Chapter 5
‘And this book contains the knowledge those cultists recorded back then....’
Pushing aside his disgust, he opened the book again.
It was packed with contents that would make any human with ordinary sensibilities retch on the spot. But he had no choice. In a situation like this, remaining where he was meant nothing less than falling behind.
“…….”
The dry scratch of pen continued across the notebook. He organized the information step by step.
‘The beginning of learning is imitation.’
That was not a principle limited to Coco alone. He, too, had to imitate the logic of this world.
No matter how terrible the knowledge, at its foundation lay the purest wisdom. It was always ugly humans who misused knowledge. Information itself could not be evil. He needed to find that point.
‘First, I grasp the familiar structures. Fully understanding this text comes first. Extracting only the knowledge that can actually be put to use comes next.’