"But that's not the point, now we have other things to do. "Mr. Zero is around him lightly carrying this matter.

That's when Annott noticed that Mr. Zero was surrounded by heavy books spread out.

Mr. Zero was still picking up books from his suitcase and flipping through them.

Why didn't you notice just now?

Soon, Annott realized that it was not that she didn't notice, but that she subconsciously prevented herself from realizing the existence of these books.

The Mechanical Pope on the side covered his eyes, and only when Mr. Zero spread out some of the picked books in front of him, he groaned and glanced at them hurriedly, then shook his head and closed his eyes again and put the books aside, looking very tired.

It is in stark contrast to Mr. Zero, who is leisurely looking at it.

These books are too ominous.

The "Devil's Book" that I brought with me before was as harmless as a child's literacy picture book in front of this messy pile of things called "knowledge" thrown together.

The mere existence here creates a distorted environment: with Mr. Zero as the center, it almost forms a circle of otherworldly space.

If this is used as a place of ceremonies, I am afraid that something terrible will be invited.

Because she had just experienced something like this, Annott couldn't help but suddenly think.

It's like ...... The one mentioned earlier, the "Great Devil"?

But if you look closely, it's just such a "circle".

In the center, as if afraid of the man sitting in the middle, the power of "knowledge" in the shape of these books has not been infected in the slightest.

Outward, the Pope of the Machines is filled with strange metal instruments, which also curbs the spread of this otherworldly place.

Fighting back the intense discomfort, Annott sat down beside them.

"These ...... Is it ......?"

"Ah, we're looking for a solution to this problem. After all, the operation involving the soul is too complicated, and even the great Restorer has to rely on the wisdom of the multitude. Mr. Zero said in a relaxed tone pointing at the Mechanical Pope, as if it had nothing to do with him.

"Hell...... What the hell......" The cyborg doesn't seem to have really learned the swear words used in this world, so he has to keep repeating words to express his feelings.

"Hmm...... I am...... I mean, what's going on with these books......" Annott, who was silent for a few seconds, couldn't help but be curious.

"These, I got it by all kinds of serendipities during my long journey. Mr. Zero said without changing his face.

I definitely went to collect it deliberately!

A few books of serendipitous chances are good to say, such terrible things......

Annott couldn't help but complain in her heart.

She tentatively shifted her gaze to the books.

"Solomon's Key...... Necronomicon ...... Dead Sea Metaverse ...... Abitaire ...... Adam ...... The Book of Law ...... "As she looked at it, Annott seemed to be unable to control her body, and involuntarily moved the books piled on top to the side, continuing to check the names of the books pressed below.

“...... The Book of False Gods?" Her eyes were hollow.

......

I didn't seem to have heard the names of these books, but when I saw the last one, a shock that crossed time and space was transmitted to me.

It's as if just by staring at this book cover will drag you into a bottomless abyss.

Miss Angel saw herself suspended in the air as if she had never fallen into the sky, and even though her wings covered the sky and the sun were holy and noble, she could not hide her fear and looked down.

A shattered body, prostrate and lying in the bottomless filthy black mud.

But he still stared at the sky with bitter hatred, looking in his direction, and stretched out his broken palm......

“......*********......”

A burst of words that Annott had never heard heard sounded, although he could not understand it, but Annott inexplicably understood the will of the man who was trapped in the abyss to let himself fall into it.

"No...... Don't ......" Annott screamed in fear, but couldn't make a sound.

Seeing the shattered, blood-stained palm come across time and space and gradually reach in front of her, Annott trembled and shrunk without moving, even now she seemed to be the same as before she fell and became a mortal.

“...... Yes. Forget that you were an angel before, and something similar to the structure of God would be very sensitive to this thing. Mr. Zero's voice came from farther out above the depths of space, and a white palm reached out, snatching the book and stuffing it back into the suitcase.

Annot, who suddenly came back to her senses, found that her clothes had been soaked with cold sweat, and there was a cold unpleasantness on her body.

"Whew...... Ha ......" Annott gasped for a moment before calming down.

"Mr. Zero, why are you ...... Why do you collect such dangerous things......"

"Is it dangerous?" said Mr. Zero, still smiling leisurely.

"Isn't it dangerous!"

Looking at the inexplicably agitated Annot, Mr. Zero found a booklet from his suitcase again.

"Book of the World*** Codex?" looks completely ordinary.

Annott thought, but this time she definitely didn't dare to be careless.

"But how can there be a vacancy here? It seems to be ...... Author's byline or something?"

"Ah, yes, it seems to be the name of the codex recorder. But maybe it's because it's been too long...... Or maybe it's changed too much...... His name was blurred and illegible. ”

"But the other side is clear. Mr. Zero flipped the booklet over, revealing the back of the cover.

"I would like to send this book to my dear Lute.

Hopefully, this book, which is barely a backup, will be of some help to you in times of crisis. ”

A faint voice sounded in her ears, which frightened Annott suddenly, and when she looked around, she saw a young man with short white hair who seemed to be standing in front of her, looking at her for a moment, with a little disappointment in her expression, "You are not Lute." ”

"It's a pity that I didn't have time to send the book out, so I ......"

"It seems to be someone who gives it to their lover...... Probably?" said Mr. Zero.

So Annott woke up from her vision. When I looked further, there was no gray-haired young man at all, except that Mr. Zero was sitting there with the slightly old pamphlet.

Maybe it's an illusion...... Who knows?

Lute ...... Does it sound like a man's name, or did the book have been copied by a woman?, but I just saw and heard......" Annott said with some surprise.

"It might be better to say that it is a creation than to copy. Mr. Zero shrugged, "But the author is indeed male." ”

"Well, then, isn't that, two, two men......" Annott poked her index finger and blushed a little.

"Ah...... Not really. Who knows. Mr. Zero smiled and shook his head, thought for a moment and then said, "Maybe only God knows." ”

"This book must have found a solution. If you have an idea, you should be able to find a solution in it most of the time......" Mr. Zero said with a slight admiration, "but unless there is something unavoidable...... No, I wouldn't open the book even if I had to. ”

"Eh, I was just about to say that the name 'Book of the World' isn't overly arrogant or something......" Annott's eyes widened.

"Arrogant, not arrogant. After all, it's a handwritten scroll. Mr. Zero said flatly, and then handed the book to another person next to him to open it, "So, I won't read it, the great restorer, you can read it yourself......"

"That's enough!" the cyborg seemed to have finally reached the limit of his patience, fearfully dodging Mr. Zero's hand - and the book, with an angry expression on his face: "How the hell did you stuff so much stuff in that broken box!"

"First of all, it's not a 'broken' box. It was a royal supply, a luxury made by a craftsman worthy of a master. "Secondly, the box is not the main body. I've embedded an anomalous object called the 'Ten Thousand Treasure Box' inside the chest, so it's theoretically possible to fit it into a mountain. ”

"Finally, my dear friend, have you figured it out, and how do you solve it?"

Facing Mr. Zero's smile, the Mechanical Pope was completely defeated, "Okay, I know, listen to you, use the method you said to solve this little girl's problem, okay? Hurry up and put away all these ghosts! There are a lot of things that can destroy the world!"

"Not as exaggerated as you say, friend. The moment Mr. Zero quietly began to organize the books and put them back in the suitcase, Annott and the robot breathed a sigh of relief.

It's just that when Mr. Zero was putting away a set of books called "The Ancient Scrolls of the Sage-Simplified Edition", Annott vaguely saw the corner of another book exposed underneath.

"Documentary of Travels in the Eastern Regions"...... The author's signature is, 'False Zero'? Does it have anything to do with you, Mr. Zero?" Annault exclaimed.

Mr. Zero continued to put the book away without any wave, "You're mistaken, Anotte.

"It's just something that an elven bard wrote to pass the time when he was bored. I also have some idle books here, such as some books that record the customs of the kingdom. Annot, do you want to see it?"

Is it really wrong?

Who knows......

"Huh...... Elf?" Annnott's attention was clearly off, "Is it the kind of fantasy creature with pointed ears, green hair, tall and beautiful elegance in folklore?"

"What are you talking about, Annot. Both the Pope of Mechanic and Mr. Zero were amused in an instant.

"There are so many anomalies hidden in this world, how can there be no elves? ”

"And as an angel, you don't have so much insight. ”

"Uh......h I, I don't have any memories of the past......" Miss Angel said curtly.

"Haha. But this is a male elf, and it seems to be a little different from the appearance of ordinary elves, white hair, red eyes, except that the skin is not so pale but relatively normal and healthy white, like some evil creature full of strange charm...... Ah, I'll talk about it later. ”

"Let's deal with the poor girl's problem first......"

"Let's talk about it first. The Pope of Mechanic interrupted, "If you do that, all the rewards I had to pay in the previous agreement will be negated. ”

"Got it, got it. ”

"Hmm...... I, I'm giving you trouble again. ”

"It doesn't matter. Mr. Zero said disapprehantly.

Wouldn't this really have any impact or even harm to Mr. Zero......

Annott thought uneasily.

Who knows, though?