Even if they could not accurately draw a shape they had seen, it was not difficult to identify it if the same thing appeared before their eyes again.
When Maria asked whether it was this pattern, Uncle Hideyoshi and Dr. Nanjō both nodded repeatedly.
"No mistake. Yes, those words were indeed written on it. How do you know so much?"
"I remember there were words written between the two circles too."
"I know. Like this, right?"
Maria smoothly wrote Hebrew between the two concentric circles as well. "Psalms, Old Testament, verses sixteen and seventeen of Chapter 116. How can you not even read the Bible?"
Maria smiled as though this were knowledge everyone should naturally possess. For a while, no one, Lin Yan included, could say a word.
After a while, George came back to his senses and finally managed to speak.
"You're amazing. You really startled me. What does this Magic Circle mean?"
"It is a Magic Circle that borrows the power of the sun. Anyone who draws it in gold and wears the talisman may, even if trapped in a cage, gain the power to break free from their restraints and obtain freedom."
"Break free from restraints and obtain freedom. That's quite thought-provoking."
"These so-called restraints do not refer solely to physical restraints. So it does not merely mean someone who has been tied up and thrown into prison. It also means spiritual restraints, such as tangled interests and inescapable fate."
"Tangled interests and inescapable fate. That makes it even more thought-provoking."
"But I still don't understand at all. What does this have to do with the six corpses? Not only did they fail to break free of their restraints, they were murdered and locked inside the warehouse."
"The Magic Circle wasn't drawn for those six. Those six