@Huscarl
Also the "Zawa Zawa" SFX is often used as a Kaiji reference.
In the next page (14) there is a gag with Ako's face changing to resemble Kaijis, so it's pretty obviously an intended reference.
For those who are missing the context of this epilogue: read back chapter 39
So, at the end Merry added the "sleeping eye" symbol from her hat above the umbrella.
@Beregorn @Boots
Possession of the book could also be a cause, if the book is a divine artifact that was crafted by the evil goddes herself.
Or there could be something akin a curse or an infernal contract in place: given that the goddes was evil I doubt the offer of a free magical item was due...
@zenyo
The spell is probably intended to be Magic Missile, since we know his spell list since chapter 1.
That said we also know the exact effects of "magic bolt" since a few chapters ago: https://mangadex.org/chapter/777872/9
So it's 1d3+1 damage, definitely on the low side but remember that...
@Lolipop_Candy The legality of consensual sex does not imply in any way the ability to legally marry
It also does not really ameliorate incest as a social stigma
The "random saleperson" guy has legal authority to inspect an house because NHK is a public television and any household owning a television should pay License Fees.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NHK#License_fee