Roy opened her misty eyes, gazing at the bizarre and strange scene. After consciousness returned to her body, she realized with complete clarity that there was a monster hidden within this book.
The fluid spilled onto the book each time might not have been the condition to unlock the forbidden technique, but rather a form of exchange. She gave it the fluid obtained from intercourse, and in return, it bestowed knowledge and technique.
Roy thought of the dark red eyes she saw every time she recited a new spell. Perhaps the black lines and eyes were somehow connected. This mysterious substance and the black mist produced by the Dark Element were quite similar, yet completely different.
The Dark Element was friendly and congenial, devoid of subjective emotions. But the thing that wormed into the body possessed obscure emotions and a desire to consume.
...Forget it, don't think about it.
