"If I were you, I'd make a fake copy and return that, instead of returning the book completely untouched..."
Howard, in his red robe, waved the book Analysis of the Spirit in his hand and said smugly.
Edward wanted to find a hole in the ground to crawl into. His otherworldly intellect had been completely outclassed by a native!
He'd left traces everywhere behind him, and still thought he could keep secrets? What a joke. His past was like a leaky sieve, and someone had easily dug up every last detail.
This book really was one of Edward's biggest cheats since crossing over. When he'd found it in the library, he'd secretly rejoiced at his incredible luck as a transmigrator!
Written by an unknown Great Sage during the Guoluo Muluo era, Analysis of the Spirit had been listed as one of the forbidden books of magic.
It was said to record many horrifying Spirit Magic spells capable of manipulating people's minds.
Moreover, these spells had no restrictions on rank or profession. Anyone with enough Mental Power could use them.
Back then, the book had been shelved among a pile of supplementary reading materials as a forgery for who knew how many years. No one had ever tried using the spells in it—or perhaps only certain people could use them.
As a "country bumpkin," Edward had lacked any knowledge of that sort.
He'd actually tried out the spells in the book. To his delight, the first time he used one of its hypnosis spells—the "Hypnos's Gaze" Howard had just cast—he'd successfully put his classmate beside him to sleep in the middle of class.
And when the classmate woke up, he had no memory of being hypnotized.
The "High-Profile Invisibility" device Edward had used in front of Andrea last time was a