"Thank you."

Murray took over the cold ice sword, and looked at the crystal clear sword body, and was a little reluctant to use it.

However, the feeling in his hand was indeed very cold, and he even shivered a little from the cold.

After a moment's hesitation, he plunged the blade into the crack in the floor.

The cold air emitted from the front end caused the temperature near the marble it came into contact with to drop rapidly, and even some frost had condensed around it.

Murray clenched the hilt of the sword in his hand, unable to hold it in both hands due to an injury to his left hand, and he pressed the weight of his waist as well.

With a "boom", the marble floor was slowly pried open.

Sure enough, this ice is not ordinarily strong!

With the help of Hirya, the marble slab was thrown to the ground.

The exposed ground glowed white.

When the light faded, a black box came into view.

There really is something!

Murray took the box out of the soil, gently dusted off the surface, and carefully handed it to Bella.

Taking the box, Bella took a brief look.

There is no special pattern decoration on it, and the material used is not expensive, it looks like an ordinary box.

However, the surface of the box was covered with a layer of wind elemental enchantment.

This barrier protects the contents inside from being disturbed by the outside world. It is also occasionally used when storing items such as sake brewing.

The strength of the enchantment is not very large, perhaps because the magic has dissipated a lot after the passage of time, and Bella easily unlocked it.

When the box was opened, there was a piece of paper with words written on it.

Paper, to be exact, with words on it – it feels like a page torn out of a book.

In fact, exactly.

It was confirmed that this was a page from the Book of Hosea in the Old Testament. And whether it is paper or print, it is a very ordinary one.

"This ......," Elena wondered, "what's going on?"

Why is there a fragment of the Bible buried under the floor?

If it's a treasure map or something, Elena is more acceptable.

After all, that's what makes it more interesting.

But what the hell is hiding such a scripture? Is it a special ceremony or something?

Bella, who was not a Christian and did not know much about the significance of this fragment, took it back to Lady Isabel.

And when Madame saw the fragment, she suddenly frowned.

That expression, it was like hearing some amazing secret.

If it were an ordinary person, it was nothing special, but Lady Isabel had always been serious and calm, and this expression surprised Bella even more.

"What's wrong with you, ma'am?" Bella asked.

"Bella, if I told you to stop investigating, would you listen to me?" Isabel said.

"......" Bella didn't understand what she meant, and didn't know what to answer.

It seems that Mrs. Isabel should have understood something. Maybe it's something more secretive, or dangerous, that would say this to Bella.

With Bella's understanding of Isabel, she will definitely prioritize the safety of others.

In this way, the two were silent for a moment.

"Ugh." Isabel sighed, "You come with me."

With that, she pushed the wheelchair and walked out.

Bella followed her out of the room.

"Do you remember, when I was in the Teresian Peninsula, I used to say that my ancestors used to stay in Valdraz." As she walked along the road, Isabel spoke.

"Hmm." Bella replied, "Seems like 500 years ago, right?"

"That's right." Isabel continued, "Five hundred years ago, when the Valdraz family fell, there were still some surviving servants and butlers who left the Teresian Peninsula, including my ancestors. Our ancestors came to the Iberian Peninsula and settled here."

Bella listened intently.

"At first, it wasn't as peaceful as it is now, because of various religious and ethnic conflicts, coupled with years of war, and social unrest. It took a long time for several states to be formed, the two largest of which were Castile and Aragon. In order to counter foreign forces, several countries formed alliances. It was not until the end of the Reconquista that Iberia truly entered the era of peace. And the Segovia family has won today's glory by virtue of their outstanding military exploits during the war and their support for the construction of urban stability."

Isabel just spoke calmly, not in a proud tone.

"The so-called spell was originally a locking spell used in times of war to assassinate enemy commanders. Therefore, although this magic is not orthodox, due to its special use in times of war, people accepted its existence and did not suppress it as an evil art. At that time, Valdraz Fort had a certain connection with the East, so it came into contact with some spells in the Far East. And our ancestors also borrowed some principles of oriental magic, combined with some techniques of local witchcraft, to create today's spell magic. Therefore, the spells of the Segovia family do not need to be cast with the help of a wand."

This is also one of the characteristics of spells that differ from the four elemental magics.

It's a bit like the magic of the East.

"However, curses are such things, although they are more effective and have good directivity, they also have a disadvantage, that is, they must establish a certain 'relevance'. There are two types of association, one of which is to obtain the other person's belongings, such as clothing, jewelry, or hair and nails. In other words, it is necessary to establish a strong correlation with the person being treated. New clothes that have only been worn once, or hair that has fallen out for a long time, have little effect. The other is to ask the other party to carry specific items."

Previously, in Teresia , Isabel was able to immobilize the fake "Yuri" by using a charm to attach it to the other party's body.

"In short, the prerequisite for the curse to be fulfilled is that there must be a connection. And the stronger this correlation, the better the effect of the application. Conversely, if you want to break the curse, you just need to break the connection."

Previously, "Yuli" was able to escape, and it should have been a way to get rid of the spell so that the spell would not work.

"However, other families who are good at spells have heard that the Segovia family has a special secret method that can be cast without establishing associations." Isabel said.