At this, Laplace turned to Angel. "You should understand now. Since the Ancient Tooth Fairies dared put 'Black Arts' up for auction, they must know about the hidden text in the blank spaces. It is most likely the author's insights and annotations."
"Hidden text of this sort definitely has value, but that value rests upon 'Black Arts' itself."
In other words, the Ancient Tooth Fairies believed that the inherent value of 'Black Arts' outweighed the value of those hidden texts.
That was not hard to understand. Knowledge itself outweighed one's "reading notes."
Laplace actually agreed with that as well.
That was why the Ancient Tooth Fairies had still chosen to auction off 'Black Arts' before deciphering the hidden text.
Laplace suddenly paused there. Under Angel's puzzled gaze, her voice came from the other end of the Mind Tether. "Do you think the Ancient Tooth Fairies truly do not know how to decipher the hidden text in 'Black Arts'?"
Angel hesitated. "They probably... don't?"
Laplace gave a soft laugh but did not answer.
Angel frowned. "You mean the Ancient Tooth Fairies have actually already deciphered the hidden text? They only sold it after confirming it had no value?"
Laplace shook her head. "No. The Ancient Tooth Fairies most likely have not deciphered the hidden text, but I believe they have already guessed how it should be deciphered. They simply cannot do it."
This time, Angel understood. Laplace meant that the Ancient Tooth Fairies knew how to solve it, but perhaps lacked the necessary condition and therefore could not.
"The reason I say this," Laplace continued, "is because 'Black Arts'... is less like a book and more like a notebook."
Laplace pointed at the cover of the volume inside the Psionic Display Case. "Take a close look at these two rows of