"I see…" Vaan uttered thoughtfully after listening to Hester Thornton's words.
In other words, there was a chance that the knowledge from the books on the upper floors was all fake. Such is what it meant to be unverified.
Nevertheless, Vaan felt peculiar and amused by the discovery.
Whether the knowledge is verified or unverified, it would still be breaking the law to peruse High Witch-level knowledge, which was considered restricted knowledge, without the adequate privilege or level.
Thus, even if the rule of the Black Rose Kingdom overlooks it with one eye closed, it could be used as a reason to screw someone over at any time.
Basically, everyone who had perused knowledge on the thirteenth floor and higher had committed a crime. But when and where they will be punished will be entirely up to the whims of the Transcendent Witch of Black Rose, ruler of the Black Rose Kingdom.
