Gerard could immediately tell from the moment he touched the cover—that the book was not like any other ordinary books that were made with animal skin cover—it was made with a human’s skin.

The letters engraved on the cover were in a language that even Gerard could not recognize, despite the various kinds of knowledge he had acquired. But the more he read it, the more he could feel the letters, interpreting the meaning itself.

Gerard intuitively knew that this book was something from the Crack.

‘What are you doing Gerard? Why are you even reading this?’

Gerard looked at the cover of the book with a troubled expression. However, he could not stop reading. The amount of knowledge contained in the book was quite enormous. The knowledge consisted of the world inside the Crack, the creatures living in it, and the culture and customs of those creatures.

It was knowledge that would be of great help in dealing with the Crack if he informed His Majesty or Nienna about it. But he could not do so, since the existence of the book would be revealed if His Majesty or Nienna asked how he came to learn of such knowledge.

‘It’s not time yet. Just a little more. Just a little…’

Gerard thought that there must be a way to save humanity from the Crack in this book. He strongly believed that he would be the one to make up for His Majesty’s only shortcomings, and that His Majesty will become even more perfect through his e...