Just knowing about him could cause "corruption"? This fellow countryman Liu Bo sounds terrifyingly powerful... Isn't that something only a True God could do?
From what I know of mysticism, the honorific and true names of Angels and even Gods can harness a measure of natural power. That amounts to borrowing their "mystery," borrowing their "power"... provided they agree, of course.
If they don't, they'll punish you.
I once considered using the mystical connection of the Demoness card to have my spirit's Spirituality inscribe the true name of the Primordial Demoness, Cheek, and draw on her power. She's the only one whose true name I know... But the more I thought about it, the more dangerous it seemed, so I never tried. More likely, the moment I inscribed her honorific and true names, the Primordial Demoness would send down her power and drain me dry on the spot. After all, it would point to her with extraordinary precision...
Liu Bo's case is probably similar. If he tacitly allows it, you can know about him. Otherwise, you'll be "corrupted"... That "corruption" must be an expression of his power, too. His origins really aren't simple!
But when did he decide I was allowed to know?
With that thought, Klein recalled the source of everything he knew about Liu Bo—Roselle's Diary. Understanding dawned on him.
Of course! The Calamity Seal spent so long at Roselle's side that it must have known his habit of writing his diary in Chinese. Yet it didn't stop Roselle from writing about Liu Bo. That means it tacitly allowed anyone who can read Chinese to know!
Klein wanted to ask how Liu Bo's "corruption" manifested, but his spiritual intuition told him Arrodes was genuinely terrified of questions about Liu Bo. He let it go and instead asked in