A deep, booming voice echoed above Viktor's head.
Victor followed behind Helnason's massive body as if he were following a moving mountain range.
Helnason held a burning torch in his hand, its soft light illuminating the surrounding trees and turning them brown.
Further into the forest, a deep darkness floated.
Even though there was no sign of any living creatures around, the current tranquility of this forest always gave one the feeling that terrifying wild beasts were lurking within.
Viktor's footsteps echoed through the branches, producing a series of crisp snapping sounds and rustling leaves.
A layer of mist drifted through the forest, but the air currents circulating around Helnason dispersed the mist within a few meters.
The two of them, one in front and one behind, continued to venture deeper into the forest.
As they walked, Helnason's powerful voice rang out again:
"When the former head of the family brought you back, you were already a year old."
Viktor's grandfather was furious about the child's sudden appearance.
He glared and pointed at Viktor's father, hurling insults at him.
They criticized him for disregarding the bigger picture, for acting recklessly, and for lacking any semblance of the Clevina family's orthodoxy.
They brought home a child before getting married.
The reputation of the Clevner family will plummet to rock bottom in an instant because of this unexpected child.
After all, everyone loves to have fun.
In particular, Victor's father was one of the emperor's most trusted subordinates and one of his closest brothers.
So who is the mother of this child?
Nobody knows.
It wasn't until after the emperor ascended the throne that the credit and honors were bestowed upon the loyal supporters.
Logically speaking, the Clevina family, whose glory had a long history, should naturally have shared in the immense merit of following the emperor.
If only Clementine had made the decision to stay in the capital and develop peacefully for decades.
Perhaps the Karencia Empire already has two dukes by now.
However, the head of the family at that time was Victor's father.
Perhaps to avoid gossip about the child he had secretly brought back, he only chose a small plot of land from the emperor's rewards.
The Clevner family thus withdrew from public view, choosing to live as viscounts in Braxton.
Despite the immense contributions the Clevner family made, which could have achieved even greater success, he chose to lead the family into seclusion.
Many of Viktor's father's comrades believed that he was an unambitious man who only sought a peaceful life.
At that time, the emperor had just ascended the throne, but he was also in dire need of help.
As a result, Victor's father returned to Braxton to enjoy his life.
"After that, the former head of the family married a random woman, and when you were five years old, she gave birth to the current Miss Lia."
"However, you may not know this at all."
The woman was found by the head of the family in a relatively remote area of the empire.
She never even came to Bryston, never visited the Clevners' house, in her entire life.
Even Helnason had never seen what Leah's mother looked like.
Even after the previous head of the family passed away, Helnason tried to send people to find the woman.
As Lia's mother, and as Victor's father's legal wife.
Although she had never been to Braxton, she was the mistress of the house in name only.
But she seemed to have vanished into thin air, and no matter how hard Halenason searched, he could only find nothing.
Whether it was Victor's mother or Lia's mother.
They never showed up, as if by prior arrangement.
At this moment, Victor, who was following behind Helnason, slowly spoke:
Victor followed behind Helnason and slowly began to speak:
"Helnarson, do you know that mirror?"
Hainarsen walked ahead of him, silent.
Victor continued:
"That mirror was dug out of our family's mine."
“He is a living being and knows about Leah’s past.”
"What impressed me most was a sentence he said."
The dark forest finally came to an end, and with no shelter, a chilling wind swept through the sky and brushed against Victor's body.
The black trench coat swayed in the wind, the fabric flapping together and making a crackling sound.
The hair on Hainarson's body was blown backward by the wind, and he stood still.
Before Victor and Helnathan stood a very, very tall tombstone.
The tombstone was about the same height as Victor and covered with a thick layer of dust.
The surrounding area was a wide, flat plain marked with various marks, but these were covered by grass and could not be seen clearly.
A cold wind blew by, raising the dust that had settled on the tombstone and sending it swirling into the air.
Viktor stared at the small inscription on the tombstone with his deep, obsidian-like eyes and said calmly:
"The Clevina family is a cursed family."
Therefore, there will never be a mage in this family.
The moment he finished speaking, six small formations appeared behind Viktor's body.
Buzz—Buzz—Buzz—
They flashed in the air for a moment before gradually fading away.
Just as it's about to disappear, it flashes again, and this cycle repeats.
It illuminated the words on the tombstone that had been obscured by darkness:
[The Soul Messenger Wandering at the Border Prison]
—Tisnato Clavner.
"So, we both know the truth, don't we?"
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