98 Good Material

Ian took quite a while to sever Eddie's head.

Then he set it on the table and stared at it closely.

It wasn't because he'd suddenly found a human head beautiful.

It was because he was wondering how to use it.

“First, soak the brain in the vessel of the soul.”

He couldn't crack open the skull and pull the brain out right here and now, but deciding it in his mind was enough for the moment. The important thing was the rest of the facial features.

He'd already burst the eyes, so there was nothing to be done about that. Too bad, but he'd just have to wait for another chance.

By contrast, the nose, ears, and tongue were in excellent condition. There were no severed parts, and there was almost no damage. The nose had been slightly crushed, but that was no problem.

Ian tugged at Eddie's perfectly intact ear with his finger and thought it over.

Then he suddenly remembered one of the alchemy series he'd seen in the grimoire...