Not long afterward, Luo Zhen and Yukina walked out of the antique shop together.
However, by the time they emerged, Luo Zhen was already holding an extra book.
It was a book that gave off an extremely subtle magical fluctuation, both mysterious and profound.
Yukina, walking beside Luo Zhen, had been staring at the book the entire time. Only now did she speak in an extremely cautious tone.
"This... could it be a Grimoire?"
—"A Grimoire."
It was a type of book different from ordinary magic books and sorcery books that merely recorded knowledge. It was a book that carried power in itself—or, in other words, a magical artifact.
These books were born unconsciously as vast amounts of knowledge concerning spells, rituals, laws, and the like accumulated over time.
Since everything recorded within them was knowledge capable of bringing power, it was perfectly natural for the books themselves to gradually acquire that power.
As a result, these books became dangerous objects capable of inviting tremendous calamity and granting readers power beyond human understanding.
Everyone who pursued the path of magic wished to obtain a Grimoire. Not only could they master the knowledge within by reading it, they could also use the Grimoire itself as a source of power and bring forth the abilities produced by that knowledge. It was truly killing two birds with one stone.
However, only a small number of people could actually fully understand such a magical book and bring its power under their control.
That was because the power of a Grimoire was either too great or too unusual. If someone who obtained one lacked sufficient ability, they would often end up being controlled by the Grimoire instead, setting foot on a path of self-destruction.
In the past, countless researchers had met their ends because they