The bead seemed to acknowledge Veronica's words as its brilliant light scattered like it was protecting itself from Theodore. Strangely, the bead seemed almost obscured from view, but Theo couldn’t feel any magic power acting on it.

It was natural to be wary of the unknown, so Theo had no intention of touching it carelessly. Theo didn’t know how long he would’ve hesitated if Gluttony hadn’t spoken up right then.

- ... Hoh? You’ve brought me an interesting meal, User.

Theo could feel Gluttony’s intense hunger and appetite as it examined Umbra. It seemed even more hungry than when it had seen the Elder Lich’s Life Vessel.

Theo noticed this fact and asked, ‘Do you know what that bead is?’

- Of course. It may not be a grimoire, but it is too taxing for you to digest right now. That quarter dragon’s explanation is only half right. Technically, Umbra isn’t a species but a two-dimensional object. It is a world where there are no boundaries between material and nonmaterial things, so it can’t be understood using...