On the other hand, there were rumors that he had murdered his mother when he was a teenager. It would be odd if he still had any picture of her in his possession.

I was just about to go on with my quest when I was startled by the sound of a voice that was as icy as a glacier. "What the heck are you doing in this place?!!"

When I looked around, Asta was gazing intently at the book I was holding. Her eyes were black. And all of a sudden, when he recognized what it was, his attitude altered, and he abruptly scowled at me.

It seems that...