Feeling shocked would be an understatement as Julien couldn’t fathom what he had just discovered.
This card belonged to a category he had never heard of before.
His other two cards, which are a common and uncommon one, did not have such details on them either.
There was simply an image of a fireball on the Flamepoke card and a rock shield on the Earthen Wall card with the names written in the middle.
’Are the cards different in appearance if they belonged to different categories?’ Julien wondered.
Since he was no expert on this and had no idea what to do, he decided to seek help.
Before that, he cut some fruits for Amelia and told her that he wanted to use the washroom.
There was an attached toilet and bath for every room despite it being a rundown one.
The bath wasn’t anything fancy. There was a large cauldron containing hot water and another containing cold water. The guests had to mix the two together in whatever ratio they liked to wash themselves.
As for the toilet, it was just a hole on a stone platform. Julien did not want to see or know the mechanics behind this toilet.
The toilet and the bath area were in different places so that was one good thing.
Julien went to the bath area and closing his eyes, thought, ’El… El… are you there?’
There was no response.
Julien knew El could hear his thoughts and would respond, but even after repeated attempts to call her, she did not answer.
Getting tired of this, Julien sighed.
’Do I have to do that to call her? Really?’
’What if it doesn’t work?’
—It’ll work.
’Huh? El? El, you’re here!?’
—…
There wasn’t any response once again.
Julien’s eyes twitched and sighing once again, he thought, ’Daddy, are you there?’
—Hoho, my child! Daddy is always there, in your heart.
’…’
Julien’s face visibly cringed from hearing El’s annoying voice and dialogue.
’Can you please act like a god? And be a little professional?’
—Heh. If I acted like a god, I wouldn’t even answer you. Is that what you want?
El suddenly did not play along and gave Julien a reality check.
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Julien was taken aback and realized, ’Shit, she’s not wrong.’
However, despite knowing that, he pretended he did not hear what she had just said and continued, ’El, I found something that I want to show you.’
—…
’El?’
—…
’El?’
—Daddy cannot hear you. Daddy only listens to her beloved children and not anyone else.
’…’ Julien wanted to smack this perverted goddess’s head.
Could she not read the room and know he was here for a serious and important conversation?
’Daddy El… can you please listen to me seriously for two minutes?’
Julien had no choice but to give the lady what she wanted. He relented and just went with it.
—Yes, moi beloved child. What seeketh thou from thine daddy?
’I obtained an Arcana Card on Floor 17. It is called the Crimson Requiem and belongs to the Forbidden category. Do you know something about it?’
—I know everything about it. What do you want to know?
’What? Everything?’
’Yes, daddy is an all-knower when it comes to Arcana Cards.’
Julien could not tell whether she was boasting or telling the truth, but if she knew what it was, then it made things a lot easier.
’Well, since you know it, can you tell me whether it is safe to use it?’
—You called your daddy from work just to ask whether it is safe to use or not?
—You dingus!
—Can you not read? The card belongs to the Forbidden category, of course it’s not safe to use! No Forbidden Card ever was!
—And even if you didn’t know whether your Forbidden cards could be used or not, didn’t you read the last line? What did it say?
’Umm…’
—What did it say? Read it out loud.
’Uh well… it says risks becoming a—’
—Exactly!
—Despite knowing all this, you called this daddy to ask whether it’s safe or not?
—Tch. Tch. You’ve disappointed your father with your comprehension skills. I’m sure your mother will be devastated knowing this too.
’…’
Such drama…
Julien felt his energy drain from this mindless conversation.
—Anyway, daddy isn’t angry. Actually, daddy is happy that you called daddy to take daddy’s opinion into consideration before jumping head first into trouble.
—Well, that card belongs to the dead incarnation of the God of Eternal Slaughter who was buried on Floor 17 from where you picked it.
—Using it is risky, not safe for sure, but risky, yet still manageable.
—You can use it in moderation or in the most dire situations, the choice is up to you. I say, with your current strength, you can use it for ten seconds at best in one day so as to stay safe. To use it more, you need to rank up.
—If you can surpass the God of Eternal Slaughter, you can use this card without any flaws and as much as you like. But when you reach that level, this card would be useless. Meh, anyway, that’s just another story altogether.
—Anyway, if you wish to use this Forbidden card, you can. Your card slots have no restrictions so you can use any card you can obtain, given that you have the required strength to wield them.
’I see. Thank you for your guidance.’ Julien was grateful for her advice.
—Say ’thank you beloved daddy for thy advice.’
—And also, remember one important thing.
—Everytime you use this card, you are drawing power from a sealed entity which you shouldn’t.
—Everytime this power is used, a sigil of that entity’s seal is erased. The seal then inches towards getting undone.
’If that’s the case, then isn’t it better to not use this card?’ Julien asked innocently.
—Heh. Even if you use this card for a hundred years straight, the seal won’t come undone. Neither the entity nor the seal are that low leveled.
’So… what are you trying to convey? Should I or should I not use this card?’
—Upto you.
—It doesn’t matter whether you use this card or not. One day, the entity will be unsealed anyway. It has a lot of ways to have that happen, and this is just one of the many methods.
’El… daddy… you’re only making me more confused. I don’t understand what I’m supposed to do with such information.’
’On one hand you’re saying that it doesn’t matter and on the other you’re also saying that I might unseal something I should never have. Can you see how contradictory your words are?’
—I can, my child. And I told you, it doesn’t really matter. Do whatever your heart desires.
—The only thing you need to keep note of is to not use it too much. If you do, your mind will get corrupted and you’ll become a vessel of the God of Eternal Slaughter. When that happens, you wouldn’t even reach Limbo. You’ll forever be enslaved by the God of Eternal Slaughter.
’What the fu—’
—But it won’t happen if you just use it for ten seconds a day until you reach Rank 2. Then, you can use it twenty to twenty five seconds a day, hehe.
—Alright, daddy has work now and needs to go. Don’t keep your lady waiting too much. Enjoy your night, love ya~.
With that, El’s voice disappeared, leaving behind a dumbfounded Julien.
’The limit is ten seconds a day… noted. Anyway, I better go back or Amelia would be worried.’