Chapter 278 – Entering the Past

Chapter 278: Entering the Past
“It seems I’m not living up to my name as a master.” Saul kept an eye on the diary, and there was a pause before he spoke.

But no matter what words flashed through his mind, the diary had no intention of stopping him.

It definitely hardened Saul up a lot.

“Can I ask you a few questions?”

“Of course, but we may not have much time, master can pick something you want to know the most and ask me. I will definitely not lie to my master as long as I can tell you.”

“So what you lie to me is what you can’t say?” Saul snorted in his heart, but it didn’t show on his face.

He asked, “Penny …… did you do all these things in Mill Sail Town just to catch that Nightmare Butterfly that turned into a girl’s appearance?”

“Nightmare butterflies, strange creatures between substance and illusion. They can travel between dreams and reality, and they can also alter one’s conscious perception. Controlling a Nightmare Butterfly is also a very attractive thing for a formal sorcerer.”

Kismet’s words changed, “However, I didn’t chase her to tame her. The special characteristic of the Nightmare Butterfly isn’t only the shuttling consciousness, but also her ability to see through the past.”

“See through the past?” Sol muttered.

Yes, without the ability to understand one’s past, how could one completely change one’s perception of oneself.

When he thought of that Ada, who he didn’t know who he really was, and the father and son who had once read the story about the Nightmare Butterfly, Saul felt an eerie chill lingering in his heart.

“Don’t worry master, you have the diary with you, the Nightmare Butterfly won’t be able to break through to your past.”

“Is the Nightmare Butterfly dead now?”

Kismet held his chin with one hand, “Well, is that even how she described it? It seems that it was also my misnaming that made the master misunderstand her a bit.”

“The Nightmare Butterfly is not human, she has no humanity. Master remember not to be fooled by her appearance and demeanor.”

Fooled?

Saul coldly lowered his face, “I know who I’m dealing with.”

Kismet smiled with relief, like an elder looking at his juniors.

Saul subconsciously touched his arm, a little irritated, “What do you mean I’m getting into the past?”

Kismet looked into the distance, where the direction of Mill Sail Town should be, “Originally, I wanted to utilize the end of the destiny of many people to bind the Nightmare Butterfly, and then personally resolve her, taking away the Divine Abnormality in her body – to see through the past. But ……”

Kismet’s eyes flicked to Sol, burning as if there was a fire burning under them, “But the master entered the town at just the right time.”

He folded his arms, the corners of his mouth rising, the muscles in his face unable to stop shaking, “Not too early, not too late, just in time. Earlier, I hadn’t come through yet, and Blood Town might have hurt you; later, I had activated the curse, and you might not have been able to reach the Nightmare Butterfly. This is ……”

Kismet’s entire body began to tremble slightly, and the expression on his face was one of excitement to the point of gradual distortion.

“This is …… it, Destiny!”

Compared to Kismet’s excitement, Saul appeared calm. He just used his afterglow to glance at his diary, and thought, “It turns out that the diary prompted me not to go in at that time because the person behind the scenes hadn’t arrived yet. This Kismet fellow, could it really be that he will protect me?”

But Saul was soon alert again, “Calm down Saul, even a butcher worries about the health of a piglet before it grows up. Well …… it doesn’t seem good to describe yourself like that.”

Perhaps Saul’s calmness also affected Kismet, his agitated emotions gradually calmed down.

“I was rude, master.” He gently plucked the strings twice, the music calming him down, “Anyway, because of the master’s presence, a part of the Nightmare Butterfly’s magic has been tainted to you after her silence. As such, the master has a bit of the ability to see into the past in the future.”

The other party’s words immediately reminded Saul that when he left Mill Sail Town, his eyes had been burning unbearably for a while.

Now that he thought about it, that might have been influenced by the magic in Penny.

Saul tentatively mobilized the spiritual energy around his eyes, and instantly felt that there seemed to be a trace of cool air going out of his pupils. It seemed that something had indeed changed in his eyes.

Could it be used to observe Kismet?

The diary didn’t hint at danger, and Saul’s mind was dumbfounded.

But when Saul looked up at Kismet, he realized he was empty.

“Master, don’t waste it on me~ You only got the ability to partially see through the past after all, and there are limitations on the duration of use and who you can use it on.” Kismet’s voice came from behind Sol.

“It will be wasted, so what are you hiding from?” Saul secretly laughed, the corner of his mouth surfaced a smile and quickly disappeared, “Just now, Kismet suddenly came behind me, could it be the ability of spatial sorcery?”

“Master if you want to use this ability, it is best to use it on the things that are closest to you and most useful.”

Saul had traveled into this world already alone and without blood. Although he had made two friends in the Sorcerer’s Tower, they had maintained a modest way of getting along with each other and would not easily probe into each other’s privacy or past.

Diary?

Thor suddenly thought of this hardback book that had been with him since he crossed over.

“Is Kismet suggesting that I use this ability on the diary? Could I use this to see into the diary’s past?”

Saul’s fingers curled up, a little.

This guy, Kismet, seemed to really understand the diary.

What the hell was he, anyway?

Thinking of several scenes related to Kismet, Saul calmed his mental energy and turned to face Kismet once again, “The golden pages, you gave me both of those golden pages?”

Kismet froze, “Is that what you call it? Golden Book Pages …… very accurate description.”

His expression was a bit of a one-liner, but he quickly regained his easy smile, “Yes. I accidentally coalesced a golden book page at Ralph Manor. At the time, I thought it was an unexpected blessing, but now I think I should have been fortunate enough to have a connection with the owner. It’s a pity that the situation was a bit hasty later on, and I didn’t have the time to recognize the master before you returned to the Sorcerer’s Tower. I still had a book page in my hand at that time, so I tossed it around and entrusted it to you.”

“You weren’t afraid of losing it halfway through the transmission?”

“How could I? The golden pages will naturally run to the destiny to which they belong.”

If the golden book page could really be a part of the diary, then it was definitely something important!

But the way to create golden book pages ……

“Does each book page need to consume hundreds of lives to dissolve and condense?”

Kismet pursed his lips, “Unfortunately, only the fading of lives does not produce golden book pages. Otherwise, I would prefer to provoke a war on the continent rather than harboring in a small town and making games with others.”

“Let’s say the page of the book was formed in Ralph Manor. Its origins can be traced as far back as the Blood Rose Family nearly a hundred years ago, one of the few families with the most exalted status in the Kemah Empire at the time. A family with that kind of lofty status naturally consumed few human lives, not to mention that most of the fine talents of its main clan ended up dying in the war in the Valley of the Drooping Hand. But even so, I still formed this golden book page only decades later in Ruff Manor. Mere death is not ……”

Kismet smiled down, “Anyway, there are many other factors that can affect whether or not the golden pages will coalesce. Fate is always like this, it likes to add a bit of salt to the wound, it likes to suddenly slap you in the face when you are happy. Just like now ……”

He suddenly raised his head and looked into the distance.

Saul followed his gaze and saw a small black dot in the sky.

The black dot gradually grew larger and seemed to be a giant bird.

The giant bird then landed down in the direction of Mill Sail Town.

The current Grand Duke of the Kemah Duchy, a Second Order Formal Sorcerer, Kira had arrived!
(End of chapter)