Antigonus Family Notebook

"Documents."

Behind Chanis Gate, the internal guard spoke in an aged voice. Though he had seen Luther many times over the past few days, he remained indifferent, handling the matter strictly by procedure as he took the application documents. Only after confirming there were no errors did he step aside.

Luther stepped inside, and the terrifying darkness immediately curled around him.

He was already very familiar with this place. First, he put on a show of selecting some internal files and evidence from the first floor, then he followed the stairs down to the second floor to retrieve the "Antigonus Family Notebook," which had become a Grade 1 Sealed Artifact.

"Creak, creak..."

The kerosene lamp in his hand swayed gently, spilling a patch of orange-yellow light that barely illuminated the path beneath his feet.

Luther headed deeper into the corridor where the family notebook was stored.

Room after room stretched side by side, each containing Sealed Artifacts in different ways. His gaze casually swept past every doorway when his heart suddenly stirred.

He spotted a large room with its door tightly shut.

A deep blue glow seeped through the crack beneath the door, casting a straight beam onto the floor. A strangely shaped lock was riveted to the door, sealing the room shut. Though there appeared to be gaps, Luther instinctively felt that forcing the lock open with external force would be extremely difficult.

Was this... the space where that Angel was kept?

Luther was very familiar with that deep blue radiance. It was precisely the thing held by the hooded woman who looked as though she were asleep.

...Wait, something seems off?

So, she had not always been directly exposed to the air. She had been locked deep inside a room... That made sense. It was a precious Grade