Death Wizard Diary.

Chapter 279 Of course not

"Happy times are always short-lived. It seems that the time I can spend with my master is running out."

Is he leaving?

Thor quickly stepped forward. "Do you have any other golden pages?"

"I have some owners, but due to the special nature of the golden pages, I cannot always carry them with me. Most of them have been left on other continents. Currently, only one page remains in the Western Continent, in the Land of No Man's Land. When the day comes that you visit the Land of No Man's Land, I will naturally return it to you."

So there was another golden page in No Man's Land. No wonder Kismet invited Thor to come in his letter.

Although its specific purpose is still unknown, Saul intuitively felt that the more pages there were, the better.

According to Kismet, Saul needs to go and get that page himself, instead of having it delivered to him like the previous one.

"You must know what the golden pages are for, right?"

"Of course I know, but please understand, this is something I cannot tell you at the moment," Kismet said with a smile.

Slightly annoyed that a question was suddenly left unanswered, Saul knew that Kismet had made it clear from the start that there would be a problem he couldn't explain.

After thinking for a moment, Thor changed to a more important question.

"Kismet, I have one last question."

"Please speak, Master."

"The conditions for becoming the owner of the Death Wizard's Diary are that you must have no relatives or friends in this world, and you cannot personally kill the original owner of the diary?"

This is information that Saul obtained from Ralph, but it has never been confirmed.

Kismet paused for a moment, then gave a meaningful and somewhat smug smile.

"Of course...no."

Thor narrowed his eyes.

With a single, easy remark, Kismet negated decades of Ralph's research.

Ralph's actions—murdering his relatives, scheming against his grandson, and confronting Gorza—all in an attempt to become the owner of the diary, ultimately become a huge joke.

This also made Saul more vigilant.

If Kismet knew the real way to become the owner of the diary, wouldn't everything he did also be for the sake of obtaining the diary?

Seemingly sensing Thor's concerns, Kismet proactively explained, "Master, please rest assured, I will absolutely not use the diary. Nor will I ever become its owner."

However, it remains to be seen how much truth a habitual liar might have.

"Can't we really say what it means to truly become the owner of a diary?"

"You're very clever, Master." Kismet patted his chest and bowed slightly. "But I can tell you that the false method of becoming the owner of the diary is actually just a rumor I spread."

"What?" Thor exclaimed in surprise. "You... you're here to kill someone?"

"I won't do that casually, Master. That would get my hands dirty." Kismet shook his long, slender hands. "They have more important uses."

Seeing the complicated expression on Thor's face, Kismet was a little puzzled, but he still continued to explain with a smug look on his face: "I hid this false information deep within the rumors. Whoever gets it will definitely believe that it is information that he obtained with great difficulty and effort, and will believe it without a doubt."

Kismet licked his lips. "Master, I'm pretty amazing, aren't I?"

"By releasing even the slightest bit of information—the only real information they possess, perhaps just the name 'The Death Wizard's Diary'—they can incite countless exceptionally talented wizards to sacrifice their lives for the diary. Isn't that a brilliant idea?"

Kismet rested his chin on his hand. "Actually, this page from Ralph Manor wasn't what I expected. At first, I was puzzled because I had leaked the information to a genius from the Blood Rose family. But who would have thought that the place where the golden page was born would be the Bloodthorn family, an insignificant branch of the Blood Rose family?"

Now that I think about it, I finally understand. It's because one day you will go to Ralph Manor and take away the latest page of the book!

"So the destruction of the Bloodthorn family was also your conspiracy?"

Did Kismet know that the diary itself also came from Ralph's Bloodthorn family?

Does he think he doesn't know, or does he think it's not worth mentioning?

"Bloodthorn wasn't my initial target, after all, it was too small back then. I originally had my eye on the Blood Rose family, but their genius was ruthless. After discovering the message I left, he slaughtered the vast Blood Rose family to obtain the diary, even going so far as to cooperate with forces in the No Man's Land, thus burying the entire northward army of the Kerma Empire. But then again, if he hadn't done that, he would never have had the chance to kill all his close relatives. His only miscalculation was that in the end, he was also assassinated, causing the clues to the hidden diary to be taken away by the Bloodthorn people."

The history that Kismet tells matches everything that Saul knows.

This sent chills down his spine.

So many people have killed their entire families without a second thought in order to get the diary!

But what's even more chilling is Kismet, whose lie, in order to gather the golden pages, cost countless lives!

However, the Battle of Chui Shou Valley in the western continent seems to have happened seventy or eighty years ago, right?

It sounds like this isn't the first time Kismet has used "rumors" from his diary to kill someone.

How old is this guy, and what is his purpose in making the pages?

Unfortunately, Kismet wouldn't tell Thor any of this.

The two paused briefly at this point in their conversation.

Thor was thinking, while Kismet simply smiled at him.

At this moment, the giant bird reappeared in the sky, this time flying straight towards the two of them.

"It seems that Master has no other problems for the time being, so I'll give you one last piece of advice—now that you've acquired the diary, you're bound to face more deaths. This is the danger and opportunity that fate brings."

"Does this fate include you too?"

“That’s right, my master,” Kismet said calmly. “And if you die in a crisis, it only means you’re not the true owner of the diary. I will continue to look forward to the appearance of the next master.”

In the air, the giant bird let out a long cry, seemingly noticing Thor opposite Kismet and issuing a warning.

Kira is about to land!

Neither Thor nor Kismet reacted to the giant bird overhead.

"I believe that," Thor said with a dark expression.

Kismet could certainly see Thor's displeasure, but he didn't care.

"Master, only by interacting with the diary more and using more pages can you gradually deepen your connection with it and become its true master. I sincerely look forward to that day."

"If it's just about using more pages, I don't think you need to go to all this trouble for me," Saul said. "At least I've used quite a few white pages already."

Thor's words finally made Kismet show a surprised expression.

He asked somewhat uncertainly, "Master, did you really use a lot of white pages? I'm not questioning your words, but I'm worried that my understanding might differ from what you've said."

He leaned forward slightly and asked tentatively, "Did you use... ten pages?"

Thor glanced at the diary on his left shoulder, cleared his throat, and said, "It seems to be almost a hundred pages long... By the way, is there a limit to the number of white pages in a diary? If so, I'll use them sparingly."

Kismet froze.

This was the first time Saul had seen him lose control of his facial expressions.

I have to say... it was pretty fun!

(End of this chapter)