Anfield's face still wore the same smile, though now it carried a hint of triumph. In his view, everything was under the control of their "Moon Song," including this tiny Le Xing Castle.
Mirai reminded himself to remain calm. For now, he insisted that he had never seen "Moonstone" with Anfield. It would be best to say something ambiguous. "I think I may have seen this kind of red stone before..."
"Hahaha..."
Anfield suddenly burst into laughter, but his expression quickly returned to that unpleasant smile. "Oh, forgive me, Master. I merely lost my composure."
"It seems the young master has seen it before?"
Anfield seemed prepared. He lightly clapped his hands, and a man in a white coat, dressed like a doctor, approached carrying a tray. It looked like a set of white robes, and Mirai assumed it was probably the uniform of Moon Song.
The tray was covered with a white cloth. At Anfield's signal, the man held the tray in one hand and lifted the cloth with the other.
It was a scroll!
The moment his gaze fell upon it, Mirai sensed an unusual aura from the scroll, as though it were calling out to something deep within him.
The several souls within his body sensed a single word from the scroll's aura—magic.
It was a magic scroll!
During his conversation with his father the previous day, he had thought about magic books as well, but he had never expected to see one today. This was the first time Mirai had ever seen a magical item in his life.
If it had not emitted a magical aura, no one would have thought this scroll had anything to do with magic. And if it truly was a magic scroll, it likely contained a one-use magic imprint. It might