilization known as Hyperion.

It is said to have been discovered by archaeologists in an ancient Bactrian tomb.

Therefore, it is called a "will".

But at the University of Michigan, it has a more complete name—

The Will of Canamagos

...

In Milo's memory world today, the names of many Great Old Ones and ancient deities have been preserved.

Some of these came from Glagi's cosmic memories, while the rest all came from evil texts.

Like this will, although it belongs to an ancient priest named Kanamagos, the contents of the will have little to do with the testator himself. Instead, it mentions a god or ancient ruler who was once known to mortals in ancient times.

Given Milo's current level of understanding of this will, he is not yet able to accurately locate this ancient being, and for the time being, he can only irresponsibly refer to it as an Old God, like a novice in the study of mysticism.

The original text of the will—

“The ancient magicians knew of it and named it Quache Utaus.”

The description of this ancient god in the text is extremely cryptic.

For example, "It is the ultimate corruption; the moment it arrives, the surroundings become as if several generations have passed."

For example, "It is located in a dark borderland that transcends time and space."

and many more……

Investigator C had repeatedly warned Milo not to spend too much time on the will.

At first, Milo was unaware of the true meaning of this warning; he even casually sat on the second-floor terrace studying the will.

Several days later, he discovered that the solid wood chair he had been sitting on at night had not only become dirty but also aged, the surrounding environment was covered with cobwebs, the cloth used to wrap the will had faded and become as fragile as paper, and even the flowers he had been tending on the terrace had all withered and died within a few days.

Fortunately, Milo himself did not feel any discomfort, but he did feel somewhat powerless when he lay on Grasso's bed that night.

...Later, as he continued to study, Milo learned that this ancient god, named Quache Utaus, had another title: in ancient times, he was known as the god of aging and death, or the god of entropy.

Its existence accelerates the decay of all matter, not just humans or other living beings.

The most important point is that when Utaus is successfully summoned by an ordinary creature, "it grants the summoner who made the contract immortality and uses the twisting of the summoner's spine as proof, while other unrelated lives around will be reduced to dust in an instant."

From then on, the summoner is immortal and will not fall into any negative status.

They will only be replaced by the next summoner who makes a pact with Utaus after endless ages.

Yes, there is only one spot for immortality.

……

Milo knew that studying these evil tomes would always have side effects, and the weakening of his sanity was only one part of it. Some ancient names would bring misfortune even if they were not read aloud, or even if they were just memorized. Therefore, he was careful when choosing his "hobby reading material." Milo would only dabble in some malicious tomes that were incoherent and full of chaotic elements.

The reason I decided to thoroughly understand the Canamagos Testament was only partly due to the fact that the decay of the surrounding world indirectly proved the meaning of the text.

An even more important reason is...

Milo found some descriptions in the will that seemed somewhat familiar to him.

"Grant the summoner immortal life and twist their spine as proof."

Whenever Milo read this sentence, he would picture the witch's hunched body covered by a scarlet, tattered robe.

He's not sure if he's found the origin of the Scarlet Witch, but he won't stop there; he'll keep exploring.

……

...

"crunch..."

The wooden floorboards of the attic groaned and creaked as they bore the weight of Milo.

Milo glanced at the hands of his watch and realized that it was already past midnight.

After several hours of immersive reading, his body reacted, and the heavy fatigue caused his eye pressure to become extremely high.

"It looks like I need to consider studying somewhere else."

Milo could sense that the attic was also nearing its breaking point under the will.

He didn't want to become the second person to demolish a house after Emma blew it up.

……

After packing everything up, Milo locked the attic door.

It seemed like there were still several hours until dawn.

There's still time to go back and get some sleep.

but!
For an adult male, certain hidden dangers are actually more worthy of attention than the so-called sanity score.

Although the Canamagos Testament did not cause Milo to age as quickly as the attic floorboards, the previous experience that made Milo feel powerless had become a small knot in his heart.

As someone who has faced the Outer Gods head-on, how can I be defeated by such a small difficulty?

A great predecessor once said that practice is the only way to test the truth.

So when you have doubts, you must put them into practice...

……

So, someone grabbed their coat, jumped out the window, and silently slipped into the thick fog of Nanwei's night.

Those figures, treading with firm steps and unwavering resolve, are warriors testing the truth...

……

Half an hour later.

In the bedroom of Grasso's apartment.

She gently touched the cracked scars on the back of Milo's hand:

"You're well aware of my innate abilities, aren't you?"

"Your sweat can make objects invisible, that's correct, isn't it?" Milo said after thinking for a moment.