Schiller showed the diary to the others. Their views were much the same as his, and they all agreed that the diary's owner might also have died somewhere.
One very important piece of information recorded in the diary was that a family's goat had gone missing. It seemed that all the abnormalities had begun with that incident.
Goats had always been regarded as synonymous with demons. Aside from their strange appearance and rectangular pupils, black goats really did look remarkably like demons when standing upright.
According to the diary, a goat had gone missing and was later found again, but it had most likely not been found alive. So its owners had stewed it into soup.
As a result, everyone who drank the goat soup went mad.
Could the Wanderer's arrival have been related to that goat? Or had the goat gone missing because the Wanderer arrived, and those people had eaten the contaminated goat and gone insane?
There was not enough evidence to determine what had happened, but Schiller still said, "The diary may contain more than just clues to the main storyline. It may also be trying to warn us about something."
"You mean we should leave quickly?" Main Universe Batman asked.
Schiller shook his head. "Animals. Don't forget that when the diary's owner went fishing, he found there were no fish either. That means the Wanderer may be able to affect animals."
"We can't trust any animals," Greed said. "Cats, dogs, even insects and snakes—they could all be connected to the Wanderer."
"What exactly is this thing?" Pale Rider muttered from where he stood, frowning. "Are they really that hard to deal with?"
"Not necessarily," Schiller said. "This is only a remote little village. There may not have been any real professionals here. The tragedy may not