Clow Reed, You've Done Terrible Harm!

"Then how can I lift the curse?"

Adam's words had indeed given Zeref a deeper understanding of the curse upon him, but they still had not solved the problem.

He still had no way to remove the curse.

"I've already told you the key. Try it yourself. If you want a specific solution, come find me again once you have results. Or if you have other requests, that works too."

If he had other requests, that would obviously mean Zeref had resolved the curse on his own. Adam, however, did not think much of those odds.

His Da Qian Record was vastly different from the magic Zeref had learned, and Ankhseram's curse was not much better.

Adam himself was used to summarizing formulas before learning, so he learned everything quickly. As for Zeref...

Adam raised a hand and pointed, using the spell connection from this Dung Beetle Ascends the Steps to allow Zeref to understand part of the Da Qian Record's contents.

"As for this book, scatter it once you've finished reading it. After all, it once spread the doctrine of balance for me..."

Otherwise, leaving this book in Zeref's hands would be far too wasteful.

With that said and done, Adam vanished from Zeref's mental space. Zeref woke shortly afterward and found himself still in the forest where he had performed the ritual.

"..."

Recalling everything that had happened in that mental space, Zeref fell silent.

It was not because his emotions were in turmoil or because the experience felt like a dream. He was thinking...

"I never asked that god's name. And how am I supposed to find Them next time?"

Don't tell me I'll have to use Dung Beetle Ascends the Steps again?!

Having gained some understanding of the Da Qian Record, Zeref could not help looking