The two diviners nodded together:
"Yes, there is no doubt about that. The consciousness within the notebook is believed to be its owner, 'Richard,' but further investigation into him has not gone smoothly.
At present, it is known that Richard's Notes originated in the middle of the Fourth Epoch. Its concealed, indiscriminate ability to kill made it infamous. No one is completely righteous, Shade. No one.
Under normal circumstances, dealing with this relic is difficult. Though one can investigate the identities of its victims to determine who currently possesses the notebook, once Richard takes over that body, he will abandon his current identity without hesitation."
"How powerful can Richard, the holder of the notebook, become? Does he grow stronger the more people he kills?"
"No, no."
Miss Belinder shook her head and looked at him with considerable concern:
"Richard, who hides within the notebook and controls its holder, is himself a diviner. Finding him is difficult in itself. What you are doing now, constantly preventing him from killing, is one way to draw him out. But there is also a faster method: murder the sinners he has chosen in his place, and he will appear to stop you."
"Why?"
The Witch spoke of secret knowledge that could only be found within the Witch Council:
"It is not because you disrupt the destiny he selected for those sinners. You yourself must bear great sins, and you must deal with those sinners by the cruelest means. Richard will believe that you are unqualified to judge sinners, and that your sins are even more severe. Therefore, he will take the initiative to appear, stop you, and bring about your end. It is a very cruel ritual."
Luvia continued:
"At this stage, the notebook's death curse is ineffective against you, so if you do