The pretty pink flag didn't last long, and soon vanished into the air as if it had never existed.

"It's weird. Ulysses could sense a special power from that flag, though there was no sense of danger.

But the most important thing now is the book, and when he got it, Ulysses's heart trembled slightly, and he felt that it was extraordinary.

As the eldest lady had said, this book was no ordinary ancient book, and Ulysses knew better than anyone else what he was holding in his possession.

It's heavy, it's heavy, it's as heavy as carrying countless historical vicissitudes.

It's light, it's light, it's like life can't bear it, as if if if you open it, something very important will disappear immediately.

This feeling is both familiar and incomparably strange. For him, who has always loved reading, he hesitated to open a book for the first time.

Eventually, instead of opening the book in the library, he left the library with him. He needs to think calmly about what kind of secrets are contained in this book.

Just a few steps out of the library, Ulysses was attacked by a surprise attack.

"Hey!" several vials shattered at his feet, spewing a large amount of colorful smoke with it.

A minute later, a sneaky figure crept over to the smoke that hadn't gone away from the library to inspect the results of his drug attack.

In order to prevent herself from being tricked, she wears a large white mask and glasses, but the white ears and tail completely reveal her identity, and there are no other girls with long tails in this castle except for the notorious Third Miss Paran.

"Got it. "For Ulysses, who already knew the third lady with strange ideas all over her head, it was just a little farce. When the sneaky Paran thought he had swaggered to him, he grabbed her with one hand, no more difficult than a chick.

"What!" Paran looked at Ulysses, who was unharmed in the smoke, with a ghostly expression, this was a lot more shaken, even ten elephants in it would faint instantly, and it was useless to this prince.

There was indeed a smell of perfume on his body to ward off curses, but it was definitely not enough to fight these potions, this was a secret weapon she had only recently developed, and the antidote was only in her hands.

"Oops, I've been tricked!" said Paran's ears pricked up, and he looked left and right in a panic, as if three hundred axemen were coming at once, and cutting her into such and such miserable corpses.

However, of course, there is no such thing here, Ulysses is simply ignoring all negative effects. Not to mention that it was just a mere medicine, even if he drank the black mud in the Dark Grail, it would be as simple as boiled water for him.

"Strange, isn't it a trap for my sisters?" said Paran, swaying in Ulysses' hand, his big eyes full of puzzlement.

She also thought that she would definitely be caught this time, and then locked up in a small dark room for two or three days. Actually, she wasn't afraid of the darkness in the small dark room, but it was too boring to not be able to do any experiments.

In this world, there are countless truths waiting for her!

"I said, do we have a grudge?" Ulysses really couldn't figure out why the third lady, who had only met once, would attack him, and he didn't have any treasures on him, could it be that she hated her so much when he hit her once.

"No, it's just that for the sake of my sister's future happiness, I plan to study your body. Palan honestly stated his purpose for ambushing Ulysses.

Of course, after the capture, she will also do "such and such things" a little in passing to test her great conjecture.

So far, she has mainly participated in her experiments, frogs, birds, rabbits, and mice, but this time she thinks she can change to more advanced objects, such as princes, princes, princes, or whatever.

"You......" Ulysses shook Paran's petite body, he didn't see it when they first met, it turned out that this beautiful alchemist was really an avid researcher, and the kind of madman who studied until he was hot-headed.

Even though she has become so small, her essence does not seem to have changed in the slightest.

"Let go of me, if you don't let go, I'm going to call someone. "Paran struggled desperately at the hands of Ulysses, struggled, but unfortunately it didn't make any sense.

"You've got to promise me not to mess around again. Ulysses said seriously.

"Who cares if you die!Help!!!

Soon, a maid heard Paran's shout and ran over in some panic.

For them, no matter how eccentric and foolish the third lady of their family is, they are also the masters they serve, and they must not look at it when they are in danger.

However, when they saw the current situation of Paran and the blushing face of the arguing at the hands of Ulysses, they all stopped in unison.

"Look, why don't you come and save me, don't you see that I'm being bullied!" said Paran looked at his maids viciously, and then struggled harder at Ulysses' hands.

The maids looked at each other, and then they all saw the ambiguous look in their companions.

This is really "bullying", being bullied by a handsome and dashing prince, bullied by a prince who is said to have come to this castle to marry one of the three sisters.

They shouldn't bother with such a thing, whether it is "bullying" or being "bullied", it is a secret affair between the eldest lady and the prince.

Soon, the maids who arrived consciously left the venue and informed the sisters of the news, making it a quiet place where no one would come to disturb them.

In fact, there are many maids who are envious of the "bullied" third lady, which is their greatest luxury.

Oops, so I'm not going to really be bullied?Paran found himself in a big miscalculation, and if Ulysses really intended to eat her, she would really be a god and a god.

That's not good, even if the prince takes down his sister, it will be the sister who will suffer first, not her. Being eaten here is of no use to her plans to take over the Great Library.

I don't know if it's because of the weakness of his heart, the more Paland looks at Ulysses, the more he feels that his eyes are wrong, that is full of *, ready to put her here and there at all costs.

"No, this kind of thing is absolutely not allowed before marriage. Paland gave Ulysses an angry punch, then flicked his tail and fled into the woods.

Of course, Ulysses deliberately let her go, otherwise no matter how she broke out, she wouldn't have tried to escape Ulysses' palm.

With Palan slipping away without a trace, Ulysses sighed.

"Ding!" another small pink flag was planted beside Ulysses, and then shy unfurled.

Again, what the hell is this? Ulysses touched the flag this time, and realized that it was just an illusion, and it didn't have any entity.

As with the first appearance, the flag quickly disappeared, leaving only a big mystery for Ulysses.

"I'm sorry for the trouble Paran hassle. Nanali's voice rang out in the air, and Ulysses looked up to see the pair of feet on the branches of the tree that were gently shaking.

"Actually, she's not bad, she's just too focused on her own field and doesn't understand other things, just like a child. Nanali was embarrassed to apologize to Ulysses.

"It's nothing, I wouldn't be mad at a kid like that. In Ulysses's eyes, the current Paland is indeed a child, both physically and mentally.

And to gain the trust of children, it is difficult to say, and easy to say. Children don't lie, what they want is what they want, and what they don't like is what they don't like.

So, as Paran said, as long as he gets the "library" and opens all the books in it to her, she will be willing to fulfill her promise.

However, of course, "marriage" is still forgotten, it is just a child's joke.

"You have a good heart, and if you marry your sister, you should be able to make her happy. Nanali looked at Ulysses with soft eyes, and it was clear that his attitude towards Paran had been recognized by her.

"Wait, why does everyone think I'm going to marry one of the three of you?" Ulysses wanted to ask from the moment he entered the castle.

Not one or two people thought of him that way, whether it was the maid of the castle, the people outside, or the three sisters who were the owners of the castle, as if they all regarded this as an established fact.

"Aren't you here to find true love?" said Nanali, who looked at Ulysses with a puzzled look.

Ulysses had the urge to pull out the abyss and slap the guilt with all his might, and there was no doubt that this person was the culprit behind this rumor.

"Actually, my sister's person is very good, and if you have more contact with her, you will naturally understand her goodness, Paran is still very childish and not suitable to be your object, but if you are willing to wait, she will definitely grow into an excellent beauty. Nanali was kind enough to introduce her sister and sister to Ulysses, and no matter which Ulysses chose, she would send her best wishes from the bottom of her heart.

"What about you?" Ulysses said involuntarily.

"Huh, me?" Nanali didn't expect Ulysses to ask herself, she looked at Ulysses with some confusion, then at herself.

"I don't like to live in a castle, I always sleep in the forest, and people here say that I am not my father's child, but a child from the forest. ”

"So, I'm not the same as my sister and sister, and I'm not fit to be the prince your spouse. "That's what Nanali really said.

The eldest, Miss Hugo, is undoubtedly the heir to the castle by all the lords, and the third lady, despite her eccentric interests, is indeed an excellent alchemist and a scholar with an infinite future.

She is the only one who has nothing to do with the nobility, whether it is a hobby or a favorite thing to do.

In this world, there are many nobles who love to build libraries, and there are many nobles who love alchemy experiments, but there are only nobles like her who like to act alone and stay in the forest for days at a time.

"There's no such thing, Nanali is Nanali, you don't need to be anybody else. "For Ulysses, who knew Nanali's true identity, it was a matter of course.

Because from the beginning, Nanali was not a human aristocratic lady, but a free goblin.

"Yes...... It's the first time I've heard someone say that about me, thank you. Nanali's face turned red.

"The book my sister gave you is very important, please protect it. With that last sentence, Nanali's toes tapped the branch and quickly disappeared into the woods.

"Worthy of a goblin. After Nanali's figure disappeared, Ulysses could no longer feel any of her breath, and the nickname of the children of the forest of the elves was obviously not nonsense.

"Ding!" a third small pink flag was planted beside Ulysses, and then quietly unfurled.

"Saya, it's you. Looking at the flag that appeared for the third time, Ulysses shook his head, pretended not to see it, turned and left.

............ In his room, Ulysses calmed himself and focused on a book on his desk.

This book was the one given to him by the owner of the library, the eldest lady, and it gave him a mysterious feeling of familiarity and strangeness.

It's been half an hour since Ulysses left it that way, and Ulysses still hasn't decided whether to open it or not.

Because he was not sure, he didn't know what he would see or know when he opened the book, but he had a hunch that it would definitely change something.

This feeling of change is even stronger than when I came to this world modified by Saya.

What exactly is in the book? Ulysses has a lot of speculation.

As soon as you open it, you will encounter the curse of death? This is no problem for him, all forms of curses and curses are ineffective against him with the Demon King physique, this has been a theorem that has been proven many times.

As soon as he opened it, a demon would come out of the book, tempt him to sign a contract, and then bite the apple while watching him step by step towards his demise. This is a bit dangerous, but for him as a demon king, he doesn't have to be afraid at all, it's a big deal.

There is an angel in the book, as soon as he opens it, he can make a wish and let this angel accompany him for the rest of his life. It's all a reward, how could anyone refuse.

As soon as the book is opened, a door to another world will appear, and he will become a savior and go on an earth-shattering adventure in that world... No matter how many times he guessed, Ulysses still couldn't find an answer.

This book seems to represent some unusual futures, but these futures do not exist until he opens the book.

However, as soon as the book is opened, something will be completely changed, the vague results will be confirmed, only the conjecture will be confirmed, the chaotic state will no longer exist, and the results will be born.

"Or ...... Open it......" Ulysses finally made his decision, not only because it was commissioned by the library owner, the eldest lady, but also because of his own curiosity about the book.

Although it is said that curiosity kills cats, curiosity is also the driving force for human beings. Ulysses didn't feel the power to threaten himself from the book, so he didn't have to fear being attacked.

The book was then opened by Ulysses, who did not know the name of the book due to the mutilated text on the pages.

Until he opened the book and opened this mysterious box.

Then, he found out that he had actually read the book.

The title of the book is "How to Bring the Cat in a Box to Life" and it tells the story of an unfortunate cat.

This is the story of a cat, the story of a chosen cat.

The cat itself is not important, what matters is the person who chooses it, and the person who wants to see the results of the cat. In order to know what a certain magic does, they throw the cat into a chest full of traps.

Then, opening the box, they saw the dead cat because the experiment had failed.

Everything about this experiment was written in this book, describing the unsuccessful experiment in seemingly simple words.

However, they were wrong, and Ulysses knew that the cat in the box could come back to life.

That experiment failed because the person conducting the experiment simply could not understand the relationship between language and cognition, behavior and phenomena, mind and body.

In fact, as long as you keep remembering and thinking about it, then the life that has existed will not disappear so simply. Even if the soul has been reduced to pieces and the body no longer exists, as long as there are people who remember it, then it is not true death.

Those who are forgotten by everyone are the real dead. The cat can't come back only because no one cares about the cat, and when it dies, it's forgotten by everyone.

And before it died, in fact, there was a chance to survive, but everyone thought that it could not survive, there was no chance of survival, and the fact that it was sentenced to death before it died, so there was no chance for miracles to happen.

How can people who have never believed in miracles create miracles?

The cat in the box actually had the opportunity to perform miracles and come back from death, but no one believed that such a thing would happen, and they all thought that it would not have any other result than death.

However, there is no such thing as an "absolute" thing in this world, and there are infinite possibilities in everything.

The future where everything is determined is the most boring, and it is better to see the whole world as a game, a game full of all kinds of accidents, a game where no one knows the ending, and even God does not know the outcome, so that it is fun.

This is everything at this time, it is not real, it represents not giving up everything, but really liking everything, this world with infinite possibilities, infinite futures.

So, see? This is beautiful, this is happy, and there is no future world in sight?

"Yes." Ulysses nodded and replied involuntarily.

That's fine, then let's live in this world freely and happily, no matter what it looks like, no matter how much trouble it may have, it's better than a world where everything is planned and looks perfect.

The world full of surprises and unknowns is the best world.

Hello world.

Hello, another me, remember our common name, Mephistopheles.

.............

Ulysses shuddered from a dream, vaguely remembering that he had seen something, but he couldn't remember what it was.

Is that something important? Ulysses asked himself, but he had a strange feeling that told him that it was important, but not very important.

That's what he needs to know, but it's okay not to know.

That's precious, but it's something you can discard.

That's good to think about, it's okay if you can't remember it.

The feeling of opposition and confusion, like the confrontation of light and darkness, but Ulysses is not affected, because he is located from the beginning in the gap between light and darkness, ambiguous gray, neither biased towards light nor dark, this is the color he represents.

"Creator, what happened just now?" Labis, in the form of gold, appeared at Ulysses' hand and looked at him with worried eyes.

Ulysses himself probably did not know. Just now, the starry sky world in his heart suddenly expanded more than tenfold.

It was as if the starry sky had been blocked by a gray curtain before. Then all of a sudden, the gray curtains disappeared without a trace, revealing what they had not been seen all along.

"Nothing, this book is very interesting. Ulysses smiled and showed Labis the book that had made a difference for him.

"What is this book about?"

It was a cat, and a story of a world......

The next day, Ulysses came to the eldest lady with a translated copy of "How to Bring the Cat in the Box to Life", and since it was the second time he had read it, he could say that he had memorized the contents of the book completely.

Although the book does not contain any materials or techniques related to the magical experiment, Ulysses was able to push the failed resurrection magic method to the surface, and the result was a miracle even to him.

Similarly, after Hugo saw the resurrection spell. He also showed an incredible expression. She looked at Ulysses in disbelief, as if she had known him for the first time.

If it is said. Ulysses introduced the name of Ellmea from that notebook, and if Hugo felt that this man was quite learned, then the appearance of this magic spell completely broke all Hugo's impression of him.

You know, this failed magic is one of the highest secrets of ancient magic, related to the human exploration of the primordial, even Hugo's library does not have its complete drawings, only some incomplete materials.

However, Ulysses, relying on the incomplete book "How to Bring the Cat in the Box to Life", actually deduced the most difficult magic form backwards, as if someone had calculated from the initial fireball technique all the way to the strongest forbidden spell of the fire system.

Hugo never believed it until he saw Ulysses, but the facts gave her the best proof that such a person really existed.

Someone who is smarter than the master of the library, who has a clear mind and can accomplish the impossible miracle, is in front of her at this moment. This is a complete resurrection document. It's the best proof of that.

"I apologize for my previous rudeness, Prince, you are a true scholar. Hugo took the initiative to extend his hand to Ulysses and show his kindness.

It was because he was the owner of the library and the owner of countless magic books that Hugo understood how unbelievable Ulysses had become, a realm that even he had not reached.

It has nothing to do with strength, it is the victory of knowledge, which convinces her to lose, and the last troublesome heart has disappeared. In its place is genuine admiration.

Ulysses, with his own strength, gained her approval. Now, in her eyes, Ulysses was no longer a straw bale who had other plans for the three sisters to study in this castle, but a real master who had studied the ancient magic and resurrection in depth.

Without these two aspects of knowledge, it would never have been possible to translate this incomplete book so perfectly, and even deduce the magic that did not exist in the book.

Ding! Another small pink flag appeared beside Ulysses, but this time it was both together, and then it unfurled merrily.

This strange phenomenon seems to be visible only to Ulysses alone, and Miss Hugo, who is close at hand, has no reaction at all.

"Without that, I still have a lot to learn. "This time it's Ulysses' turn, embarrassed.

Because he had already read this book, he could easily translate it. As for the final magic form, it was just the result of his whim, and he felt that it might be completely wrong.

"There is no limit to knowledge, people are always learning in their lives, and I have learned a lot today. Hugo admired Ulysses' modesty and admitted his own shortcomings.

Just because of that inexplicable rumor, she looked down on Ulysses who came here to study for two years, because she herself was too self-righteous. She was sure that the prince in front of her was a true scholar, not some playboy who had come to win over the three sisters.

Rumors stop at the wise, and she will no longer be deceived by such ridiculous rumors.

For true scholars, as for old craftsmen who have spent their lives in the making of dolls, Hugo has a heartfelt respect. Although Ulysses looked about her age, his academic standards could not be deceived, and he was entitled to be entertained by him in his large library.

It's not an identity that is recommended, but an identity that she really recognizes. For this reason, she gave Ulysses the key to the library, which meant that he was free to come here to read and study whatever he wanted in the future.

Next, Hugo and Ulysses had a rather pleasant time, and most of the time Hugo was telling Ulysses about the library's collections.

The books in the entire library are not placed randomly, but according to very strict rules, from different eras to different research disciplines, each bookshelf is a piece of history, a legend.

The books collected here are all high-quality books, and the shoddy books are only worthy of being put in the warehouse to eat dust, and only the books that are truly recognized by the library and represent the history and wisdom of mankind will be placed on the shelves and read by people who come to the library.

With the introduction of Hugo. Ulysses felt more and more the mystery of this huge library, and he realized that he still underestimated it.

The number and quality of the books collected here far exceed his imagination, and they can be all-encompassing and graceful.

The entire library has two floors above ground, however there are three more floors below ground. The books on the last floor are all magical books with real magical powers, including the curses of Ulysses' imagination. Darkness, a powerful magic book of the summoning class.

Without adequate preparation, these books are really in danger as soon as they are opened. However, the books were quiet in Hugo's hands, and seemed to admit that as the director of the library, he had the power to open them.

"Yi?" Hugo suddenly stopped as he introduced his collection to Ulysses, and looked at the corner of the bookshelf with a bit of a headache.

On the right side of the second row, there was obviously a missing copy, but Hugo was not in a hurry to take it out recently.

"What's wrong?" Ulysses was unfamiliar with the rules for the placement of these books. So I don't see a book missing.

"The book was stolen. When this sentence is spoken. Hugo looked a little helpless.

"What?" Ulysses looked at the bookshelf with some surprise, and through Hugo's introduction, he knew how precious these books were.

It is no exaggeration to say. Any book at the bottom is worth a fortune, even a summer vacation, and a bookshelf can even buy a country.

In fact, these books are simply a big deal if they are lost.

Presumably......

Could it be......

The two men said the name of the biggest suspect in unison.

There is no doubt that because of her undisguised ill-intentions towards the library, it is not surprising that Paran would do such a thing, strange, how did she sneak into the book here, I have a high level of magic, could she have invented some strange potion. "Hugo first checked the defenses of the underground library once, found no damage, and did not leave any record of the intruders.

This means that the intruder stole the precious magic book without knowing it, and if Hugo hadn't brought Ulysses to see her precious collection on a whim today, she might not have been able to find out about it in a few days.

"Are there any other books missing?" Ulysses reminded Hugo not to forget to check the other places.

yes, I'll see. Hugo hurriedly carried out a comprehensive inspection of the underground library, and then found three magic books that had disappeared.

This is not a joke, these magic books are unique shares, and the loss of any one of them will make Hugo feel distressed, let alone lose three copies at once.

"Paran!', Hugo was really angry, she had long known that her sister was interested in the library, but she didn't expect to steal the book this time.

"You wait, I'll find you right away. ''Hugo stood in the middle of the Great Library and unleashed her peculiar search magic.

All the magic books in the library have the magic mark she left behind, and as long as I use this magic, I can get to the book's whereabouts. She was going to make it difficult for Palan to be arrested and locked up in a dark room for a week.

A red magic circle lit up at Hugo's feet and spread throughout the castle, where the book could be found, no matter where it was hidden.

However, the result shocked Hugo, the book was not anywhere in the castle, and even if the search distance of the magic circle was increased tenfold, there was no sense.

There are two possibilities, one is that the three magic books are no longer in and around the castle, and the other is that they are in some kind of absolute isolation and are not detected by the magic array.

Either way, it's bad news for Hugo, the owner of the library.

"Palan^Rugao is your words, I really won't show mercy this time.

After the continuous launch of the search for the magician failed, Hugo's appearance was very heavy, and he really wanted to kill the eyes of the killer.

"Wait a minute, I can't say that Paran did it, maybe someone else interfered. "Even if Ulysses organized Hugo's runaway control, although Paran is the undoubted first suspect, all this is just speculation for now, and there are other possibilities.

"......Huh" Hugo slowly calmed down from his near-out of control state, and after thinking about it for a while, he also felt a little strange. ~"Palan's stupid person should have a hard time breaking through the barrier here, her potions are useless to my magic, is there a colleague?"

"Someone else has come to the castle and stole my books," Hugo looked at Ulysses with suspicion, and the only person who had recently come to Changbei and had the ability to invade this library seemed to be the prince in front of him.

But she quickly eliminated that possibility. For Ulysses had proved himself by his knowledge and conduct, and there was no need for such troublesome means of stealing books.

Being able to write that kind of resurrection technique has surpassed the authors of most of the magic books here. It is also one of the important reasons why Hugo readily gave the key to Ulysses.

"Prince, can you please help me investigate who the prisoner who stole the book is? Hugo asked Ulysses very sincerely, for for her, discovering this theft in front of him was his biggest mistake as the director of the library.

"Well, I'll help. Ulysses had some vague conjectures, but they were all uncertain, just like the cat in the box, it was impossible to decide the life and death of the cat without opening the box.

"Thank you. Hugo left in a hurry, ready to use all her power to lead him to completely complete the castle and its surroundings. No matter where the three books were hidden, she vowed to get them back.

Ulysses, on the other hand, stayed in the library, seemingly casually picking up a precious magic book and reading almost all the magic books on the shelves before leaving the underground library.

Before closing the door again, he stopped his steps for a moment, looked at a corner of the underground library with meaningful eyes, and then slowly walked away.

(To be continued)