As he spoke, a dreamlike bookshelf shimmering with starlight appeared beside Shade. He took a book from it and opened it, revealing the appearances of the two relics and the coin.
Grandma Natalie fetched her glasses from behind the counter, examined them carefully for quite a while, then looked through several books before shaking her head at Shade.
"If all we have is their appearance, identifying them really isn't easy. I can only recognize this one. You'll have to ask someone else about the others."
She pointed to the broken sword.
"Keeper of Secrets Level relic, King's Sword of the Undead Souls. The sword itself is broken. Its effect is to summon undead souls, absorb those willing to follow the wielder into the sword, and release them at an appropriate time to assist the wielder. The number of souls this sword can absorb depends solely on the wielder's level. Be aware that there are quite a few weapons capable of absorbing souls, but only souls sincerely willing to follow the wielder can be taken in by this relic. This is practically a contract involving the soul."
"It has a pretty good effect, so why is its danger level only Keeper of Secrets Level?"
Shade asked curiously. Grandma Natalie shook her head.
"No matter how powerful a soul is, it cannot compare to a Ring Arcanist whose soul and body coexist in harmony. Even among those special undead that appeared in the Middlesburg area, only a small number could be considered truly powerful. But how many undead like that are there in the Material World? Besides, getting a powerful and special soul to form a contract with you is difficult in itself."
"That's true. Unless you knew the undead when they were alive."
"They say this sword originally belonged to The