Seeing Liyami also begin to persuade her, Colin had no choice but to give up.
He understood that continuing to dwell on it was pointless.
Since things had come to this, he could only accept it with grace.
Colin took a deep breath and stood up from the ground.
He spoke seriously to the two of them, “Whatever you just said, remember not to tell anyone else. Only the three of us should know. Let this matter be completely forgotten.”
Seeing Colin take it to that level, Sifney shrugged indifferently, indicating she wouldn’t tell anyone else.
Liyami raised her hand and swore she wouldn’t spread it either.
With both of them sworn to secrecy, Colin decided to put the matter behind them.
At that moment, seeing the atmosphere return to normal, Liyami turned to Sifney and asked, “By the way, this Magic Circle—are there any aftereffects or side effects?”
Sifney made a gesture like a seal, “Don’t worry. I carefully selected this Magic Circle. There’s absolutely no aftereffect or side effect.”
Hearing this, Liyami finally relaxed.
The urgent issue of the Silver Mark was now resolved.
Next, all that remained was to figure out the gender problem.
Oh, and there was an assassination mission too.
But that task wasn’t difficult and should be completed soon.
As Liyami pondered this, Colin once again turned to Sifney.
“Sifney, have you found any clues about Alek’s whereabouts?”
Hearing Colin’s question, Liyami stopped her thoughts and focused on Sifney’s answer.
“Ah, that. There are some clues, but it will take some time to confirm them.”
“I see…”
Colin lowered his head and thought for a moment, then raised it again to look at Sifney.
This time, his expression became very serious.
Liyami noticed Colin’s extremely grave demeanor and her body tensed up as well.
What’s going on?
Why did Colin suddenly become so serious?
What happened?
Before Liyami could figure it out, Colin explained the reason for his seriousness.
“Sifney, the language you used when chanting the spell just now—that was the Demon Race language, wasn’t it?”
At Colin’s words, Liyami finally understood why the language Sifney used sounded so familiar—it was the language of the Demon Race.
Liyami looked at Sifney, waiting with Colin to see how she would explain.
Sifney smiled faintly at the two who had suddenly grown serious.
“So what if it is? I’m a Research Mage specializing in the Demon Race. Isn’t it normal for me to know their language?”
Seeing that Sifney didn’t realize the gravity of the situation, Colin had to repeat his warning seriously.
“If it were just knowing the Demon Race language, that would be fine. But you didn’t just speak it—you used it to chant spells! And that Magic Circle, that’s a Demon Race Magic Circle, isn’t it? Do you understand the consequences? You’re violating a Divine Taboo!”
Indeed, the reason so few study the Demon Race—so few that Colin had only ever met Sifney who did—is because it’s incredibly easy to violate this taboo.
Studying Demon Race history or communicating in their language is barely skirting the edges of the taboo.
But using the Demon Race language to cast magic is a direct violation.
This taboo isn’t decreed by the Kingdom, but by the gods themselves!
Non-Demon Race individuals must not use the Demon Race language in magic.
The gods set this rule for humanity, along with others: non-Demon Race people cannot use special Demon weapons or armor, and so on.
Colin didn’t know why the gods set such specific taboos.
But regardless, taboos are taboos not only because they mustn’t be broken, but because the consequences are unbearable.
Breaking this taboo means not only the Kingdom will hunt you, but all humans in the world will pursue you as prey.
Even the gods will detest you, exposing all your secrets to those who hunt you, condemning you to eternal damnation.
That was why Colin was so serious.
If Sifney truly broke the taboo, he would have no choice but to kill her immediately.
This was the last outcome he wanted.
“You know what the consequences of breaking the Divine Taboo are, don’t you?”
However, there was one thing Colin couldn’t understand.
Judging by what had just happened, Sifney clearly broke the taboo.
If so, why was there no reaction from the gods?
Had he misjudged?
If so, that would be a relief.
After Colin finished speaking, silence fell.
Liyami watched Sifney nervously, ready to use her Assassination Skill.
Although she didn’t want to strike Sifney, if the taboo was truly broken, she had no choice…
Fortunately, after a moment of silence, Sifney suddenly laughed.
“Haha, why so nervous? Do I look like a fool who would willingly break a Divine Taboo?” she said lightly.
Colin frowned, “But just now you—”
“Oh, it’s fine. See, the gods didn’t react either. That proves I didn’t break the taboo just now. Don’t worry, I have my ways and won’t violate the taboo.”
Sifney assured Colin not to worry too much about her.
Seeing the gods truly hadn’t responded, Colin relaxed for the time being.
“Looks like you really didn’t break the taboo. Though I don’t know what method you used, this kind of thing must not happen again. If you’re unsure, come discuss it with us first. Don’t just experiment on your own.”
Hearing this, Sifney stuck out her tongue, signaling she understood.
Beside them, Liyami breathed a sigh of relief now that things hadn’t turned out worse.
But she still felt some guilt toward Sifney.
After all, Sifney had taken such a big risk for this because of her.
Though their relationship wasn’t that of life-and-death comrades, they were still teammates and friends fighting together.
She couldn’t accept Sifney’s help without reciprocating in some way.
“Sifney, if you ever need help with anything, remember to tell me. Considering what happened, I’ll definitely help you with whatever it is,” Liyami called after her.
Sifney nodded that she understood and promised to ask for help if needed in the future.
Seeing everything settled, Colin announced the group’s disbandment.
Having just been released from house arrest, he needed to hurry out and replenish his “Justice Energy” by helping others.
Sifney planned to continue searching for Alek’s residence and left the mansion.
Liyami intended to get familiar with controlling the Silver Mark and prepare for assassinating the Furnace Hook, also leaving the mansion.
Thus, the three who had just gathered separated once again.