Sanaka and the others took turns reading the whole book. It took them a whole week of reading before they were able to digest what was inside.
The looks on their faces were solemn. The eyes they used to look at each other turned from trust to wariness. They didn't know if they could still trust the others after learning how the magic branching of the demon world worked.
It was powerful enough to grant any of them the power to change the course of history. They could become the sole leader and lead the demon world under their name and ideas.
It was a tempting idea that none of them were able to shake out of their heads, but of course, they also knew that the others had the same ideas. It was inevitable.
The power provided by the magic branching was too great for any of them to handle without feeling any sense of greed.
