Oh shit, I just noticed the incantations the guy is saying make sense. He says, "Nvohke" (Invoke) followed by "Anlokhe und Anfjolde" (Unlock and unfold) to supposedly open the metal book. That just adds to the weirdness of this story so far. There is clearly something strange about this whole...
For some reason I keep thinking of this the last few days. I really want the next chapter. Idk why exactly, I'm just intrigued and I like the art style. I want to see what's really going on with the sus mage.