As he confidently asserted, Giacomo Milo knew a lot about ‘Dakianus’s Memoir.’
“At first glance, it looks like a very old book, but that’s purely because it was stored improperly. Judging from the paper quality and binding method, that memoir was probably published less than 100 years ago.”
However, the time when Dakianus himself lived goes back almost to the reign of the 4th Holy Emperor. Therefore, it’s impossible that he wrote it himself.
“Dakianus is far too famous and has too clear a footprint to be dismissed as the author of such a bizarre memoir. Oh, Prepared One.”
“…Is that so?”
Famous, huh? That might really be true. Although he didn’t remember well, even Seongjin, who had little common knowledge of this world, seemed to have heard the name somewhere.
“Yes. So, someone probably fabricated it to accuse Dakianus of heresy, or else it’s a forgery by a con artist targeting foolish collectors of ancient books.”
Even though Giacomo went so far as to disparage the entire House Milo as ‘foolish collectors of ancient books,’ Seongjin still tilted his head with a dubious expression.
That was only natural, because the content of the book was quite consistent—far more so than what one would expect from something merely fabricated.
‘Besides, this is Owen’s quest item, isn’t it?’
Then, shouldn’t it be considered to have some value beyond that of a mere…