Annihilated Lilith

Chapter 16 16. Mysterious Notes
Because of the previous "accident", Emma's private library unfortunately went into the water.There is still some time before breakfast, just in time to tidy up.

Except for the old book at the bottom, she has almost finished reading eleven novels. She reads very slowly, and sometimes reads the same chapter several times.Especially the horror novelist whose pen name is Nodens, every time his book is published, Emma buys it as soon as possible, and then reads it carefully.Immerse yourself in the world of the ancient gods that he fabricated with his imagination.

Opening the old book, Emma flipped a page casually to check if the water had blurred the handwriting.Looking at it, she couldn't help but let out a "huh".

This page appears to be composed entirely of the Common Language alphabet, but the words it consists of do not recognize a single word, and are completely alien to any known language.Flipping forward, flipping backward, it's all the same.There are hundreds of pages of eloquence, but I can't understand what I'm talking about at all.

The only thing that can be "read" in the whole book is a bunch of bizarre and exquisite illustrations, and most of the depicted contents are unimaginable.The illustrations are all hand-painted. Although there is not much water because they are pressed at the bottom, the paint is slightly smudged.

I turned it back and read it carefully, and found that the text that I thought was printed was written neatly and neatly.

It turned out to be a handwritten note.

The illustrations are divided into many types according to the different chapters of the notes. The first depicts celestial bodies and constellations, but none of those constellations have been seen, and most of them are composed of animal shapes that have not been seen before.

Maybe it's an uncommon monster, Emma thought.

In the middle are various buildings, all of which are drawn in great detail, showing a perspective structure, and the combination of some details, which are specially circled and enlarged.However, the appearance of the buildings is also unfamiliar. Some of them are even made of pure wood, which looks vulnerable, while others are square and lack aesthetic feeling.

After that, there are various plants, flowers, trees, and herbs. A small part of them are known, but most of them have no clue.

From the names marked next to the more familiar herbs, it can be seen that this "language" is really completely irrelevant to the common language and the ancient language.

Finally, there are all kinds of animals, including ordinary animals and magical creatures. Half of the ordinary creatures do not know each other, and more than half of the magical creatures do not know each other.

At the moment when his attention was completely attracted by the content of the notes, Hayward asked Emma to go out to eat.Emma responded perfunctorily, and then heard the sound of closing the door, and it was Hayward and Jenny who went down first.

Emma continued to turn backwards, and found the iris flower that she had forgotten.At this time, the flowers have been pinched flat, like a three-dimensional painting.She picked up the flower, put it under her nose and smelled it, and the fragrance of the flower had completely dissipated, so she conveniently put it on the bedside table.

"what?"

The uncontrollable questioning sound came out again, because Emma suddenly discovered that the two pages of text with irises between them can be read!Whether it is the legend on the illustration on the left or the entire text on the right, it is a normal lingua franca!
Emma quickly picked up the notebook and read it carefully.

"Leuc...rocot...ta...Luc Rocota?" she read aloud.

It was a magical creature about the size of a full-grown horse, with the neck, tail, and mane of a lion, the hooves of an ox, and a head more like a badger.The most notable feature is that there is a large bloody mouth that is split to the gills, and what grows in the mouth is not teeth, but a row of bone ridges that grow together with the entire jawbone.

This magical creature has lightning speed, and because of its unique mouth structure, it can speak human words and imitate human voices, luring people who are familiar with the imitated to kill and eat them.It cannot be harmed by any ordinary metal weapons, and it is an extremely dangerous monster.

At the end of the article, a spell is composed, in Common Foley.Emma tried to read it twice, but nothing happened.

She turned a page, and it became unreadable text again.

Is it because of this iris?Emma tensed up, as if she had discovered some terrible secret.

"It's a blindfold! Transfiguration is fundamentally an illusion! Blocking people's normal cognition!"

Ms. Hearst's words were sonorous and powerful when explaining Transfiguration, as if echoing in Emma's ears.Could it be that this diary has been transfigured?The blindfold blocked his normal reading, but this iris flower broke the magic.

Emma tried to put the flat iris on the next page, then closed the note, pressed it hard a few times, and opened it again.It's the same, nothing has changed.

She thought for a moment, conjured up a few drops of water with her wand, and then tried again.Still no change.

She simply recalled the simple revealing spell taught by Ms. Hearst, waving her wand and casting spells on the notes several times.The result is of course still the same.

"Forget it, I give up."

Emma rolled her eyes, closed the diary, and stuffed it back to the bottom of the pile of books.Anyway, there is a high probability that it is a fabricated anecdote, even if you understand it, it is not good, at most it can satisfy a little curiosity.

Show it to Hayward another day if you are in a good mood, and those illustrations of monsters will definitely make her dance.

By the way... Hayward, Emma just remembered that her roommate had gone downstairs for a long time.Oops, don't miss breakfast time!It's hard to go to history class on an empty stomach!
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Ms. Alessia is very good at teaching, and under her narration, the boring history will become very vivid.Many historical events will be woven into moving stories in her mouth, some of which involve life and death, romantic love, and the female apprentices are fascinated by it.

For example, Emma once accidentally saw that Katarina and Mei Li were holding hands tightly under the table, secretly wiping tears with a handkerchief in the other hand.

It's not that the yearning for romance or love is exclusive to noble ladies. Emma was also moved by the love story in the novel and began to look forward to a romantic encounter.Although this kind of longing soon burst like the snot bubbles hanging on Dani's face, turning into a snot that she detested.

Among the three people in the same dormitory, only Jenny was keen on the topic of love, and tried several times to guide the dorm night conversation in that direction.But Emma obviously lacks interest in this, and Hayward doesn't even have half a romantic cell, and he only loves fighting and killing.So Jenny resignedly gave up discussing these things with them, and instead looked for opportunities to chat with a few other classmates.

On this day, after narrating a historical story, Ms. Alesia began to summarize the clan emblems and clan languages ​​of several families that appeared in the story.

Emma has always been curious about which family the rose of thorns that appeared on Hayward belonged to, but it has not been mentioned in any of the stories she has heard so far.It's not good for her to take the initiative to ask the teacher or Hayward, that would seem too deliberate.

Having said that, Hayward should also deliberately conceal his origin from everyone, otherwise he would not have changed his name to such a strange form from the beginning.As a friend, it is not so appropriate to inquire about things that others are unwilling to mention.

After class, while tidying up notebooks and quills and preparing to go to the next classroom, Mei Li came over to talk to Emma.

"Emma, ​​do you want to go to the dance tomorrow night? It's held by the senior sister in the fourth grade."

Although as a nobleman, there is a natural estrangement from civilians like Emma and Jenny, and he is not willing to get close.But after getting along with each other on a daily basis, Emma found that Katarina and Mei Li are not so unruly, and she can occasionally chat with them.Although the relationship is relatively distant, it will not form a confrontation.

As for the ball, it was an important form of socializing for the nobles. Although there were no related courses, the academy also encouraged apprentices to organize balls and learn dance steps spontaneously.In short, the dance hall can be opened as long as the application is filled in.

Emma looked at Hayward, who shook his head firmly.Naturally, she didn't want to play these things.Just as she was about to reject Meili, she saw Katarina walking over.

"Miss Green, don't underestimate dance. It has existed since the most primitive times. Dance steps are a kind of body technique. Some sorceresses dance while casting spells, which is even more powerful."

Emma was taken aback when she heard this.

"In that case... let's go."

(End of this chapter)