After noticing the agreed-upon gesture made by the Sir's right hand behind his back, Shade, who was walking behind the two men, suddenly coughed and said to Mr. Booker:
"Mr. Booker, look at this."
He touched the Mind Crystal Ring on his left hand. As Mr. Booker turned around, Shade stared directly into his eyes. Under the intense mental impact, the slightly plump, balding man immediately fainted. But after falling to the floor, his entire body convulsed. Then, with his eyes closed, he eerily rose to his feet again in a posture that resembled someone being manipulated by strings.
"He really has already been controlled by Fool's Book."
Sir Prisha said, then nodded to Shade.
"Mr. Hamilton, according to the plan, I'll hold him off while you find the book."
Since Shade had said beforehand that he possessed a special ability to find objects, he would be the one conducting the search.
"No problem, but do you not need my help here?"
Shade asked. At that moment, the five-ring Destiny Ring behind Sir Prisha had appeared.
As the Core Ling Rune on his finger shone, a huge seven-fingered palm emerged from the void, its skin looking as though it had been rotted away by blisters. It was utterly disgusting.
This seemed to be an undead-summoning ability, and together with the Core Ling Rune, its power became even greater.
"Detective, finding that book as quickly as possible would be the greatest help you can give me."
As he spoke, Sir Prisha had already charged toward Mr. Booker, whose convulsing body was peeling open layer by layer like pages of paper.
Shade nodded and left the basement by way of the stairs. He had already confirmed that the book was not in the basement.
Seeing that Shade had left, the middle-aged nobleman